UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: December 21, 2020

Commission File Number 333-229312

 

 

ATLAS CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

23 Berkeley Square

London, United Kingdom

W1J 6HE

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F  ☒     Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1).     Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7).     Yes  ☐    No  ☒

 

 

 


This report on Form 6-K of Atlas Corp., or this Report, is hereby incorporated by reference into: the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”), on May 30, 2008 on Form F-3D (Registration No. 333-151329), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on March 31, 2011 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-173207), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on June 20, 2013 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-189493), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on April 24, 2012 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-180895), as amended on March 22, 2013 and February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on April 29, 2014 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-195571), as amended on March 6, 2017, April 19, 2017 and February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on November 28, 2014 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-200639), as amended on March 6, 2017, April 19, 2017 and February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on November 28, 2014 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-200640), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on March 12, 2015 on Form F-3D (Registration No. 333-202698), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on June 24, 2016 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-212230), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on August 25, 2017 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-220176), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on December 21, 2017 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-222216), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on April 13, 2018 on Form F-3D (Registration No. 333-224291), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on April 13, 2018 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-224288), as amended on May 3, 2018, May 7, 2018 and February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on September 28, 2018 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-227597), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on January 18, 2019 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-229312), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on March 27, 2019 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-230524), as amended on February 28, 2020, the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on May 11, 2020 on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-238178), and the Registration Statement of Atlas Corp. filed with the SEC on June 30, 2020 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-239578).

Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report

Issuance of 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes

On December 21, 2020, in connection with a previously announced private offering, Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”), issued $201.25 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), which includes $26.25 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued pursuant to the exercise in full of an option to purchase additional Notes by the Initial Purchasers (as defined below). The Notes were sold to the Initial Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for resale by the initial purchasers to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in the Securities Act) pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. In connection with the offering, Atlas and Seaspan entered into a Purchase Agreement, dated December 16, 2020, with BofA Securities, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein (the “Initial Purchasers”).

The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were approximately $196.0 million (including the proceeds from the Initial Purchasers’ exercise in full of their option to purchase additional Notes), after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commission and Seaspan’s estimated offering expenses. Seaspan used a portion of the net proceeds to pay the net cost of the capped call transactions (as described below). Seaspan intends to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include funding acquisitions, repayment of debt, capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and partially financing the pre-delivery of payments for Seaspan’s recently announced five newbuilding vessels.

The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of December 21, 2020, by and among Atlas, Seaspan and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the “Indenture”).


The Notes will be Seaspan’s senior unsecured obligations and will accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2021, at a rate of 3.75% per year. The Notes will not be guaranteed by Atlas or any of its or Seaspan’s respective subsidiaries. The Notes will mature on December 15, 2025, unless earlier exchanged, repurchased or redeemed.

The Notes will be exchangeable under certain circumstances at the option of the holders into Atlas common shares, par value $0.01 per share (“Atlas shares”), cash, or a combination of Atlas shares and cash, at Seaspan’s election, unless the Notes have been previously repurchased or redeemed by Seaspan. The exchange rate will initially equal 76.8935 Atlas shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial exchange price of approximately $13.01 per Atlas share). The exchange rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest.

Seaspan may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part, on any business day on or after December 20, 2023 and prior to September 15, 2025, if the last reported sale price of Atlas shares has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending within three trading days immediately preceding the date on which Seaspan provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

Seaspan previously entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers of the Notes or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions having an expiration date that is the same as the maturity date of the Notes. In connection with the exercise in full by the Initial Purchasers of their option to purchase additional Notes, Seaspan entered into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties. The capped call structure was designed to mitigate the technical down-side trading pressure on Atlas shares as a result of the offering.

The Indenture (including the form of Note included therein), is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Neither the Notes nor the Atlas shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes have been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). Atlas has agreed to file a registration statement covering resales of the Atlas shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes with the SEC pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, as described below.

This Report on Form 6-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of, the Notes in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on December 21, 2020, Atlas and Seaspan entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. as representatives of the Initial Purchasers, under which Atlas agreed that for the benefit of the holders of the Notes and any Atlas shares issuable on exchange of the Notes that Atlas will, at its cost:

 

   

if Atlas is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, a “well known-seasoned issuer”) on the 90th day after the original issuance of the Notes, file a shelf registration statement (which shall be an automatic shelf registration statement if Atlas is then a well-known seasoned issuer) or a supplemental prospectus to an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC on or about the first business day following such 90th day, covering the resale of Atlas shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes to the holders;


   

if Atlas is not a well-known seasoned issuer on such 90th day, file a shelf registration statement or a post-effective amendment or a supplemental prospectus to an effective shelf registration statement with the SEC on or about the first business day following such 90th day, covering the resale of Atlas shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes to the holders, and, in the case of a shelf registration statement that is not already effective, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shelf registration statement to become effective within 180 days after the first date of original issuance of the Notes;

 

   

use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective until the earlier of (1) the 50th trading day immediately following the maturity date (subject to an extension for any suspension of the effectiveness of the registration during such 50-trading day period immediately following the maturity date) and (2) the date on which there are no Notes outstanding and all of the Atlas shares issued upon exchange of the Notes to the holders are freely transferable pursuant to Rule 144 and no longer bear a restricted legend.

Atlas may suspend the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement or its use of the prospectus that is part of the shelf registration statement during specified periods under certain circumstances relating to pending corporate developments, public filings with the SEC and similar events. Atlas need not specify the nature of the event giving rise to a suspension in any suspension notice to holders of the Notes. Each holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, agrees to hold any such suspension notice in confidence.

The Registration Rights Agreement also provides for payment of liquidated damages for certain registration defaults.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description
4.1    Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2020, by and among Atlas Corp., Seaspan Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (including form of 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025).
4.2    Registration Rights Agreement, dated December  21, 2020, by and among Atlas Corp., Seaspan Corporation and BofA Securities, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as representatives of the Initial Purchasers.


SIGNATURES

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

 

  ATLAS CORP.
Date: December 23, 2020   By:  

/s/ Sarah Pybus

    Sarah Pybus
    Associate General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION,

as Issuer

ATLAS CORP.,

as Parent

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Trustee

Indenture

Dated as of December 21, 2020

3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE 1       
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION       

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     15  

Section 1.03

 

Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

     15  

Section 1.04

 

Acts of Holders; Record Dates

     16  

Section 1.05

 

Notices, Etc., to Trustee and the Issuer

     17  

Section 1.06

 

Notice to Holders; Waiver

     17  
ARTICLE 2       
SECURITY FORMS       

Section 2.01

 

Forms Generally

     18  

Section 2.02

 

Form of Face of Note

     18  

Section 2.03

 

Form of Reverse of Note

     23  
ARTICLE 3       
THE SECURITIES       

Section 3.01

 

Title and Terms; Payments

     30  

Section 3.02

 

Denominations

     31  

Section 3.03

 

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

     31  

Section 3.04

 

Temporary Notes

     32  

Section 3.05

 

Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     32  

Section 3.06

 

Transfer Restrictions

     34  

Section 3.07

 

[Reserved]

     34  

Section 3.08

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes

     34  

Section 3.09

 

Persons Deemed Owners

     35  

Section 3.10

 

Transfer and Exchange

     35  

Section 3.11

 

Cancellation

     39  

Section 3.12

 

CUSIP Numbers

     39  

Section 3.13

 

Payment and Computation of Interest

     39  

Section 3.14

 

Business Day

     40  
ARTICLE 4       
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER AND PARENT       

Section 4.01

 

Payment of Principal and Interest

     40  

Section 4.02

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     40  

Section 4.03

 

Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s Office

     41  

Section 4.04

 

Provisions as to Paying Agent

     41  

Section 4.05

 

Existence

     42  

Section 4.06

 

[Reserved]

     42  

 

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Section 4.07

 

Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports

     42  

Section 4.08

 

Stay; Extension and Usury Laws

     43  

Section 4.09

 

Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults

     43  

Section 4.10

 

Additional Amounts

     44  

Section 4.11

 

Covenants to Take Certain Actions

     47  
ARTICLE 5       
REDEMPTION       

Section 5.01

 

Optional Redemption

     47  

Section 5.02

 

Notice of Tax Redemption and Notice of Provisional Redemption

     48  

Section 5.03

 

Holder’s Right to Elect in Connection with a Tax Redemption

     50  

Section 5.04

 

Effect of Notice of Tax Redemption and Notice of Provisional Redemption

     51  

Section 5.05

 

Deposit of Redemption Price

     51  

Section 5.06

 

Partial Redemption

     52  

ARTICLE 6

[RESERVED]

      

ARTICLE 7

EXCHANGE

      

Section 7.01

 

Right to Exchange

     52  

Section 7.02

 

Exchange Procedures

     56  

Section 7.03

 

Settlement Upon Exchange

     59  

Section 7.04

 

Certain Provisions Related to Common Shares Issued Hereunder

     63  

Section 7.05

 

Adjustment of Exchange Rate

     63  

Section 7.06

  Adjustments to Exchange Rate upon Exchange In Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or a Redemption      75  

Section 7.07

 

Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale

     78  

Section 7.08

 

No Responsibility of Trustee

     80  
ARTICLE 8       
PURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDERS UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE       

Section 8.01

 

Fundamental Change Permits Holders to Require the Issuer to Repurchase the Notes

     81  

Section 8.02

 

Fundamental Change Notice

     81  

Section 8.03

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     83  

Section 8.04

 

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     83  

Section 8.05

 

Effect of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     84  

Section 8.06

 

Notes Repurchased in Whole or in Part

     85  

Section 8.07

 

Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws upon Repurchase of Notes

     85  

Section 8.08

 

Deposit Fundamental Change Repurchase Price

     86  

Section 8.09

 

Covenant Not to Repurchase Notes upon Certain Events of Default

     86  

 

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Section 8.10

 

Repurchase by Third Party

     86  
ARTICLE 9       
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES       

Section 9.01

 

Events of Default

     86  

Section 9.02

 

Acceleration

     88  

Section 9.03

 

Other Remedies

     89  

Section 9.04

 

Sole Remedy for Failure to Report

     89  

Section 9.05

 

[Reserved]

     90  

Section 9.06

 

Control By Majority

     90  

Section 9.07

 

Limitation on Suits

     90  

Section 9.08

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Exchange

     91  

Section 9.09

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

     91  

Section 9.10

 

Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     91  

Section 9.11

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     92  

Section 9.12

 

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     92  

Section 9.13

 

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     92  

Section 9.14

 

Delay or Omission Not a Waiver

     92  

Section 9.15

 

Priorities

     93  

Section 9.16

 

Undertaking for Costs

     93  
ARTICLE 10       
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE OF ASSETS AND TAX RESIDENCE       

Section 10.01

 

Issuer and Parent May Consolidate on Certain Terms

     93  

Section 10.02

 

Successor to Be Substituted

     94  

Section 10.03

 

Change of Tax Residence

     94  
ARTICLE 11       
THE TRUSTEE       

Section 11.01

 

Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee

     95  

Section 11.02

 

Notice of Defaults

     96  

Section 11.03

 

Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc

     96  

Section 11.04

 

No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc

     99  

Section 11.05

 

Trustee, Paying Agents, Exchange Agents or Registrar May Own Notes

     99  

Section 11.06

 

Monies to be Held in Trust

     99  

Section 11.07

 

Compensation and Expenses of Trustee

     99  

Section 11.08

 

Officer’s Certificate as Evidence

     100  

Section 11.09

 

Conflicting Interests of Trustee

     100  

Section 11.10

 

Eligibility of Trustee

     100  

Section 11.11

 

Resignation or Removal of Trustee

     101  

Section 11.12

 

Acceptance by Successor Trustee

     102  

Section 11.13

 

Succession by Merger, Etc

     103  

Section 11.14

 

Preferential Collection of Claims

     103  

Section 11.15

 

Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Issuer

     103  

 

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ARTICLE 12     
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE     

Section 12.01

 

Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

   104

Section 12.02

 

Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders

   104

Section 12.03

 

Reports By Trustee

   104
ARTICLE 13     
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE     

Section 13.01

 

Discharge of Liability on Notes

   105

Section 13.02

 

Deposited Moneys to Be Held in Trust

   105

Section 13.03

 

Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held

   105

Section 13.04

 

Repayment to the Issuer

   105

Section 13.05

 

Reinstatement

   105
ARTICLE 14     
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES     

Section 14.01

 

Without Consent of Holders

   106

Section 14.02

 

With Consent of Holders

   107

Section 14.03

 

Notices of Supplemental Indentures

   108

Section 14.04

 

Execution of Supplemental Indentures

   108
ARTICLE 15     
[RESERVED]     
ARTICLE 16     
MISCELLANEOUS     

Section 16.01

 

Official Acts by Successor Corporation

   108

Section 16.02

 

Notices

   108

Section 16.03

 

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

   110

Section 16.04

 

Governing Law

   110

Section 16.05

 

No Recourse against Others

   110

Section 16.06

 

Successors

   110

Section 16.07

 

Multiple Originals

   110

Section 16.08

 

Benefits of Indenture

   111

Section 16.09

 

Table of Contents; Headings

   111

Section 16.10

 

Severability Clause

   111

Section 16.11

 

Calculations

   111

Section 16.12

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

   111

Section 16.13

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

   112

Section 16.14

 

Judgment Currency

   112

Section 16.15

 

Force Majeure

   112

Section 16.16

 

U.S.A. Patriot Act

   112

Section 16.17

 

Electronic Signatures

   112

 

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of December 21, 2020 by and among Atlas Corp., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (as more fully set forth in Section 1.01, the “Parent”), Seaspan Corporation, a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation with limited liability and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (as more fully set forth in Section 1.01, the “Issuer”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (as more fully set forth in Section 1.01, the “Trustee”).

RECITALS OF THE ISSUER

WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025 (each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), and to provide therefor Parent and the Issuer have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when the Notes are executed by the Issuer and this Indenture is executed by the Issuer and the Parent, respectively, and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer and to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuer and the Parent, in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, have been done.

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

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

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

(a)        the terms defined in this Article 1 have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b)        all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and

(c)        the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Act” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.04.

Additional Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.

Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement and Section 9.04 hereof. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Indenture to interest include Additional Interest, if any. Any express


reference to Additional Interest in this Indenture shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in any other text where no such express reference is made.

Additional Notes” means any Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Section 3.01 hereof.

Additional Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(a).

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the determination of whether one Person is an “Affiliate” of another Person for purposes of this Indenture shall be made based on the facts at the time such determination is made or required to be made, as the case may be, hereunder.

Agent Members” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05(b).

applicable Exchange Price” means the Exchange Price in effect at any given time.

applicable Exchange Rate” means the Exchange Rate in effect at any given time.

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any matter at any time relating to a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules, policies and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such matter.

Applicable Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto) or any similar bankruptcy, insolvency or other U.S. federal or state law, or equivalent foreign law (including the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the United Kingdom or Hong Kong), for the relief of debtors, whether now or hereafter in effect.

Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Issuer or the Person appointed by the Issuer to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 7.01(b). The Issuer shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent.

Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, either the Board of Directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee of that board.

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

 

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Called Notes” means Notes called for redemption pursuant to Article 5 or subject to a Deemed Redemption.

Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock and, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

Cash Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Change in Tax Law” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

Clause A Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(c).

Clause B Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(c).

Clause C Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(c).

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

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Combination Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act.

Common Share Price” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(b).

Common Shares” means common shares of the Parent, par value $0.01 per share, at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 7.07.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Issuer by any Officer, and delivered to the Trustee.

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7 East, New York, New York 10286; Attention: Corporate Trust Administration , or such other address in the United States as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office in the United States of any successor Trustee (or such other address in the United States as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer).

Custodian” means any receiver, examiner, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

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Daily Exchange Value” means, for any of the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during an Observation Period, one-fiftieth of the product of (i) the applicable Exchange Rate on such VWAP Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP on such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Measurement Value” means the Specified Dollar Amount (if any) divided by 50.

Daily Settlement Amount” for any of the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during an Observation Period, shall consist of:

 

  (1)

cash equal to the lesser of (a) the Daily Measurement Value for such Observation Period and (b) the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day; and

 

  (2)

if the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value for such Observation Period, the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Share Amount” means, for any of the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during an Observation Period on which the Daily Exchange Value exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, the amount equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day and the Daily Measurement Value for such VWAP Trading Day, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day.

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

Deemed Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(d).

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

Depositary” means DTC until a successor Depositary shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” shall mean such successor Depositary.

Distributed Property” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(c).

DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

Effective Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share subdivision or share consolidation, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative

 

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trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Shares under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the Common Shares 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 Parent or, if applicable, from the seller of the Common Shares on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market. For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Shares under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

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

Exchange Agent” initially means the Trustee or such other office or agency designated by the Issuer where Notes may be presented for exchange.

Exchange Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(c).

Exchange Date” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

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

Exchange Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Exchange Price” means, per Common Share, $1,000 divided by the applicable Exchange Rate.

Exchange Rate” means initially 76.8935 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

Excluded Holder” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03(b).

Exempted Fundamental Change” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).

FATCA” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10(a)(i).

Financial Institution Surrender” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(c).

Financial Institution Surrender Election” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(c).

Free Exchangeability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(e).

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

 

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  (1)

any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a UBO or the Parent or its Subsidiaries or its or their employee benefit plans, has become, and files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become, the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Parent’s Common Shares representing more than (x) in the case of a UBO, 80% or (y) otherwise, 50% of the voting power of the Parent’s issued Common Shares, unless such beneficial ownership arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act and is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or any successor schedule) regardless of whether such a filing has actually been made under the Exchange Act; provided, that no person or group shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such “person” or “group” until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange under such offer;

 

  (2)

the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or consolidation) as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, shares, other securities, or other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of, the Parent pursuant to which the Common Shares will be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Parent’s direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction described in clause (A) or (B) in which the holders of all classes of the common equity of the Parent immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of all classes of the common equity of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions (relative to each other) as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (2);

 

  (3)

the Parent’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent (other than in a transaction described in clause (2) above);

 

  (4)

the Issuer ceases to be controlled by Parent (or any successor thereto permitted pursuant to the terms of this Indenture); or

 

  (5)

Common Shares (or other common equity interests (or depositary receipts) underlying the Notes based on which the Notes are then exchangeable pursuant to the terms of the Indenture) cease to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);

 

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provided, however, that in the case of an event, transaction or series of related transactions described in clause (1) or (2) above, if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional Common Shares or dissenter’s rights) in the event, transaction or transactions that would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change consists of Publicly Traded Securities, and as a result of such event, transaction or transactions, the Notes become exchangeable based on such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Common Shares or dissenter’s rights (subject to settlement in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7.03, 7.05 and 7.06), such event, transaction or transactions shall not be a “Fundamental Change.”

If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the securities of another Person occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso immediately following clause (5) of the definition of Fundamental Change set forth above), references to the Parent in the definition of “Fundamental Change” above shall instead be references to such other Person.

Fundamental Change Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).

Fundamental Change Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(c).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a)(i).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b).

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case, as in effect in the United States from time to time.

Global Note” means a Note in global form registered in the Register in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof.

Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Register.

Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture.

“Initial Dividend Threshold” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(d).

Initial Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

 

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Initial Purchasers” means the initial purchasers named in Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement.

Interest Payment Date” means each June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2021.

Issue Date” means December 21, 2020.

Issuer” means the Person named as the “Issuer” in the first paragraph of this instrument and, subject to the provisions of Article 10 and Section 7.07, shall include its successors and assigns.

Last Reported Sale Price” means, for the Common Shares (or any other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined), on any Trading Day, the closing sale price per Common Share (or such other security, as the case may be) (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 Shares (or such other security as the case may be) are listed. If the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the “Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) will be the last quoted bid price for the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by The OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are not so quoted, the “Last Reported Sale Price” will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Issuer for this purpose, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers. On or after the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Last Reported Sale Price of a Unit of Reference Property will be determined in accordance with this definition or, if it cannot be so determined, then it will be determined by the Board of Directors in a commercially reasonable manner and in accordance with the procedures described in this Indenture and/or any applicable supplemental indenture.

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

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(a).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(a).

Market Disruption Event” means, if the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange or listed on another U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the occurrence or existence during the one-half hour period ending on the scheduled close of trading on any Trading Day of any material

 

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suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant securities exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be).

Maturity Date” means December 15, 2025.

Measurement Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(b).

Merger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 7.07(a).

Notes” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the Recitals of the Issuer, and includes any Note or Notes, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, including any Global Note.

Notice of Default” means written notice provided to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding of a Default by the Issuer or the Parent, which notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and expressly state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”

Notice of Provisional Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a).

Notice of Tax Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a).

Notice of Tax Redemption Election” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03(b).

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

 

  (1)

if the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after the date the Issuer issues a Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as applicable, but prior to the relevant Redemption Date, the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on and including the 51st Scheduled Trading Day (or, if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day) immediately preceding such Redemption Date;

 

  (2)

if the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after September 15, 2025, the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on and including the 51st Scheduled Trading Day (or, if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day) immediately preceding the Maturity Date; and

 

  (3)

in all other instances, if the relevant Exchange Date occurs prior to September 15, 2025, the 50 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on and including the second VWAP Trading Day immediately succeeding such Exchange Date.

Offering Memorandum” means the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, dated December 16, 2020, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, dated December 16, 2020, relating to the offering and sale of the Initial Notes.

 

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Officer” or “officer” shall mean, any Director of the Issuer, the Chairman of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Parent’s Board of Directors and with respect to either the Issuer and/or the Parent, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, a vice president (whether or not designated by a number or word or words added before or after the title “vice president”), the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee.

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

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be external or in-house counsel for the Issuer or the Parent.

outstanding” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 1.04 mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except:

 

  (1)

Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or accepted by the Trustee for cancellation;

 

  (2)

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 Issuer or the Parent) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer (if the Issuer shall act as its own Paying Agent);

 

  (3)

Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 3.08 and Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 3.08 unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Issuer;

 

  (4)

Notes exchanged pursuant to Article 7 and required to be cancelled pursuant to Section 3.11;

 

  (5)

Notes redeemed pursuant to Article 5; and

 

  (6)

Notes repurchased by the Issuer or Parent pursuant to the penultimate sentence of the first paragraph of Section 3.11.

Parent” means the corporation named as the “Parent” in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and, subject to the provisions of Article 10 and Section 7.07, shall include its successors and assigns.

Partial Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 5.06.

 

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Paying Agent” means any Person (including the Issuer) authorized by the Issuer to pay the principal amount of, interest on, the Redemption Price of, the Additional Amounts on, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of, any Notes on behalf of the Issuer. The Bank of New York Mellon shall initially be the Paying Agent.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, private limited company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

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

Physical Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Provisional Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(b).

Provisional Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to a Provisional Redemption, the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture.

Provisional Redemption Price” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(b).

Publicly Traded Securities” means common equity interests (or depositary receipts) that are traded on The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) or that will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with the event, transaction or transactions or events that would otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change under clause (1) or (2) of the definition thereof.

Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated December 16, 2020, among the Issuer, the Parent and the representatives of the Initial Purchasers, on behalf of the Initial Purchasers.

Qualified Institutional Buyer” (or “QIB”) has the meaning specified in Rule 144A.

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

Redemption Date” means the date fixed by the Issuer for Tax Redemption and/or Provisional Redemption, as the case may be, pursuant to this Indenture.

Redemption Notice” means a Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as the case may be, pursuant to this Indenture.

 

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Redemption Notice Date” means the date the Issuer delivers a Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as the case may be, pursuant to this Indenture.

Redemption Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.06(a).

Redemption Price” means the price fixed for Tax Redemption or Provisional Redemption, as the case may be, pursuant to this Indenture.

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

Register” and “Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.05(a).

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2020, among the Issuer, the Parent and the Initial Purchasers named therein, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Regular Record Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Notes, the Close of Business on June 1 or December 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date, whether or not a Business Day.

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.

Reporting Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(a).

Restricted Global Note” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(b)(i).

Restricted Note” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(a)(i).

Restricted Notes Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Section 2.02.

Restricted Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(b)(i).

Restricted Stock Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

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

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

Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day (or VWAP Trading Day, as applicable) on the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Shares (or such other security, as applicable) are listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Shares (or such other security, as applicable) are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a “Business Day.”

 

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

Settlement Method” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Settlement Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(b)(iii).

Significant Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Issuer that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

Specified Dollar Amount” means the dollar amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon exchange as specified in the Settlement Notice specifying the Issuer’s chosen Settlement Method (or deemed so specified).

Spin-Off” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(c).

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

Tax Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

Tax Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to a Tax Redemption, the date fixed for such Tax Redemption pursuant to this Indenture.

Tax Redemption Price” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

Trading Day” means a Scheduled Trading Day on which (i) trading in the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are then listed or, if the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares (or such other security, as the case may be) are then listed or admitted for trading, and (ii) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means “Business Day.”

Trading Price” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 aggregate 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 selected by the Issuer, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers; provided, that if three such

 

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bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer selected by the Issuer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and the applicable Exchange Rate.

Transfer Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10.

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

Trust Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

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

UBO means (a) any of Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Dennis Washington or any of their respective estates, spouses and/or descendants; (b) any trust for the benefit of the Persons listed in (a); (c) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited; (d) an Affiliate of any of the Persons listed in (a), (b) or (c); or (e) a combination of the foregoing.

Unit of Reference Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07(a).

Valuation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(c).

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

VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the primary other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If Common Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “VWAP Trading Day” means a “Business Day.”

 

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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%,” the calculation of which shall exclude nominal amounts of the voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests in the relevant Subsidiary as may be required to satisfy local minority interest requirements outside the United States.

Section 1.02    Compliance Certificates and Opinions. Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Trustee to take, or refrain from taking, any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall, if requested by the Trustee, furnish to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate each stating that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in the Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required under this Section 1.02 in connection with the issuance of the Initial Notes.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

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

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

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

(d)        a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

In giving any Opinion of Counsel, counsel may rely as to factual matters on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

Section 1.03    Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his/her certificate or opinion is based are

 

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erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 1.04    Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

(a)        Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by their agents duly appointed in writing and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to a Trust Officer of the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as an “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 11.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

(b)        The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his/her individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his/her authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee reasonably deems sufficient.

(c)        The Issuer may, in the circumstances permitted by this Indenture, fix any day as the record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, or to vote on any action, authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. If not set by the Issuer prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or, in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, the record date for any such action or vote shall be the 30th day (or, if later, the date of the most recent list of Holders required to be provided pursuant to Section 12.01) prior to such first solicitation or vote, as the case may be. With regard to any record date, only the Holders on such date (or their duly designated proxies) shall be entitled to give or take, or vote on, the relevant action.

(d)        The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Register.

 

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(e)        In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Parent, by any Subsidiary thereof (including the Issuer) or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (including the Issuer) shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action, only Notes with respect to which a Trust Officer has received written notice of the fact that they are so owned shall be so disregarded.

(f)        Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

Section 1.05    Notices, Etc., to Trustee and the Issuer. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:

(a)        the Trustee by any Holder or by the Issuer shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing (including telecopy and, in the case of notices with respect to Global Notes, electronic transmission through the facilities of the Depositary) to or with the Trustee at its applicable Corporate Trust Office; or

(b)        the Issuer by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing (including telecopy and, in the case of notices with respect to Global Notes, electronic transmission) and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Issuer addressed to it at the addresses specified in Section 16.02, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Issuer, Attention: Directors.

Section 1.06    Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing (including telecopy and, in the case of notices with respect to Global Notes, electronic transmission through the facilities of the Depositary) and, in the case of Physical Notes, mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at such Holder’s address as it appears in the Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. In the case of a Global Note where notice is given by electronic transmission through the facilities of the Depositary and in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, none of the failure of the Depositary to provide such notice, the failure of any Agent Member to deliver such notice from the Depositary to any Person holding a beneficial interest in any Global Note through an Agent Member, nor any defect in any notice so sent, shall affect the sufficiency

 

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of such notice. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

Whenever under this Indenture the Trustee is required to provide any notice by mail, in all cases the Trustee may alternatively provide notice by overnight courier, by electronic delivery in pdf format or by facsimile, with confirmation of transmission.

ARTICLE 2

SECURITY FORMS

Section 2.01    Forms Generally. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the forms set forth in this Article, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor, the Code and regulations thereunder, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Officer or Officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of permanent Global Notes in registered form in substantially the form set forth in this Article. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as FAST agent for the Depositary, as hereinafter provided.

Section 2.02    Form of Face of Note.

[Include the following legend for Global Notes only (the “Global Notes Legend”):]

[THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), A NEW YORK CORPORATION, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,

 

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PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL IN AS MUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

[Include the following legend on all Notes that are Restricted Notes (the “Restricted Notes Legend”):]

[THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, DELIVERABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

 

  (1)

REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACCOUNT AND THAT IT AND ANY SUCH ACCOUNT IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF ATLAS CORP. (“ATLAS”) OR SEASPAN CORPORATION (“SEASPAN”); AND

 

  (2)

AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ATLAS AND SEASPAN THAT IT WILL NOT (X) OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR (Y) OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER ANY COMMON SHARES DELIVERABLE UPON ANY EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST THEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (I) ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH EXCHANGE OCCURS, OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO, AND SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT:

 

  (A)

IN THE CASE OF THIS SECURITY, TO (I) SEASPAN, ATLAS OR ANY OF ATLAS’S SUBSIDIARIES OTHER THAN SEASPAN; OR (II) TO A PERSON THE ACQUIRER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A (IF AVAILABLE); AND

 

  (B)

IN THE CASE OF THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, DELIVERABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY, (I) TO SEASPAN, ATLAS OR ANY OF ATLAS’S OTHER SUBSIDIARIES; OR (II) PURSUANT TO, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF ATLAS THAT COVERS THE RESALE OF THE

 

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  COMMON SHARES DELIVERABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY; OR (III) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 (IF AVAILABLE) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2(B)(III) ABOVE, EACH OF ATLAS, SEASPAN AND THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE COMMON SHARES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF ATLAS OR SEASPAN AND NO PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE AS DEFINED RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF ATLAS OR SEASPAN DURING THE THREE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR OWN THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.]

 

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3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

 

No. [ ]    U.S. $[ ]

CUSIP NO. 81254U AH9

ISIN NO. US81254UAH95

Seaspan Corporation, a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation with limited liability (herein called the “Issuer” or the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [ ], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] UNITED STATES DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) (which amount may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary and in accordance with the below referred Indenture) on December 15, 2025. The principal amount of Physical Notes and interest thereon, as provided on the reverse hereof, shall be payable at the Corporate Trust Office and at any other office or agency maintained by the Issuer for such purpose. The Issuer will pay, or cause to be paid through the Paying Agent, the principal of any Global Note and interest thereon, as provided on the reverse hereof, in immediately available funds to The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of such Global Note, on each Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or other payment date, as the case may be.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder the right to exchange this Note into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Issuer’s election, to the ability and obligation of the Issuer to repurchase this Note upon certain events, to pay Additional Amounts on the Notes upon certain events and to redeem the Notes upon certain events, in each case, on the terms and subject to the limitations referred to on the reverse hereof and as more fully specified in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings as are ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control.

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

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

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION
    by  
 

 

    Name:
    Title:

 

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Dated:   
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION   

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS

TRUSTEE, CERTIFIES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE

NOTES DESCRIBED IN THE WITHIN-NAMED

INDENTURE.

  
     by      
     

 

  
        Authorized Signatory   
        Name:   

 

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Section 2.03    Form of Reverse of Note.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of December 21, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, the Parent and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Issuer, the Parent and the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture provides that Additional Notes may be issued thereunder, if certain conditions are met.

Interest. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.75% per year. Interest on the Notes will accrue from, and including, December 21, 2020, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest will be payable semiannually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on June 15, 2021. Pursuant to the Indenture or the Registration Rights Agreement, in certain circumstances, the Holders of Notes shall be entitled to receive Additional Interest.

Interest will be paid to the person in whose name a Note is registered at the Close of Business on the June 1 or December 1 (whether or not such date is a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed in a 30-day month.

Interest will cease to accrue on a Note in the circumstances provided in the Indenture.

Additional Amounts. The Issuer, the Parent or any successor, as applicable, will make all payments and deliveries on account of the Notes without withholding or deduction for taxes imposed by a relevant jurisdiction, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. If any such withholding or deduction is required, the Issuer, the Parent or any successor, as applicable, will, in certain cases and subject to certain exceptions, pay such Additional Amounts as may be necessary so that the net amount received by beneficial owners of the Notes after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount that would have been received in the absence of such withholding or deduction.

Redemption at the Option of the Issuer. The Issuer may redeem the Notes at its option, prior to the Maturity Date, in whole but not in part, in connection with a Change in Tax Law that results in Additional Amounts becoming due and payable in respect of payments and/or deliveries on the Notes at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Issuer also may redeem the Notes at its option on or after December 20, 2023 and prior to September 15, 2025, in whole or in part, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares has been at least 130% of the Exchange Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending within the three

 

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Trading Days immediately preceding the date on which the Issuer provides Notice of Provisional Redemption at a Provisional Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Provisional Redemption Date. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

Repurchase at the Option of the Holder Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Issuer shall become obligated, at the option of the Holder, to repurchase the Notes if a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change) occurs at a repurchase price specified in the Indenture.

Exchange. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture (including without limitation the conditions of exchange of this Note set forth in Article 7 thereof), the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to exchange the principal amount hereof or a certain portion specified in the Indenture of such principal amount into Common Shares at the applicable Exchange Rate. The Exchange Rate (and equivalent Exchange Price) are set forth in the Indenture and subject to adjustment in certain events described in the Indenture. Upon exchange, the Issuer will deliver or cause to be delivered, as applicable, cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares as set forth in the Indenture. No fractional Common Share will be issued upon any exchange, but a payment in cash will be made, as provided in the Indenture, in respect of any fraction of an Common Share which would otherwise be issuable upon the surrender of any Notes for exchange. Notes in respect of which a Holder is exercising its right to require repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date may be exchanged only if such Holder withdraws the related election to exercise such right in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. In case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership or reorganization involving the Issuer or the Parent, such principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately without action by any Holder or the Trustee.

In the event of a deposit or withdrawal of an interest in this Note, including an exchange, transfer, repurchase, redemption or exchange of this Note in part only, the Trustee, as custodian of the Depositary, shall make an adjustment on its records to reflect such deposit or withdrawal in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary.

Acceleration of Maturity. Subject to certain exceptions in the Indenture, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, through such date on all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders; Waiver of Past Defaults. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the Parent and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer and the Parent with certain provisions of the

 

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Indenture and certain past Defaults and Events of Default under the Indenture and their consequences (other than with respect to non-payment, a failure to satisfy the Exchange Obligation or a provision that cannot be waived without the consent of each Holder affected). Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of any provision of or applicable to this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

Registration of Transfer and Exchange. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer specified in accordance with the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his/her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

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

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

Registration Rights Agreement. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 21, 2020, among the Issuer, the Parent and the Initial Purchasers named therein, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Denominations. The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, as provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth. Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

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

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

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

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 Issuer, with full power of substitution in the premises.

In connection with any transfer of a Note, the undersigned confirms that such Restricted Note is being transferred:

 

 

To Seaspan Corporation or a subsidiary thereof; or

 

 

To a qualified institutional buyer in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF THE SECOND BOX ABOVE IS CHECKED

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Restricted Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

  Date:  

 

   Signed:   

 

Unless one of the above boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Restricted Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof.

If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 3.10 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied. If this Note is not a Restricted Note, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register such Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 3.10 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.

 

Dated:

 

Signature(s)

 
Signature Guarantee  

 

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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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EXCHANGE NOTICE

If you want to exchange this Note, check the box: ☐

To exchange only part of this Note, state the principal amount to be exchanged (provided that the principal amount of this Note not so exchanged is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof):

$

If you want the share certificate, if any, made out in another person’s name, fill in the form below:

 

 

(Insert other person’s social security or tax ID no.)

 

 

(Print or type other person’s name, address and zip code)

Signature Guarantee:

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

 

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[Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice]

To:    The Bank of New York Mellon

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7 East

New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Re: Seaspan Corporation 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

Facsimile: 212-815-5366 The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Seaspan Corporation (the “Issuer” or the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Issuer and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Issuer to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (provided that the principal amount of this Note not so repurchased is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple 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.

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 repaid (if less than all):

$ 1,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(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.

 

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ARTICLE 3

THE SECURITIES

Section 3.01    Title and Terms; Payments.

The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is initially limited to $201,250,000 (the “Initial Notes”), except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.10, 5.06, 7.02(c) or 8.06. The Issuer may, from time to time after the execution of this Indenture, without the consent of, or notice to, the Holders, reopen this Indenture and execute and deliver to the Trustee for authentication Additional Notes of an unlimited aggregate principal amount, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Additional Notes to or upon receipt of a Company Order, without any further action by the Issuer hereunder; provided, however, that (1) if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Initial Notes for securities laws purposes or the U.S. federal income tax purposes, any such Additional Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP numbers so long as they remain not fungible; (2) such Additional Notes must be issued pursuant to the same terms (other than the issue price, the issue date, when interest begins accruing, and the first interest payment date, with respect to such Additional Notes, and, if applicable, restrictions on transfer in respect of such Additional Notes) as the Initial Notes; and (3) the Trustee must receive an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such issuance of Additional Notes complies with the provisions of this Indenture, including each provision of this paragraph.

The Notes shall be known and designated as the “3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025” of the Issuer. The principal amount shall be payable on the Maturity Date.

The principal amount of Physical Notes shall be payable at the office of the Paying Agent, which initially shall be the Corporate Trust Office, and at any other office or agency maintained by the Issuer for such purpose. Interest on Physical Notes will be payable (i) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less of Notes, by check mailed to such Holders at the address set forth in the Register and (ii) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000 of Notes, either by check mailed to such Holders or, upon written application by a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date for such interest payment, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to such Holder’s account within the United States if such Holder has provided the Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and/or the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) with the requisite information necessary to make such wire transfer, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies the Registrar to the contrary in writing. The Issuer will pay, or cause to be paid through the Paying Agent, the principal of, and interest on, Global Notes in immediately available funds to The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of such Global Note, on each Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or other payment date, as the case may be.

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Section 3.02    Denominations. The Notes shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Section 3.03    Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer.

Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time an Officer of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office at the date of such Notes.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes. The Company Order shall specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, and shall further specify the amount of such Notes to be issued as a Global Notes or as Physical Notes. The Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes as in this Indenture provided and not otherwise. In authenticating such Notes, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Notes, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 315(a) through 315(d) of the Trust Indenture Act) shall be fully protected in relying upon,

(1) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that:

(a) the form or forms and terms of such Notes, if any, have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(b) all conditions precedent to the authentication and delivery of such Notes, if any, have been complied with and that such Notes, when completed by appropriate insertions, executed and attested by duly authorized officers of the Company, delivered by duly authorized officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication pursuant to this Indenture, and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and will entitle the Holders thereof to the benefits of this Indenture; such Opinion of Counsel need express no opinion as to the availability of equitable remedies;

(c) all laws and requirements known by such counsel to be applicable in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Notes have been complied with; and

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(2) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, to the best knowledge of the Persons executing such certificate, all conditions precedent to the execution, authentication and delivery of such Notes, if any, appertaining thereto, have been complied with, and no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time would become, an Event of Default with respect to any of the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual or electronic signature, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 3.04    Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Physical Notes, the Issuer may execute, and upon Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Physical Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Officer executing such Notes may determine, as evidenced by such Officer’s execution of such Notes; provided, that any such temporary Notes shall bear legends on the face of such Notes as set forth in Section 2.02.

If temporary Notes are issued, the Issuer will cause Physical Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Physical Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Physical Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at any office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon Company Order, authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of Physical Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Physical Notes.

Section 3.05    Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

(a)        The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the applicable Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency designated pursuant to Section 4.02 being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Registrar” (the “Registrar”) for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at an office or agency of the Issuer designated pursuant to Section 4.02 for such purpose, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and

 

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tenor, each such Note bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture (including Sections 2.02, 3.06 and 3.10).

At the option of the Holder and subject to the other provisions of Section 3.06 and to Section 3.10, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall, upon Company Order, authenticate and deliver, the Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

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

Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his/her attorney duly authorized in writing. As a condition to the registration of transfer of any Restricted Notes, the Issuer, the Parent or the Trustee may require evidence satisfactory to them as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend on such Notes.

Neither the Issuer nor the Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note in the circumstances set forth in Section 3.10(a)(iv).

(b)        Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf any Agent Member may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Note, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, the Parent or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Agent Members or any other Person on whose behalf Agent Members may act with respect to (i) any ownership interests in the Global Note, (ii) the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee, (iii) any notice required hereunder or (iv) any payments under or with respect to the Global Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer, the Parent or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Note. The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

 

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Section 3.06    Transfer Restrictions.

(a)        Restricted Notes.

(i)        Every Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, except any Common Shares issued upon exchange thereof, to which the provisions of Section 3.06(b)(ii) below shall apply) that bears, or that is required under this Section 3.06 to bear, the Restricted Notes Legend will be deemed to be a “Restricted Note.” Each Restricted Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Indenture (including in the Restricted Notes Legend) and will bear a restricted CUSIP number for the Notes unless such restrictions on transfer are eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Issuer, and each Holder of a Restricted Note, by such Holder’s acceptance of such Restricted Note, will be deemed to be bound by the restrictions on transfer applicable to such Restricted Note.

(ii)        Until the Maturity Date, any Restricted Note (or any security issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, except any Common Shares issued upon the exchange thereof, to which the provisions of Section 3.06(b)(ii) below shall apply) issued under this Indenture, if any, will bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(iii)        In addition, no transfer of any Restricted Note will be registered by the Registrar unless the transferring Holder delivers the form of assignment set forth on the Restricted Note, with the appropriate box checked, to the Trustee.

(b)        Restricted Stock.

(i)        Every Common Share that bears, or that is required under this Section 3.06 to bear, the Restricted Stock Legend will be deemed to be “Restricted Stock.” Each share of Restricted Stock will be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Indenture (including in the Restricted Stock Legend) and may bear a restricted CUSIP number unless such restrictions on transfer are eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Issuer, and each Holder of Restricted Stock, by such Holder’s acceptance of Restricted Stock, will be deemed to be bound by the restrictions on transfer applicable to such Restricted Stock.

(ii)        Any Common Shares issued upon the exchange of a Restricted Note, will bear the Restricted Stock Legend unless the Issuer delivers written notice to the Trustee, the Registrar and the transfer agent for the Common Shares stating that such Common Shares need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.

(c)        As used in this Section 3.06, the term “transfer” means any sale, pledge, transfer, loan, hypothecation or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Note, any interest therein or any Restricted Stock.

Section 3.07    [Reserved.]

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in exchange therefor a new Note of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 3.08, the Issuer and/or Trustee may require payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 3.08 in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

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

Section 3.09    Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee, the Registrar and any agent of the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee or the Registrar may treat the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Register as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee, the Registrar nor any agent of the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 3.10    Transfer and Exchange.

(a)        Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.

(i)        Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.10, Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time as desired, and each such transfer or exchange will be noted by the Registrar in the Register.

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same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(iii)        No service charge will be imposed on any Holder of a Physical Note or any owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note for any exchange or registration of transfer, but each of the Issuer, the Trustee or the Registrar may require such Holder or owner of a beneficial interest to pay a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed in connection with such registration of transfer or exchange (other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.04 not involving any transfer).

(iv)        Unless the Issuer specifies otherwise, none of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar or any co-Registrar will be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note (i) that has been surrendered for exchange pursuant to Article 7, (ii) as to which Section 5.06 is applicable or (iii) as to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn, except to the extent any portion of such Note is not subject to the foregoing.

(v)        The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof. The Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of the Depositary.

(b)        In General; Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, except to the extent required by Section 3.10(c):

(i)        all Notes will be represented by one or more Global Notes;

(ii)        every transfer and exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Note will be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the provisions of this Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3.06); and

(iii)        each Global Note may be transferred only as a whole and only (A) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (B) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or (C) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

 

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(c)        Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.

(i)        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, each Global Note will be exchanged for Physical Notes only if:

(A)        the Depositary notifies the Issuer that is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary for the Global Note and a successor Depositary is not appointed within 90 days;

(B)        the Depositary is no longer registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

(C)        an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Depositary requests that the Physical Notes be issued in exchange for the Global Note.

In each such case, each Global Note will be deemed surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Trustee will cause each Global Note to be cancelled in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, and the Issuer, in accordance with Section 3.03, will promptly execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee will, in accordance with Section 3.03, promptly authenticate and deliver, for each beneficial interest in each Global Note so exchanged, an aggregate principal amount of Physical Notes equal to the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest, registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary specifies, and bearing any legends that such Physical Notes are required to bear under Section 3.06.

(ii)        In addition, if the Issuer, in its sole discretion, determines that any beneficial interest in a Global Note will be exchangeable for Physical Notes:

(A)        the Registrar will deliver notice of such request to the Issuer and the Trustee, which notice will identify the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest and the CUSIP of the relevant Global Note;

(B)        the Issuer will, in accordance with Section 3.03, promptly execute, and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.03, will promptly authenticate and deliver, to such owner, for the beneficial interest so exchanged by the owner of the applicable beneficial interest, Physical Notes registered in such owner’s name having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such beneficial interest and bearing any legends that such Physical Notes are required to bear under Section 3.06; and

(C)        the Registrar, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, will cause the principal amount of such Global Note to be decreased by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest so exchanged.

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will cause such Global Note to be cancelled in accordance with the Applicable Procedures.

(d)        Transfer and Exchange of Physical Notes.

(i)        If Physical Notes are issued, a Holder may transfer a Physical Note by: (A) surrendering such Physical Note for registration of transfer to the Registrar, together with any endorsements or instruments of transfer required by any of the Issuer, the Trustee or the Registrar; (B) if such Physical Note is a Restricted Note, delivering any documentation that the Issuer, the Trustee or the Registrar reasonably require to ensure that such transfer complies with Section 3.06 and any applicable securities laws; and (C) satisfying all other requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 3.10 and Section 3.06. Upon the satisfaction of conditions (A), (B) and (C), the Issuer, in accordance with Section 3.03, will promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, will, in accordance with Section 3.03, promptly authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Physical Notes, of any authorized denominations, having like aggregate principal amount and bearing any restrictive legends required by Section 3.06.

(ii)        If Physical Notes are issued, a Holder may exchange a Physical Note for other Physical Notes of any authorized denominations and aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be exchanged by surrendering such Notes, together with any endorsements or instruments of transfer required by any of the Issuer, the Trustee or the Registrar, at any office or agency maintained by the Issuer for such purposes pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever a Holder surrenders Notes for exchange, the Issuer, in accordance with Section 3.03, will promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order, will, in accordance with Section 3.03, promptly authenticate and deliver the Notes that such Holder is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding and any restrictive legends that such Physical Notes are to bear under Section 3.06.

(iii)        If Physical Notes are issued while any Global Note is outstanding, a Holder may transfer or exchange a Physical Note for a beneficial interest in a Global Note by (A) surrendering such Physical Note for registration of transfer or exchange, together with any endorsements or instruments of transfer required by any of the Issuer, the Trustee or the Registrar, at any office or agency maintained by the Issuer for such purposes pursuant to Section 4.02; (B) if such Physical Note is a Restricted Note, delivering any documentation the Issuer, the Parent, the Trustee or the Registrar reasonably require to ensure that such transfer complies with Section 3.06 and any applicable securities laws; (C) satisfying all other requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 3.10 and Section 3.06; and (D) providing written instructions to the Trustee to make, or to direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment in its books and records with respect to the applicable Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by such Global Note, which instructions will contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase; provided that no Holder of a Physical Note that is a Restricted Note may exchange such Physical Note for an interest in a Global Note unless such Global Note is a Restricted Note subject

 

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to the same restrictions under Section 3.06 or the Issuer otherwise consents in writing to such exchange. Upon the satisfaction of conditions (A), (B), (C) and (D), the Trustee will cancel such Physical Note and cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of such Physical Note, and will credit or cause to be credited the account of the Person specified in the instructions provided by the exchanging Holder in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Physical Note.

Section 3.11    Cancellation. The Issuer at any time may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder that the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated hereunder which the Issuer has not issued and sold. The Trustee shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, purchase, repurchase, exchange (pursuant to Article 7 hereof) or cancellation in accordance with its customary practices. If the Issuer or the Parent shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Notes so acquired, while held by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, shall not entitle the Holder thereof to exchange the Notes. The Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has paid in full or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Issuer and the Parent may from time to time repurchase Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions without giving prior notice to Holders. Any Notes repurchased by the Issuer or the Parent will be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 3.11.

The Registrar shall retain, in accordance with its customary procedures, copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to this Section 3.11. The Issuer shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.

Section 3.12    CUSIP Numbers. In issuing the Notes, the Issuer may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption or Fundamental Change Notices as a convenience to Holders; provided that the Trustee shall have no liability for any defect in the CUSIP numbers as they appear on any Notes, notice, or elsewhere and; provided further, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

Section 3.13    Payment and Computation of Interest. The Notes will bear cash interest at a rate of 3.75% per year until maturity. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, December 21, 2020. Interest will be paid semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2021. Interest on the Notes shall be computed

 

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on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and, for partial months, on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed in a 30-day month.

Section 3.14    Business Day. If any Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Redemption Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such scheduled payment date, and no interest on such payment will accrue in respect of the delay.

ARTICLE 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER AND PARENT

Section 4.01    Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, Redemption Price for and any Additional Amounts with respect to, or the Exchange Obligation with respect to, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner required under this Indenture and the Notes. Any principal of, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, Redemption Price for, Additional Amounts with respect to, Exchange Obligation with respect to, or interest on, a Note will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent or in the case of an Exchange Obligation, the Exchange Agent, in each case if other than the Issuer, holds, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the due date, money deposited by the Issuer and/or other Exchange Consideration, if applicable, in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay such principal, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, Redemption Price, Additional Amounts, Exchange Obligation or interest then due. Payments of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, Redemption Price, principal or interest (including Additional Amounts, if any) that are not made when due will accrue interest per annum at the then-applicable interest rate from the requirement payment date.

Section 4.02    Maintenance of Office or Agency.

(a)        The Issuer shall maintain in the U.S. at least one office or agency of the Exchange Agent where Notes may be presented and at least one office of the Paying Agent. The Issuer may have one or more registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional exchange agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agents. The term Exchange Agent includes any additional exchange agents. The term Registrar includes any additional registrars.

(b)        The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee). The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such agent. If the Issuer notifies the Trustee of its failure to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 11.07. The Issuer or any of its Affiliates (including the Parent) may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Exchange Agent or co-registrar.

 

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(c)        At any time, the Issuer may change such designation by delivering written notice to the Trustee signed by any officer authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate and delivered to the Trustee, which notice will designate some other office or agency as the Registrar, Exchange Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, Notes may be surrendered for exchange at the Corporate Trust Office of Trustee.

Section 4.03    Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustees Office. The Issuer, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 11.11, a Trustee, so that there shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder.

Section 4.04    Provisions as to Paying Agent.

(a)        The Issuer may designate additional Paying Agents, rescind the designation of any Paying Agent, or approve a change in the office through which any Paying Agent acts. If the Issuer shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, or if the Trustee shall appoint such a Paying Agent, the Issuer will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.04:

(i)        that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes (whether such sums have been paid to it by the Issuer or by any other obligor on the Notes) in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;

(ii)        that it will give the Trustee written notice of any failure by the Issuer (or by any other obligor on the Notes) to make any payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

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

(b)        The Issuer shall, on or before each due date of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum (in funds which are immediately available on the due date for such payment) sufficient to pay such principal or interest, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided, however, that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit shall be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on such date.

(c)        If the Issuer shall act Paying Agent, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal or interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Issuer (or any other obligor under the Notes) to make any payment of the principal of (including the

 

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Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

(d)        Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 4.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained and upon such payment by the Issuer or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Issuer or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

(e)        Anything in this Section 4.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the agreement to hold sums in trust as provided in this Section 4.04 is subject to Section 13.03 and Section 13.04.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for the actions of any other Paying Agents (including the Issuer if acting as Paying Agent) and shall have no control of any funds held by such other Paying Agents.

Section 4.05    Existence. Subject to Article 10, each of the Issuer and the Parent will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and rights (charter and statutory); provided, however, that the Issuer and the Parent shall not be required to preserve any such right if the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable.

Section 4.06    [Reserved].

Section 4.07    Rule 144A Information Requirement and Annual Reports. The Issuer covenants that (a) any annual or quarterly reports (on Form 20-F, Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any successor form) that the Parent is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be filed by the Issuer with the Trustee within 15 calendar days after the same are required to be filed with the Commission (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 or any successor rule under the Exchange Act) and (b) for so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Trustee (i) within 15 days after the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations for foreign private issuers for reports on Form 20-F (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 or any successor rule under the Exchange Act), audited financial statements of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries for such fiscal year and the immediately preceding fiscal year, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) within 75 days of the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter in a fiscal year), unaudited financial statements of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter, the year-to-date period and the corresponding quarter and year-to-date period of the immediately preceding year, prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that in each case the delivery of materials to the Trustee by electronic means or by filing or furnishing documents pursuant to the Commission’s “EDGAR” system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to constitute “furnished” to the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.07; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine if such reports have been filed or furnished. Delivery of such reports, information and

 

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documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice or knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s or the Parent’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

If so required by Rule 144A, the Parent and the Issuer shall, so long as any of the Notes or Common Shares delivered upon exchange of the Notes will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly provide to the Trustee and will, upon written request, provide to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or such Common Shares, as applicable, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or such Common Shares, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 144A.

The Issuer and the Parent will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes or such Common Shares, as applicable, may reasonably request from time to time to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or such Common Shares, as applicable, in accordance with Rule 144A.

Section 4.08    Stay; Extension and Usury Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture and each of the Issuer (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

Section 4.09    Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults. The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020), an Officer’s Certificate, indicating whether the signer thereof knows of any Default or Event of Default that occurred during the previous fiscal year and specifying all such Defaults or Events of Default, the nature and the status thereof and the actions which the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 calendar days after the Issuer becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, a written notice of such Default or Event of Default, its status and the action which the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to deliver such notice if such Default or Event of Default has been cured.

 

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Section 4.10    Additional Amounts.

(a)        All payments and deliveries made by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Parent, or any successor to the Issuer or the Parent under or with respect to the Notes, including, but not limited to, payments of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable), premium, if any, payments of interest and payments of cash and/or deliveries of Common Shares (together with payments of cash for any fractional Common Share) upon exchange, shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied (including any penalties and interest related thereto) (“Applicable Taxes”) by or within (1) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, (2) Hong Kong, (3) the United Kingdom, (4) any jurisdiction in which the Issuer or the Parent or any of their successors are, for tax purposes, incorporated, organized or resident, or as a result of activities carried on by the Issuer, the Parent or any successor, has otherwise created a taxable presence (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) or (5) any jurisdiction through which payment is made or deemed made (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) (each jurisdiction described in (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), as applicable, a “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless such withholding or deduction is required by any applicable law of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or by the interpretation or administration thereof. The Issuer, the Parent, any successor to the Issuer or the Parent and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction pursuant to an agreement described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Section 1471 through 1474 of the Code, and any regulations or agreements thereunder or any official interpretation thereof. In the event that any such withholding or deduction is so required in a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, the Issuer shall pay to the Holder of each Note such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the beneficial owner after such withholding or deduction (and after deducting any Applicable Taxes on the Additional Amounts) under a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction will equal the amounts that would have been received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required; provided that no additional amounts will be payable:

(i)        for or on account of:

(A)        any Applicable Taxes that would not have been imposed but for:

(1)        the existence of any present or former connection between the relevant Holder or beneficial owner of such Note and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than merely acquiring or holding such Note or the receipt of payments or the exercise or enforcement of rights under the Notes), including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner being or having been a national, domiciliary or resident of, or incorporated in, such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or treated as a resident thereof or being or having been physically present or engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment therein;

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which the payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable), premium, if any, and interest on or payments of cash and/or deliveries of Common Shares upon exchange of, such Note became due and payable pursuant to the terms thereof or was made or duly provided for (except to the extent that the Holder or beneficial owner would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30 day period); or

(3)        the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to provide a declaration of non-residence or other similar claim for exemption or to present any applicable form or certificate, in each case, within, a reasonable period of time following a timely and reasonable written request from the Issuer, the Parent, or any successor to the Issuer or the Parent; provided that the Holder or beneficial owner is legally entitled to provide such declaration, claim form or certificate and that upon the making of such declaration or claim or presentation of such form or certificate, the Holder or beneficial owner would have been able to avoid, eliminate or reduce such deduction or withholding;

(B)        any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, excise, transfer, personal property or similar Applicable Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges;

(C)        any Applicable Taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges that are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from payments under or with respect to the Notes;

(D)        any Applicable Taxes imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to comply with the requirements of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such sections that is substantively comparable) (“FATCA”), the U.S. Treasury Regulations issued thereunder or any official interpretation thereof or any intergovernmental agreement or agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement; and

(E)        any combination of Applicable Taxes referred to in the preceding clauses (A), (B), (C), and (D),

(ii)        with respect to any payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable), premium, if any, and interest on, or payments of cash and/or deliveries of Common Shares upon exchange of such Note to a Holder, if the Holder is a fiduciary, partnership or person, other than the sole beneficial owner of that payment, to the extent that such payment would be required under the laws of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to be included for tax purposes in the income of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled to

 

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such Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner been the Holder thereof.

(b)        In addition to the foregoing, the Issuer shall also pay and indemnify the Holder for any present or future stamp, issue, registration, value added, court or documentary taxes, or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies or taxes (including penalties, interest and any other reasonable expenses related thereto) which are levied by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (“Transfer Taxes”) on the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of any of the Notes, the Indenture or any other document or instrument referred to therein or the receipt of payments with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification provided in this paragraph shall not include any Transfer Taxes arising from the transfer of Notes in the ordinary course.

(c)        If the Issuer or the Parent become after the Issue Date obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the Notes, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee on a date that is at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Issuer shall notify the Trustee promptly thereafter) an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount estimated to be so payable. The Officer’s Certificate must also set forth any other information reasonably necessary to enable the Paying Agent or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely solely on such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary. The Issuer shall provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts.

(d)        The Issuer, the Parent, any successor to the Issuer or the Parent, and the Paying Agent, as appropriate, shall make all withholdings and deductions required by law and shall remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Relevant Taxing Authority in accordance with applicable law. Upon request, the Issuer shall provide to the Trustee an official receipt or, if official receipts are not customarily provided by the Relevant Taxing Authority, other documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of any Applicable Taxes so deducted or withheld. The Issuer will attach to each certified copy or other document a certificate stating the amount of such Applicable Taxes paid per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Upon written request, copies of those receipts or other documentation, as the case may be, shall be made available by the Trustee to the Holders of the Notes.

(e)        Whenever there is mentioned in any context the payment of cash and/or the delivery of Common Shares (together with payments of cash for fractional Common Shares) upon exchange of the Notes or the payment of principal of (including Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable), and any premium or interest, on, any Note or any other amount payable with respect to such Note, such mention shall be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts provided for in the Indenture to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Section 4.10(a).

 

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(f)        The above obligations in this Section 4.10 will apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuer or the Parent.

Section 4.11    Covenants to Take Certain Actions. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment to the Exchange Rate such that the Exchange Price per share of Common Shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes would be less than the par value of the Common Shares, the Parent shall take all corporate actions that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary so it may validly and legally issue Common Shares at such adjusted Exchange Rate.

ARTICLE 5

REDEMPTION

Section 5.01    Optional Redemption

(a)        Optional Redemption for Changes in the Tax Laws of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction.

(i)        Prior to the Maturity Date, if the Issuer has, or on the next Interest Payment Date would, become obligated to pay to any Holder Additional Amounts as a result of (A) any change or amendment announced and effective on or after the date of the Offering Memorandum in the law or rules or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (or, if the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction was not a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on such date, the date on which such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction hereunder, and in the case of a successor to the Issuer, after the date such successor assumes all of its obligations under the Notes and hereunder) or (B) any change or amendment announced and effective on or after the date of the Offering Memorandum (or, if the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction was not a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on such date, the date on which such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction hereunder, and in the case of a successor to the Issuer, after the date such successor assumes all of its obligations under the Notes and hereunder), in an interpretation, administration or application of such laws, rules or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory or administrative authority of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including the enactment of any legislation and the formal announcement or publication of any judicial decision or regulatory or administrative interpretation or determination) (a “Change in Tax Law”), the Issuer may at its option redeem for cash all but not part of the Notes then outstanding (except in respect of Excluded Holders that have complied with Section 5.03(b)) at a redemption price (the “Tax Redemption Price”) equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Tax Redemption Date, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Amounts with respect to such Tax Redemption Price and accrued and unpaid interest (such redemption, a “Tax Redemption”); provided, that the Issuer may only elect a Tax Redemption if (x) the Issuer cannot avoid these obligations by taking commercially reasonable measures available to it, and (y) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an opinion of outside legal counsel of recognized standing in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction to the effect that the Issuer will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law (which opinion, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be required to include an

 

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opinion as to whether “commercially reasonable efforts” could be undertaken to avoid the otherwise applicable obligations); provided, that changing the Parent’s and/or the Issuer’s jurisdiction of incorporation is not a commercially reasonable measure for the purposes of this Section 5.01(a). If the Tax Redemption Date occurs after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Issuer will pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts with respect to such interest, due on such Interest Payment Date to the record Holder of the Notes on the Regular Record Date corresponding to such Interest Payment Date, and the Tax Redemption Price payable to the Holder that presents a Note for Tax Redemption will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Amounts with respect to such Tax Redemption Price.

(ii)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Notice of Tax Redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would, but for such Tax Redemption, be obligated to make payments of Additional Amounts and at the time any such Notice of Tax Redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect.

(b)        Provisional Redemption on or after December 20, 2023. On or after December 20, 2023 and prior to September 15, 2025, the Issuer may redeem for cash all or any portion of the Notes then outstanding if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares has been at least 130% of the Exchange Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending within the three Trading Days immediately preceding the date on which the Issuer provides a Notice of Provisional Redemption. The redemption price (the “Provisional Redemption Price”) will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Provisional Redemption Date (such redemption, a “Provisional Redemption”); provided that if the Provisional Redemption Date occurs after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Issuer will pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Interest Payment Date to the record Holder of the Notes at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date corresponding to such Interest Payment Date, and the Provisional Redemption Price payable to the Holder who presents a Note for Provisional Redemption will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes.

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

Section 5.02    Notice of Tax Redemption and Notice of Provisional Redemption.

(a)        At least 45 Scheduled Trading Days but not more than 60 Scheduled Trading Days prior to a Redemption Date in connection with a Tax Redemption or a Provisional Redemption, the Issuer shall provide (or cause the Trustee to provide) a written notice of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed (a “Notice of Tax Redemption” or a “Notice of Provisional Redemption,” as applicable); provided, however, that if the Issuer

 

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elects, through delivery of a Settlement Notice, to settle all exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the Redemption Notice Date and prior to the related Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, then the Issuer may instead deliver such Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption not less than 15 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder to be redeemed in whole or in part. As long as the Notes are held through the Depositary, such notice may be made by electronic transmission to the Depositary, as registered holder.

The Notice of Tax Redemption and the Notice of Provisional Redemption shall specify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(i)        the Redemption Date;

(ii)       the Redemption Price;

(iii)      the applicable Exchange Rate and any adjustments to the Exchange Rate;

(iv)       the applicable Exchange Price;

(v)        the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent;

(vi)       that Notes called for redemption (or deemed called for redemption pursuant to Section 7.01(d) hereof) may be exchanged at any time before the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date or, if the Issuer fails to pay the Redemption Price, such later date on which the Issuer pays the Redemption Price;

(vii)      that Holders who want to exchange Notes must satisfy the requirements set forth therein and in this Indenture;

(viii)      in the case of a Tax Redemption, that Holders have the right to elect not to have their Notes redeemed by delivery to the Paying Agent a Notice of Tax Redemption Election;

(ix)       in the case of a Tax Redemption, that Holders who wish to elect not to have their Notes redeemed or to withdraw such an election must satisfy the requirements set forth herein and in the Indenture;

(x)        in the case of a Tax Redemption, that, at and after the Tax Redemption Date, Holders who elect not to have their Notes redeemed will not receive any Additional Amounts on any payments with respect to such Notes solely as a result of the Change in Tax Law that resulted in the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts (whether upon exchange, required repurchase in connection with a Fundamental Change, maturity or otherwise, and whether in cash, Common Shares, Reference Property or otherwise) after the Tax Redemption Date (or, if the Issuer fails to pay the Tax Redemption Price, such later date on which the Issuer pays the Tax Redemption Price), and all future payments with respect to such Notes will be subject to the deduction or withholding of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction taxes required by law to be deducted or withheld as a result

 

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of such Change in Tax Law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder electing not to have its Notes redeemed exchanges its Notes in connection with such Tax Redemption, the Issuer shall be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to such exchange;

(xi)        that Notes to be redeemed must be surrendered to the Paying Agent for cancellation to collect the Redemption Price;

(xii)        that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment of such Redemption Price, interest will cease to accrue with respect to redeemed Notes on and after the Redemption Date;

(xiii)       the CUSIP number(s) of the Notes subject to redemption;

(xiv)       if Holders of Notes called for redemption (or deemed called for redemption pursuant to Section 7.01(d) hereof) would be entitled to Additional Shares upon exchange in connection with such redemption, that Holders would be so entitled and a description of the method for determining the amount by which the Exchange Rate has been, or would be, so increased (along with a description of how such increase is calculated and the time period during which Notes must be surrendered in order to be entitled to such increase); and

(xv)        if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to a Provisional Redemption, the certificate numbers (if such Notes are held other than in global form) and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed.

(b)        Simultaneously with providing such Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as applicable, the Parent shall publish a notice containing this information on the Parent’s website or through such other public medium as the Parent may use at that time.

(c)        At the Issuer’s written request delivered at least 3 Business Days prior to the Redemption Notice Date (unless a shorter period shall be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee shall give such Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as applicable, as prepared by the Issuer, to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense.

Section 5.03    Holders Right to Elect in Connection with a Tax Redemption.

(a)        Upon receiving a Notice of Tax Redemption, each Holder shall have the right to elect to not have its Notes redeemed, in which case the Issuer will not be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts on any payment with respect to such Notes solely as a result of the Change in Tax Law that resulted in the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts (whether upon exchange, required repurchase in connection with a Fundamental Change, maturity or otherwise, and whether in cash, Common Shares, Reference Property or otherwise) after the Tax Redemption Date (or, if the Issuer fails to pay the Tax Redemption Price on the Tax Redemption Date, such later date on which the Issuer pays the Tax Redemption Price), and all future payments with respect to such Notes will be subject to the deduction or withholding of such

 

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Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction taxes required by law to be deducted or withheld as a result of such Change in Tax Law; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder electing not to have its Notes redeemed exchanges its Notes in connection with such Tax Redemption as set forth under Section 7.01(d), the Issuer shall be obligated to pay Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to such exchange.

(b)        Upon receiving a Notice of Tax Redemption, each Holder who does not wish to have the Issuer redeem its Notes pursuant to this Article 5 (any such Holder, an “Excluded Holder”) must deliver to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) a written notice of election (the “Notice of Tax Redemption Election”) substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, or any other form of written notice substantially similar to the Notice of Tax Redemption Election, in each case, duly completed and signed, so as to be received by the Trustee and Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Tax Redemption Date; provided that, a Holder that complies with the requirements for exchange set forth under Section 7.02 will be deemed to have delivered a Notice of Tax Redemption Election. A Holder may withdraw any Notice of Tax Redemption Election (other than such a deemed Notice of Tax Redemption Election) by delivering to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) a written notice of withdrawal prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date (or, if the Issuer fails to pay the Tax Redemption Price on the Tax Redemption Date, such later date on which the Issuer pays the Tax Redemption Price). If no such election is made or deemed to have been made, the Holder will have its Notes redeemed without any further action.

Section 5.04    Effect of Notice of Tax Redemption and Notice of Provisional Redemption. Once a Notice of Tax Redemption or a Notice of Provisional Redemption is given, Notes to be redeemed become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price stated in such notice, except for Notes which are exchanged pursuant to Article 7 and except for Notes subject to Section 5.03. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such redeemed Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption, as applicable. Failure to give the Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption or any defect in such notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of such notice to any other Holder.

Section 5.05    Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or the Parent is the Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation or have been exchanged. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Issuer any money not required for that purpose because of exchange of Notes pursuant to Article 7. If such money is then held by the Issuer in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.

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which a Notice of Provisional Redemption has been given, then, immediately on and after the Redemption Date, interest on such Notes shall cease to accrue whether or not the Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent, and all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Redemption Price of such Note, including Additional Amounts, if any, with respect thereto. Nothing herein shall preclude the withholding of any taxes required by law to be withheld or deducted.

Section 5.06    Partial Redemption. In the event the Issuer elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes (a “Partial Redemption”) the Notes to be redeemed will be selected, in whole or in part (such that the principal amount of a Holder’s Note not to be redeemed equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof), by lot, or on a pro rata basis, and (a) in the case of Global Notes, according to the Applicable Procedures, or (b) in the case of Physical Notes, such Notes to be redeemed in whole or in part will be selected by the Trustee, in such manner as the Trustee deems appropriate and fair. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part pursuant to a Partial Redemption, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder, a new Note in an authorized denomination, which shall be $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. In the event of a Tax Redemption or Provisional Redemption, the Issuer shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes during the 15 calendar day period prior to the date on which the relevant Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Notes to be redeemed or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Notes so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Notes being redeemed in part pursuant to a Partial Redemption.

If the Trustee selects a portion of a Holder’s Notes for Provisional Redemption and the Holder exchanges a portion of such Holder’s Notes, the exchanged portion of such Holder’s Notes shall be deemed to be from the portion selected for redemption, except to the extent of the excess, if any, of such exchanged portion over such portion selected for redemption.

ARTICLE 6

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE 7

EXCHANGE

Section 7.01    Right to Exchange. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, a Holder will have the right, at such Holder’s option, to exchange its Notes, or any portion so long as the principal amount of such Holder’s Notes not exchanged equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, into an amount of cash, a number of Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as the case may be, determined in accordance with Section 7.03 hereof (including such Settlement Method as the Issuer may elect pursuant to this Article 7), based on the Exchange Rate (i) prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2025, only upon satisfaction of one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and (ii) on or after September 15, 2025, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

 

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(a)        Exchange upon Satisfaction of Sale Price Condition. A Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for exchange during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Exchange Price in effect on each applicable Trading Day.

(b)        Exchange upon Satisfaction of Trading Price Condition. A Holder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for exchange during the five Business Day period after any ten consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth herein, for each Trading Day of that Measurement Period was less than an amount equal to 98% of the product of (x) the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on such Trading Day and (y) the applicable Exchange Rate on such Trading Day.

The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Issuer) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Issuer has requested such determination. The Issuer shall have no obligation to make such a request (or, if the Issuer is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Issuer shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes) unless a Holder or Holders (or beneficial holders of a Note) of at least $2,500,000 aggregate principal amount provides the Issuer with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and the applicable Exchange Rate and request that the Bid Solicitation Agent determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes. At such time, the Issuer shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Issuer) to solicit, or if the Issuer is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Issuer shall solicit, the secondary market bid quotations in order for the Issuer to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and the applicable Exchange Rate. If (x) the Issuer is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Issuer does not, when required, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids, or if the Issuer gives such instruction to the Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to solicit bids, or (y) the Issuer is acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Issuer fails to solicit bids when required, then, in either case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and the applicable Exchange Rate on each Trading Day of such failure.

In addition, the Issuer shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Issuer) of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Issuer in accordance with the definition of Trading Price, along with the appropriate contact information for each. Whenever the condition to exchange set forth in this Section 7.01(b) has been met, but was not met on the immediately preceding Trading Day, the Issuer will so notify the Holders and the Trustee in writing. Any such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If, at any time after the condition to exchange set forth in this Section 7.01(b) has been met and the Notes are exchangeable, the condition to exchange set forth in this Section

 

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7.01(b) ceases to be met, the Issuer will so notify the Holders, the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee in writing on the first Trading Day on which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares and the Exchange Rate on such Trading Day. The Bid Solicitation Agent, the Exchange Agent and the Trustee shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes.

(c)        Exchange upon Specified Corporate Events.

(i)        Certain Distributions. If the Parent elects to:

(A)        issue to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares rights, options or warrants (other than in connection with a rights plan prior to the separation of the relevant rights from the Common Shares, upon which separation, such rights shall be deemed issued pursuant to this Section 7.01(c)(i)) entitling such holders for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the Issue Date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares, at a price per Common Share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such issuance; or

(B)        distribute to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, the Parent’s assets, debt securities or rights to purchase securities of the Parent (other than in connection with a rights plan prior to the separation of the relevant rights, upon which separation, such rights shall be deemed issued pursuant to this Section 7.01(c)(i)), which distribution has a per Common Share value, as reasonably determined by the Parent in good faith, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day preceding the declaration date for such distribution,

then, in either case, the Issuer shall notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) not less than 45 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution (or, if later in the case of any such separation of rights issued pursuant to a rights plan or the occurrence of any such triggering event under a rights plan, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Issuer becomes aware that such separation or triggering event has occurred or will occur); provided, however, that if the Issuer is then otherwise permitted to settle exchanges of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, has not irrevocably elected another Settlement Method for exchanges of Notes), then the Issuer may instead elect to provide such notice at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Ex-Dividend Date, in which case the Issuer shall settle all exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date occurring during the period on or after the date the Issuer provides such notice and before such Ex-Dividend Date (or, if earlier, the date on which the Issuer announces that such issuance or distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement, and the Issuer shall describe the same in such notice. Once the Issuer gives such notice, Holders may surrender their Notes for exchange at any time until the earlier of (x)

 

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the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and (y) the Parent’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place; provided that Holders may not exchange their Notes pursuant to this subsection (c)(i) if they participate, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in clause (A) or (B) of this subsection (c)(i) without having to exchange their Notes as if they held a number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.

(ii)        Certain Corporate Events.

(A)        If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Issuer to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 8.01(a) in connection with such transaction or event, all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may be surrendered for exchange at any time from or after the effective date of such transaction and ending on the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (in the case of transaction constituting a Fundamental Change) or the 35th Trading Day following the effective date of such transaction (in the case of a transaction that constitutes a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that is not also a Fundamental Change).

(B)        If the Parent is a party to (x) a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange pursuant to which the Common Shares would be exchanged into cash, securities or other assets or (y) a sale, lease or other transfer of the consolidated assets of the Parent and its subsidiaries, substantially as an entirety, to another Person (other than to one or more of its direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiaries), all or any portion of a Holder’s Notes may be surrendered for exchange at any time from or after the effective date of such transaction and ending on the 35th Business Day after the effective date of such transaction. The Issuer shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) as promptly as practicable following the date on which the Issuer publicly announces such transaction, but in no event later than the second Business Day immediately following the effective date of such transaction. If the Issuer does not provide such notice by the second Business Day immediately following the Effective Date, then the last day on which the Notes are exchangeable will be extended by the number of Business Days from, and including, the second Business Day immediately following the Effective Date to, but excluding, the date that the Issuer provides such notice.

(d)        Exchange upon Notice of Tax Redemption or Notice of Provisional Redemption. If the Issuer calls any Note for redemption pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 5.02, then a Holder of the Note called for redemption may exchange such Called Notes at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the related Redemption Date. After such time, a Holder’s right to exchange its Called Notes will expire unless the Issuer

 

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fails to pay the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder may exchange its Called Notes until the Redemption Price is paid or duly provided for.

In the case of any Partial Redemption where the Holder of any Note (or any owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note) is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the 44th Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the related Redemption Date, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Partial Redemption, then such Holder or owner, as applicable, shall be entitled to exchange such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, at any time before the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding such Redemption Date, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case such Holder or owner, as applicable, will be entitled to exchange such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for. Each such exchange pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will be deemed to be of a Note called for redemption (a “Deemed Redemption”). If a Holder elects to exchange its Called Notes pursuant to this Section 7.01(d) during the related Redemption Period, the Issuer shall, under certain circumstances, increase the exchange rate for such Called Notes pursuant to Section 7.06. Accordingly, if the Issuer elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to a Provisional Redemption, Holders of the Notes that are not Called Notes will not be entitled to exchange such Notes pursuant to this Section 7.01(d) on account of the Notice of Provisional Redemption and will not be entitled to an increased exchange rate on account of the Notice of Provisional Redemption, even if such Notes are otherwise exchangeable pursuant to any other provision of this Section 7.01 and are exchanged during the related Redemption Period.

(e)        Exchange on or after September 15, 2025. Notwithstanding the foregoing conditions set forth in this Section 7.01, on or after September 15, 2025 (the “Free Exchangeability Date”), a Holder may exchange all or any portion of its Notes at any time prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

Section 7.02    Exchange Procedures.

(a)        General. To exercise its exchange privilege with respect to a beneficial interest in a Global Note or with respect to a Physical Note, the Holder of such Note must:

(i)        pay any funds required under Section 7.02(d) hereof;

(ii)        pay any taxes or duties required under the proviso of Section 7.02(e) hereof; and

(iii)        if such Note is a Global Note, (A) complete any instruction form required by the Depositary to effect the exchange of a beneficial interest under the Applicable Procedures; and (B) otherwise comply with the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary in effect on the date such Holder seeks to exchange such beneficial interest; or

(iv)        if such Note is a Physical Note, (A) complete and manually sign the exchange notice on the back of the Note (the “Exchange Notice”), or a facsimile of the Exchange Notice; (B) deliver the Exchange Notice (or facsimile thereof), which is

 

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irrevocable, and the Note to the Exchange Agent; and, (C) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents.

In addition, if a Holder has already delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note in accordance with Section 8.03 hereof, except to the extent that a portion of such Note is not subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the Holder may not surrender that Note for exchange until the Holder has withdrawn the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 8.04 of this Indenture. If a Holder validly submits any of its Notes for repurchase in accordance with Article 8, such Holder’s right to withdraw the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and exchange such Notes that are subject to repurchase will terminate at the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. If the Issuer has designated a Tax Redemption Date, a Holder that complies with the requirements for exchange set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above and any other procedures required to effect an exchange under this Indenture will be deemed to have delivered a notice of its election to not have its Notes so redeemed.

The first Business Day on which a Holder complies with the relevant procedures for exchange set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above and any other procedures required to effect an exchange under this Indenture shall be the “Exchange Date” with respect to such Note, and, subject to Section 7.03(c), any exchange of a Note will be deemed to occur at the Close of Business on the Exchange Date applicable to such Note. If, at any time, the last date on which any Note may be exchanged is not a Business Day, such Note may be exchanged on the immediately following Business Day.

(b)        Holder of Record. If a Holder surrenders the entire principal amount of a Note for exchange, as of the Close of Business on the applicable Exchange Date, such Person will no longer be the Holder of such Note. If any Common Shares are issuable upon the exchange of a Note, except as provided under Sections 7.05(f) and 7.06(g) hereof, the Person in whose name such Common Shares will be registered will become the holder of record of such Common Shares (i) if Physical Settlement applies to such Note, at the Close of Business on the Exchange Date (provided, that with respect to any Exchange Date following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, such Person will become the holder of record of such Common Shares on the Maturity Date), and (ii) if Combination Settlement applies to such Note, at the Close of Business on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period.

(c)        Exchanges in Part. If a Holder surrenders only a portion of the principal amount of a Physical Note for exchange, promptly after the applicable Exchange Date, the Issuer, in accordance with Section 3.03, will execute, and the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.03, will authenticate and deliver to such Holder, one or more new Physical Notes, each in an authorized denomination and having an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the Physical Note exchanged in part. Upon the exchange of any beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Exchange Agent will promptly request that the Trustee make a notation on the “Schedule of Increases and Decreases of Global Note” of such Global Note to reduce the principal amount represented by such Global Note by the principal amount of the exchanged beneficial interest.

 

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(d)        Interest upon Exchange; Reimbursement of Interest upon Exchange.

(i)        Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment or additional Common Shares for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Issuer’s settlement of the full Exchange Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to make payments in respect of the Note being exchanged. Except as specified in clause (ii) below, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on Notes being exchanged to, but not including, the Exchange Date, will be deemed cancelled, extinguished and forfeited.

(ii)        Notwithstanding clause (i) above, if Holder surrenders a Note for exchange during the period from the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date to the Open of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Note on the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

(iii)        If a Holder surrenders a Note for exchange during the period from the Close of Business on a Regular Record Date to the Open of Business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, such Holder must accompany such Note with an amount of cash equal to the amount of interest that will be payable on such Note on the corresponding Interest Payment Date; provided, however, that a Holder need not make such payment:

(A)        if the Exchange Date follows the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date;

(B)        if the Issuer has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date;

(C)        if the Issuer has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or

(D)        to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of exchange with respect to such Note.

Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all record Holders on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date (if Notes are called for redemption pursuant to Article 5) or the Maturity Date will receive the full interest payment due on the Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, as applicable, regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date.

(e)        Taxes Due upon Exchange. If a Holder exchanges a Note, the Issuer will pay any Transfer Taxes due on the issue of any Common Shares upon the exchange (including any Transfer Taxes due on the issue or transfer of any Common Shares represented by such Common Shares), unless the tax is due because the Holder requests that any Common Shares be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name, in which case the Holder will pay that tax.

 

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Section 7.03    Settlement Upon Exchange.

(a)        Settlement Methods. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Sections 7.05(f), 7.05(h), 7.06(f) and 7.07 hereof, upon exchange of any Note, the Issuer shall pay or cause the delivery of, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, cash (a “Cash Settlement”), Common Shares, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional Common Share (a “Physical Settlement”), or a combination of cash and Common Shares, together with cash in lieu of any fractional Common Share (a “Combination Settlement,” and each of Cash Settlement, Physical Settlement and Combination Settlement, a “Settlement Method,” and the obligation to effect such payment and/or delivery, the “Exchange Obligation”), at the election of the Issuer, based on the Settlement Method that applies to the Note and the Exchange Rate in effect on the applicable Exchange Date, in each case, as follows:

(i)        Physical Settlement. If the Issuer elects Physical Settlement, the Issuer shall cause to be delivered to the exchanging Holder a number of Common Shares equal to the product of (A)(x) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be exchanged, divided by (y) $1,000 and (B) the Exchange Rate in effect on the applicable Exchange Date; provided, however, that the Issuer shall pay an amount of cash in lieu of any fractional Common Share determined in accordance with Section 7.03(a)(iv) hereof. The Issuer shall cause to be delivered such Common Shares, and pay any amount of cash in lieu of any fractional Common Share, on the second Business Day immediately following the applicable Exchange Date (provided that, with respect to any Exchange Date following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date where Physical Settlement applies to the related exchange, the Issuer shall settle any such exchange on the Maturity Date).

(ii)        Cash Settlement. If the Issuer elects Cash Settlement, the Issuer shall pay to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes being exchanged, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the fifty consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period. The Issuer shall pay such amount of cash on the second Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period.

(iii)        Combination Settlement. If the Issuer elects (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement, the Issuer shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of the Notes being exchanged, a settlement amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the fifty consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period; provided, however, that the Issuer shall pay an amount of cash in lieu of any fractional Common Share determined in accordance with Section 7.03(a)(iv) hereof. The Issuer shall pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, such settlement amount on the second Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period.

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Note includes any fractional Common Share, in lieu of delivering such fractional Common Share, the Issuer will pay the exchanging Holder, (A) if Physical Settlement applies to such Note, an amount of cash equal to the product of (x) such fraction of an Common Share and (y) the Daily VWAP on the applicable Exchange Date (or, if such Exchange Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), and, (B) if Combination Settlement applies to such Note, an amount of cash equal to the product of (x) such fraction of an Common Share and (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period.

(v)        Exchange of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder surrenders more than one Note for exchange on a single Exchange Date, the Issuer will calculate its Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes as if such Holder had surrendered for exchange one Note having an aggregate principal amount equal to the sum of the principal amounts of each of the Notes surrendered for exchange by such Holder on such Exchange Date.

(vi)        Settlement of Accrued Interest and Deemed Payment of Principal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if a Holder exchanges a Note, the Issuer will not adjust the Exchange Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note. Except as provided in Section 7.02(d), any such accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed cancelled, extinguished and forfeited.

(b)        Issuer’s Right to Elect the Settlement Method. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.06(f) or 7.07 hereof:

(i)        All exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after September 15, 2025, and all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Issuer’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the Redemption Date, shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.

(ii)        Except for any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs on or after September 15, 2025, and any exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs after the Issuer’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the related Redemption Date, the Issuer shall use the same Settlement Method for all exchanges with the same Exchange Date, but the Issuer shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges with different Exchange Dates.

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to the Notes and on or prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day prior to the related Redemption Date, in such Redemption Notice or (y) on or after September 15, 2025, no later than the Close of Business on the Business day immediately preceding September 15, 2025). If the Issuer does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Issuer shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Issuer delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation but does not indicate a 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 shall be deemed to be $1,000.

(iv)        The Issuer may, prior to September 15, 2025, at its option, irrevocably fix any Settlement Method that it is then permitted to elect hereunder for all exchanges for which the relevant Exchange Date occurs subsequent to such notice, including Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes of $1,000, or with an ability to continue to set a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes at or above a specific amount set forth in such written notice. Such election must be made by delivering written notice of such election to the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent. Following such irrevocable election, the Issuer will not have the right to change the Settlement Method.

(v)        To elect the Settlement Method that will apply to every Note having an Exchange Date on or after September 15, 2025, on or prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2025, the Issuer shall deliver notice of the Settlement Method that will apply to every Note having an Exchange Date on or after September 15, 2025 to the Holders, Trustee and the Exchange Agent.

(vi)        To elect the Settlement Method that will apply to every Note having an Exchange Date after a Redemption Notice Date and prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the related Redemption Date, the Issuer shall provide notice of the Settlement Method that will apply to every Note having an Exchange Date after a Redemption Notice Date and prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding the related Redemption Date in the applicable Redemption Notice.

(vii)        Whenever an Exchange Date occurs with respect to a Note, the Exchange Agent will, as promptly as possible, and in no event later than Open of Business, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following such Exchange Date, deliver to the Issuer and the Trustee notice that an Exchange Date has occurred, which notice will state such Exchange Date, the principal amount of Notes exchanged on such Exchange Date and the names of the Holders that exchanged Notes on such Exchange Date.

 

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On the first Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period applicable to any Exchange Date, the Issuer will deliver written notice to the Exchange Agent and the Trustee stating (A) the Daily Settlement Amounts (if Combination Settlement applies to the Notes exchanged on such Exchange Date) or the Daily Exchange Values (if Cash Settlement applies to the Notes exchanged on such Exchange Date), in each case, for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period, and (B) the amount of cash, the number of Common Shares or the amount of cash and the number of Common Shares, as the case may be, that the Issuer is obligated to pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, to satisfy its Exchange Obligation with respect to each Note exchanged on such Exchange Date.

Upon the exchange of a Note by means of Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement, the Exchange Agent shall provide written notice to the Parent of such exchange (which notice shall include the relevant Exchange Date, the aggregate principal amount of Notes exchanged, and the number of Common Shares delivered upon exchange) as promptly as practicable (and, in the case of Physical Settlement, no later than the first Business Day following the Exchange Date).

(c)        Surrender to Financial Institution in Lieu of Exchange.

Notwithstanding the provisions described above in this Section 7.03, in satisfaction of the Exchange Obligation, the Issuer may, at its election (a “Financial Institution Surrender Election”), direct the Exchange Agent to surrender, on or prior to the Trading Day following the Exchange Date, such Notes to one or more financial institutions designated by the Issuer (a “Financial Institution Surrender”) in lieu of exchange. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for a Financial Institution Surrender, the designated financial institution(s) must agree with the Issuer to timely deliver, in exchange for such Notes, the cash, Common Shares or combination of cash and Common Shares, at the Issuer’s election, equal to the consideration due upon exchange (the “Exchange Consideration”) pursuant to this Section 7.03, as is designated to the Exchange Agent in writing by the Issuer. If the Issuer makes a Financial Institution Surrender Election, by the Close of Business on the Trading Day following the relevant surrender date, the Issuer shall (i) notify, in the manner provided in this Section 7.03, the Holder surrendering its Notes for exchange, the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee, that the Issuer has made the Financial Institution Surrender Election and (ii) notify the designated financial institution(s) of the relevant deadline for delivery of the Exchange Consideration. If the designated financial institution(s) accepts any such Notes, it or they shall deliver the Exchange Consideration in accordance with this Section 7.03. Any Notes exchanged by the designated financial institution(s) shall remain outstanding, subject to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary. If the designated financial institution(s) agrees to accept any Notes for surrender but does not timely deliver the related Exchange Consideration, or if such designated financial institution(s) does not accept the Notes for a Financial Institution Surrender, the Issuer shall deliver the relevant Exchange Consideration as if the Issuer had not made a Financial Institution Surrender Election. The Issuer’s designation of a financial institution(s) to which the Notes may be submitted for a Financial Institution Surrender does not require such institution to accept any Notes. The Issuer may, but will not be obligated to, enter into a separate agreement with any designated financial institution that would compensate it for any such transaction.

 

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Section 7.04    Certain Provisions Related to Common Shares Issued Hereunder.

(a)        The Parent shall and the Issuer shall cause the Parent to provide or cause to be provided, free from preemptive rights, sufficient duly authorized Common Shares to provide for exchange of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for exchange (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of Common Shares, all such Notes would be exchanged by a single Holder and Physical Settlement applies to such Notes).

(b)        Each of the Parent and the Issuer covenants that all Common Shares issued upon exchange of Notes will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Parent and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c)        The Parent will cause any Common Shares issuable hereunder (whether upon exchange or otherwise) to be listed on whatever stock exchange(s) the Common Shares are listed, if permitted and required by the rules of such stock exchange(s), on the date the exchanging Holder becomes a record holder of such Common Shares.

(d)        The Issuer and the Parent acknowledge that the allotment and issue of Common Shares and the delivery of Common Shares, if any, hereunder (whether upon exchange or otherwise) by the Parent (or by the transfer agent for the Common Shares at the direction of the Parent) will create an equivalent debt owing from the Issuer to the Parent. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the delivery of Common Shares by the Parent, or at the Parent’s direction, in respect of an Exchange Obligation, the portion of such Exchange Obligation consisting of an obligation to deliver or cause to be delivered Common Shares shall be deemed satisfied to the extent of the Common Shares so delivered.

Section 7.05    Adjustment of Exchange Rate.

The Issuer will adjust the Exchange Rate from time to time as described in this Section 7.05, except that the Issuer will not make any adjustments to the Exchange Rate for any transaction described in this Section 7.05 (other than in the case of (x) a share subdivision or share consolidation or (y) a tender or exchange offer) if each Holder participates, in such transaction at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares and solely as a result of holding the Notes, without having to exchange its Notes and as if it held a number of Common Shares equal to the applicable Exchange Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.

(a)        Stock Dividends and Share Splits. If the Parent exclusively issues Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all of the Common Shares, or if the Parent effects a share subdivision or share consolidation with regard to the Common Shares, the Exchange Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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ER0    =    the Exchange 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 subdivision or share consolidation, as applicable;
ER1    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date;
OS0    =    the number Common Shares in issue immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such Effective Date; and
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares in issue immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share subdivision or share consolidation.

Any adjustment made under this Section 7.05(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 subdivision or share consolidation. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 7.05(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Parent’s Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(b)        Rights, Options, and Warrants. If the Parent issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a rights plan adopted by the Parent) entitling such holders for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares, at a price per Common Share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such issuance, the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

ER0    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
ER1    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS    =    the number of Common Shares in issue immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

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X    =    the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y    =    the number of Common Shares equal to (i) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by (ii) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date of such issuance.

Any increase made under this Section 7.05(b) will be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that Common Shares are not delivered (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised) after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted to the Exchange 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 Common Shares actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued or if no such rights, options or warrants are exercised prior to their expiration, the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted to be the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For purposes of this Section 7.05(b) and for purposes of Section 7.01(c)(i), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares, at a price per Common Share less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices for the Common Shares over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Common Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Parent for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or exchange thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Parent’s Board of Directors in good faith.

(c)        Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.

(i)        If the Parent distributes shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Parent or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Parent’s Capital Stock or other securities of the Parent (the “Distributed Property”) to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding:

(A)        dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 7.05(a) hereof or Section 7.05(b) hereof;

(B)        dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which the provisions of Section 7.05(d) hereof apply;

 

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(C)        any dividends and distributions in connection with a Merger Event resulting in the change in the Exchange Consideration as described in Section 7.07;

(D)        except as otherwise described under this Section 7.05(h), rights issued pursuant to a rights plan adopted by the Parent; or

(E)        Spin-Offs as to which the provisions of Section 7.05(c)(ii) hereof shall apply, then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

ER0    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
ER1    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares 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 Parent’s Board of Directors in good faith) of the Distributed Property distributed with respect to each outstanding Common Share in issue on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

If “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder will 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 Shares, the amount and kind of the Distributed Property that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution.

Any increase in the Exchange Rate made under this Section 7.05(c)(i) will 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 Exchange Rate shall be readjusted to be the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(ii)        With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7.05(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Shares of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Parent, and such Capital Stock or similar equity

 

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interest is listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of such dividend or other distribution) on a U.S. national securities exchange or a reasonably comparable non-U.S. equivalent (a “Spin-Off”), the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

ER0    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;
ER1    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;
FMV0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Shares applicable to one Common Share (determined by reference to the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” set forth in Section 1.01 hereof as if references therein to Common Shares 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 Shares over the Valuation Period.

The adjustment to the Exchange Rate under the preceding paragraph will be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but given effect as of the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off; provided that (x) in respect of any exchange of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Exchange Date occurs during the Valuation Period, references in this Section 7.05(c)(ii) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and the Exchange Date in determining the Exchange Rate and (y) in respect of any exchange of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such exchange and within the Valuation Period, references in the preceding paragraph with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off and such Trading Day in determining the Exchange Rate as of such Trading Day. In addition, if the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off is after the 10th Trading Day immediately preceding, and including, the end of any Observation Period in respect of an exchange of Notes, references in the preceding paragraph to 10 Trading Days will be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that exchange, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period.

 

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If any dividend or distribution that constitutes a Spin-Off is not so paid, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Parent’s Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividends or distributions, to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

For purposes of this Section 7.05(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 7.05(h)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Parent to all holders of the Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock, including the Common Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (A) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Shares, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 7.05(c) (and no adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this Section 7.05(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 Exchange Rate shall be made under this Section 7.05(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the 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, 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 Exchange Rate under this Section 7.05(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final purchase (x) the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Exchange 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 purchase price received by a holder or holders of the Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated (or deemed to have expired or been terminated pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence) without exercise by any holders thereof, the Exchange Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued (to the extent any adjustment to the Exchange Rate was made in connection with such issuance).

For purposes of Section 7.05(a) hereof, Section 7.05(b) hereof and this Section 7.05(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 7.05(c) applies includes one or both of:

 

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  (B)

a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 7.05(b) hereof also applies (the “Clause B Distribution”),

then, in either case, (i) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 7.05(c) applies (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Exchange Rate adjustment required to be made under this Section 7.05(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, (ii) the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Exchange Rate adjustment required by Section 7.05(b) hereof with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Parent, (A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause B Distribution and the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (B) any Common Shares included in the Clause A Distribution or the Clause B Distribution shall not be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 7.05(b) hereof, and (iii) the Clause A Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution or the Clause B Distribution, as the case may be, except that, if determined by the Parent, (A) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution, and any Common Shares included in the Clause A distribution shall not be deemed to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date” or such Effective Date within the meaning of Section 7.05(a) hereof.

(d)        Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.125 per Common Share per quarter (the “Initial Dividend Threshold”) the Exchange Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where:

ER0    =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
ER1    =    the Exchange 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 Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
T    =    the Initial Dividend Threshold; provided that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Dividend Threshold will be deemed to be zero; and
C    =    the amount in cash per Common Share that the Parent distributes to holders of the Common Shares.

 

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The Initial Dividend Threshold will be adjusted in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Exchange Rate; provided that no adjustment will be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold for any adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this Section 7.05(d).

If “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Shares, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution. Any such increase 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 Exchange Rate shall be decreased to be the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(e)        Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Shares that is subject to the then-applicable tender offer rules under the Exchange Act (other than an odd lot tender offer that satisfies the requirements of Rule 13e-4(h)(5), or any successor rule), to the extent that the cash and value of any consideration other than cash (as determined by Parent’s Board of Directors in good faith) included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Shares 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 offer or exchange offer, the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

ER0    =    the Exchange 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 offer or exchange offer expires;
ER1    =    the Exchange 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 offer or exchange offer expires;
AC    =    the aggregate value, on the date such tender or exchange offer expires, of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Parent’s Board of Directors in good faith) paid or payable for Common Shares purchased in such tender offer or exchange offer;

 

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OS0    =    the number of Common Shares in issue immediately prior to the Close of Business on the date such tender offer or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer);
OS1    =    the number of Common Shares in issue immediately after the Close of Business on the date such tender offer or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender offer or exchange offer); and
SP1    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares 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 adjustment to the Exchange Rate under the preceding paragraph 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 offer or exchange offer expires; provided that (x) in respect of any exchange of Notes for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Exchange 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 with respect to 10 Trading Days (or the 10th Trading Day) in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer and such Exchange Date in determining the exchange rate and (y) in respect of any exchange of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such exchange and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender offer or exchange offer, references with respect to 10 Trading Days (or the 10th Trading Day) shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender offer or exchange offer and the Exchange Date in determining the Exchange Rate. In addition, if the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender offer or exchange offer expires is after the 10th Trading Day immediately preceding, and including, the end of any Observation Period in respect of an exchange of Notes, references in the preceding paragraph to 10 Trading Days (or the 10th Trading Day) shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that exchange, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day of such Observation Period.

If the Parent or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase Ordinary shares pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer described in this Section 7.05(e) but is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchase or all such purchases are rescinded, the applicable Exchange Rate will be readjusted to be the Exchange 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 effected.

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(g)        Special Provisions for Combination Settlement of Certain Exchanges. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if an Exchange Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date as described in this Section 7.05, and a Holder that has exchanged 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 Common Shares as of the related Exchange Date based on an adjusted Exchange Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the foregoing Exchange Rate adjustment provisions, the Exchange Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will not be made for such exchanging Holder. Instead, such Holder will be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of Common Shares on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(h)        Rights Plan. To the extent that the Parent has a rights plan applicable to the Common Shares in effect upon exchange of any Notes, if Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such a Note, the exchanging Holder will receive, in addition to any Common Shares received in connection with such exchange, the rights under such rights plan. However, if prior to any exchange, the rights have separated from the Common Shares in accordance with the provisions of the applicable rights plan, the Exchange Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Parent distributed, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, the Distributed Property as described in clause (c) of this Section 7.05, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

(i)        Other Adjustments. Whenever a provision of this Indenture requires the Issuer to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Exchange Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts or any functions thereof over a span of multiple days (including, without limitation, during an Observation Period and, if applicable, during the 5 Trading Day period used to determine the Common Share Price), the Issuer, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, will make appropriate adjustments (to the extent no corresponding adjustment is otherwise made pursuant to the provisions in Section 7.05) to each to account for any event requiring an adjustment to the Exchange Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, the Effective Date or the date of the event occurs at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Exchange Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts or any functions thereof are to be calculated.

(j)        Successive Adjustments. After an adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this Article 7, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this Article 7 will cause an adjustment to the Exchange Rate as so adjusted, without duplication.

(k)        Limitations on Adjustments.

(i)        Except as stated in this Article 7, the Issuer will not adjust the Exchange Rate for the issuance of Common Shares or any securities exchangeable into or exchangeable for Common Shares or the right to purchase Common Shares or such exchangeable or exchangeable securities.

(ii)        In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.05, the applicable Exchange Rate shall not be adjusted:

 

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(A)        upon the issuance of any Common Shares at a price below the applicable Exchange Price or otherwise, other than any such issuance described in Section 7.05(a), (b) or (c);

(B)        except as provided under Sections 7.05(a) through (e), upon the sale of Common Shares for a purchase price that is less than the market price per Common Share or less than the Exchange Price;

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

(D)        upon the issuance of any Common Shares or options, warrants or rights to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any evergreen plan);

(E)        upon the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable or exchangeable security not described in clause (B) above and outstanding as of the Issue Date;

(F)        for share repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 7.05(e), including structured or derivative transactions or pursuant to a share repurchase program approved by the Parent’s Board of Directors;

(G)        for a change solely in the nominal value of the Common Shares; or

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

(l)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.05, the Issuer shall not be required to make an adjustment in the Exchange Rate unless the adjustment would require a change in the Exchange Rate of at least 1.0%. However, the Issuer shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1.0% of the Exchange Rate and make such carried forward adjustments (i) when the aggregate of all such carried-forward adjustments equals or exceeds 1.0% and (ii) regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1.0%, (A) upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, (B) with respect to Notes exchanged on each Exchange Date for any such Notes (in the case of Physical Settlement) and on each Trading Day during any Observation Period for any such Notes (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement), (C) for any adjustments that have not been made prior to September 15, 2025, on September 15, 2025 and (D) on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. Adjustments to the applicable Exchange Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of an Common Share.

(m)        For purposes of this Section 7.05, subject to Section 7.05(c) hereof, the number of Common Shares in issue at any time will include Common Shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares, but, so long as the Parent does not pay

 

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any dividend or make any distribution on Common Shares held in the treasury of the Parent, will not include Common Shares held in the treasury of the Parent.

(n)        Voluntary Adjustments.

(i)        Incentive Increases. To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of The New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange on which the Parent’s securities are then listed), the Issuer is permitted to increase the Exchange Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Issuer’s Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Issuer’s best interest.

(ii)        Tax-Related Increases. The Issuer may also (but is not required to) increase the Exchange Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of the Common Shares or rights to purchase the Common Shares in connection with a dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or similar event.

(o)        Notices.

(i)        Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions and Events. The Issuer shall deliver notices of the events specified below at the times specified below and containing the information specified below unless, in each case, (i) pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer is already required to deliver notice of such event containing at least the information specified below at an earlier time, or, (ii) neither the Issuer nor the Parent, at the time notice is required to be delivered, has knowledge of all of the information required to be included in such notice, in which case, the Issuer shall (A) deliver notice at such time containing only the information that it or the Parent has knowledge of at such time (if it or the Parent has knowledge of any such information at such time), and (B) promptly upon it or the Parent obtaining knowledge of any such information not already included in a notice delivered by the Issuer, deliver notice to each Holder containing such information. In each case, the failure by the Issuer to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.

(ii)        Issuances, Distributions, and Dividends and Distributions. If the Parent (A) announces any issuance of any rights, options or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 7.05(b) hereof; (B) authorizes any distribution that would require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 7.05(c) hereof (including any separation of rights from the Common Shares described in Section 7.05(h) hereof); or (C) announces any dividend or distribution that would require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 7.05(a) or Section 7.05(d) hereof, then the Issuer shall provide written notice to the Holders, Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee reasonably promptly as possible following the applicable Ex-Dividend Date, which notice shall describe such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be, and state the Ex-Dividend Date and Record Date for such issuance, distribution, dividend or distribution, as the case may be.

 

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(iii)        Tender and Exchange Offers. If the Parent announces any tender offer or exchange offer that could require an adjustment in the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 7.05(e) hereof, the Issuer shall deliver notice thereof to the Holders on or promptly after the day the Parent publicly announces such tender offer or exchange offer.

(iv)        Voluntary Increases. If the Issuer increases the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 7.05(n), the Issuer shall deliver notice to the Holders at least 15 calendar days prior to the date on which such increase will become effective, which notice shall state the date on which such increased will become effective and the amount by which the Exchange Rate will be increased.

(v)        Dissolutions, Liquidations and Winding-Ups. If there is a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Issuer or the Parent, the Issuer shall deliver notice to the Holders as promptly as possible, but in any event at least 20 calendar days prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, is expected to become effective or occur, and (ii) the date or dates as of which it is expected that holders of Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities or other property deliverable upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be, which notice shall state the expected effective date and record date for such event, as applicable, and the amount and kind of property that a holder of one Common Share is expected to be entitled, or may elect, to receive in such event. The Issuer shall deliver an additional notice to Holders, as promptly as practicable, whenever the expected effective date or record date, as applicable, or the amount and kind of property that a holder of one Common Share is expected to be entitled to receive in such event, changes.

(vi)        Notices After Certain Actions and Events. Whenever an adjustment to the Exchange Rate becomes effective pursuant to this Section 7.05, the Issuer will (i) file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such adjustment has become effective, the Exchange Rate, and the manner in which the adjustment was computed and (ii) deliver notice to the Holders stating that such adjustment has become effective and the Exchange Rate or exchange privilege as adjusted. Failure to give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any such adjustment.

Section 7.06    Adjustments to Exchange Rate upon Exchange In Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or a Redemption.

(a)        General. If (i) the effective date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change (the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date”) occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder elects to exchange its Notes “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, or (ii) the Issuer delivers a Redemption Notice pursuant to a Tax Redemption under Section 5.01(a) or a Provisional Redemption under Section 5.01(b) and a Holder elects to exchange its Called Notes (or any portion thereof) during the period from, and including, the applicable Redemption Notice Date up to, and including, the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the related Redemption Date (such period, the “Redemption Period”), then in each case, the Issuer will, in the circumstances described in this Section 7.06, increase the Exchange Rate applicable to the Notes so surrendered for exchange by

 

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a number of additional Common Shares (the “Additional Shares”) as set forth in this Section 7.06. For purposes of this Section 7.06, an exchange of Notes will be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the notice of the exchange of such Notes is received by the Trustee and Exchange Agent during the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date up to, and including, the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading 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 (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the 35th Business Day immediately following the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer shall increase the Exchange Rate for the Notes pursuant to clause (ii) hereof only with respect to the exchange of Notes that are Called Notes, and not for Notes that are not Called Notes. Accordingly, if the Issuer elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to a Partial Redemption, Holders of the Notes that are not Called Notes will not be entitled to exchange such Notes on account of the Notice of Provisional Redemption and will not be entitled to an increased Exchange Rate on account of the Notice of Provisional Redemption, even if such Notes are otherwise exchangeable pursuant to any provision of Section 7.01 and are exchanged during the related Redemption Period.

(b)        Determination of Additional Shares. The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Exchange Rate will be increased will be determined by reference to the table below, based on the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or the Redemption Notice Date, and the price (the “Common Share Price”) paid (or deemed paid) per common share in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change or on the Redemption Notice Date, as described below. If the holders of Common Shares receive only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Common Share Price shall be the cash amount paid per Common Share. Otherwise, the Common Share Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or the Redemption Notice Date. In the event that an exchange during a Redemption Period would also be deemed to be in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, a Holder of the Notes to be exchanged will be entitled to a single increase to the Exchange Rate with respect to the first to occur of the applicable date of the Redemption Notice Date or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date, and the later event will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of this Section 7.06.

(c)        Adjustment of Common Share Prices and Additional Shares. The Common Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the Exchange Rate of the Notes is otherwise required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 7.05 hereof. The adjusted Common Share Prices in the table below will equal the Common Share Prices in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the adjustment to the Common Share Price and the denominator of which is the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment. The numbers of Additional Shares set forth in the table below will be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Exchange Rate must be adjusted as set forth in Section 7.05 hereof.

 

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(d)        Additional Shares Table. The following table sets forth the hypothetical Common Share price and the number of Additional Shares to be received per $1,000 principal amount of Notes:

 

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Make-Whole
Fundamental
Change Effective
Date / Date of
Redemption
Notice

   $10.20      $11.00      $11.50      $12.00      $13.01      $15.00      $16.91      $18.00      $19.00      $20.00      $22.50      $25.00      $27.50      $30.00  

December 21, 2020

     21.1457        17.8727        15.6609        13.7325        10.5480        6.2793        3.7859        2.8122        2.1216        1.5815        0.6956        0.2348        0.0331        0.0000  

December 15, 2021

     21.1457        17.6664        15.3774        13.3908        10.1314        5.8307        3.3856        2.4544        1.8068        1.3110        0.5302        0.1600        0.0189        0.0000  

December 15, 2022

     21.1457        17.2264        14.8443        12.7875        9.4466        5.1467        2.8048        1.9483        1.3716        0.9440        0.3142        0.0596        0.0000        0.0000  

December 15, 2023

     21.1457        16.4782        13.9591        11.8042        8.3620        4.1247        1.9953        1.2761        0.8205        0.5050        0.1018        0.0012        0.0000        0.0000  

December 15, 2024

     21.1457        15.2809        12.4835        10.1283        6.5042        2.5100        0.8924        0.4517        0.2184        0.0875        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

December 15, 2025

     21.1457        14.0155        10.0630        6.4398        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

(e)        Use of Additional Shares Table. The exact Common Share Price, Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Redemption Notice Date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

(i)        if the Common Share Price is between two Common Share Prices in the table or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Redemption Notice Date is between two Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Dates or two Redemption Notice Dates, as applicable, in the table, the number of Additional Shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth in the table for the higher and lower Common Share Prices and the earlier and later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Dates or Redemption Notice Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year;

(ii)        if the Common Share Price is greater than $30.00 per Common Share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Common Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above) no Additional Shares will be added to the Exchange Rate; and

(iii)        if the Common Share Price is less than $10.20 per Common Share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Common Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above) no Additional Shares will be added to the Exchange Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Exchange Rate, as increased pursuant to this Section 7.06 by the number of Additional Shares, exceed 98.0392 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Exchange Rate is required to be adjusted as set forth in Section 7.05 hereof.

 

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(f)        Settlement of Exchanges “In Connection With” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or during a Redemption Period. If a Holder exchanges a Note “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, or if a Holder exchanges a Note called for redemption (or deemed called for redemption pursuant to Section 7.01(d) hereof) during the related Redemption Period, the Issuer shall settle the exchange in accordance with Section 7.03 hereof (after giving effect to any increase in the Exchange Rate required by this Section 7.06); provided, however, that if the consideration for the Common Shares in any Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any exchange of Notes following the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Exchange Obligation will be calculated based solely on the Common Share Price for the transaction and will be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of exchanged Notes equal to the applicable Exchange Rate (including any adjustment as described in this Section 7.06), multiplied by such Common Share Price. In such event, the Exchange Obligation will be determined and paid to Holders in cash on the second Business Day following the Exchange Date. The Issuer shall notify Holders and the Trustee in writing of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and issue a press release announcing such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date.

Section 7.07    Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)        In General. In the case of:

(i)        any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than (x) changes resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Shares, (y) change in par value or (z) share subdivisions and share consolidations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);

(ii)        any consolidation, merger, or combination involving the Parent;

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

(iv)        any statutory share exchange;

and, in each case, as a result of such event, the Common Shares would be exchanged into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (each such event, a “Merger Event”), then at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on a number of Common Shares equal to the applicable Exchange Rate will be changed into a right to exchange such principal amount of Notes based on 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 Common Shares equal to the Exchange Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (without giving effect to any dissenters’ rights) (the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one Common Share would have received in such Merger Event, a “Unit of Reference

 

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Property”) in such Merger Event; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event, (i) the Issuer or the successor or the acquiring company, as the case may be, shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon exchange of the Notes, as set forth under Section 7.03, and (ii)(w) any amount payable in cash upon exchange of the notes as set forth under Section 7.03 will continue to be payable in cash, (x) any Common Shares that the Issuer would have been required to cause to be delivered upon exchange of the Notes as set forth under Section 7.03 will instead be deliverable in Units of Reference Property, (y) the Daily VWAP will be calculated based on the value of a Unit of Reference Property and (z) the conditions to exchange set forth in Sections 7.01(a), 7.01(b) and 7.01(c) will be determined as if each reference to a Common Share were instead a reference to a Unit of Reference Property.

If the Merger Event causes the Common Shares to be exchanged 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), the composition of a Unit of Reference Property will be deemed to be the weighted average per Common Share of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Shares. If the shareholders receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all exchanges that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (i) the Exchange Consideration of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the exchange rate in effect on the Exchange Date (as may be increased as described under Section 7.06), multiplied by the price paid per Common Share in such Merger Event and (ii) the Issuer shall satisfy its Exchange Obligation by paying cash to exchanging Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the Exchange Date. The Issuer will notify Holders and the Trustee in writing of the weighted average, if applicable, as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

(b)        In connection with such Merger Event, the Issuer, the Parent or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 14.01(g) providing for such change in the right to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If, for any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes common shares or other shares of common equity, the supplemental indenture shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that are as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments described under this Article 7. If, for any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes common equity, securities or other property or assets (other than cash and/or cash equivalents) of a Person other than the Parent, the Issuer or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person, if an Affiliate of the Parent, and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders, including the right of holders to require the Issuer to purchase their Notes upon a Fundamental Change, as the Issuer reasonably considers necessary by reason of the foregoing.

(c)        If the Issuer, the Parent or any successor or purchasing Person or other Person executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 7.07(b) hereof, then the Issuer or such successor or purchasing Person or other Person, as applicable, shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefore, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or assets that will comprise a Unit of Reference Property after the applicable Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all relevant

 

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conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver notice thereof to all Holders. If, at the time such a supplemental indenture is executed, the Issuer cannot calculate the composition of a Unit of Reference Property because it is subject to a shareholder election, the Issuer may deliver notice of the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or assets that will comprise a Unit of Reference Property after the Merger Event as promptly as practicable after it is able to make such calculation. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(d)        Neither the Issuer nor the Parent shall become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with the foregoing. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder to exchange its Notes into cash, Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, as applicable, as set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

(e)        The above provisions of this Section 7.07 shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

(f)        Upon the consummation of any Merger Event, references to “Common Shares” shall be deemed to refer to any Reference Property that constitutes Capital Stock after giving effect to such Merger Event.

(g)        In connection with any adjustment to the Exchange Rate described in Section 7.07(a), the Issuer will also adjust the Initial Dividend Threshold based on the number of Common Shares comprising the Reference Property and (if applicable) the value of any non-Capital Stock consideration comprising the Reference Property. If the Reference Property is composed solely of non-Capital Stock consideration, the Initial Dividend Threshold will be zero.

Section 7.08    No Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and the Exchange Agent will not have any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine whether any facts exist that require an adjustment of the Exchange Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. Neither the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent will be responsible for any failure of the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, to deliver any amount of cash and/or number of Common Shares, as applicable, upon the surrender of any Notes for the purpose of exchange or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Issuer contained in this Article 7. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent will be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof, including with respect to the calculation of the amount of cash, the number of Units of Reference Property or the combination of cash and Units of Reference Property receivable by Holders upon the exchange of their Notes after any Merger Event, and each, subject to the provisions of Article 11 in the case of the Trustee, may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and will be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, will be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto.

 

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ARTICLE 8

PURCHASE AT OPTION OF HOLDERS UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE

Section 8.01    Fundamental Change Permits Holders to Require the Issuer to Repurchase the Notes.

(a)        General. If a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change) occurs at any time prior to the Maturity Date, then each Holder will have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Issuer to repurchase for cash, at the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, (i) all of such Holder’s Notes or (ii) any portion of such Holder’s Notes, which must be a principal amount such that the principal amount of the Notes not so repurchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(b)        Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The “Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means, for any Notes to be repurchased on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; provided, however, that if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs after a Regular Record Date, but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Regular Record Date, the Issuer will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased. Any notes repurchased by the Issuer in connection with a Fundamental Change will be paid for in cash.

(c)        Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The “Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means, for any Fundamental Change, the date specified by the Issuer in the Fundamental Change Notice for such Fundamental Change, which date will be not less than 20 or more than 35 Business Days, following the Fundamental Change Notice Date for such Fundamental Change.

Section 8.02    Fundamental Change Notice.

(a)        General. On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Issuer will deliver to each Holder, the Trustee and the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) a notice of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the resulting repurchase right (the “Fundamental Change Notice,” and the date of such delivery, the “Fundamental Change Notice Date”).

For any Fundamental Change, the Fundamental Change Notice shall state:

(i)        the events causing such Fundamental Change and whether such transaction is also a Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

(ii)       the effective date of such Fundamental Change;

(iii)      the last date on which a Holder may exercise its right to require the Issuer to repurchase its Notes as a result of such Fundamental Change under this Article 8;

 

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(iv)        the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change;

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

(vi)        the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent;

(vii)       if applicable, the applicable Exchange Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Exchange Rate;

(viii)      if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be exchanged only if such Holder withdraws such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or to the extent that a portion of such Notes is not subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice; and

(ix)        the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Issuer to repurchase a Note.

Simultaneously with delivering any Fundamental Change Notice, the Issuer will publish a notice containing this information on the Parent’s website or through such other public medium as we may use at that time.

(b)        Failure or Defect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, neither the failure of the Issuer to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor a defect in a Fundamental Change Notice delivered by the Issuer will limit the repurchase rights of any Holder under this Article 8 or impair or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to the repurchase of any Note pursuant to this Article 8.

(c)        Certain Merger Events. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Issuer will not be required to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice, nor to offer to repurchase, or repurchase, any Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (2)(A) or (B) of the definition thereof (or pursuant to clause (1) that also constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (2)(A) or (B) of the definition thereof), if (i) such Fundamental Change constitutes a Merger Event whose Reference Property consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become exchangeable (pursuant to Section 7.07 and, if applicable, Section 7.06) into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes the maximum amount of accrued but unpaid interest payable as part of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Fundamental Change); and (iii) the Issuer timely sends the notice relating to such Fundamental Change required pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(ii). Any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in accordance with the provisions is described in this Section 8.02(c), the Issuer is not required to offer to repurchase any Notes is referred to as herein as an “Exempted Fundamental Change.”

 

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Section 8.03    Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(a)        General. To exercise its repurchase rights under Section 8.01(a) hereof with respect to any Fundamental Change, a Holder must deliver to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee), on or before the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date:

(i)        a duly completed “Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” in the form of Attachment 2 of the Notes that such Holder is tendering for repurchase (a “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice”); and

(ii)        the Notes that such Holder is tendering for repurchase, (A) by book-entry transfer if such Notes are Global Notes, or (B) by physical delivery, if such Notes are Physical Notes, in each case, together with any endorsements or other documents reasonably requested by the Paying Agent.

(b)        Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice for any Note must state:

(i)        if such Note is to be repurchased in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be a principal amount such that the principal amount of the Notes not so repurchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

(ii)        that such Note will be repurchased by the Issuer pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Article 8; and

(iii)        if such Note to be repurchased is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note.

If the Notes to be repurchased are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Notice for such Notes must comply with the Applicable Procedures.

(c)        Notices to Issuer. If any Holder validly delivers to the Paying Agent a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to any Note or any portion of a Note, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer) will promptly deliver to the Issuer a copy of such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(d)        Effect of Improper Notice. Unless and until the Trustee and Paying Agent receives a validly endorsed and delivered Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note, together with such Note, in a form that conforms with the description contained in such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the Holder submitting the Notes will not be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note.

Section 8.04    Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

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(in whole or in part) by delivering to the Trustee and Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) a written notice of withdrawal prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Any such withdrawal notice must state:

(i)        the principal amount of the Notes to be withdrawn, which must be such that the principal amount not to be repurchased equals $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

(ii)        the principal amount of the Notes, if any, that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice; and

(iii)        if the Notes with respect to which such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice pertained were Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be withdrawn and the Notes that will remain subject to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, if any.

If the Notes to be withdrawn are Global Notes, a Holder must deliver its notice of withdrawal in compliance with the Applicable Procedures.

(b)        Return of Note. Upon receipt of a validly delivered withdrawal notice, the Paying Agent will promptly (i) if such notice pertains to a Physical Note or a portion of a Physical Note, return such Note or portion of a Note to such Holder, in the amount specified in such withdrawal notice; and, (ii) if such notice pertains to a beneficial interest in a Global Note, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, deem to be cancelled any instructions for book-entry transfer of such beneficial interest, in the amount specified in such withdrawal notice.

(c)        Notice to Issuer. If any Holder validly delivers to the Paying Agent a notice of withdrawal with respect to a Note or any portion of a Note, the Paying Agent (if other than the Issuer) will promptly deliver to the Issuer a copy of such notice of withdrawal.

Section 8.05    Effect of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(a)        General. If a Holder validly delivers to the Paying Agent a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to any Note or any portion of any Note, such Holder may no longer exchange such Note or portion of a Note, as the case may be, unless and until such Holder validly withdraws such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(b)        Timing of Payment. Upon the Paying Agent’s receipt of (i) a valid Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and (ii) the Notes to which such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice pertains, the Holder of the Notes to which such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, as applicable, pertains will be entitled, except to the extent such Holder has validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and (ii)(A) if such Notes are Physical Notes, the date of delivery of such Notes to the Paying Agent, or (B) if such Notes are Global Notes, the date of book-entry transfer of such Notes to the Paying Agent, or, if such later date is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such later date.

 

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(c)        Effect of Deposit. If, by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change, the Issuer deposits sufficient money with the Paying Agent to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for every Note subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, validly delivered in accordance with Section 8.03 hereof and not validly withdrawn in accordance with Section 8.04 hereof, then, at the Close of Business on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date:

(i)        the Notes tendered for repurchase and not withdrawn will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of such Notes is made or whether or not such Notes are delivered to the Paying Agent); and

(ii)        all other rights of the Holders with respect to the Notes tendered for repurchase and not withdrawn will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as applicable, and previously accrued and unpaid interest, upon delivery or transfer of the Notes).

Section 8.06    Notes Repurchased in Whole or in Part. If any Physical Note is to be repurchased only in part, the Holder must surrender such Note at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder of such Note or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing), whereupon the Issuer will execute, in accordance with Section 3.03, and the Trustee will authenticate, in accordance with Section 3.03, and deliver to the surrendering Holder, without a service charge, a new Note or Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered which is not repurchased. If any Global Note is repurchased in part, the Issuer will instruct the Registrar, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, to decrease the principal amount of such Global Note by the principal amount repurchased. Any Notes that are repurchased or owned by the Issuer, whether or not in connection with a Fundamental Change will be submitted to the Trustee for cancellation and will be duly retired by the Issuer.

Section 8.07    Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws upon Repurchase of Notes. In connection with any repurchase offer pursuant to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice under this Article 8, the Issuer will, if required, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may be applicable at the time of the offer to repurchase the Notes, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with any applicable United States federal and state securities laws applicable to it in connection with such repurchase offer.

To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations enacted or adopted after the date of this Indenture conflict with the provisions of this Indenture relating to the Issuer’s obligations to repurchase the Notes upon a Fundamental Change, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under such provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such conflict.

 

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Section 8.08    Deposit Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. By 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Issuer will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, will segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 11.06) an amount of immediately available funds sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that the Issuer is required to repurchase on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

Section 8.09    Covenant Not to Repurchase Notes upon Certain Events of Default.

(a)        General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8, no Notes may be repurchased at the option of Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a default by the Issuer that would be cured by the Issuer’s payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as applicable, with respect to such Notes).

(b)        Deemed Withdrawals. If, on any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, (i) a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice for a Note has been validly tendered in accordance with Section 8.03 hereof and has not been validly withdrawn in accordance with Section 8.03 hereof, and (ii) pursuant to this Section 8.09, the Issuer is not permitted to purchase Notes, the Paying Agent will deem such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice withdrawn.

(c)        Return of Notes. If a Holder tenders a Note for purchase pursuant to this Article 8 and, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, pursuant to this Section 8.09, the Issuer is not permitted to purchase such Note, the Paying Agent will (i) if such Note is a Physical Note, return such Note to such Holder, and (ii) if such Note is held in book-entry form, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, deem to be cancelled any instructions for book-entry transfer of such Note.

Section 8.10    Repurchase by Third Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8, the Issuer will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Fundamental Change if a third party makes the offer in the manner, at the times, and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Article 8 applicable to an offer by the Issuer to repurchase the Notes upon a Fundamental Change and such third party purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn upon such offer in the manner and otherwise in compliance with such requirements.

ARTICLE 9

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

Section 9.01    Events of Default.

(a)        General. Each of the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes:

(i)        the Issuer shall fail to pay or cause to be paid an installment of interest, if any, on any of the Notes, which failure continues for 30 days after the date when due;

 

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(ii)        the Issuer shall fail to pay or cause to be paid the principal of any Note (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) when the same becomes due and payable at its stated maturity, upon redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(iii)        the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, shall fail to pay or deliver when due any part of the Exchange Obligation with respect to any Note in accordance with Article 7 hereof and such failure continues for five Business Days;

(iv)        the Issuer shall fail to comply with its notice obligations under Article 8, Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.06 of this Indenture, and such failure continues for one Business Day;

(v)         the Issuer or the Parent shall fail to comply with its respective obligations under Article 10 of this Indenture;

(vi)        the Issuer shall fail to perform or observe (or obtain a waiver with respect to) any term, covenant or agreement contained in the Notes or this Indenture and not otherwise explicitly provided for in this Section 9.01(a) for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Issuer of notice of such failure from the Trustee or by the Issuer and the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes;

(vii)       any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary with an aggregate principal amount outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $50,000,000 shall not have been paid when due and upon the demand of its holders and within any applicable grace period after final maturity (or when otherwise due by acceleration or otherwise);

(viii)      the entry against the Issuer of one or more final and non-appealable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured or unbonded amount in excess of $50,000,000, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgment remains or judgments remain undischarged, unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(ix)        (I) the Issuer, the Parent or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries that are Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Law:

(A)        commences as a debtor a voluntary case or proceeding to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

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

(C)        consents to the appointment of a receiver or examiner of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

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(E)        files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief; or

(F)        consents to the filing of such a petition or the appointment of an examiner or the appointment or taking possession by a receiver; or

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

(1)        grants relief against the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding or adjudicates the Issuer, the Parent or any Subsidiary insolvent or bankrupt;

(2)        appoints a receiver or an examiner of the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary for all or substantially all of the property of the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary; or

(3)        orders the winding up or liquidation of the Issuer, the Parent or any Significant Subsidiary;

and, in each case, the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 90 consecutive days.

Section 9.02    Acceleration.

(a)        Acceleration. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 9.01(a)(ix) hereof with respect to the Issuer or the Parent), the Trustee by notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the written request of such Holders shall, declare 100% of the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding Notes to be due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Sections 9.01(a)(ix) hereof occurs with respect to the Issuer or the Parent, the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the then outstanding Notes will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any party. Upon such a declaration of acceleration, such principal and accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable immediately.

(b)        Rescission of Events of Default and/or Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of then outstanding Notes may waive all past Defaults and Events of Default (except with respect to nonpayment of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price) or interest or with respect to the Issuer’s failure to deliver the Exchange Obligation as required under Article 7 hereof) and rescind and annul any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences hereunder by delivering notice to the Trustee if (i) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable) and interest on the Notes that have

 

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become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived and (iii) all payments due under this Indenture to the Trustee have been made.

Section 9.03    Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest on, the Redemption Price for or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or produce any of the Notes in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative, except as otherwise provided in this Indenture.

Section 9.04    Sole Remedy for Failure to Report.

(a)        General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes or in this Indenture, to the extent the Issuer elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the Issuer’s failure to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that the Parent is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (to the extent such section of the Trust Indenture Act is applicable to this Indenture) or (ii) the Parent’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth under Section 4.07 (any such Event of Default, a “Reporting Default”), will, for the first 360 days after the occurrence of such Reporting Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest at a rate equal to (x) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of then outstanding Notes for each day during the first 180 days after the occurrence of such Reporting Default during which such Reporting Default is continuing and (y) 0.50% per annum on the principal amount of then outstanding Notes from the 181st day until the 360th day following the occurrence of such Reporting Default during which Reporting Default is continuing.

(b)        Issuer Election. In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 360 days after the occurrence of a Reporting Default in accordance with Section 9.04(a) hereof, the Issuer must notify all Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of such election prior to the beginning of such 360-day period. Any Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 9.04 will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as ordinary interest is payable and will be separate and distinct from, and in addition to, any Additional Interest that may accrue pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement.

(c)        Limitation on Remedy.

(i)        On the 361st day after the occurrence of such Reporting Default (if such Reporting Default is not cured or waived prior to such 361st day), the Notes will immediately be subject to acceleration in accordance with Section 9.02 hereof.

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pays such Additional Interest but does not pay the Additional Interest when due), the Notes will immediately be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 9.02 hereof on account of such Reporting Default.

(iii)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Issuer elects to pay the Additional Interest with respect to any Reporting Default, the Issuer’s election will not affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default.

(iv)        In no event shall Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 9.04 accrue, together with any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement, at a rate per year in excess of 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to requirements to pay such Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 9.04 or Section 7(e) of the Registration Rights Agreement. With regard to any Event of Default relating to the Issuer’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth under Section 4.07, no Additional Interest shall accrue after such Event of Default has been cured.

Section 9.05    [Reserved].

Section 9.06    Control By Majority. At any time, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or for exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or, subject to the Trustee’s duties under Article 11 and the Trust Indenture Act, that the Trustee determines to be unduly prejudicial to the rights of a Holder or to the Trustee, or that would potentially involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s instituting such proceeding as the Trustee. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee will be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

Section 9.07    Limitation on Suits. Subject to Article 10 hereof, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price, if applicable), Additional Amounts or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the Exchange Consideration, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless:

(a)        such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)        Holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes deliver to the Trustee a written request that the Trustee pursue a remedy with respect to such Event of Default;

 

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(c)        such Holder or Holders have offered and, if requested, provided to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or other expense of compliance with such written request;

(d)        the Trustee has not complied with such written request within 60 days after receipt of such written request and offer of security or indemnity; and

(e)        during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes did not deliver to the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such written request.

A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over any other Holder, it being understood that the Trustee does not have any affirmative duty to ascertain whether any usage of this Indenture by a Holder is unduly prejudicial to such other Holders.

Section 9.08    Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Exchange. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal of, Redemption Price for, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, Additional Amounts with respect to, and accrued and unpaid interest on, its Notes, on or after the respective due date, and to exchange its Notes and receive the Exchange Obligation due with respect to such Notes in accordance with Article 7 hereof, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment or exchange rights, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder and will not be subject to the requirements of Section 9.07 hereof.

Section 9.09    Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 9.01(a)(i), 9.01(a)(ii) or 9.01(a)(iii) hereof occurs and is continuing or an acceleration pursuant to Section 9.02 occurs and has not been waived or rescinded, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer for the whole amount of principal of, interest on, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, Redemption Price for, Additional Amounts with respect to, and Exchange Obligation with respect to, the Notes, as the case may be, and to the extent lawful, any default interest on such principal, interest, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, Redemption Price and Additional Amounts, and such further amount as is sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, as well as any other amounts that may be due under Section 11.07.

Section 9.10    Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

 

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Section 9.11    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or the Parent, their respective creditors or its property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, will be entitled to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 11.07. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 11.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding, will be denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien on, and is paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or to accept or to adopt on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 9.12    Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 9.13    Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 3.08, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 9.14    Delay or Omission Not a Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 9 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the Trustee (subject to the limitations contained in this Indenture) or by the Holders, as the case may be.

 

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Section 9.15    Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 9, it will pay out the money in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under this Indenture, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

SECOND: to the Holders, for any amounts due and unpaid on the principal of, Redemption Price for, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, Additional Amounts with respect to, accrued and unpaid interest on, and cash portion of the Exchange Obligation with respect to, any Note, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due and payable on all of the Notes; and

THIRD: the balance, if any, to the Issuer or to such other party as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to the Holders pursuant to this Section 9.15. If the Trustee so fixes a record date and a payment date, at least 15 days prior to such record date, the Issuer will deliver to each Holder and the Trustee a written notice, which notice will state such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment.

Section 9.16    Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of a Note, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 9.16 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to, Additional Amounts with respect to, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Note on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to exchange any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 hereof.

ARTICLE 10

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, OR SALE OF ASSETS AND TAX RESIDENCE

Section 10.01    Issuer and Parent May Consolidate on Certain Terms. Neither the Issuer nor the Parent shall consolidate with or merge or consolidate with any Person (unless the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, is the surviving person) or sell, lease or otherwise transfer their respective consolidated properties and assets, substantially as an entirety, to another Person

 

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(other than for the Parent to sell, lease or otherwise transfer such assets or properties to the Issuer or to one or more of the Issuer’s direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiaries), unless:

(a)        the Person (if other than the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable) formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, is merged or consolidated or the Person which acquires by sale, lease or other transfer of the consolidated properties and assets of the Issuer or the Parent, substantially as an entirety, shall (x) be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other business entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada or any province thereof, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom or the Republic of the Marshall Islands; provided, however that in the case of the Parent, such person is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) such Person (if other than the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable) expressly assumes, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer or the Parent, as the case may be, under the Notes and this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations under Section 4.10); and

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Issuer merges or consolidates with and into the Parent, or sells, leases or otherwise transfers all or any substantial part of its consolidated properties and assets to the Parent, then the Parent shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental to this Indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to pay Additional Amounts as set forth in Section 4.10).

Section 10.02    Successor to Be Substituted. Upon any such consolidation, merger, amalgamation or transfer, the resulting, surviving, transferee or successor Person (if not the Issuer or the Parent, as the case may be) shall succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer or the Parent’s under, this Indenture, and the Issuer or the Parent, as the case may be, shall be discharged from the obligations under the Notes and this Indenture.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, amalgamation, sale, lease or other transfer, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 10.03    Change of Tax Residence. None of the Issuer, the Parent or any successor thereof shall be a tax resident of a tax jurisdiction other than the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong, or the United Kingdom unless being a tax resident of such jurisdiction will not provide the Issuer a right to redeem the Notes under Section 5.01 either under the laws in force at that time such Person became a tax resident or successor thereto or laws announced at that time; provided that, the Issuer will continue to have the benefit of Section 5.01 after such change of jurisdiction in compliance with the above provisions. The Issuer has filed an election to be classified for U.S. federal tax purposes as a disregarded entity, and will remain so for so long as any of the Notes are outstanding.

 

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ARTICLE 11

THE TRUSTEE

Section 11.01    Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

(a)        The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his/her own affairs.

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

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

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

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

(ii)        the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer or Officers of the Trustee, unless the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii)        the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the written direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 1.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture;

 

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(iv)        whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Article 11;

(v)        the Trustee shall not be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Issuer or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-Registrar with respect to the Notes; and

(vi)        if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred.

None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

Section 11.02    Notice of Defaults. The Trustee shall give the Holders notice of any Default of which a Trust Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof so long as such Default is continuing; provided, that (except in the case of any Default in the payment of principal amount of, or interest on, any of the Notes or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, Redemption Price or a default in the delivery of the Exchange Consideration), the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders of Notes.

Section 11.03    Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01:

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

(b)        any request, direction, order or demand of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Parent’s or the Issuer’s Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or the General Counsel of the Parent or the Issuer, as applicable;

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

 

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(d)        the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture (including upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;

(e)        the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney (at the reasonable expense of the Issuer and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation);

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

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

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

(i)        the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and the Indenture;

(j)        the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee (i) in each document related hereto to which it is a party, and (ii) in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder, including, but not limited to, as, Paying Agent, Security Registrar and Exchange Agent, and any authentication agent and transfer agent;

(k)        the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder; and

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

 

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(m)        the permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty.

(n)        the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into (i) the performance or observance by the Issuer or any other Person of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in this Indenture or in any related document, (ii) the occurrence of any default, or the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Indenture, any related document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (iii) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in this Indenture or any related document.

(o)        the Trustee shall not have any duty or responsibility in respect of (i) any recording, filing, or depositing of this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument, (ii) the acquisition or maintenance of any insurance or (iii) the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against the Issuer.

(p)        to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Trustee may obtain, verify, and record information that identifies individuals or entities that establish a relationship or open an account with the Trustee. The Trustee may ask for the name, address, tax identification number and other information that shall allow the Trustee to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account. The Trustee may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation, an offering memorandum, or other identifying documents to be provided. The parties to this Indenture agree that they shall provide the Trustee with such information as the Trustee may reasonably request.

(q)        in respect of this Indenture, the Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the Person sending instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information on behalf of the Issuer, the Parent, or any Holder by electronic transmission is, in fact, a Person authorized to give such instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information on behalf of the Issuer, the Parent, or any Holder purporting to send such electronic transmission and the Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by any party as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information. Each of the Issuer, the Parent and any Holder agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to submit instructions, directions, reports, notices or other communications or information to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, notices, reports or other communications or information, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

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covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

(s)        the Trustee shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture or any other related document if such action (i) would, in the reasonable opinion of the Trustee, in good faith (which may be based on the advice or opinion of counsel), be contrary to applicable law, this Indenture or any other related document, or (ii) is not provided for in this Indenture or any other related document. The Trustee shall not be required to take any action under this Indenture or any related document if taking such action (i) would subject the Trustee to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax, or (i) would require the Trustee to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified.

(t)        in order to comply with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations (“Applicable Law”) related to this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto, the Issuer agrees: (i) to provide to the Trustee sufficient information about such parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so it can determine whether it has any tax related obligations under Applicable Law, (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law for which it shall not have any liability, and (iii) to hold harmless the Trustee for any losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with such Applicable Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee hereunder.

Section 11.04    No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture.

Section 11.05    Trustee, Paying Agents, Exchange Agents or Registrar May Own Notes. The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Exchange Agent or Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Exchange Agent or Registrar.

Section 11.06    Monies to be Held in Trust. Subject to the provisions of Section 13.04, all monies and properties received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as may be agreed in writing from time to time by the Issuer and the Trustee.

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services rendered by it hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) as mutually agreed to from time to time in writing between the Issuer and the Trustee, and the Issuer will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or willful misconduct. The Issuer also covenants to indemnify the Trustee (or any officer, director or employee of the Trustee), in any capacity under this Indenture and its agents and any authenticating agent for, and to hold them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim or expense incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or such officers, directors, employees and agent or authenticating agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust or the enforcement of this Indenture (including this Section 11.07) or in any other capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, in respect of any payment of the Redemption Price in connection with the ability of Holders to surrender Notes for exchange during the period specified in Section 7.01(d), as the case may be, in connection with the Issuer’s election to effect a Tax Redemption or a Provisional Redemption, as the case may be), including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer, the Parent, a Holder or any other Person) of liability in the premises. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 11.07 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a lien prior to that of the Notes upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The obligation of the Issuer under this Section 11.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

When the Trustee and its agents and any authenticating agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in Section 9.01(a)(ix) with respect to the Issuer occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.

Section 11.08    Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as Evidence. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee.

Section 11.09    Conflicting Interests of Trustee. If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, this Indenture.

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a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (or if such Person is a member of a bank holding company system, its bank holding company shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000). If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.10, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

Section 11.11    Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

(a)        The Trustee may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Issuer and to the Holders of Notes. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment thirty (30) days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Holders, the resigning Trustee may, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Issuer and the Holders, appoint a successor identified in such notice or may petition, at the expense of the Issuer, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or, if any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months may, subject to the provisions of Section 9.16, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.

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

(i)        the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 11.09 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months; or

(ii)        the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.10 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder; or

(iii)        the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; then, in any such case, the Issuer may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to the provisions of Section 9.16, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee; provided, however, that if no

 

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successor Trustee shall have been appointed and have accepted appointment sixty (60) days after either the Issuer or the Holders has removed the Trustee, the Trustee so removed may petition at the Issuer’s expense any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.

(c)        The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee which shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee unless, within ten (10) days after notice to the Issuer of such nomination, the Issuer objects thereto, in which case the Trustee so removed or any Holder, or if such Trustee so removed or any Holder fails to act, the Issuer, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 11.11(a) provided, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee.

(d)        Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 11.11 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 11.12.

Section 11.12    Acceptance by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 11.11 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Issuer or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amount then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.07, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon request of any such successor trustee, the Issuer shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers. Any trustee ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a lien upon all property and funds held or collected by such trustee as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.07.

No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 11.12 unless, at the time of such acceptance, such successor trustee shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 11.09 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.10.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 11.12, the Issuer (or the former trustee, at the written direction and expense of the Issuer) shall mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the Holders of Notes at their addresses as they shall appear on the Register. If the Issuer fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Issuer.

 

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Section 11.13    Succession by Merger, Etc. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or exchanged or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, exchange or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee (including any trust created by this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that in the case of any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, such corporation shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 11.09 and eligible under the provisions of Section 11.10.

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

Section 11.14    Preferential Collection of Claims. If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of the claims against the Issuer (or any such other obligor).

Section 11.15    Trustees Application for Instructions from the Issuer. Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Issuer (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three (3) Business Days after the date any officer of the Issuer actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date) unless prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

 

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ARTICLE 12

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE

Section 12.01    Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. The Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:

(a)        semiannually, not more than 15 days after each Regular Record Date, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders as of such Regular Record Date; and

(b)        at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar; provided, however, that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Registrar.

Section 12.02    Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

(a)        The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 12.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 12.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b)        The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes, and the corresponding rights and duties of the Trustee, shall be as provided under applicable law.

(c)        Every Holder, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer and the Trustee that neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to applicable law.

Section 12.03    Reports By Trustee. Within 60 days after June 15 of any year, commencing with June 15, 2021, the Trustee shall, to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, transmit to Holders a report dated as of such date that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act (it being understood that if no event described in Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no such report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall transmit all reports as required by Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange, if any, upon which the Notes are

 

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listed, with the Commission and with the Issuer. The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or of any delisting thereof.

ARTICLE 13

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 13.01    Discharge of Liability on Notes. When (a)(i) the Issuer delivers to the Registrar all outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 3.08) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, any Redemption Date, upon exchange, redemption, declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and the Issuer irrevocably deposits with the Trustee or the Parent delivers to the Holders, as applicable, cash, Common Shares or a combination thereof, as applicable (solely to satisfy any outstanding Exchange Obligation with respect to the Notes), sufficient to pay or deliver, as the case may be, all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 3.08), (b) the Issuer pays all other sums payable by it under this Indenture and (c) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that the conditions precedent therefor have been satisfied, then, this Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes, the Notes will cease to be of further effect and the Holders and the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes and the Notes; provided, however, that any obligation of the Issuer to the Trustee under Sections 11.06 or 11.07 shall survive after the Notes are paid in full and there are no Notes outstanding.

Section 13.02    Deposited Moneys to Be Held in Trust. Subject to Section 13.04 hereof, all cash deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof will be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders, and such cash will be applied by the Trustee, either directly or through the Paying Agent, to the payment of the obligation for which such cash has been deposited with the Trustee.

Section 13.03    Paying Agent to Repay Monies Held. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all cash then held by the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall, upon written request of the Issuer, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies, if any.

Section 13.04    Repayment to the Issuer. Subject to any applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, upon receiving a written request from the Issuer, will promptly turn over to the Issuer any cash held for payment on the Notes that remains unclaimed two years after the date on which such payment was due. After the Trustee and the Paying Agent return such cash, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, and any Holder entitled to the payment of such cash under the Notes or this Indenture must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditor of the Issuer.

Section 13.05    Reinstatement. If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash in accordance with Section 13.02 hereof by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying

 

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Agent is permitted to apply all such cash, in accordance with Section 13.02 hereof; provided, however, that if the Issuer makes any payment of the principal of, interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, Additional Amounts with respect to or cash portion of the Exchange Obligation with respect to, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from any cash held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 14

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 14.01    Without Consent of Holders. The Issuer, the Parent and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder, including to:

(a)        evidence a successor to the Issuer or the Parent and the assumption by that successor of the Issuer’s obligations or the Parent’s obligations, as applicable, under the Indenture and under the Notes;

(b)        add to the Issuer’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer;

(c)        secure the Issuer’s obligations in respect of the Notes;

(d)        evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment of a successor Trustee in accordance with this Indenture;

(e)        cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or correct or supplement any defective provision contained in this Indenture that does not adversely affect the holders of the notes in any material respect;

(f)        add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(g)        provide for the exchange of the Notes into Reference Property and effect any other changes to the terms of the Notes required under this Indenture in connection therewith;

(h)        make any change that would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the interests of the Holders (other than those of a Holder that has consented to such change) in the good faith opinion of the Parent’s Board of Directors;

(i)        conform the provisions of this Indenture to the “Description of notes” section of the Offering Memorandum, as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, to the extent that the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate stating that any text to be so conformed constitutes an unintended conflict with the corresponding provision in such “Description of notes” section;

(j)        comply with the Applicable Procedures;

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(l)        provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent, Bid Solicitation Agent or Exchange Agent to facilitate the administration of the trusts under this Indenture by more than one Trustee; or

(m)        to irrevocably elect a Settlement Method or a Specified Dollar Amount, or eliminate the Issuer’s right 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 the provisions of Article 7

Section 14.02    With Consent of Holders. With the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes), and, subject to the exceptions provided in Section 9.02(b) hereof, any Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provisions waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, the Notes); provided, however, that, without the consent of each Holder of a then outstanding Note affected, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes may:

(a)        alter the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of interest on any Note or change the time of payment of any installment of interest on any Note;

(b)        make any of the Notes payable in money or securities other than that stated in the Note;

(c)        change the Maturity Date of any Note;

(d)        reduce the principal amount, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price with respect to any of the Notes;

(e)        make any change that adversely affects the rights of Holders to require the Issuer to repurchase the Notes at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change;

(f)        impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any Note or with respect to the exchange of any Note;

(g)        adversely affect the exchange rights of the Notes, including by modification to any of the notice provisions;

(h)        change the percentage in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes necessary to modify or amend the Indenture or to waive any past Default or Event of Default;

(i)        change the ranking of the Notes;

(j)        change the Issuer’s obligations under Section 4.10;

 

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(k)        reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment or make any other change in the provisions of this Section 14.02 or in the provisions relating to the waiver of particular past Events of Default or particular covenants, except to provide that any additional provisions may not be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of a then outstanding Note affected; or

(l)        release the Parent from, or modify or affect in any manner adverse to the Holders the terms and conditions of, the obligations of the Parent under this Indenture.

It will not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 14.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it will be sufficient if such consent approves the substance of such proposed amendment.

Section 14.03    Notices of Supplemental Indentures. After an amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes pursuant to this Article 14 becomes effective, the Issuer will mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment or supplement to this Indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in such notice, will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment or supplement to this Indenture.

Section 14.04    Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modification thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

ARTICLE 15

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE 16

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 16.01    Official Acts by Successor Corporation. Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Issuer shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any Person that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Issuer or Parent.

Section 16.02    Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in writing (including telecopy promptly confirmed in writing) and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows:

 

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if to the Issuer or the Parent:

Seaspan Corporation

c/o 2600-200Granville Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V6C 1S4

Attention: Karen Lawrie

Fax: (604) 648-9514

Email: klawrie@atlascorporation.com

with copies to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Christopher Paci; Jamie Knox

Fax: (212) 335-4501

Email: christopher.paci@us.dlapiper.com; jamie.knox@us.dlapiper.com

if to the Trustee:

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7 East

New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Fax: 212-815-5366

The Issuer, the Parent or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a registered Holder shall be mailed to the Holder at the Holder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it, except that notices to the Trustee shall be effective only upon receipt.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon facsimile transmission of written instructions and/or directions pursuant to this Indenture given by the Issuer; provided, however, that (i) the

 

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Issuer, subsequent to such facsimile transmission of written instructions and/or directions, shall provide the originally executed instructions and/or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner and (ii) such originally executed instructions and/or directions shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Issuer.

Section 16.03    Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 16.04    No Recourse against Others. Except to the extent provided otherwise herein, an incorporator, director, officer, employee, Affiliate or shareholder of the Issuer or the Parent, solely by reason of this status, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Parent under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

Section 16.05    Successors. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements by the Issuer or Parent contained in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 16.06    Multiple Originals and Electronic Signatures. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. This Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature, (ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

Section 16.07    Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors

 

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hereunder and the Holders of Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 16.08    Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 16.09    Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

Section 16.10    Calculations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Issuer will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes (including, without limitation, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Shares, accrued interest payable on the Notes, the Trading Price of the Notes (for purposes of determining whether the Notes are exchangeable as described herein), the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Exchange Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts, and the Exchange Rate of the Notes). The Issuer will make all such calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on Holders. The Issuer will provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Exchange Agent, and each of the Trustee and Exchange Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of such calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will deliver a copy of such schedule to any Holder upon the written request of such Holder.

Section 16.11    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE PARENT, EACH HOLDER BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

Section 16.12    Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a)        Each of the Issuer and the Parent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state court sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court sitting in the State and City of New York, County and Borough of Manhattan.

 

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(b)        Each of the Issuer and the Parent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Notes in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

Section 16.13    Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Issuer and the Parent with respect to any sum due from it to the Trustee and the Holders shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged until the first Business Day following receipt by the Trustee or the Holders of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that the Trustee may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to the Trustee or the Holders, the Issuer and the Parent, jointly and severally, to the extent permitted by law, agree as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Trustee and such Holders against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to the Trustee or the Holders, the Trustee and the Holders hereby agrees to pay to the Issuer and/or the Parent, as applicable, an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such person.

Section 16.14    Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, pandemics and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 16.15    U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

Section 16.16    Notices, Instructions and Electronic Signatures. All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing (provided that any communication sent to Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by DocuSign (or such other digital signature

 

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provider as specified in writing to Trustee by the authorized representative)), in English. The Issuer and the Parent each agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including without limitation the risk of Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

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

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION, as Issuer
    By:  

        /s/ Bing Chen

    Name: Bing Chen
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
ATLAS CORP.
    By:  

        /s/ Bing Chen

    Name: Bing Chen
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to the Indenture – Issuer and Parent]


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee
    By:  

        /s/ Francine Kincaid

    Name: Francine Kincaid
    Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to the Indenture – Trustee]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK LEGEND]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

  (1)

REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACCOUNT AND THAT IT AND ANY SUCH ACCOUNT IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF ATLAS CORP. (“ATLAS”) OR SEASPAN CORPORATION (“SEASPAN”); AND

  (2)

AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ATLAS AND SEASPAN THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (I) ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ISSUER’S 3.75% EXCHANGEABLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2025, OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO, AND SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT:

 

  (I)

(I) TO SEASPAN, ATLAS OR ANY OF ATLAS’S OTHER SUBSIDIARIES; OR

 

  (II)

PURSUANT TO, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF ATLAS THAT COVERS THE RESALE OF THE COMMON SHARES DELIVERABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS SECURITY; OR

 

  (III)

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

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2(B)(III) ABOVE, EACH OF ATLAS, SEASPAN AND THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE COMMON SHARES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT

 

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

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF ATLAS OR SEASPAN AND NO PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE AS DEFINED RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF ATLAS OR SEASPAN DURING THE THREE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR OWN THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF NOTICE OF TAX REDEMPTION ELECTION]

To: [ ]

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby elects to not have this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, be subject to a Tax Redemption, and any Notes representing any principal amount hereof not subject to such Tax Redemption, be issued and delivered to the registered holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any portion of this Note not subject to such Tax Redemption is to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto.

The undersigned hereby certifies that it (or if it is acting for the account of one or more persons, that each such person) is not, and has not been, during the ninety days immediately preceding the date hereof, an “affiliate” of the Issuer or of the Parent (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).

 

 

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 Common Shares are to be issued, or Notes to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.   


Fill in for registration of Notes 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 not subject to Tax Redemption

(if less than all):

$ 1,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the holder(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

Exhibit 4.2

[EXECUTION VERSION]

 

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION

(a Marshall Islands corporation)

ATLAS CORP.

(a Marshall Islands corporation)

$201,250,000

3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Dated: December 21, 2020

 

 


SEASPAN CORPORATION

(a Marshall Islands corporation)

ATLAS CORP.

(a Marshall Islands corporation)

3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

December 21, 2020

BofA Securities, Inc.

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

As Representatives of the several Initial Purchasers

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

3 Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Seaspan Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands with limited liability (the “Issuer”), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”), for whom BofA Securities, Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are acting as the representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”) , its 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and among the Issuer, Atlas Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Company”), and the Representatives, dated as of December 16, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of the Notes. In certain circumstances, the Notes will be exchangeable for common shares, $0.01 par value, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, “Notes” shall include any Option Securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. To induce the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy their obligations thereunder, the holders of the Notes will have the benefit of this registration rights agreement by and among the Issuer, the Company and the Initial Purchasers whereby the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Notes or any Registrable Securities (including the Initial Purchasers) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders”), as follows:

 

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Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Act and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a Registration Statement filed by a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer which shall become effective upon filing thereof pursuant to General Instruction I.D for Form S-3 or General Instruction I.C for Form F-3.

Broker-Dealer” shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act.

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

Closing Date” shall mean the date of the first issuance of the Notes.

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Deferral Period” shall have the meaning indicated in Section 3(i) hereof.

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

Final Memorandum” shall mean the final offering memorandum, dated December 16, 2020, relating to the Notes, including any and all annexes thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein as of such date.

FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any successor agency thereto.

Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean each offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Registrable Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities.

Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Notes, dated the date hereof, by and among the Issuer, as issuer, the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Initial Placement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.

Majority Holders” shall mean, on any date, Holders (determined, in the case of Holders of Notes, on an as-exchanged basis) of a majority of the Common Shares issuable upon exchange of the Notes.

 

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Managing Underwriters” shall mean the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that administer an underwritten offering, if any, conducted pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

Note” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a written notice delivered to the Company substantially in the form attached as Annex A to the Final Memorandum.

Notice Holder” shall mean, on any date, any Holder of Registrable Securities that has delivered a properly completed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.

Issuer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Prospectus” shall mean a prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf” takedown, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Common Shares covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto, including any and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein.

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Registrable Securities” shall mean the Common Shares issuable in exchange for the Notes initially sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement other than those that have (i) been registered under a Shelf Registration Statement and disposed of in accordance therewith, (ii) become eligible to be sold without restriction as contemplated by Rule 144 under the Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto that may be adopted by the Commission, (iii) ceased to be outstanding, whether as a result of redemption, repurchase, cancellation, exchange or otherwise, or (iv) been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act.

Registration Default Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.

Shelf Registration Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) hereof.

Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement, including a “universal shelf” registration statement, of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof which registers under the Securities Act the sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities, including by “shelf takedown” using a prospectus supplement or otherwise, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.

Underwriter” shall mean any underwriter of Common Shares in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.

Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Act.

2. Shelf Registration.

(a) The Company shall on or about the first business day following the 90th day after the Closing Date (i) file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement (which shall be, if the Company is a Well-Known

 

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Seasoned Issuer on the 90th day after the Closing Date, an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement) and/or (ii) file one or more prospectus supplements to an effective Shelf Registration Statement of the Company, providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the Holders of, all of the Registrable Securities, from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission.

(b) If the Shelf Registration Statement filed in Section 2(a) is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective under the Act no later than 180 days after the Closing Date.

(c) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the Act (including by way of preparing and filing with the Commission within the time limits required by Rule 415 under the Act or any successor rule thereto a new Shelf Registration Statement, and, if necessary, filing a new prospectus supplement pursuant to such new Shelf Registration Statement, in order to cover any Registrable Securities previously registered on a Shelf Registration Statement that may no longer be used for sales of such Registrable Securities and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such new Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable thereafter), in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period (the “Shelf Registration Period”) from the date such Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission (or becomes effective in the case of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement) or, in the case of a “universal” Shelf Registration Statement, the first date a prospectus supplement covering Registrable Securities is filed under such Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of (i) the 50th trading day immediately following the maturity date of the Notes (subject to extension for any suspension of the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement during such 50 trading day period immediately following the maturity date by the length of such suspension) or (ii) the date upon which there are no Notes outstanding and all of the Common Shares issued upon exchange of the Notes to the Holders are freely transferable pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act and no longer bear a restricted legend. The Company shall be deemed not to have used its commercially reasonable efforts to keep a Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of Registrable Securities not being able to offer and sell such Common Shares at any time during the Shelf Registration Period, unless such action is (x) required by applicable law or otherwise undertaken by the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Company’s obligations hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets, and (y) permitted by Section 3(i) hereof.

(d) The Company shall cause a Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (i) to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act; and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

(e) The Company shall provide notice to each Holder at least twenty Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of the initial Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant hereto. Each Holder agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire and such other information as the Company may reasonably request in writing, if

 

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any, to the Company at least ten Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement as announced in such notice from the Company. From and after the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts, on the first Business Day of each month (i) to file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or to prepare and, if permitted or required by applicable law, to file a supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus or an amendment or supplement to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that each Holder that delivered a Notice and Questionnaire prior to the 20th day of the prior month is named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, and so that such Holder is permitted to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as is practicable; (ii) provide such Holder, upon request, copies of any documents filed pursuant to this Section 2(e)(i); and (iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Act of any post-effective amendment filed or the filing of any supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus, pursuant to this Section 2(e)(i); provided, that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above upon expiration of the Deferral Period in accordance with Section 3(i) hereof. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in a Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes a Notice Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2(e) (whether or not such Holder was a Notice Holder at the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement) shall be named as a selling securityholder in such Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (A) any Notes are called for redemption and the then prevailing market price of the Common Shares is above the Exchange Price (as defined in the Indenture), then the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file a post-effective amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus within five Business Days of the Redemption Date (as defined in the Indenture), naming as a selling securityholder therein all Notice Holders that have completed and delivered a Notice and Questionnaire and provided the other information reasonably requested in writing by the Company, in each case on or before such Redemption Date or (B) any Notes are exchanged by a Holder as provided for in Article 14 of the Indenture, then the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file a post-effective amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus within five Business Days of the Exchange Date (as defined in the Indenture), as applicable, naming as a selling securityholder therein any such exchanging Holders that have completed and delivered a Notice and Questionnaire and provided the other information reasonably requested in writing by the Company, in each case on or before such Exchange Date.

(f) If a Holder does not timely complete and deliver a Notice and Questionnaire or provide the other information the Company may reasonably request in writing, that Holder will not be named as a selling securityholder in the Prospectus and will not be permitted to sell its Registrable Securities under such Shelf Registration Statement.

3. Registration Procedures. The following provisions shall apply in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement.

(a) The Company shall:

(i) furnish to each of the Representatives and to counsel for the Notice Holders (as appointed in accordance with Section 4), not less than five Business Days prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and each amendment thereto and each amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” if any, to the Prospectus included therein (including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial filing) and shall use its commercially

 

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reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as the Representatives reasonably propose; and

(ii) include information regarding the Notice Holders and the methods of distribution they have elected for their Registrable Securities provided to the Company in Notices and Questionnaires as necessary to permit such distribution by the methods specified therein.

(b) The Company shall ensure that:

(i) the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act; and

(ii) the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, 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.

(c) The Company shall advise the Representatives, the Notice Holders and any underwriter that has provided in writing to the Company a telephone or email address and address for notices, and confirm such advice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii) through (v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):

(i) when the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

(ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” or for additional information;

(iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or any other lapse in the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Registration Period;

(iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

(v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, they (A) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and (B) do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

(d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. The Company shall undertake additional reasonable actions as required to permit unrestricted resales of the Common Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

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(e) Upon request, the Company shall furnish to each Notice Holder, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if a Notice Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).

(f) During the Shelf Registration Period, the Company shall promptly deliver to each Initial Purchaser, each Notice Holder, and any sales or placement agents or underwriters acting on their behalf, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including the preliminary Prospectus, if any) included in the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” thereto as any such person may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” thereto by each of the foregoing in connection with the offering and sale of the Common Shares.

(g) Prior to any offering of Common Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) arrange for the qualification of the Common Shares for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any Notice Holder shall reasonably request and shall maintain such qualification in effect so long as required, and (ii) cooperate with the Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA; provided, that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the Initial Placement or any offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

(h) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(c)(ii) through Section 3(c)(v) hereof, the Company shall promptly (or within the time period provided for by Section 3(i) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” to the related Prospectus or file any other required document to remedy the basis for any suspension of the Shelf Registration Statement and so that, as thereafter delivered to Initial Purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(i) Upon the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development, public filing with the Commission or any other material event that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” the Company shall give notice (without notice of the nature or details of such events) to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Notice Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus, including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown,” provided for in Section 3(h) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus. The period during which the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended pursuant to this Section 3(i) (the “Deferral Period”) shall not exceed 45 days in any 90-day period or 90 days in any 360-day period; provided, that, if the event triggering the Deferral Period relates to a proposed or pending material business transaction, the disclosure of which the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith would be reasonably likely to impede the ability to consummate the transaction or would otherwise be seriously detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries taken a whole, the Company may extend the Deferral Period from 45 days to 60 days in any 90-day period or from 90 days to 120 days in any 360-day period.

 

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(j) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its securityholders an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of, and Rule 158 under, the Act as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (such effective date shall include the date of filing a prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown” of Registrable Securities to an effective Shelf Registration Statement) and in any event no later than 60 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 120 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company’s first fiscal quarter commencing after the such effective date.

(k) The Company may require each Holder of Common Shares to be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such Common Shares as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from the Shelf Registration Statement (including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown” pursuant thereto) the Common Shares of any Holder that unreasonably fails to furnish such information within ten Business Days after receiving such request.

(l) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Common Shares covered by the Shelf Registration Statement.

4. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Section 2 and Section 3 hereof and shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel (which may initially be Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, but which may be another nationally recognized law firm experienced in securities matters designated by the Majority Holders) to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith; provided, however, that such expenses shall not include, and the Company shall not have any obligation to pay, any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities, or any fees and expenses of any Broker-Dealer or other financial intermediary engaged by any Holder.

5. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and the Issuer jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Common Shares covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, each Initial Purchaser, the directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents of each such Holder or Initial Purchaser and each person who controls any such Holder or Initial Purchaser within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Shelf Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433 of the Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any preliminary Prospectus or any Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company and the Issuer will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the Issuer by or on behalf of the party claiming indemnification specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Company and the Issuer may otherwise have to the indemnified party.

 

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(b) Each Holder of securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement (including each Initial Purchaser that is a Holder, in such capacity) severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs such Shelf Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement shall be acknowledged by each Notice Holder that is not an Initial Purchaser in such Notice Holder’s Notice and Questionnaire and shall be in addition to any liability that any such Notice Holder may otherwise have to the Company.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 5 or notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve the indemnifying party from liability under Section 5(a) or Section 5(b) hereof unless and to the extent the indemnifying party was not materially prejudiced as a result thereof; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including local counsel) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including local counsel) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments by reason of any settlement of any action effected (i) with its written consent, or (ii) without its written consent if the settlement is entered into more than 45 days after the indemnifying party received a request from the indemnified party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses of counsel (in any case where such fees and expenses are at the expense of the indemnifying party), the indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and, prior to the date of such settlement, the indemnifying party has failed to comply with such reimbursement request. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

 

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(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in this Section 5 hereof is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending loss, claim, liability, damage or action) (collectively “Losses”) to which such indemnifying party may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided, however, that in no case shall any Initial Purchaser be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the commission applicable to the Notes, as set forth in the Final Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under such Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses, nor shall any Holder be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its sale of securities covered by such Registration Statement exceeds the sum of (i) the amount paid by such Holder for such securities plus (ii) the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of such Holder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth in the Final Memorandum. Benefits received by the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total commissions as set forth in the Final Memorandum, and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Common Shares registered under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 5, each person who controls a Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Shelf Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this Section 5(d).

(e) The provisions of this Section 5 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or the Company or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section 5, and shall survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement.

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(b) If any Common Shares covered by a Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall be selected by the Company, subject to the prior written consent of the Majority Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) No person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Common Shares on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements; and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

(d) In the event of an underwritten offering conducted pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form, customary legal opinions, customary comfort letters and other customary documents and certifications by the Company and by the selling securityholders) and take all other necessary actions in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering.

(e) In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any Common Shares or participate in a public offering (within the meaning of the rules of FINRA) as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group, whether as a Holder of such Common Shares or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, the Company shall assist such Broker-Dealer in complying with the applicable rules and regulations of FINRA.

7. Registration Defaults. If any of the following events shall occur, then the Issuer shall pay liquidated damages (the “Registration Default Damages”) to the Holders as follows:

(a) if a Shelf Registration Statement (which shall be, if the Company is then a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement) or a prospectus supplement to an effective Shelf Registration Statement of the Company is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the first Business Day following the 90th day following the Closing Date, then commencing on the next succeeding Business Day, Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such 91st day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or

(b) if a Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission (or has not become effective in the case of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement) on or prior to the 180th day following the Closing Date, then commencing on the 181st day after the Closing Date, Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such 181st day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or

(c) if a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared or becomes effective but ceases to be effective or usable for the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities, other than in connection with (A) a Deferral Period or (B) as a result of a requirement to file a new Shelf Registration Statement, a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Prospectus to make changes to the information regarding selling securityholders or the plan of distribution provided for therein, at any time during the Shelf Registration Period and the Company does not cure the lapse of effectiveness or usability within ten Business Days (or, if a Deferral Period is then in effect and the proviso regarding the filing of post-effective amendments in Section 2(e) with respect to any Notice and Questionnaire received during such period, within ten (10) Business Days following the expiration of such Deferral Period or period permitted pursuant to Section 2(e)), then Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including the day following such 10th Business Day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or

 

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(d) if the Company through its omission fails to name as a selling securityholder any Holder that had complied timely with its obligations hereunder in a manner to entitle such Holder to be so named in (i) a Shelf Registration Statement at the time it first became effective or (ii) any Prospectus, including a prospectus supplement for a “shelf takedown” pursuant thereto, at the later of time of filing thereof or the time the Shelf Registration Statement of which the Prospectus forms a part becomes effective, then from and after the time of such breach Registration Default Damages shall accrue, on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder, at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including the day following the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement or the time of filing of such Prospectus, as the case may be, and 0.50% per annum thereafter; or

(e) if the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 3(i) hereof or (y) the Company declares a Deferral Period for a reason not permitted by Section 3(i), then commencing on the day the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period (in the case of clause (x)) or commencing on the first day of such Deferral Period (in the case of clause (y)), Registration Default Damages shall accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days from and including such date, and 0.50% per annum thereafter;

provided, however, that (1) upon the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus supplement (in the case of paragraph (a) above), (2) upon the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (b) above), (3) upon such time as the Shelf Registration Statement which had ceased to remain effective or usable for resales again becomes effective and usable for resales (in the case of paragraph (c) above), (4) upon the time such Holder is permitted to sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus in accordance with applicable law (in the case of paragraph (d) above) or (5) upon the termination of the Deferral Period referred to in clause (x) or (y) of Section 3(e), the Registration Default Damages shall cease to accrue.

Any amounts of Registration Default Damages due pursuant to this Section 7 will be payable in cash on the next succeeding interest payment date to Holders entitled to receive such Registration Default Damages on the relevant record dates for the payment of interest. If any Note ceases to be outstanding during any period for which Registration Default Damages are accruing, the Company will prorate the Registration Default Damages payable with respect to such Note.

The Registration Default Damages rate on the Notes shall not exceed in the aggregate 0.50% per annum and shall not be payable under more than one clause above for any given period of time, except that if Registration Default Damages would be payable because of more than one Registration Default, but at a rate of 0.25% per annum under one Registration Default and at a rate of 0.50% per annum under the other, then the Registration Default Damages rate shall be the higher rate of 0.50% per annum. Other than the Company’s obligation to pay Registration Default Damages in accordance with this Section 7, neither the Company nor the Issuer will have any liability for damages with respect to a Registration Default.

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, in no event shall Registration Default Damages accrue to holders of Common Shares issued upon exchange of Notes. In lieu thereof, the Exchange Rate (as defined in the Indenture) shall be increased by 3.00% for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes exchanged at a time when such Registration Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing adjustment shall not be applied more than once to the same $1,000 principal amount of Notes and (ii) if a Registration Default occurs after a Holder has exchanged its Notes into Common Shares, such Holder shall not be entitled to any compensation with respect to such Common Shares.

 

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In no event shall Registration Default Damages, together with Additional Interest (as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Issuer’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.06(b) of the Indenture, accrue on the Notes at a per annum rate, in the aggregate, in excess of 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Registration Default Damages and Additional Interest.

8. No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor the Issuer has entered into, and each agrees not to enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the registration rights granted to the Holders herein.

9. Rule 144A and Rule 144. So long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file the reports required to be filed by it under Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner and, if at any time the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, make publicly available other information so long as necessary to permit sales of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to Rules 144 and 144A of the Act. The Company covenants that it will take such further action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rules 144 and 144A (including, without limitation, the requirements of Rule 144A(d)(4)). Upon the written request of any Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9 shall be deemed to require the Company or the Issuer to register any of its securities pursuant to the Exchange Act.

10. Listing. So long as any Registrable Securities are outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or trading market as the Common Shares are then listed.

11. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Majority Holders; provided, that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective; provided, further, that no amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to Section 7 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and provided, further, that the provisions of this Section 11 may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Initial Purchasers and each Holder.

12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication:

(a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Notice and Questionnaire;

(b) if to the Initial Purchasers or the Representatives, initially at the address or addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

(c) if to the Company or the Issuer, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

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All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when received.

The Initial Purchasers, the Company or the Issuer by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, notices given to Holders (i) holding Notes in book-entry form may be given through the facilities of DTC or any successor depository and (ii) may be given by e-mail at the e-mail address provided by such Holder in accordance with the provisions of the Notice and Questionnaire.

13. Remedies. Each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided to it herein or in the Purchase Agreement or granted by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company and the Issuer agree that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by them of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

14. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company or the Issuer thereto, subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities, and the indemnified persons referred to in Section 5 hereof. The Company and the Issuer hereby agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Registrable Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.

15. Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. Electronic signatures complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law will be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Agreement. Transmission by telecopy, electronic mail or other transmission method of an executed counterpart of this Agreement will constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.

16. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

17. Applicable Law. Each of the Issuer and the Company and each of the Initial Purchasers hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.

18. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) shall be instituted in (i) the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or (ii) the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a “Related Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.

 

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Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party not located in the United States irrevocably appoints Puglisi & Associates as its agent to receive service of process or other legal summons for purposes of any such suit, action or proceeding that may be instituted in any state or federal court in the City and County of New York. With respect to any Related Proceeding, each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all immunity (whether on the basis of sovereignty or otherwise) from jurisdiction, service of process, attachment (both before and after judgment) and execution to which it might otherwise be entitled in the Specified Courts, and with respect to any Related Judgment, each party waives any such immunity in the Specified Courts or any other court of competent jurisdiction, and will not raise or claim or cause to be pleaded any such immunity at or in respect of any such Related Proceeding or Related Judgment, including, without limitation, any immunity pursuant to the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, as amended.

19. QFC Stay Rider. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Initial Purchaser that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Initial Purchaser 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 Initial Purchaser that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Initial Purchaser becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Initial Purchaser 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 the purposes of this Section 19, a “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: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” 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. Severability. In the event that any one of more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

21. Judgment Currency. The issuer and the Company jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Initial Purchaser, its directors, officers, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Initial Purchaser within the

 

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meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any loss incurred by such Initial Purchaser as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the judgment currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of exchange at which such indemnified person is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the judgment currency actually received by the indemnified person. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the relevant currency.

22. Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that the Issuer or the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from jurisdiction of any court of (i) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong or the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) the United States or the State of New York or, (iii) any jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or assets or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution, set-off or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property and assets or this Agreement, Atlas or the Company, as applicable, hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

23. Common Shares Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Common Shares is required hereunder, Common Shares held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Common Shares if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Common Shares) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Company, the Issuer and the several Initial Purchasers.

 

Very truly yours,

SEASPAN CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Bing Chen

 

Name: Bing Chen

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

ATLAS CORP.

By:

 

/s/ Bing Chen

 

Name: Bing Chen

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Pei-Tse Wu

 

Name: Pei-Tse Wu

 

Title: Managing Director

For themselves and as representatives of the Initial Purchasers

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.

By:

 

/s/ Brian Riley

 

Name: Brian Riley

 

Title: Managing Director, Global Markets

For themselves and as representatives of the Initial Purchasers

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