UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2021
Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37697 | 47-5381253 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(720) 499-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | CDEV | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement
On March 16, 2021, Centennial Resource Production, LLC (“CRP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company, as a guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below and, together with the Company, the “Guarantors”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), agreeing, subject to customary conditions, to issue and sell (the “Offering”) $150,000,000 principal amount of CRP’s 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) to the Underwriters. In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, CRP granted the Underwriters an option, which is exercisable within 30 days after March 16, 2021, to purchase up to an additional $22,500,000 principal amount of Notes solely to cover over-allotments. The Offering was completed on March 19, 2021.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by CRP and the Guarantors and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. Additionally, CRP and the Guarantors have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. Furthermore, CRP and the Guarantors have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer or sell any shares of Company common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Company common stock for a period of 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates have from time to time performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory, commercial banking and investment banking services for the Company, CRP and their affiliates in the ordinary course of business for which they have received and would receive customary compensation. In particular, affiliates of certain of the Underwriters are lenders under CRP’s revolving credit facility, and, as a result, will receive a portion of the net proceeds from the Offering in such capacities. In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of the Company, CRP and their affiliates.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement set forth therein.
Indenture and Notes
The Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of March 19, 2021, between CRP and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), dated as of March 19, 2021, among CRP, the Guarantors and the Trustee.
The Notes will be CRP’s senior, unsecured obligations and will be (i) equal in right of payment with CRP’s senior, unsecured indebtedness; (ii) senior in right of payment to CRP’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes; (iii) effectively subordinated to CRP’s secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness; and (iv) structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent CRP is not a holder thereof) preferred equity, if any, of CRP’s subsidiaries. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis, by the Company and its subsidiaries that currently guarantee CRP’s outstanding senior notes (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).
The Notes will accrue interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2021. The Notes will mature on April 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged. Before January 3, 2028, noteholders will have the right to exchange their Notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after January 3, 2028, noteholders may exchange their Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. CRP will settle exchanges by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Company common stock”), or a combination of cash and shares of Company common stock, at CRP’s election. The initial exchange rate is 159.2610 shares of Company common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial exchange price of approximately $6.28 per share of Company common stock. The exchange rate and exchange price will be subject to customary adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occur, then the exchange rate will, in certain circumstances, be increased for a specified period of time.
The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to the partial redemption limitation described below), at CRP’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after April 7, 2025 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Company common stock exceeds 130% of the exchange price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date CRP sends the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date CRP sends such notice. However, CRP may not elect to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes unless at least $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes are outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the time CRP sends the related redemption notice. In addition, calling any Note for redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to that Note, in which case the exchange rate applicable to the exchange of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is exchanged after it is called for redemption.
If certain corporate events that constitute a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occur, then, subject to limited exceptions, noteholders may require CRP to repurchase their Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The definition of Fundamental Change includes certain business combination transactions involving the Company or CRP and certain de-listing events with respect to Company common stock.
The Notes will have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined in the Indenture), which include the following: (i) certain payment defaults on the Notes (which, in the case of a default in the payment of interest on the Notes, will be subject to a 30-day cure period); (ii) CRP’s failure to send certain notices under the Indenture within specified periods of time; (iii) a default in CRP’s obligation to exchange a Note in accordance with the terms of the Indenture if such default is not cured within two business days after its occurrence; (iv) the failure by CRP or any Guarantor to comply with certain covenants in the Indenture relating to the ability of CRP or such Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of CRP or such Guarantor, as applicable, and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another person; (v) a default by CRP or any Guarantor in its other obligations or agreements under the Indenture or the Notes if such default is not cured or waived within 60 days after notice is given in accordance with the Indenture; (vi) certain defaults by CRP, any Guarantor or any of their respective significant subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money of at least $35,000,000; (vii) the rendering of certain judgments against CRP, any Guarantor or any of their respective significant subsidiaries for the payment of at least $35,000,000, where such judgments are not discharged or stayed within 60 days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired or on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; (viii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving CRP, any Guarantor or any of their respective significant subsidiaries; and (ix) any guarantee of the Notes ceases to be in full force and effect (except as permitted by the Indenture) or any Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes.
If an Event of Default involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events with respect to CRP or any Guarantor (and not solely with respect to a significant subsidiary of CRP or any Guarantor) occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any person. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then, the Trustee, by notice to CRP, or noteholders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to CRP and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, CRP may elect, at its option, that the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to certain failures by CRP to comply with certain reporting covenants in the Indenture consists exclusively of the right of the noteholders to receive special interest on the Notes for up to 365 days at a specified rate per annum not exceeding 0.50% on the principal amount of the Notes.
The above description of the Indenture and the Notes is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the form of the certificate representing the Notes are filed as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes set forth therein.
Capped Call Transactions
On March 16, 2021, in connection with the pricing of the offering of Notes, CRP and the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Base Capped Call Transactions”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC and Royal Bank of Canada (the “Option Counterparties”). If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, then CRP intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to fund the cost of entering into additional capped call transactions (the “Additional Capped Call Transactions,” and, together with the Base Capped Call Transactions, the “Capped Call Transactions”) with each of the Option Counterparties. The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Company common stock that initially underlie the Notes, and are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to Company common stock upon any exchange of Notes and/or offset any cash payments CRP is required to make in excess of the principal amount of exchanged Notes,
as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap, based on the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions is initially $8.4525, which represents a premium of 75% over the last reported sale price of Company common stock on March 16, 2021. The cost of the Base Capped Call Transactions was approximately $13.0 million.
The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions, each between CRP, the Company and the applicable Option Counterparty, and are not part of the terms of the Notes and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes or the Indenture. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.
The above description of the Capped Call Transactions is a summary and is not complete. Copies of the confirmations for the Capped Call Transactions are filed as Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2 and Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the confirmations set forth therein.
Credit Agreement Waiver and Amendment
On March 15, 2021, CRP entered into a limited waiver and amendment (the “Waiver and Amendment”) to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2018, by and among CRP, as borrower, and JP Morgan. Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Waiver and Amendment amends certain definitions, covenants and events of default to permit the offering of the Notes and the Capped Call Transactions. In addition, the Waiver and Amendment waived the provision of the Credit Agreement that requires an automatic reduction in CRP’s borrowing base by an amount equal to 25% of the aggregate notional amount of issued permitted senior unsecured notes in connection with the offering of the Notes.
The above description of the Waiver and Amendment is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the Waiver and Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Waiver and Amendment set forth therein.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 15, 2021, the Company announced that it had launched the offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release announcing the results of the pricing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On March 16, 2021, the Company announced that it had priced the offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release announcing the results of the pricing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
10.4 | Limited Consent and Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, by and among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto. | |
23.1 | Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 15, 2021. | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated March 16, 2021. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 2021 | CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC. | |||||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: George S. Glyphis | ||||||
Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
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Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC
$150,000,000 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
Underwriting Agreement
March 16, 2021
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Jefferies LLC
As Representatives of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
c/o Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company) and subsidiary of Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Parent), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the Underwriters), for whom you are acting as representatives (the Representatives), $150,000,000 principal amount of its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Underwritten Securities) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional $22,500,000 principal amount of its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Option Securities) if and to the extent that the Underwriters shall have determined to exercise the option to purchase such 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Underwritten Securities and the Option Securities are herein referred to as the Securities. The Securities will be exchangeable into shares (the Underlying Securities) of Class A common stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), cash or a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, at the Companys option. The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be dated as of March 19, 2021 (the Indenture), among the Company, the guarantors listed in Schedule 2 hereto (the Guarantors) and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), and will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Guarantors (the Guarantees). As used herein, the term Securities shall include the Guarantees, unless the context otherwise requires.
In connection with the offering of the Underwritten Securities, the Company and the Parent are separately entering into capped call transactions with one or more counterparties, which may include the Underwriters or affiliates thereof (each, a Capped Call Counterparty), in each case pursuant to a capped call confirmation (each, a Base Capped Call Confirmation), each dated the date hereof, and in connection with the issuance of any Option Securities, the Company, the Parent and each Capped Call Counterparty may enter into additional capped call transactions, in each case pursuant to an additional capped call confirmation, each to be dated the date on which the option granted to the Underwriters to purchase such Option Securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof is exercised (each, an Additional Capped Call Confirmation and, together with the Base Capped Call Confirmations, the Capped Call Confirmations).
The Company and the Guarantors hereby confirm their agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Securities Act), an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-254300) including a base prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (Rule 430 Information), is referred to herein as the Registration Statement; and as used herein, the term Preliminary Prospectus means each prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) before effectiveness, any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omits Rule 430 Information, and the term Prospectus means the prospectus in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities. Any reference in this underwriting agreement (this Agreement) to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Exchange Act (as defined below) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
At or prior to the Time of Sale (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the Time of Sale Information): a Preliminary Prospectus dated March 15, 2021, and each free-writing prospectus (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.
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Time of Sale means 4:45 P.M., New York City time, on March 16, 2021.
2. Purchase of the Securities. (a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Underwritten Securities set forth opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 97% of the principal amount thereof (the Purchase Price) plus accrued interest, if any, from March 19, 2021 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. The public offering price of the Securities is not in excess of the price recommended by Jefferies LLC, acting as a qualified independent underwriter within the meaning of Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA).
In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Securities at the Purchase Price plus accrued interest, if any, from March 19, 2021 to the date of payment and delivery.
If any Option Securities are to be purchased, the principal amount of Option Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the principal amount of Option Securities which bears the same ratio to the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities being purchased as the principal amount of Underwritten Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such amount increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate principal amount of Underwritten Securities being purchased from the Company by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate Securities in denominations other than $1,000 as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make.
The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase Option Securities at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of this Agreement, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities plus accrued interest as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Securities are to be delivered and paid for which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least one business day prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.
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(b) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on March 19, 2021, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Securities, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters election to purchase such Option Securities. The time and date of such payment and delivery for the Underwritten Securities is referred to herein as the Closing Date and the time and date for such payment for the Option Securities, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the Additional Closing Date.
Payment for the Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Company to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the Global Note), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(d) The Company and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arms length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company, the Guarantors or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, the Guarantors or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Guarantors shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company or the Guarantors with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives or any Underwriter of the Company, the Guarantors, and the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Representatives or such Underwriter, as the case may be, and shall not be on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or any other person.
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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus included in the Time of Sale Information, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and no Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and the Guarantors (including their respective agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company and the Guarantors or their respective agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clause (i) below) an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, each electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration
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Statement or the Time of Sale Information and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Testing-the-Waters Materials. The Company and the Guarantors (i) has not engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed or approved for distribution any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications. Written Testing-the-Waters Communication means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(e) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company and the Guarantors or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the Trust Indenture Act), and did not and will not 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 not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Prospectus does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company and the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
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(f) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(g) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus present fairly the financial position of the Parent and its subsidiaries, as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Parent and its subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto. The Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus accurately describe the material differences between the financial statements of the Parent and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference therein and those of the Parent and its subsidiaries. The Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations or any variable interest entities within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46), not disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(h) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Parent included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material reduction in the capital stock or material increase in the long-term debt of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Parent on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties,
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management, financial position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(i) Organization and Good Standing. The Parent and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority (corporate or limited liability company, as applicable) necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders equity, results of operations or prospects of the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect). The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement are the only significant subsidiaries of the Company.
(j) Corporate Structure. The entities listed on Schedule 3 hereto are the only subsidiaries, direct or indirect, of the Company and, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, each subsidiary of the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary, direct or indirect, of the Company. The Parent is the sole managing member of the Company and directly owns 100.0% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the Company; such membership interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Centennial Resource Production, LLC dated as of October 11, 2016 (as amended, the LLC Agreement) and are fully paid (to the extent required by the LLC Agreement) and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be limited by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the DLLCA)); and the Parent owns such membership interests free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party (collectively, Liens). The Parent does not have any subsidiaries other than the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule 3 hereto.
(k) Capitalization. The Company has the capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Capitalization; all the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Parent have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the
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Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Parent or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Parent or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Parent conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Parent have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except as non-assessability may be affected by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the DLLCA) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Parent, free and clear of any Liens except for Liens pursuant to the Credit Agreement, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(l) Due Authorization. The Company and each of the Guarantors have full right, power and authority (corporate or limited liability company, as applicable) to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities, the Indenture (including each Guarantee set forth therein), the Capped Call Confirmations and the RBL Amendment (as defined below) (collectively, the Transaction Documents) and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.
(m) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and on the Closing Date and on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the Enforceability Exceptions) and on the Closing Date the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.
(n) Capped Call Confirmations. The Capped Call Confirmations have been duly authorized by the Company and the Parent. The Base Capped Call Confirmations have been executed and delivered by the Company and the Parent and, assuming due execution and delivery by the Capped Call Counterparties party thereto, are, and any Additional Capped Call Confirmation, when duly executed and delivered by the Company, the Parent and the Capped Call Counterparties party thereto, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Parent, enforceable against the Company and the Parent in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(o) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.
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(p) The Securities and the Guarantees. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided for in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantees, on the Closing Date and on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors and, when the Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided for in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(q) The Underlying Securities. Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof into shares of the Underlying Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities; the Underlying Securities reserved for issuance upon exchange of the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon exchange of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non assessable, and the issuance of the Underlying Securities will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
(r) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(s) No Violation or Default. None of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon exchange thereof), the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation by the Parent or any of its subsidiaries of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, result in the termination, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property, right or asset of
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the Parent or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property, right or asset of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially adversely affect the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(u) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon exchange thereof), the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications (i) as may be required under applicable state or foreign securities laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Securities by the Underwriters, (ii) that have been obtained or (iii) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(v) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, demands, claims, suits, arbitrations, inquiries or proceedings (collectively, Actions) pending to which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Parent or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to perform their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents; and no such Actions are threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others.
(w) Independent Accountants. KPMG LLP, who has audited or reviewed certain financial statements of the Parent and its subsidiaries is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Parent and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.
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(x) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Parent and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Parent and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all oil and gas producing properties and assets and facilities used by the Parent and its subsidiaries in the production and marketing of oil and gas, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Parent and its subsidiaries, (ii) do not materially affect the value of the properties of the Parent and its subsidiaries, or (iii) secure the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the Credit Agreement). All of the leases and subleases under which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries hold or use properties described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, including, without limitation, all oil and gas producing properties and assets and facilities used by the Parent and its subsidiaries in the production and marketing of oil and gas, are in full force and effect, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice of any claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Parent or its subsidiaries under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries to the continued possession or use of the leased or subleased premises, except for such claims that, if successfully asserted, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(y) Title to Intellectual Property. (i) The Parent and its subsidiaries own, possess or have the right to use, adequate patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, domain names and other source indicators, copyrights and copyrightable works, know-how, trade secrets, systems, procedures, proprietary or confidential information and all other worldwide intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights (collectively, Intellectual Property) necessary for or used in the conduct of their respective businesses; and (ii) the Parent and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to Intellectual Property, and there is no basis for any such claim, in each case except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(z) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Parent or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers, suppliers or other affiliates of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that would be required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the Commission and that is not so described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(aa) Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof and the transactions contemplated by the Capped Call Confirmations, as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, none of them will be, an investment company or an entity controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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(bb) Taxes. (i) The Parent and its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns that are required to be filed or have requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure to so file would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and (ii) except as otherwise disclosed in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Parent and its subsidiaries have paid all taxes (including any assessments, fines or penalties) required to be paid by them, except for any such taxes, assessments, fines or penalties currently being contested in good faith and with respect to which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Licenses and Permits. The Parent and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, sub-licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(dd) No Labor Disputes. No labor dispute with employees of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, is imminent that would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(ee) Certain Environmental Matters. (i) The Parent and its subsidiaries (A) are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions, judgments, decrees, orders, the common law and other legally enforceable requirements relating to pollution or the protection of the environment, natural resources, or, as each relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health or safety, including those relating to the generation, storage, treatment, use, handling, transportation, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials (collectively, Environmental Laws), (B) have received and are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or to conduct their respective businesses and have no reason to believe that any such permit, license, certificate or other authorization or approval will not be renewed in the ordinary course, (C) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to, or actual or potential violation of, any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, (D) are not conducting or paying for, in
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whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law at any location, and (E) are not a party to any order, decree or agreement that imposes any obligation or liability under any Environmental Law, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Parent or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such matter, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (A) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against the Parent or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $300,000 or more will be imposed, (B) the Parent and its subsidiaries are not aware of any facts or issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws, including the Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Parent and its subsidiaries, and (C) none of the Parent and its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws. Hazardous Materials means any material, chemical, substance, waste, pollutant, contaminant, compound, mixture, or constituent thereof, in any form or amount, including petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and petroleum products, natural gas liquids, asbestos and asbestos containing materials, naturally occurring radioactive materials, brine, and drilling mud, regulated or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law. Release means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, or migrating in, into or through the environment, or in, into, from or through any building or structure.
(ff) Compliance with ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), for which the Parent or any member of its Controlled Group (defined as any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Parent within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or any entity that would be regarded as a single employer with the Parent under Section 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)) would have any liability (each, a Plan) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no Plan has failed (whether or not waived), or is reasonably expected to fail, to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) applicable to such Plan; (iv) no Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in at risk status (within the meaning of Section 303(i) of ERISA), and no Plan that is a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA is in endangered status or critical status (within the meaning of Sections 304 and 305 of ERISA); (v) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (vi) no reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred or is reasonably
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expected to occur; (vii) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification; (viii) neither the Parent nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (ix) none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (A) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Parent or its Controlled Group affiliates in the current fiscal year of the Parent and its Controlled Group affiliates compared to the amount of such contributions made in the Parents and its Controlled Group affiliates most recently completed fiscal year; or (B) a material increase in the Parent and its subsidiaries accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations (within the meaning of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60) compared to the amount of such obligations in the Parent and its subsidiaries most recently completed fiscal year, except in each case with respect to the events or conditions set forth in (i) through (ix) hereof, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(gg) Disclosure Controls. The Parent and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Parent in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Parents management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Parent and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(hh) Accounting Controls. The Parent and its subsidiaries maintain systems of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Parent and its subsidiaries maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commissions rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Parents internal controls. The Parents auditors
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and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Parent have been advised of: (i) all known significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Parents ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Parents internal controls over financial reporting.
(ii) Insurance. The Parent and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the Parent reasonably believes as are adequate to protect the Parent and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.
(jj) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries, directors or officers nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, the Company and each of the Guarantors, any employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the FCPA), as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom (the U.K. Bribery Act) or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Parent and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. No part of the proceeds of the offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the FCPA or the U.K. Bribery Act, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder.
(kk) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Parent and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Parent and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or
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enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Parent or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, threatened.
(ll) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Parent nor any of its subsidiaries, directors or officers nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, the Company or any of the Guarantors, any employees, agents, affiliates or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a specially designated national or blocked person), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, Sanctions), nor are the Parent or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea (each, a Sanctioned Country); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as Underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Parent and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
(mm) Solvency. On and immediately after the Closing Date and the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company and each Guarantor (after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantees and the other transactions related thereto as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus) will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term Solvent means, with respect to a particular date and entity, that on such date (i) the fair value (and present fair saleable value) of the assets of such entity is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liability of such entity on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) such entity is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Guarantees as contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, such entity does not have, intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) such entity is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital; and (v) such entity is not a defendant in any civil action that would result in a judgment that such entity is or would become unable to satisfy.
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(nn) No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. No subsidiary of the Parent is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Parent, from making any other distribution on such subsidiarys capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Parent any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Parent or any other subsidiary of the Parent or from transferring any of such subsidiarys properties or assets to the Parent or any other subsidiary of the Parent, except for any such restrictions (a) contained in the Credit Agreement, the indenture governing the Companys existing 5.375% Senior Notes due 2026 and the indenture governing the Companys existing 6.875% Senior Notes due 2027, as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or (b) the LLC Agreement.
(oo) No Brokers Fees. None of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finders fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(pp) No Registration Rights. No person has the right to require the Parent or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities.
(qq) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company contemplates effecting the transactions contemplated by the Capped Call Confirmations).
(rr) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.
(ss) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included or incorporated by reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(tt) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company or any Guarantor that has caused the Company or such Guarantor to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(uu) Independent Petroleum Engineers. Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI), who have prepared certain reserve information of the Company, have represented to the Company that they are independent petroleum engineers with respect to the Parent and its subsidiaries for the periods set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
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(vv) Reserve Report Data. The oil and gas reserve estimates of the Company included or incorporated by reference in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus are derived from reports that have been prepared by NSAI as set forth and to the extent indicated therein, and have been prepared in accordance with Commission guidelines in all material respects, and the Company and the Guarantors have no reason to believe that such estimates do not fairly reflect, in all material respects, the oil and gas reserves of the Company as of the dates indicated therein. Other than production of the reserves in the ordinary course of business, intervening product price fluctuations, fluctuations in demand for such products, adverse weather conditions, unavailability or increased costs of rigs, services, supplies or personnel, the timing of third party operations and other facts, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, the Company and the Guarantors are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would result in a Material Adverse Effect in the reserves or the present value of future net cash flows therefrom as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(ww) Cybersecurity; Data Protection. The Parent and its subsidiaries information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, IT Systems) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Parent and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Parent and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (Personal Data)) used in connection with their businesses, and there have been no known breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor are any such incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Parent and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
(xx) Rights-of-Way. The Parent and its subsidiaries have such consents, easements, rights-of-way or licenses from any person (rights-of-way) as are necessary to enable the Parent and its subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses in the manner described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except for such rights-of-way the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The rights-of-way owned by the Parent and its subsidiaries are subject only to such qualifications, reservations and encumbrances as may be set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(yy) Accurate Contract Disclosure. The statements made in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the contracts and other documents described, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such contracts and documents in all material respects. None of the Parent or its subsidiaries have been notified that any other party to any such contract or other document has any intention not to render full performance as contemplated by the terms thereof.
(zz) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Parent is in material compliance with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 thereof related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 thereof related to certifications.
(aaa) Status under the Securities Act. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or any offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities and at the date hereof, none of the Company nor any Guarantor was nor is an ineligible issuer, and the Parent is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
4. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the term sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company and the Guarantors with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, to the Underwriters during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Registration Statement, any other Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto) as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term Prospectus Delivery Period means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
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(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company and the Guarantors will use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object. The Parent and the Company shall file with the Commission within the applicable period specified under the Securities Act any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory authority of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event at any time within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which any of the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Company or any Guarantor of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company or any Guarantor of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company and the Guarantors will use their commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus the Time of Sale Information, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
(e) Ongoing Compliance. (1) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
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fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company and the Guarantors will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (including such documents to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Time of Sale Information is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company and the Guarantors will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the date that is 60 days after the date hereof, the Company and each of the Guarantors will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or submit to, or file with, the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or any such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., other than (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder or any shares of
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Common Stock issuable upon exchange thereof, (B) any shares of Common Stock of the Parent issued upon the exercise of options granted under the existing employee stock option plans that are described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, (C) any shares of Common Stock of the Parent issued pursuant to an at-the-market offering or similar type offering of the Parent entered into by the Company and one more dealer managers following the date of this Agreement (provided that no filings or sales pursuant to any such offering shall be made for 30 days from the date hereof) and (D) the entrance into and performance of any obligations under the Capped Call Confirmations.
(h) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading Use of proceeds.
(i) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities and will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company contemplates effecting the transactions contemplated by the Capped Call Confirmations).
(j) Underlying Securities. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Underlying Securities to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the Exchange).
(k) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no issuer information (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus).
(b) It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Securities unless such terms have previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided that
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Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto without the consent of the Company; provided further that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or substantially concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet.
(c) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6. Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Underwritten Securities on the Closing Date or the Option Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company and the Guarantors and their respective officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other any securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Parent or any of its subsidiaries by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Parent or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(h) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
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offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
(e) Officers Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate of an executive officer of the Company and of each Guarantor who has specific knowledge of such entitys financial matters and is satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such officer has carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company and the Guarantors have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, KPMG LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Parent, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(g) Engineers Comfort Letter. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, NSAI shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters (i) confirming that it is an independent petroleum engineering firm, (ii) confirming, as of such date, its estimates contained in the reserve reports, as of their respective dates, with respect to: (A) the estimated quantities of the Companys proved net reserves, (B) the future net revenues from those reserves, (C) their present value as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and (D) such related matters as the Representatives shall reasonably request.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company and the Guarantors. Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.
(i) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement, addressed to the Underwriters, of
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(j) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantees.
(k) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and the Guarantors in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
(l) Exchange Listing. An application for the listing of the Underlying Securities shall have been submitted to the Exchange.
(m) Lock-up Agreements. The lock-up agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you and certain officers and directors of the Parent relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date or Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
(n) RBL Amendment. Concurrently with or prior to the Closing Date, the Company and certain of the Guarantors shall have entered into the amendment of the Companys existing revolving credit facility.
(o) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company and the Guarantors shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within
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the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii) or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a road show) or any Time of Sale Information (including any Time of Sale Information that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below.
The Company also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, Jefferies LLC, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Jefferies LLC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities incurred as a result of Jefferies LLCs participation as a qualified independent underwriter within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121 in connection with the offering of the Securities.
(b) Indemnification of the Company and the Guarantors. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, each of their respective directors, officers and employees who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any road show or any Time of Sale Information (including any Time of Sale Information that has subsequently been amended), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the third paragraph and eleventh paragraph, in each case under the caption Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).
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(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the Indemnified Person) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the Indemnifying Person) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred; provided, however that if indemnity may be sought pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 7(a) above in respect of such proceeding, then in addition to such separate firm of the Underwriters, their affiliates and such control persons of the Underwriters the indemnifying party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of not more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and all persons, if any, who control Jefferies LLC within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, the Guarantors, their respective directors, officers and employees who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company and the Guarantors shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding
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the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters or Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, as the case may be, on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters or Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, as the case may be, on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters or Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, as the case may be, on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Underwriters or Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, as the case may be, on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or any Guarantor or by the Underwriters or Jefferies LLC in its capacity as a qualified independent underwriter, as the case may be, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to paragraph (d) above were
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determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (d) and this paragraph (e), in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters obligations to contribute pursuant to paragraph (d) and this paragraph (e) are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Securities, on or prior to the Additional Closing Date, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of the Guarantors shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter. (a) If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons
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satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term Underwriter includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriters pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Securities on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company or the Guarantors, except that the Company and each of the Guarantors will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof (except for any such expenses of a defaulting Underwriter) and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company, the Guarantors or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the
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costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any stamp, transfer or other similar taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Companys and the Guarantors counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the reasonable related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, FINRA (including the fees and expenses of Jefferies LLC acting as a qualified independent underwriter within the meaning of the aforementioned FINRA Rule 5121) and the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any road show presentation to potential investors; and (x) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Underlying Securities on the Exchange. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section 11(a), Section 11(b), Section 7 and Section 10(c), the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stamp, transfer or other similar taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them, any expenses connected with any offers they may make and one-half the cost of any airplane used in connection with any road show.
(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9, (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors and employees and any controlling persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors or the Underwriters.
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14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term business day means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (d) the term Exchange Act collectively means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (e) the term written communication has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (f) the term significant subsidiary has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.
15. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company and the Guarantors, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
16. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
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
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(iii) a covered FSI as the 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.
17. Miscellaneous.
(a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013; Attention: General Counsel (fax: (646) 291-1469), c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179; Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk (fax: (212) 622-8358), c/o Jefferies LLC, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022; Attention: General Counsel (fax: (646) 619-4437). Notices to the Company and the Guarantors shall be given to them at 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800, Denver, Colorado 80202; Attention: George Glyphis (fax: (303) 845-9516).
(c) Governing Law. 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.
(d) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and each of the Guarantors waive any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. Each of the Company and each of the Guarantors agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Company and each Guarantor, as applicable, is subject by a suit upon such judgment.
(e) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
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(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words execution, signed, signature, delivery, and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
(g) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(h) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
Very truly yours, | ||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC | ||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC. | ||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |
ATLANTIC EXPLORATION, LLC | ||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
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Accepted: As of the date first written above
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
JEFFERIES LLC
For themselves and on behalf of the
several Underwriters listed
in Schedule 1 hereto.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By |
/s/ Michael Shelly |
|
Authorized Signatory | ||
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
By |
/s/ Ranga Kanthadai |
|
Authorized Signatory | ||
JEFFERIES LLC | ||
By |
/s/ Colyer Curtis |
|
Authorized Signatory |
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Schedule 1
Underwriter |
Principal Amount | |||
Citigroup Global Market Inc. |
$ | 60,000,000 | ||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$ | 45,000,000 | ||
Jefferies LLC |
$ | 15,002,000 | ||
Comerica Securities, Inc. |
$ | 5,063,000 | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC |
$ | 5,063,000 | ||
Capital One Securities, Inc. |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
CIBC World Markets Corp. |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
PNC Capital Markets LLC |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
$ | 3,312,000 | ||
Total |
$ | 150,000,000 |
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Schedule 2
Guarantors
Entity Name |
Jurisdiction of Organization |
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Atlantic Exploration, LLC |
Delaware |
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Centennial Resource Management, LLC |
Delaware |
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Centennial Resource Development, Inc. |
Delaware |
Schedule 3
Subsidiaries
Entity Name |
Jurisdiction of Organization |
|
Atlantic Exploration, LLC |
Delaware |
|
Centennial Resource Management, LLC |
Delaware |
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ANNEX A
Time of Sale Information
1. |
Term sheet containing the terms of the Securities, substantially in the form of Annex B. |
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ANNEX B
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-254300
Relating to the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
Dated March 15, 2021
(To Prospectus Dated March 15, 2021)
PRICING TERM SHEET
March 16, 2021
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Offering of
$150,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
The information in this pricing term sheet supplements Centennial Resource Production, LLCs preliminary prospectus supplement, dated March 15, 2021 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Terms used, but not defined, in this pricing term sheet have the respective meanings set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. As used in this pricing term sheet, (i) we, our and us refer to Centennial Resource Production, LLC and not to its subsidiaries; and (ii) the Class A common stock of Centennial Resource Development, Inc., par value $0.0001 per share, is referred to as the common stock..
Issuer |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC |
Guarantee |
The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis, by Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the Parent Guarantor) and certain of our subsidiaries identified in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
Ticker / Exchange for Parent
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CDEV / The Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq). |
Trade Date |
March 17, 2021. |
Settlement Date |
March 19, 2021. |
Notes |
3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2028 (the Notes). |
Principal Amount |
$150,000,000 (or, if the underwriters fully exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, $172,500,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes. |
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Public Offering Price |
100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date. |
Price to Underwriters |
97%, plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date. |
Maturity |
April 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged. |
Stated Interest Rate |
3.25% per annum. |
Interest Payment Dates |
April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning October 1, 2021. |
Record Dates |
March 15 and September 15. |
Last Reported Sale Price per Share of
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$4.83. |
Exchange Premium |
Approximately 30.0% above the Last Reported Sale Price per Share of Common Stock on Nasdaq on March 16, 2021. |
Initial Exchange Price |
Approximately $6.28 per share of the Parent Guarantors common stock. |
Initial Exchange Rate |
159.2610 shares of the Parent Guarantors common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. |
Optional Redemption |
The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to the partial redemption limitation described below), at our option at any time, and from time to time, on or after April 7, 2025 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Parent Guarantors common stock exceeds 130% of the exchange price on (1) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date we send the related redemption notice; and (2) the trading day immediately before the date we send such notice. In addition, calling any Note for redemption will constitute a make-whole fundamental change with respect to that Note, in which case the exchange rate applicable to the exchange of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is exchanged with an exchange date |
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occurring during the period from, and including, the date we send the redemption notice to, and including, the second business day immediately before the related redemption date. Pursuant to the partial redemption limitation, we may not elect to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes unless at least $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes are outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the time we send the related redemption notice. See Description of NotesOptional Redemption in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
Use of Proceeds |
We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $144.5 million (or approximately $166.3 million if the underwriters fully exercise their option to purchase additional Notes), after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and our estimated offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds to redeem all of the outstanding Senior Secured Notes, including the payment of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. We intend to use the remainder of the net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transactions described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement of approximately $13.0 million. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, then we intend to use a portion of the additional net proceeds, up to approximately $1.9 million, to fund the cost of entering into additional capped call transactions as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as well as to repay additional outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility. |
Cap Price |
The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be $8.4525 per share, which represents a premium of 75.0% above the Last Reported Sale Price per Share of Common Stock on Nasdaq on March 16, 2021, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. See Description of the Concurrent Capped Call Transactions in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. |
Book-Running Managers |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Jefferies LLC
Senior Co-Managers |
Comerica Securities, Inc. |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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Co-Managers |
Capital One Securities, Inc. |
CIBC World Markets Corp.
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
PNC Capital Markets LLC
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
CUSIP / ISIN Numbers |
15136A AA0 / US15136AAA07. |
Increase to Exchange Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change |
If a make-whole fundamental change occurs with respect to any Note and the exchange date for the exchange of such Note occurs during the related make-whole fundamental change exchange period, then, subject to the provisions described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement under the caption Description of NotesExchange RightsIncrease in Exchange Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the exchange rate applicable to such exchange will be increased by a number of shares set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation, as described below) to the make-whole fundamental change effective date and the stock price of such make-whole fundamental change: |
Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Make-Whole Fundamental
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$4.83 | $5.00 | $5.50 | $6.28 | $7.25 | $8.16 | $10.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 | $50.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 19, 2021 |
47.7783 | 47.7783 | 41.0572 | 32.3332 | 24.9235 | 20.1248 | 13.9424 | 9.9780 | 6.5167 | 3.5364 | 1.9991 | 0.5850 | 0.0013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2022 |
47.7783 | 47.7772 | 39.8706 | 30.9552 | 23.5114 | 18.7689 | 12.8030 | 9.0830 | 5.9027 | 3.1990 | 1.8050 | 0.5164 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2023 |
47.7783 | 46.6780 | 38.4269 | 29.2594 | 21.7727 | 17.1130 | 11.4334 | 8.0230 | 5.1893 | 2.8166 | 1.5899 | 0.4453 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2024 |
47.7783 | 45.3742 | 36.6593 | 27.1518 | 19.6103 | 15.0715 | 9.7801 | 6.7696 | 4.3645 | 2.3833 | 1.3493 | 0.3673 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2025 |
47.7783 | 43.8208 | 34.4607 | 24.4853 | 16.8835 | 12.5305 | 7.7875 | 5.3029 | 3.4249 | 1.8969 | 1.0805 | 0.2835 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2026 |
47.7783 | 41.9507 | 31.6024 | 20.9279 | 13.2889 | 9.2704 | 5.3837 | 3.6185 | 2.3777 | 1.3528 | 0.7783 | 0.1933 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2027 |
47.7783 | 41.3449 | 27.5600 | 15.6505 | 8.1607 | 4.9352 | 2.5931 | 1.7981 | 1.2431 | 0.7313 | 0.4269 | 0.0963 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2028 |
47.7783 | 40.7390 | 22.5572 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
If such make-whole fundamental change effective date or stock price is not set forth in the table above, then:
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if such stock price is between two stock prices in the table above or the make-whole fundamental change effective date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of additional shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and |
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if the stock price is greater than $50.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement under the caption Description of NotesExchange RightsIncrease in Exchange Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental ChangeAdjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares), or less than $4.83 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no additional shares will be added to the exchange rate. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will the exchange rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 207.0393 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the exchange rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to the provisions described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement under the caption Description of NotesExchange RightsExchange Rate AdjustmentsGenerally.
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We have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents we have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, we, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement (or, when available, the final prospectus supplement) and the accompanying prospectus upon request to: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone: (800) 831-9146; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; or Jefferies LLC at 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at (877) 547-6340 or by email to Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com.
The information in this pricing term sheet is not a complete description of the Notes or the offering of the Notes. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing term sheet, in making an investment decision with respect to the Notes.
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
Lock-Up Agreement
March 16, 2021
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Jefferies LLC
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 to the
Underwriting Agreement referred to below
c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Re: Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Lock-Up Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as representatives, propose to enter into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) on behalf of the several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the Underwriters), with Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), and the guarantors listed in Schedule 2 to the Underwriting Agreement (the Guarantors), providing for a public offering of exchangeable senior notes of the Company (the Securities), exchangeable into shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Parent Common Stock), of Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Parent), pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254300) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
In consideration of the agreement by the Underwriters to offer and sell the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that, during the period beginning from the date of this agreement (this Lock-Up Agreement) and continuing to and including the date 60 days after the date set forth on the final prospectus used to sell the Securities (the Stockholder Lock-Up Period), the undersigned will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, lend, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares of Parent Common Stock, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares of Parent Common Stock, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, owned directly by the undersigned (including holding as a custodian) or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial ownership within the rules and regulations of the SEC (collectively, the Subject Shares). The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result
in a sale or disposition of the Subject Shares even if such shares of Parent Common Stock would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to any of the Subject Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such shares of Parent Common Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the Subject Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (ii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, and (iii) with the prior written consent of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of the Underwriters. For purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, immediate family shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the undersigned is a corporation, the corporation may transfer shares of Parent Common Stock to any wholly-owned subsidiary of such corporation; provided, however, that in any such case, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding such shares of Parent Common Stock subject to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement and there shall be no further transfer of such shares of Parent Common Stock except in accordance with this Lock-Up Agreement; and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value; and provided, further, that in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (i) or (ii), no filing by any party under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the Stockholder Lock-Up Period). The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Parents transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Subject Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
It is understood that if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof that survive the termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities, the undersigned shall be automatically released from the obligations under this Lock-Up Agreement.
The undersigned understands that the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters are relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the offering. Except as otherwise provided in this Lock-Up Agreement, the undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigneds heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.
Very truly yours, |
Exact Name of Shareholder |
Authorized Signature |
Title |
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Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 19, 2021
between
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
as Issuer
and
UMB Bank, N.A.
as Trustee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
1 | |||||
Section 1.1. |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
Section 1.2. |
Other Definitions |
4 | ||||
Section 1.3. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
5 | ||||
Section 1.4. |
Rules of Construction |
5 | ||||
ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES |
5 | |||||
Section 2.1. |
Issuable in Series |
5 | ||||
Section 2.2. |
Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities |
6 | ||||
Section 2.3. |
Execution and Authentication |
8 | ||||
Section 2.4. |
Registrar and Paying Agent |
9 | ||||
Section 2.5. |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
10 | ||||
Section 2.6. |
Securityholder Lists |
10 | ||||
Section 2.7. |
Transfer and Exchange |
10 | ||||
Section 2.8. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
11 | ||||
Section 2.9. |
Outstanding Securities |
11 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Treasury Securities |
12 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Temporary Securities |
12 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Cancellation |
12 | ||||
Section 2.13. |
Defaulted Interest |
13 | ||||
Section 2.14. |
Global Securities |
13 | ||||
Section 2.15. |
CUSIP Numbers |
14 | ||||
ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION |
15 | |||||
Section 3.1. |
Notice to Trustee |
15 | ||||
Section 3.2. |
Selection of Securities to be Redeemed |
15 | ||||
Section 3.3. |
Notice of Redemption |
15 | ||||
Section 3.4. |
Effect of Notice of Redemption |
16 | ||||
Section 3.5. |
Deposit of Redemption Price |
16 | ||||
Section 3.6. |
Securities Redeemed in Part |
16 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS |
17 | |||||
Section 4.1. |
Payment of Principal and Interest |
17 | ||||
Section 4.2. |
SEC Reports |
17 | ||||
Section 4.3. |
Compliance Certificate |
17 | ||||
Section 4.4. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
17 | ||||
ARTICLE V. SUCCESSORS |
18 | |||||
Section 5.1. |
When Company May Merge, Etc. |
18 | ||||
Section 5.2. |
Successor Corporation Substituted |
18 |
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ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
19 | |||||
Section 6.1. |
Events of Default |
19 | ||||
Section 6.2. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
20 | ||||
Section 6.3. |
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
21 | ||||
Section 6.4. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
21 | ||||
Section 6.5. |
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
22 | ||||
Section 6.6. |
Application of Money Collected |
22 | ||||
Section 6.7. |
Limitation on Suits |
23 | ||||
Section 6.8. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest |
23 | ||||
Section 6.9. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
23 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
24 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
24 | ||||
Section 6.12. |
Control by Holders |
24 | ||||
Section 6.13. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
25 | ||||
Section 6.14. |
Undertaking for Costs |
25 | ||||
ARTICLE VII. TRUSTEE |
25 | |||||
Section 7.1. |
Duties of Trustee |
25 | ||||
Section 7.2. |
Rights of Trustee |
27 | ||||
Section 7.3. |
Individual Rights of Trustee |
28 | ||||
Section 7.4. |
Trustees Disclaimer |
28 | ||||
Section 7.5. |
Notice of Defaults |
28 | ||||
Section 7.6. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
28 | ||||
Section 7.7. |
Compensation and Indemnity |
28 | ||||
Section 7.8. |
Replacement of Trustee |
29 | ||||
Section 7.9. |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
30 | ||||
Section 7.10. |
Eligibility; Disqualification |
30 | ||||
Section 7.11. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
30 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE |
31 | |||||
Section 8.1. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
31 | ||||
Section 8.2. |
Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification |
32 | ||||
Section 8.3. |
Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series |
32 | ||||
Section 8.4. |
Covenant Defeasance |
34 | ||||
Section 8.5. |
Repayment to Company |
35 | ||||
Section 8.6. |
Reinstatement |
35 | ||||
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS |
35 | |||||
Section 9.1. |
Without Consent of Holders |
35 | ||||
Section 9.2. |
With Consent of Holders |
36 | ||||
Section 9.3. |
Limitations |
37 | ||||
Section 9.4. |
Compliance with Trust Indenture Act |
37 | ||||
Section 9.5. |
Revocation and Effect of Consents |
37 | ||||
Section 9.6. |
Notation on or Exchange of Securities |
38 | ||||
Section 9.7. |
Trustee Protected |
38 | ||||
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
38 | |||||
Section 10.1. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
38 | ||||
Section 10.2. |
Notices |
38 |
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Section 10.3. |
Communication by Holders with Other Holders |
40 | ||||
Section 10.4. |
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
40 | ||||
Section 10.5. |
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
41 | ||||
Section 10.6. |
Rules by Trustee and Agents |
41 | ||||
Section 10.7. |
Legal Holidays |
41 | ||||
Section 10.8. |
No Recourse Against Others |
41 | ||||
Section 10.9. |
Counterparts |
41 | ||||
Section 10.10. |
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction |
42 | ||||
Section 10.11. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
43 | ||||
Section 10.12. |
Successors |
43 | ||||
Section 10.13. |
Severability |
43 | ||||
Section 10.14. |
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. |
43 | ||||
Section 10.15. |
Securities in a Foreign Currency |
43 | ||||
Section 10.16. |
Judgment Currency |
44 | ||||
Section 10.17. |
Force Majeure |
44 | ||||
Section 10.18. |
U.S.A. Patriot Act |
44 | ||||
ARTICLE XI. SINKING FUNDS |
45 | |||||
Section 11.1. |
Applicability of Article |
45 | ||||
Section 11.2. |
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities |
45 | ||||
Section 11.3. |
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund |
46 |
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CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC
Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021
§ 310(a)(1) | 7.10 | |||||
(a)(2) | 7.10 | |||||
(a)(3) | Not Applicable | |||||
(a)(4) | Not Applicable | |||||
(a)(5) | 7.10 | |||||
(b) | 7.10 | |||||
§ 311(a) | 7.11 | |||||
(b) | 7.11 | |||||
(c) | Not Applicable | |||||
§ 312(a) | 2.6 | |||||
(b) | 10.3 | |||||
(c) | 10.3 | |||||
§ 313(a) | 7.6 | |||||
(b)(1) | 7.6 | |||||
(b)(2) | 7.6 | |||||
(c)(1) | 7.6 | |||||
(d) | 7.6 | |||||
§ 314(a) | 4.2, 10.5 | |||||
(b) | Not Applicable | |||||
(c)(1) | 10.4 | |||||
(c)(2) | 10.4 | |||||
(c)(3) | Not Applicable | |||||
(d) | Not Applicable | |||||
(e) | 10.5 | |||||
(f) | Not Applicable | |||||
§ 315(a) | 7.1 | |||||
(b) | 7.5 | |||||
(c) | 7.1 | |||||
(d) | 7.1 | |||||
(e) | 6.14 | |||||
§ 316(a) | 2.10 | |||||
(a)(1)(A) | 6.12 | |||||
(a)(1)(B) | 6.13 | |||||
(b) | 6.8 | |||||
§ 317(a)(1) | 6.3 | |||||
(a)(2) | 6.4 | |||||
(b) | 2.5 | |||||
§ 318(a) | 10.1 |
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.
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Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 between Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Company), and UMB Bank, N.A. (Trustee).
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities issued under this Indenture.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1. Definitions.
Additional Amounts means any additional amounts which are required hereby or by any Security, under circumstances specified herein or therein, to be paid by the Company in respect of certain taxes imposed on Holders specified herein or therein and which are owing to such Holders.
Affiliate of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise.
Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent.
Board of Directors means, with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and with respect to any other person, the board or committee of such person serving a similar function.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted by the Board of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York, New York (or in connection with any payment, the place of payment) on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Capital Stock means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock.
Company means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it and thereafter means the successor.
Company Order means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer.
Corporate Trust Office means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business related to this Indenture shall be principally administered.
Default means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
Depositary means, with respect to the Securities of any Series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the person designated as Depositary for such Series by the Company, which Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act; and if at any time there is more than one such person, Depositary as used with respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of such Series.
Discount Security means any Security that provides for an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.
Dollars and $ means the currency of The United States of America.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Foreign Currency means any currency or currency unit issued by a government other than the government of The United States of America.
Foreign Government Obligations means, with respect to Securities of any Series that are denominated in a Foreign Currency, direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations its full faith and credit is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
GAAP means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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, which are in effect as of the date of determination.
Global Security or Global Securities means a Security or Securities, as the case may be, in the form established pursuant to Section 2.2 evidencing all or part of a Series of Securities, issued to the Depositary for such Series or its nominee, and registered in the name of such Depositary or nominee.
Holder or Securityholder means a person in whose name a Security is registered.
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Indenture means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the form and terms of particular Series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder.
interest with respect to any Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
Maturity, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by any Officer or, in the event that the Company is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion of legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company. The opinion may contain customary limitations, conditions and exceptions.
person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
principal of a Security means the principal of the Security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on, and any Additional Amounts in respect of, the Security.
Responsible Officer means any officer of the Trustee in its Corporate Trust Office having responsibility for administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities means the debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the Company of any Series authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Series or Series of Securities means each series of debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the Company created pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof.
Stated Maturity when used with respect to any Security, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or interest is due and payable.
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Subsidiary of any specified person means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person or a combination thereof.
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act as so amended.
Trustee means the person named as the Trustee in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter Trustee shall mean or include each person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such person, Trustee as used with respect to the Securities of any Series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that Series.
U.S. Government Obligations means securities which are direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, The United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
Section 1.2. Other Definitions.
TERM |
DEFINED IN
SECTION |
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Bankruptcy Law |
6.1 | |
Custodian |
6.1 | |
Event of Default |
6.1 | |
Judgment Currency |
10.16 | |
Legal Holiday |
10.7 | |
mandatory sinking fund payment |
11.1 | |
New York Banking Day |
10.16 | |
Notice Agent |
2.4 | |
optional sinking fund payment |
11.1 | |
Paying Agent |
2.4 | |
Registrar |
2.4 | |
Required Currency |
10.16 | |
Specified Courts |
10.10 | |
successor person |
5.1 |
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Section 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
Commission means the SEC.
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Securityholder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Securities.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as so defined.
Section 1.4. Rules of Construction.
Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c) or is not exclusive;
(d) including means including without limitation;
(e) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; and
(f) provisions apply to successive events and transactions.
ARTICLE II.
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1. Issuable in Series.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued in one or more Series. All Securities of a Series shall be identical except as may be set forth or determined in the manner
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provided in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officers Certificate detailing the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution. In the case of Securities of a Series to be issued from time to time, the Board Resolution, Officers Certificate or supplemental indenture detailing the adoption of the terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution may provide for the method by which specified terms (such as interest rate, maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are to be determined. Securities may differ between Series in respect of any matters, provided that all Series of Securities shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
Section 2.2. Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities.
At or prior to the issuance of any Securities within a Series, the following shall be established (as to the Series generally, in the case of Subsection 2.2.1 and either as to such Securities within the Series or as to the Series generally in the case of Subsections 2.2.2 through 2.2.23) by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate:
2.2.1. the title (which shall distinguish the Securities of that particular Series from the Securities of any other Series) and ranking (including the terms of any subordination provisions) of the Series;
2.2.2. the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which the Securities of the Series will be issued;
2.2.3. any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the Series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the Series pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6);
2.2.4. the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the Series is payable;
2.2.5. the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Securities of the Series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the date or dates on which such interest, if any, shall commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;
2.2.6. the place or places where the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series shall be payable, where the Securities of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be delivered, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other means;
2.2.7. if applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
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2.2.8. the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase the Securities of the Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which Securities of the Series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
2.2.9. the dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which the Securities of the Series will be repurchased by the Company at the option of the Holders thereof and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations;
2.2.10. if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the Series shall be issuable;
2.2.11. the forms of the Securities of the Series and whether the Securities will be issuable as Global Securities;
2.2.12. if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities of the Series that shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2;
2.2.13. the currency of denomination of the Securities of the Series, which may be Dollars or any Foreign Currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
2.2.14. the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be made;
2.2.15. if payments of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined;
2.2.16. the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be determined, if such amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index;
2.2.17. the provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the Securities of the Series;
2.2.18. any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the Series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 6.2;
2.2.19. any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants set forth in Articles IV or V which applies to Securities of the Series;
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2.2.20. any Depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Securities of such Series if other than those appointed herein;
2.2.21. the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any Securities of such Series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price, the conversion or exchange period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, at the option of the Holders thereof or at the option of the Company, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange if such Series of Securities are redeemed;
2.2.22. any other terms of the Series (which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such Series), including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of Securities of that Series; and
2.2.23. whether any of the Companys direct or indirect Subsidiaries will guarantee the Securities of that Series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees.
All Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate referred to above.
Section 2.3. Execution and Authentication.
An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic signature.
If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall nevertheless be valid.
A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The Trustee shall at any time, and from time to time, authenticate Securities for original issue in the principal amount provided in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate, upon receipt by the Trustee of a Company Order. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The aggregate principal amount of Securities of any Series outstanding at any time may not exceed any limit upon the maximum principal amount for such Series set forth in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2, except as provided in Section 2.8.
Prior to the issuance of Securities of any Series, the Trustee shall have received and (subject to Section 7.2) shall be fully protected in relying on: (a) the Board Resolution,
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supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate establishing the form of the Securities of that Series or of Securities within that Series and the terms of the Securities of that Series or of Securities within that Series, (b) an Officers Certificate complying with Section 10.4, and (c) an Opinion of Counsel complying with Section 10.4.
The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities of such Series: (a) if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be taken lawfully; or (b) if the Trustee in good faith by its board of directors or trustees, executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or vice-presidents or a committee of Responsible Officers shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to Holders of any then outstanding Series of Securities.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.4. Registrar and Paying Agent.
The Company shall maintain, with respect to each Series of Securities, at the place or places specified with respect to such Series pursuant to Section 2.2, an office or agency where Securities of such Series may be presented or surrendered for payment (Paying Agent), where Securities of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (Registrar) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be delivered (Notice Agent). The Registrar shall keep a register with respect to each Series of Securities and to their transfer and exchange. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of each Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the name and address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands; provided, however, that any appointment of the Trustee as the Notice Agent shall exclude the appointment of the Trustee or any office of the Trustee as an agent to receive the service of legal process on the Company.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more co-registrars, additional paying agents or additional notice agents and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligations to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent in each place so specified pursuant to Section 2.2 for Securities of any Series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the name or address of any such co-registrar, additional paying agent or additional notice agent. The term Registrar includes any co-registrar; the term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent; and the term Notice Agent includes any additional notice agent. The Company or any of its Affiliates may serve as Registrar or Paying Agent.
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The Company hereby appoints the Trustee the initial Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent for each Series unless another Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent, as the case may be, is appointed prior to the time Securities of that Series are first issued.
Section 2.5. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust, for the benefit of Securityholders of any Series of Securities, or the Trustee, all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest on the Series of Securities, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of Securityholders of any Series of Securities all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Securities.
Section 2.6. Securityholder Lists.
The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders of each Series of Securities and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of Securityholders of each Series of Securities.
Section 2.7. Transfer and Exchange.
Where Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of the same Series, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrars request. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6).
Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange Securities of any Series for the period beginning at the opening of business fifteen days immediately preceding the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities of that Series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, or (b) to register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any Series selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part.
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Section 2.8. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may be required by each of them to hold itself and any of its agents harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment 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 Security of any Series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security 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 Securities of that Series 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 Securities.
Section 2.9. Outstanding Securities.
The Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest on a Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof and those described in this Section as not outstanding.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.8, it ceases to be outstanding until the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on the Maturity of Securities of a Series money sufficient to pay such Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities of the Series cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
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The Company may purchase or otherwise acquire the Securities, whether by open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security (but see Section 2.10 below).
In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of a Discount Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.
Section 2.10. Treasury Securities.
In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities of a Series have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, Securities of a Series owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver only Securities of a Series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.
Section 2.11. Temporary Securities.
Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon a Company Order. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate definitive Securities of the same Series and date of maturity in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, temporary securities shall have the same rights under this Indenture as the definitive Securities.
Section 2.12. Cancellation.
The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy such canceled Securities (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act and the Trustee) and deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company upon written request of the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
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Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest.
If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on a Series of Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus, to the extent permitted by law, any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the persons who are Securityholders of the Series on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix the record date and payment date. At least 10 days before the special record date, the Company shall send to the Trustee and to each Securityholder of the Series a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to be paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner as specified in an Officers Certificate.
Section 2.14. Global Securities.
2.14.1. Terms of Securities. A Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate shall establish whether the Securities of a Series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities.
2.14.2. Transfer and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Section 2.7 of the Indenture and in addition thereto, any Global Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Indenture for Securities registered in the names of Holders other than the Depositary for such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event or (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officers Certificate to the effect that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable. Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct in writing in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Security with like tenor and terms.
Except as provided in this Section 2.14.2, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary with respect to such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such a successor Depositary.
2.14.3. Legends. Any Global Security issued hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
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 OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE
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OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.
In addition, so long as the Depository Trust Company (DTC) is the Depositary, each Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
UNLESS THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (DTC), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY GLOBAL NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
2.14.4. Acts of Holders. The Depositary, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture.
2.14.5. Payments. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.2, payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on any Global Security shall be made to the Holder thereof.
2.14.6. Consents, Declaration and Directions. The Company, the Trustee and any Agent shall treat a person as the Holder of such principal amount of outstanding Securities of such Series represented by a Global Security as shall be specified in a written statement of the Depositary or by the applicable procedures of such Depositary with respect to such Global Security, for purposes of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by the Holders pursuant to this Indenture.
Section 2.15. CUSIP Numbers.
The Company in issuing the Securities may use CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other elements of identification printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
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ARTICLE III.
REDEMPTION
Section 3.1. Notice to Trustee.
The Company may, with respect to any Series of Securities, reserve the right to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or may covenant to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or any part thereof prior to the Stated Maturity thereof at such time and on such terms as provided for in such Securities. If a Series of Securities is redeemable and the Company wants or is obligated to redeem prior to the Stated Maturity thereof all or part of the Series of Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Series of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall give the notice at least 15 days before the redemption date, unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the Trustee.
Section 3.2. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.
Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate, if less than all the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Securities of the Series to be redeemed will be selected as follows: (a) if the Securities are in the form of Global Securities, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, (b) if the Securities are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed, or (c) if, not otherwise provided for under clause (a) or (b), in the manner that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate, including by lot or other method, unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements, subject, in the case of Global Securities, to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Securities to be redeemed shall be selected from Securities of the Series outstanding not previously called for redemption. Portions of the principal of Securities of the Series that have denominations larger than $1,000 may be selected for redemption. Securities of the Series and portions of them it selected for redemption shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 or, with respect to Securities of any Series issuable in other denominations pursuant to Section 2.2.10, the minimum principal denomination for each Series and the authorized integral multiples thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities of a Series called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities of that Series called for redemption.
Section 3.3. Notice of Redemption.
Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall send or cause to be sent by first-class mail or electronically, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed.
The notice shall identify the Securities of the Series to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
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(b) the redemption price;
(c) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(d) if any Securities are being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Security shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security;
(e) that Securities of the Series called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f) that interest on Securities of the Series called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date unless the Company defaults in the deposit of the redemption price;
(g) the CUSIP number, if any; and
(h) any other information as may be required by the terms of the particular Series or the Securities of a Series being redeemed.
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys name and at its expense, provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 10 days (unless a shorter time shall be acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the notice date, an Officers Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice.
Section 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is sent as provided in Section 3.3, Securities of a Series called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price. Except as otherwise provided in the supplemental indenture, Board Resolution or Officers Certificate for a Series, a notice of redemption may not be conditional. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price plus accrued interest to the redemption date.
Section 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date.
Section 3.6. Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security of the same Series and the same maturity equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
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ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS
Section 4.1. Payment of Principal and Interest.
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each Series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of that Series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture. On or before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable payment date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of each Series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture.
Section 4.2. SEC Reports.
To the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA § 314(a). Reports, information and documents filed with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed to be delivered to the Trustee as of the time of such filing via EDGAR for purposes of this Section 4.2.
Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under this Section 4.2 are for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive or actual notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers Certificates).
Section 4.3. Compliance Certificate.
To the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his/her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which the Officer may have knowledge).
Section 4.4. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which
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may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture or the Securities; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
ARTICLE V.
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.1. When Company May Merge, Etc.
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any person (a successor person) unless:
(a) the Company is the surviving corporation or the successor person (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes the Companys obligations on the Securities and under this Indenture; and
(b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officers Certificate to the foregoing effect and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and any supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture.
Notwithstanding the above, any Subsidiary of the Company may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to the Company. Neither an Officers Certificate nor an Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection therewith.
Section 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.1, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor person has been named as the Company herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Company in the case of a sale, conveyance or other disposition (other than a lease) shall be released from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
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ARTICLE VI.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any Series, means any one of the following events, unless in the establishing Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officers Certificate, it is provided that such Series shall not have the benefit of said Event of Default:
(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Security of that Series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of such payment is deposited by the Company with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the 30th day of such period); or
(b) default in the payment of principal of any Security of that Series at its Maturity; or
(c) default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than defaults pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) above or pursuant to a covenant or warranty that has been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of Series of Securities other than that Series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default hereunder; or
(d) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i) commences a voluntary case,
(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(v) generally is unable to pay its debts as the same become due; or
(e) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,
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(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or
(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company,
and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or
(f) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that Series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate, in accordance with Section 2.2.18.
The term Bankruptcy Law means title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for the relief of debtors. The term Custodian means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
The Company will provide the Trustee written notice of any Default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.
Section 6.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of Default referred to in Section 6.1(d) or (e)) then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series may declare the principal amount (or, if any Securities of that Series are Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such Securities) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all of the Securities of that Series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) shall occur, the principal amount (or specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to any Series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that Series, other than the non-payment of the principal and interest, if any, of Securities of that Series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 6.13.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section 6.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The Company covenants that if
(a) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(b) default is made in the payment of principal of any Security at the Maturity thereof, or
(c) default is made in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, if any, when and as due by the terms of a Security,
then, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and any overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or deemed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.
If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such Series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 6.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file such other papers or documents as
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may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and
(b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official 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 shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities 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 compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 6.6. Application of Money Collected.
Any money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee:
First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; and
Second: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: To the Company.
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Section 6.7. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder of any Security of any Series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless
(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that Series;
(b) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by the Trustee in compliance with such request;
(d) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series;
it being understood, intended and expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Security with every other Holder and the Trustee that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders of the applicable Series.
Section 6.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on such Security on the Maturity of such Security, including the Stated Maturity expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.9. 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 Company, 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.
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Section 6.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 2.8, 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, to the extent permitted by law, prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities 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 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 or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 6.12. Control by Holders.
The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such Series, provided that
(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture,
(b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction,
(c) subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in personal liability, and
(d) prior to taking any action as directed under this Section 6.12, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
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Section 6.13. Waiver of Past Defaults.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such Series, by written notice to the Trustee and the Company, waive any past Default hereunder with respect to such Series and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security of such Series (provided, however, that the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.14. Undertaking for Costs.
All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his 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, suffered 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, 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; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, 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 principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security on or after the Maturity of such Security, including the Stated Maturity expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date).
ARTICLE VII.
TRUSTEE
Section 7.1. Duties of Trustee.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) The Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others.
(ii) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officers Certificates or Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; however, in the case of any
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such Officers Certificates or Opinions of Counsel which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such Officers Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to determine whether or not they conform to the form requirements of this Indenture.
(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section.
(ii) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(iii) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it with respect to Securities of any Series in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such Series 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 with respect to the Securities of such Series in accordance with Section 6.12.
(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraph (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power.
(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee shall be held un-invested and need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if adequate indemnity against such risk is not assured to the Trustee in its satisfaction.
(h) The Paying Agent, the Registrar and any authenticating agent shall be entitled to the protections and immunities as are set forth in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of this Section and in Section 7.2, each with respect to the Trustee.
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Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. No Depositary shall be deemed an agent of the Trustee and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act or omission by any Depositary.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, provided that the Trustees conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.
(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder without willful misconduct or negligence, and in reliance thereon.
(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of Securities unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g) 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, note, other evidence of indebtedness 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.
(h) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities generally or the Securities of a particular Series and this Indenture.
(i) In no event shall the Trustee be liable to any person for special, punitive, indirect, consequential or incidental loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage.
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(j) The permissive right of the Trustee to take the actions permitted by this Indenture shall not be construed as an obligation or duty to do so.
Section 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.4. Trustees Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its authentication.
Section 7.5. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any Series and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall send to each Securityholder of the Securities of that Series notice of a Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Security of any Series, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as its corporate trust committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Securityholders of that Series.
Section 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within 60 days after each anniversary of this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Securityholders, as their names and addresses appear on the register kept by the Registrar, a brief report dated as of such anniversary date, in accordance with, and to the extent required under, TIA § 313.
A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders of any Series shall be filed with the SEC and each national securities exchange on which the Securities of that Series are listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when Securities of any Series are listed on any national securities exchange.
Section 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity.
The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree upon in writing. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
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The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee (including for the cost of defending itself) against any cost, expense or liability, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred by it except as set forth in the next paragraph in the performance of its duties under this Indenture as Trustee or Agent. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless and to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have one separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. This indemnification shall apply to officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents of the Trustee.
The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee or by any officer, director, employee, shareholder or agent of the Trustee through willful misconduct or negligence.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any Series on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities of that Series.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.
Section 7.8. Replacement of Trustee.
A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
The Trustee may resign with respect to the Securities of one or more Series by so notifying the Company at least 30 days prior to the date of the proposed resignation. The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any Series may remove the Trustee with respect to that Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to Securities of one or more Series if:
(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(c) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any one or more Series does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of the applicable Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.7, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee with respect to each Series of Securities for which it is acting as Trustee under this Indenture. A successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to each Securityholder of each such Series. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Companys obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee with respect to expenses and liabilities incurred by it for actions taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with its rights, powers and duties under this Indenture prior to such replacement.
Section 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, subject to Section 7.10.
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.
This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee shall always have a combined capital and surplus of at least $25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated.
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ARTICLE VIII.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE
Section 8.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This Indenture shall upon Company Order be discharged with respect to the Securities of any Series and cease to be of further effect as to all Securities of such Series (except as hereinafter provided in this Section 8.1), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(a) either
(i) all Securities of such Series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(ii) all such Securities of such Series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
(1) have become due and payable by reason of sending a notice of redemption or otherwise, or
(2) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
(3) have been called for redemption or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, or
(4) are deemed paid and discharged pursuant to Section 8.3, as applicable;
and the Company, in the case of (1), (2) or (3) above, shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an amount of money or U.S. Government Obligations, which amount shall be sufficient for the purpose of paying and discharging each installment of principal (including mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments) of and interest on all the Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of principal or interest are due;
(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and
(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7, and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 8.2 and 8.5 shall survive.
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Section 8.2. Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5, all money and U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4 and all money received by the Trustee in respect of U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4, shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with or received by the Trustee or to make mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments as contemplated by Sections 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4.
(b) The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Sections 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4 or the interest and principal received in respect of such obligations other than any payable by or on behalf of Holders.
(c) The Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Order any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations or money held by it as provided in Sections 8.3 or 8.4 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are then in excess of the amount thereof which then would have been required to be deposited for the purpose for which such U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations or money were deposited or received. This provision shall not authorize the sale by the Trustee of any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations held under this Indenture.
Section 8.3. Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series.
Unless this Section 8.3 is otherwise specified, pursuant to Section 2.2, to be inapplicable to Securities of any Series, the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness on all the outstanding Securities of any Series on the 91st day after the date of the deposit referred to in subparagraph (d) hereof, and the provisions of this Indenture, as it relates to such outstanding Securities of such Series, shall no longer be in effect (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, execute instruments acknowledging the same), except as to:
(a) the rights of Holders of Securities of such Series to receive, from the trust funds described in subparagraph (d) hereof, (i) payment of the principal of and each installment of principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of such Series on the
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Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or interest and (ii) the benefit of any mandatory sinking fund payments applicable to the Securities of such Series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Securities of such Series;
(b) the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 7.7, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5 and 8.6; and
(c) the rights, powers, trusts and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Companys obligations in connection therewith;
provided that, the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(d) the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited (except as provided in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee as trust funds specifically pledged as security for and dedicated solely to the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (i) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in Dollars, cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations, or (ii) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than a composite currency), money and/or Foreign Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment and assuming no tax liability will be imposed on such Trustee), not later than one day before the due date of any payment of money, an amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of principal of and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, all the Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of principal or interest and such sinking fund payments are due;
(e) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(f) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred;
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(h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and
(i) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.4. Covenant Defeasance.
Unless this Section 8.4 is otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.2 to be inapplicable to Securities of any Series, the Company may omit to comply with respect to the Securities of any Series with any term, provision or condition set forth under Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.1 and, unless otherwise specified therein, any additional covenants specified in a supplemental indenture for such Series of Securities or a Board Resolution or an Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 (and the failure to comply with any such covenants shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to such Series under Section 6.1) and the occurrence of any event specified in a supplemental indenture for such Series of Securities or a Board Resolution or an Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 and designated as an Event of Default shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default hereunder, with respect to the Securities of such Series, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities will be unaffected thereby; provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a) with reference to this Section 8.4, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited (except as provided in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (i) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in Dollars, cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations, or (ii) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than a composite currency), money and/or Foreign Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment and assuming no tax liability will be imposed on such Trustee), not later than one day before the due date of any payment of money, an amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of principal (including mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments) of and interest on all the Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of principal or interest are due;
(b) such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c) no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit;
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(d) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance had not occurred;
(e) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and
(f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the covenant defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.5. Repayment to Company.
Subject to applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal and interest that remains unclaimed for two years. After that, Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
Section 8.6. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money deposited with respect to Securities of any Series in accordance with Section 8.1 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such Series and under the Securities of such Series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.1; provided, however, that if the Company has made any payment of principal of or interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent after payment in full to the Holders.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.1. Without Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of one or more Series without the consent of any Securityholder:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
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(b) to comply with Article V;
(c) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
(d) to add guarantees with respect to Securities of any Series or secure Securities of any Series;
(e) to surrender any of the Companys rights or powers under this Indenture;
(f) to add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of Securities of any Series;
(g) to comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary;
(h) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder;
(i) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of Securities of any Series as permitted by this Indenture;
(j) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; or
(k) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.
Section 9.2. With Consent of Holders.
The Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each Series affected by such supplemental indenture (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series), for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Securityholders of each such Series. Except as provided in Section 6.13, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series by notice to the Trustee (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series) may waive compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities with respect to such Series.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Securities under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After a supplemental indenture or waiver under this section becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders of Securities affected thereby, a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture or waiver. Any failure by the Company to send such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.
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Section 9.3. Limitations.
Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
(a) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any Security;
(c) reduce the principal or change the Stated Maturity of any Security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation;
(d) reduce the principal amount of Discount Securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof;
(e) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities of any Series by the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such Series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(f) make the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security payable in any currency other than that stated in the Security;
(g) make any change in Sections 6.8, 6.13 or 9.3 (this sentence); or
(h) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security, provided that such redemption is made at the Companys option.
Section 9.4. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities of one or more Series shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture hereto that complies with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.5. Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until an amendment is set forth in a supplemental indenture or a waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date of the supplemental indenture or the date the waiver becomes effective.
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Any amendment or waiver once effective shall bind every Securityholder of each Series affected by such amendment or waiver unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (h) of Section 9.3. In that case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security.
The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the second immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.
Section 9.6. Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
The Company or the Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Security of any Series thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for Securities of that Series may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section 2.3 new Securities of that Series that reflect the amendment or waiver.
Section 9.7. Trustee Protected.
In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both complying with Section 10.4. The Trustee shall sign all supplemental indentures upon delivery of such an Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel or both, except that the Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1. Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed provision shall control.
Section 10.2. Notices.
(a) Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other, or by a Holder to the Company or the Trustee, is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), postage
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prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, to its address:
The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
(b) All notices and communications (other than those sent to Securityholders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; on
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the first date of which publication is made, if by publication; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if mailed by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.
(c) Any notice or communication to a Securityholder shall be mailed by first-class mail (or sent electronically if DTC is the recipient), registered or certified, return receipt requested or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Registrars register or by such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.
(d) 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 Securityholders 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.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, where this Indenture provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption) to any Holder of an interest in a Global Security (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Security (or its designee), according to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.
(f) If a notice or communication is sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Section 10.3. Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Securityholders of any Series may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Securityholders of that Series or any other Series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that Series or all Series. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 10.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a) an Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(b) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
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Section 10.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
(a) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 10.6. Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders of one or more Series. Any Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 10.7. Legal Holidays.
A Legal Holiday is any day that is not a Business Day. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
Section 10.8. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, holder of membership interests or stockholder (past or present), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
Section 10.9. Counterparts.
This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (e.g., .pdf or .tif) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (e.g., .pdf or .tif) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
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Unless otherwise provided herein or in any other Securities, the words execute, execution, signed, and signature and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture, any Securities or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to the fullest extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee is not under any obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Trustee pursuant to procedures approved by such Trustee.
Section 10.10. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE OR THE SECURITIES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS (BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SECURITIES) EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the Specified Courts), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such partys address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The Company, the Trustee and the Holders (by their acceptance of the Securities) each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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Section 10.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 10.12. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
Section 10.13. Severability.
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities 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.
Section 10.14. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
The Table of Contents, Cross Reference Table, and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 10.15. Securities in a Foreign Currency.
Unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of Securities, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all Series or all Series affected by a particular action at the time outstanding and, at such time, there are outstanding Securities of any Series which are denominated in more than one currency, then the principal amount of Securities of such Series which shall be deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of taking such action shall be determined by converting any such other currency into a currency that is designated upon issuance of any particular Series of Securities. Unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officers Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of Securities, such conversion shall be at the spot rate for the purchase of the designated currency as published in The Financial Times in the Currency Rates section (or, if The Financial Times is no longer published, or if such information is no longer available in The Financial Times, such source as may be selected in good faith by the Company) on any date of determination. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in determining the equivalent principal amount in respect of Securities of a Series denominated in currency other than Dollars in connection with any action taken by Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
All decisions and determinations provided for in the preceding paragraph shall, in the absence of manifest error, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Trustee and all Holders.
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Section 10.16. Judgment Currency.
The Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of or interest or other amount on the Securities of any Series (the Required Currency) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the Judgment Currency), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered, unless such day is not a New York Banking Day, then the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable, and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, New York Banking Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Section 10.17. 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 strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, epidemics, pandemics, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services, it being understood that the Trustee 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 10.18. U.S.A. Patriot Act.
The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee 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.
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ARTICLE XI.
SINKING FUNDS
Section 11.1. Applicability of Article.
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of the Securities of a Series if so provided by the terms of such Securities pursuant to Section 2.2 and except as otherwise permitted or required by any form of Security of such Series issued pursuant to this Indenture.
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of the Securities of any Series is herein referred to as a mandatory sinking fund payment and any other amount provided for by the terms of Securities of such Series is herein referred to as an optional sinking fund payment. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any Series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 11.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any Series as provided for by the terms of the Securities of such Series.
Section 11.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of any Series to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities (1) deliver outstanding Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is applicable (other than any of such Securities previously called for mandatory sinking fund redemption) and (2) apply as credit Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is applicable and which have been repurchased by the Company or redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Series of Securities (except pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund) or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments or other optional redemptions pursuant to the terms of such Securities, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received by the Trustee, together with an Officers Certificate with respect thereto, not later than 15 days prior to the date on which the Trustee begins the process of selecting Securities for redemption, and shall be credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly. If as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities in lieu of cash payments pursuant to this Section 11.2, the principal amount of Securities of such Series to be redeemed in order to exhaust the aforesaid cash payment shall be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such Series for redemption, except upon receipt of a Company Order that such action be taken, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the next succeeding sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall from time to time upon receipt of a Company Order pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of Securities of that Series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount equal to the cash payment required to be released to the Company.
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Section 11.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not less than 45 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officers Certificate in respect of a particular Series of Securities) prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Series of Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment for that Series pursuant to the terms of that Series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of Securities of that Series pursuant to Section 11.2, and the optional amount, if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the amount therein specified. Not less than 30 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, Officers Certificate or supplemental indenture in respect of a particular Series of Securities) before each such sinking fund payment date the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date will be selected in the manner specified in Section 3.2 and the Company shall send or cause to be sent a notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in and in accordance with Section 3.3. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Its: |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee | ||||
By: |
/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Name: | Mauri J. Cowen | |||
Its: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Base Indenture]
Exhibit 4.2
Execution Version
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC,
THE GUARANTOR PARTIES HERETO
and
UMB BANK, N.A.
as Trustee
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of March 19, 2021
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction; Scope and Interpretation of Base Indenture |
1 | |||||
Section 1.01. |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Definitions |
12 | ||||
Section 1.03. |
Rules of Construction |
13 | ||||
Section 1.04. |
Interpretation; Scope of Supplemental Indenture; Supersession of Base Indenture |
14 | ||||
Article 2. The Notes |
15 | |||||
Section 2.01. |
Form, Dating and Denominations |
15 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Execution, Authentication and Delivery |
16 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Initial Notes and Additional Notes |
16 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Method of Payment |
17 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day |
17 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Registrar, Paying Agent and Exchange Agent |
18 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Paying Agent and Exchange Agent to Hold Property in Trust |
19 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Holder Lists |
19 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Legends |
19 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions |
20 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Exchanged or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption |
24 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Replacement Notes |
25 | ||||
Section 2.13. |
Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes |
25 | ||||
Section 2.14. |
Cancellation |
25 | ||||
Section 2.15. |
Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates |
25 | ||||
Section 2.16. |
Temporary Notes |
26 | ||||
Section 2.17. |
Outstanding Notes |
26 | ||||
Section 2.18. |
Repurchases by the Company |
27 | ||||
Section 2.19. |
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers |
27 | ||||
Article 3. Covenants |
27 | |||||
Section 3.01. |
Payment on Notes |
27 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Exchange Act Reports |
27 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Compliance and Default Certificates |
28 | ||||
Section 3.04. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
28 | ||||
Section 3.05. |
Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates |
28 | ||||
Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption |
28 | |||||
Section 4.01. |
No Sinking Fund |
28 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change |
29 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes |
33 |
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Article 5. Exchange |
36 | |||||
Section 5.01. |
Right to Exchange |
36 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Exchange Procedures |
40 | ||||
Section 5.03. |
Settlement Upon Exchange |
41 | ||||
Section 5.04. |
Reserve and Status of Common Stock Issued Upon Exchange |
45 | ||||
Section 5.05. |
Adjustments to the Exchange Rate |
46 | ||||
Section 5.06. |
Voluntary Adjustments |
56 | ||||
Section 5.07. |
Adjustments to the Exchange Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change |
56 | ||||
Section 5.08. |
Transfer of Notes to Be Exchanged to a Third Party for Settlement |
58 | ||||
Section 5.09. |
Effect of Common Stock Change Event |
58 | ||||
Article 6. Successors |
60 | |||||
Section 6.01. |
When the Company May Merge, Etc. |
60 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Successor Entity Substituted |
61 | ||||
Section 6.03. |
Exclusion for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries |
61 | ||||
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies |
61 | |||||
Section 7.01. |
Events of Default |
61 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Acceleration |
63 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report |
64 | ||||
Section 7.04. |
Other Remedies |
65 | ||||
Section 7.05. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
65 | ||||
Section 7.06. |
Control by Majority |
65 | ||||
Section 7.07. |
Limitation on Suits |
66 | ||||
Section 7.08. |
Absolute Right of Holders to Receive Payment and Exchange Consideration and to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of such Right |
66 | ||||
Section 7.09. |
Collection Suit by Trustee |
66 | ||||
Section 7.10. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
67 | ||||
Section 7.11. |
Priorities |
67 | ||||
Section 7.12. |
Undertaking for Costs |
68 | ||||
Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers |
68 | |||||
Section 8.01. |
Without the Consent of Holders |
68 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
With the Consent of Holders |
69 | ||||
Section 8.03. |
Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers |
70 | ||||
Section 8.04. |
Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc. |
70 | ||||
Section 8.05. |
Notations and Exchanges |
71 | ||||
Section 8.06. |
Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures |
71 | ||||
Article 9. Guarantees |
72 | |||||
Section 9.01. |
Guarantees |
72 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
Limitation on Guarantor Liability |
73 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
Execution and Delivery of Guarantee |
73 |
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Section 9.04. |
When the Guarantors May Merge, Etc. |
73 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Future Guarantors |
75 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Application of Certain Provisions to the Guarantors |
76 | ||||
Section 9.07. |
Release of Guarantees |
76 | ||||
Article 10. Satisfaction and Discharge |
77 | |||||
Section 10.01. |
Termination of Companys and Guarantors Obligations |
77 | ||||
Section 10.02. |
Repayment to Company |
77 | ||||
Section 10.03. |
Reinstatement |
78 | ||||
Article 11. Trustee |
78 | |||||
Section 11.01. |
Duties of the Trustee |
78 | ||||
Section 11.02. |
Rights of the Trustee |
79 | ||||
Section 11.03. |
Individual Rights of the Trustee |
80 | ||||
Section 11.04. |
Trustees Disclaimer |
80 | ||||
Section 11.05. |
Notice of Defaults |
80 | ||||
Section 11.06. |
Compensation and Indemnity |
80 | ||||
Section 11.07. |
Replacement of the Trustee |
81 | ||||
Section 11.08. |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
82 | ||||
Section 11.09. |
Eligibility; Disqualification |
82 | ||||
Article 12. Miscellaneous |
82 | |||||
Section 12.01. |
Notices |
82 | ||||
Section 12.02. |
Delivery of Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent |
84 | ||||
Section 12.03. |
Statements Required in Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel |
85 | ||||
Section 12.04. |
Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent |
85 | ||||
Section 12.05. |
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders |
85 | ||||
Section 12.06. |
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial |
85 | ||||
Section 12.07. |
Submission to Jurisdiction |
86 | ||||
Section 12.08. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
86 | ||||
Section 12.09. |
Successors |
86 | ||||
Section 12.10. |
Force Majeure |
86 | ||||
Section 12.11. |
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act |
86 | ||||
Section 12.12. |
Calculations |
87 | ||||
Section 12.13. |
Severability |
87 | ||||
Section 12.14. |
Counterparts |
87 | ||||
Section 12.15. |
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. |
87 | ||||
Section 12.16. |
Withholding Taxes |
87 | ||||
Section 12.17. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
88 |
Exhibits | ||||
Exhibit A: Form of Note |
A-1 | |||
Exhibit B-1: Form of Global Note Legend |
B1-1 | |||
Exhibit B-2: Form of Affiliate Resale Legend |
B2-1 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TABLE*
Trust
|
Indenture Section |
|
310(a)(1) |
N/A | |
(a)(2) |
N/A | |
(a)(3) |
N/A | |
(a)(4) |
N/A | |
(a)(5) |
N/A | |
(b) |
N/A | |
(c) |
N/A | |
311(a) |
N/A | |
(b) |
N/A | |
(c) |
N/A | |
312(a) |
2.08 | |
(b) |
N/A | |
(c) |
N/A | |
313(a) |
N/A | |
(b)(1) |
N/A | |
(b)(2) |
N/A | |
(c) |
N/A | |
(d) |
N/A | |
314(a) |
3.02(A) | |
(b) |
N/A | |
(c)(1) |
12.02(A) | |
(c)(2) |
12.02(B) | |
(c)(3) |
N/A | |
(d) |
N/A | |
(e) |
12.02(A), 12.02(B) | |
(f) |
N/A | |
315(a) |
N/A | |
(b) |
N/A | |
(c) |
N/A | |
(d) |
N/A | |
(e) |
7.12 | |
316(a) (last sentence) |
2.15 | |
(a)(1)(A) |
7.06 | |
(a)(1)(B) |
7.05 | |
(a)(2) |
N/A | |
(b) |
7.08 | |
(c) |
N/A | |
317(a)(1) |
7.09 | |
(a)(2) |
7.10 | |
(b) |
2.07 | |
318(a) |
N/A | |
(b) |
12.17 | |
(c) |
N/A |
N/A means not applicable.
* |
This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture. |
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 19, 2021, among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as issuer (the Company), the Guarantor parties signatory hereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), to the Base Indenture (as defined below).
This Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) is being executed and delivered pursuant to Article II of the Base Indenture to establish the terms, and provide for the issuance, of a new series of Securities (as defined in the Base Indenture) constituting the Companys 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Notes).
Each party to this Supplemental Indenture agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Notes.
Article 1. DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; SCOPE AND INTERPRETATION OF BASE INDENTURE
Section 1.01. DEFINITIONS.
Subject to the last paragraph of Section 1.03, capitalized terms used in this Supplemental Indenture without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Base Indenture. For purposes of the Notes, the following additional definitions will apply and supersede any conflicting definitions in the Base Indenture.
Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Rule 144.
Affiliate Resale Legend means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2.
Authorized Denomination means, with respect to a Note, a minimum principal amount thereof equal to $1,000 or a principal amount that is any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
Base Indenture means that certain Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021, between the Company and the Trustee.
Bid Solicitation Agent means the Person who is required to obtain bids for the Trading Price in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of Trading Price. The initial Bid Solicitation Agent on the Issue Date will be the Company; provided, however, that the Company may appoint any other Person (including any of the Companys Subsidiaries) to be the Bid Solicitation Agent at any time after the Issue Date without prior notice to Holders.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as the context requires, or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.
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Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
Capital Stock of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.
Close of Business means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
Common Stock means the Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Parent Guarantor, subject to Section 5.09.
Company means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.
Company Order means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.
Covered Debt Securities means (A) the Existing Senior Notes; and (B) any unsecured indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company in the form of notes or convertible or exchangeable notes (other than the Notes).
Daily Cash Amount means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the lesser of (A) the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount; and (B) the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day.
Daily Exchange Value means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, one-fortieth (1/40th) of the product of (A) the Exchange Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day.
Daily Maximum Cash Amount means, with respect to the Exchange of any Note, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to such Exchange by (B) forty (40).
Daily Share Amount means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the excess, if any, of the Daily Exchange Value for such VWAP Trading Day over the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount by (B) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day. For the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Share Amount will be zero for such VWAP Trading Day if such Daily Exchange Value does not exceed such Daily Maximum Cash Amount.
Daily VWAP means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page CDEV <EQUITY> AQR (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent
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successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company, which may include any of the Underwriters). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
Default means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.
Default Settlement Method means Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that (x) subject to Section 5.03(A)(iii), the Company may, from time to time, change the Default Settlement Method, to any Settlement Method that the Company is then permitted to elect, by sending notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that no such change will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to the Indenture); and (y) the Default Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.03(A)(ii).
Depositary means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.
Depositary Participant means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.
Depositary Procedures means, with respect to any Exchange, transfer, exchange or other transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such Exchange, transfer, exchange or transaction.
Ex-Dividend Date means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered regular way for this purpose.
Exchange means, with respect to any Note, the exchange of such note pursuant to Article 5, into Exchange Consideration. The terms Exchanged and Exchangeable have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Date means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to Exchange such Note are satisfied.
Exchange Price means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Exchange Rate in effect at such time.
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Exchange Rate initially means 159.2610 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Exchange Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever this Supplemental Indenture refers to the Exchange Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Exchange Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.
Exchange Share means any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon Exchange of any Note.
Existing Senior Notes means the Companys 5.375% senior notes due 2026 and 6.875% senior notes due 2027 outstanding as of the Issue Date.
Exempted Fundamental Change means any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in accordance with Section 4.02(I), the Company does not offer to repurchase any Notes.
Fundamental Change means any of the following events:
(A) a person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than (i) the Company; (ii) any Guarantor; (iii) any of the Companys or any Guarantors respective Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or (ii) any employee benefit plans of the Company, any Guarantor or any of the Companys or any Guarantors respective Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) files any report with the SEC indicating that such person or group has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as defined below) of shares of the Common Stock representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the Companys Common Stock;
(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than solely to one or more of the Parent Guarantors Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Parent Guarantor pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly beneficially owned (as defined below) all classes of the Parent Guarantors common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly beneficially own, immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);
(C) the Parent Guarantors stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Parent Guarantor; or
(D) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);
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provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock or other corporate common equity interests listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock or other corporate common equity interests, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.
For the avoidance of doubt, references in this definition to the Parent Guarantor, the Common Stock and the Parent Guarantors common equity will be subject to (x) Section 9.04, (y) Section 9.07 and (z) Section 5.09(A)(1)(III).
For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a beneficial owner, whether shares are beneficially owned, and percentage beneficial ownership, will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).
Global Note means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.
Global Note Legend means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.
Guarantee means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Companys obligations under the Indenture (as it relates to the Notes) and the Notes pursuant to Article 9.
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Guarantors mean the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Holder means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrars books.
Indenture means the Base Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, and as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Interest Payment Date means, with respect to a Note, each April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2021 (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.
Issue Date means March 19, 2021.
Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company, which may include any of the Underwriters. Neither the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); or (B) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(F); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(I), the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Exchange Period has the following meaning:
(A) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and
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(B) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;
provided, however, that if the Exchange Date for the Exchange of a Note that has been called (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(I), to be called) for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Exchange Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of Make-Whole Fundamental Change and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (B) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such Exchange, (x) such Exchange Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Exchange Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.
Market Disruption Event means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
Maturity Date means April 1, 2028.
Note Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent.
Notes means the 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Company pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture.
Observation Period means, with respect to any Note to be Exchanged, (A) subject to clause (B) below, if the Exchange Date for such Note occurs before January 3, 2028, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the third (3rd) VWAP Trading Day immediately after such Exchange Date; (B) if such Exchange Date occurs on or after the date the Company has sent a Redemption Notice calling all or any Notes for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F) and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before the related Redemption Date, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty first
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(41st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause (B) above, if such Exchange Date occurs on or after January 3, 2028, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty first (41st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 12.03.
Open of Business means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
Opinion of Counsel means an opinion, from legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 12.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.
Parent Guarantor means Centennial Resource Development, Inc. and, subject to 9.04 and 9.07, its successors and assigns.
Person or person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate person under the Indenture.
Physical Note means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.
Redemption means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03.
Redemption Date means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(D), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.
Redemption Notice Date means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F).
Redemption Price means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(E).
Regular Record Date has the following meaning with respect to an Interest Payment Date: (A) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on April 1, the immediately preceding March 15; (whether or not a Business Day) and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on October 1, the immediately preceding September 15 (whether or not a Business Day).
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Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.
Responsible Officer means (A) any officer within the Corporate Trust Services of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of such officers; and (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
Scheduled Trading Day means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then Scheduled Trading Day means a Business Day.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security means any Note or Exchange Share.
Settlement Method means Cash Settlement, Combination Settlement or Physical Settlement.
Shoe Option means the Underwriters option to purchase up to twenty two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000) aggregate principal amount of additional Notes as provided for in the Underwriting Agreement.
Significant Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes a significant subsidiary (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person; provided, however, that, if a Subsidiary meets the criteria of clause (1)(iii), but not clause (1)(i) or (1)(ii), of the definition of significant subsidiary in Rule 1-02(w) (or, if applicable, the respective successor clauses to the aforementioned clauses), then such Subsidiary will be deemed not to be a Significant Subsidiary unless such Subsidiarys income from continuing operations before income taxes, exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests, for the last completed fiscal year before the date of determination exceeds thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000).
Special Interest means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.
Specified Dollar Amount means, with respect to the Exchange of a Note to which Combination Settlement applies, the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of such Note deliverable upon such Exchange (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock).
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Stock Price has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in consideration for their shares of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of Fundamental Change, then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per share of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
Subsidiary Guarantors means (A) Atlantic Exploration, LLC, Centennial Resource Management, LLC and each other Person that becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Sections 8.01(B), 9.03 or 9.04(B)(i); and (B) subject to 9.04 and 9.07, the successors and assigns of the foregoing; provided, however, that a Subsidiary Guarantor will be deemed to cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor from and after the release of such Subsidiary Guarantors Guarantee pursuant to Section 9.04 or 9.07.
Supplemental Indenture means this Supplemental Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Trading Day means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then Trading Day means a Business Day.
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Trading Price of the Notes on any Trading Day means the average of the secondary market bid quotations, expressed as a cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day from three (3) nationally recognized independent securities dealers selected by the Company, which may include any of the Underwriters; provided, however, that, if three (3) such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two (2) such bids are obtained, then the average of the two (2) bids will be used, and if only one (1) such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, then that one (1) bid will be used. If, on any Trading Day, (A) the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one (1) bid for five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized independent securities dealer; (B) the Company is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids when required; or (C) the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to solicit bids when required, then, in each case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such Trading Day will be deemed to be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Exchange Rate on such Trading Day.
Trust Indenture Act means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trustee means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.
Underwriters means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC, Comerica Securities, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
Underwriting Agreement means that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated March 16, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters.
VWAP Market Disruption Event means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.
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VWAP Trading Day means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then VWAP Trading Day means a Business Day.
Wholly Owned Subsidiary of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person, determined by reference to the definition of Subsidiary above but with each reference therein to more than fifty percent (50%) deemed to be replaced with one hundred percent (100%) for purposes of this definition; provided, however, that directors qualifying shares will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether any Person is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of another Person.
Section 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Term |
Defined in
Section |
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Additional Shares |
5.07(A) | |||
Business Combination Event |
6.01(A) | |||
Cash Settlement |
5.03(A) | |||
Combination Settlement |
5.03(A) | |||
Common Stock Change Event |
5.09(A) | |||
Exchange Agent |
2.06(A) | |||
Default Interest |
2.05(B) | |||
Defaulted Amount |
2.05(B) | |||
Event of Default |
7.01(A) | |||
Exchange Consideration |
5.03(B) | |||
Expiration Date |
5.05(A)(v) | |||
Expiration Time |
5.05(A)(v) | |||
Fundamental Change Notice |
4.02(E) | |||
Fundamental Change Repurchase Right |
4.02(A) | |||
Guaranteed Obligations |
9.04(A)(i) | |||
Initial Notes |
2.03(A) | |||
Measurement Period |
5.01(C)(i)(2) | |||
Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event |
9.04(B)(i) | |||
Partial Redemption Limitation |
4.03(J) | |||
Paying Agent |
2.06(A) | |||
Physical Settlement |
5.03(A) | |||
Redemption Notice |
4.03(F) | |||
Reference Property |
5.09(A) | |||
Reference Property Unit |
5.09(A) | |||
Register |
2.06(B) | |||
Registrar |
2.06(A) | |||
Reporting Event of Default |
7.03(A) | |||
Specified Courts |
12.07 | |||
Spin-Off |
5.05(A)(iii)(2) |
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Spin-Off Valuation Period |
5.05(A)(iii)(2) | |||
Stated Interest |
2.05(A) | |||
Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event |
9.04(A)(i) | |||
Successor Entity |
6.01(A) | |||
Successor Person |
5.09(A) | |||
Successor Parent Guarantor Entity |
9.04(B)(i)(1)(b) | |||
Successor Subsidiary Guarantor Entity |
9.04(A)(i)(1)(b) | |||
Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period |
5.05(A)(v) | |||
Trading Price Condition |
5.01(C)(i)(2) |
Section 1.03. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
For purposes of the Indenture:
(A) or is not exclusive;
(B) including means including without limitation;
(C) will expresses a command;
(D) the average of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;
(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;
(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;
(G) herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Supplemental Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;
(H) each Article, Section, clause or paragraph reference in this Supplemental Indenture that is in bolded typeface refers to the referenced Article, Section, clause or paragraph, as applicable, of this Supplemental Indenture;
(I) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;
(J) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Supplemental Indenture are deemed to form part of this Supplemental Indenture; and
(K) the term interest, when used with respect to a Note, includes any Special Interest or Default Interest, in each case to the extent the same is payable on the Notes, unless the context requires otherwise.
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For purposes of the Indenture, the following terms of the Trust Indenture Act have the following meanings:
(i) Commission means the SEC;
(ii) indenture securities means the Notes;
(iii) indenture security holder means a Holder;
(iv) indenture to be qualified means the Indenture;
(v) indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee; and
(vi) obligor on the indenture securities means the Company.
All other terms used in the Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act (including by reference to another statute) or the related rules of the SEC, and not defined in the Indenture, have the respective meanings so defined by the Trust Indenture Act or such rules.
Section 1.04. INTERPRETATION; SCOPE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE; SUPERSESSION OF BASE INDENTURE.
(A) Generally. The amendments to the Base Indenture made by this Supplemental Indenture will apply solely with respect to the Notes and not with respect to any other class or series of Securities. For purposes of the Notes, if any provision of this Supplemental Indenture conflicts with any provision of the Base Indenture, then this Supplemental Indenture will control to the extent of such conflict.
(B) Applicability of Base Indenture. Without limiting Section 1.04(A), for purposes of the Notes:
(i) Article II of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 2 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(ii) Section 4.2 of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Section 3.02 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(iii) Section 4.3 of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Section 3.03 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(iv) Section 4.4 of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Section 3.04 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(v) Article III of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Section 4.03 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(vi) Article V of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 6 of this Supplemental Indenture;
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(vii) Article VI of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 7;
(viii) Article IX of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 8 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(ix) Article VIII of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 10 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(x) Article VII of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 11 of this Supplemental Indenture;
(xi) Article X of the Base Indenture will not apply to the Notes and will instead be deemed to be replaced with Article 12 of this Supplemental Indenture;
Each reference in the Base Indenture to any Articles or Sections (or part of any Articles or Sections) of the Base Indenture referred to in the preceding clauses of this Section 1.04(B) will, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed instead to be a reference to the respective Articles and Sections (or corresponding part of the respective Articles or Sections) referred to in the preceding clauses of this Section 1.04(B).
Article 2. THE NOTES
Section 2.01. FORM, DATING AND DENOMINATIONS.
The Notes and the Trustees certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Depositary. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in a Company Order delivered to the Trustee in connection with the issuance and authentication thereof, the Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes. Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as provided in Section 2.10.
The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.
Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.
The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Supplemental Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control for purposes of the Indenture and such Note.
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Section 2.02. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION AND DELIVERY.
(A) Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. A Notes validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.
(B) Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery.
(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
(ii) The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.
(iii) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under the Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in the Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of the Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authentication agent was validly appointed to undertake.
Section 2.03. INITIAL NOTES AND ADDITIONAL NOTES.
(A) Initial Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of the Indenture (including Section 2.02). If the Underwriters exercise the Shoe Option, then there will be originally issued up to an additional twenty two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000) principal amount of Notes pursuant to such exercise, subject to the provisions of the Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in the Indenture as the Initial Notes.
(B) Additional Notes. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company may, subject to the provisions of the Indenture (including Section 2.02), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and
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rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Supplemental Indenture; provided, however, that if any such additional Notes (and any Notes that are resold after such Notes have been purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries) are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Supplemental Indenture for purposes of federal income tax or federal securities laws or, if applicable, the Depositary Procedures, then such additional Notes will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no CUSIP number.
Section 2.04. METHOD OF PAYMENT.
(A) Global Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Exchange Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in the Indenture.
(B) Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Exchange Consideration for, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in the Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; (y) with respect to any cash Exchange Consideration, the relevant Exchange Date; and (z) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.
Section 2.05. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST; DEFAULTED AMOUNTS; WHEN PAYMENT DATE IS NOT A BUSINESS DAY.
(A) Accrual of Interest. Each Note will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 3.25% (the Stated Interest), plus any Special Interest that may accrue pursuant to Section 7.03. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Special Interest, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
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(B) Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a Defaulted Amount) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in the Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (Default Interest) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest accrues, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.
(C) Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in the Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a Business Day.
Section 2.06. REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND EXCHANGE AGENT.
(A) Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the Registrar); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the Paying Agent); and (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for Exchange (the Exchange Agent). If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent, then the Trustee will act as such. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent.
(B) Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the Register) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and Exchange of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.
(C) Co-Agents; Companys Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Exchange Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Exchange Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange
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Agent, as applicable, under the Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Exchange Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to the Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of the Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.
(D) Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Exchange Agent.
Section 2.07. PAYING AGENT AND EXCHANGE AGENT TO HOLD PROPERTY IN TRUST.
The Company will require each Paying Agent or Exchange Agent that is not the Trustee to agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Exchange Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Exchange Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Exchange Agent; and (B) references in the Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Exchange Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Exchange Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders and the Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (x) or (xi) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Exchange Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Exchange Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.
Section 2.08. HOLDER LISTS.
If the Trustee is not the Registrar, then the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.
Section 2.09. LEGENDS.
(A) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or any similar legend, not inconsistent with the Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).
(B) Affiliate Resale Legend. Each Note will bear the Affiliate Resale Legend.
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(C) Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with the Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.
(D) Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holders acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holders acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.
Section 2.10. TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES; CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.
(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) Generally. Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.
(ii) Transferred and Exchanged Notes Remain Valid Obligations of the Company. Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the old Note for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with the Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.
(iii) No Services Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or Exchange of Notes, but the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Exchange Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or Exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.16 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.
(iv) Transfers and Exchanges Must Be in Authorized Denominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.
(v) Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under the Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by the Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of the Indenture.
(vi) Legends. Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(vii) Settlement of Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of the Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.
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(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes.
(i) Certain Restrictions. Subject to the immediately following sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided, however, that a Global Note will be exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:
(1) (x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the Trustee that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;
(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or
(3) the Company, in its sole discretion, permits the exchange of any beneficial interest in such Global Note for one or more Physical Notes at the request of the owner of such beneficial interest.
(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of the Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):
(1) the Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note by notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, then the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the Trustee to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.14);
(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note forming part of such other Global Note;
(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
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(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary procedures); and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(iii) Compliance with Depositary Procedures. Each transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Depositary Procedures.
(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.
(i) Requirements for Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Depositary Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar.
(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of the Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the old Physical Note for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):
(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.14;
(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;
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(3) in the case of a transfer:
(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note forming part of such Global Note(s), which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; provided, however, that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount that is to be so transferred but that is not effected by notation as provided above; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(D) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Exchange. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for Exchange, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Exchange; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Redemption or the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.
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Section 2.11. EXCHANGE AND CANCELLATION OF NOTES TO BE EXCHANGED OR TO BE REPURCHASED PURSUANT TO A REPURCHASE UPON FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE OR REDEMPTION.
(A) Partial Exchanges of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be Exchanged pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such Exchange or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so Exchanged or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so Exchanged or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be Exchanged or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such Exchange or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.17.
(B) Cancellation of Notes that Are Exchanged and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(i) Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be Exchanged pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.17 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such Exchange or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.14; and (2) in the case of a partial Exchange or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so Exchanged or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(ii) Global Notes. If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to be Exchanged pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.17, the Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so Exchanged or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.14).
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Section 2.12. REPLACEMENT NOTES.
If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company and the Trustee from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its and the Trustees expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.12 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of the Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under the Indenture, whether or not the lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note will at any time be enforceable by anyone.
Section 2.13. REGISTERED HOLDERS; CERTAIN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL NOTES.
Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under the Indenture as the owner of such Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the Trustee as its custodian, and the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided, however, that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note under the Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company and the Trustee, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.
Section 2.14. CANCELLATION.
The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent will forward to the Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or Exchange. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or Exchange.
Section 2.15. NOTES HELD BY THE COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.17, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
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Section 2.16. TEMPORARY NOTES.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture as definitive Notes.
Section 2.17. OUTSTANDING NOTES.
(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated, excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.14; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note forming part of any a Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full (including upon Exchange) in accordance with the Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.17.
(B) Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.12, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a bona fide purchaser under applicable law.
(C) Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest, in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in the Indenture.
(D) Notes to Be Exchanged. At the Close of Business on the Exchange Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be Exchanged, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Exchange Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D), upon such Exchange) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.08.
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(E) Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.17, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.
Section 2.18. REPURCHASES BY THE COMPANY.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.14, the Company, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries may, from time to time, repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.
Section 2.19. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS.
The Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.
Article 3. COVENANTS
Section 3.01. PAYMENT ON NOTES.
(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in the Indenture.
(B) Deposit of Funds. Before 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.
Section 3.02. EXCHANGE ACT REPORTS.
(A) Generally. The Parent Guarantor will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Parent Guarantor is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Parent Guarantor is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Parent Guarantor need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Parent Guarantor has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Parent Guarantor files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder, the Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Parent Guarantor has sent the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Company will also comply with its other obligations under Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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(B) Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Parent Guarantor has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) will not be deemed to constitute constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein, including the Companys or any Guarantors compliance with any of its covenants under the Indenture.
Section 3.03. COMPLIANCE AND DEFAULT CERTIFICATES.
(A) Annual Compliance Certificate. Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after December 31, 2021 and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officers Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatorys knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
(B) Default Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will, within thirty (30) days after its first occurrence, deliver an Officers Certificate to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 3.04. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.
To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of the Indenture; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee by the Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 3.05. ACQUISITION OF NOTES BY THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.17, Notes that the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.15) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Article 4. REPURCHASE AND REDEMPTION
Section 4.01. NO SINKING FUND.
No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.
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Section 4.02. RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO REQUIRE THE COMPANY TO REPURCHASE NOTES UPON A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE.
(A) Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right) to require the Company to repurchase such Holders Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D), on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Companys choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).
(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Companys election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.
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(E) Fundamental Change Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a Fundamental Change Notice).
Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:
(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;
(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;
(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;
(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D));
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent;
(vii) the Exchange Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Exchange Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be Exchanged only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with the Indenture; and
(x) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.
Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
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(F) Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:
(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and
(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note) or by book-entry transfer (if such Note is a Global Note).
The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.
(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note;
provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination;
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provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof (or, if applicable with respect to any Global Note, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Note in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Companys obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical Note) or (y) the Depositary Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holders beneficial interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered or such Depositary Procedures are complied with pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).
(H) Third Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if (i) one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company; and (ii) an owner of a beneficial interest in any Note repurchased by such third party or parties will not receive a lesser amount (as a result of withholding or similar taxes) than such owner would have received had the Company repurchased such Note.
(I) No Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Exchangeable into an Amount of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will not be required to send a Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii) (or pursuant to clause (A) that also constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii)) of the definition thereof, if (i) such Fundamental Change constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose
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Reference Property consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become Exchangeable, pursuant to Section 5.09(A) and, if applicable, Section 5.07, into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change); and (iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Fundamental Change required pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b) and includes, in such notice, a statement that the Company is relying on this Section 4.02(I).
(J) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in the Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Companys obligations pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Companys compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of such obligations.
(K) Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.
Section 4.03. RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO REDEEM THE NOTES.
(A) No Right to Redeem Before April 7, 2025. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before April 7, 2025.
(B) Right to Redeem the Notes on or After April 7, 2025. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 4.03(J)), the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, or any portion in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after April 7, 2025 and on or before the fortieth (40th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Exchange Price on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.
(C) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price, and any
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related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interests in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(D) Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Companys choosing that is no more than sixty five (65), nor less than forty five (45), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if, in accordance with Section 5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has elected to settle all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, then the Company may instead elect to choose a Redemption Date that is a Business Day no more than sixty (60), nor less than fifteen (15), calendar days after such Redemption Notice Date.
(E) Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Companys election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.
(F) Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must send to each Holder of such Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice of such Redemption (a Redemption Notice).
Such Redemption Notice must state:
(i) that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Companys Redemption right under the Indenture;
(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;
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(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E));
(iv) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent;
(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be Exchanged at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);
(vi) the Exchange Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Exchange Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(vii) the Settlement Method that will apply to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before such Redemption Date; and
(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.
On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent.
(G) Selection and Exchange of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part.
(i) If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then the Notes to be redeemed will be selected by the Company as follows: (1) in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Depositary Procedures; and (2) in the case of Physical Notes, pro rata, by lot or by such other method the Company considers fair and appropriate; and
(ii) If only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption and such Note is Exchanged in part, then the Exchanged portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.
(H) Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Companys obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.
(I) Special Provisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03, and 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 forty-second (42nd) Scheduled Trading Day (or, if, in accordance with Section 5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has elected to settle all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and on or before the
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second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, the tenth (10th) calendar day) immediately before the Redemption Date for such Redemption, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Redemption, then such Holder or owner, as applicable, will be entitled to Exchange such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before such Redemption Date, and each such Exchange will be deemed to be of a Note called for Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Sections 5.01(C)(i)(4) and 5.07.
(J) Partial Redemption Limitation. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03, then the excess of the principal amount of Notes outstanding as of the time the Company sends the related Redemption Notice over the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in such Redemption Notice as being subject to Redemption must be at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) (such requirement, the Partial Redemption Limitation).
Article 5. EXCHANGE
Section 5.01. RIGHT TO EXCHANGE.
(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, Exchange such Holders Notes into Exchange Consideration.
(B) Exchanges in Part. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, Notes may be Exchanged in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the Exchange of a Note in whole will equally apply to Exchanges of a permitted portion of a Note.
(C) When Notes May Be Exchanged.
(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.01(C)(ii), a Note may be Exchanged only in the following circumstances:
(1) Exchange upon Satisfaction of Common Stock Sale Price Condition. A Holder may Exchange its Notes during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021, if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Exchange Price for each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.
(2) Exchange upon Satisfaction of Note Trading Price Condition. A Holder may Exchange its Notes during the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately after any ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (such ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, the Measurement Period) if the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth below, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Exchange Rate on such Trading Day. The condition set forth in the preceding sentence is referred to in this Supplemental Indenture as the Trading Price Condition.
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The Trading Price will be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of Trading Price. The Bid Solicitation Agent (if not the Company) will have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Company has requested such determination in writing, and the Company will have no obligation to make such request (or seek bids itself) unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock and the Exchange Rate. If a Holder provides such evidence, then the Company will (if acting as Bid Solicitation Agent), or will instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to, determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Exchange Rate on such Trading Day. If the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of the same. If, on any Trading Day after the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Exchange Rate on such Trading Day, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of the same.
(3) Exchange upon Specified Corporate Events.
(a) Certain Distributions. If, before January 3, 2028, the Parent Guarantor elects to:
(I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock and are not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event, except that such rights will be deemed to be distributed under this clause (I) upon their separation from the Common Stock or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii)); or
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(II) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, assets or securities of the Parent Guarantor or rights to purchase the Parent Guarantors securities, which distribution per share of Common Stock has a value, as reasonably determined by the Parent Guarantors Board of Directors, exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced,
then, in either case, (x) the Company will send notice of such distribution, and of the related right to Exchange Notes, to Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent at least forty five (45) Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or, if later in the case of any such separation of rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan or the occurrence of any such triggering event under a stockholder rights plan, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company becomes aware that such separation or triggering event has occurred or will occur); and (y) once the Company has sent such notice, Holders may Exchange their Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date and the Parent Guarantors announcement that such distribution will not take place; provided, however, that the Notes will not become Exchangeable pursuant to clause (y) above (but the Company will be required to send notice of such distribution pursuant to clause (x) above) on account of such distribution if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder, in such distribution without having to Exchange such Holders Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Exchange Rate in effect on the record date for such distribution; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such record date; provided, further, that if the Company is then otherwise permitted to settle Exchanges of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not elected another Settlement Method to apply, including pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i)(1)), then the Company may instead elect to provide such notice at least ten (10) Scheduled Trading Days before such Ex-Dividend Date, in which case (x) the Company must settle all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date occurring on or after the date the Company provides such notice and on or before the Business Day immediately before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or any earlier announcement by the Parent Guarantor that such distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement; and (y) such notice must state that all such Exchanges will be settled by Physical Settlement.
(b) Certain Corporate Events. If a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change (other than a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof) or Common Stock Change Event occurs (other than a merger or other business combination
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transaction that is effected solely to change the Company or the Parent Guarantors jurisdiction of incorporation and that does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), then, in each case, Holders may Exchange their Notes at any time from, and including, the effective date of such transaction or event to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such effective date (or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); provided, however, that if the Company does not provide the notice referred to in the immediately following sentence by the second (2nd) Business Day after such effective date, then the last day on which the Notes are Exchangeable pursuant to this sentence will be extended by the number of Business Days from, and including, the second (2nd) Business Day after such effective date to, but excluding, the date the Company provides such notice. No later than the second (2nd) Business Day after such effective date, the Company will send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of such transaction or event, such effective date and the related right to Exchange Notes.
(4) Exchange upon Redemption. If the Company calls any Note for Redemption, then the Holder of such Note may Exchange such Note at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full).
(5) Exchanges During Free Exchangeability Period. A Holder may Exchange its Notes at any time from, and including, January 3, 2028 until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes may become Exchangeable pursuant to any one or more of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this Section 5.01(C)(i) and the Notes ceasing to be Exchangeable pursuant to a particular sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i) will not preclude the Notes from being Exchangeable pursuant to any other sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i).
(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes:
(1) Notes may be surrendered for Exchange only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;
(2) in no event may any Note be Exchanged after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;
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(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not Exchange such Note after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with this Supplemental Indenture; and
(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be Exchanged, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 5.02. EXCHANGE PROCEDURES.
(A) Generally.
(i) Global Notes. To Exchange a beneficial interest in a Global Note that is Exchangeable pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the owner of such beneficial interest must (1) comply with the Depositary Procedures for Exchanging such beneficial interest (at which time such Exchange will become irrevocable); and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).
(ii) Physical Notes. To Exchange all or a portion of a Physical Note that is Exchangeable pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Exchange Agent the Exchange Notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such Exchange Notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Exchange Agent (at which time such Exchange will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Exchange Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).
(B) Effect of Exchanging a Note. At the Close of Business on the Exchange Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be Exchanged, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Exchange Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or 5.02(D), upon such Exchange) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Exchange Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).
(C) Holder of Record of Exchange Shares. The Person in whose name any share of Common Stock is issuable upon Exchange of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on (i) the Exchange Date for such Exchange, in the case of Physical Settlement; or (ii) the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Exchange, in the case of Combination Settlement.
(D) Interest Payable upon Exchange in Certain Circumstances. If the Exchange Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Exchange (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set
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forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Companys election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for Exchange must deliver to the Exchange Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of such interest referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for Exchange need not deliver such cash (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Exchange Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is Exchanged with an Exchange Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, or as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before a Redemption Date or Fundamental Change Repurchase Date described in clause (v) or (x), respectively, in the preceding sentence, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Exchange Date of a Note to be Exchanged is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for Exchange, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).
(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder Exchanges a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue or delivery of any shares of Common Stock upon such Exchange; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holders name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Exchange Agent may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.
(F) Exchange Agent to Notify Company of Exchanges. If any Note is submitted for Exchange to the Exchange Agent or the Exchange Agent receives any notice of Exchange with respect to a Note, then the Exchange Agent will promptly (and, in any event, no later than the Business Day following the date the Exchange Agent receives such Note or notice) notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Exchange Date for such Note.
Section 5.03. SETTLEMENT UPON EXCHANGE.
(A) Settlement Method. Upon the Exchange of any Note, the Company will settle such Exchange by paying or delivering, as applicable and as provided in this Article 5, either (x) shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in
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Section 5.03(B)(i)(1) (a Physical Settlement); (y) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a Cash Settlement); or (z) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(3) (a Combination Settlement).
(i) The Companys Right to Elect Settlement Method. The Company will have the right to elect the Settlement Method applicable to any Exchange of a Note; provided, however, that:
(1) subject to clause (3) below, all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after January 3, 2028 will be settled using the same Settlement Method, and the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent no later than the Open of Business on January 3, 2028;
(2) subject to clause (3) below, if the Company elects a Settlement Method with respect to the Exchange of any Note whose Exchange Date occurs before January 3, 2028, then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately after such Exchange Date;
(3) if any Notes are called for Redemption, then (1) the Company will specify, in the related Redemption Notice (and, in the case of a Redemption of less than all outstanding Notes, in a notice simultaneously sent to all Holders of Notes not called for Redemption) sent pursuant to Section 4.03(F), the Settlement Method that will apply to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the related Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before the related Redemption Date; and (2) if such Redemption Date occurs on or after January 3, 2028, then such Settlement Method must be the same Settlement Method that, pursuant to clause (1) above, applies to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after January 3, 2028;
(4) the Company will use the same Settlement Method for all Exchanges of Notes with the same Exchange Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not be obligated to use the same Settlement Method with respect to Exchanges of Notes with different Exchange Dates, except as provided in clause (1) or (3) above);
(5) if the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method with respect to the Exchange of a Note, then the Company will be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default);
(6) if the Company timely elects Combination Settlement with respect to the Exchange of a Note but does not timely notify the Holder of such Note of the applicable Specified Dollar Amount, then the Specified Dollar Amount for such
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Exchange will be deemed to be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely send such notification will not constitute a Default or Event of Default); and
(7) the Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a).
(ii) The Companys Right to Irrevocably Fix the Settlement Method. The Company will have the right, exercisable at its election by sending notice of such exercise to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee and the Exchange Agent), to (1) irrevocably fix the Settlement Method that will apply to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders; or (2) irrevocably elect Combination Settlement to apply to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders, and eliminate a Specified Dollar Amount or range of Specified Dollar Amounts that will apply to such Exchanges, provided, in each case, that (w) the Settlement Method(s) so elected pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above must be a Settlement Method or Settlement Method(s), as applicable, that the Company is then permitted to elect (for the avoidance of doubt, including pursuant to, and subject to, the other provisions of this Section 5.03(A)); (x) no such irrevocable election will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to the Indenture (including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) or this Section 5.03(A)); (y) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (1) above, the Default Settlement Method will automatically be deemed to be set to the Settlement Method so fixed; and (z) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (2) above, the Company will, if needed, simultaneously change the Default Settlement Method to Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount that is consistent with such irrevocable election. Such notice, if sent, must set forth the applicable Settlement Method and expressly state that the election is irrevocable and applicable to all Exchanges of Notes with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, such an irrevocable election, if made, will be effective without the need to amend the Indenture or the Notes, including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) (it being understood, however, that the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such an amendment at its option).
(iii) Requirement to Publicly Disclose the Fixed or Default Settlement Method. If the Company changes the Default Settlement Method pursuant to clause (x) of the proviso to the definition of such term or irrevocably fixes the Settlement Method(s) pursuant Section 5.03(A)(ii), then the Parent Guarantor will either post the Default Settlement Method or fixed Settlement Method(s), as applicable, on its website or disclose the same in a Current Report on Form 8-K (or any successor form) that is filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
(B) Exchange Consideration.
(i) Generally. Subject to Sections 5.03(B)(ii), 5.03(B)(iii) and 5.09(A)(2), the type and amount of consideration (the Exchange Consideration) due in respect of each
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$1,000 principal amount of a Note to be Exchanged will be as follows:
(1) if Physical Settlement applies to such Exchange, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date for such Exchange;
(2) if Cash Settlement applies to such Exchange, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Exchange; or
(3) if Combination Settlement applies to such Exchange, consideration consisting of (a) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Exchange; and (b) an amount of cash equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period.
(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the Exchange of any Note and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon such Exchange is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such Exchange, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) (x) the Daily VWAP on the Exchange Date for such Exchange (or, if such Exchange Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement; or (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Exchange, in the case of Combination Settlement.
(iii) Exchange of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder Exchanges more than one (1) Note on a single Exchange Date, then the Exchange Consideration due in respect of such Exchange will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Depositary Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes Exchanged on such Exchange Date by such Holder.
(iv) Notice of Calculation of Exchange Consideration. If Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the Exchange of any Note, then the Company will determine the Exchange Consideration due thereupon promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and will promptly thereafter send notice to the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail. Neither the Trustee nor the Exchange Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.
(C) Delivery of the Exchange Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(D) and 5.09, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Exchange Consideration due upon the Exchange of any Note to the Holder as follows: (i) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such Exchange, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Exchange; and (ii) if Physical Settlement applies to such Exchange, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Exchange Date
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for such Exchange; provided, however, that if Physical Settlement applies to the Exchange of any Note with an Exchange Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then, solely for purposes of such Exchange, (x) the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Exchange Consideration due upon such Exchange on the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day); and (y) the Exchange Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Exchange. If a Holder Exchanges a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Exchange Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), the Companys delivery of the Exchange Consideration due in respect of such Exchange will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Companys obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Exchange Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid interest on an Exchanged Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In addition, subject to Section 5.02(D), if the Exchange Consideration for a Note consists of both cash and shares of Common Stock, then accrued and unpaid interest that is deemed to be paid therewith will be deemed to be paid first out of such cash.
Section 5.04. RESERVE AND STATUS OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON EXCHANGE.
(A) Stock Reserve. At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the Parent Guarantor will reserve (out of its authorized and not outstanding but unissued shares of Common Stock that are not reserved for other purposes) a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to permit the Exchange of all then-outstanding Notes, assuming (x) Physical Settlement will apply to such Exchange; and (y) the Exchange Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Exchange Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07. To the extent the Company delivers shares of Common Stock held in the Parent Guarantors treasury in settlement of the Exchange of any Notes, each reference in the Indenture or the Notes to the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection therewith will be deemed to include such delivery, mutatis mutandis.
(B) Status of Exchange Shares; Listing. Each Exchange Share, if any, delivered upon Exchange of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share (except that any Exchange Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 5.08 need not be a newly issued or treasury share) and will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Exchange Share will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Parent Guarantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Exchange Share, when delivered upon Exchange of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.
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Section 5.05. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXCHANGE RATE.
(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Exchange Rate. The Exchange Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Parent Guarantor issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Parent Guarantor effects a stock split or a stock combination of the Common Stock (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Exchange Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock combination, as applicable; | ||
ER1 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination; and | ||
OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination. |
If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Exchange Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Parent Guarantors Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.
(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Parent Guarantor distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
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where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before 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; | ||
OS | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | ||
X | = | the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and | ||
Y | = | a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced. |
To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Exchange Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Exchange Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.
For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) and Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)(I), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Parent Guarantor receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
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(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.
(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Parent Guarantor distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Parent Guarantor, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Parent Guarantor or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:
(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Exchange Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii);
(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Exchange Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv);
(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F);
(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Exchange Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2);
(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply; and
(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,
then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before 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; | ||
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and |
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FMV | = | the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per share of Common Stock pursuant to such distribution; |
provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Exchange Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and without having to Exchange its Notes, the amount and kind of shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on such record date.
To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(2) Spin-Offs. If the Parent Guarantor distributes or dividends shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Parent Guarantor to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a Spin-Off), then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off; | ||
ER1 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period; |
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FMV | = | the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the Spin-Off Valuation Period) beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Stock in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and | ||
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Exchange will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Exchange Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such Exchange, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Exchange Date for a Note whose Exchange will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Exchange Consideration for such Exchange, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Exchange Date.
To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
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where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before 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 such Ex-Dividend Date; | ||
SP | = | the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and | ||
D | = | the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution; |
provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Exchange Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and without having to Exchange its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on such record date.
To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company, the Parent Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) of the cash and other consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the Expiration Date) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Exchange Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
ER0 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer; |
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ER1 | = | the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period; | ||
AC | = | the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the Expiration Time) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner) of all cash and other consideration paid for shares of Common Stock purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer; | ||
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); | ||
OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and | ||
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date; |
provided, however, that the Exchange Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Exchange will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Exchange Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such Exchange, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Exchange Date for a Note whose Exchange will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Exchange Consideration for such Exchange, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Exchange Date.
To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Exchange Rate will be readjusted to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
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(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases.
(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Exchange. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Exchange Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a stock split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to Exchange such Holders Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Exchange Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.
(ii) Certain Events. The Company will not be required to adjust the Exchange Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Exchange Rate on account of:
(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of shares of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Exchange Price;
(2) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Parent Guarantors securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan;
(3) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries;
(4) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company or the Parent Guarantor outstanding as of the Issue Date;
(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or
(6) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes.
(C) Adjustment Deferral. If an adjustment to the Exchange Rate otherwise required by this Article 5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Exchange Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, the Company may, at its election, defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would result in a change of at least one percent (1%) to the Exchange Rate; (ii) the Exchange Date of, or any VWAP Trading Day of an Observation Period for, any Note; (iii) the effective date of a Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change; (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption; and (v) January 3, 2028.
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(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) a Note is to be Exchanged pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;
(ii) the record date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Exchange Date for such Exchange (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on or before any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Exchange (in the case of Combination Settlement), but an adjustment to the Exchange Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Exchange Date or VWAP Trading Day, as applicable;
(iii) the Exchange Consideration due upon such Exchange includes any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement); and
(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related record date or otherwise),
then, solely for purposes of such Exchange, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such Exchange is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such Exchange until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.
(E) Exchange Rate Adjustments where Exchanging Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) an Exchange Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);
(ii) a Note is to be Exchanged pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;
(iii) the Exchange Date for such Exchange (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Exchange (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related record date;
(iv) the Exchange Consideration due upon such Exchange includes any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on an Exchange Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and
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(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),
then (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Exchange Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such Exchange and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Exchange based on such unadjusted Exchange Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, but there will be added, to the Exchange Consideration otherwise due upon such Exchange, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Exchange Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will be made for such Exchange in respect of such VWAP Trading Day, but the shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to such VWAP Trading Day based on such adjusted Exchange Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(F) Stockholder Rights Plans. If the Parent Guarantor has a stockholder rights plan in effect upon Exchange of any Notes into Common Stock, the Holder Exchanging such Notes will receive, in addition to any shares of Common Stock such Holder receives in connection with such Exchange, the rights under such stockholder rights plan. However, if, prior to any Exchange of Notes, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights plan, then the Exchange Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) at the time of such separation as if the Parent Guarantor distributed, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, shares of its capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants as described above in Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1), subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1).
(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. Neither the Parent Guarantor nor the Company will engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Exchange Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Exchange Price per share of Common Stock being less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this Supplemental Indenture requires the Company to calculate the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate the Stock Price or an adjustment to the Exchange Rate), or to calculate Daily VWAPs, Daily Exchange Values, Daily Cash Amounts or Daily Share Amounts over an Observation Period, the Company will, if appropriate, make proportionate adjustments to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Exchange Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Exchange Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period or Observation Period, as applicable.
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(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock; and (ii) exclude shares of Common Stock held in the Companys treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in its treasury).
(J) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Exchange Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).
(K) Notice of Exchange Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.
Section 5.06. VOLUNTARY ADJUSTMENTS.
(A) Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Exchange Rate by any amount if (i) the Company or the Parent Guarantor determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company or the Parent Guarantor; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock as a result of any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) of Common Stock or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.
(B) Notice of Voluntary Increases. If the Company or the Parent Guarantor determines to increase the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, no later than the first Business Day of the related twenty (20) Business Day period referred to in Section 5.06(A), the Company will send notice to each Holder, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.
Section 5.07. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EXCHANGE RATE IN CONNECTION WITH A MAKE-WHOLE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE.
(A) Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Exchange Date for the Exchange of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Exchange Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Exchange Rate applicable to such Exchange will be increased by a number of shares (the Additional Shares) set forth in the table below
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corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:
Stock Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date |
$4.83 | $5.00 | $5.50 | $6.28 | $7.25 | $8.16 | $10.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 | $50.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 19, 2021 |
47.7783 | 47.7783 | 41.0572 | 32.3332 | 24.9235 | 20.1248 | 13.9424 | 9.9780 | 6.5167 | 3.5364 | 1.9991 | 0.5850 | 0.0013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2022 |
47.7783 | 47.7772 | 39.8706 | 30.9552 | 23.5114 | 18.7689 | 12.8030 | 9.0830 | 5.9027 | 3.1990 | 1.8050 | 0.5164 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2023 |
47.7783 | 46.6780 | 38.4269 | 29.2594 | 21.7727 | 17.1130 | 11.4334 | 8.0230 | 5.1893 | 2.8166 | 1.5899 | 0.4453 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2024 |
47.7783 | 45.3742 | 36.6593 | 27.1518 | 19.6103 | 15.0715 | 9.7801 | 6.7696 | 4.3645 | 2.3833 | 1.3493 | 0.3673 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2025 |
47.7783 | 43.8208 | 34.4607 | 24.4853 | 16.8835 | 12.5305 | 7.7875 | 5.3029 | 3.4249 | 1.8969 | 1.0805 | 0.2835 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2026 |
47.7783 | 41.9507 | 31.6024 | 20.9279 | 13.2889 | 9.2704 | 5.3837 | 3.6185 | 2.3777 | 1.3528 | 0.7783 | 0.1933 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2027 |
47.7783 | 41.3449 | 27.5600 | 15.6505 | 8.1607 | 4.9352 | 2.5931 | 1.7981 | 1.2431 | 0.7313 | 0.4269 | 0.0963 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2028 |
47.7783 | 40.7390 | 22.5572 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
If such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Stock Price is not set forth in the table above, then:
(i) if such Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and
(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $50.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B)), or less than $4.83 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares will be added to the Exchange Rate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Exchange Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 207.0393 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Exchange Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(I), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called (or deemed called) for Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Exchange Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.
(B) Adjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The Stock Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Exchange Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Exchange Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
(C) Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change (i) occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b); and (ii) occurring pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 4.03(F).
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Section 5.08. TRANSFER OF NOTES TO BE EXCHANGED TO A THIRD PARTY FOR SETTLEMENT.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, and subject to the terms of this Section 5.08, if a Note is submitted for Exchange, the Company may elect to arrange to transfer such Note to a financial institution, designated by the Company, that will deliver the consideration due upon such Exchange. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Exchange Date for such Note. If the Company has made such election, then:
(A) no later than the Business Day immediately following such Exchange Date, the Company must deliver (or cause the Exchange Agent to deliver) such Note, together with delivery instructions for the Exchange Consideration due upon such Exchange (including wire instructions, if applicable), to a financial institution designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver such Exchange Consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver the same pursuant to this Article 5;
(B) if such Note is a Global Note, then (i) such designated institution will send written confirmation to the Exchange Agent promptly after wiring the cash Exchange Consideration, if any, and delivering any other Exchange Consideration, due upon such Exchange to the Holder of such Note; and (ii) the Exchange Agent will as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter contact such Holders custodian with the Depositary to confirm receipt of the same; and
(C) such Note will not cease to be outstanding by reason of such exchange in lieu of Exchange;
provided, however, that if such financial institution does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such Exchange Consideration, then the Company will be responsible for delivering such Exchange Consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Article 5 as if the Company had not elected to make an exchange in lieu of Exchange.
Section 5.09. EFFECT OF COMMON STOCK CHANGE EVENT.
(A) Generally. If there occurs any:
(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) stock splits and stock combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);
(ii) consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Parent Guarantor;
(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or
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(iv) other similar event,
and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a Common Stock Change Event, and such other securities, cash or property, the Reference Property, and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a Reference Property Unit), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes,
(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, (I) the Exchange Consideration due upon Exchange of any Note, and the conditions to any such Exchange, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03, each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (III) for purposes of the definitions of Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change, references to the Common Stock and the Parent Guarantors common equity will be deemed to refer to the common equity (including depositary receipts representing common equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;
(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then (I) each Exchange of any Note with an Exchange Date that occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event will be settled entirely in cash in an amount, per $1,000 principal amount of such Note being Exchanged, equal to the product of (x) the Exchange Rate in effect on such Exchange Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase to such Exchange rate pursuant to Section 5.07, if applicable); and (y) the amount of cash constituting such reference property unit; and (II) the Company will settle each such Exchange no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the relevant Exchange Date; and
(3) for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of common equity securities will be determined by reference to the definition of Daily VWAP, substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of common equity securities, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities, will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).
If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the
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Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock, by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
At or before the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company or the Parent Guarantor) of such Common Stock Change Event (the Successor Person) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for the settlement of subsequent Exchanges of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders.
(B) Notice of Common Stock Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Stock Change Event to Holders, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event.
(C) Compliance Covenant. The Parent Guarantor will not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.
Article 6. SUCCESSORS
Section 6.01. WHEN THE COMPANY MAY MERGE, ETC.
(A) Generally. The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (other than any Guarantor) (a Business Combination Event), unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (or, if such Business Combination Event is an Exempted Fundamental Change, is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity) (the Successor Entity) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Notes; and
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.
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(B) Delivery of Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) comply with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in the Indenture have been satisfied.
Section 6.02. SUCCESSOR ENTITY SUBSTITUTED.
At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Entity (if not the Company) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company in the Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.
Section 6.03. EXCLUSION FOR ASSET TRANSFERS WITH WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 6, this Article 6 will not apply to any transfer of assets between or among the Company and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries not effected by merger or consolidation.
Article 7. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 7.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
(A) Definition of Events of Default. Event of Default means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;
(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in the payment when due of interest on any Note;
(iii) the Companys failure to deliver, when required by the Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3), if (in the case of any notice other than a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)) such failure is not cured within two (2) Business Days after its occurrence;
(iv) a default in the Companys obligation to Exchange a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the Exchange right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within two (2) Business Days after its occurrence;
(v) a default in the Companys obligations under Article 6 or in any Guarantors obligations under Section 9.04;
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(vi) a default in any of the Companys obligations or agreements, or in any Guarantors obligations or agreements, under the Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a Notice of Default;
(vii) a default by the Company, any Guarantor or any of the Companys or any Guarantors respective Significant Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company, any Guarantor or any of the Companys or any Guarantors respective Significant Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:
(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or
(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity,
in each case where such default is not cured or waived within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;
(viii) one or more final judgments being rendered against the Company, any Guarantor or any of the Companys or any Guarantors respective Significant Subsidiaries for the payment of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance), where such judgment is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced; or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;
(ix) except as expressly permitted by the Indenture, any Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee;
(x) the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
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(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;
(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or
(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(xi) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
(1) is for relief against the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(2) appoints a custodian of the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries;
(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, any Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries; or
(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,
and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(xi), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days.
(B) Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.
Section 7.02. ACCELERATION.
(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(x) or 7.01(A)(xi) occurs with respect to the Company or any Guarantor (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.
(B) Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(x) or 7.01(A)(xi) with respect to the Company or any Guarantor and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company or any Guarantor) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.
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(C) Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 7.03. SOLE REMEDY FOR A FAILURE TO REPORT.
(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a Reporting Event of Default) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Parent Guarantors failure to comply with Section 3.02 (or the Companys obligations under Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act) will, for each of the first three hundred and sixty five (365) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the three hundred and sixty sixth (366th) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such three hundred and sixty sixth (366th) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant to Section 2.05(B)).
(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first one hundred and eighty (180) days on which Special Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, in no event will Special Interest accrue on any day on a Note at a rate per annum that exceeds that set forth in the preceding sentence, regardless of the number of events giving rise to the accrual of Special Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note.
(C) Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Parent Guarantor failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.
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(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustees Disclaimer. If Special Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officers Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.
(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.
Section 7.04. OTHER REMEDIES.
(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Indenture or the Notes.
(B) Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 7.05. WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS.
An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (vi) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vi) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
Section 7.06. CONTROL BY MAJORITY.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, the Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 11.01, the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustees following such direction.
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Section 7.07. LIMITATION ON SUITS.
No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Companys obligations to Exchange any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:
(A) such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(B) Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;
(C) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustees following such request;
(D) the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and
(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.
A Holder of a Note may not use the Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Holders use of the Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.
Section 7.08. ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT AND EXCHANGE CONSIDERATION AND TO INSTITUTE SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SUCH RIGHT.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to receive payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Exchange Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon Exchange of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in the Indenture and the Notes, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery on or after such respective due dates, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 7.09. COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE.
The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section 7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, or Exchange Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon Exchange of, the Notes, as applicable, and, to the extent lawful, any Default Interest on any Defaulted Amounts, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation provided for in Section 11.06.
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Section 7.10. TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM.
The Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien (senior to the rights of Holders) on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in the Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 7.11. PRIORITIES.
The Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:
First: to the Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 11.06, including payment of all fees, compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Exchange Consideration due upon Exchange of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and
Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11, in which case the Trustee will instruct the Company to, and the Company will, deliver, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.
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Section 7.12. UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Article 8. AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 8.01. WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees without the consent of any Holder to:
(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees;
(B) add additional guarantees with respect to the Companys obligations under the Indenture or the Notes;
(C) secure the Notes or any Guarantees;
(D) add to the Companys or any Guarantors covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company or any Guarantor;
(E) provide for the assumption of the Companys or any Guarantors obligations under the Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6 or Section 9.04, as applicable;
(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Stock Change Event;
(G) irrevocably elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount; provided, however, that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 5.03(A);
(H) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under the Indenture, of a successor Trustee;
(I) conform the provisions of the Indenture and the Notes to the Description of Notes section of the Companys preliminary prospectus supplement, dated March 15, 2021, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, dated March 16, 2021;
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(J) provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B);
(K) provide for any transfer restrictions that apply to any Notes issued under the Indenture (other than the Initial Notes) that, at the time of their original issuance, constitute restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that are originally issued in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act;
(L) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with effecting or maintaining the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; or
(M) make any other change to the Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect.
At the written request of any Holder of a Note or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Company will provide a copy of the Description of Notes section and pricing term sheet referred to in Section 8.01(I).
Section 8.02. WITH THE CONSENT OF HOLDERS.
(A) Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.08 and the immediately following sentence, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees, or waiver of any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees, may:
(i) reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of any Note;
(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;
(iii) reduce the rate, or change the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;
(iv) make any change that adversely affects the Exchange rights of any Note;
(v) impair the rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);
(vi) change the ranking of the Notes or the Guarantees;
(vii) modify or amend the terms and conditions of the obligations of the Guarantors, as guarantors of the Notes, in any manner that is adverse to the rights of the Holders, as such, other than any elimination of a Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture;
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(viii) make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in the Indenture or the Note;
(ix) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or
(x) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of the Indenture or the Notes that requires the consent of each affected Holder.
For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8.02(A), no amendment or supplement to the Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of the Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date or upon Exchange, or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder.
(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.03. NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS.
As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders and the Trustee notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.04. REVOCATION, EFFECT AND SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS; SPECIAL RECORD DATES; ETC.
(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holders Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.
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(B) Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.
(C) Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in the Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.
(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).
Section 8.05. NOTATIONS AND EXCHANGES.
If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note or a Guarantee, then the Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.06. TRUSTEE TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.
The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the Trustee need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustees rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 11.01 and 11.02) will be fully protected in relying on, an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by the Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
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Article 9. GUARANTEES
Section 9.01. GUARANTEES.
(A) Generally. By its execution of the Indenture (or any amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)), each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it receives substantial benefits from the Company and that such Guarantor is providing its Guarantee for good and valuable consideration, including such substantial benefits. Subject to this Article 9, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, regardless of the validity or enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes, that:
(i) the principal of, any interest on, and any Exchange Consideration for, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, any interest on, or any Exchange Consideration for, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or the Notes, will be promptly paid or delivered in full or performed, as applicable, in each case in accordance with the Indenture and the Notes; and
(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise,
(collectively, the Guaranteed Obligations), in each case subject to Section 9.02.
Upon the failure of any payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, and upon the failure of any performance so guaranteed, for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay or perform, as applicable, the same immediately. each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(B) Guarantee Is Unconditional; Waiver of Diligence, Presentment, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations is unconditional, regardless of the validity or enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions of the Indenture or the Notes, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Indenture and the Notes.
(C) Reinstatement of Guarantee Upon Return of Payments. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return, to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any consideration paid or delivered by the Company or the Guarantors to such Holder or the Trustee, then each Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.
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(D) Subrogation. Each Guarantor agrees that any right of subrogation, reimbursement or contribution it may have in relation to the Holders or in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations will be subordinated to, and will not be enforceable until payment in full of, all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article 7, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (ii) if any Guaranteed Obligations are accelerated pursuant to Article 7, then such Guaranteed Obligations will, whether or not due and payable, immediately become due and payable by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor, but only if the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under any Guarantee.
Section 9.02. LIMITATION ON GUARANTOR LIABILITY.
Each Guarantor, and, by its acceptance of any Note, each Holder, confirms that each Guarantor and the Holders intend that the Guarantee of each Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. Each of the Trustee, the Holders and each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 9.03. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTEE.
The execution by each Guarantor of the Indenture (or an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)) evidences the Guarantee of such Guarantor, and the delivery of any Note by the Trustee after its authentication constitutes due delivery of each Guarantee on behalf of each Guarantor. A Guarantees validity will not be affected by the failure of any officer of a Guarantor executing the Indenture or any such amended or supplemental indenture on such Guarantors behalf to hold, at the time any Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at such Guarantor, and each Guarantee will be valid and enforceable even if no notation, certificate or other instrument is set upon or attached to, or otherwise executed and delivered to the Holder of, any Note.
Section 9.04. WHEN THE GUARANTORS MAY MERGE, ETC.
(A) Business Combination Events Involving a Subsidiary Guarantor.
(i) Generally. No Subsidiary Guarantor will consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another
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Person (other than the Company, the Parent Guarantor or another Subsidiary Guarantor) (a Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event), unless:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either
(a) is such Subsidiary Guarantor; or
(b) if not such Subsidiary Guarantor, is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity (the Successor Subsidiary Guarantor Entity) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of such Subsidiary Guarantors obligations under the Indenture and the Notes; and
(2) immediately after giving effect to such Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.
(ii) Delivery of Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) comply with Section 9.04(A)(i); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event provided in the Indenture have been satisfied.
(iii) Successor Subsidiary Guarantor Entity Substituted. At the effective time of any Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event that complies with Section 9.04(A)(i) and Section 9.04(A)(ii), the Successor Subsidiary Guarantor Entity (if not the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Subsidiary Guarantor Entity had been named as a Subsidiary Guarantor in the Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Subsidiary Guarantor will be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.
(iv) Exclusion for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.04(A), this Section 9.04(A) will not apply to any transfer of assets between or among any Subsidiary Guarantor and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries not effected by merger or consolidation.
(B) Business Combination Events Involving the Parent Guarantor.
(i) Generally. The Parent Guarantor will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of
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the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event), unless:
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either
(a) is the Parent Guarantor; or
(b) if not the Parent Guarantor, is a corporation (or, if such Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event is an Exempted Fundamental Change, is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity) (the Successor Parent Guarantor Entity) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Parent Guarantors obligations under the Indenture and the Notes; and
(2) immediately after giving effect to such Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.
(ii) Delivery of Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) comply with Section 9.04(B)(i); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event provided in the Indenture have been satisfied.
(iii) Successor Parent Guarantor Entity Substituted. At the effective time of any Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event that complies with Section 9.04(B)(i) and Section 9.04(B)(ii), the Successor Parent Guarantor Entity (if not the Parent Guarantor) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Parent Guarantor under the Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if the Successor Parent Guarantor Entity had been named as the Parent Guarantor in the Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Parent Guarantor will be discharged from its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.
(iv) Exclusion for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.04(B), this Section 9.04(B) will not apply to any transfer of assets between or among the Parent Guarantor and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries not effected by merger or consolidation.
Section 9.05. FUTURE GUARANTORS.
Subject to the following paragraph, if, after the Issue Date, any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than the Company) or the Company that is organized and existing under the laws
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of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia guarantees any Covered Debt Securities, then the Company will, as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than ten (10) Business Days after such Subsidiary guarantees such Covered Debt Securities, cause such Subsidiary to execute an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B) causing such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor under the Indenture.
Section 9.06. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO THE GUARANTORS.
(A) Officers Certificates and Opinions of Counsel. Upon any request or application by any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under the Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 12.02 with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in Section 12.02 or in the definitions of Officer, Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel were instead a reference to such Guarantor.
(B) Company Order. A Company Order may be given by any Guarantor with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in the definitions of Company Order or Officer were instead a reference to such Guarantor.
(C) Notices and Demands. Any notice or demand that the Indenture requires or permits to be given by the Trustee, or by any Holders, to the Company may instead be given to any Guarantor.
Section 9.07. RELEASE OF GUARANTEES.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in this Article 9, the Guarantee of a Guarantor will be automatically released, and such Guarantors obligations under such Guarantee will be automatically released and discharged, and, in each case, be of no future force and effect, upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) the Companys obligations under the Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; (B) the merger or consolidation of such Guarantor into the Company; (C) all remaining obligations to make payments or deliver other Exchange Consideration with respect all Notes are discharged in full after the same has become due; (D) such Guarantor no longer guarantees any Covered Debt Securities; or (E) no Covered Debt Securities are outstanding; provided, however, that preceding clauses (D) and (E) will apply only to the Guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Parent Guarantors Guarantee will not be automatically released pursuant to such clauses.
For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding paragraph will not limit the operation of Section 5.09. Accordingly, if a Parent Guarantor Business Combination Event, a Subsidiary Guarantor Business Combination Event or any other merger or consolidation involving a Guarantor constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property includes any securities of any Person (whether such Guarantor or another Person), then such Person will be required to execute a supplemental indenture in accordance with the final paragraph of Section 5.09(A).
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Article 10. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 10.01. TERMINATION OF COMPANYS AND GUARANTORS OBLIGATIONS.
The Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under the Indenture, when:
(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.12) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon Exchange or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Exchange Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;
(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Exchange Consideration, the Exchange Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be Exchanged, Exchange Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.12);
(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under the Indenture with respect to the Notes; and
(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Notes have been satisfied;
provided, however, that Article 11 and Section 12.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.14 and the obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.
At the Companys request, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture.
Section 10.02. REPAYMENT TO COMPANY.
Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Companys request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Exchange Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Exchange Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Exchange Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.
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Section 10.03. REINSTATEMENT.
If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Exchange Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 10.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Section 10.01 will be rescinded; provided, however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Exchange Agent, as applicable.
Article 11. TRUSTEE
Section 11.01. DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE.
(A) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
(B) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of the Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in the Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into the Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officers Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of the Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of the Indenture.
(C) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 11.01(B);
(ii) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06.
(D) Each provision of the Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 11.01, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.
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(E) No provision of the Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.
(F) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.
Section 11.02. RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE.
(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.
(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the written advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.
(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.
(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by the Indenture.
(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by the Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction.
(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(H) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein will not be construed as duties.
(I) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the Indenture or otherwise.
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Section 11.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE.
The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires a conflicting interest (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. Each Note Agent will have the same rights and duties as the Trustee under this Section 11.03.
Section 11.04. TRUSTEES DISCLAIMER.
The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of the Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Companys direction under any provision of the Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in the Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or the Indenture, other than the Trustees certificate of authentication.
Section 11.05. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not known to the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes known to a Responsible Officer; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Note, or an Event of Default in the payment or delivery of any Exchange Consideration upon Exchange of any Note, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer, and such notice references the Notes and the Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default has occurred.
Section 11.06. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.
(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee reasonable compensation for its acceptance of the Indenture and services under the Indenture. The Trustees compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustees services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under the Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel.
(B) The Company will indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under the Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing the Indenture against the
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Company (including this Section 11.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under the Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense is attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity, but the Trustees failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.06(B), except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of the Indenture.
(D) To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 11.06, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of the Indenture.
(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (x) or (xi) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 11.07. REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUSTEE.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, a resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 11.07.
(B) The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from the trust created by the Indenture by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 11.09;
(ii) the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
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(C) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(E) If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 11.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under the Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under the Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 11.06(D).
Section 11.08. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, then such corporation will become the successor Trustee without any further act.
Section 11.09. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.
There will at all times be a Trustee under the Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
Article 12. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01. NOTICES.
Any notice or communication by the Company or any Guarantor or the Trustee to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission
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or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the others address, which initially is as follows:
If to the Company or any Guarantor:
Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
1001 Seventeenth Street
Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: John Greer; Greg Rodgers
If to the Trustee:
UMB Bank, N.A.
555 San Felipe Street, Suite 810
Houston, Texas 77056
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.
Any communication sent to Trustee under the Indenture that requires a signature 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 provider as specified in writing to Trustee by an authorized representative of the Company). The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of its use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to the Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided, however, that a notice or
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communication to a Holder of a Global Note may, but need not, instead be sent pursuant to the Depositary Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.
If the Trustee is then acting as the Depositarys custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee will cause any notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Depositary Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.
If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of the Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of the Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.
Section 12.02. DELIVERY OF OFFICERS CERTIFICATE AND OPINION OF COUNSEL AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (other than the initial authentication of Notes under the Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee:
(A) an Officers Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 12.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in the Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 12.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.
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Section 12.03. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN OFFICERS CERTIFICATE AND OPINION OF COUNSEL.
Each Officers Certificate (other than an Officers Certificate pursuant to Section 3.03) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in the Indenture will include:
(A) a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or condition;
(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;
(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.
Section 12.04. RULES BY THE TRUSTEE, THE REGISTRAR AND THE PAYING AGENT.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 12.05. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND STOCKHOLDERS.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
Section 12.06. GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
THE INDENTURE, THE GUARANTEES AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THE INDENTURE, THE GUARANTEES OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, EACH GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE GUARANTEES.
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Section 12.07. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon the Indenture or the transactions contemplated by the Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the Specified Courts), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such partys address set forth in Section 12.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, each Guarantor the Trustee and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 12.08. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.
Neither the Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret the Indenture or the Notes.
Section 12.09. SUCCESSORS.
All agreements of the Company in the Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in the Indenture will bind its successors.
Section 12.10. FORCE MAJEURE.
The Trustee and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under the Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).
Section 12.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT.
The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
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Section 12.12. CALCULATIONS.
Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily Exchange Value, the Daily Cash Amount, the Daily Share Amount, accrued interest on the Notes and the Exchange Rate.
The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Trustee and the Exchange Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Exchange Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Companys calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be obligated to make or confirm any calculations called for under the Indenture or the Notes.
Section 12.13. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of the Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 12.14. COUNTERPARTS.
The parties may sign any number of copies of the Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
Section 12.15. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.
The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of the Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of the Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture.
Section 12.16. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
Each Holder of a Note agrees, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, by its acquisition of such interest, is deemed to agree, that if the Company or other applicable withholding agent (including the Trustee) pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Exchange Rate, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, withhold from or set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Exchange Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Stock or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note.
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Section 12.17. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.
If any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision that is required to be included in the Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act, then required provision of the Trust Indenture Act will control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC, as the Company |
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By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC., as the Parent Guarantor |
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By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
ATLANTIC EXPLORATION, LLC, | ||||
as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LLC, | ||||
as a Subsidiary Guarantor | ||||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]
UMB BANK, N.A., | ||||
as the Trustee | ||||
By: |
/s/ Mauri J. Cowen |
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Name: | Mauri J. Cowen | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Affiliate Resale Legend]
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Note due 2028
CUSIP No.: | [ ] | Certificate No. [ ] |
ISIN No.: [ ]
Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] dollars ($[ ]) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)]* on April 1, 2028 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.
Interest Payment Dates: | April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on [date]. | |
Regular Record Dates: | March 15 and September 15. |
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
[The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]
* |
Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Centennial Resource Production, LLC has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC | ||||||
Date: | By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date: | By: |
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Authorized Signatory |
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Centennial Resource Production, LLC
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Note due 2028
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), designated as its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Notes), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture (the Base Indenture), dated as of March 19, 2021, and a supplemental indenture (as the same may be amended from time to time, the Supplemental Indenture, and the Base Indenture, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture, and as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time with respect to the Notes, the Indenture), dated as of March 19, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes and the Guarantees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.
1. Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Supplemental Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, [date].
2. Maturity. This Note will mature on April 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or Exchanged.
3. Guarantees. The Companys obligations under the Indenture and the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as provided in Article 9 of the Supplemental Indenture.
4. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Supplemental Indenture.
5. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.
6. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.
7. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holders Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Supplemental Indenture.
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8. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Supplemental Indenture.
9. Exchange. The Holder of this Note may Exchange this Note into Exchange Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Supplemental Indenture.
10. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Supplemental Indenture places limited restrictions on the Companys ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.
11. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Supplemental Indenture.
12. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Supplemental Indenture.
13. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
14. Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
15. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
16. Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
1001 Seventeenth Street
Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $[ ]
The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:
Date |
Amount of Increase
(Decrease) in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Principal Amount of
this Global Note After Such Increase (Decrease) |
Signature of
Authorized Signatory of Trustee |
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Insert for Global Notes only. |
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EXCHANGE NOTICE
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Exchange Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to Exchange (check one):
☐ |
the entire principal amount of |
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$ * aggregate principal amount of |
the Note identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that if the Exchange Date of a Note to be Exchanged is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for Exchange, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.
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Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
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Authorized Signatory |
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):
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the entire principal amount of |
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$ * aggregate principal amount of |
the Note identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.
Date: |
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Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
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Authorized Signatory |
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Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the Notes identified below assigns (check one):
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the entire principal amount of |
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$ * aggregate principal amount of |
the Notes identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. , and all rights thereunder, to:
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Social security or tax id. #: |
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and irrevocably appoints: |
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as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.
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Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
By: |
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Authorized Signatory |
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Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
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EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (DTC) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.
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EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF AFFILIATE RESALE LEGEND
ANY AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY THAT ACQUIRES THIS NOTE OR ANY SHARE OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING) MAY NOT RESELL SUCH NOTE OR SHARE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), AS APPLICABLE, UNLESS IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WHICH SUCH RESOLD NOTE OR SHARE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), AS APPLICABLE, IS NOT A RESTRICTED SECURITY (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).
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Exhibit 5.1
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Houston, TX 77002 |
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Tel: +1.713.546.5400 Fax: +1.713.546.5401 |
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www.lw.com |
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Denver, Colorado 80202 |
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Re: |
$150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company), Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation and parent of the Company (the Parent), and the subsidiary guarantors listed on Annex A hereto (collectively, the LLC Guarantors and, together with the Parent, the Guarantors), in connection with the issuance by the Company of up to $172,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Notes) and the guarantees of the Notes (the Guarantees) by each of the Guarantors, under an Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021 (the Base Indenture) among the Company and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), and a first supplemental indenture, dated as of March 19, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture).
The offering of the Notes and the Guarantees was made under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254300) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on March 15, 2021 (such registration statement, the Registration Statement), a base prospectus dated March 15, 2021 included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective (the Base Prospectus), a preliminary prospectus supplement dated March 15, 2021 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), and a prospectus supplement dated March 16, 2021 (together with the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus) filed by the Company with the Commission on March 18, 2021. The Notes are being sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated March 16, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors and the representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriting Agreement). The Notes are exchangeable, in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Indenture, into cash, shares of the Parents Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A common stock), or a combination of cash and shares of Class A common stock, at the Companys election.
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This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Notes, the Guarantees and the shares of Common Stock.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company, the Guarantors and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the state of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction (or, in the case of Delaware, any other laws) or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
(i) When the Notes have been duly executed, issued, and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in the circumstances contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes and the Guarantees will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and will be legally valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors in accordance with their respective terms.
(ii) The shares of Common Stock of the Parent initially issuable upon exchange of the Notes (the Exchange Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Parent and reserved for issuance upon exchange of the Notes and will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, assuming the issuance of the Exchange Shares upon the exchange of the Notes on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Parent will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.
Our opinions are subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) we express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies or judicial relief, (c) waivers of rights or defenses contained in Section 4.4
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of the Base Indenture, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) any provision permitting, upon acceleration of the Notes, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon, (f) any provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to a security denominated in other than U.S. dollars (or a judgment in respect of such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides, (g) provisions purporting to make a guarantor primarily liable rather than as a surety and provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation and (h) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that the Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes (collectively, the Documents) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the Company and each of the Guarantors, (b) that the Documents constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Company and each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (c) that the status of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties is not affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Parents Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 19, 2021 and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading Legal Matters. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |
Annex A
1. |
Atlantic Exploration, LLC |
2. |
Centennial Resource Management, LLC |
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
To: |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 Attn: Will Weidig and George Glyphis |
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From: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association New York Branch 383 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10179 |
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Re: | Base Capped Call Transaction | |
Date: | March 16, 2021 |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Dealer), Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Counterparty) and Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Parent). This communication constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case, as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern and in the event of any inconsistency between terms defined in the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Parent and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine, and (ii) the election that the Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer, (a) with a Threshold Amount of 3% of the shareholders equity of Dealer on the Trade Date, (b) Specified Indebtedness having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealers banking business, (c) the phrase , or becoming capable at such time of being declared, shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, and (d) the following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement: Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the relevant party to make payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such partys receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.).
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty or Parent are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms: | ||
Trade Date: |
March 16, 2021 | |
Effective Date: |
March 19, 2021, or such other date as agreed by the parties in writing. | |
Components: |
The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Options and Expiration Date set forth in Annex A to this Confirmation. The exercise, valuation and settlement of the Transaction will be effected separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement. | |
Option Style: |
European, as described under Procedures for Exercise below. | |
Option Type: |
Call | |
Seller: |
Dealer | |
Buyer: |
Counterparty | |
Shares: |
The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD $0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: CDEV). | |
Number of Options: |
For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation. | |
Option Entitlement: |
One Share per Option | |
Strike Price: |
USD 6.2790 | |
Cap Price: |
USD 8.4525; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be reduced to an amount less than the Strike Price in connection with any commercially reasonable adjustment by the Calculation Agent under this Confirmation. | |
Number of Shares: |
As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement. | |
Premium: |
USD 3,240,000.00; Dealer and Counterparty hereby agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement that is within the Counterpartys control) occurs or is designated with respect to any Transaction and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer the amount calculated under Section 6(d) and Section 6(e) or otherwise under the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions terminated on such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under the Agreement) or (b) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or otherwise under the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. | |
Premium Payment Date: |
The Effective Date | |
Exchange: |
Nasdaq Capital Market | |
Related Exchange: |
All Exchanges |
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Procedures for Exercise: | ||
Expiration Time: |
The Valuation Time | |
Expiration Date: |
For any Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Valid Day, the next following Scheduled Valid Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Valid Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the Number of Options for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Valid Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Options for such Component and may determine the Relevant Price in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Valid Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Valid Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Valid Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Valid Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. | |
Final Termination Date: |
May 26, 2028 | |
Automatic Exercise: |
Applicable, which means that the Number of Options for the relevant Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component if at such time such Component is In-the-Money, unless Buyer notifies Seller (in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur with respect to such Component, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply with respect to such Component. In-the-Money means, in respect of any Component, that the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date for such Component is greater than the Strike Price for such Component. | |
Valuation Time: |
At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner. | |
Valuation Date: |
For any Component, the Expiration Date therefor. | |
Market Disruption Event: |
Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be, in clause (ii) thereof. |
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Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term Scheduled Closing Time in the fourth line thereof. | ||
Settlement Terms: | ||
Settlement Method Election: |
Applicable; provided that (a) Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the term Physical Settlement with the term Net Share Settlement, (b) Counterparty must make a single irrevocable election for all Components and (c) if Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, such Settlement Method Election would be effective only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such Settlement Method Election that (i) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (ii) such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. If Counterparty is electing Combination Settlement, Counterparty shall also specify a specified dollar amount (the Specified Cash Amount) in the notice specifying its election of Combination Settlement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in respect of such election. |
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Electing Party: |
Counterparty | |
Settlement Method Election Date: |
The second Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Default Settlement Method: |
Net Share Settlement | |
Net Share Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Net Share Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the Settlement Date, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to (i) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Cash Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Cash Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the Settlement Date, an amount of cash (the Cash Settlement Amount) equal to the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component. | |
Combination Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Combination Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty on the Settlement Date:
(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (A) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction and (B) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component; and |
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(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to (A) the excess of (1) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component over the (2) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Daily Option Value: |
For any Component, an amount equal to (i) the Number of Options in such Component, multiplied by (ii) the Option Entitlement, multiplied by (iii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date of such Component and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Expiration Date; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (iii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Component shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. | |
Valid Day: |
A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Scheduled Valid Day: |
A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Business Day: |
Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York. | |
Relevant Price: |
On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page CDEV <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the VWAP) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. | |
Settlement Date: |
For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Settlement Currency: |
USD | |
Other Applicable Provisions: |
The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Net Share Settlement. |
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Representation and Agreement: |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions, obligations and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as an affiliate of the Issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)). | |
Adjustments: | ||
Method of Adjustment: |
Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the parties hereto agree that any Share repurchases by Parent, whether pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (Rule 10b-18), Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or pursuant to forward contracts or accelerated stock repurchase contracts or similar derivatives transactions on customary terms, at prevailing market prices, volume-average weighted prices or commercially reasonable discounts thereto shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events, so long as any such repurchases do not account for an aggregate number of Shares that exceeds 15% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date. | |
Extraordinary Events: | ||
New Shares: |
In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, (a) the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or their respective successors), and (b) the following phrase shall be inserted immediately prior to the period: and (iii) of a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes the Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. | |
Merger Events: |
Applicable | |
Consequences of Merger Events: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction | |
Tender Offer: |
Applicable; provided that the definition of Tender Offer in Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions will be amended by replacing the phrase greater than 10% and less than 100% of the outstanding voting shares of the Issuer in the third and fourth line thereof with greater than 20% and less than 100% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer. | |
Consequences of Tender Offers: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of Announcement Event, Merger Event shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of the definition of Merger Event in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of Reverse Merger therein shall be disregarded). | ||
Valid Third Party Entity: |
In respect of any transaction or event, any third party (or any subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of such a third party) that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction or event (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares). | |
Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences: |
Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Parent shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant Merger Date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration and (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election. | |
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. | |
Additional Disruption Events: | ||
(a) Change in Law: |
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word regulation in the second line thereof with the words (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute), (ii) replacing the phrase the interpretation in the third line thereof with the phrase , or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation, (iii) by adding the phrase and/or type of commercially reasonable Hedge Position that would be entered into by a commercially reasonable dealer after |
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Non-Reliance: |
Applicable | |
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: |
Applicable | |
Additional Acknowledgments: |
Applicable | |
3. Calculation Agent: | Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the sole Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to replace Dealer as the Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. | |
Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. | ||
All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
4. Account Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions:
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Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be advised.
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty or Parent:
To: |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC |
1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn: Will Weidig
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
(720) 499-1465
with a copy to:
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn: George Glyphis
Chief Financial Officer
(720) 499-1443
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(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
EDG Marketing Support
Email: edg_notices@jpmorgan.com and edg.us.flow.corporates.mo@jpmorgan.com
Facsimile No: 1-866-886-4506
With a copy to:
Attention: Ranga Kanthadai
Title: Vice President
Telephone No: (212) 622-1133
Email: ranga.kanthadai@jpmorgan.com
For the avoidance of doubt, any notice or other communication delivered by electronic messaging system, e-mail or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be in writing.
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty and Parent each represent and warrant to and for the benefit of, and agree with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date (A) none of Counterparty, Parent and their respective officers and directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Parent and Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) On the Trade Date, (A) the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a restricted period, as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M), and (B) Counterparty and Parent are not engaged in any distribution, as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) or Rule 102(c)(1)(i) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of the Exchangeable Notes.
(iii) On the Trade Date, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any affiliate or affiliated purchaser (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares.
(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
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(v) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.
(vi) Counterparty and Parent are not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vii) Counterparty and Parent are not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, (A) the value of the total assets of each of Counterparty and Parent is greater than the sum of the total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and the capital of Counterparty or Parent, respectively, (B) the capital of each of Counterparty and Parent is adequate to conduct the business of Counterparty and Parent, and Counterpartys and Parents entry into the Transaction will not impair its capital, (C) Counterparty and Parent have the ability to pay their debts and obligations as such debts mature and do not intend to, or do not believe that it will, incur debt beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty and Parent are not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code)) and (E) Counterparty and Parent would each be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares for the Transaction in compliance with the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation.
(ix) To Parents and Counterpartys knowledge, no U.S. state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares; provided that no such representation shall be made by Parent or Counterparty with respect to any rules and regulations applicable to Dealer (including FINRA) arising from Dealers status as a regulated entity under applicable law.
(x) Counterparty and Parent (A) are capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing, (C) each have total assets of at least $50 million.
(b) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an eligible contract participant as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
(c) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, each of Counterparty and Parent represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
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(d) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a financial institution, swap participant and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a swap agreement, as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a transfer within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vii) hereof; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.
(f) Counterparty and Parent understand that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.
8. Other Provisions:
(a) Right to Extend. Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Options for each such Component or postpone the Expiration Date of any Component if Dealer determines, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, that such further division or postponement would be necessary or advisable to preserve a commercially reasonable dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity with respect to the Transaction in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable such a dealer to purchase or sell Shares or enter into swap or other derivatives transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity with respect to the Transaction in a manner that would, if such dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be compliant and consistent with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transaction, or with related policies and procedures adopted by Dealer in good faith so long as such policies and procedures are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner; provided that in no event shall any Expiration Date for any Component be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(b) Additional Termination Events. Promptly (but in any event within ten Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase, redemption or exchange (which exchange occurs prior to January 3, 2028) of any of the Counterpartys 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Exchangeable Notes) issued pursuant to the Counterpartys indenture, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture (together, the Indenture), each to be dated March 19, 2021 among the Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee, Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase, redemption or exchange, (ii) the number of Exchangeable Notes so repurchased, redeemed or exchanged and (iii) the number of Shares underlying each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes (any such notice, a Repurchase Notification and any such event, a Repurchase Event). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of (x) any Repurchase Notification, within the applicable time period set forth in the preceding sentence, and (y) a written representation and warranty by Counterparty and Parent that, as of the date of such Repurchase Notification, Counterparty and Parent are not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the related written representation and warranty, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Repurchase Options) equal to the lesser of (A) 25% of the aggregate number of Shares underlying the number of Exchangeable Notes specified in such Repurchase Notification, divided by the Option Entitlement and (B) the
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aggregate Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the aggregate Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repurchase Options on a pro rata basis across all Components, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and an aggregate Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 above, Increased Cost of Hedging shall be applicable to the extent resulting from Dealer not having received a Repurchase Notification (accompanied by the related written representation and warranty described above) within ten Scheduled Trading Days of a Repurchase Event.
(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to all holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterpartys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within the Counterpartys control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) as of the date of such election, Counterparty represents that is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and that such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (c) Dealer agrees, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment. | |
Share Termination Delivery Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price. | |
Share Termination Unit Price: | The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider a variety of factors, including the |
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market price of the Share Termination Delivery Units and/or the purchase price paid in connection with the commercially reasonable purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property. | ||
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption Representation and Agreement in Section 2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of legal counsel, the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (the Hedge Shares) cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (B) provide accountants comfort letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided, however, that, if Parent elects clause (i) above but Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Parent; provided that Dealer has given Parent reasonable notice of its determination and provided Parent with reasonable opportunity to satisfy Dealers concerns; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer using reasonable best efforts to include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, as is reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any customary liquidity discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); provided that no comfort letter or accountants consent shall be required to be delivered in connection with any private placements; or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the then-prevailing market price at one or more times on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
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(e) Repurchase Notices. Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is less than 252.9 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 21.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, if such repurchase would constitute material non-public information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, Parent shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. In the event that Parent fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including direct losses relating to Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Parent or Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Parent or Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses (including commercially reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Parent) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Parent or Counterparty, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. Parent and Counterparty shall be relieved from liability under this Section 8(e) to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails promptly to notify Parent or Counterparty of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder (it being understood that any such notice delivered within 30 calendar days of the commencement of any such action shall be deemed to have been delivered promptly for such purpose), if and to the extent that Parent or Counterparty is materially prejudiced by such delayed notification. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Parent and Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is conclusively found in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Dealers gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment. Any of Dealer, Parent or Counterparty may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of each other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to (A) without the consent of Counterparty or Parent, any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealers credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations would be guaranteed by Dealer or Dealers ultimate parent or (B) with Counterpartys consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer not satisfying clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a Designated Transferee), in either case under this clause (B), with a rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness at least equivalent to Dealers (or its guarantors), provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (B), in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than A3 from Moodys Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or A- from Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that after any such transfer or assignment, (i) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from such transferee or assignee an amount or number of Shares, as applicable, less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) Dealer shall cause the transferee or assignee, prior to becoming a party to the Transaction, to provide Counterparty with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8 (or successor form), as applicable, and make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested
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by the Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment. At any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any applicable business combinations statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an Excess Ownership Position), if Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Valid Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the Terminated Portion) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the beneficial ownership test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, Dealer Group) beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty or Parent of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the Transfer Options), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:
(A) with respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty and Parent shall not be released from any notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)), and the transferee or assignee shall provide Dealer with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 prior to becoming a party to the Transaction;
(C) such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any commercially reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party, Counterparty and Parent as are commercially reasonably requested and commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee on any payment date an amount or number of Shares under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount or number of Shares that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
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(E) Dealer shall not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee any amount less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(F) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(G) without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(H) Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses, including commercially reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty or Parent, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Dealers obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty and Parent to the extent of any such performance.
(g) Staggered Settlement. If Dealer determines in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion that the number of Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder on any Settlement Date would result in an Excess Ownership Position, then Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty prior to such Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver any Shares due to be delivered on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:
(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver hereunder on the Settlement Date among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and
(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; provided that in no event shall any Staggered Settlement Date be a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(h) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) and 6(f) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterpartys bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
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(k) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 16, 2021, among Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters party thereto (the Underwriters)) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, the Early Unwind Date), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the Early Unwind) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(m) Amendments to Equity Definitions and the Agreement. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
(i) solely for purposes of applying the Equity Definitions and for purposes of this Confirmation, any reference in the Equity Definitions to a Strike Price shall be deemed to be a reference to either of the Strike Price or the Cap Price, or both, as appropriate;
(ii) for the purpose of any adjustment under Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, the first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: If Calculation Agent Adjustment is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares (provided that such event is not based on (x) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (y) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations) and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to any one or more of:, and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words diluting or concentrative and the words (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing such latter phrase with the words (provided that solely in the case of Section 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A) and (iv), no adjustments will be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner, but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii), adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares);
(iii) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting the words in the determination of the Calculation Agent, a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares and replacing these words with in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on such Shares; and (2) adding at the end thereof ; provided that such event is not based on (i) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (ii) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations;
(iv) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated as follows: any other corporate event involving the Parent that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation
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Agent has a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that such corporate event involving the Issuer is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations.;
(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words (and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after appearing after the words agreed promptly and replacing with the words by the parties on or prior to; and
(vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing either party may elect with (x) Dealer may elect or, (y) solely with respect to a Change in Law, if Counterparty and Parent represent to Dealer in writing at the time of such election that (i) they are not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) Counterparty is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, Counterparty may elect.
(n) Governing Law. THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(o) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent or Determining Party is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent or Determining Party shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(p) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle the Transaction, except in circumstances where cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to deliver or receive cash) or in those circumstances in which holders of Shares would also receive cash.
(q) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(r) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer.
(s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(t) Tax Matters. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty and Parent each agree to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty and Parent, as applicable, a U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Such forms or documents shall be delivered upon (i) execution of this Confirmation, (ii) Counterparty, Parent or Dealer, as applicable, learning that any such tax form previously provided by it has become obsolete or incorrect, and (iii) reasonable request of the other party.
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(u) Payee Tax Representations.
(i) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the representations below:
It is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, disregarded as an entity separate from Parent, its sole owner.
(ii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Parent makes the representations below:
It is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
(iii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the representations below:
It is a U.S. person (as that term is used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(v) Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Indemnifiable Tax, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(w) Incorporation of ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol Provisions. To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November 2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the 871(m) Protocol), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, references to each Covered Master Agreement in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, and references to the Implementation Date in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of this Transaction.
(x) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty and Parent understand, acknowledge and agree that: (A) at any time on or prior to the final Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of the Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.
(y) U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the Protocol), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement, the Dealer shall be deemed a Regulated Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed an Adhering Party; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the Bilateral Agreement), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the Bilateral Terms) of the form of bilateral template entitled Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. GSIBs and Corporate Groups) published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the
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effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity. In the event that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the QFC Stay Terms), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to the Agreement include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to Dealer replaced by references to the covered affiliate support provider.
QFC Stay Rules means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.818, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.
(z) Financial Assistance. Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that the Transaction may constitute a purchase of Parents equity securities. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that, pursuant to the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), Counterparty, Parent and/or their respective subsidiaries would be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent, Counterparty or any of their respective subsidiaries receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that they may be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent or Counterparty receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under programs or facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the purpose of providing liquidity to the financial system (together with loans, loan guarantees or direct loans under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act, Governmental Financial Assistance). Accordingly, Counterparty and Parent represent and warrant that they and their respective subsidiaries have not applied for, and prior to the termination or settlement of the Transaction shall not apply for, Governmental Financial Assistance under any governmental program or facility that (a) is established under the CARES Act or the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires, as a condition of such Governmental Financial Assistance, that Counterparty, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Parent. Counterparty and Parent further represent and warrant that the Premium is not being paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with funds received under or pursuant to any program or facility, including the U.S. Small Business Administrations Paycheck Protection Program, that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires under such applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) that such funds be used for specified or enumerated purposes that do not include the purchase of this Transaction.
(aa) Communications with Employees of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. If Counterparty interacts with any employee of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty is hereby notified that such employee will act solely as an authorized representative of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and not as a representative of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) in connection with such Transaction.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter or telex sets forth the material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms.
Yours faithfully, | ||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||||
By: |
/s/ Ranga Kanthadai |
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Name: | Ranga Kanthadai | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Agreed and Accepted By: |
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Centennial Resource Production, LLC |
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By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. |
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By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
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Annex A
For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Options and Expiration Date is set forth below.
Component Number |
Number of Options | Expiration Date | ||
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149,307 | February 3, 2028 | ||
2 |
149,307 | February 4, 2028 | ||
3 |
149,307 | February 7, 2028 | ||
4 |
149,307 | February 8, 2028 | ||
5 |
149,307 | February 9, 2028 | ||
6 |
149,307 | February 10, 2028 | ||
7 |
149,307 | February 11, 2028 | ||
8 |
149,307 | February 14, 2028 | ||
9 |
149,307 | February 15, 2028 | ||
10 |
149,307 | February 16, 2028 | ||
11 |
149,307 | February 17, 2028 | ||
12 |
149,307 | February 18, 2028 | ||
13 |
149,307 | February 22, 2028 | ||
14 |
149,307 | February 23, 2028 | ||
15 |
149,307 | February 24, 2028 | ||
16 |
149,307 | February 25, 2028 | ||
17 |
149,307 | February 28, 2028 | ||
18 |
149,307 | February 29, 2028 | ||
19 |
149,307 | March 1, 2028 | ||
20 |
149,307 | March 2, 2028 | ||
21 |
149,307 | March 3, 2028 | ||
22 |
149,307 | March 6, 2028 | ||
23 |
149,307 | March 7, 2028 | ||
24 |
149,307 | March 8, 2028 | ||
25 |
149,307 | March 9, 2028 | ||
26 |
149,307 | March 10, 2028 | ||
27 |
149,307 | March 13, 2028 | ||
28 |
149,307 | March 14, 2028 | ||
29 |
149,307 | March 15, 2028 | ||
30 |
149,307 | March 16, 2028 | ||
31 |
149,307 | March 17, 2028 | ||
32 |
149,307 | March 20, 2028 | ||
33 |
149,307 | March 21, 2028 | ||
34 |
149,308 | March 22, 2028 | ||
35 |
149,308 | March 23, 2028 | ||
36 |
149,308 | March 24, 2028 | ||
37 |
149,308 | March 27, 2028 | ||
38 |
149,308 | March 28, 2028 | ||
39 |
149,308 | March 29, 2028 | ||
40 |
149,308 | March 30, 2028 |
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Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
To: |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 Attn: Will Weidig and George Glyphis |
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From: |
Mizuho Markets Americas LLC c/o Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as agent 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 |
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Re: | Base Capped Call Transaction | |
Date: | March 16, 2021 |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) among Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (MMA) (with Mizuho Securities USA LLC (MSUSA) acting as agent) (Dealer), Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Counterparty) and Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Parent). This communication constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. MMA is acting as principal in its capacity as Dealer hereunder and MSUSA, its affiliate, is acting as agent for MMA, in its capacity as Dealer hereunder, and Counterparty hereunder. MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case, as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern and in the event of any inconsistency between terms defined in the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Parent and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine, (ii) the election of an executed guarantee of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Guarantor) dated as of the Trade Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule 1 as a Credit Support Document, (iii) the election of Guarantor as Credit Support Provider in relation to Dealer and (iv) the election that the Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer, (a) with a Threshold Amount of 3% of the shareholders equity of Dealers ultimate parent on the Trade Date, (b) Specified Indebtedness having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealers banking business, (c) the phrase , or becoming capable at such time of being declared, shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, and (d) the following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement: Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the relevant party to make payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such partys receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.).
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty or Parent are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date: | March 16, 2021 | |
Effective Date: | March 19, 2021, or such other date as agreed by the parties in writing. | |
Components: | The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Options and Expiration Date set forth in Annex A to this Confirmation. The exercise, valuation and settlement of the Transaction will be effected separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement. | |
Option Style: | European, as described under Procedures for Exercise below. | |
Option Type: | Call | |
Seller: | Dealer | |
Buyer: | Counterparty | |
Shares: | The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD $0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: CDEV). | |
Number of Options: | For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation. | |
Option Entitlement: | One Share per Option | |
Strike Price: | USD 6.2790 | |
Cap Price: | USD 8.4525; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be reduced to an amount less than the Strike Price in connection with any commercially reasonable adjustment by the Calculation Agent under this Confirmation. | |
Number of Shares: | As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement. | |
Premium: | USD 6,480,000.00; Dealer and Counterparty hereby agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement that is within the Counterpartys control) occurs or is designated with respect to any Transaction and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer the amount calculated under Section 6(d) and Section 6(e) or otherwise under the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions terminated on such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under the Agreement) or (b) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or otherwise under the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. |
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Premium Payment Date: | The Effective Date | |
Exchange: | Nasdaq Capital Market | |
Related Exchange: | All Exchanges |
Procedures for Exercise:
Expiration Time: | The Valuation Time | |
Expiration Date: | For any Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Valid Day, the next following Scheduled Valid Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Valid Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the Number of Options for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Valid Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Options for such Component and may determine the Relevant Price in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Valid Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Valid Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Valid Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Valid Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. | |
Final Termination Date: | May 26, 2028 | |
Automatic Exercise: | Applicable, which means that the Number of Options for the relevant Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component if at such time such Component is In-the-Money, unless Buyer notifies Seller (in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur with respect to such Component, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply with respect to such Component. In-the-Money means, in respect of any Component, that the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date for such Component is greater than the Strike Price for such Component. | |
Valuation Time: | At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner. |
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Valuation Date: | For any Component, the Expiration Date therefor. | |
Market Disruption Event: |
Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be, in clause (ii) thereof.
Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term Scheduled Closing Time in the fourth line thereof. |
Settlement Terms: |
Settlement Method Election: |
Applicable; provided that (a) Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the term Physical Settlement with the term Net Share Settlement, (b) Counterparty must make a single irrevocable election for all Components and (c) if Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, such Settlement Method Election would be effective only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such Settlement Method Election that (i) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (ii) such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. If Counterparty is electing Combination Settlement, Counterparty shall also specify a specified dollar amount (the Specified Cash Amount) in the notice specifying its election of Combination Settlement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in respect of such election. |
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Electing Party: | Counterparty | |
Settlement Method Election Date: | The second Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Default Settlement Method: | Net Share Settlement | |
Net Share Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Net Share Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the Settlement Date, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to (i) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Cash Settlement: | With respect to any Component, if Cash Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the Settlement Date, an amount of cash (the Cash Settlement Amount) equal to the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Combination Settlement: | With respect to any Component, if Combination Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty on the Settlement Date: | |
(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (A) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction and (B) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component; and |
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(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to (A) the excess of (1) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component over the (2) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. | ||
Daily Option Value: | For any Component, an amount equal to (i) the Number of Options in such Component, multiplied by (ii) the Option Entitlement, multiplied by (iii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date of such Component and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Expiration Date; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (iii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Component shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. | |
Valid Day: | A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Scheduled Valid Day: | A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Business Day: | Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York. | |
Relevant Price: | On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page CDEV <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the VWAP) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. | |
Settlement Date: | For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date. |
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Settlement Currency: | USD | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Net Share Settlement. | |
Representation and Agreement: | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions, obligations and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as an affiliate of the Issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)). |
Adjustments:
Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the parties hereto agree that any Share repurchases by Parent, whether pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (Rule 10b-18), Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or pursuant to forward contracts or accelerated stock repurchase contracts or similar derivatives transactions on customary terms, at prevailing market prices, volume-average weighted prices or commercially reasonable discounts thereto shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events, so long as any such repurchases do not account for an aggregate number of Shares that exceeds 15% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date. |
Extraordinary Events:
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Consequences of Tender Offers: | ||
(a) Share-for-Share: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
Consequences of Announcement Events: | Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to Tender Offer shall be replaced by references to Announcement Event and references to Tender Offer Date shall be replaced by references to date of such Announcement Event in the definition of Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in Section 12.3(d), (y) the words whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event shall be inserted prior to the word which in the seventh line, and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall adjust the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction accordingly to take into account such economic effect on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the final Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that (i) any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event and shall not be duplicative with any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement and (ii) in making any adjustment the Calculation Agent shall solely take into account changes in stock price, volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, and liquidity relevant to the Shares or to such Transaction. An Announcement Event shall be an Extraordinary Event for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable; provided further that upon the Calculation Agent making an adjustment, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to the terms of any Component upon any Announcement Event, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms of such Component upon any announcement regarding the same event that gave rise to the original Announcement Event regarding the abandonment of any such event to the extent necessary to reflect the economic effect of such subsequent announcement on the Transaction. | |
Announcement Event: | (i) The public announcement (whether by Parent, a subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of Parent, or a Valid Third Party Entity (any such person or entity, a Relevant Party)) of any transaction or event that the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to be completed and that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such transaction or event is reasonably likely to be completed, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration whether the relevant announcement by such party has had a material effect on the Shares and/or options on the Shares), or the announcement by a Relevant Party of any intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (ii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of any potential acquisition or disposition by Parent and/or its subsidiaries where the |
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consideration exceeds 30% of the market capitalization of Parent as of the date of such announcement (an Acquisition Transaction) (iii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of an intention by Parent or such other Relevant Party to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, Tender Offer or Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) any subsequent public announcement by a Relevant Party of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of Announcement Event, Merger Event shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of the definition of Merger Event in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of Reverse Merger therein shall be disregarded). | ||
Valid Third Party Entity: | In respect of any transaction or event, any third party (or any subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of such a third party) that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction or event (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares). | |
Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences: | Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Parent shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant Merger Date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration and (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election. | |
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. |
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Additional Disruption Events: |
(a) Change in Law: |
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word regulation in the second line thereof with the words (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute), (ii) replacing the phrase the interpretation in the third line thereof with the phrase , or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation, (iii) by adding the phrase and/or type of commercially reasonable Hedge Position that would be entered into by a commercially reasonable dealer after the word Shares in clause (X) thereof, (iv) by immediately following the word Transaction in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date assuming the dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position., (v) adding the words or holding, acquiring or disposing of Shares or any Hedge Positions relating to, after the words obligations under in clause (Y) thereof and (vi) adding the words provided that, in the case of clause (Y) hereof and any law, regulation or interpretation, the consequence of such law, regulation or interpretation is applied equally by Dealer to all of its similarly situated counterparties and/or similar transactions. after the semi-colon in the last line thereof. | |
(b) Failure to Deliver: |
Applicable | |
(c) Insolvency Filing: |
Applicable | |
(d) Hedging Disruption: |
Applicable; provided that Hedging Disruption shall be amended in its entirety to mean that a Hedging Party is unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to (A) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) it deems necessary to hedge the equity price risk of entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the Transaction, or (B) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction(s) or asset(s), provided that any such inability that is incurred solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party shall not be deemed a Hedging Disruption; provided further that Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words to terminate the Transaction, the words or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption. | |
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging: |
Not Applicable | |
Hedging Party: | Dealer | |
Determining Party: | For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer; provided that, when making any determination or calculation as Determining Party, Dealer shall be bound by the same obligations relating to required acts of the Calculation Agent as set forth in Section 1.40 of the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation as if Determining Party were the Calculation Agent. | |
Following any determination or calculation by Determining Party hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, Determining Party will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will Determining Party be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or |
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confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. All calculations and determinations made by Determining Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. | ||
Non-Reliance: |
Applicable | |
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: |
Applicable | |
Additional Acknowledgments: |
Applicable | |
3. Calculation Agent: | Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the sole Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to replace Dealer as the Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. | |
Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. | ||
All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
4. Account Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions:
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Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be advised.
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
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6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty or Parent:
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Mariano Gaut, Managing Director
Telephone: (212) 205-7608
Email: mariano.gaut@mizuhogroup.com
With a copy to:
Mizuho Markets Americas LLC
c/o Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as agent
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: US Equity Derivatives Notices
Telephone: (646) 949-9531
Email: Derivs-EQNoticesUS@mizuhogroup.com
For the avoidance of doubt, any notice or other communication delivered by electronic messaging system, e-mail or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be in writing.
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty and Parent each represent and warrant to and for the benefit of, and agree with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date (A) none of Counterparty, Parent and their respective officers and directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Parent and Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) On the Trade Date, (A) the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a restricted period, as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M), and (B) Counterparty and Parent are not
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engaged in any distribution, as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) or Rule 102(c)(1)(i) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of the Exchangeable Notes.
(iii) On the Trade Date, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any affiliate or affiliated purchaser (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares.
(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(v) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.
(vi) Counterparty and Parent are not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vii) Counterparty and Parent are not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, (A) the value of the total assets of each of Counterparty and Parent is greater than the sum of the total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and the capital of Counterparty or Parent, respectively, (B) the capital of each of Counterparty and Parent is adequate to conduct the business of Counterparty and Parent, and Counterpartys and Parents entry into the Transaction will not impair its capital, (C) Counterparty and Parent have the ability to pay their debts and obligations as such debts mature and do not intend to, or do not believe that it will, incur debt beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty and Parent are not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code)) and (E) Counterparty and Parent would each be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares for the Transaction in compliance with the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation.
(ix) To Parents and Counterpartys knowledge, no U.S. state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares; provided that no such representation shall be made by Parent or Counterparty with respect to any rules and regulations applicable to Dealer (including FINRA) arising from Dealers status as a regulated entity under applicable law.
(x) Counterparty and Parent (A) are capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing, (C) each have total assets of at least $50 million.
(b) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an eligible contract participant as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
(c) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly,
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each of Counterparty and Parent represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
(d) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a financial institution, swap participant and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a swap agreement, as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a transfer within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vii) hereof; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.
(f) Counterparty and Parent understand that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.
8. Other Provisions:
(a) Right to Extend. Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Options for each such Component or postpone the Expiration Date of any Component if Dealer determines, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, that such further division or postponement would be necessary or advisable to preserve a commercially reasonable dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity with respect to the Transaction in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable such a dealer to purchase or sell Shares or enter into swap or other derivatives transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity with respect to the Transaction in a manner that would, if such dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be compliant and consistent with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transaction, or with related policies and procedures adopted by Dealer in good faith so long as such policies and procedures are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner; provided that in no event shall any Expiration Date for any Component be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(b) Additional Termination Events. Promptly (but in any event within ten Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase, redemption or exchange (which exchange occurs prior to January 3, 2028) of any of the Counterpartys 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Exchangeable Notes) issued pursuant to the Counterpartys indenture, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture (together, the Indenture), each to be dated March 19, 2021 among the Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee,
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Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase, redemption or exchange, (ii) the number of Exchangeable Notes so repurchased, redeemed or exchanged and (iii) the number of Shares underlying each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes (any such notice, a Repurchase Notification and any such event, a Repurchase Event). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of (x) any Repurchase Notification, within the applicable time period set forth in the preceding sentence, and (y) a written representation and warranty by Counterparty and Parent that, as of the date of such Repurchase Notification, Counterparty and Parent are not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the related written representation and warranty, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Repurchase Options) equal to the lesser of (A) 50% of the aggregate number of Shares underlying the number of Exchangeable Notes specified in such Repurchase Notification, divided by the Option Entitlement and (B) the aggregate Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the aggregate Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repurchase Options on a pro rata basis across all Components, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and an aggregate Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 above, Increased Cost of Hedging shall be applicable to the extent resulting from Dealer not having received a Repurchase Notification (accompanied by the related written representation and warranty described above) within ten Scheduled Trading Days of a Repurchase Event.
(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to all holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterpartys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within the Counterpartys control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) as of the date of such election, Counterparty represents that is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and that such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (c) Dealer agrees, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment. | |
Share Termination Delivery Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall, in good |
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faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price. | ||
Share Termination Unit Price: | The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider a variety of factors, including the market price of the Share Termination Delivery Units and/or the purchase price paid in connection with the commercially reasonable purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property. | |
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption Representation and Agreement in Section 2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of legal counsel, the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (the Hedge Shares) cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (B) provide accountants comfort letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided, however, that, if Parent elects clause (i) above but Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Parent; provided that Dealer has given Parent reasonable notice of its
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determination and provided Parent with reasonable opportunity to satisfy Dealers concerns; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer using reasonable best efforts to include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, as is reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any customary liquidity discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); provided that no comfort letter or accountants consent shall be required to be delivered in connection with any private placements; or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the then-prevailing market price at one or more times on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(e) Repurchase Notices. Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is less than 252.9 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 21.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, if such repurchase would constitute material non-public information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, Parent shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. In the event that Parent fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including direct losses relating to Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Parent or Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Parent or Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses (including commercially reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Parent) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Parent or Counterparty, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. Parent and Counterparty shall be relieved from liability under this Section 8(e) to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails promptly to notify Parent or Counterparty of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder (it being understood that any such notice delivered within 30 calendar days of the commencement of any such action shall be deemed to have been delivered promptly for such purpose), if and to the extent that Parent or Counterparty is materially prejudiced by such delayed notification. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Parent and Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is conclusively found in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Dealers gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment. Any of Dealer, Parent or Counterparty may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of each other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to (A) without the consent of Counterparty or Parent, any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealers credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations would be guaranteed by Dealer or Dealers ultimate parent or (B) with Counterpartys consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer not satisfying clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a Designated Transferee), in either case under this clause (B), with a rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated
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indebtedness at least equivalent to Dealers (or its guarantors), provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (B), in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than A3 from Moodys Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or A- from Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that after any such transfer or assignment, (i) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from such transferee or assignee an amount or number of Shares, as applicable, less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) Dealer shall cause the transferee or assignee, prior to becoming a party to the Transaction, to provide Counterparty with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8 (or successor form), as applicable, and make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by the Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment. At any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any applicable business combinations statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an Excess Ownership Position), if Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Valid Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the Terminated Portion) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the beneficial ownership test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, Dealer Group) beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty or Parent of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the Transfer Options), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:
(A) with respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty and Parent shall not be released from any notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)), and the transferee or assignee shall provide Dealer with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 prior to becoming a party to the Transaction;
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(C) such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any commercially reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party, Counterparty and Parent as are commercially reasonably requested and commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee on any payment date an amount or number of Shares under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount or number of Shares that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
(E) Dealer shall not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee any amount less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(F) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(G) without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(H) Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses, including commercially reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty or Parent, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Dealers obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty and Parent to the extent of any such performance.
(g) Staggered Settlement. If Dealer determines in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion that the number of Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder on any Settlement Date would result in an Excess Ownership Position, then Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty prior to such Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver any Shares due to be delivered on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:
(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver hereunder on the Settlement Date among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and
(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; provided that in no event shall any Staggered Settlement Date be a date later than the Final Termination Date.
(h) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) and 6(f) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
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(j) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterpartys bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
(k) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 16, 2021, among Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters party thereto (the Underwriters)) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, the Early Unwind Date), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the Early Unwind) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(m) Amendments to Equity Definitions and the Agreement. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
(i) solely for purposes of applying the Equity Definitions and for purposes of this Confirmation, any reference in the Equity Definitions to a Strike Price shall be deemed to be a reference to either of the Strike Price or the Cap Price, or both, as appropriate;
(ii) for the purpose of any adjustment under Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, the first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: If Calculation Agent Adjustment is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares (provided that such event is not based on (x) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (y) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations) and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to any one or more of:, and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words diluting or concentrative and the words (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing such latter phrase with the words (provided that solely in the case of Section 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A) and (iv), no adjustments will be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner, but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii), adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares);
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(iii) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting the words in the determination of the Calculation Agent, a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares and replacing these words with in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on such Shares; and (2) adding at the end thereof ; provided that such event is not based on (i) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (ii) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations;
(iv) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated as follows: any other corporate event involving the Parent that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent has a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that such corporate event involving the Issuer is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations.;
(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words (and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after appearing after the words agreed promptly and replacing with the words by the parties on or prior to; and
(vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing either party may elect with (x) Dealer may elect or, (y) solely with respect to a Change in Law, if Counterparty and Parent represent to Dealer in writing at the time of such election that (i) they are not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) Counterparty is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, Counterparty may elect.
(n) Governing Law. THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(o) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent or Determining Party is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent or Determining Party shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(p) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle the Transaction, except in circumstances where cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to deliver or receive cash) or in those circumstances in which holders of Shares would also receive cash.
(q) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(r) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer.
(s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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(t) Tax Matters. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty and Parent each agree to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty and Parent, as applicable, a U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Such forms or documents shall be delivered upon (i) execution of this Confirmation, (ii) Counterparty, Parent or Dealer, as applicable, learning that any such tax form previously provided by it has become obsolete or incorrect, and (iii) reasonable request of the other party.
(u) Payee Tax Representations.
(i) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the representations below:
It is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware and is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, disregarded as an entity separate from Parent, its sole owner.
(ii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Parent makes the representations below:
It is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
(iii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the representations below:
Dealer is a U.S. limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, it is a Disregarded Entity of Mizuho Americas LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. For U.S. Federal income tax purposes, Mizuho Americas LLC has elected to be classified as a corporation.
(v) Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Indemnifiable Tax, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(w) Incorporation of ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol Provisions. To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November 2, 2015 and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the 871(m) Protocol), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, references to each Covered Master Agreement in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to this Transaction, and references to the Implementation Date in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of this Transaction.
(x) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty and Parent understand, acknowledge and agree that: (A) at any time on or prior to the final Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of the Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.
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(y) U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol. The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the Protocol), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement, the Dealer shall be deemed a Regulated Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed an Adhering Party; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the Bilateral Agreement), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the Bilateral Terms) of the form of bilateral template entitled Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. GSIBs and Corporate Groups) published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, Dealer shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity. In the event that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the QFC Stay Terms), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to the Agreement include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to Dealer replaced by references to the covered affiliate support provider.
QFC Stay Rules means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.818, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.
(z) Financial Assistance. Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that the Transaction may constitute a purchase of Parents equity securities. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that, pursuant to the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), Counterparty, Parent and/or their respective subsidiaries would be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent, Counterparty or any of their respective subsidiaries receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that they may be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent or Counterparty receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under programs or facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the purpose of providing liquidity to the financial system (together with loans, loan guarantees or direct loans under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act, Governmental Financial Assistance). Accordingly, Counterparty and Parent represent and warrant that they and their respective subsidiaries have not applied for, and prior to the termination or settlement of the Transaction shall not apply for, Governmental Financial Assistance under any governmental program or facility that (a) is established under the CARES Act or the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires, as a condition of such Governmental Financial Assistance, that Counterparty, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Parent. Counterparty and Parent further represent and warrant that the Premium is not being paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with funds received under or pursuant to any program or facility, including the U.S. Small Business Administrations Paycheck Protection Program, that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires under such applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) that such funds be used for specified or enumerated purposes that do not include the purchase of this Transaction.
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(aa) Role of Agent.
(i) MSUSA received or will receive other remuneration from MMA in relation to this Confirmation and the Transaction hereunder. The amount and source of such other remuneration will be furnished upon written request.
(ii) Counterparty understands and agrees that MSUSA will act as agent for MMA with respect to the Transaction and has no obligation, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction. MSUSA shall have no responsibility or personal liability to Counterparty arising from any failure by MMA to pay or perform any obligations hereunder or to monitor or enforce compliance by MMA or Counterparty with any obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, any obligations to maintain collateral. MSUSA is so acting solely in its capacity as agent for MMA pursuant to instructions from MMA. Each of MMA and Counterparty agrees to proceed solely against the other to collect or recover any securities or monies owing to it in connection with or as a result of the Transaction.
(bb) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Agreement, all communications relating to each Transaction or the Agreement shall be transmitted exclusively through MSUSA at the address provided in Section 6(b) above.
(cc) MMA hereby provides notice that the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 does not protect Counterparty and MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter or telex sets forth the material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms.
Yours faithfully, | ||||
MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | ||||
By: |
/s/ Adam Hopkins |
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Name: | Adam Hopkins | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC, acting solely as Agent in connection with this Confirmation |
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By: |
/s/ Mariano Gaut |
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Name: | Mariano Gaut | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
Agreed and Accepted By: | ||||
Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | |||
Assistant Secretary | ||||
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. | ||||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | |||
Assistant Secretary |
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Schedule 1
Guaranty
Guaranty, dated as of [ ], [ ] by Mizuho Bank, Ltd., a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan (the Guarantor), in favor of [ ] (the Counterparty).
1. Guaranty. In connection with certain equity derivative transactions by and between Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (Mizuho Obligor), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor, and the Counterparty and related terms evidenced by a trade confirmation dated on or about [ ], [ ] (the Confirmation), the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guaranties to the Counterparty, its successors and assigns the prompt payment when due, subject to any applicable grace period under such Confirmation(s), of all present and future obligations and liabilities of all kinds of Mizuho Obligor to the Counterparty arising out of such Confirmations (the Obligations). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Guaranty shall have in this Guaranty the respective meanings provided for them in the relevant Confirmation.
2. Absolute Guaranty. The Guarantors obligations hereunder shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, or extent of any collateral therefor or by any other circumstance relating to the Obligations which might vary the risk of the Guarantor or otherwise constitute a defense to this Guaranty. Further, the Guarantor shall not be discharged, nor shall its liability be affected, by any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. The Counterparty makes no representation or warranty in respect of any such circumstance and has no duty or responsibility whatsoever to the Guarantor in respect of the management and maintenance of the Obligations or any collateral therefor. The Counterparty shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Obligations in the event that Mizuho Obligor becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Counterparty so to file shall not affect the Guarantors obligations hereunder. This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection. In the event that any payment by Mizuho Obligor or the Guarantor in respect of any Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder in respect of such Obligations as if such payment had not been made.
3. Consents, Waivers and Renewals. The Guarantor agrees that the Counterparty may at any time and from time to time, either before or after the maturity thereof, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of, exchange or surrender any collateral for, or renew any of the Obligations, and may also make any agreement with Mizuho Obligor or with any other party to or person liable on any of the Obligations, or interested therein, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of the terms thereof or of any agreement between the Counterparty and Mizuho Obligor or any such other party or person, without in any way impairing or affecting this Guaranty. The Guarantor agrees that the Counterparty may resort to the Guarantor for payment of any of the Obligations, whether or not the Counterparty shall have resorted to any collateral security, or shall have proceeded against any other obligor principally or secondarily obligated with respect to any of the Obligations.
4. Expenses. The Guarantor agrees to pay on demand all out-of-pocket expenses, including without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of Counterpartys counsel, in any way relating to the enforcement or protection of the rights of the Counterparty hereunder; provided, that the Guarantor shall not be liable for any expenses of the Counterparty if no payment under this Guaranty is due.
5. Subrogation. The Guarantor shall not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation in consequence of its payment of any of the Obligations until all the Obligations shall have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Counterparty and shall forthwith be paid to the Counterparty to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured. Subject to the foregoing, upon payment of all the Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Counterparty against Mizuho Obligor, and the Counterparty agrees to take at the Guarantors expense such steps as the Guarantor may reasonably request to implement such subrogation.
6. Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect and be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns until all the Obligations have been satisfied in full. If any of the present or future Obligations are guaranteed by persons, partnerships or corporations in addition to the Guarantor, the death, release or discharge, in whole or in part, or the bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of one or more of them shall not discharge or affect the liabilities of the Guarantor under this Guaranty.
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7. No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. No failure on the part of the Counterparty to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Counterparty of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to the Counterparty or allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Counterparty from time to time.
8. Waiver of Notice. The undersigned waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty, presentment to or demand of payment from anyone whomsoever liable upon any of the Obligations, presentment, promptness, diligence, order, notice of nonpayment by Mizuho Obligor, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of any sale of collateral security and all other notices whatsoever.
9. Representations and Warranties.
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The Guarantor is a Japanese corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Japan and has full corporate power to execute, deliver and perform this Guaranty. |
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The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene any provision of the Guarantors certificate of incorporation or By-laws, as amended to date, or any law, regulation, rule, decree, order, judgement or contractual restriction binding on the Guarantor or its assets. |
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All consents, licenses, clearances, authorizations and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Guaranty. |
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This Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles. |
10. Assignment. Neither the Guarantor nor the Counterparty may assign its rights or interests or delegate its obligations hereunder to any other person without the prior written consent of the Guarantor or the Counterparty, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Counterparty may assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to an assignee or transferee to which it has transferred its interests and obligations under the Confirmation pursuant to the terms thereof.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. (a) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE.
(b) Section 13(b) of the Agreement (as defined in the Confirmation) is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty, the words each party in line two of such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Guarantor and the words either party in line eleven of such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Counterparty.
(c) The Guarantor irrevocably consents to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 14 of this Guaranty. Nothing in this Guaranty will affect the right of the Counterparty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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12. Taxes. Section 2(d) of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, (i) the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty, (ii) any references in such Section to defined terms shall have the same meanings as defined in the Agreement, except that for purposes hereof (A) all references in such defined terms to the words this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the word Guaranty, and (B) the references in such defined terms to the words or a Credit Support Document shall be deemed to be deleted, (iii) the words Section 2(d) in such Section shall be deemed to refer to such Section as incorporated herein, (iv) other references in such Section to Sections of the Agreement shall continue to refer to such Sections and (v) X in such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Guarantor and Y in such Section shall be deemed to refer to the Counterparty.
13. Contractual Currency. Section 8 of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty and the words Section 8 in such Section shall refer to such Section as incorporated herein; provided, however, that in line two of Section 8(a) of the Agreement, the words this Agreement shall continue to refer to the Agreement.
14. Notices. Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. For purposes of interpreting such Section as incorporated herein, (a) the words this Agreement in such Section shall be deemed to refer to this Guaranty and (b) the address and numbers of the Guarantor described in line three of Section 12(a) of the Agreement shall be deemed to be the following:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||
Global Markets Coordination Department | ||
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-5, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, | ||
Tokyo, Japan 100-8176 | ||
Attention: Mitsuhisa Hirose | ||
Facsimile number: | (813) 3211-5848 | |
Telephone number: | (813) 6838-6258 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has executed this Guaranty on the date specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this Guaranty.
MIZUHO BANK, LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Hiroshi Minegishi | |
Title: | Joint General Manager | |
Global Markets Coordination Department | ||
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
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Annex A
For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Options and Expiration Date is set forth below.
Component Number |
Number of Options | Expiration Date | ||
1 |
298,614 | February 3, 2028 | ||
2 |
298,614 | February 4, 2028 | ||
3 |
298,614 | February 7, 2028 | ||
4 |
298,614 | February 8, 2028 | ||
5 |
298,614 | February 9, 2028 | ||
6 |
298,614 | February 10, 2028 | ||
7 |
298,614 | February 11, 2028 | ||
8 |
298,614 | February 14, 2028 | ||
9 |
298,614 | February 15, 2028 | ||
10 |
298,614 | February 16, 2028 | ||
11 |
298,614 | February 17, 2028 | ||
12 |
298,614 | February 18, 2028 | ||
13 |
298,614 | February 22, 2028 | ||
14 |
298,614 | February 23, 2028 | ||
15 |
298,614 | February 24, 2028 | ||
16 |
298,614 | February 25, 2028 | ||
17 |
298,614 | February 28, 2028 | ||
18 |
298,614 | February 29, 2028 | ||
19 |
298,614 | March 1, 2028 | ||
20 |
298,614 | March 2, 2028 | ||
21 |
298,614 | March 3, 2028 | ||
22 |
298,614 | March 6, 2028 | ||
23 |
298,614 | March 7, 2028 | ||
24 |
298,614 | March 8, 2028 | ||
25 |
298,614 | March 9, 2028 | ||
26 |
298,615 | March 10, 2028 | ||
27 |
298,615 | March 13, 2028 | ||
28 |
298,615 | March 14, 2028 | ||
29 |
298,615 | March 15, 2028 | ||
30 |
298,615 | March 16, 2028 | ||
31 |
298,615 | March 17, 2028 | ||
32 |
298,615 | March 20, 2028 | ||
33 |
298,615 | March 21, 2028 | ||
34 |
298,615 | March 22, 2028 | ||
35 |
298,615 | March 23, 2028 | ||
36 |
298,615 | March 24, 2028 | ||
37 |
298,615 | March 27, 2028 | ||
38 |
298,615 | March 28, 2028 | ||
39 |
298,615 | March 29, 2028 | ||
40 |
298,615 | March 30, 2028 |
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Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
To: |
Centennial Resource Production, LLC 1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 Denver, Colorado 80202 Attn: Will Weidig and George Glyphis |
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From: |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC as Agent for Royal Bank of Canada Brookfield Place 200 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281-1021 Telephone: (212) 858-7000 |
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Re: | Base Capped Call Transaction | |||
Date: | March 16, 2021 |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) among Royal Bank of Canada (Dealer), through its agent RBC Capital Markets, LLC (Agent), Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Counterparty) and Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Parent). This communication constitutes a Confirmation as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case, as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern and in the event of any inconsistency between terms defined in the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Parent and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form on the Trade Date (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine and (ii) the election that the Cross Default provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer, (a) with a Threshold Amount of 3% of the shareholders equity of Dealer on the Trade Date, (b) Specified Indebtedness having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealers banking business, (c) the phrase , or becoming capable at such time of being declared, shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, and (d) the following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement: Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the relevant party to make payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such partys receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.).
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty or Parent, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty or Parent are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms:
Trade Date: |
March 16, 2021 | |
Effective Date: |
March 19, 2021, or such other date as agreed by the parties in writing. | |
Components: |
The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Options and Expiration Date set forth in Annex A to this Confirmation. The exercise, valuation and settlement of the Transaction will be effected separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement. | |
Option Style: |
European, as described under Procedures for Exercise below. | |
Option Type: |
Call | |
Seller: |
Dealer | |
Buyer: |
Counterparty | |
Shares: |
The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD $0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: CDEV). | |
Number of Options: |
For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation. | |
Option Entitlement: |
One Share per Option | |
Strike Price: |
USD 6.2790 | |
Cap Price: |
USD 8.4525; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be reduced to an amount less than the Strike Price in connection with any commercially reasonable adjustment by the Calculation Agent under this Confirmation. | |
Number of Shares: |
As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement. | |
Premium: |
USD 3,240,000.00; Dealer and Counterparty hereby agree that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement that is within the Counterpartys control) occurs or is designated with respect to any Transaction and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer the amount calculated under Section 6(d) and Section 6(e) or otherwise under the Agreement (calculated as if the Transactions terminated on such Early Termination Date were the sole Transactions under the Agreement) or (b) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or otherwise under the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero. | |
Premium Payment Date: |
The Effective Date | |
Exchange: |
Nasdaq Capital Market | |
Related Exchange: |
All Exchanges |
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Procedures for Exercise: |
Expiration Time: |
The Valuation Time | |
Expiration Date: |
For any Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Valid Day, the next following Scheduled Valid Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Valid Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the Number of Options for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Valid Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Options for such Component and may determine the Relevant Price in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Valid Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Valid Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Valid Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Valid Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. | |
Final Termination Date: |
May 26, 2028 | |
Automatic Exercise: |
Applicable, which means that the Number of Options for the relevant Component will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration Date for such Component if at such time such Component is In-the-Money, unless Buyer notifies Seller (in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur with respect to such Component, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply with respect to such Component. In-the-Money means, in respect of any Component, that the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date for such Component is greater than the Strike Price for such Component. | |
Valuation Time: |
At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner. | |
Valuation Date: |
For any Component, the Expiration Date therefor. | |
Market Disruption Event: |
Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be, in clause (ii) thereof. |
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Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term Scheduled Closing Time in the fourth line thereof. |
Settlement Terms: |
Settlement Method Election: |
Applicable; provided that (a) Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the term Physical Settlement with the term Net Share Settlement, (b) Counterparty must make a single irrevocable election for all Components and (c) if Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, such Settlement Method Election would be effective only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such Settlement Method Election that (i) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (ii) such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws. If Counterparty is electing Combination Settlement, Counterparty shall also specify a specified dollar amount (the Specified Cash Amount) in the notice specifying its election of Combination Settlement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in respect of such election. |
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Electing Party: |
Counterparty | |
Settlement Method Election Date: |
The second Scheduled Valid Day prior to the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Default Settlement Method: |
Net Share Settlement | |
Net Share Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Net Share Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty on the Settlement Date, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount) equal to (i) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component divided by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. |
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Cash Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Cash Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the Settlement Date, an amount of cash (the Cash Settlement Amount) equal to the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component. | |
Combination Settlement: |
With respect to any Component, if Combination Settlement is applicable to the Options exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will pay or deliver, as the case may be, to Counterparty on the Settlement Date: | |
(i) an amount of cash (the Combination Settlement Cash Amount) equal to the lesser of (A) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction and (B) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component; and |
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(ii) a number of Shares (the Combination Settlement Share Amount) equal to (A) the excess of (1) the Daily Option Value on the Expiration Date of such Component over the (2) the Specified Cash Amount divided by the number of Components for the Transaction, divided by (B) the Relevant Price on such Expiration Date. |
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the Expiration Date of such Component. | ||
Daily Option Value: |
For any Component, an amount equal to (i) the Number of Options in such Component, multiplied by (ii) the Option Entitlement, multiplied by (iii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on the Expiration Date of such Component and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Expiration Date; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (iii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Component shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero. | |
Valid Day: |
A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Scheduled Valid Day: |
A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, Scheduled Valid Day means a Business Day. | |
Business Day: |
Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York. | |
Relevant Price: |
On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page CDEV <equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the VWAP) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a good faith and commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours. | |
Settlement Date: |
For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date. | |
Settlement Currency: |
USD | |
Other Applicable Provisions: |
The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Net Share Settlement. |
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Representation and Agreement: |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions, obligations and limitations arising from Counterpartys status as an affiliate of the Issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)). | |
Adjustments: | ||
Method of Adjustment: |
Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the parties hereto agree that any Share repurchases by Parent, whether pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (Rule 10b-18), Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act or pursuant to forward contracts or accelerated stock repurchase contracts or similar derivatives transactions on customary terms, at prevailing market prices, volume-average weighted prices or commercially reasonable discounts thereto shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events, so long as any such repurchases do not account for an aggregate number of Shares that exceeds 15% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date. | |
Extraordinary Events: | ||
New Shares: |
In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, (a) the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or their respective successors), and (b) the following phrase shall be inserted immediately prior to the period: and (iii) of a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes the Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer. | |
Merger Events: |
Applicable | |
Consequences of Merger Events: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction | |
Tender Offer: |
Applicable; provided that the definition of Tender Offer in Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions will be amended by replacing the phrase greater than 10% and less than 100% of the outstanding voting shares of the Issuer in the third and fourth line thereof with greater than 20% and less than 100% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer. |
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Consequences of Tender Offers: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(b) Share-for-Other: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
(c) Share-for-Combined: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment | |
Consequences of Announcement Events: |
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, (x) references to Tender Offer shall be replaced by references to Announcement Event and references to Tender Offer Date shall be replaced by references to date of such Announcement Event in the definition of Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in Section 12.3(d), (y) the words whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event shall be inserted prior to the word which in the seventh line, and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, determine whether the relevant Announcement Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall adjust the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction accordingly to take into account such economic effect on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the final Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation, it being understood that (i) any adjustment in respect of an Announcement Event shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event and shall not be duplicative with any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement and (ii) in making any adjustment the Calculation Agent shall solely take into account changes in stock price, volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, and liquidity relevant to the Shares or to such Transaction. An Announcement Event shall be an Extraordinary Event for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable; provided further that upon the Calculation Agent making an adjustment, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to the terms of any Component upon any Announcement Event, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms of such Component upon any announcement regarding the same event that gave rise to the original Announcement Event regarding the abandonment of any such event to the extent necessary to reflect the economic effect of such subsequent announcement on the Transaction. | |
Announcement Event: |
(i) The public announcement (whether by Parent, a subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of Parent, or a Valid Third Party Entity (any such person or entity, a Relevant Party)) of any transaction or event that the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to be completed and that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such transaction or event is reasonably likely to be completed, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration whether the relevant announcement by such party has had a material effect on the Shares and/or options on the Shares), or the announcement by a Relevant Party of any intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (ii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of any potential acquisition or disposition by Parent and/or its subsidiaries where the consideration exceeds 30% of the market capitalization of Parent as of the date of such announcement (an Acquisition Transaction) (iii) the public announcement by a Relevant Party of an intention by Parent |
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or such other Relevant Party to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, Tender Offer or Acquisition Transaction, or (iv) any subsequent public announcement by a Relevant Party of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention), as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention. For purposes of this definition of Announcement Event, Merger Event shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the remainder of the definition of Merger Event in Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions following the definition of Reverse Merger therein shall be disregarded). | ||
Valid Third Party Entity: |
In respect of any transaction or event, any third party (or any subsidiary, affiliate, agent or representative of such a third party) that has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction or event (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such third party has such a bona fide intent, the Calculation Agent shall take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement by such third party on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares). | |
Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences: |
Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Parent shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant Merger Date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration and (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election. | |
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange. | |
Additional Disruption Events: | ||
(a) Change in Law: |
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the parenthetical beginning after the word regulation in the second line thereof with the words (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute), (ii) replacing the phrase the |
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All calculations and determinations made by Determining Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. | ||
Non-Reliance: |
Applicable | |
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: |
Applicable | |
Additional Acknowledgments: |
Applicable | |
3. Calculation Agent: | Dealer; provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the sole Defaulting Party, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to replace Dealer as the Calculation Agent, and the parties shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. | |
Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. | ||
All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
4. Account Details:
Dealer Payment Instructions:
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Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be advised.
5. Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Toronto
The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.
6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty or Parent:
To: | Centennial Resource Production, LLC | |||
1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 | ||||
Denver, Colorado 80202 | ||||
Attn: Will Weidig | ||||
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer |
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(720) 499-1465 |
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with a copy to: | ||||
Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800 | ||||
Denver, Colorado 80202 | ||||
Attn: George Glyphis | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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(720) 499-1443 |
(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
For purpose of Giving Notice:
To: RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Brookfield Place
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention: ECM
Email: RBCECMCorporateEquityLinkedDocumentation@rbc.com
For Trade Affirmations and Settlements:
To: RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Brookfield Place
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention: Back Office
Email: geda@rbccm.com
For Trade Confirmations:
To: RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Brookfield Place
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
Attention: Structured Derivatives Documentation
Email: seddoc@rbccm.com
For the avoidance of doubt, any notice or other communication delivered by electronic messaging system, e-mail or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be in writing.
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty and Parent each represent and warrant to and for the benefit of, and agree with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date (A) none of Counterparty, Parent and their respective officers and directors is aware of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Parent and Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
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(ii) On the Trade Date, (A) the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a restricted period, as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (Regulation M), and (B) Counterparty and Parent are not engaged in any distribution, as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than (i) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) or Rule 102(c)(1)(i) of Regulation M and (ii) the distribution of the Exchangeable Notes.
(iii) On the Trade Date, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any affiliate or affiliated purchaser (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares.
(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entitys Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(v) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.
(vi) Counterparty and Parent are not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(vii) Counterparty and Parent are not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an investment company as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, (A) the value of the total assets of each of Counterparty and Parent is greater than the sum of the total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and the capital of Counterparty or Parent, respectively, (B) the capital of each of Counterparty and Parent is adequate to conduct the business of Counterparty and Parent, and Counterpartys and Parents entry into the Transaction will not impair its capital, (C) Counterparty and Parent have the ability to pay their debts and obligations as such debts mature and do not intend to, or do not believe that it will, incur debt beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty and Parent are not insolvent (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the Bankruptcy Code)) and (E) Counterparty and Parent would each be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares for the Transaction in compliance with the laws of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation.
(ix) To Parents and Counterpartys knowledge, no U.S. state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares; provided that no such representation shall be made by Parent or Counterparty with respect to any rules and regulations applicable to Dealer (including FINRA) arising from Dealers status as a regulated entity under applicable law.
(x) Counterparty and Parent (A) are capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing, (C) each have total assets of at least $50 million.
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(b) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an eligible contract participant as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
(c) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, each of Counterparty and Parent represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
(d) Each of Dealer, Parent and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a financial institution, swap participant and financial participant within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a securities contract, as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a settlement payment within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a swap agreement, as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a termination value, payment amount or other transfer obligation within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a transfer within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(vii) hereof; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.
(f) Counterparty and Parent understand that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty or Parent and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.
8. Other Provisions:
(a) Right to Extend. Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Options for each such Component or postpone the Expiration Date of any Component if Dealer determines, in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner, that such further division or postponement would be necessary or advisable to preserve a commercially reasonable dealers hedging or hedge unwind activity with respect to the Transaction in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable such a dealer to purchase or sell Shares or enter into swap or other derivatives transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity with respect to the Transaction in a manner that would, if such dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be compliant and consistent with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transaction, or with related policies and procedures adopted by Dealer in good faith so long as such policies and procedures are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory manner; provided that in no event shall any Expiration Date for any Component be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date.
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(b) Additional Termination Events. Promptly (but in any event within ten Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase, redemption or exchange (which exchange occurs prior to January 3, 2028) of any of the Counterpartys 3.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the Exchangeable Notes) issued pursuant to the Counterpartys indenture, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture (together, the Indenture), each to be dated March 19, 2021 among the Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee, Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase, redemption or exchange, (ii) the number of Exchangeable Notes so repurchased, redeemed or exchanged and (iii) the number of Shares underlying each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes (any such notice, a Repurchase Notification and any such event, a Repurchase Event). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of (x) any Repurchase Notification, within the applicable time period set forth in the preceding sentence, and (y) a written representation and warranty by Counterparty and Parent that, as of the date of such Repurchase Notification, Counterparty and Parent are not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the related written representation and warranty, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the Repurchase Options) equal to the lesser of (A) 25% of the aggregate number of Shares underlying the number of Exchangeable Notes specified in such Repurchase Notification, divided by the Option Entitlement and (B) the aggregate Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the aggregate Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repurchase Options on a pro rata basis across all Components, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and an aggregate Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2 above, Increased Cost of Hedging shall be applicable to the extent resulting from Dealer not having received a Repurchase Notification (accompanied by the related written representation and warranty described above) within ten Scheduled Trading Days of a Repurchase Event.
(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to all holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterpartys control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within the Counterpartys control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a Payment Obligation), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) as of the date of such election, Counterparty represents that is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, and that such election is being made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (c) Dealer agrees, in its commercially reasonable discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Share Termination Alternative: | If applicable, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of such Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment. |
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Share Termination Delivery Property: | A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price. | |
Share Termination Unit Price: | The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider a variety of factors, including the market price of the Share Termination Delivery Units and/or the purchase price paid in connection with the commercially reasonable purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property. | |
Share Termination Delivery Unit: | One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the Exchange Property), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
Failure to Deliver: | Applicable | |
Other Applicable Provisions: | If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions and the provisions set forth opposite the caption Representation and Agreement in Section 2 will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to Physically-settled shall be read as references to Share Termination Settled and all references to Shares shall be read as references to Share Termination Delivery Units. Share Termination Settled in relation to the Transaction means that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction. |
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith and commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of legal counsel, the Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (the Hedge Shares) cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (B) provide accountants comfort letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar
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industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry; provided, however, that, if Parent elects clause (i) above but Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Parent; provided that Dealer has given Parent reasonable notice of its determination and provided Parent with reasonable opportunity to satisfy Dealers concerns; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer using reasonable best efforts to include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of equity securities of companies of a similar size in a similar industry, as is reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its good faith and commercially reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any customary liquidity discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); provided that no comfort letter or accountants consent shall be required to be delivered in connection with any private placements; or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the then-prevailing market price at one or more times on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.
(e) Repurchase Notices. Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer written notice of such repurchase (a Repurchase Notice) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is less than 252.9 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 21.3 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, if such repurchase would constitute material non-public information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares, Parent shall make public disclosure thereof at or prior to delivery of such Repurchase Notice. In the event that Parent fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including direct losses relating to Dealers commercially reasonable hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 insider, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Parent or Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Parent or Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses (including commercially reasonable outside counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Parent) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Parent or Counterparty, in each case relating to or arising out of such failure. Parent and Counterparty shall be relieved from liability under this Section 8(e) to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails promptly to notify Parent or Counterparty of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder (it being understood that any such notice delivered within 30 calendar days of the commencement of any such action shall be deemed to have been delivered promptly for such purpose), if and to the extent that Parent or Counterparty is materially prejudiced by such delayed notification. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Parent and Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is conclusively found in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Dealers gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment. Any of Dealer, Parent or Counterparty may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of each other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder,
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in whole or in part, to (A) without the consent of Counterparty or Parent, any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or better than Dealers credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations would be guaranteed by Dealer or Dealers ultimate parent or (B) with Counterpartys consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer not satisfying clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a Designated Transferee), in either case under this clause (B), with a rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness at least equivalent to Dealers (or its guarantors), provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (B), in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than A3 from Moodys Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or A- from Standard and Poors Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that after any such transfer or assignment, (i) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from such transferee or assignee an amount or number of Shares, as applicable, less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) Dealer shall cause the transferee or assignee, prior to becoming a party to the Transaction, to provide Counterparty with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8 (or successor form), as applicable, and make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by the Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this proviso will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment. At any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a Dealer Person) under any applicable business combinations statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent applicable to ownership of Shares (Applicable Restrictions), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an Excess Ownership Position), if Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Valid Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the Terminated Portion) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The Equity Percentage as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the beneficial ownership test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, Dealer Group) beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.
In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty or Parent of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the Transfer Options), to
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any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:
(A) with respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty and Parent shall not be released from any notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;
(B) any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)), and the transferee or assignee shall provide Dealer with a complete and accurate U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 prior to becoming a party to the Transaction;
(C) such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any commercially reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the commercially reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party, Counterparty and Parent as are commercially reasonably requested and commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee or assignee on any payment date an amount or number of Shares under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount or number of Shares that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;
(E) Dealer shall not, as a result of such transfer or assignment, receive from the transferee or assignee any amount less than it would have been entitled to receive (including under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(F) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;
(G) without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and
(H) Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses, including commercially reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities, or make or receive any payment in cash, to or from Counterparty or Parent, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities, or to make or receive such payment in cash, and otherwise to perform Dealers obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty and Parent to the extent of any such performance.
(g) Staggered Settlement. If Dealer determines in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion that the number of Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder on any Settlement Date would result in an Excess Ownership Position, then Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty prior to such Settlement Date (a Nominal Settlement Date), elect to deliver any Shares due to be delivered on two or more dates (each, a Staggered Settlement Date) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows:
(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver hereunder on the Settlement Date among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and
(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; provided that in no event shall any Staggered Settlement Date be a date later than the Final Termination Date.
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(h) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) and 6(f) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
(j) Equity Rights. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterpartys bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterpartys bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
(k) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of the Underwritten Securities (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 16, 2021, among Counterparty, the guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters party thereto (the Underwriters)) is not consummated with the Underwriters for any reason by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date, the Early Unwind Date), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the Early Unwind) on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.
(l) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (WSTAA), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either partys otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(m) Amendments to Equity Definitions and the Agreement. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
(i) solely for purposes of applying the Equity Definitions and for purposes of this Confirmation, any reference in the Equity Definitions to a Strike Price shall be deemed to be a reference to either of the Strike Price or the Cap Price, or both, as appropriate;
(ii) for the purpose of any adjustment under Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, the first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: If Calculation Agent Adjustment is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has, in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares (provided that such event is not based on (x) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (y) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations) and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to any one or more of:, and the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by
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deleting the words diluting or concentrative and the words (provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares) and replacing such latter phrase with the words (provided that solely in the case of Section 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A) and (iv), no adjustments will be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner, but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii), adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares);
(iii) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting the words in the determination of the Calculation Agent, a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares and replacing these words with in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on such Shares; and (2) adding at the end thereof ; provided that such event is not based on (i) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (ii) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations;
(iv) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated as follows: any other corporate event involving the Parent that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent has a material economic effect on the theoretical value of the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that such corporate event involving the Issuer is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Parents own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Parents own operations.;
(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words (and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after appearing after the words agreed promptly and replacing with the words by the parties on or prior to; and
(vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing either party may elect with (x) Dealer may elect or, (y) solely with respect to a Change in Law, if Counterparty and Parent represent to Dealer in writing at the time of such election that (i) they are not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Parent, Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) Counterparty is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws, Counterparty may elect.
(n) Governing Law. THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(o) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent or Determining Party is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent or Determining Party shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(p) Delivery or Receipt of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, other than payment of the Premium by Counterparty, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring Counterparty to cash settle the Transaction, except in circumstances where cash settlement is within Counterpartys control (including, without limitation, where Counterparty elects to deliver or receive cash) or in those circumstances in which holders of Shares would also receive cash.
(q) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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(r) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer.
(s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(t) Tax Matters. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following documents, as applicable:
Dealer agrees to deliver U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor of such form) with the corporation box checked on line 4 thereof, (ii) Counterparty agrees to deliver a U.S. Internal Revenue Form W-9 of Parent (or any successor of such form), with the corporation box checked on line 3 thereof and (iii) Dealer and Counterparty agree to deliver any other form or document that may be required or reasonably requested by the other party in order to allow such party to make a payment under this Confirmation, including any Credit Support Document, without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate. In each case, such form or document shall be completed accurately and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the other party and shall be delivered (a) promptly upon reasonable demand by the other party (b) promptly upon learning that the information on any such previously delivered form is inaccurate or incorrect and (c) in the case of (i) and (ii), above, upon execution of this Confirmation.
(u) Payee Tax Representations.
(i) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the representations below:
It is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (ii) for U.S. federal income tax purposes it is disregarded as an entity separate from Parent, its sole owner, (iii) Parent is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (iv) Parent is a US person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
(ii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Parent makes the representations below:
It is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware and is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii)) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii).
(iii) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the representations below:
(x) It is a bank organized under the laws of Canada, (y) it is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (z) each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Confirmation will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States.
(v) Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Indemnifiable Tax, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a FATCA Withholding Tax). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(w) Incorporation of ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol Provisions. The parties agree that the definitions and provisions contained in the Attachment to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published on November 2, 2015 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. are incorporated into and apply to this Confirmation. References in those definitions and provisions to any Covered Master Agreement will be deemed to be references to this Confirmation, and references to Implementation Date shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Confirmation. For greater certainty, if there is any inconsistency between this provision and the provisions in any other agreement between the parties to which this Transaction relates, this provision shall prevail unless such other agreement expressly overrides the provisions of the Attachment to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol.
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(x) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging. Counterparty and Parent understand, acknowledge and agree that: (A) at any time on or prior to the final Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of the Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.
(y) Reserved.
(z) Financial Assistance. Counterparty and Parent acknowledge that the Transaction may constitute a purchase of Parents equity securities. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that, pursuant to the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), Counterparty, Parent and/or their respective subsidiaries would be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent, Counterparty or any of their respective subsidiaries receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act. Counterparty and Parent further acknowledge that they may be required to agree to certain time-bound restrictions on their ability to purchase Parents equity securities if Parent or Counterparty receive loans, loan guarantees or direct loans (as that term is defined in the CARES Act) under programs or facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the purpose of providing liquidity to the financial system (together with loans, loan guarantees or direct loans under section 4003(b) of the CARES Act, Governmental Financial Assistance). Accordingly, Counterparty and Parent represent and warrant that they and their respective subsidiaries have not applied for, and prior to the termination or settlement of the Transaction shall not apply for, Governmental Financial Assistance under any governmental program or facility that (a) is established under the CARES Act or the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires, as a condition of such Governmental Financial Assistance, that Counterparty, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries agree, attest, certify or warrant that it has not, as of the date specified in such condition, repurchased, or will not repurchase, any equity security of Parent. Counterparty and Parent further represent and warrant that the Premium is not being paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with funds received under or pursuant to any program or facility, including the U.S. Small Business Administrations Paycheck Protection Program, that (a) is established under applicable law (whether in existence as of the Trade Date or subsequently enacted, adopted or amended), including without limitation the CARES Act and the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, and (b) requires under such applicable law (or any regulation, guidance, interpretation or other pronouncement of a governmental authority with jurisdiction for such program or facility) that such funds be used for specified or enumerated purposes that do not include the purchase of this Transaction.
(aa) Agency. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC or the Bank) has appointed as its agent, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (RBCCM), for purposes of conducting on the Banks behalf, a business in privately negotiated transactions in options and other derivatives. You hereby are advised that RBC, the principal and stated counterparty in such transactions, duly has authorized RBCCM to market, structure, negotiate, document, price, execute and hedge transactions in over-the-counter derivative products. RBCCM has full, complete and unconditional authority to undertake such activities on behalf of RBC. RBCCM acts solely as agent and has no obligation, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise with respect to the performance of either party under this Transaction. This Transaction is not insured or guaranteed by RBCCM.
(bb) Risk Disclosure Statement. Counterparty has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement provided by Dealer and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.
(cc) Additional Representation. Counterparty represents that the person(s) executing this document are duly authorized to act on behalf of Counterparty in connection with the entry of this Transaction.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter or telex sets forth the material terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms.
Yours faithfully, | ||||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC as agent for ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
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By: |
/s/ Shane Didier |
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Name: | Shane Didier | |||
Title: | Associate Director |
Agreed and Accepted By: | ||||
Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | |||
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. | ||||
By |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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Name: | George S. Glyphis | |||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
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Annex A
For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Options and Expiration Date is set forth below.
Component Number |
Number of Options | Expiration Date | ||
1 |
149,307 | February 3, 2028 | ||
2 |
149,307 | February 4, 2028 | ||
3 |
149,307 | February 7, 2028 | ||
4 |
149,307 | February 8, 2028 | ||
5 |
149,307 | February 9, 2028 | ||
6 |
149,307 | February 10, 2028 | ||
7 |
149,307 | February 11, 2028 | ||
8 |
149,307 | February 14, 2028 | ||
9 |
149,307 | February 15, 2028 | ||
10 |
149,307 | February 16, 2028 | ||
11 |
149,307 | February 17, 2028 | ||
12 |
149,307 | February 18, 2028 | ||
13 |
149,307 | February 22, 2028 | ||
14 |
149,307 | February 23, 2028 | ||
15 |
149,307 | February 24, 2028 | ||
16 |
149,307 | February 25, 2028 | ||
17 |
149,307 | February 28, 2028 | ||
18 |
149,307 | February 29, 2028 | ||
19 |
149,307 | March 1, 2028 | ||
20 |
149,307 | March 2, 2028 | ||
21 |
149,307 | March 3, 2028 | ||
22 |
149,307 | March 6, 2028 | ||
23 |
149,307 | March 7, 2028 | ||
24 |
149,307 | March 8, 2028 | ||
25 |
149,307 | March 9, 2028 | ||
26 |
149,307 | March 10, 2028 | ||
27 |
149,307 | March 13, 2028 | ||
28 |
149,307 | March 14, 2028 | ||
29 |
149,307 | March 15, 2028 | ||
30 |
149,307 | March 16, 2028 | ||
31 |
149,307 | March 17, 2028 | ||
32 |
149,307 | March 20, 2028 | ||
33 |
149,307 | March 21, 2028 | ||
34 |
149,308 | March 22, 2028 | ||
35 |
149,308 | March 23, 2028 | ||
36 |
149,308 | March 24, 2028 | ||
37 |
149,308 | March 27, 2028 | ||
38 |
149,308 | March 28, 2028 | ||
39 |
149,308 | March 29, 2028 | ||
40 |
149,308 | March 30, 2028 |
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Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version
Limited Consent and Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
This Limited Consent and Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this Fifth Amendment), dated as of March 15, 2021 (the Fifth Amendment Effective Date), is among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Borrower); Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Parent); each of the other undersigned guarantors (the Guarantors, and together with the Borrower and the Parent, the Credit Parties); each of the Lenders party hereto; and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the Administrative Agent).
R E C I T A L S:
A. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 4, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrower.
B. The Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Credit Parties intend to issue certain senior unsecured notes which are convertible into Equity Interests of the Parent (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) (such notes, the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes), on or before April 21, 2021 (such date, the Outside Date).
C. The Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Credit Parties intend to enter into bond hedge or capped call options purchased by the Credit Parties from one or more financial institutions selected by the Credit Parties to hedge the Credit Parties payment and/or delivery obligations due upon conversion of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes.
D. The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders enter into this Fifth Amendment to (i) consent to the waiver of the automatic reduction of the Borrowing Base that would otherwise occur pursuant to Section 2.07(e) of the Credit Agreement upon the issuance of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes and (ii) amend the Credit Agreement to permit the Credit Parties to enter into such bond hedge or capped call options.
E. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to enter into this Fifth Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. Each capitalized term which is defined in the Credit Agreement, but which is not defined in this Fifth Amendment, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Fifth Amendment. Unless otherwise indicated, all section references in this Fifth Amendment refer to sections of the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments. In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Fifth Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 2.
2.1 Additional Definitions. Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add thereto in alphabetical order the following definitions which shall read in full as follows:
Call Spread Counterparties means one or more financial institutions selected by the Borrower.
Convertible Notes means any Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Agreement which are either (a) convertible into common Equity Interests of the Parent (and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common Equity Interests) and/or cash (in an amount (i) determined by reference to the publicly traded price of such common Equity Interests or (ii) equal to the principal amount of such Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes, whichever is greater) or (b) sold as common units constituting Equity Interests of the Parent with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for common Equity Interests of the Parent and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the publicly traded price of such common Equity Interests).
Convertible Notes Indenture means any indenture among the Borrower, as issuer, the guarantors (if any, including the Parent) party thereto from time to time and the trustee named therein, pursuant to which any Convertible Notes are issued.
Fifth Amendment means that certain Limited Consent and Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 15, 2021, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions means the bond hedge or capped call options purchased by the Parent or the Borrower from the Call Spread Counterparties to hedge the Credit Parties payment and/or delivery obligations due upon conversion of any Convertible Notes, so long as, the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Notes issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
2.2 Amended and Restated Definition. The following definition contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Letters of Credit, any Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letter and the Security Instruments.
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2.3 Amended Definitions.
(a) The definition of Equity Interests contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting , but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Convertible Notes immediately following the words any such Equity Interest therein.
(b) The definition of Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting , other than customary fundamental change provisions with respect to Convertible Notes immediately following the parenthetical (as determined in good faith by senior management of the Parent) therein.
2.4 Amendment to Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement. Section 9.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting and immediately before (ix) therein and inserting , in lieu thereof, and (b) inserting and (x) any payments in connection with a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction immediately before the . at the end thereof.
2.5 Amendment to Section 9.17 of the Credit Agreement. Section 9.17(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new clause (iv) immediately following clause (iii) therein to read in full as follows:
(iv) Any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
2.6 Amendment to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement. Section 10.1(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the parenthetical (other than any event which triggers the conversion right of holders of Convertible Notes) immediately following the reference therein to mandatory Redemption offer in respect thereof.
Section 3. Limited Consent. In reliance on the representations by the Credit Parties contained herein, the Lenders party hereto, constituting at least the Required Lenders, hereby consent to a one time waiver of the automatic reduction of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.07(e) of the Credit Agreement solely with respect to the issuance of the first $200,000,000 (in principal amount) of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that:
(a) as of the date of issuance of such Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes and after giving effect to the issuance thereof and the application of proceeds thereof, the Parent shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement;
(b) as of the date of issuance of such Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes and after giving effect to the issuance thereof and the application of proceeds thereof, no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist;
(c) the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes shall have been issued on or before the Outside Date;
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(d) the Credit Parties shall use the net proceeds of the issuance of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes solely to (i) Redeem in full all Permitted Junior Lien Debt outstanding immediately prior to such issuance and terminate all obligations, and release all Liens granted, thereunder, (ii) engage in Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions and (iii) make a prepayment of the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such net proceeds, minus the amount required to Redeem in full all Permitted Junior Lien Debt pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), without a reduction in the Commitments, in each case, substantially contemporaneously with the Credit Parties receipt of such net proceeds; and
(e) the Credit Parties shall have otherwise complied with the terms of the Credit Agreement regarding the issuance of such Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes, and such Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes shall constitute Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes.
For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no reduction of the Borrowing Base due to the issuance of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes so long as the foregoing conditions are satisfied as of the date of such issuance of the Specified Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes.
Section 4. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment is subject to the following:
4.1 Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Fifth Amendment from the Credit Parties and each of the Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders.
4.2 Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent invoiced, all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
5.1 Confirmation and Effect. The provisions of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Fifth Amendment) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms following the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment, and this Fifth Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, except as expressly provided for herein. Each reference in the Credit Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
5.2 Ratification and Affirmation of Credit Parties. Each of the Credit Parties hereby expressly (a) acknowledges the terms of this Fifth Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (d) agrees that its guarantee under the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party remains in full force and effect with respect to the Indebtedness as amended hereby, (e) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that each representation
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and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Fifth Amendment except (i) to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date hereof, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date, and (ii) to the extent that any such representation and warranty is expressly qualified by materiality or by reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation and warranty (as so qualified) shall continue to be true and correct in all respects, (f) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Fifth Amendment are within such Credit Partys corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company powers (as applicable), have been duly authorized by all necessary action and that this Fifth Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally, and (g) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to this Fifth Amendment, no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Default or Event of Default exists.
5.3 Counterparts. This Fifth Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this Fifth Amendment by facsimile or electronic (e.g. pdf) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart hereof.
5.4 No Oral Agreement. This written Fifth Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed in connection herewith and therewith represent the final agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or unwritten oral agreements of the parties. There are no subsequent oral agreements between the parties that modify the agreements of the parties in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
5.5 Governing Law. This Fifth Amendment (including, but not limited to, the validity and enforceability hereof) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
5.6 Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Fifth Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
5.7 Severability. Any provision of this Fifth Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
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5.8 Successors and Assigns. This Fifth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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The parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: | ||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE | ||
PRODUCTION, LLC, | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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George S. Glyphis | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
PARENT: | ||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE | ||
DEVELOPMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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George S. Glyphis | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
GUARANTORS: | ||
ATLANTIC EXPLORATION, LLC | ||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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George S. Glyphis | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE | ||
MANAGEMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: |
/s/ George S. Glyphis |
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George S. Glyphis | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent and a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Michael A. Kamauf |
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Name: | Michael A. Kamauf | |
Title: | Authorized Officer |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Edward Pak |
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Name: | Edward Pak | |
Title: | Director |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
COMERICA BANK, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Caroline M. McClurg |
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Name: | Caroline M. McClurg | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Benjamin J. Johnson |
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Name: | Benjamin J. Johnson | |
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Donavan C. Broussard |
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Name: | Donavan C. Broussard | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
By: |
/s/ Jacob W. Lewis |
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Name: | Jacob W. Lewis | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ John C. Lozano |
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Name: | John C. Lozano | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
TRUIST BANK, formerly known as BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Ryan K. Michael |
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Name: | Ryan K. Michael | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Kristan Spivey |
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Name: | Kristan Spivey | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
CITIBANK, N.A., | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Jeff Ard |
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Name: | Jeff Ard | |
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
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Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Cameron Breitenbach |
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Name: | Cameron Breitenbach | |
Title: | Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ George E. McKean |
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Name: | George E. McKean | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ John Engel |
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Name: | John Engel | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Exhibit 99.1
Source: Centennial Resource Development
March 15, 2021 17:10 ET
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Announces Proposed Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
DENVER, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDEV) (the Company or Centennial) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2028 (the notes) of its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Centennial Resource Production, LLC (CRP), in a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis, by Centennial and CRPs subsidiaries that currently guarantee CRPs outstanding senior notes. CRP expects to grant the underwriters of the notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $22,500,000 principal amount of notes, solely to cover over-allotments.
The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of CRP, will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on April 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged. Noteholders will have the right to exchange their notes in certain circumstances and during specified periods. CRP will settle exchanges by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of Centennials Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the common stock), or a combination of cash and shares of Centennials common stock, at CRPs election. The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at CRPs option at any time, and from time to time, on or after April 7, 2025 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Centennials common stock exceeds 130% of the exchange price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The interest rate, initial exchange rate and other terms of the notes will be determined at the pricing of the offering.
CRP intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transactions described below. CRP intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering to redeem, at par, all of its outstanding 8.00% second lien senior secured notes due 2025 and to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional notes, then CRP intends to use a portion of the additional net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into additional capped call transactions as described below, as well as to repay additional outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
In connection with the pricing of the notes, CRP and Centennial expect to enter into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the underwriters and/or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the option counterparties). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of Centennials common stock initially underlying the notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to Centennials common stock upon exchange of the notes and/or at CRPs election (subject to certain conditions) offset any cash payments CRP is required to make in excess of the aggregate principal amount of exchanged notes, as the case may be, with such reduction or offset subject to a cap. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional notes, CRP and Centennial expect to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Centennials common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Centennials common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Centennials common stock and/or purchasing or selling Centennials common stock or other securities issued by the Company in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so on each exercise date of the capped call transactions or following any repurchase, redemption or early exchange of the notes, in each case if we exercise our option to terminate the relevant portion of the capped call transactions). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Centennials common stock or the notes, which could affect a noteholders ability to exchange the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to an exchange of the notes, it could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon exchange of the notes.
In addition, if any such capped call transaction fails to become effective, whether or not the offering of the notes is completed, the option counterparty party thereto may unwind its hedge positions with respect to Centennials common stock, which could adversely affect the value of Centennials common stock and, if the notes have been issued, the value of the notes.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J. P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC are acting as book-running managers for the offering.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Once available, an electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be found on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained by contacting: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone: (800) 831-9146; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; or Jefferies LLC at 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at (877) 547-6340 or by email to Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities referred to in this press release, nor will there be any sale of any such securities, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
Centennial is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the development of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Companys assets and operations, which are held and conducted through CRP, are concentrated in the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words could, believe, anticipate, intend, estimate, expect, project, goal, plan, target and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on managements current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events.
The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Companys control. Important information about issues that could cause actual results and plans to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements can be found in the Companys public periodic filings with the SEC, including in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K. All forward- looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company or persons acting on its behalf may issue.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
Contact:
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Hays Mabry |
Director, Investor Relations |
(832) 240-3265 ir@cdevinc.com |
Exhibit 99.2
Source: Centennial Resource Development
March 16, 2021 20:59 ET
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Announces Pricing of $150.0 Million Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
DENVER, March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDEV) (the Company or Centennial) today announced the pricing of a public offering of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% exchangeable senior notes due 2028 (the notes) of its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Centennial Resource Production, LLC (CRP). The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis, by Centennial and its subsidiaries that currently guarantee CRPs outstanding senior notes. The issuance and sale of the notes are scheduled to settle on March 19, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. CRP also granted the underwriters of the notes a 30- day option to purchase up to an additional $22,500,000 principal amount of notes, solely to cover over-allotments.
The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of CRP and will accrue interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2021. The notes will mature on April 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged. Before January 3, 2028, noteholders will have the right to exchange their notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after January 3, 2028, noteholders may exchange their notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. CRP will settle exchanges by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of Centennials Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the common stock), or a combination of cash and shares of Centennials common stock, at CRPs election. The initial exchange rate is 159.2610 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which represents an initial exchange price of approximately $6.28 per share of common stock. The initial exchange price represents a premium of approximately 30.0 % over the last reported sale price of $4.83 per share of Centennials common stock on March 16, 2021. The exchange rate and exchange price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.
The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at CRPs option at any time, and from time to time, on or after April 7, 2025 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Centennials common stock exceeds 130% of the exchange price for a specified period of time. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture for the notes) occurs, then, subject to limited exceptions, noteholders may require CRP to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
CRP estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $144.5 million (or approximately $166.3 million if the underwriters fully exercise their option to purchase additional notes), after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. CRP intends to use the net proceeds to redeem all of its outstanding 8.00% second lien senior secured notes due 2025, including the payment of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. CRP intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transactions described below of approximately $13.0 million. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional notes, then CRP intends to use a portion of the additional net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into additional capped call transactions as described below, as well as to repay additional outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
In connection with the pricing of the notes, CRP and Centennial entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the underwriters and/or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the option counterparties). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of common stock initially underlying the notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to Centennials common stock upon exchange of the notes and/or at CRPs election (subject to certain conditions) offset any cash payments CRP is required to make in excess of the aggregate principal amount of exchanged notes, as the case may be, with such reduction or offset subject to a cap. The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be approximately $8.45, which represents a premium of 75.0% over the last reported sale price of Centennials common stock of $4.83 per share on March 16, 2021, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional notes, CRP and Centennial expect to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Centennials common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Centennials common stock or the notes at that time. In addition, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to Centennials common stock and/or purchasing or selling Centennials common stock or other securities issued by the Company in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so on each exercise date of the capped call transactions or following any repurchase, redemption or early exchange of the notes, in each case if we exercise our option to terminate the relevant portion of the capped call transactions). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of Centennials common stock or the notes, which could affect a noteholders ability to exchange the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to an exchange of the notes, it could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon exchange of the notes.
In addition, if any such capped call transaction fails to become effective, whether or not the offering of the notes is completed, the option counterparty party thereto may unwind its hedge positions with respect to Centennials common stock, which could adversely affect the value of Centennials common stock and, if the notes have been issued, the value of the notes.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Jefferies LLC are acting as book-running managers for the offering.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement (and, when available, the final prospectus supplement), together with the accompanying prospectus, is or will be available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of these documents can be obtained by contacting: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone: (800) 831-9146; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; or Jefferies LLC at 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by telephone at (877) 547-6340 or by email to Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities referred to in this press release, nor will there be any sale of any such securities, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
Centennial is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the development of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Companys assets and operations, which are held and conducted through CRP, are concentrated in the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words could, believe, anticipate, intend, estimate, expect, project, goal, plan, target and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on managements current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events.
The Company cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Companys control. Important information about issues that could cause actual results and plans to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements can be found in the Companys public periodic filings with the SEC, including in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company or persons acting on its behalf may issue.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
Contact:
Hays Mabry |
Director, Investor Relations |
(832) 240-3265 ir@cdevinc.com |