Form 8-K
8-K — Alphabet Inc.
Accession: 0001193125-26-259830
Filed: 2026-06-05
Period: 2026-06-05
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SIC: 7370 (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
Item: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
June 5, 2026
ALPHABET INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-37580
61-1767919
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
GOOGL
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Class C Capital Stock, $0.001 par value
GOOG
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.25% of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
GOOGM
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.25% of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
GOOGN
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
2.375% Senior Notes due 2028
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.500% Senior Notes due 2029
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.125% Senior Notes due 2029
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.200% Senior Notes due 2030
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.875% Senior Notes due 2031
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.450% Senior Notes due 2032
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.625% Senior Notes due 2032
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.000% Senior Notes due 2033
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.125% Senior Notes due 2034
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.625% Senior Notes due 2034
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.375% Senior Notes due 2037
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.500% Senior Notes due 2038
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.100% Senior Notes due 2039
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.500% Senior Notes due 2041
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.000% Senior Notes due 2044
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.875% Senior Notes due 2045
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.500% Senior Notes due 2045
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.000% Senior Notes due 2054
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.875% Senior Notes due 2058
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.800% Senior Notes due 2063
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.375% Senior Notes due 2064
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.125% Senior Notes due 2126
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Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Offering
On June 2, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet” or the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as the representatives of the respective underwriters under such agreement, pursuant to which Alphabet agreed to issue and sell (1) 167,500,000 series A depositary shares (the “Series A Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000.00 per share, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock” and such offering, the “Series A Depositary Shares Offering”) and (2) 167,500,000 series B depositary shares (the “Series B Depositary Shares” and together with the Series A Depositary Shares, the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000.00 per share, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock” and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock” and such offering, the “Series B Depositary Shares Offering” and together with the Series A Depositary Shares Offering, the “Depositary Shares Offerings”).
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, Alphabet granted the respective Underwriters of each Depositary Shares Offering an option to purchase up to an additional 25,000,000 Depositary Shares of such series within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date Alphabet first issues the Depositary Shares, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. On June 3, 2026, the Underwriters exercised each option in full.
The Depositary Shares Offerings each closed on June 5, 2026. Validity opinions issued by Alphabet’s counsel with respect to the Depositary Shares of each series sold in the respective Depositary Shares Offerings and the Preferred Stock of each series underlying such Depositary Shares are filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 hereto.
The Depositary Shares Offerings were made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 1, 2026 (Registration No. 333-296395), a base prospectus, dated June 1, 2026, included as part of the Registration Statement, and a prospectus supplement for each series, each dated June 2, 2026.
In connection with each Depositary Shares Offering, Alphabet filed a certificate of designations (each, a “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, including the form of certificate for the corresponding series of Preferred Stock (each a “Form of Certificate”), to establish the preferences, limitations, and relative rights of such series of the Preferred Stock. Each Certificate of Designations became effective upon filing.
In connection with each Depositary Shares Offering, Alphabet entered into a deposit agreement (each, a “Deposit Agreement”), each dated June 5, 2026, by and among the Company, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting jointly as depositary (the “Depositary”), and the holders from time to time of the related series of depositary receipts (the “Depositary Receipts”), a form of which is included therein (each, a “Form of Depositary Receipt”).
Each Deposit Agreement provides for the deposit of shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock from time to time with the Depositary and for the issuance of Depositary Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares of the relevant series in respect of the deposited Preferred Stock.
The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Form of Underwriting Agreement (Preferred Stock) a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.3 to the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the terms of the respective Certificates of Designations, Forms of Certificate, Deposit Agreements and Forms of Depositary Receipt are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Certificates of Designations, Forms of Certificate, Deposit Agreements and Forms of Depositary Receipt, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6, respectively, hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Capped Call Transactions
On June 2, 2026, in connection with the pricing of the respective Depositary Shares Offerings, and on June 3, 2026 in connection with the Underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment options to purchase additional Depositary Shares, Alphabet entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with one or more of the underwriters or their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the “Option Counterparties”). The Capped Call Transactions entered into in connection with the Series A Depositary Shares Offering (the
“Series A Capped Calls”) cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”), underlying the Series A Preferred Stock, based on the minimum conversion rate of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Capped Call Transactions entered into in connection with the Series B Depositary Shares Offering (the “Series B Capped Calls”) cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of Class C capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Class C Capital Stock”), underlying the Series B Preferred Stock, based on the minimum conversion rate of the Series B Preferred Stock. Subject to Alphabet’s right to elect cash settlement, the Capped Call Transactions are generally expected to reduce potential dilution to the Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock, as applicable, upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock of the relevant series, with such reduction subject to a cap. The cap price of the Series A Capped Calls will initially be $532.6704 per share of Class A Common Stock, and the cap price of the Series B Capped Calls will initially be $527.7974 per share of Class C Capital Stock in each case, subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the relevant Capped Call Transactions.
The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the Option Counterparties, are not part of the terms of either Depositary Shares Offering and will not change the holders’ rights under the Depositary Shares of either series. Holders of the Depositary Shares will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.
The foregoing description of the Capped Call Transactions is qualified in its entirety by reference to the forms of capped call transaction confirmation relating to the Series A Capped Calls and the Series B Capped Calls attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On June 4, 2026, the Company filed the Certificates of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to establish the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the respective series of Preferred Stock. The Certificates of Designations became effective upon filing.
Subject to certain exceptions, under the terms of each series of Preferred Stock, so long as any share of Preferred Stock of such series remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution may be declared or paid on the Class A Common Stock, Class C Capital Stock or any other shares of junior stock, and no Class A Common Stock, Class C Capital Stock, or other junior stock or parity stock may be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its subsidiaries unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding dividend periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of the Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock, as the case may be, has been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of the relevant series.
Holders of the Depositary Shares of each series will be entitled to a proportional fractional interest in the rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock of the corresponding series, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, subject to the provisions of the applicable Deposit Agreement. Each series of the Preferred Stock will accumulate dividends (which may be paid in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock, as applicable or in any combination of cash and shares) (1) at a rate per annum equal to 6.25% on the liquidation preference thereof, with respect to the Series A Depositary Shares and (2) at a rate per annum equal to 6.25% on the liquidation preference thereof, with respect to the Series B Depositary Shares. The liquidation preference of each series of Preferred Stock is $1,000 per share. Dividends on each series of Preferred Stock will be payable when, as and if declared by the Company’s board of directors (or an authorized committee thereof), on February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2026 and ending on, and including, May 15, 2029. Unless earlier converted, each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert for settlement on or about May 15, 2029, into between 2.2520 and 2.8160 shares of Class A Common Stock (and, correspondingly, each Series A Depositary Share will automatically convert into between 0.1126 and 0.1408 shares of Class A Common Stock), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, determined based on the average volume-weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the 21st scheduled trading day prior to May 15, 2029. Unless earlier converted, each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock will automatically convert for settlement on or about May 15, 2029, into between 2.2740 and 2.8420 shares of Class C Capital Stock (and, correspondingly, each Series B Depositary Share will
automatically convert into between 0.1137 and 0.1421 shares of Class C Capital Stock), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, determined based on the average volume-weighted average price of the Class C Capital Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the 21st scheduled trading day prior to May 15, 2029. Other than during a fundamental change conversion period (as defined in each Certificate of Designations), at any time prior to the mandatory conversion settlement date, a holder of 20 Series A Depositary Shares or 20 Series B Depositary Shares may cause the Depositary to convert one share of Preferred Stock of the applicable series, on such holder’s behalf, into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the minimum conversion rate of 2.2520, in the case of Series A Depositary Shares, or 2.2740, in the case of Series B Depositary Shares, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments.
In addition, in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, each holder of Preferred Stock of either series will be entitled to receive a liquidation preference in the amount of $1,000 per share of the Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on the shares to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the Company’s assets available for distribution to the Company’s shareholders, after satisfaction of liabilities to the Company’s creditors and holders of any senior stock and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of junior stock, including the Class A Common Stock and Class C Capital Stock.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The information set forth under Item 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
1.1
Form of Underwriting Agreement (Preferred Stock) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.3 to Alphabet Inc’s Registration statement on Form S-3; File No: 333-296395)
3.1
Certificate of Designations for the 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective June 4, 2026
3.2
Certificate of Designations for the 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective June 4, 2026
4.1
Form of Certificate for the 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.1)
4.2
Form of Certificate for the 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.2)
4.3
Deposit Agreement for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, dated as of June 5, 2026, among Alphabet Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting jointly as depositary
4.4
Deposit Agreement for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, dated as of June 5, 2026, among Alphabet Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., acting jointly as depositary
4.5
Form of Depositary Receipt for the Series A Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.3)
4.6
Form of Depositary Receipt for the Series B Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.4)
5.1
Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP for the Series A Depositary Shares
5.2
Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP for the Series B Depositary Shares
10.1
Form of Series A Capped Call Transaction Confirmation
10.2
Form of Series B Capped Call Transaction Confirmation
23.1
Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP for the Series A Depositary Shares (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP for the Series B Depositary Shares (included in Exhibit 5.2)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ALPHABET INC.
Date: June 5, 2026
/s/ Anat Ashkenazi
Anat Ashkenazi
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
EX-3.1
EX-3.1
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EX-3.1
Exhibit 3.1
Certificate of Designations of
6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on May 21, 2026 the board of
directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) authorized the Audit Committee thereof (the “Audit Committee”) to determine the designation, powers, preferences, rights and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions and all other terms of the issuance of one or more series of preferred stock; and (b) on June 3, 2026, the Audit Committee adopted the resolution shown immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all
times since its date of adoption has been, in full force and effect.
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be further amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) (which authorizes 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”)), and the authority vested in the Board of Directors and as delegated to the Audit Committee, a series of Preferred Stock be, and it hereby is, created, and that the designation and
number of shares of such series, and the powers, preferences, rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations, as it may be amended from
time to time (this “Certificate of Designations”) as follows:
Part 1. Designation and Number of Shares.
Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation a series of Preferred Stock consisting of 9,625,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of the
Corporation designated as the “6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”). Such number of shares may be decreased by resolution of the Board of
Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number
of shares then outstanding.
Part 2. Standard Provisions. The Standard Provisions contained in Annex A attached hereto are
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed
by Juan Rajlin, its Treasurer, this fifth day of June, 2026.
ALPHABET INC.
By:
/s/ Juan Rajlin
Name: Juan Rajlin
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Certificate of Designations of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock]
ANNEX A
STANDARD PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. General Matters; Ranking. Each share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all
respects to every other share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or rights upon the liquidation,
winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, as applicable, shall rank (i) senior to all Junior Stock, (ii) on a parity with all Parity Stock and (iii) junior to all Senior Stock and the
Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness.
SECTION 2. Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
“Accumulated Dividend Amount” means, with respect to any Fundamental
Change Conversion, the aggregate amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, for any Dividend Periods prior to the Effective Date of the relevant Fundamental Change, including for the partial Dividend Period, if any, from, and including, the
Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Effective Date to, but excluding, such Effective Date.
“ADRs” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Applicable Market Value” means the Average VWAP per share of
Class A Common Stock over the Final Averaging Period.
“Audit Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“Average VWAP” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each
Trading Day in such period.
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended
and restated, as they may be further amended from time to time.
“Certificate of Designations” shall have the meaning
set forth in the recitals.
“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Clause I Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).
“Clause II Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13(a)(iv).
“Clause IV Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).
“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Corporation, subject to Section 13(e).
“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Class C Capital Stock” means
the Class C Capital Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“close of business” means 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time.
“Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the
Corporation’s duly appointed conversion and dividend disbursing agent for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Current Market Price” per share of Class A Common Stock (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, per share of
Class A Common Stock, capital stock or similar equity interest, as applicable) means, for the purposes of determining an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates:
(i) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii), Section 13(a)(iv)(A) or
Section 13(a)(v), the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, (x) for purposes of Section 13(a)(ii), the Trading Day immediately preceding the
announcement date of the relevant issuance and (y) for purposes of Section 13(a)(iv)(A) or Section 13(a)(v), the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of the relevant distribution;
(ii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(iv)(B), the Average VWAP per share of Class A
Common Stock, capital stock or similar equity interest, as applicable (in the case of any capital stock or similar equity interest, determined by reference to the definition of “VWAP” as if references therein to Class A Common Stock
were to such capital stock or similar equity interest), over the first ten consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the Ex-Date of such distribution; and
(iii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(vi), the Average VWAP per share of Class A
Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date of the relevant tender offer or exchange offer.
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“Distributed Property” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13(a)(iv)(A).
“Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Dividend Payment Date” means February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year commencing
on, and including, August 15, 2026 to, and including, May 15, 2029.
“Dividend Period” means the period from, and
including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the Initial Issue Date and shall end on, but exclude, August 15, 2026.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.
“Early Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Early Conversion Average Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Early Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).
“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a), except that, as used in Section 13(a)(iii) and
Section 13(c)(ii), “Effective Date” means the first date on which shares of the Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share subdivision or
combination, as applicable.
“Ex-Date” when used with respect to any issuance,
dividend or distribution, means the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in
question, from the Corporation or, if applicable, from the seller of the Class A Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(vi).
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“Fair Market Value” means the fair market value as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof), whose determination shall be conclusive and set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee).
“Final Averaging Period” means the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding May 15, 2029.
“Five-Day Average
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(iii).
“Fixed Conversion Rates” means the
Maximum Conversion Rate and the Minimum Conversion Rate.
“Floor Price” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(e).
A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time any of the following occurs
after the Initial Issue Date:
(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Corporation, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and the employee benefit or incentive plans of the Corporation and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report
under the Exchange Act disclosing that such “person” or “group” has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Class A Common Stock or the Corporation otherwise becomes aware of such beneficial ownership;
(b) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Class A Common Stock (other
than a change only in par value or changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Class A Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, or would represent solely the right to receive stock, other
securities, other property or assets (including cash); (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Corporation pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock will be converted into, will be exchanged for, or will represent solely the
right to receive, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Corporation’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or
(c) the Class A Common Stock (or other common equity comprising all or part of the Exchange Property) ceases to be
listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental
Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by all holders of the Class A Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) in connection with such
transaction or transactions consists of shares of common equity that are listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed when
issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock becomes convertible into or exchangeable for such consideration, excluding
cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights.
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If any transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is replaced by securities of
another entity pursuant to Section 13(e) occurs, following completion of any related Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, if none, the Effective Date of such transaction), references to the Corporation in this definition of
“Fundamental Change” shall instead be references to such other entity.
“Fundamental Change
Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Date”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(c).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Period” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” means, for any Fundamental Change Conversion, the
conversion rate set forth in the table below for the Effective Date and the Stock Price applicable to such Fundamental Change:
Stock Price
Effective Date
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$355.11
$400.00
$425.00
$444.05
$500.00
$600.00
$750.00
$1,000.00
June 5, 2026
2.7020
2.5980
2.4560
2.3980
2.3600
2.3420
2.3300
2.3040
2.2720
2.2480
2.2360
May 15, 2027
2.7480
2.6740
2.5160
2.4420
2.3920
2.3680
2.3540
2.3180
2.2780
2.2520
2.2400
May 15, 2028
2.7840
2.7660
2.6140
2.5080
2.4340
2.3980
2.3760
2.3240
2.2740
2.2500
2.2440
May 15, 2029
2.8160
2.8160
2.8160
2.8160
2.5000
2.3520
2.2520
2.2520
2.2520
2.2520
2.2520
The exact Stock Price and Effective Date may not be set forth in the table, in which case:
(x) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices set forth in the table above, or if the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates
set forth in the table above, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be determined by straight-line interpolation between the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later
Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day or 366-day year, as applicable.
(y) If the Stock Price is in excess of $1,000.00
per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall
be the Minimum Conversion Rate.
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(z) If the Stock Price is less than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the
same manner as adjustments are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the Maximum Conversion Rate.
The Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above are subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13(c)(iv). The Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table above are each subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13.
“Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).
“Holder” means each person in whose name shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who
shall be treated by the Corporation and the Registrar as the absolute owner of those shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.
“Initial Dividend Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(v).
“Initial Issue Date” means June 5, 2026.
“Initial Price” means $1,000, divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest $0.0001, which is
initially equal to $355.1136.
“Junior Stock” means (i) the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common
Stock and the Class C Capital Stock and (ii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation issued after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank either
(x) senior to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on a parity with the Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Liquidation Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Liquidation Preference” means, as to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1,000 per share.
“Make-whole Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
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“Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7(a).
“Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7(c).
“Mandatory Conversion Date” means the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading
Day of the Final Averaging Period.
“Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Market Disruption Event” means (a) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or
market on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for
the Class A Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock
exchange or otherwise) in the Class A Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Class A Common Stock.
“Maximum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iii).
“Minimum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i).
“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).
“Nonpayment Remedy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(iii).
“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or the
Secretary of the Corporation.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of the Corporation, signed by any duly
authorized Officer of the Corporation.
“open of business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Parity Stock” means the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation issued after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank on a parity with the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the
Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Person” means an
individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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“Preferred Stock Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6(b)(i).
“Prospectus Supplement (Series A)” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated
June 1, 2026, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026, relating to the offering and sale of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A Depositary Shares.
“Prospectus Supplement (Series B)” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented by
the related pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026, relating to the offering and sale of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Depositary Shares.
“Record Date” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the February 1, May 1, August 1 or November 1, as the
case may be, immediately preceding the relevant February 15, May 15, August 15 or November 15 Dividend Payment Date, respectively. These Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Record Date is a Business Day.
“Record Holder” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the related Record Date.
“Registrar” means, initially, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as the Corporation’s duly appointed registrar for
the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
“Reorganization Common
Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.
“Reorganization Event” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 13(e).
“Reorganization Valuation Percentage” for any Reorganization Event shall be equal to
(x) the Average VWAP of one share of the relevant Reorganization Common Stock over the relevant Reorganization Valuation Period (determined as if references to “Class A Common Stock” in the definition of “VWAP” were
references to the “Reorganization Common Stock” for such Reorganization Event), divided by (y) the Average VWAP of one share of Class A Common Stock over the relevant Reorganization Valuation Period.
“Reorganization Valuation Period” for any Reorganization Event means the five consecutive Trading Day period immediately
preceding, but excluding, the effective date for such Reorganization Event.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that
is scheduled to be a Trading Day.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
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“Senior Stock” means each class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation issued after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank senior to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Series A Depositary Shares”
means the depositary shares representing fractional interests in the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Part 1 of this Certificate of Designations.
“Series B Depositary Shares” means the depositary shares representing fractional interests in the Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a shelf
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of or resales of shares of Class A Common Stock issued as payment of a dividend on shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion thereof.
“Spin-Off” means a distribution by the Corporation to all or substantially all
holders of Class A Common Stock consisting of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Corporation, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S.
national securities exchange.
“Stock Price” means, for any Fundamental Change, (i) if all holders of Class A
Common Stock receive only cash in exchange for their Class A Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid in such Fundamental Change per share of Class A Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the Average VWAP
per share of Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which
more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners
or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Threshold Appreciation Price” means $1,000, divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest $0.0001,
which is initially equal to $444.0497.
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“Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market
Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Class A Common Stock generally occurs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S.
national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the
Class A Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading. If the Class A Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transfer Agent” initially means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as the Corporation’s duly appointed transfer
agent for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
“Trigger
Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).
“Unit of Exchange Property” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Voting Preferred Stock” means any class or series of Parity Stock upon
which voting rights like those set forth in Section 6(b) have been conferred and are exercisable, including the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“VWAP” per share of Class A Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as
displayed on Bloomberg page “GOOGL <Equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or, if the scheduled close of trading of the
primary session for the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on such Trading Day is earlier, such earlier scheduled close of trading), on such Trading
Day; or, if such price is not available, “VWAP” means the market value per share of Class A Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent
investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to
any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”.
SECTION 3. Dividends. (a) Rate. Subject to the rights of holders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation
ranking senior to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, Holders shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of funds of the
Corporation legally available therefor, cumulative dividends at the rate per annum of 6.25% on the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (equivalent to $62.50 per annum per share (the “Dividend
Amount”)), payable in cash, by delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock or through any combination of cash and shares of Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) in its
sole discretion (subject to the limitations described below). Declared dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate from
the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available for the payment of
such dividends. Declared dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders at the close of business on the immediately preceding Record Date, whether or not such Record Holders convert their shares of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or such shares are automatically converted, after such Record Date and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on
the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to this delay.
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The amount of dividends payable on each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock for each full Dividend Period (after the initial Dividend Period) shall be computed by dividing the annual dividend rate by four. Dividends payable on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the initial Dividend Period and any
partial Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months).
Accumulated dividends shall not bear interest if they are paid subsequent to the applicable Dividend Payment Date.
No dividend shall be
declared or paid upon, or any sum or number of shares of Class A Common Stock set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any outstanding share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to any Dividend Period unless all
dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of Class A Common Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, whether payable in cash, shares of Class A Common Stock or other property, in excess of full cumulative dividends, calculated as set forth above.
Except as described in this Section 3(a), dividends on any share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted to
Class A Common Stock shall cease to accumulate on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Date or the Early Conversion Date (each, a “Conversion Date”), as applicable.
(b) Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no
dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Class A Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, and no Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of
Class A Common Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on any
Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of any Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (ii) the acquisition of shares of any Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for, or a purchase, redemption
or other acquisition for value of shares of any Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock with the proceeds from a substantially concurrent sale of, shares of any Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu
of any fractional share of Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of any Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such
shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Class A Common Stock or
other Junior Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more of the Corporation’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees, officers, directors, consultants or
independent contractors, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of
Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of rights or Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights
pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan, and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (vi) purchases of Junior Stock pursuant to a binding contract (including a stock
repurchase plan) to make such purchases, if such contract was in effect before the Initial Issue Date; (vii) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock or
Parity Stock on behalf of any other Persons (other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a beneficial owner thereof, including as trustees or custodians; (viii) the exchange or conversion or reclassification of Junior Stock
for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation preference) and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of other Junior Stock or other Parity Stock, as the
case may be; or (ix) the settlement of any convertible note hedge transactions or capped call transactions entered into in connection with the issuance, by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, of the Series A Depositary Shares, Series B
Depositary Shares or any preferred stock or debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, the Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock (or into or for any combination of cash and Class A Common Stock or other Junior
Stock based on the value of the Class A Common Stock or other Junior Stock), provided such convertible note hedge transactions or capped call transactions, as applicable, were entered into (x) in connection with the offering of the Series
A Depositary Shares pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement (Series A) or the offering of the Series B Depositary Shares pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement (Series B), (y) before the Initial Issue Date or (z) on customary terms in compliance
with the foregoing provision.
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When dividends on shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been
paid in full on any Dividend Payment Date or declared and a sum or number of shares of Class A Common Stock sufficient for payment thereof set aside for the benefit of the Holders thereof on the applicable Record Date, no dividends may be
declared or paid on any Parity Stock unless dividends are declared on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and each such
other class or series of Parity Stock shall bear the same ratio to each other as all accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such class or series of Parity Stock (which
dollar amount will, if dividends on such class or series of Parity Stock are not cumulative, be the full amount of dividends per share thereof in respect of the most recent dividend period thereof) (subject to their having been declared by the Board
of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of legally available funds) bear to each other immediately prior to the payment of such dividends, in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences; provided that any unpaid
dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will continue to accumulate.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions set forth in this Section 3(b) shall not
prohibit or restrict the payment or other acquisition for value of any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, any Junior Stock.
Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or other property) as may be determined by the Board
of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) may be declared and paid on any securities, including Class A Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and Holders shall not be
entitled to participate in any such dividends.
If the Corporation (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold on
distributions of Class A Common Stock to a Holder and pay the applicable withholding taxes, the Corporation may, at its option, or an applicable withholding agent may, withhold such taxes from, or set off such taxes against, payments of cash or
shares of Class A Common Stock payable to such Holder or such Holder’s other funds or assets.
(c) Method of Payment
of Dividends. (i) Subject to the limitations described below, the Corporation may pay any declared dividend (or any portion of any declared dividend) on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether or not for a current Dividend
Period or any prior Dividend Period, as determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) in its sole discretion:
(A) by paying cash;
(B) by delivering shares of Class A Common Stock; or
(C) through any combination of paying cash and delivering shares of Class A Common Stock.
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(ii) Each payment of a declared dividend on the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made in cash, except to the extent the Corporation timely elects to make all or any portion of such payment in shares of Class A Common Stock. The Corporation shall give notice to Holders of any such
election, and the portion of such payment that will be made in cash and the portion of such payment that will be made in Class A Common Stock, on the earlier of the date the Corporation declares such dividend and the tenth Scheduled Trading Day
immediately preceding the Dividend Payment Date for such dividend.
(iii) Any shares of Class A Common Stock
issued in payment or partial payment of a declared dividend shall be valued for such purpose at the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day
immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date (the “Five-Day Average Price”), multiplied by 97%.
(d) No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to Holders in payment or partial payment of
a dividend. A cash adjustment shall instead be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Class A Common Stock based on the Five-Day
Average Price.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of shares of Class A Common Stock delivered in
connection with any declared dividend exceed a number equal to the amount of such declared dividend as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver shares of Class A Common Stock in lieu of paying cash divided by $124.29, subject to
adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to any anti-dilution adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13 (such dollar amount, as adjusted from time to time, the “Floor Price”). To the extent that
the amount of any declared dividend as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver shares of Class A Common Stock in lieu of paying cash exceeds the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock delivered in connection with
such declared dividend and 97% of the Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if it is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in
cash.
(f) To the extent that the Corporation, in its reasonable judgment, determines that a Shelf Registration Statement is
required in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, Class A Common Stock issued as payment of a dividend, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion, the Corporation shall, to the extent such a Shelf Registration
Statement is not currently filed and effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of such time as all such shares of Class A Common Stock have
been resold thereunder and such time as all such shares are freely tradable without registration by Holders thereof that are not, and have not been within the three months preceding, “affiliates” of the Corporation for purposes of the
Securities Act. To the extent applicable, the Corporation shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such shares of Class A Common Stock qualified or registered under applicable state securities laws, if required, and approved
for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or if the Class A Common Stock is not then listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is
then listed).
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SECTION 4. Liquidation,
Winding-Up or Dissolution. (a) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, plus an amount (the “Liquidation Dividend Amount”) equal to accumulated and
unpaid dividends on such shares to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders,
after satisfaction of liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of any Senior Stock, and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Class A Common Stock.
(b) Neither the sale of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Corporation (other than in connection with the
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation), nor the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation for the purposes of this Section 4.
(c) If,
upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount
of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation,
winding-up or dissolution on, all Parity Stock are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in
proportion to the respective liquidation preferences and amounts equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.
(d) After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the Liquidation Dividend Amount for each of
such Holder’s shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
SECTION 5. No Redemption; No Sinking Fund. The Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any
redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions.
SECTION 6. Voting Rights.
(a) General. Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 6 or as otherwise from time to
time specifically required by Delaware law.
(b) Right to Elect Two Directors Upon Nonpayment. (i) Whenever
dividends on any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more Dividend Periods (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Dividend Period beginning on, and including, the
Initial Issue Date and ending on, but excluding, August 15, 2026), whether or not for consecutive Dividend Periods (a “Nonpayment”), the Holders, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting
Preferred Stock then outstanding, shall be entitled at the Corporation’s next special or annual meeting of stockholders to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of the Board of Directors (the “Preferred Stock
Directors”); provided that the election of any such directors will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any other exchange or automated quotation
system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors; provided further that the Board of Directors shall at no time include more than
two Preferred Stock Directors. In the event of a Nonpayment, the number of directors then constituting the Board of Directors shall be increased by two, and the new directors shall be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called by
the Board of Directors, subject to its fiduciary duties, at the request of the holders of record of at least 25% of the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or of any other series of Voting Preferred Stock (provided that
if such request is not received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders, such election shall be held at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent
annual meeting, so long as the Holders continue to have such voting rights. Whether a plurality, majority or other portion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other Voting Preferred Stock have been voted in favor of any
matter shall be determined by reference to the respective liquidation preference amounts of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such other Voting Preferred Stock voted.
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(ii) Any request to call a meeting for the initial election of the
Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment shall be made by written notice, signed by the requisite holders of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding, and delivered to the Corporation in such
manner as provided for in Section 16 below, or as may otherwise be required by law.
(iii) If and when all
accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have been paid in full, or declared and a sum or number of shares of Class A Common Stock sufficient for such payment shall have been set aside (a
“Nonpayment Remedy”), the Holders shall immediately and, without any further action by the Corporation, be divested of the voting rights described in this Section 6(b), subject to the revesting of such rights in the event of
each subsequent Nonpayment. If such voting rights for the Holders and all other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall have terminated, the term of office of each Preferred Stock Director so elected shall terminate at such time and the number of
directors on the Board of Directors shall automatically decrease by two.
(iv) Any Preferred Stock Director may be
removed at any time with or without cause by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other shares of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a
single class) when they have the voting rights described in this Section 6(b). In the event that a Nonpayment shall have occurred and there shall not have been a Nonpayment Remedy, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Stock Director (other
than prior to the initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment) may be filled by the written consent of the Preferred Stock Director remaining in office or, if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other shares of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they have the voting rights described in this
Section 6(b); provided that the filling of each vacancy will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any other exchange or automated quotation system on
which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors. Any such vote of Holders and holders of any Voting Preferred Stock to remove, or to fill a
vacancy in the office of, a Preferred Stock Director may be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, called as provided above for an initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment
(provided that if such request is not received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, such vote shall be taken at such next annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation). Each Preferred Stock Director elected at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation or by written consent of the other Preferred Stock Director shall hold office until the next annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Corporation if such office shall not have previously terminated and such Preferred Stock Director shall not have been removed from such office, in each case as provided above.
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(c) Other Voting Rights. So long as any shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding,
given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for such purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating any authorization or creation of, or any increase in the authorized amount of, any
Senior Stock.
In addition, so long as any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any
other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for such purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:
(i) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of
Designations so as to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; or
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(ii) any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification
involving the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, unless either (x) the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding and
have rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, that are no less favorable to the Holders thereof in any material respect than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a whole, or (y) in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and such preference securities have rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a
whole, that are no less favorable to the holders thereof in any material respect than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a
whole.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Section 6(c), (1) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s
authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, (2) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized or issued shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (3) the creation and issuance, or an increase in
the authorized or issued amount, of any series of Junior Stock or any other series of Parity Stock and (4) the application of the provisions set forth in Section 13(e) shall in each case be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the
rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of Holders.
(d) Change for Clarification. Without the consent of the Holders of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the
Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing
shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or
mistake in any such agreement or instrument;
(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions
relating to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder; or
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(iii) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely
affect the rights of any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).
In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation
may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to (x) conform the terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the description thereof in the “Description of Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” section of the Prospectus Supplement (Series A) or (y) file a certificate of correction with respect to this Certificate of Designations to the extent permitted by Section 103(f) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(e) Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares
of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock by
virtue of holding the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including the right to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations that would adversely affect the rights of holders of the
Class A Common Stock.
(f) The number of votes that each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and each share
of any Voting Preferred Stock participating in the votes as described in this Section 6 shall have shall be in proportion to the liquidation preference of such share.
(g) Procedures for Voting and Consents. The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders
(including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or
such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof), in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.
SECTION 7. Mandatory Conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date. (a) Each outstanding share of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert (unless previously converted at the option of the Holder in accordance with Section 8 or pursuant to an exercise of a Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right pursuant to
Section 9) on the Mandatory Conversion Date (“Mandatory Conversion”) into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate.
(b) The “Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7(c), be as follows:
(i) if the Applicable Market Value is greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, then the Mandatory Conversion
Rate shall be equal to 2.2520 shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”);
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(ii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to the
Threshold Appreciation Price but equal to or greater than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be equal to $1,000 divided by the Applicable Market Value,
rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth; or
(iii) if the Applicable Market
Value is less than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 2.8160 shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Maximum Conversion Rate”);
provided that the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Applicable Market Value are each subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13.
(c) If the Corporation declares a dividend for the Dividend Period ending on May 15, 2029, the Corporation shall
pay such dividend to the Record Holders at the close of business as of May 1, 2029 as set forth in Section 3. If on or prior to May 1, 2029, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of all accumulated and unpaid dividends
on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock through May 15, 2029, the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be adjusted so that Holders receive an additional number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and
unpaid dividends that have not been declared (the “Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Five-Day
Average Price (calculated as if the applicable Dividend Payment Date were May 15, 2029). To the extent that the Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock
and 97% of such Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, pay such excess amount in cash pro rata to the Holders.
SECTION 8. Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder. (a) Other than during a Fundamental
Change Conversion Period, the Holders shall have the right to convert their shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at any
time prior to May 15, 2029 (“Early Conversion”), into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment as described in Section 13 and to satisfaction of the conversion procedures set
forth in Section 10.
(b) If as of any Early Conversion Date relating to an Early Conversion, the Corporation has not declared
all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Early Conversion Date, the Minimum Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to
such Early Conversion, so that the converting Holder receives an additional number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends that have not been declared for such full Dividend Periods (the
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the Class A Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period
ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding such Early Conversion Date (such average being referred to as the “Early Conversion Average Price”). For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Early
Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock and the Early Conversion Average Price, the Corporation will not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in cash. Except as
described in the first sentence of this Section 8(b), upon any Early Conversion of any shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on such shares of the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless the Early Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, in which case the Corporation shall pay such
dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holder of the converted shares as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3.
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SECTION 9. Fundamental Change Conversion. (a) If a
Fundamental Change occurs on or prior to May 15, 2029, the Holders shall have the right (the “Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right”) to: (i) convert their shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in
whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) (any such conversion pursuant to this Section 9(a) being a “Fundamental Change Conversion”), at any time during
the period (the “Fundamental Change Conversion Period”) that begins on, and includes, the effective date of such Fundamental Change (the “Effective Date”) and ends at the close of business on the date
that is the earlier of (x) 20 calendar days after the Effective Date (or, if later, the date that is 20 calendar days after Holders receive notice of such Fundamental Change) and (y) May 15, 2029 (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Fundamental Change Conversion Period may not end on a date that is later than May 15, 2029), into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock; (ii) with respect to such converted shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive an amount equal to the present value, as of the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change, calculated using a discount rate of 4.09%
per annum, of all dividend payments on such shares (excluding any Accumulated Dividend Amount) for all the remaining full Dividend Periods and for the partial Dividend Period from, and including, such Effective Date to, but excluding, the next
Dividend Payment Date (the “Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount”); and (iii) with respect to such converted shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, to the extent that, as of such Effective Date,
there is any Accumulated Dividend Amount, receive payment of the Accumulated Dividend Amount (the amounts described in clauses (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Make-whole Dividend Amount”), in the case of clauses
(ii) and (iii), subject to the Corporation’s right to deliver shares of Class A Common Stock in lieu of all or part of such amounts as set forth in clause (d) below; provided that, if such Effective Date or the
relevant Fundamental Change Conversion Date falls after the Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the next Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay such
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dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3, such dividend shall not be included in the Accumulated Dividend Amount, and
the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount shall not include the present value of the payment of such dividend.
(b) The
Corporation shall provide written notice (a “Fundamental Change Notice”) to Holders of the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change no later than the second Business Day following such Effective Date. The Fundamental Change Notice
shall state:
(i) the event causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii) the Effective Date;
(iii) that Holders shall have the right to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental
Change during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Conversion Period; and
(v) the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental
Change.
(c) In addition, not later than the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change, the
Corporation shall notify Holders of:
(i) the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate;
(ii) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion
thereof, in shares of Class A Common Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Class A Common Stock; and
(iii) the Accumulated Dividend Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion thereof, in shares
of Class A Common Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Class A Common Stock.
(d) (i)
For any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, subject to the limitations described below, the Corporation may pay the Make-whole Dividend Amount, determined in
the Corporation’s sole discretion:
(A) by paying cash;
(B) by delivering shares of Class A Common Stock; or
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(C) through any combination of paying cash and delivering shares of
Class A Common Stock.
(ii) The Corporation shall pay the Make-whole Dividend Amount in cash, except to the
extent the Corporation elects on or prior to the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change to make all or any portion of such payments by delivering shares of Class A Common Stock. If the Corporation elects to
make any payment of the Make-whole Dividend Amount, or any portion thereof, in shares of Class A Common Stock, such shares shall be valued for such purpose at 97% of the applicable Stock Price.
(iii) No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to converting Holders in
respect of the Make-whole Dividend Amount. A cash adjustment shall instead be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Class A Common Stock based on the Average VWAP per share
of Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Fundamental Change Conversion, in no event shall the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock that the Corporation delivers in lieu of paying all or any portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount in cash exceed a number equal to the portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount to be paid by the delivery of
Class A Common Stock, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the applicable Stock Price. To the extent that the portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver
shares of Class A Common Stock in lieu of paying cash exceeds the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock delivered in respect of such portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount and 97% of the applicable Stock Price, the
Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash.
(v) If the Corporation is prohibited from paying or delivering, as the case may be, the Make-whole Dividend Amount
(whether in cash or in shares of Class A Common Stock), in whole or in part, due to limitations of applicable Delaware law, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall instead be increased by a number of shares of Class A Common Stock
equal to the cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amount, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the applicable Stock Price. In such case, to the extent that the cash amount of
the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock and 97% of the applicable Stock Price, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay the
shortfall in cash.
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SECTION 10. Conversion Procedures. (a) Pursuant to Section 7, on the
Mandatory Conversion Date, any outstanding shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of the Class A Common Stock upon Mandatory
Conversion of its Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except that such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of the Class A Common Stock in
a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued and delivered and payment by the Corporation of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all applicable taxes and
duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued, and the payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made, in each
case, on the later of the Mandatory Conversion Date and the Business Day after such Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date. Except as provided under Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii)
and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be
outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock, including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the
Class A Common Stock, by virtue of holding the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) To effect an Early
Conversion pursuant to Section 8, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the
back of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate
endorsements and transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all applicable taxes or duties, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 8 of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of DTC (or any other depositary for the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form appointed by the
Corporation).
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The Early Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the
foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Early Conversion Date”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event may such Early Conversion Date occur after May 15, 2029. A Holder shall not be
required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock if such Holder exercises its Early Conversion rights, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any
transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Early Conversion shall be issued and delivered and payment by the Corporation
of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued, and the
payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made, in each case, on the later of the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Early Conversion Date and the Business Day after the Holder has paid
in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon an Early Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Early Conversion Date. Except as set forth in
Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the applicable Early Conversion Date, the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Early Conversion of any shares of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for
the Class A Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class A Common Stock) by virtue of holding shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
In the event that an Early Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less
than all the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Early Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the
expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Early Conversion was not effected.
(c) To effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
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(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated
shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all applicable taxes or duties, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9 of shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of DTC (or any other depositary for the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form
appointed by the Corporation).
The Fundamental Change Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the
foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Fundamental Change Conversion Date”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event may such Fundamental Change Conversion Date occur after May 15, 2029.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock if such Holder exercises its Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or
duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class A Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Fundamental Change Conversion shall
be issued and delivered and payment by the Corporation of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares
of Class A Common Stock shall be issued, and the payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made, in each case, on the later of the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Fundamental
Change Conversion Date and the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or
Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon a Fundamental Change Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on
the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date. Except as set forth in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date, the shares of
Class A Common Stock issuable upon Fundamental Change Conversion of any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares
of Class A Common Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for the Class A Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class A Common Stock) by virtue of holding shares of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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In the event that a Fundamental Change Conversion is effected with respect to shares of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Fundamental Change Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar
and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Fundamental Change Conversion was not effected.
(d) In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Class A Common Stock to be
issued upon conversion of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock should be sent, the
Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A
Common Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.
(e) Shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock and other amounts and shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 7, 8 or 9, as applicable and, if the applicable Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared
dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, subject to the right of the Record Holders of such shares on such Record Date to receive payment of the full amount of such declared dividend on such Dividend Payment Date
pursuant to Section 3.
(f) If the Corporation (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold on constructive
dividends to a Holder and pay the applicable withholding taxes, the Corporation may, at its option, or an applicable withholding agent may, withhold such taxes from or set off such taxes against payments of cash or shares of Class A Common
Stock payable to such Holder or such Holder’s other funds or assets.
SECTION 11. Reservation of Class A
Common Stock. (a) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Class A Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock held in the treasury by the Corporation, solely for issuance
upon the conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive or other similar rights, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the
maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, all shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the maximum
Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount). For purposes of this Section 11(a), the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issuable upon the conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, all outstanding shares of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon
conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as payment of any dividend on such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Class A Common Stock reacquired and held in the
treasury by the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances (other than liens,
charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders).
(c) All shares of Class A Common Stock delivered
upon conversion of, or as payment of a dividend on, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens,
claims, security interests and other encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders) and free of preemptive rights.
(d) Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of, or as payment of a
dividend on, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the
delivery thereof by, any governmental authority.
(e) The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the
Class A Common Stock shall be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation shall, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system,
list and use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep listed, so long as the Class A Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or issuable
in respect of the payment of dividends, the Accumulated Dividend Amount or the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount on, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided, however, that if the rules of such exchange
or automated quotation system permit the Corporation to defer the listing of such Class A Common Stock until the earlier of (x) the first conversion of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock in
accordance with the provisions hereof and (y) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation
covenants to list such Class A Common Stock issuable upon the earlier of (1) the first conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any
Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.
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SECTION 12. Fractional Shares. (a) No fractional shares of Class A
Common Stock shall be issued as a result of any conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) In lieu
of any fractional share of Class A Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date pursuant to Section 7 or
at the option of the Holder pursuant to Section 8 or Section 9, the Corporation shall pay an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (i) that same fraction and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the
Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Date, Early Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Conversion Date, as applicable.
(c) If more than one share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by or
for the same Holder, the number of full shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered.
SECTION 13. Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates. (a) Each Fixed Conversion
Rate shall be subject to the following adjustments:
(i) Stock Dividends and Distributions. If the Corporation
issues Class A Common Stock to all or substantially all holders of Class A Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for
determination of the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution, and
(B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
close of business on the date fixed for such determination.
Any increase made pursuant to this clause (i) shall become effective immediately after
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. If any dividend or distribution described in this clause (i) is declared but not so paid or made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board
of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the
purposes of this clause (i), the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall
include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Class A Common Stock. The Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Class A Common Stock held in
treasury by the Corporation.
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(ii) Issuance of Stock Purchase Rights. If the Corporation
issues to all or substantially all holders of Class A Common Stock rights or warrants (other than rights or warrants issued pursuant to a stockholders’ rights plan, customary dividend reinvestment plan, or customary share purchase plan or
other similar plans) entitling such holders, for a period of up to 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price per share less than the Current Market
Price of the Class A Common Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such rights or warrants shall
be increased by multiplying such Fixed Conversion Rate by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the sum of
(x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to such
rights or warrants, and
(B) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of
Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of the aggregate offering price payable to
exercise such rights or warrants, divided by the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock.
Any increase made pursuant to this clause
(ii) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. In the event that such rights or warrants described in this clause (ii) are not so issued, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be
decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to issue such rights or warrants, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such issuance had not
been declared. To the extent that such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Class A Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or
warrants, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock actually delivered. In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at less than the Current Market Price of the Class A
Common Stock, and in determining the aggregate offering price payable to exercise such rights or warrants, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights or warrants and the amount payable to the
Corporation upon exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration (if other than cash) to be determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof). For the purposes of this clause (ii), the number of shares of
Class A Common Stock at the time outstanding shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Class A Common
Stock. The Corporation shall not issue any such rights or warrants in respect of shares of Class A Common Stock held in treasury by the Corporation.
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(iii) Subdivisions and Combinations of the
Class A Common Stock. If outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Class A Common Stock or combined into a lesser number of shares of Class A Common
Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such subdivision or combination shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately
after, and solely as a result of, such subdivision or combination, and
(B) the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such subdivision or combination.
Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause
(iii) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date of such subdivision or combination.
(iv) Debt or Asset Distribution. (A) If the Corporation distributes to all or substantially all holders of
Class A Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the Corporation’s capital stock (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholders’ rights plan so long as such rights have
not separated from the Class A Common Stock), cash or other assets (excluding (1) any dividend or distribution as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 13(a)(i), (2) any rights or warrants as to which an adjustment
was effected pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii), (3) any dividend or distribution consisting exclusively of cash to all or substantially all holders of the Class A Common Stock and (4) any Spin-Off
as to which the provisions set forth in Section 13(a)(iv)(B) shall apply) (any such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the Corporation’s capital stock, cash or other assets, the
“Distributed Property”), each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution shall
be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class A
Common Stock, and
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(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the
Class A Common Stock minus the Fair Market Value, on the Ex-Date of such distribution, of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed applicable to one share of Class A Common
Stock.
Any increase made pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(A) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the
date fixed for such determination. In the event that such distribution described in this Section 13(a)(iv)(A) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized
committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.
(B) In the case of a Spin-Off, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately
prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date of such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock and
(y) the Current Market Price of the portion of those shares of capital stock or similar equity interests so distributed that is applicable to one share of Class A Common Stock, and
(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock.
Any increase made pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the
Class A Common Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date of such distribution. In the event that such distribution described in this
Section 13(a)(iv)(B) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such
Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Because the Corporation shall make any increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) with retroactive effect as
described above, the Corporation shall delay the settlement of any conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock where any date for determining the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to a Holder upon such
conversion occurs during the period set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of “Current Market Price” until the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of such period.
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For purposes of this clause (iv) (and subject in all respects to clause (viii)), rights or
warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of its Class A Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, including Class A Common Stock (either
initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Class A Common Stock;
(ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Class A Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this clause (iv) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion
Rates under this clause (iv) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Fixed
Conversion Rates shall be made under this clause (iv). If any such rights or warrants, including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the Initial Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or
warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and the date fixed for the
determination of the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such
date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence)
with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates under this clause (iv) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all
have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Fixed
Conversion Rates shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution, Trigger Event or other event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price
received by a holder or holders of Class A Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Class A Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or
purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of clause (i), clause (ii) and this clause (iv), if any dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is
applicable includes one or both of:
(x) a dividend or distribution of shares of Class A Common Stock to which
clause (i) is applicable (the “Clause I Distribution”); or
(y) an issuance of rights or warrants
to which clause (ii) is applicable (the “Clause II Distribution”),
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then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause I Distribution, if any, and the Clause II
Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable (the “Clause IV Distribution”) and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by this clause (iv) with
respect to such Clause IV Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause I Distribution, if any, and Clause II Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause IV Distribution and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment
required by clause (i) and clause (ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the date fixed for determination of the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive any
Clause I Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed to be the date fixed for the determination of holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive the Clause IV Distribution and (II) any shares of Class A Common Stock
included in any Clause I Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of clauses (i) and (ii).
(v) Cash Distributions. If the Corporation dividends or distributes an amount consisting exclusively of cash
to all or substantially all holders of Class A Common Stock (excluding (1) a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.22 per share (the “Initial Dividend Threshold”), (2) any cash that is distributed in
exchange for the Class A Common Stock in a Reorganization Event to which Section 13(e) applies, (3) any dividend or distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation and (4) any
consideration payable as part of a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation covered by Section 13(a)(vi)), each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed
for determination of the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock minus the Initial Dividend
Threshold (provided that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular, quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be deemed to be zero), and
(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock minus the amount per
share of Class A Common Stock of such dividend or distribution.
The Initial Dividend Threshold shall be subject to adjustment on an inversely
proportional basis whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates are adjusted, but no adjustment shall be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold for any adjustment made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to this clause (v).
Any increase made pursuant to this clause (v) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of
the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution. In the event that any dividend or distribution described in this clause (v) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as
of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not
been declared.
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(vi) Self Tender Offers and Exchange Offers. If the Corporation
or any Subsidiary of the Corporation successfully completes a tender or exchange offer pursuant to a Schedule TO or registration statement on Form S-4 for the Class A Common Stock (other than a tender
offer solely to holders of fewer than 100 shares of Class A Common Stock) where the cash and the value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Class A Common Stock exceeds the Current Market Price of the
Class A Common Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date of expiration of the tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”) shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of:
(1) the aggregate cash and Fair Market Value on the Expiration Date of any other consideration paid or payable for
shares of Class A Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; and
(2) the product of (x) the
Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock and (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase or exchange of shares of
Class A Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer); and
(B) the denominator of which shall be
equal to the product of (1) the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock and (2) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time such tender or exchange offer expires (without giving
effect to the purchase or exchange of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer).
Any increase made pursuant to this
clause (vi) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date. In the
event that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law
from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except
as set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (vi) to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in a decrease in each Fixed Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer
under this clause (vi). Because the Corporation shall make any increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate pursuant to this clause (vi) with retroactive effect as described above, the Corporation shall delay the settlement of any conversion of the Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock where any date for determining the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to Holders upon such conversion occurs during the period set forth in clause (iii) of the definition of
“Current Market Price” until the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of such period.
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(vii) In cases where (i) the Fair Market Value of the Distributed
Property distributed per share of Class A Common Stock as to which Section 13(a)(iv)(A) applies or (ii) the amount of cash distributed per share of Class A Common Stock as to which Section 13(a)(v) applies, in each case,
equals or exceeds the Average VWAP per share of the Class A Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of such
distribution, rather than being entitled to an adjustment in each Fixed Conversion Rate, Holders shall be entitled to receive (without having to convert their Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at the same time and upon the same terms
as holders of Class A Common Stock, the kind and amount of the Distributed Property or cash, as the case may be, comprising the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, immediately prior to the record date for
determining the holders of Class A Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution, for each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate in
effect on the date of such distribution.
(viii) Rights Plans. To the extent that the Corporation has a rights
plan in effect with respect to the Class A Common Stock on any Conversion Date, upon conversion of any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, converting Holders shall receive, in addition to the Class A Common Stock, the
rights under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Conversion Date, the rights have separated from the Class A Common Stock, in which case each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation of such rights as if the
Corporation made a distribution to all holders of the Class A Common Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights. Any distribution of rights
or warrants pursuant to a rights plan that would allow Holders to receive upon conversion, in addition to any shares of Class A Common Stock, the rights described therein (unless such rights or warrants have separated from Class A Common
Stock (in which case each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation had made a distribution to all holders of Class A Common Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment
in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights)) shall not constitute a distribution of rights or warrants that would entitle Holders to an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates.
(b) Discretionary Adjustments. The Corporation may make such increases in each Fixed Conversion Rate, in addition to any other
increases required by this Section 13, as the Corporation deems advisable if the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) determines that such increase would be in the Corporation’s best interest or in order to avoid or
diminish any income tax to holders of the Class A Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Class A Common Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock) or from any
event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reasons; provided that the same proportionate adjustment must be made to each Fixed Conversion Rate.
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(c) Calculation of Adjustments; Adjustments to Floor Price and Stock Price.
(i) All adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Class A Common Stock. Prior to the first Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period, no adjustment to a Fixed Conversion Rate
shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein. If any adjustment by reason of this Section 13(c)(i) is not required to be made because it would not change the Fixed Conversion
Rates by at least one percent, such adjustment shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, however, that the Corporation shall make such adjustments, regardless of whether such aggregate adjustments
amount to one percent or more of the Fixed Conversion Rates, (x) on any Early Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Conversion Date; (y) on the Effective Date of any Fundamental Change; and (z) on each Trading Day of the Final
Averaging Period.
(ii) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to Section 13(a) or
13(b), an inversely proportional adjustment shall also be made to the Floor Price. Such adjustment shall be made by dividing the Floor Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately after such adjustment
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b) and the denominator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately before such adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, if an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 13(b), no separate inversely proportional adjustment shall be made to the Initial Price or the Threshold Appreciation Price because the Initial Price is equal to $1,000 divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate (as adjusted
in the manner described herein), rounded to the nearest $0.0001, and the Threshold Appreciation Price is equal to $1,000 divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate (as adjusted in the manner described herein), rounded to the nearest $0.0001.
Whenever any provision of this Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of the Class A Common Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) shall make
appropriate adjustments (including, without limitation, to the Applicable Market Value, the Early Conversion Average Price, the Stock Price and the Five-Day Average Price, as the case may be) to account for
any adjustments, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), to the Fixed Conversion Rates that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the record date, Ex-Date, Effective Date or
Expiration Date, as the case may be, of such event occurs, during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.
(iii) If:
(A) the record date for a dividend or distribution on Class A Common Stock occurs after the end of the Final
Averaging Period and before the Mandatory Conversion Date; and
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(B) such dividend or distribution would have resulted in an adjustment
of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to the Holders had such record date occurred on or before the last Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period,
then the Corporation shall deem the Holders to be holders of record, for each share of their Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, of a number of
shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate for purposes of that dividend or distribution. In this case, the Holders would receive the dividend or distribution on Class A Common Stock together with the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion.
(iv) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed
Conversion Rates pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), a proportional adjustment shall be made to each Stock Price column heading set forth in the table included in the definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” as of the day
on which the Fixed Conversion Rates are so adjusted. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying each Stock Price included in such table, applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Minimum
Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to such Stock Price adjustment, and the denominator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate as so adjusted.
(v) No adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be made if Holders may participate (other than in the case of
(x) a share subdivision or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time, upon the same terms and otherwise on the same basis as holders of Class A Common Stock and solely as a result of holding Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment without having to convert their Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as if they held, for each share of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate then in effect. In addition, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted except as provided in this Section 13. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted:
(A) upon the issuance of any shares of
Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock (or rights with respect thereto) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Corporation’s securities and the investment
of additional optional amounts in shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock under any plan;
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(B) upon the issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or
Class C Capital Stock or rights or warrants to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit or other incentive plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
(C) upon the issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock pursuant to any option,
warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the Initial Issue Date;
(D) for a change solely in the par value of the Class A Common Stock;
(E) for sales of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock for cash, including the sale of shares of
Class A Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the applicable market price per share of Class A Common Stock or less than the Initial Price or the Threshold Appreciation Price, other than in a transaction described in
Section 13(a)(ii) or Section 13(a)(iv)(A);
(F) for stock repurchases that are not tender or exchange
offers, including pursuant to structured or derivative transactions;
(G) as a result of a tender offer solely to
holders of fewer than 100 shares of Class A Common Stock;
(H) as a result of a third-party tender or exchange
offer, other than a tender or exchange offer by one of the Corporation’s Subsidiaries as described in Section 13(a)(vi);
(I) for any regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed the Initial Dividend Threshold; or
(J) for accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except as provided in
Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9.
(d) Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates and the
Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table in the definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” are to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:
(i) compute such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates and prepare and transmit to the
Transfer Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which
such adjustment is based;
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(ii) as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that
requires an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and
(iii) as soon as practicable following the determination of such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change
Conversion Rates provide, or cause to be provided, to the Holders, upon written request by a beneficial owner of the Series A Depositary Shares, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustments to the Fixed
Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates were determined and setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates.
(e) Reorganization Events. In the event of:
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in
which the Corporation is the continuing corporation and in which the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation are not converted into, or exchanged for, securities, cash or other property);
(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the consolidated property
and assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;
(iii) any reclassification of Class A Common Stock into
securities, including securities other than Class A Common Stock; or
(iv) any statutory exchange of securities
of the Corporation with another Person or binding share exchange (other than in connection with a merger or consolidation),
in each case, as a result of
which the Class A Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, securities, cash or property (each, a “Reorganization Event”), each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into the kind of securities, cash and other property that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such securities, cash and other property, the “Exchange Property,” with each “Unit of Exchange
Property” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to receive). For purposes of the foregoing, the type and amount of Exchange Property in the case of any
Reorganization Event that causes the Class A Common Stock 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) shall be deemed to be the weighted
average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such Reorganization Event. The Corporation shall notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such
determination is made. The number of Units of Exchange Property that the Corporation shall deliver upon conversion of each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as a payment of dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, as applicable, following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 3, Section 7, Section 8 and/or Section 9, as applicable, to shares of Class A Common
Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without any interest thereon and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a record date that is prior to the date on which Holders become holders of record of the underlying
Exchange Property, except as provided in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v)). For the purpose of determining which of clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 7(b) shall apply upon Mandatory Conversion,
and for the purpose of calculating the Mandatory Conversion Rate if clause (ii) of Section 7(b) is applicable, the value of a Unit of Exchange Property shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee
thereof), except that if a Unit of Exchange Property includes common equity or American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, the value of such common equity or ADRs shall be the
average over the Final Averaging Period of the volume-weighted average prices for such common equity or ADRs, as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg screen (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee
thereof)), or, if such price is not available, the average market value per share of such common equity or ADRs over such period as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm
retained by the Corporation for this purpose.
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The provisions of this Section 13(e) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization
Events and the provisions of Section 13 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor thereto) received by the holders of Class A Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.
The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the
occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not
affect the operation of this Section 13(e).
In connection with any Reorganization Event, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be
subject to adjustment as described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) below, as the case may be:
(i) In the case of a
Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of shares of common stock or ADRs (the
“Reorganization Common Stock”), the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event shall be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such
Reorganization Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Reorganization Common Stock that a holder of one share of Class A Common Stock would receive in such Reorganization Event (such quotient rounded down to the nearest cent).
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(ii) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as
appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed in part of shares of Reorganization Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such
Reorganization Event shall be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event, multiplied by (y) the Reorganization Valuation Percentage for such Reorganization Event
(such product rounded down to the nearest cent).
(iii) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined,
as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of consideration other than shares of Reorganization Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the
effective time of such Reorganization Event shall be equal to zero.
SECTION 14. Transfer Agent, Registrar, and
Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Registrar and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend
Disbursing Agent, as the case may be; provided that if the Corporation removes Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Corporation shall appoint a successor transfer agent, registrar or conversion and dividend disbursing agent, as the case may
be, who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment, the Corporation shall send notice thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders.
SECTION 15. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation and the Transfer Agent may deem and
treat the Holder of any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.
SECTION 16. Notices. All notices or communications in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by electronic mail or facsimile, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Certificate
of Incorporation or the Bylaws and by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are held in global form, such notices may also be given to the Holders in any manner permitted
by DTC or any similar facility used for the settlement of transactions in the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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SECTION 17. No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or
preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.
SECTION 18. Other Rights. The shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.
SECTION 19. Stock Certificates.
(a) Shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be represented by stock certificates substantially in the form set
forth as Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Stock certificates representing shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall
be signed by two authorized Officers of the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws and applicable Delaware law, by manual or facsimile signature.
(c) A stock certificate representing shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be valid until manually
countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Each stock certificate representing shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.
(d) If any Officer of the Corporation who has signed a stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent and
Registrar countersigns the stock certificate, the stock certificate shall be valid nonetheless.
SECTION 20. Replacement
Certificates.
(a) If any Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Corporation shall, at the expense of the Holder, issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent Liquidation Preference of shares of Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation
and the Transfer Agent.
(b) The Corporation is not required to issue any certificate representing the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock on or after the Mandatory Conversion Date. In lieu of the delivery of a replacement certificate following the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Transfer Agent, upon delivery of the evidence and indemnity described above,
shall deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable and any cash deliverable pursuant to the terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock formerly evidenced by the certificate.
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SECTION 21. Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the
sections and subsections of this Certificate of Designations 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 22. Miscellaneous. (a) The Corporation shall pay any and all stock transfer and documentary stamp taxes that may be
payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock or other securities issued on account of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant hereto
or certificates representing such shares or securities. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock or
other securities in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered were registered, and the Corporation shall not be required
to make any such issuance or delivery unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such issuance or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has
been paid or is not payable.
(b) The Liquidation Preference and the Dividend Amount each shall be subject to equitable adjustment
whenever there shall occur a stock split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such adjustments shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an
authorized committee thereof) and submitted by the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee thereof) to the Transfer Agent.
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Exhibit A
[FORM OF FACE OF SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE]
Certificate Number [__]
Number of Shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock [_____]
CUSIP 02079K 503
ISIN US02079K5039
ALPHABET INC.
6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
(par value $0.001 per share)
(Liquidation Preference as specified below)
ALPHABET INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that [_______] (the
“Holder”), is the registered owner of [_______] fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Corporation’s designated 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with par
value $0.001 per share and a Liquidation Preference of $1,000.00 per share (the “Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”). The shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are transferable on the books
and records of the Registrar, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented hereby are and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations of 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Alphabet
Inc. dated June 5, 2026 as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations. The
Corporation will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Certificate of
Designations, the provisions of the Certificate of Designations shall control and govern.
Reference is hereby made to the provisions of
the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof and in the Certificate of Designations, which provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Upon receipt of this executed certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
A-1
Unless the Transfer Agent and Registrar have properly countersigned, these shares of Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by two
Officers of the Corporation this [__] of [_______], [____].
ALPHABET INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
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COUNTERSIGNATURE
These are shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.
Dated: [_______], [____]
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Registrar and Transfer
Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
A-4
[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE FOR SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK]
Cumulative dividends on each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable at the applicable rate provided in the
Certificate of Designations.
The shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the manner and in
accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each Holder who
so requests a summary of the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series within a class of stock and the designations, limitations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each
class or series of share capital issued by the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
A-5
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Holder
in
order to Convert the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the
“Conversion”) 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of Alphabet Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”),
represented by stock certificate No(s). [______] (the “Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificates”), into Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation (the
“Class A Common Stock”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the date
written below. If Class A Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.
Date of Conversion:
Applicable Conversion Rate:
Shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to Be Converted:
Shares of Class A Common Stock to Be Issued:*
Signature:
Name:
Address:**
Fax No.:
*
The Corporation is not required to issue Class A Common Stock until the original Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) to be converted are received by the Corporation or the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
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Address where Class A Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and
irrevocably appoints:
as agent to transfer the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:
Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Certificate)
Signature
Guarantee:
(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan
association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
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EX-3.2
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EX-3.2
Exhibit 3.2
Certificate of Designations of
6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of
Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on May 21, 2026 the board of
directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) authorized the Audit Committee thereof (the “Audit Committee”) to determine the designation, powers, preferences, rights and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions and all other terms of the issuance of one or more series of preferred stock; and (b) on June 3, 2026, the Audit Committee adopted the resolution shown immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all
times since its date of adoption has been, in full force and effect.
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be further amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) (which authorizes 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”)), and the authority vested in the Board of Directors and as delegated to the Audit Committee, a series of Preferred Stock be, and it hereby is, created, and that the designation and
number of shares of such series, and the powers, preferences, rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations, as it may be amended from
time to time (this “Certificate of Designations”) as follows:
Part 1. Designation and Number of Shares.
Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation a series of Preferred Stock consisting of 9,625,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of the
Corporation designated as the “6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”). Such number of shares may be decreased by resolution of the Board of
Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number
of shares then outstanding.
Part 2. Standard Provisions. The Standard Provisions contained in Annex A attached hereto are
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed
by Juan Rajlin, its Treasurer, this fifth day of June, 2026.
ALPHABET INC.
By:
/s/ Juan Rajlin
Name: Juan Rajlin
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Certificate of Designations of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock]
ANNEX A
STANDARD PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. General Matters; Ranking. Each share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all
respects to every other share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or rights upon the liquidation,
winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, as applicable, shall rank (i) senior to all Junior Stock, (ii) on a parity with all Parity Stock and (iii) junior to all Senior Stock and the
Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness.
SECTION 2. Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
“Accumulated Dividend Amount” means, with respect to any Fundamental
Change Conversion, the aggregate amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, for any Dividend Periods prior to the Effective Date of the relevant Fundamental Change, including for the partial Dividend Period, if any, from, and including, the
Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Effective Date to, but excluding, such Effective Date.
“ADRs” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Applicable Market Value” means the Average VWAP per share of
Class C Capital Stock over the Final Averaging Period.
“Audit Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
“Average VWAP” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each
Trading Day in such period.
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended
and restated, as they may be further amended from time to time.
“Certificate of Designations” shall have the meaning
set forth in the recitals.
“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Clause I Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).
“Clause II Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13(a)(iv).
“Clause IV Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).
“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Corporation.
“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Corporation.
“Class C Capital Stock” means the Class C capital stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, subject to Section 13(e).
“close of business” means 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time.
“Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the
Corporation’s duly appointed conversion and dividend disbursing agent for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Current Market Price” per share of Class C Capital Stock (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, per share of
Class C Capital Stock, capital stock or similar equity interest, as applicable) means, for the purposes of determining an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates:
(i) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii), Section 13(a)(iv)(A) or Section 13(a)(v), the
Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, (x) for purposes of Section 13(a)(ii), the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement date of the relevant
issuance and (y) for purposes of Section 13(a)(iv)(A) or Section 13(a)(v), the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of the relevant distribution;
(ii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(iv)(B), the Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital
Stock, capital stock or similar equity interest, as applicable (in the case of any capital stock or similar equity interest, determined by reference to the definition of “VWAP” as if references therein to Class C Capital Stock were
to such capital stock or similar equity interest), over the first ten consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the Ex-Date of such distribution; and
(iii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(vi), the Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital
Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date of the relevant tender offer or exchange offer.
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“Distributed Property” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13(a)(iv)(A).
“Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
“Dividend Payment Date” means February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year commencing
on, and including, August 15, 2026 to, and including, May 15, 2029.
“Dividend Period” means the period from, and
including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the Initial Issue Date and shall end on, but exclude, August 15, 2026.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.
“Early Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Early Conversion Average Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Early Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).
“Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a), except that, as used in Section 13(a)(iii) and
Section 13(c)(ii), “Effective Date” means the first date on which shares of the Class C Capital Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share subdivision
or combination, as applicable.
“Ex-Date” when used with respect to any
issuance, dividend or distribution, means the first date on which the shares of Class C Capital Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution
in question, from the Corporation or, if applicable, from the seller of the Class C Capital Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(vi).
“Fair Market Value” means the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized
committee thereof), whose determination shall be conclusive and set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee).
“Final Averaging Period” means the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled
Trading Day immediately preceding May 15, 2029.
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“Five-Day Average Price”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(iii).
“Fixed Conversion Rates” means the Maximum Conversion Rate
and the Minimum Conversion Rate.
“Floor Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).
A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred at the time any of the following occurs after the Initial Issue
Date:
(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act,
other than the Corporation, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and the employee benefit or incentive plans of the Corporation and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that
such “person” or “group” has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of
the Class C Capital Stock or the Corporation otherwise becomes aware of such beneficial ownership;
(b) the
consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Class C Capital Stock (other than a change only in par value or changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Class C Capital
Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, or would represent solely the right to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash); (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Corporation pursuant to which
the Class C Capital Stock will be converted into, will be exchanged for, or will represent solely the right to receive, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one
transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Corporation’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or
(c) the Class C Capital Stock (or other common equity comprising all or part of the Exchange Property) ceases to be listed
on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental
Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by all holders of the Class C Capital Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) in connection with such
transaction or transactions consists of shares of common equity that are listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed when
issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock becomes convertible into or exchangeable for such consideration, excluding
cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights.
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If any transaction in which the Class C Capital Stock is replaced by securities of
another entity pursuant to Section 13(e) occurs, following completion of any related Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, if none, the Effective Date of such transaction), references to the Corporation in this definition of
“Fundamental Change” shall instead be references to such other entity.
“Fundamental Change
Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Date”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(c).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Period” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” means, for any Fundamental Change Conversion, the
conversion rate set forth in the table below for the Effective Date and the Stock Price applicable to such Fundamental Change:
Stock Price
Effective Date
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$351.86
$400.00
$425.00
$439.75
$500.00
$600.00
$750.00
$1,000.00
June 5, 2026
2.7280
2.6180
2.4760
2.4200
2.3800
2.3620
2.3540
2.3240
2.2920
2.2700
2.2580
May 15, 2027
2.7740
2.6980
2.5360
2.4640
2.4100
2.3880
2.3760
2.3380
2.2980
2.2740
2.2620
May 15, 2028
2.8100
2.7920
2.6340
2.5320
2.4520
2.4160
2.3980
2.3420
2.2940
2.2720
2.2660
May 15, 2029
2.8420
2.8420
2.8420
2.8420
2.5000
2.3520
2.2740
2.2740
2.2740
2.2740
2.2740
The exact Stock Price and Effective Date may not be set forth in the table, in which case:
(x) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices set forth in the table above, or if the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates set
forth in the table above, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be determined by straight-line interpolation between the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective
Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day or 366-day year, as applicable.
(y) If the Stock Price is in excess of $1,000.00 per share
(subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the
Minimum Conversion Rate.
(z) If the Stock Price is less than $100.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments
are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the Maximum Conversion Rate.
The Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above are subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13(c)(iv). The Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table above are each subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13.
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“Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9(a).
“Fundamental Change Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).
“Holder” means each person in whose name shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who
shall be treated by the Corporation and the Registrar as the absolute owner of those shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.
“Initial Dividend Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(v).
“Initial Issue Date” means June 5, 2026.
“Initial Price” means $1,000, divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest $0.0001, which is
initially equal to $351.8649.
“Junior Stock” means (i) the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common
Stock and the Class C Capital Stock and (ii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation issued after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank either
(x) senior to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on a parity with the Series
B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Liquidation Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Liquidation Preference” means, as to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1,000 per share.
“Make-whole Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
“Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
“Mandatory Conversion Date” means the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Final Averaging
Period.
“Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
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“Market Disruption Event” means (a) a failure by the primary U.S.
national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Class C Capital Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Class C Capital Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding
limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Class C Capital Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Class C Capital Stock.
“Maximum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iii).
“Minimum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i).
“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).
“Nonpayment Remedy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(iii).
“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or the
Secretary of the Corporation.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate of the Corporation, signed by any duly
authorized Officer of the Corporation.
“open of business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Parity Stock” means the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation issued after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank on a parity with the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the
Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Person” means an
individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Preferred Stock Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).
“Prospectus Supplement (Series A)” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented by
the related pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026, relating to the offering and sale of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A Depositary Shares.
“Prospectus Supplement (Series B)” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented by
the related pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026, relating to the offering and sale of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Depositary Shares.
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“Record Date” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the
February 1, May 1, August 1 or November 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant February 15, May 15, August 15 or November 15 Dividend Payment Date, respectively. These Record Dates shall apply regardless
of whether a particular Record Date is a Business Day.
“Record Holder” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment
Date, a Holder of record of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the related Record Date.
“Registrar” means, initially, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as the Corporation’s duly appointed registrar for
the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
“Reorganization Common
Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.
“Reorganization Event” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 13(e).
“Reorganization Valuation Percentage” for any Reorganization Event shall be equal to
(x) the Average VWAP of one share of the relevant Reorganization Common Stock over the relevant Reorganization Valuation Period (determined as if references to “Class C Capital Stock” in the definition of “VWAP”
were references to the “Reorganization Common Stock” for such Reorganization Event), divided by (y) the Average VWAP of one share of Class C Capital Stock over the relevant Reorganization Valuation Period.
“Reorganization Valuation Period” for any Reorganization Event means the five consecutive Trading Day period immediately
preceding, but excluding, the effective date for such Reorganization Event.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that
is scheduled to be a Trading Day.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
“Senior Stock” means each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation issued after the
Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such capital stock shall rank senior to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Series A Depositary Shares” means the depositary
shares representing fractional interests in the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock” means the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
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“Series B Depositary Shares” means the depositary shares
representing fractional interests in the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Part 1 of this Certificate of Designations.
“Shelf Registration
Statement” means a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of or resales of shares of Class C Capital Stock issued as payment of a dividend on shares of the Series
B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion thereof.
“Spin-Off” means a distribution by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of Class C Capital Stock consisting of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, or relating to a
Subsidiary or other business unit of the Corporation, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.
“Stock Price” means, for any Fundamental Change, (i) if all holders of Class C Capital Stock receive only cash in
exchange for their Class C Capital Stock in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid in such Fundamental Change per share of Class C Capital Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the Average VWAP per share of Class C
Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which
more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners
or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Threshold Appreciation Price” means $1,000, divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest $0.0001,
which is initially equal to $439.7537.
“Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market
Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Class C Capital Stock generally occurs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or, if the Class C Capital Stock is not then listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S.
national or regional securities exchange on which the Class C Capital Stock is then listed or, if the Class C Capital Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the
Class C Capital Stock is then listed or admitted for trading. If the Class C Capital Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transfer Agent” initially means Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as the Corporation’s duly appointed transfer
agent for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.
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“Trigger Event” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 13(a)(iv).
“Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).
“Voting Preferred Stock” means any class or series of Parity Stock upon which voting rights like those set forth in
Section 6(b) have been conferred and are exercisable, including the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“VWAP” per share of Class C Capital Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as
displayed on Bloomberg page “GOOG <Equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or, if the scheduled close of trading of the
primary session for the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which Class C Capital Stock is listed or admitted for trading on such Trading Day is earlier, such earlier scheduled close of trading), on such Trading
Day; or, if such price is not available, “VWAP” means the market value per share of Class C Capital Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent
investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to
any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”.
SECTION 3. Dividends. (a) Rate. Subject to the rights of holders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation
ranking senior to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, Holders shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of funds of the
Corporation legally available therefor, cumulative dividends at the rate per annum of 6.25% on the Liquidation Preference per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (equivalent to $62.50 per annum per share (the “Dividend
Amount”)), payable in cash, by delivery of shares of Class C Capital Stock or through any combination of cash and shares of Class C Capital Stock, as determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) in
its sole discretion (subject to the limitations described below). Declared dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate
from the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available for the payment
of such dividends. Declared dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders at the close of business on the immediately preceding Record Date, whether or not such Record Holders convert their shares of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or such shares are automatically converted, after such Record Date and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on
the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to this delay.
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The amount of dividends payable on each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock for each full Dividend Period (after the initial Dividend Period) shall be computed by dividing the annual dividend rate by four. Dividends payable on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the initial Dividend Period and any
partial Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months).
Accumulated dividends shall not bear interest if they are paid subsequent to the applicable Dividend Payment Date.
No dividend shall be
declared or paid upon, or any sum or number of shares of Class C Capital Stock set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any outstanding share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to any Dividend Period unless all
dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of Class C Capital Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, whether payable in cash, shares of Class C Capital Stock or other property, in excess of full cumulative dividends, calculated as set forth above.
Except as described in this Section 3(a), dividends on any share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted to
Class C Capital Stock shall cease to accumulate on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Date or the Early Conversion Date (each, a “Conversion Date”), as applicable.
(b) Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend
or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Class C Capital Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, and no Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of
Class C Capital Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on any
Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of any Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock; (ii) the acquisition of shares of any Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for, or a purchase, redemption or
other acquisition for value of shares of any Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock with the proceeds from a substantially concurrent sale of, shares of any Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu
of any fractional share of Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of any Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such
shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Class C Capital Stock or
other Junior Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more of the Corporation’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees, officers, directors, consultants or
independent contractors, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of
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restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of Class C Capital Stock or other Junior
Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of rights or Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights
plan, and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock; (vi) purchases of Junior Stock pursuant to a binding contract (including a stock repurchase plan) to make such purchases, if such
contract was in effect before the Initial Issue Date; (vii) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock on behalf of any other Persons
(other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a beneficial owner thereof, including as trustees or custodians; (viii) the exchange or conversion or reclassification of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity
Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation preference) and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of other Junior Stock or other Parity Stock, as the case may be; or (ix) the settlement of
any convertible note hedge transactions or capped call transactions entered into in connection with the issuance, by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, of the Series A Depositary Shares, Series B Depositary Shares or any preferred stock or
debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, the Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock (or into or for any combination of cash and Class C Capital Stock or other Junior Stock based on the value of the Class C
Capital Stock or other Junior Stock), provided such convertible note hedge transactions or capped call transactions, as applicable, were entered into (x) in connection with the offering of the Series A Depositary Shares pursuant to the
Prospectus Supplement (Series A) or the offering of the Series B Depositary Shares pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement (Series B), (y) before the Initial Issue Date or (z) on customary terms in compliance with the foregoing provision.
When dividends on shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been paid in full on any Dividend Payment Date or declared
and a sum or number of shares of Class C Capital Stock sufficient for payment thereof set aside for the benefit of the Holders thereof on the applicable Record Date, no dividends may be declared or paid on any Parity Stock unless dividends are
declared on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of Parity Stock shall bear the same
ratio to each other as all accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such class or series of Parity Stock (which dollar amount will, if dividends on such class or series of
Parity Stock are not cumulative, be the full amount of dividends per share thereof in respect of the most recent dividend period thereof) (subject to their having been declared by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of
legally available funds) bear to each other immediately prior to the payment of such dividends, in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences; provided that any unpaid dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock will continue to accumulate.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions set forth in this Section 3(b) shall not prohibit or
restrict the payment or other acquisition for value of any debt securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable for, any Junior Stock.
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Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or
other property) as may be determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) may be declared and paid on any securities, including Class C Capital Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally
available for such payment, and Holders shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.
If the Corporation (or an applicable
withholding agent) is required to withhold on distributions of Class C Capital Stock to a Holder and pay the applicable withholding taxes, the Corporation may, at its option, or an applicable withholding agent may, withhold such taxes from, or
set off such taxes against, payments of cash or shares of Class C Capital Stock payable to such Holder or such Holder’s other funds or assets.
(c) Method of Payment of Dividends. (i) Subject to the limitations described below, the Corporation may pay any declared dividend (or
any portion of any declared dividend) on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether or not for a current Dividend Period or any prior Dividend Period, as determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) in
its sole discretion:
(A) by paying cash;
(B) by delivering shares of Class C Capital Stock; or
(C) through any combination of paying cash and delivering shares of Class C Capital Stock.
(ii) Each payment of a declared dividend on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made in cash, except to
the extent the Corporation timely elects to make all or any portion of such payment in shares of Class C Capital Stock. The Corporation shall give notice to Holders of any such election, and the portion of such payment that will be made in cash
and the portion of such payment that will be made in Class C Capital Stock, on the earlier of the date the Corporation declares such dividend and the tenth Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Dividend Payment Date for such dividend.
(iii) Any shares of Class C Capital Stock issued in payment or partial payment of a declared dividend shall be valued
for such purpose at the Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date (the “Five-Day Average Price”), multiplied by 97%.
(d) No fractional shares of
Class C Capital Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to Holders in payment or partial payment of a dividend. A cash adjustment shall instead be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction
of a share of Class C Capital Stock based on the Five-Day Average Price.
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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of shares of Class C
Capital Stock delivered in connection with any declared dividend exceed a number equal to the amount of such declared dividend as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver shares of Class C Capital Stock in lieu of paying cash divided
by $123.15, subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to any anti-dilution adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13 (such dollar amount, as adjusted from time to time, the “Floor
Price”). To the extent that the amount of any declared dividend as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver shares of Class C Capital Stock in lieu of paying cash exceeds the product of the number of shares of Class C
Capital Stock delivered in connection with such declared dividend and 97% of the Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if it is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to
the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash.
(f) To the extent that the Corporation, in its reasonable judgment, determines that a Shelf
Registration Statement is required in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, Class C Capital Stock issued as payment of a dividend, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion, the Corporation shall, to the extent such
a Shelf Registration Statement is not currently filed and effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of such time as all such shares of
Class C Capital Stock have been resold thereunder and such time as all such shares are freely tradable without registration by Holders thereof that are not, and have not been within the three months preceding, “affiliates” of the
Corporation for purposes of the Securities Act. To the extent applicable, the Corporation shall also use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such shares of Class C Capital Stock qualified or registered under applicable state securities
laws, if required, and approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or if the Class C Capital Stock is not then listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which
the Class C Capital Stock is then listed).
SECTION 4. Liquidation,
Winding-Up or Dissolution. (a) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive the Liquidation Preference per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, plus an amount (the “Liquidation Dividend Amount”) equal to accumulated and
unpaid dividends on such shares to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders,
after satisfaction of liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of any Senior Stock, and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Class C Capital Stock.
(b) Neither the sale of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Corporation (other than in connection with the
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation), nor the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation for the purposes of this Section 4.
(c) If, upon the
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount of the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution on, all Parity Stock are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in proportion to the respective liquidation preferences and
amounts equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.
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(d) After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the
Liquidation Dividend Amount for each of such Holder’s shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
SECTION 5. No Redemption; No Sinking Fund. The Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any
redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions.
SECTION 6. Voting Rights.
(a) General. Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 6 or as otherwise from time to time
specifically required by Delaware law.
(b) Right to Elect Two Directors Upon Nonpayment. (i) Whenever dividends on any
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more Dividend Periods (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Dividend Period beginning on, and including, the Initial Issue
Date and ending on, but excluding, August 15, 2026), whether or not for consecutive Dividend Periods (a “Nonpayment”), the Holders, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred
Stock then outstanding, shall be entitled at the Corporation’s next special or annual meeting of stockholders to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of the Board of Directors (the “Preferred
Stock Directors”); provided that the election of any such directors will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any other
exchange or automated quotation system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors; provided further that the Board of Directors
shall at no time include more than two Preferred Stock Directors. In the event of a Nonpayment, the number of directors then constituting the Board of Directors shall be increased by two, and the new directors shall be elected at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders called by the Board of Directors, subject to its fiduciary duties, at the request of the holders of record of at least 25% of the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or of any other series of
Voting Preferred Stock (provided that if such request is not received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders, such election shall be held at such next annual or special
meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting, so long as the Holders continue to have such voting rights. Whether a plurality, majority or other portion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other Voting
Preferred Stock have been voted in favor of any matter shall be determined by reference to the respective liquidation preference amounts of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such other Voting Preferred Stock voted.
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(ii) Any request to call a meeting for the initial election of the Preferred
Stock Directors after a Nonpayment shall be made by written notice, signed by the requisite holders of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding, and delivered to the Corporation in such manner as
provided for in Section 16 below, or as may otherwise be required by law.
(iii) If and when all accumulated and
unpaid dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have been paid in full, or declared and a sum or number of shares of Class C Capital Stock sufficient for such payment shall have been set aside (a “Nonpayment
Remedy”), the Holders shall immediately and, without any further action by the Corporation, be divested of the voting rights described in this Section 6(b), subject to the revesting of such rights in the event of each subsequent
Nonpayment. If such voting rights for the Holders and all other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall have terminated, the term of office of each Preferred Stock Director so elected shall terminate at such time and the number of directors on the
Board of Directors shall automatically decrease by two.
(iv) Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time with
or without cause by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other shares of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they
have the voting rights described in this Section 6(b). In the event that a Nonpayment shall have occurred and there shall not have been a Nonpayment Remedy, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Stock Director (other than prior to the
initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment) may be filled by the written consent of the Preferred Stock Director remaining in office or, if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other shares of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they have the voting rights described in this Section 6(b);
provided that the filling of each vacancy will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any other exchange or automated quotation system on which the
Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors. Any such vote of Holders and holders of any Voting Preferred Stock to remove, or to fill a vacancy in the
office of, a Preferred Stock Director may be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, called as provided above for an initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment (provided that if
such request is not received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, such vote shall be taken at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation). Each Preferred Stock Director elected at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation or by written consent of the other Preferred Stock Director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Corporation if such office shall not have previously terminated and such Preferred Stock Director shall not have been removed from such office, in each case as provided above.
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(c) Other Voting Rights. So long as any shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding,
given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for such purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating any authorization or creation of, or any increase in the authorized amount of, any
Senior Stock.
In addition, so long as any shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any
other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for such purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:
(i) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of
Designations so as to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; or
(ii) any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, unless either (x) the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding and have rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers,
taken as a whole, that are no less favorable to the Holders thereof in any material respect than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation,
taken as a whole, or (y) in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are converted into or
exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and such preference securities have rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, that are no less favorable to the holders
thereof in any material respect than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a whole.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for all purposes of this Section 6(c), (1) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock, (2) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized or issued shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (3) the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or
issued amount, of any series of Junior Stock or any other series of Parity Stock and (4) the application of the provisions set forth in Section 13(e) shall in each case be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the rights,
preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of Holders.
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(d) Change for Clarification. Without the consent of the Holders of the Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of
Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
(i) to
cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such agreement or instrument;
(ii) to make any provision
with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any
Holder; or
(iii) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder (other
than any Holder that consents to such change).
In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal
any terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to (x) conform the terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the description thereof in the “Description of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock” section of the Prospectus Supplement (Series B) or (y) file a certificate of correction with respect to this Certificate of Designations to the extent permitted by Section 103(f) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
(e) Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Class C Capital Stock by virtue of holding the Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, including the right to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations that would adversely affect the rights of holders of the Class C Capital Stock.
(f) The number of votes that each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and each share of any Voting Preferred Stock
participating in the votes as described in this Section 6 shall have shall be in proportion to the liquidation preference of such share.
(g) Procedures for Voting and Consents. The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including,
without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such
consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof), in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation,
the Bylaws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.
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SECTION 7. Mandatory Conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date.
(a) Each outstanding share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert (unless previously converted at the option of the Holder in accordance with Section 8 or pursuant to an exercise of a Fundamental
Change Early Conversion Right pursuant to Section 9) on the Mandatory Conversion Date (“Mandatory Conversion”) into a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate.
(b) The “Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7(c), be as follows:
(i) if the Applicable Market Value is greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall
be equal to 2.2740 shares of Class C Capital Stock per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”);
(ii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to the Threshold Appreciation Price but equal to or greater than the
Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be equal to $1,000 divided by the Applicable Market Value, rounded to the nearest
ten-thousandth; or
(iii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Initial
Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 2.8420 shares of Class C Capital Stock per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Maximum Conversion Rate”);
provided that the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Applicable Market Value are each subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13.
(c) If the Corporation declares a dividend for the Dividend Period ending on May 15, 2029, the Corporation shall pay such
dividend to the Record Holders at the close of business as of May 1, 2029 as set forth in Section 3. If on or prior to May 1, 2029, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock through May 15, 2029, the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be adjusted so that Holders receive an additional number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and unpaid
dividends that have not been declared (the “Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Five-Day
Average Price (calculated as if the applicable Dividend Payment Date were May 15, 2029). To the extent that the Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class C Capital Stock
and 97% of such Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, pay such excess amount in cash pro rata to the Holders.
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SECTION 8. Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder.
(a) Other than during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period, the Holders shall have the right to convert their shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at any time prior to May 15, 2029 (“Early Conversion”), into shares of Class C Capital Stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment as described in Section 13 and to
satisfaction of the conversion procedures set forth in Section 10.
(b) If as of any Early Conversion Date relating to an Early
Conversion, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Early Conversion Date, the Minimum
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to such Early Conversion, so that the converting Holder receives an additional number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends that have not been
declared for such full Dividend Periods (the “Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the Class C Capital Stock
over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding such Early Conversion Date (such average being referred to as the “Early Conversion Average Price”). For the
avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class C Capital Stock and the Early Conversion Average Price, the Corporation will not have any
obligation to pay the shortfall in cash. Except as described in the first sentence of this Section 8(b), upon any Early Conversion of any shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or
allowance for unpaid dividends on such shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless the Early Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment
Date, in which case the Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holder of the converted shares as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3.
SECTION 9. Fundamental Change Conversion. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs on or prior to May 15,
2029, the Holders shall have the right (the “Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right”) to: (i) convert their shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share
of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) (any such conversion pursuant to this Section 9(a) being a “Fundamental Change Conversion”), at any time during the period (the “Fundamental Change
Conversion Period”) that begins on, and includes, the effective date of such Fundamental Change (the “Effective Date”) and ends at the close of business on the date that is the earlier of (x) 20 calendar days
after the Effective Date (or, if later, the date that is 20 calendar days after Holders receive notice of such Fundamental Change) and (y) May 15, 2029 (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fundamental Change Conversion Period may not end on a
date that is later than May 15, 2029), into a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate per share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; (ii) with respect to such converted shares
of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive an amount equal to the present value, as of the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change, calculated using a discount rate of 4.09% per annum, of all dividend payments on such shares
(excluding any Accumulated Dividend Amount) for all the remaining full Dividend Periods and for the partial Dividend Period from, and including, such Effective Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date (the “Fundamental Change
Dividend Make-whole Amount”); and
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(iii) with respect to such converted shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, to the extent that, as of such Effective Date, there is any Accumulated Dividend Amount,
receive payment of the Accumulated Dividend Amount (the amounts described in clauses (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Make-whole Dividend Amount”), in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), subject to the
Corporation’s right to deliver shares of Class C Capital Stock in lieu of all or part of such amounts as set forth in clause (d) below; provided that, if such Effective Date or the relevant Fundamental Change Conversion
Date falls after the Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the next Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Record Date, in accordance with
Section 3, such dividend shall not be included in the Accumulated Dividend Amount, and the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount shall not include the present value of the payment of such dividend.
(b) The Corporation shall provide written notice (a “Fundamental Change Notice”) to Holders of the Effective Date of a
Fundamental Change no later than the second Business Day following such Effective Date. The Fundamental Change Notice shall state:
(i) the event causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii) the Effective Date;
(iii) that Holders shall have the right to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change
during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Conversion Period; and
(v) the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change.
(c) In addition, not later than the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change, the Corporation shall notify
Holders of:
(i) the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate;
(ii) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion
thereof, in shares of Class C Capital Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Class C Capital Stock; and
(iii) the Accumulated Dividend Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion thereof, in shares of
Class C Capital Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Class C Capital Stock.
(d) (i) For any
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, subject to the limitations described below, the Corporation may pay the Make-whole Dividend Amount, determined in the
Corporation’s sole discretion:
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(A) by paying cash;
(B) by delivering shares of Class C Capital Stock; or
(C) through any combination of paying cash and delivering shares of Class C Capital Stock.
(ii) The Corporation shall pay the Make-whole Dividend Amount in cash, except to the extent the Corporation elects on or prior
to the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change to make all or any portion of such payments by delivering shares of Class C Capital Stock. If the Corporation elects to make any payment of the Make-whole Dividend
Amount, or any portion thereof, in shares of Class C Capital Stock, such shares shall be valued for such purpose at 97% of the applicable Stock Price.
(iii) No fractional shares of Class C Capital Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to converting Holders in respect
of the Make-whole Dividend Amount. A cash adjustment shall instead be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Class C Capital Stock based on the Average VWAP per share of
Class C Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Fundamental Change Conversion, in no event shall the number of shares
of Class C Capital Stock that the Corporation delivers in lieu of paying all or any portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount in cash exceed a number equal to the portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount to be paid by the delivery of
Class C Capital Stock, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the applicable Stock Price. To the extent that the portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver
shares of Class C Capital Stock in lieu of paying cash exceeds the product of the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock delivered in respect of such portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amount and 97% of the applicable Stock Price, the
Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash.
(v) If the Corporation is prohibited from paying or delivering, as the case may be, the Make-whole Dividend Amount (whether in
cash or in shares of Class C Capital Stock), in whole or in part, due to limitations of applicable Delaware law, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall instead be increased by a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the
cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amount, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the applicable Stock Price. In such case, to the extent that the cash amount of the aggregate
unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Class C Capital Stock and 97% of the applicable Stock Price, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in
cash.
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SECTION 10. Conversion Procedures. (a) Pursuant to Section 7, on the
Mandatory Conversion Date, any outstanding shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class C Capital Stock.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of the Class C Capital Stock upon
Mandatory Conversion of its Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except that such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of the Class C
Capital Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class C Capital Stock shall be issued and delivered and payment by the Corporation of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all
applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares of Class C Capital Stock shall be issued, and the payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled
shall be made, in each case, on the later of the Mandatory Conversion Date and the Business Day after such Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion of the Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class C Capital Stock as of the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date. Except as provided under Section 13(a)(vii),
Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Class C Capital Stock, including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers and rights to receive any dividends or
other distributions on the Class C Capital Stock, by virtue of holding the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) To
effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 8, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice
on the back of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to
be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all applicable taxes or duties, if any.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 8 of
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of DTC (or any other depositary for the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock held in global form appointed by the Corporation).
The Early Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has
satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Early Conversion Date”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event may such Early Conversion Date occur after May 15, 2029. A Holder
shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class C Capital Stock if such Holder exercises its Early Conversion rights, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable
relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class C Capital Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Early Conversion shall be issued and delivered and payment
by the Corporation of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares of Class C Capital Stock shall
be issued, and the payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made, in each case, on the later of the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Early Conversion Date and the Business Day after
the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class C
Capital Stock issuable upon an Early Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class C Capital Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Early Conversion Date. Except as set forth in
Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the applicable Early Conversion Date, the shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Early Conversion of any shares of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Class C Capital Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for
the Class C Capital Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class C Capital Stock) by virtue of holding shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
In the event that an Early Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less
than all the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Early Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the
expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Early Conversion was not effected.
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(c) To effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all applicable taxes or duties, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9 of shares of Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of DTC (or any other depositary for the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form
appointed by the Corporation).
The Fundamental Change Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the
foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “Fundamental Change Conversion Date”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event may such Fundamental Change Conversion Date occur after May 15, 2029.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Class C Capital Stock if such Holder exercises its Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or
duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Class C Capital Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. Shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Fundamental Change Conversion shall
be issued and delivered and payment by the Corporation of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by the converting Holder have been paid in full and such shares
of Class C Capital Stock shall be issued, and the payment by the Corporation of such cash to which the converting Holder is entitled shall be made, in each case, on the later of the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Fundamental
Change Conversion Date and the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or
Persons entitled to receive the shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon a Fundamental Change Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class C Capital Stock as of the close of business on
the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date. Except as set forth in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date, the shares of
Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Fundamental Change Conversion of any shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such
shares of Class C Capital Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for the Class C Capital Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Class C Capital Stock) by virtue of holding
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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In the event that a Fundamental Change Conversion is effected with respect to shares of
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Fundamental Change Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar
and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Fundamental Change Conversion was not effected.
(d) In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Class C Capital Stock to be issued
upon conversion of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class C Capital Stock should be sent, the
Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class C
Capital Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.
(e) Shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock and other amounts and shares of Class C Capital Stock, if any, to which they are entitled pursuant to Section 7, 8 or 9, as applicable and, if the applicable Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared
dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, subject to the right of the Record Holders of such shares on such Record Date to receive payment of the full amount of such declared dividend on such Dividend Payment Date
pursuant to Section 3.
(f) If the Corporation (or an applicable withholding agent) is required to withhold on constructive dividends
to a Holder and pay the applicable withholding taxes, the Corporation may, at its option, or an applicable withholding agent may, withhold such taxes from or set off such taxes against payments of cash or shares of Class C Capital Stock payable
to such Holder or such Holder’s other funds or assets.
SECTION 11. Reservation of Class C Capital Stock.
(a) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Class C Capital Stock or shares of Class C Capital Stock held in the treasury by the Corporation, solely for issuance upon the
conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive or other similar rights, a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the maximum number
of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, all shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the maximum Mandatory
Conversion Additional Conversion Amount). For purposes of this Section 11(a), the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock that shall be issuable upon the conversion of, or as payment of dividends on, all outstanding shares of Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon
conversion of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as payment of any dividend on such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Class C Capital Stock reacquired and held in
the treasury by the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Class C Capital Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances (other than
liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders).
(c) All shares of Class C Capital Stock delivered
upon conversion of, or as payment of a dividend on, the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens,
claims, security interests and other encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders) and free of preemptive rights.
(d) Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of, or as payment of a dividend
on, the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof
by, any governmental authority.
(e) The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the Class C Capital Stock shall
be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation shall, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and use its commercially
reasonable efforts to keep listed, so long as the Class C Capital Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion of, or issuable in respect of the payment of
dividends, the Accumulated Dividend Amount or the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount on, the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided, however, that if the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system
permit the Corporation to defer the listing of such Class C Capital Stock until the earlier of (x) the first conversion of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class C Capital Stock in accordance with the provisions
hereof and (y) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation covenants to list such Class C
Capital Stock issuable upon the earlier of (1) the first conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend
Make-Whole Amount on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.
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SECTION 12. Fractional Shares. (a) No fractional shares of Class C
Capital Stock shall be issued as a result of any conversion of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) In lieu of
any fractional share of Class C Capital Stock otherwise issuable in respect of the aggregate number of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date pursuant to Section 7 or at
the option of the Holder pursuant to Section 8 or Section 9, the Corporation shall pay an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (i) that same fraction and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the
Class C Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Date, Early Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Conversion Date, as applicable.
(c) If more than one share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by or for the
same Holder, the number of full shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered.
SECTION 13. Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates. (a) Each Fixed Conversion
Rate shall be subject to the following adjustments:
(i) Stock Dividends and Distributions. If the Corporation
issues Class C Capital Stock to all or substantially all holders of Class C Capital Stock as a dividend or other distribution, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for
determination of the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the total number of shares of Class C Capital Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution, and
(B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close
of business on the date fixed for such determination.
Any increase made pursuant to this clause (i) shall become effective immediately after the
close of business on the date fixed for such determination. If any dividend or distribution described in this clause (i) is declared but not so paid or made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of
Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the purposes
of this clause (i), the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall include any
shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Class C Capital Stock. The Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Class C Capital Stock held in treasury by
the Corporation.
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(ii) Issuance of Stock Purchase Rights. If the Corporation issues to
all or substantially all holders of Class C Capital Stock rights or warrants (other than rights or warrants issued pursuant to a stockholders’ rights plan, customary dividend reinvestment plan, or customary share purchase plan or other
similar plans) entitling such holders, for a period of up to 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Class C Capital Stock at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of
the Class C Capital Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive such rights or warrants shall be
increased by multiplying such Fixed Conversion Rate by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the
number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable pursuant to such rights or
warrants, and
(B) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the quotient of the aggregate offering price payable to exercise such rights or
warrants, divided by the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock.
Any increase made pursuant to this clause (ii) shall become
effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. In the event that such rights or warrants described in this clause (ii) are not so issued, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as
of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to issue such rights or warrants, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such issuance had not been declared. To the
extent that such rights or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Class C Capital Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, each Fixed
Conversion Rate shall be decreased to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Class C
Capital Stock actually delivered. In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Class C Capital Stock at less than the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock,
and in determining the aggregate offering price payable to exercise such rights or warrants, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights or warrants and the amount payable to the Corporation upon
exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration (if other than cash) to be determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof). For the purposes of this clause (ii), the number of shares of Class C Capital
Stock at the time outstanding shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Class C Capital Stock. The
Corporation shall not issue any such rights or warrants in respect of shares of Class C Capital Stock held in treasury by the Corporation.
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(iii) Subdivisions and Combinations of the
Class C Capital Stock. If outstanding shares of Class C Capital Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Class C Capital Stock or combined into a lesser number of shares of Class C
Capital Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such subdivision or combination shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock that would be outstanding immediately after,
and solely as a result of, such subdivision or combination, and
(B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of
Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to such subdivision or combination.
Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (iii) shall
become effective immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date of such subdivision or combination.
(iv)
Debt or Asset Distribution. (A) If the Corporation distributes to all or substantially all holders of Class C Capital Stock evidences of its indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the
Corporation’s capital stock (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholders’ rights plan so long as such rights have not separated from the Class C Capital Stock), cash or other assets (excluding (1) any dividend or
distribution as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 13(a)(i), (2) any rights or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii), (3) any dividend or distribution consisting exclusively of
cash to all or substantially all holders of the Class C Capital Stock and (4) any Spin-Off as to which the provisions set forth in Section 13(a)(iv)(B) shall apply) (any such evidences of
indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the Corporation’s capital stock, cash or other assets, the “Distributed Property”), each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of
business on the date fixed for the determination of holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock, and
(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock minus the Fair Market Value,
on the Ex-Date of such distribution, of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed applicable to one share of Class C Capital Stock.
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Any increase made pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(A) shall become effective
immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. In the event that such distribution described in this Section 13(a)(iv)(A) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date
the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.
(B) In the case of a Spin-Off, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior
to the open of business on the Ex-Date of such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock and (y) the
Current Market Price of the portion of those shares of capital stock or similar equity interests so distributed that is applicable to one share of Class C Capital Stock, and
(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock.
Any increase made pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the
Class C Capital Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date of such distribution. In the event that such distribution described in this
Section 13(a)(iv)(B) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such
Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Because the Corporation shall make any increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) with retroactive effect as
described above, the Corporation shall delay the settlement of any conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock where any date for determining the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable to a Holder upon such
conversion occurs during the period set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of “Current Market Price” until the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of such period.
For purposes of this clause (iv) (and subject in all respects to clause (viii)), rights or warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or
substantially all holders of its Class C Capital Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, including Class C Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which
rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Class C Capital Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also
issued in respect of future issuances of the Class C Capital Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this clause (iv) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates under this clause (iv) shall be required)
until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be made under this clause (iv). If
any such rights or warrants, including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the Initial Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities,
evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and the date fixed for the determination of the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to
receive such distribution with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in
the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a
distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates under this clause (iv) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders
thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Fixed Conversion Rates shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such
distribution, deemed distribution, Trigger Event or other event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Class C Capital Stock with
respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Class C Capital Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that
shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
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For purposes of clause (i), clause (ii) and this clause (iv), if any dividend or
distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable includes one or both of:
(x) a dividend or distribution of
shares of Class C Capital Stock to which clause (i) is applicable (the “Clause I Distribution”); or
(y) an issuance of rights or warrants to which clause (ii) is applicable (the “Clause II
Distribution”),
then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause I Distribution, if any, and the Clause II Distribution, if
any, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable (the “Clause IV Distribution”) and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by this clause (iv) with respect to such
Clause IV Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause I Distribution, if any, and Clause II Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause IV Distribution and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by
clause (i) and clause (ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the date fixed for determination of the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive any Clause I
Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed to be the date fixed for the determination of holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive the Clause IV Distribution and (II) any shares of Class C Capital Stock included
in any Clause I Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of clauses (i) and (ii).
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(v) Cash Distributions. If the Corporation dividends or distributes
an amount consisting exclusively of cash to all or substantially all holders of Class C Capital Stock (excluding (1) a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.22 per share (the “Initial Dividend
Threshold”), (2) any cash that is distributed in exchange for the Class C Capital Stock in a Reorganization Event to which Section 13(e) applies, (3) any dividend or distribution in connection with the liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation and (4) any consideration payable as part of a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation covered by Section 13(a)(vi)), each Fixed Conversion Rate in
effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock minus the Initial Dividend
Threshold (provided that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular, quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be deemed to be zero), and
(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock minus the amount per share of
Class C Capital Stock of such dividend or distribution.
The Initial Dividend Threshold shall be subject to adjustment on an inversely proportional
basis whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates are adjusted, but no adjustment shall be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold for any adjustment made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to this clause (v).
Any increase made pursuant to this clause (v) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of
the holders of Class C Capital Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution. In the event that any dividend or distribution described in this clause (v) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as
of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not
been declared.
(vi) Self Tender Offers and Exchange Offers. If the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation
successfully completes a tender or exchange offer pursuant to a Schedule TO or registration statement on Form S-4 for the Class C Capital Stock (other than a tender offer solely to holders of fewer than
100 shares of Class C Capital Stock) where the cash and the value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Class C Capital Stock exceeds the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock, each Fixed
Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date of expiration of the tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”) shall be multiplied by a fraction:
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(A) the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of:
(1) the aggregate cash and Fair Market Value on the Expiration Date of any other consideration paid or payable for shares of
Class C Capital Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; and
(2) the product of (x) the Current Market
Price of the Class C Capital Stock and (y) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately after such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase or exchange of shares of Class C
Capital Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer); and
(B) the denominator of which shall be equal to the product
of (1) the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock and (2) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time such tender or exchange offer expires (without giving effect to the
purchase or exchange of shares of Class C Capital Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer).
Any increase made pursuant to this clause
(vi) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the Class C Capital Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date. In the event that
the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Class C Capital Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from
effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as
set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (vi) to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in a decrease in each Fixed Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer
under this clause (vi). Because the Corporation shall make any increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate pursuant to this clause (vi) with retroactive effect as described above, the Corporation shall delay the settlement of any conversion of the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock where any date for determining the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable to Holders upon such conversion occurs during the period set forth in clause (iii) of the definition of
“Current Market Price” until the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of such period.
(vii) In cases where (i) the Fair Market Value of the Distributed Property distributed per share of Class C Capital
Stock as to which Section 13(a)(iv)(A) applies or (ii) the amount of cash distributed per share of Class C Capital Stock as to which Section 13(a)(v) applies, in each case, equals or exceeds the Average VWAP per share of the
Class C Capital Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date of such distribution, rather than being entitled to an
adjustment in each Fixed Conversion Rate, Holders shall be entitled to receive (without having to convert their Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Class C Capital Stock, the
kind and amount of the Distributed Property or cash, as the case may be, comprising the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, immediately prior to the record date for determining the holders of Class C
Capital Stock entitled to receive the distribution, for each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such distribution.
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(viii) Rights Plans. To the extent that the Corporation has a rights
plan in effect with respect to the Class C Capital Stock on any Conversion Date, upon conversion of any shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, converting Holders shall receive, in addition to the Class C Capital Stock,
the rights under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Conversion Date, the rights have separated from the Class C Capital Stock, in which case each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation of such rights as if the
Corporation made a distribution to all holders of the Class C Capital Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights. Any distribution of rights
or warrants pursuant to a rights plan that would allow Holders to receive upon conversion, in addition to any shares of Class C Capital Stock, the rights described therein (unless such rights or warrants have separated from Class C Capital
Stock (in which case each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation had made a distribution to all holders of Class C Capital Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment
in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights)) shall not constitute a distribution of rights or warrants that would entitle Holders to an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates.
(b) Discretionary Adjustments. The Corporation may make such increases in each Fixed Conversion Rate, in addition to any other increases
required by this Section 13, as the Corporation deems advisable if the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) determines that such increase would be in the Corporation’s best interest or in order to avoid or diminish any
income tax to holders of the Class C Capital Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Class C Capital Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Class C Capital Stock) or from any event treated
as such for income tax purposes or for any other reasons; provided that the same proportionate adjustment must be made to each Fixed Conversion Rate.
(c) Calculation of Adjustments; Adjustments to Floor Price and Stock Price. (i) All adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate shall
be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Class C Capital Stock. Prior to the first Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period, no adjustment to a Fixed Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an
increase or decrease of at least one percent therein. If any adjustment by reason of this Section 13(c)(i) is not required to be made because it would not change the Fixed Conversion Rates by at least one percent, such adjustment shall be
carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided, however, that the Corporation shall make such adjustments, regardless of whether such aggregate adjustments amount to one percent or more of the Fixed Conversion
Rates, (x) on any Early Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Conversion Date; (y) on the Effective Date of any Fundamental Change; and (z) on each Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period.
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(ii) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 13(b), an inversely proportional adjustment shall also be made to the Floor Price. Such adjustment shall be made by dividing the Floor Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately
after such adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b) and the denominator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately before such adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, if an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), no separate inversely proportional adjustment shall be made to the Initial Price or the Threshold Appreciation Price because the Initial Price is equal to $1,000 divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate
(as adjusted in the manner described herein), rounded to the nearest $0.0001, and the Threshold Appreciation Price is equal to $1,000 divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate (as adjusted in the manner described herein), rounded to the nearest
$0.0001. Whenever any provision of this Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of the Class C Capital Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof)
shall make appropriate adjustments (including, without limitation, to the Applicable Market Value, the Early Conversion Average Price, the Stock Price and the Five-Day Average Price, as the case may be) to
account for any adjustments, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), to the Fixed Conversion Rates that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the record date, Ex-Date,
Effective Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of such event occurs, during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.
(iii) If:
(A) the record date for a dividend or distribution on Class C Capital Stock occurs after the end of the Final Averaging
Period and before the Mandatory Conversion Date; and
(B) such dividend or distribution would have resulted in an
adjustment of the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable to the Holders had such record date occurred on or before the last Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period,
then the Corporation shall deem the Holders to be holders of record, for each share of their Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, of a number of
shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate for purposes of that dividend or distribution. In this case, the Holders would receive the dividend or distribution on Class C Capital Stock together with the number of
shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion.
(iv) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed
Conversion Rates pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), a proportional adjustment shall be made to each Stock Price column heading set forth in the table included in the definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” as of the day
on which the Fixed Conversion Rates are so adjusted. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying each Stock Price included in such table, applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Minimum
Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to such Stock Price adjustment, and the denominator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate as so adjusted.
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(v) No adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be made if Holders may
participate (other than in the case of (x) a share subdivision or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time, upon the same terms and otherwise on the same basis as holders of Class C Capital Stock and
solely as a result of holding Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment without having to convert their Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as if they held, for each
share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate then in effect. In addition, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted except as provided in this
Section 13. Without limiting the foregoing, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted:
(A) upon the issuance
of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock (or rights with respect thereto) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Corporation’s securities
and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock under any plan;
(B) upon the issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock or rights or warrants to
purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit or other incentive plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
(C) upon the issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class C Capital Stock pursuant to any option, warrant,
right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the Initial Issue Date;
(D) for a change
solely in the par value of the Class C Capital Stock;
(E) for sales of Class A Common Stock or Class C
Capital Stock for cash, including the sale of shares of Class C Capital Stock for a purchase price that is less than the applicable market price per share of Class C Capital Stock or less than the Initial Price or the Threshold
Appreciation Price, other than in a transaction described in Section 13(a)(ii) or Section 13(a)(iv)(A);
(F) for
stock repurchases that are not tender or exchange offers, including pursuant to structured or derivative transactions;
(G)
as a result of a tender offer solely to holders of fewer than 100 shares of Class C Capital Stock;
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(H) as a result of a third-party tender or exchange offer, other than a
tender or exchange offer by one of the Corporation’s Subsidiaries as described in Section 13(a)(vi);
(I) for
any regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed the Initial Dividend Threshold; or
(J) for accumulated and
unpaid dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except as provided in Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9.
(d) Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table in the
definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” are to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:
(i) compute such
adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates and prepare and transmit to the Transfer Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, the
method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based;
(ii) as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates and
the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and
(iii) as soon as practicable following the determination of such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change
Conversion Rates provide, or cause to be provided, to the Holders, upon written request by a beneficial owner of the Series B Depositary Shares, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustments to the Fixed
Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates were determined and setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates.
(e) Reorganization Events. In the event of:
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which
the Corporation is the continuing corporation and in which the shares of Class C Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation are not converted into, or exchanged for, securities, cash or other property);
(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the consolidated property and
assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;
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(iii) any reclassification of Class C Capital Stock into securities,
including securities other than Class C Capital Stock; or
(iv) any statutory exchange of securities of the
Corporation with another Person or binding share exchange (other than in connection with a merger or consolidation),
in each case, as a result of which
the Class C Capital Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, securities, cash or property (each, a “Reorganization Event”), each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to
such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into the kind of securities, cash and other property that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock into Class C Capital Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such securities, cash and other property, the “Exchange Property,” with each “Unit of Exchange
Property” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Class C Capital Stock is entitled to receive). For purposes of the foregoing, the type and amount of Exchange Property in the case of any
Reorganization Event that causes the Class C Capital Stock 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) shall be deemed to be the weighted
average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Class C Capital Stock in such Reorganization Event. The Corporation shall notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such
determination is made. The number of Units of Exchange Property that the Corporation shall deliver upon conversion of each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as a payment of dividends on the Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, as applicable, following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 3, Section 7, Section 8 and/or Section 9, as applicable, to shares of Class C Capital
Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without any interest thereon and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a record date that is prior to the date on which Holders become holders of record of the underlying
Exchange Property, except as provided in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v)). For the purpose of determining which of clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 7(b) shall apply upon Mandatory Conversion,
and for the purpose of calculating the Mandatory Conversion Rate if clause (ii) of Section 7(b) is applicable, the value of a Unit of Exchange Property shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee
thereof), except that if a Unit of Exchange Property includes common equity or American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, the value of such common equity or ADRs shall be the
average over the Final Averaging Period of the volume-weighted average prices for such common equity or ADRs, as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg screen (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee
thereof)), or, if such price is not available, the average market value per share of such common equity or ADRs over such period as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm
retained by the Corporation for this purpose.
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The provisions of this Section 13(e) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization
Events and the provisions of Section 13 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor thereto) received by the holders of Class C Capital Stock in any such Reorganization Event.
The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the
occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not
affect the operation of this Section 13(e).
In connection with any Reorganization Event, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be
subject to adjustment as described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) below, as the case may be:
(i) In the case of a
Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of shares of common stock or ADRs (the
“Reorganization Common Stock”), the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event shall be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such
Reorganization Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Reorganization Common Stock that a holder of one share of Class C Capital Stock would receive in such Reorganization Event (such quotient rounded down to the nearest
cent).
(ii) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this
Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed in part of shares of Reorganization Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event shall be equal to
(x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event, multiplied by (y) the Reorganization Valuation Percentage for such Reorganization Event (such product rounded down to the
nearest cent).
(iii) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above
in this Section 13 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of consideration other than shares of Reorganization Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such
Reorganization Event shall be equal to zero.
SECTION 14. Transfer Agent, Registrar, and Conversion and
Dividend Disbursing Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Registrar and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The Corporation may, in
its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent, as the case
may be; provided that if the Corporation removes Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Corporation shall appoint a successor transfer agent, registrar or conversion and dividend disbursing agent, as the case may be, who shall accept such
appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment, the Corporation shall send notice thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders.
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SECTION 15. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
the Corporation and the Transfer Agent may deem and treat the Holder of any shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.
SECTION 16. Notices. All notices or communications in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by electronic mail or facsimile, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Certificate
of Incorporation or the Bylaws and by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are held in global form, such notices may also be given to the Holders in any manner permitted
by DTC or any similar facility used for the settlement of transactions in the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
SECTION 17. No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any
stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.
SECTION 18. Other Rights. The shares of the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as
set forth herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.
SECTION 19. Stock Certificates.
(a) Shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be represented by stock certificates substantially in the form set
forth as Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Stock certificates representing shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
signed by two authorized Officers of the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws and applicable Delaware law, by manual or facsimile signature.
(c) A stock certificate representing shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be valid until manually
countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Each stock certificate representing shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.
(d) If any Officer of the Corporation who has signed a stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent and
Registrar countersigns the stock certificate, the stock certificate shall be valid nonetheless.
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SECTION 20. Replacement Certificates.
(a) If any Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall, at
the expense of the Holder, issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent Liquidation Preference of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, but only
upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent.
(b) The Corporation is not required to issue any certificate representing the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on or after the
Mandatory Conversion Date. In lieu of the delivery of a replacement certificate following the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Transfer Agent, upon delivery of the evidence and indemnity described above, shall deliver the shares of Class C
Capital Stock issuable and any cash deliverable pursuant to the terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock formerly evidenced by the certificate.
SECTION 21. Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the sections and subsections of this Certificate of
Designations 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 22. Miscellaneous. (a) The Corporation shall pay any and all stock transfer and documentary stamp taxes that may be
payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of Class C Capital Stock or other securities issued on account of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant
hereto or certificates representing such shares or securities. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Class C Capital
Stock or other securities in a name other than that in which the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered were registered, and the Corporation shall not be
required to make any such issuance or delivery unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such issuance or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such
tax has been paid or is not payable.
(b) The Liquidation Preference and the Dividend Amount each shall be subject to equitable adjustment
whenever there shall occur a stock split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such adjustments shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an
authorized committee thereof) and submitted by the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee thereof) to the Transfer Agent.
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Exhibit A
[FORM OF FACE OF SERIES B MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE]
Certificate Number [__]
Number of Shares of Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock [_____]
CUSIP 02079K 701
ISIN US02079K7019
ALPHABET INC.
6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
(par value $0.001 per share)
(Liquidation Preference as specified below)
ALPHABET INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that [_______] (the
“Holder”), is the registered owner of [_______] fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Corporation’s designated 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with par
value $0.001 per share and a Liquidation Preference of $1,000.00 per share (the “Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”). The shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are transferable on the books
and records of the Registrar, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented hereby are and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations of 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Alphabet
Inc. dated June 5, 2026 as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations. The
Corporation will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Certificate of
Designations, the provisions of the Certificate of Designations shall control and govern.
Reference is hereby made to the provisions of
the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof and in the Certificate of Designations, which provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Upon receipt of this executed certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
Unless the Transfer Agent and Registrar have properly countersigned, these shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
A-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by two
Officers of the Corporation this [__] of [_______], [____].
ALPHABET INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 3.2
COUNTERSIGNATURE
These are
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.
Dated:
[_______], [____]
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as
Registrar and Transfer Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 3.2
[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE FOR SERIES B MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK]
Cumulative dividends on each share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable at the applicable rate provided in the
Certificate of Designations.
The shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the manner and in
accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each Holder who
so requests a summary of the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series within a class of stock and the designations, limitations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each
class or series of share capital issued by the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
A-4
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Holder
in
order to Convert the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the
“Conversion”) 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of Alphabet Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”),
represented by stock certificate No(s). [______] (the “Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificates”), into Class C capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation (the
“Class C Capital Stock”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the
date written below. If Class C Capital Stock is to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.
Date of Conversion:
Applicable Conversion Rate:
Shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to Be Converted:
Shares of Class C Capital Stock to Be Issued:*
Signature:
Name:
Address:**
Fax No.:
*
The Corporation is not required to issue Class C Capital Stock until the original Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) to be converted are received by the Corporation or the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
**
Address where Class C Capital Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.
A-5
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints:
as agent to transfer the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the
Transfer Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:
Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
Certificate)
Signature Guarantee:
(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker,
savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other
“signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
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EX-4.3
EX-4.3
Filename: d36818dex43.htm · Sequence: 4
EX-4.3
Exhibit 4.3
6.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
ALPHABET INC.
DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
among
ALPHABET INC.,
COMPUTERSHARE INC. and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
acting jointly as Depositary
and
THE HOLDERS FROM
TIME TO TIME OF
THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN
Dated as of June 5, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.01. Definitions
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, DEPOSIT, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF
RECEIPTS
Section 2.01. Appointment of Depositary
5
Section 2.02. Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Voting Powers
5
Section 2.03. Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts
5
Section 2.04. Deposit of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and
Delivery of Receipts
8
Section 2.05. No Redemption of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock
9
Section 2.06. Registration of Transfer of Receipts
9
Section 2.07. Split-ups and Combinations of
Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
9
Section 2.08. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange
of Receipts
11
Section 2.09. Lost Receipts, etc.
11
Section 2.10. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts
11
Section 2.11. Conversion at the Option of Holders
12
Section 2.12. No Pre-Release
14
Section 2.13. Receipt of Funds
15
ARTICLE 3
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF RECORD HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND OF
THE CORPORATION
Section 3.01. Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information
15
Section 3.02. Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges
15
Section 3.03. Warranty as to Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock
16
Section 3.04. Warranty as to Receipts
16
Section 3.05. Listing
16
ARTICLE 4
THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES
Section 4.01. Cash Distributions
16
Section 4.02. Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or Privileges
17
Section 4.03. Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges
19
Section 4.04. Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of
Receipts
20
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Section 4.05. Voting Rights
20
Section 4.06. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications,
Recapitalizations, Etc.
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Section 4.07. Delivery of Reports
21
Section 4.08. Lists of Receipt Record Holders
21
Section 4.09. Corporation-owned Series A Depositary Shares Disregarded
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ARTICLE 5
THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND
THE CORPORATION
Section 5.01. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary;
Registrar; Depositary’s Agents
22
Section 5.02. Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent
23
Section 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the
Registrar and the Transfer Agent
23
Section 5.04. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor
Depositary
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Section 5.05. Corporate Notices and Reports
27
Section 5.06. Indemnification by the Corporation
28
Section 5.07. Fees, Charges and Expenses
28
Section 5.08. Tax Compliance
29
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 6.01. Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders
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Section 6.02. Amendment With Consent of Record Holders
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Section 6.03. Termination
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ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01. Counterparts
32
Section 7.02. Record Holders of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of
Parties
32
Section 7.03. Invalidity of Provisions
32
Section 7.04. Notices
32
Section 7.05. Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent
33
Section 7.06. Governing Law
34
Section 7.07. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate
34
Section 7.08. Headings
34
Section 7.09. Further Assurances
34
Section 7.10. Confidentiality
34
Section 7.11. Entire Agreement
34
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EXHIBIT
Exhibit A
Form of Receipt
A-1
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THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2026 among (i) ALPHABET INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), (ii) COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation (“Computershare”), and its affiliate, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (the
“Trust Company” and, together with Computershare, jointly the “Depositary”) and (iii) the Record Holders from time to time of the Receipts described in this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
parties desire to provide, as set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Corporation’s 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, from time to time with the Depositary for the purposes
set forth in this Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts (as defined herein) evidencing Series A Depositary Shares (as defined herein) in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined herein) so deposited;
and
WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions,
modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.01. Definitions. The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the
respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of such terms) used in this Agreement:
“Accumulated Dividend
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Agreement” shall mean this
agreement as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as provided herein, as so amended or supplemented.
“Average
VWAP” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Board of Directors” shall mean
the board of directors of the Corporation or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
“Capital
Stock” shall mean, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
“Certificate of Designations” shall mean the Certificate of Designations
establishing the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation.
“Certificate
of Incorporation” shall mean the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by filing of the Certificate of Designations).
“Class A Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Corporation, subject to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.
“close of business” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Closing Sale Price” of any security on any date shall mean the
closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) of such security on that date as reported in
composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which such security is traded. If such security is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the
“Closing Sale Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for such security in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC
Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If such security is not so quoted, the “Closing Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for such
security on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Corporation for this purpose.
“Computershare” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Conversion Number” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement and shall include its successors and
assigns.
“Depositary” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement and, subject to the
provisions of Section 5.04, shall include its successors and assigns.
“Depositary’s Agent” shall mean an
agent appointed by the Depositary pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Depositary’s Office” shall mean the office of
the Depositary at which, at any particular time, its depositary receipt business shall be administered, which is currently in Canton, Massachusetts.
“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
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“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“DTC Receipt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
“Moody’s” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
“Nasdaq” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint
venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
“Physical Receipt” shall mean a definitive Receipt in physical form.
“Receipt” shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit
A hereto, whether in the form of DTC Receipts or Physical Receipts.
“Record Holder” as applied to a Receipt shall
mean the Person in whose name that Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.
“Registrar” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or such other successor bank or trust company that shall be
appointed by the Corporation (or, in accordance with Section 5.01, the Depositary) to register ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided, and, if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to “the
books” of or maintained by the Depositary shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such successor Registrar for such purpose.
“Remaining Fractional Share” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
“Remaining Fractional Share Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
“S&P” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
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“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Series A Depositary Shares” shall mean the depositary shares, each
representing a 1/20th fractional interest in a share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and evidenced by a Receipt.
“Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” shall mean the shares of a series of the Corporation’s
Preferred Stock designated as its 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, having the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, as set
forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Signature Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business
entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers,
general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Trading Day” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Transfer Agent” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the
Receipts and the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided.
“Trust Company” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Underwriters” shall mean the several purchasers listed in
Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement.
“Underwriting Agreement” shall mean the underwriting agreement relating to
the Series A Depositary Shares, dated June 2, 2026, between the Corporation and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives of the several Underwriters.
“Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Certificate of
Incorporation.
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, DEPOSIT, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF RECEIPTS
Section 2.01. Appointment of
Depositary. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary, and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment, as depositary for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, on the express terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions).
Section 2.02. Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Voting Powers.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Record Holder of a Receipt is entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series A
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt (including the conversion, dividend, voting, and liquidation rights contained in the Certificate of Incorporation) and the same proportionate interest in any and all other property received by the
Depositary in respect of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and held under this Agreement.
Section 2.03.
Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts. The Corporation and the Depositary shall make application to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for acceptance of all of the Receipts for its book-entry
settlement system. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary acting through any authorized officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, for
purposes of executing any agreements, certifications or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in order to effect the acceptance of such Receipts for DTC eligibility. So long as the Receipts are eligible for book-entry settlement with
DTC, unless otherwise required by law, all Series A Depositary Shares with book-entry settlement through DTC shall be represented by a receipt or receipts (the “DTC Receipt”), which shall be deposited with DTC (or its designee)
evidencing all such Series A Depositary Shares and registered in the name of the nominee of DTC (initially Cede & Co.). The Depositary or such other entity as is agreed to by DTC may hold the DTC Receipt as custodian for DTC. Ownership of
beneficial interests in the DTC Receipt shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (a) DTC or its nominee for such DTC Receipt or (b) institutions that have accounts with DTC. The
DTC Receipt shall bear such legend or legends as may be required by DTC in order for it to accept the Series A Depositary Shares for its book-entry settlement system. The aggregate number of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may
be executed and delivered under this Agreement is initially limited to 192,500,000, except for Receipts executed and delivered in respect of Series A Depositary Shares upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other
Receipts pursuant to this Section 2.03, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.09, Section 2.11 or Section 4.06.
The DTC Receipt shall be exchangeable for Physical Receipts only if (i) DTC notifies the Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as a clearing system in connection with the Receipts or (ii) DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor clearing system is not appointed by the Corporation within 90 days of the
Corporation receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, as applicable. The Corporation shall provide written notice to the Depositary upon receipt of notice of the occurrence of any event described in clause
(i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.
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Until such written notice is received by the Depositary, the Depositary may presume conclusively for all purposes that the events described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the first
sentence of this paragraph have not occurred. If the beneficial owners of interests in Series A Depositary Shares are entitled to exchange such interests for Physical Receipts as the result of an event described in clause (i) or clause
(ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, then without unnecessary delay, the Depositary is hereby directed and shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver the DTC Receipt to the Depositary for cancellation, and, without
unnecessary delay, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing to deliver to the beneficial owners of the Series A Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the DTC Receipt Physical Receipts evidencing such Series A Depositary Shares.
Physical Receipts issued in exchange for all or a part of the DTC Receipt pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be registered in such
names and in such authorized denominations as DTC, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Depositary. Upon execution and authentication, the Depositary shall deliver such Physical Receipts
to the Persons or entities in whose names such Physical Receipts are so registered.
At such time as all interests in a DTC Receipt have
been converted, canceled, surrendered or transferred, such DTC Receipt shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Depositary in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between DTC and DTC’s custodian. At any time
prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a DTC Receipt is exchanged for Physical Receipts, converted, canceled, surrendered or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Receipts therefor or any Physical Receipt is exchanged or
transferred for part of such DTC Receipt, the number of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by such DTC Receipt shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between DTC and DTC’s custodian, be appropriately
reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such DTC Receipt, by the Depositary or DTC’s custodian, at the direction of the Depositary, to reflect such reduction or increase.
Beneficial owners of Series A Depositary Shares through DTC shall not receive or be entitled to receive Physical Receipts or be entitled to
have Series A Depositary Shares registered in their name, except as described in the third immediately preceding paragraph, in which case the provisions set forth in such paragraph and the second immediately succeeding paragraph regarding the
issuance of Physical Receipts shall apply.
Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Series A Depositary Shares. The
Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the Depositary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The DTC Receipt and Physical Receipts, if any, shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Agreement and
incorporated herein by reference, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided (but which do not affect the rights, duties, obligations or immunities of the Depositary as set forth in this Agreement without the
Depositary’s consent) and shall be engraved or otherwise prepared so as to comply with the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) or any other securities exchange on which the Series A Depositary
Shares are then listed, if applicable. In the event the DTC Receipt becomes exchangeable for Physical Receipts as provided in this Section 2.03, the Depositary, pending preparation of Physical Receipts and upon the written order of the
Corporation, delivered in compliance with Section 2.04, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts, which may be printed, lithographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the Physical Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the Depositary
will cause Physical Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Physical Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable by the Record Holder for Physical Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at
the Depositary’s Office or such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 2.04, without charge to the Record Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Receipts, the Depositary is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, execute and deliver in exchange therefor Physical Receipts representing the same number of Series A Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or
Receipts, provided that the Depositary has been provided with all necessary information that it may request in order to execute and deliver such Physical Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation’s expense and without
any charge therefor to the Record Holder or the Depositary. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as Physical Receipts.
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Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual, electronic or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized officer thereof; provided that if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed then such Receipts shall be countersigned by manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a
duly authorized officer of the Registrar. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The Depositary shall
record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided. Receipts bearing the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was at any time a proper signatory of the
Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory ceased to hold such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.
Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement (but which do not affect the rights, duties, obligations or immunities of the Depositary), all as may be reasonably required by the Depositary and approved by the Corporation or which the Corporation has determined are
required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or any other securities exchange upon which the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series A Depositary Shares or the
Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject.
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Title to Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt that is properly endorsed, or
accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer accompanied by a guarantee of the signature thereon by a guarantor institution that is a participant in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association at a
guarantee level acceptable to the Transfer Agent (a “Signature Guarantee”) or endorsement, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that
until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.06, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the
absolute owner thereof (x) for the purpose of determining the Person (i) entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions of securities, cash or other property or payments with respect to the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, (ii) entitled to exercise any voting or conversion rights with respect to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) entitled to receive any notice provided for in this Agreement and (y) for all
other purposes.
Section 2.04. Deposit of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of
Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock under this Agreement by delivery to the Depositary of a
certificate or certificates for such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form
satisfactory to the Depositary, together with:
(a) all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, including the resolutions of the Board of Directors, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation on the date thereof as being complete, accurate and in effect, relating to the issuance
and sale of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;
(b) a letter of counsel to the Corporation, or a provision in such
counsel’s opinions, authorizing reliance by the Depositary on such counsel’s opinions delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement as to (i) the existence and good standing of the Corporation,
(ii) the due authorization of the Series A Depositary Shares and the status of the Series A Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (iii) the effectiveness of any
registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the offering and sale of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the offering and sale of the Series A Depositary Shares; and
(c) a written order of the Corporation, directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to the Person or Persons stated in such order a Receipt
or Receipts for the number of Series A Depositary Shares representing such deposited Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Deposited Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be held by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at such other
place or places as the Depositary shall determine.
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Upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.04, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the books
of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the Person or Persons
named in the written order delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.04, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Series A Depositary Shares representing the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such Person or Persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or, at the request of
such Person or Persons, such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate. Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the Person or Persons requesting such delivery.
Section 2.05. No Redemption of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall not be subject to redemption by the Corporation.
Section 2.06. Registration of Transfer of
Receipts. Subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by a Record Holder in person or by its duly
authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, including a Signature Guarantee and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Transfer Agent, together with (if
applicable) evidence of the payment of any taxes or charges as may be required by law. Thereupon, the Depositary shall, without unreasonable delay, execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Series A Depositary Shares
as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Person entitled thereto.
Section 2.07. Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up, adjustment or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and the receipt by the Depositary of all other necessary information and documents, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new
Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Record Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.
Any Record Holder of a Receipt
or Receipts may withdraw the number of whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented thereby by (x) in the case of Physical Receipt(s), surrendering such Receipt(s), or Series A
Depositary Shares represented by the Receipts, at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipt, by complying with the appropriate DTC procedures
for such withdrawal. Thereafter, without unreasonable delay (provided that the Depositary has been provided with all necessary documentation), the Depositary shall deliver to such Record Holder, or to the Person or Persons designated by such Record
Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented by such Receipt(s), or Series A Depositary Shares represented by such Receipt(s),
representing the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock subject to withdrawal, but Record Holders of such whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Series A Depositary Shares therefor. If a Physical Receipt delivered by the Record Holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Series
A Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Series A Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of
whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such money and/or other property to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Record Holder, or subject to Section 2.06 upon its order, a new Physical Receipt evidencing such excess
number of Series A Depositary Shares; provided, however, that such Physical Receipt shall only represent a whole number of Series A Depositary Shares and the Depositary shall not issue any Physical Receipt evidencing a fractional
Series A Depositary Share.
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Delivery of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and money and/or other
property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer including, but not limited to, a Signature Guarantee.
If the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and
the money and/or other property being withdrawn are to be delivered to a Person or Persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such
Record Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary, and the Depositary may require that the Physical Receipt(s) surrendered by such Record Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank.
Delivery
of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the money and/or other property represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at the office or offices of the
Depositary designated for such purpose from time to time in writing to the Corporation and all Record Holders, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Record Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Record
Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Record Holder.
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A Record Holder who withdraws shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and
any such money and/or other property shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property, except that such
Record Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property in a
name other than the name of such Record Holder.
Section 2.08. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and
Exchange of Receipts. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, adjustment, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, any of the
Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Corporation may require (a) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of
any charges, taxes or expenses payable by the Record Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 5.07 (including any such tax or charge with respect to the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock being deposited or withdrawn),
(b) the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, including a Signature Guarantee, or any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary, or (c) compliance with
such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.
The deposit of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer, surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of
stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by any of the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents and the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any
requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or under any provision of this Agreement.
Section 2.09. Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, and absent notice to
the Depositary that such Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in
lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (a) the filing by the Record Holder thereof with the Depositary of evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the
authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof; (b) the Record Holder thereof furnishing the Depositary with indemnification reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary and the provision of an open penalty surety bond reasonably
satisfactory to the Depositary and holding it and the Corporation harmless; and (c) the payment of any reasonable expense (including reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary) in connection with such execution and delivery.
Section 2.10. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any
Depositary’s Agent, including Receipts surrendered in connection with any conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be cancelled
by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled.
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Section 2.11. Conversion at the Option of Holders. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Record Holder of any Receipt may, at any time that Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted pursuant to Section 8 or 9 of the Certificate of Designations, by (x) in the case of a
Physical Receipt, surrendering such Physical Receipt at the Depositary’s Office or such other office as the Depositary may from time to time designate for such purpose together with a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed
and a proper assignment of such Receipt to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent or in blank to the Depositary or any of the Depositary’s Agents, and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipt, complying with the procedures of DTC in effect at that
time, in each case, thereby instructing the Depositary to cause the conversion of a specified number (the “Conversion Number”) of whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series A
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, and specifying the name in which such Record Holder desires the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion (including in respect of any Early
Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) to be registered and specifying payment instructions.
Series A Depositary Shares may be converted at the option of the Record Holder of any Receipt only in lots of 20 Series A Depositary Shares or integral multiples thereof. The Depositary shall be deemed to have no knowledge of the Conversion Number
unless and until it shall have actually received written notice thereof from the Corporation, and shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or inquire as to whether any Conversion Number contained in any such written notice is accurate, or
whether it complies with the Certificate of Incorporation. If specified by the Record Holder in such notice of conversion that Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Depositary Shares shall be issued to a Person other
than the Record Holder surrendering the Receipt for the Series A Depositary Shares being converted, then the Record Holder shall pay or cause to be paid any transfer or similar taxes payable in connection with the Class A Common Stock or other
securities so issued that are not payable by the Corporation pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or Section 3.02. In addition, the Record Holder shall provide any other transfer forms, tax forms or other relevant documentation required
and specified by the Transfer Agent for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if necessary, to effect the conversion.
Upon
fulfillment of the requirements in the foregoing paragraph, the Depositary is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, as promptly as practicable, (a) give written notice to the Transfer Agent of (i) the Conversion Number (as
specified in writing by the Corporation), (ii) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any
Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) (as specified in writing by the Corporation),
(iii) the amount of immediately available funds (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in payment of any fractional shares of Class A Common Stock otherwise issuable upon
conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series A
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iv) the amount of cash (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in respect of
any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Certificate of Incorporation, (b) cancel such Receipt or, if a Registrar for Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, cause such Registrar to cancel such Receipt, and (c) surrender to the Transfer Agent or any other
authorized agent of the Corporation for conversion, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation), certificates for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Series A
Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt, together with delivery to the Corporation or the appropriate agent of the Corporation (pursuant to written instructions from the Corporation) any other information or payment required by the
Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation) for such conversion, and such certificates shall thereupon be canceled by the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent. The Depositary shall have no duty or obligation to
investigate or inquire as to whether the Corporation provided it with the correct number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered upon any conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any
Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount), or the correct amount of cash to be delivered in payment of any fractional shares of Class A Common Stock
otherwise issuable or in respect of any cash payable by the Corporation upon any conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend
Amount), and the Depositary may rely conclusively on any such information provided by the Corporation.
As promptly as practicable after
the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent of the Corporation has received such certificates from the Depositary, (a) the Corporation shall cause to be furnished to the Depositary (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing such number
of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of the Conversion Number of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental
Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation), (ii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in respect of any Fundamental
Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, and
(iii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in lieu of receiving fractional shares of Class A Common Stock, as specified in a written notice from the Corporation and (b) the Depositary is hereby
authorized and instructed to, and shall, deliver at the Depositary’s Office, (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional
Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) into which the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by
Series A Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt has been converted, (ii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in respect of any Fundamental Change
Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock in lieu of delivering fractional shares of Class A Common Stock, in each case, as specified in writing by the Corporation and that has been provided by the Corporation.
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In the event that a Record Holder of a surrendered Receipt elects to convert fewer than all
Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt under this Section 2.11, upon such conversion, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing and provided with all necessary information and documents, authenticate, countersign and deliver
to such Record Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a new Receipt evidencing the Series A Depositary Shares as to which such conversion was not effected.
Delivery of Class A Common Stock following a conversion pursuant to this Section 2.11 may be made by the delivery of such
certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer. If such delivery is to be made
otherwise than at the Depositary’s Office or at the office or offices of the Depositary designated for such purpose from time to time in writing to the Corporation and all Record Holders, such delivery shall be made, as hereinafter provided,
without unreasonable delay, at the risk of any Record Holder surrendering Receipts, and for the account of such Record Holder, to such place designated in writing by such Record Holder and agreed by the Depositary.
For purposes of this Section 2.11 and Section 4.02, if the Class A Common Stock has been replaced by Exchange Property as a
result of any transaction as described in Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations, references to Class A Common Stock will be deemed to be references to a Unit of Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Class A Common
Stock would have been entitled to receive in such transaction as determined pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.
Section 2.12. No Pre-Release. The Depositary shall not deliver any deposited Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts prior to the receipt and cancellation of such Receipts or other similar method used with respect to Receipts held by DTC. The Depositary shall
not issue any Receipts prior to the receipt by the Depositary of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock corresponding to Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts. At no time will any Receipts be outstanding if such Receipts
do not evidence Series A Depositary Shares representing Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary, subject to the rights of holders to receive distributions upon conversion of the deposited Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.02.
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Section 2.13. Receipt of Funds. All funds received by Computershare under
this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Computershare in the performance of its services hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Corporation and deposited in one or more bank
accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Corporation. Until paid pursuant to this Agreement, Computershare may hold or invest the Funds through such accounts in: (i) funds backed by obligations of, or guaranteed
by, the United States of America, (ii) debt or commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation
(“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), respectively, (iii) Government and Treasury backed AAA-rated Fixed NAV money market funds that
comply with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (iv) short term certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements, and bank accounts with commercial banks with Tier 1 capital
exceeding $1 billion, or with an investment grade rating by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). Computershare
shall not bear responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit or investment made by Computershare in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial
institution or other third party. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.13 shall not apply to any obligations and liabilities of the Corporation under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts. Computershare may from time to time
receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits or investments. Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Corporation, any Record Holder or any other party.
ARTICLE 3
CERTAIN
OBLIGATIONS OF RECORD HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND OF THE CORPORATION
Section 3.01. Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information. Any Record Holder of a Receipt may be required from
time to time to file proof of residence, or other matters or other information, to execute certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or
the Corporation may withhold the delivery, or delay the registration of transfer or exchange, of any Receipt or the withdrawal of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series A Depositary Shares and evidenced by a
Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made.
Section 3.02. Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges. Record Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to
make payments to the Depositary of certain fees, charges and expenses, as provided in Section 5.07. Registration of transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property
represented by the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused until any such payment due is made or satisfactory evidence is provided by such Record Holder to the Depositary that such fees, charges and expenses have been
paid, and any dividends, interest payments or other distributions may be withheld or any part of or all the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt and not theretofore
sold may be sold for the account of the Record Holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such Record Holder prior to such sale), and such dividends, interest payments or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale may
be applied to any payment of such charges or expenses, the Record Holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency.
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Section 3.03. Warranty as to Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Such representation and warranty shall
survive the deposit of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the related Receipts.
Section 3.04.
Warranty as to Receipts. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will represent legal and valid interests in the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such
representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Receipts.
Section 3.05. Listing. The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that it will apply to list the Series A Depositary Shares on
Nasdaq. If the Series A Depositary Shares are listed on Nasdaq, the Corporation covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Series A Depositary Shares listed on Nasdaq (or any of its successors).
ARTICLE 4
THE
DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES
Section 4.01. Cash Distributions.
Whenever Computershare shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Computershare shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and, if received, in accordance with written
instructions from the Corporation, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective number
of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such Record Holders; provided, however, that in case the Corporation or Computershare shall be required to withhold, and shall withhold, from any cash dividend or other cash
distribution in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount of cash made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Series A Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly,
and, to the extent such withheld cash is remitted to the appropriate governmental authority in accordance with applicable law, such withheld cash shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of
Receipts in respect of which the Corporation or Computershare, as the case may be, made such withholding. In the event that the calculation of any such cash dividend or other cash distribution to be paid to any Record Holder on the aggregate number
of Series A Depositary Shares held by such Record Holder results in an amount that is a fraction of a cent and that fraction of a cent is equal to or greater than $0.005, the amount Computershare shall distribute to such Record Holder shall be
rounded up to the next highest whole cent; otherwise, such fractional amount shall be disregarded by Computershare; provided, however, that the Corporation shall pay the additional amount to Computershare for distribution.
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Each Record Holder of a Receipt shall provide the Depositary with its certified tax
identification number on a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9, as may be applicable. Each Record Holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in the event of non-compliance with the preceding sentence, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may require withholding or backup withholding by Computershare of a portion of any of the distributions to be made
hereunder.
Section 4.02. Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or Privileges. Whenever the Depositary
shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, options or privileges upon the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, at the written direction and instruction of the Corporation, subject to Sections 3.01 and
3.02, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Series A
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts held by such Record Holders, in any manner that the Corporation may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution, including, without limitation, through book-entry transfer through
DTC in the case of DTC Receipts; provided that, in case the Depositary shall be required to withhold from any distribution in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount of property
or securities made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Series A Depositary Shares shall be reduced as necessary to permit any withholding, and such withheld property may be disposed of by the Depositary in such manner as the
Corporation reasonably deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes and, to the extent the relevant amounts are remitted to the appropriate governmental authority in accordance with applicable law, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes
of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of the Receipt in respect of which the Depositary made such withholding at the written direction and instruction of the Corporation. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence
shall apply to any distribution by the Depositary of shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to the Record Holders as a result of the conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock
in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, upon mandatory conversion of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock); provided that, in such case, the distribution of shares of
Class A Common Stock shall be made to Record Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date. If, in the opinion of the Corporation, such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such Record Holders, or if for any
other reason (including any requirement that the Corporation or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or governmental charges) the Corporation deems such distribution not to be feasible, then the Corporation may adopt (and will
notify the Depositary of its adoption of) such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part
thereof, in a commercially reasonable manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by Computershare to Record Holders of Receipts as
provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Corporation shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the Depositary, and the Depositary shall not make any distribution of such securities or
property to the Record Holders of Receipts, unless the Corporation shall have provided an opinion of counsel stating that such distribution of securities or property has been registered under the Securities Act or does not need to be so registered
in connection therewith.
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In the event of a distribution of securities, whether upon mandatory conversion of the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock or otherwise, fractional shares of such securities shall not be distributed to the Record Holders. Instead, a Record Holder that otherwise would have been entitled to
receive a fraction of a security will receive an amount in cash, rounded to the nearest cent, equal to such Record Holder’s proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale in the open market by the Depositary, or an agent of the
Depositary or other entity as so instructed in writing by the Corporation, on behalf of all such Record Holders, of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that would otherwise have been issued, unless (i) the distribution of
securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case such Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in
cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (x) that same fraction and (y) the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading
Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date; provided that if more than one share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for, or subject to, conversion at one time by or for the same Record Holder, the
number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered for, or subject to, conversion or
(ii) the distribution of securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock in payment or partial payment of a dividend on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case such
Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (x) that same fraction and (y) the Average VWAP per share of Class A Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day
period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date. The sale described in the immediately preceding sentence shall occur as soon as practicable following the distribution date for such
securities. In the event that such sale of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that otherwise would have been issued is completed and a fraction of a share of such security still remains (the “Remaining Fractional
Share”), the Depositary shall immediately notify the Corporation in writing of the Remaining Fractional Share, which notice may be delivered via electronic mail to the address set forth in Section 7.04. Upon receipt of such notice,
the Board of Directors shall determine the cash equivalent of the Remaining Fractional Share (the “Remaining Fractional Share Amount”), which Remaining Fractional Share Amount shall be equal to the Remaining Fractional Share,
multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the distribution of such securities. The determination of the Remaining Fractional Share Amount by the Board of Directors shall be
binding on the parties hereto and on the Record Holders. The Corporation shall promptly transfer funds for the Remaining Fractional Share Amount to an account selected by Computershare, and Computershare shall add the Remaining Fractional Share
Amount to the net proceeds from the sale described above for distribution to the Record Holders otherwise entitled to receive the fractional shares of the securities.
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The Person or Persons entitled to receive any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
upon any conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date.
Section 4.03. Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered
to the Persons in whose names the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any
other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of
Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method approved by the Corporation; provided, however,
that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation) not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges
available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if Record Holders of Receipts do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privileges and so instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, at the written
direction and instruction of the Corporation, may, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such
terms as the Corporation may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by Computershare to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of
a distribution received in cash.
The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the
securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary
that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such
registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no
event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation
shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act.
The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative
authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its reasonable best
efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.
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Section 4.04. Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of
Receipts. Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or if rights, options or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which holders of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to notice, or whenever the Depositary and the Corporation shall decide it is appropriate, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by
the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) for the determination of the Record Holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution,
rights, options or privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or who shall be entitled to notice of such meeting or for any other appropriate reasons.
Section 4.05. Voting Rights. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, upon receipt of notice of any
meeting at which the holders of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, send to the Record Holders of Receipts, determined on the record date as set forth in
Section 4.04, a notice prepared by the Corporation that shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting and (b) a statement that the Record Holders may, subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the
Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by their respective Series A Depositary Shares (including an express indication that instructions may be given
to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a Person designated by the Corporation) and a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Each Record Holder of Receipts on the record date (which shall be the same
date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) may instruct the Depositary as to how to vote the amount of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Record Holder’s Receipts in accordance with these instructions. Upon the written request of the Record Holders of Receipts on the relevant record date, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as
practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of whole shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by
all Receipts as to which any particular voting instructions are received. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock or cause such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from Record Holders of Receipts, the Depositary shall abstain from voting the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock to the extent it does not receive such specific instructions from the Record Holders of Receipts.
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Section 4.06. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications,
Recapitalizations, Etc. Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to the provisions
of the Certificate of Incorporation, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation affecting the Corporation or to which it is a party, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing to, and the Depositary upon
receipt of such written instructions setting forth any of the following adjustments from the Corporation (which the Corporation shall provide), shall, (a) make such adjustments as are certified by the Corporation in the fraction of an interest
represented by one Series A Depositary Share in one share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be necessary fully to reflect the effects of such change in par or stated value, split-up,
combination or other reclassification of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation and (b) treat any securities that shall be received by the Depositary in exchange
for or, subject to the final sentence of this Section 4.06, upon conversion of or in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as new deposited securities so received in exchange for or upon conversion or in respect of such
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In any such case the Corporation may in its discretion direct the Depositary to execute and deliver additional Receipts or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new
Receipts specifically describing such new deposited securities. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, Record Holders of Receipts shall have the right from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or any such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation to surrender such Receipts to the
Depositary with instructions to convert, exchange or surrender the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into
which the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Receipts might have been converted or for which such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the
effective date of such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of cash dividends on, the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not constitute new deposited
securities hereunder and instead the provisions set forth in Section 4.02 shall apply.
Section 4.07. Delivery of
Reports. The Depositary shall, at the sole expense of the Corporation, furnish to Record Holders of Receipts any reports and communications received from the Corporation that are received by the Depositary, as the holder of the Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and that the Corporation is required to furnish to the holders of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Section 4.08. Lists of Receipt Record Holders. Reasonably promptly upon request from time to time by the Corporation, at
the sole expense of the Corporation, the Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the names, addresses and holdings of Series A Depositary Shares of all registered Record Holders of Receipts.
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Section 4.09. Corporation-owned Series A Depositary Shares
Disregarded. In determining whether the Record Holders of the requisite number of Series A Depositary Shares have concurred in any vote (including, without limitation, in respect of any direction, consent, request, amendment, alteration
or supplement) referred to in this Agreement, Series A Depositary Shares that are owned by the Corporation, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
ARTICLE 5
THE
DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION
Section 5.01. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar; Depositary’s
Agents. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Depositary shall maintain at the Depositary’s Office, facilities for the execution and delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up
and combination of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and at the offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts and
deposit and withdrawal of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
The Registrar shall keep books at the Depositary’s Office for the registration and transfer of Receipts. Upon direction by the
Corporation and with reasonable notice to the Registrar, the Registrar shall open its books for inspection by the Record Holders of Receipts as directed by the Corporation; provided that any Record Holder shall be granted such right by the
Corporation only after certifying that such inspection shall be for a proper purpose reasonably related to such Person’s interest as an owner of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts.
The Corporation may cause the Registrar to close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with
the performance of its duties hereunder.
The Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, appoint a Registrar for registration
of the Receipts or the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced thereby. If the Receipts or the Series A Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Series A Depositary Shares shall be
listed on one or more national securities exchanges, the Depositary shall appoint a registrar (acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of the Receipts or Series A Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange. Such
registrar (which may be the Registrar if so permitted by the requirements of any such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar may be appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Corporation. If the Receipts,
Series A Depositary Shares or Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are listed on one or more other securities exchanges, the Registrar shall, at the expense and request of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery,
transfer, surrender and exchange of the Receipts, Series A Depositary Shares or Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be required by law or applicable securities exchange regulation.
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The Depositary may from time to time appoint one or more Depositary’s Agents to act in
any respect for the Depositary for the purposes of this Agreement and may from time to time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents; provided that the Depositary
shall notify the Corporation of any such appointment or variation or termination of such appointment.
Section 5.02. Prevention of
or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall incur any
liability to the Corporation or to any Record Holder of a Receipt if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, or regulation thereunder, of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or by reason of any
provision, present or future, of the Certificate of Incorporation or by reason of any act of God, pandemics, epidemics, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of
data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, civil unrest, war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, any such Depositary’s
Agent, any such Registrar or any such Transfer Agent shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or subjected to any penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement provide shall be done or performed.
Nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent incur liability to the Corporation or to any Record Holder of a Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of
any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement shall provide shall or may be done or performed.
Section 5.03. Obligations of
the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent assumes any obligation or shall be subject to
any liability under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts, the Corporation or any other Person or entity other than for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be
determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the aggregate liability of the
Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent or any Registrar during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided
under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Corporation to the Depositary as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the twelve
(12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery is being sought. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be liable for any
incidental, indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits, occasioned by breach of any provision of this Agreement even if apprised of the possibility of
such damages. For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations of liability set forth in this Section 5.03 shall not apply to any obligations and liabilities of the Corporation under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts.
The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar hereunder may consult legal counsel satisfactory to it, and
the advice or opinion of such legal counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of, and it shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for, any actions taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by such
party hereunder in accordance with the advice or opinion of such legal counsel.
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None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent
shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series A Depositary Shares or the Receipts, which, in its reasonable opinion,
may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be reasonably required.
None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be liable for any action or any failure to
act by it in reliance upon the advice of legal counsel or accountants, or information from any Person presenting Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for deposit, any Record Holder of a Receipt or any other Person believed by it in the
absence of bad faith to be competent to give such information. Each of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent may rely, and shall each be protected in acting or omitting to act, upon any written notice,
request, direction or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote any of the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is not taken in bad faith or due to the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the
Depositary (which bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Depositary
undertakes, and any Registrar or Transfer Agent shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement
against the Depositary or any Registrar or Transfer Agent.
The Depositary, its parent, affiliates and Subsidiaries, any
Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar or Transfer Agent may own, buy, sell and deal in any class of securities of the Corporation and its affiliates and in Receipts or Series A Depositary Shares or have a pecuniary interest in any transaction
in which the Corporation or its affiliates may be interested or contract with or lend money to any such Person or otherwise act as fully or as freely as if it were not the Depositary, the Depositary’s parent, affiliate or Subsidiary, the
Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent hereunder. The Depositary may also act as trustee, transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Corporation and its affiliates.
It is intended that none of the Depositary, its agents and any Registrar, acting as a Depositary’s Agent or Registrar, as the case may
be, shall be deemed to be an “issuer” of the securities under federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Registrar are
acting only in a ministerial capacity as Depositary or Registrar for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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The Corporation agrees that it has previously registered or will register the offer and sale
of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A Depositary Shares in accordance with all applicable securities laws.
None of the Depositary, its officers, directors, employees or agents and the Registrar makes any representation or has any responsibility
(i) as to the validity of (a) the registration statement pursuant to which the offer and sale of the Series A Depositary Shares and Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered under the Securities Act, (b) the
Certificate of Incorporation, (c) the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (d) the Series A Depositary Shares, (e) the Receipts (except for its counter-signatures thereon) or (f) any instruments referred to in any of
the foregoing or (ii) as to the correctness of any statement made in any of the foregoing.
The Depositary assumes no responsibility
for the correctness of the description that appears in the Receipts. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Receipts, the Depositary makes no warranties or representations as to the validity or genuineness of any Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock at any time deposited with the Depositary hereunder or of the Series A Depositary Shares, as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, as to the value of the Series A Depositary Shares or as to any right, title or
interest of the Record Holders of Receipts in and to the Series A Depositary Shares. The Depositary shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Corporation of the Series A Depositary Shares or the Receipts or the proceeds thereof.
The Depositary shall not have any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of the Receipts, the Series A Depositary Shares or the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, nor shall it be obligated to segregate such monies from other monies held by it, except as required by applicable law. The
Depositary shall not be responsible for advancing funds on behalf of the Corporation and shall have no duty or obligation to make any payments if it has not timely received sufficient funds to make timely payments.
In the event the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists
hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent hereunder, or in the administration of any of the
provisions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, omitting or suffering to take any action hereunder, the Depositary may, in its sole discretion upon written
notice to the Corporation, refrain from taking any action and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Corporation, any Record Holders of Receipts or any other Person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless
the Depositary receives written instructions or a certificate signed by the Corporation that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent or that
proves or establishes the applicable matter to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent.
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The Depositary undertakes not to issue any Receipt other than to evidence the Series A
Depositary Shares that have been delivered to, and are then on deposit with, the Depositary. The Depositary also undertakes not to sell, except as provided herein, pledge or lend Series A Depositary Shares or shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock held by it as Depositary.
Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Depositary, any Transfer
Agent or any Registrar shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Corporation prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively provided and established by a certificate signed by the Corporation and delivered to the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar; and such certificate
shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar and the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.
The Depositary may rely on and be fully
authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon (a) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable
“signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (b) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have
been altered, changed, amended or repealed.
The Depositary, any Transfer Agent, or any Registrar may execute and exercise any of the
rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Depositary shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such
attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Corporation, to the holders of the Receipts or any other Person resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith in the
selection and continued employment thereof (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent
jurisdiction).
The obligations of the Corporation and the rights and benefits of the Depositary set forth in this Section 5.03 shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and any replacement, removal, resignation or succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent.
Section 5.04. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any
time resign as Depositary hereunder by delivering notice of its election to do so to the Corporation, such resignation to take effect 60 days after receipt of written notice by the Corporation.
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The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Corporation by notice of such removal
delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take effect upon the earlier of (x) 60 days after receipt of written notice by the Depositary and (y) the appointment of a successor Depositary hereunder and its acceptance of such appointment as
hereinafter provided.
In the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Corporation and the Depositary terminates, the
Depositary shall be deemed to have resigned automatically under this Section 5.04.
In case at any time the Depositary acting
hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Corporation shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor Depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company that (a) is not
an affiliate of the Corporation, (b) has its principal office in the United States of America and (c) has a combined capital and surplus, along with its affiliates, of at least $50,000,000. If no successor Depositary shall have been so
appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after delivery of such notice or removal, the resigning or removed Depositary may, at the Corporation’s expense, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a
successor Depositary. Every successor Depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Corporation an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Depositary, without any further act or
deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor and for all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written
request of the Corporation, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any moneys, securities or other property held hereunder to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor Depositary a list of the Record Holders of all outstanding Receipts and such records, books and
other information in its possession relating thereto; provided that, such predecessor Depositary shall not be required to make any additional expenditure (without prompt reimbursement by the Corporation) or assume any additional liability in
connection with the foregoing. Any successor Depositary shall promptly send notice of its appointment to the Record Holders of Receipts.
Any entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted, or any successor Person to which all or a substantial
part of the assets of the Depositary may be transferred or which succeeds to the shareholder services business of the Depositary shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act, and notice
thereof shall not be required hereunder. Such successor Depositary may authenticate the Receipts in the name of the predecessor Depositary or its own name as successor Depositary.
The provisions of this Section 5.04 as they apply to the Depositary apply to the Registrar and Transfer Agent, as if specifically
enumerated herein.
Section 5.05. Corporate Notices and Reports. The Corporation agrees that it shall deliver to the
Depositary, and the Depositary shall, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts, in each case at the addresses recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including, without
limitation, financial statements) required by law, by the rules of Nasdaq or any other national securities exchange upon which the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series A Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or by the
Certificate of Incorporation, to be furnished to the Record Holders of Receipts. Such transmission will be at the Corporation’s expense and the Corporation will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the
Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts at the Corporation’s expense, including applicable fees, such other documents as may be requested by the Corporation.
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Section 5.06. Indemnification by the Corporation. Subject to
Section 5.03, the Corporation shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar and any Transfer Agent (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) against, and hold each of them harmless
from, any loss, damage, cost, penalty, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself) which may arise out of acts performed, suffered or omitted to be taken in connection with this Agreement and the Receipts
by the Depositary, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent or any of their respective agents (including any Depositary’s Agent) and any transactions or documents contemplated hereby, except for any liability arising out of gross negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith on the respective parts of any such Person or Persons (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or
ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction).
From time to time, the Corporation may provide the Depositary with instructions concerning
the services performed by the Depositary hereunder. In addition, at any time the Depositary may apply to any officer of the Corporation for instruction, and may consult with legal counsel for the Depositary or the Corporation with respect to any
matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Depositary under this Agreement. The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent and their respective agents and subcontractors, as applicable,
shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for any action taken, suffered or omitted by them in reliance upon any Corporation instructions or upon the advice or opinion of such counsel. The Depositary shall not be held to have
notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Corporation. The obligations of the Corporation set forth in this Section 5.06 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and
any replacement, removal, resignation or succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent.
Section 5.07. Fees, Charges and Expenses. The Corporation agrees promptly to pay the Depositary the compensation to
be agreed upon with the Corporation for all services rendered by the Depositary hereunder and to reimburse the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Depositary, such Depositary’s Agent, such Transfer Agent and such
Registrar without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part (or on part of any agent) (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable
order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the preparation, delivery, amendment, execution and administration of this Agreement and incident to the performance of their (or any of their agent’s)
respective obligations hereunder. The Corporation shall pay all charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Series A Depositary Shares and any
change of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 4.06. The Corporation shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. The
Record Holders shall not be required to pay any transfer and other taxes and governmental charges relating to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Receipts or the Series A Depositary Shares; provided that a Record Holder
shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Class A Common Stock or transfers or exchanges of Series A Depositary Shares or
Receipts, in each case, in a name other than the name of such Record Holder. If, at the request of a Record Holder of Receipts, the Depositary incurs charges or expenses for which the Corporation is not otherwise liable hereunder, then such Record
Holder shall be liable for such charges and expenses; provided, however, that the Depositary may, at its sole option, request that the Corporation direct a Record Holder of a Receipt to prepay the Depositary any charge or expense the
Depositary has been asked to incur at the request of such Record Holder of Receipts. The Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to act or delay in acting for such Person’s failure to prepay any such charge or expense. The Depositary
shall present its statement for charges and expenses to the Corporation at such intervals as the Corporation and the Depositary may agree.
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Section 5.08. Tax Compliance. The Depositary, on its own behalf and on
behalf of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable certification, information reporting and withholding (including “backup” withholding) requirements imposed by applicable tax laws, regulations or administrative practice with
respect to (a) any payments made with respect to the Series A Depositary Shares and Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or (b) the issuance, delivery, holding, transfer or exercise of rights under the Receipts or the Series A
Depositary Shares. Such compliance shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of required returns and the timely payment of all amounts required to be withheld to the appropriate taxing authority or its designated agent.
The Corporation will provide withholding and reporting instructions in writing to the Depositary from time to time as relevant, and upon reasonable request of the Depositary. The Depositary shall have no responsibilities with respect to tax
withholding, reporting or payment except as specifically instructed by the Corporation or as required by applicable law.
The Depositary
shall comply with any lawful direction received from the Corporation with respect to the application of such requirements to particular payments or holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes of this Agreement rely on any such
direction in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 hereof.
The Depositary shall maintain all appropriate records
documenting compliance with such requirements in accordance with its retention policies, and shall make such records available on request to the Corporation or to its authorized representatives during the term of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 6.01. Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders. Without the consent of the Record Holders of Receipts, the
Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary for the following purposes:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in this Agreement or the Receipts;
(b) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series A Depositary Shares that is not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of Receipts;
(c) to make any change reasonably necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to reflect each Series A Depositary
Share’s representation of 1/20th of a share of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;
(d) to make any change reasonably
necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to comply with the procedures of the Depositary and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of Receipts;
or
(e) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any
Record Holder of Receipts (other than any Record Holder that consents to such change).
In addition, without the consent of the Record
Holders of Receipts, the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered, supplemented or repealed to conform such provisions to the description thereof in the prospectus for the Series A
Depositary Shares dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented and/or amended by the “Description of Series A Depositary Shares” and the “Description of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” sections of the preliminary
prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026 for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A Depositary Shares, as further supplemented and/or amended by the pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026 related thereto. Every
Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such action takes effect shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such action and to be bound by this Agreement.
As a condition precedent to the Depositary’s execution of any amendment pursuant to this Section 6.01 or Section 6.02, the
Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Corporation that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 6.01 or of Section 6.02, as applicable. No
supplement or amendment to the form of Receipts or this Agreement shall be effective unless duly executed by the Depositary and the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Depositary may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any supplement or amendment that adversely affects the Depositary’s own rights, duties, immunities or obligations under this Agreement.
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Section 6.02. Amendment With Consent of Record Holders. With the consent
of the Record Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Receipts then outstanding (determined in accordance with Section 4.09), the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended,
altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt affected, no such amendment, alteration or supplement shall:
(a) reduce the number of Receipts the Record Holders of which must consent to an amendment, alteration or supplement of the Receipts or
this Agreement;
(b) reduce the amount payable or deliverable in respect of the Receipts or extend the stated time for such payment or
delivery;
(c) impair the right, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, Section 2.08 and Article 3, of any owner of Series A
Depositary Shares to surrender any Receipt evidencing such Series A Depositary Shares to the Depositary with instructions to deliver to the Record Holder the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property
represented thereby;
(d) change the currency in which payments in respect of the Series A Depositary Shares or any Receipt evidencing such
Series A Depositary Shares is made;
(e) impair the right of any Record Holder of Receipts to receive payments or deliveries on such Record
Holder’s Receipts on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery;
(f)
make any change that materially and adversely affects the conversion rights of any Record Holder of Receipts; or
(g) make any change that
materially and adversely affects the voting rights of any Record Holder of Receipts.
Section 6.03. Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Depositary only if (a) all outstanding Series A Depositary Shares issued hereunder have been cancelled, upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into
Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, or (b) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and such distribution shall have been distributed to the Record Holders of Receipts representing Series A Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02, as applicable.
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Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be discharged from all
obligations under this Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar under Sections 5.03, 5.06 and 5.07, provided, further, that Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.06 and 5.07 shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto
on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted
electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.
Section 7.02. Record Holders
of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of Parties. The Record Holders of Receipts from time to time shall be parties to this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts. This Agreement is
for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective assigns and successors hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other entity or Person whatsoever.
Section 7.03. Invalidity of Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in the
Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby;
provided, however, that if any such provision adversely affects the rights, duties, liabilities or obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary shall be entitled to resign immediately.
Section 7.04. Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Corporation hereunder or under the Receipts shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by letter, addressed to the Corporation at:
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Assistant Secretary
Email: [______________]
With
a copy to (which alone shall not constitute notice):
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY
10006
Attention: Jeffrey D. Karpf, Shuangjun Wang
Email: jkarpf@cgsh.com; shwang@cgsh.com
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or at any other addresses of which the Corporation shall have notified the Depositary in writing.
Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if personally delivered or sent by mail, overnight courier service, or, if sent by facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, addressed to the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office at:
Computershare Inc.
Computershare
Trust Company, N.A.
150 Royall Street, 2nd Floor
Canton, MA 02021
Attention:
Client Services
or at any other address of which the Depositary shall have notified the Corporation in writing.
Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the Depositary shall give any and all notices directed to be given by the Corporation to any
Record Holder of a Receipt in writing, and such notices shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission or confirmed by letter, addressed to such Record Holder at the address of such Record
Holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Series A Depositary Shares are issued in book-entry form through DTC or any similar facility, such notices may be given to Record Holders in any manner permitted
by DTC or such facility, as the case may be.
Delivery of a notice sent by mail or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be
effected at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. However, the Depositary or the Corporation may act
upon any facsimile transmission received by it from the other, notwithstanding that such facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter or as aforesaid.
Section 7.05. Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent. Unless otherwise set forth on a certificate duly executed by an
authorized officer of the Corporation, the Corporation hereby appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as Registrar and Transfer Agent in respect of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary hereunder and
appoints Computershare Inc. as the disbursing agent, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. hereby accepts such appointments. With respect to the appointments of the Trust Company as Registrar and Transfer Agent and
Computershare as disbursing agent in respect of the Receipts, the Trust Company and Computershare, in its respective capacities under such appointments, shall be entitled to the same rights, indemnities, immunities and benefits as the Depositary
hereunder as if explicitly named in each such provisions.
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Section 7.06. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Receipts and all
rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof, including without limitation any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or the Receipts, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any provision of law or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
Section 7.07. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate. Copies of this Agreement and the Certificate of
Incorporation shall be filed with the Depositary and any of the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection upon reasonable notice during business hours at the Depositary’s Office by any Record Holder of any Receipt.
Section 7.08. Headings. The headings of articles and sections in this Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in
Exhibit A hereto have been inserted for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Agreement or the Receipts or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein or in the Receipts.
Section 7.09. Further Assurances. Each of the Corporation and the Depositary, respectively, agrees that it will
perform, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged or delivered, all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as the Depositary or the Corporation, respectively, may reasonably require in connection
with the performance of this Agreement.
Section 7.10. Confidentiality. The Depositary and the Corporation agree that
all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including, inter alia, personal, non-public Record Holder information, and the fees for services to be performed
hereunder, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement, shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law or legal process.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, each party may disclose relevant aspects of the other party’s confidential information to its officers, affiliates, agents, subcontractors and employees to the extent reasonably necessary to perform
its duties and obligations under this Agreement and such disclosure is not prohibited by applicable law.
Section 7.11. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions,
express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of inconsistency between any provision in this Agreement and
any provision in a Receipt, as it may from time to time be amended, this Agreement shall prevail.
[Signatures on following
page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Depositary have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above set forth.
ALPHABET INC.
By:
/s/ Juan Rajlin
Name: Juan Rajlin
Title: Treasurer
COMPUTERSHARE INC. and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Depositary
By:
/s/ Tyler Haynes
Name: Tyler Haynes
Title: Senior Vice President
[Deposit Agreement Signature Page]
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
THE
SERIES A DEPOSITARY SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS RECEIPT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
[UNLESS THIS RECEIPT IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY RECEIPT ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1
1
Insert for a DTC Receipt.
A-1
Number DR-___
[Initially]2 __________ Series A Depositary Shares
(CUSIP: 02079K 404)
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT FOR SERIES A DEPOSITARY SHARES,
EACH REPRESENTING ONE ONE-TWENTIETH OF ONE SHARE OF
6.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, OF
ALPHABET INC.
Incorporated
under the laws of the State of Delaware
(See reverse for certain definitions.)
COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation, and its affiliate, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a federally chartered
trust company, jointly as depositary (the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that ____________3 is the registered owner of [________ (________)]4 [the number shown on Schedule I hereto of]5 DEPOSITARY SHARES (“Series A Depositary Shares”), each Series A Depositary
Share representing a one one-twentieth interest in one share of the 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock”), of ALPHABET INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2026 (the
“Deposit Agreement”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and the Record Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts. The rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The aggregate number of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may be executed and delivered under the Deposit Agreement
is initially limited to 192,500,000.
This Receipt and all rights hereunder and
provisions hereof, including without limitation any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Receipt, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any
provision of law or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
In the case of any conflict between this Receipt and the Deposit Agreement, the provisions of the Deposit Agreement shall control and govern.
This Depositary Receipt is issuable to ____________6 as the registered owner of the
Series A Depositary Shares represented hereby. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the Record Holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement.
2
Insert for a DTC Receipt.
3
Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.
4
Insert for Physical Receipt.
5
Insert for DTC Receipt.
6
Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.
A-2
This Depositary Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any
benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer and, if a Registrar in respect of the Depositary Receipts (other than the
Depositary) shall have been appointed, by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of such Registrar.
[Signatures on following page]
A-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar have duly executed this
Depositary Receipt as of the day and year set below.
Dated: ______________
Computershare Inc. and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
as Depositary
By:
Authorized Signatory
Countersigned and Registered:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as
Transfer Agent and
Registrar
By:
Authorized Signatory
A-4
[FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
ALPHABET INC.
UPON
REQUEST, ALPHABET INC. (THE “CORPORATION”) WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH HOLDER OF A DEPOSITARY RECEIPT WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND/OR A COPY OF THE CORPORATION’S AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED (INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S 6.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK). ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED
ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT.
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each Record Holder of a Receipt who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights. Such request may
be made to the Corporation or to the Registrar.
KEEP THIS RECEIPT IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION
WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT RECEIPT.
A-5
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Receipt, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST =
Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN =
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
A-6
Schedule I7
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES
Alphabet
Inc.
Series A Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/20th Interest in 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share
The number of Series A Depositary Shares initially represented by this DTC Receipt shall be
[ ]. Thereafter the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall note changes in the number of Series A Depositary Shares evidenced by this DTC Receipt in the table set forth below:
Date of Exchange
Amount of Decrease in
Number of Series A
Depositary Shares
Evidenced
by This DTC Receipt
Amount of Increase in
Number of Series A
Depositary Shares
Evidenced
by This DTC Receipt
Number of Series A
Depositary Shares
Represented by This
DTC
Receipt Following Decrease
or Increase
Signature of Authorized
Officer of Transfer Agent
and
Registrar
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Attach Schedule I only to DTC Receipts.
A-7
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received, __________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________ (Please
insert social security or other identifying number of assignee, together with such assignee’s name and address, including zip code) ___________ Series A Depositary Shares represented by the within receipt, and hereby irrevocably constitute(s)
and appoint(s) _________________ attorney to transfer the Series A Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ________________________
Signature(s)
Signature Guarantee
NOTICE:
THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE RECEIPT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
SIGNATURE(S)
GUARANTEED:
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE
17Ad-15.
A-8
EX-4.4
EX-4.4
Filename: d36818dex44.htm · Sequence: 5
EX-4.4
Exhibit 4.4
6.25% SERIES B MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF
ALPHABET INC.
DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT
among
ALPHABET INC.,
COMPUTERSHARE INC. and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
acting jointly as Depositary
and
THE HOLDERS FROM
TIME TO TIME OF
THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN
Dated as of June 5, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.01. Definitions
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, DEPOSIT, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE
OF RECEIPTS
Section 2.01. Appointment of Depositary
5
Section 2.02. Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Voting Powers
5
Section 2.03. Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts
5
Section 2.04. Deposit of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and
Delivery of Receipts
8
Section 2.05. No Redemption of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock
9
Section 2.06. Registration of Transfer of Receipts
9
Section 2.07. Split-ups and Combinations of
Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
9
Section 2.08. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange
of Receipts
11
Section 2.09. Lost Receipts, etc
11
Section 2.10. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts
11
Section 2.11. Conversion at the Option of Holders
12
Section 2.12. No Pre-Release
14
Section 2.13. Receipt of Funds
14
ARTICLE 3
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF RECORD HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND
OF THE CORPORATION
Section 3.01. Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information
15
Section 3.02. Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges
15
Section 3.03. Warranty as to Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock
16
Section 3.04. Warranty as to Receipts
16
Section 3.05. Listing
16
ARTICLE 4
THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES
Section 4.01. Cash Distributions
16
Section 4.02. Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or Privileges
17
Section 4.03. Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges
19
Section 4.04. Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of
Receipts
19
Section 4.05. Voting Rights
20
Section 4.06. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications,
Recapitalizations, Etc
20
Section 4.07. Delivery of Reports
21
Section 4.08. Lists of Receipt Record Holders
21
Section 4.09. Corporation-owned Series B Depositary Shares Disregarded
21
ARTICLE 5
THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR
AND THE CORPORATION
Section 5.01. Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary;
Registrar; Depositary’s Agents
22
Section 5.02. Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent
23
Section 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the
Registrar and the Transfer Agent
23
Section 5.04. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor
Depositary
26
Section 5.05. Corporate Notices and Reports
27
Section 5.06. Indemnification by the Corporation
28
Section 5.07. Fees, Charges and Expenses
28
Section 5.08. Tax Compliance
29
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 6.01. Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders
29
Section 6.02. Amendment With Consent of Record Holders
31
Section 6.03. Termination
31
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01. Counterparts
32
Section 7.02. Record Holders of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of
Parties
32
Section 7.03. Invalidity of Provisions
32
Section 7.04. Notices
32
Section 7.05. Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent
33
Section 7.06. Governing Law
33
Section 7.07. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate
34
Section 7.08. Headings
34
Section 7.09. Further Assurances
34
Section 7.10. Confidentiality
34
Section 7.11. Entire Agreement
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EXHIBIT
Exhibit A Form of Receipt
A-1
ii
THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2026 among (i) ALPHABET INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), (ii) COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation (“Computershare”), and its affiliate, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (the
“Trust Company” and, together with Computershare, jointly the “Depositary”) and (iii) the Record Holders from time to time of the Receipts described in this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
parties desire to provide, as set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Corporation’s 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, from time to time with the Depositary for the purposes
set forth in this Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts (as defined herein) evidencing Series B Depositary Shares (as defined herein) in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined herein) so deposited;
and
WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions,
modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.01. Definitions. The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the
respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of such terms) used in this Agreement:
“Accumulated Dividend
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Agreement” shall mean this
agreement as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as provided herein, as so amended or supplemented.
“Average
VWAP” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Board of Directors” shall mean
the board of directors of the Corporation or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.
“Capital
Stock” shall mean, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
“Certificate of Designations” shall mean the Certificate of Designations
establishing the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation.
“Certificate
of Incorporation” shall mean the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by filing of the Certificate of Designations).
“Class C Capital Stock” shall mean the Class C capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Corporation, subject to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.
“close of business” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Closing Sale Price” of any security on any date shall mean the
closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) of such security on that date as reported in
composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which such security is traded. If such security is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on the relevant date, the
“Closing Sale Price” shall be the last quoted bid price for such security in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by OTC
Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If such security is not so quoted, the “Closing Sale Price” shall be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for such
security on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Corporation for this purpose.
“Computershare” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Conversion Number” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement and shall include its successors and
assigns.
“Depositary” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement and, subject to the
provisions of Section 5.04, shall include its successors and assigns.
“Depositary’s Agent” shall mean an
agent appointed by the Depositary pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Depositary’s Office” shall mean the office of
the Depositary at which, at any particular time, its depositary receipt business shall be administered, which is currently in Canton, Massachusetts.
“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
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“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“DTC Receipt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
“Moody’s” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
“Nasdaq” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, a joint
venture, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or an agency or a political subdivision thereof.
“Physical Receipt” shall mean a definitive Receipt in physical form.
“Receipt” shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit
A hereto, whether in the form of DTC Receipts or Physical Receipts.
“Record Holder” as applied to a Receipt shall
mean the Person in whose name that Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.
“Registrar” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or such other successor bank or trust company that shall be
appointed by the Corporation (or, in accordance with Section 5.01, the Depositary) to register ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided, and, if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to “the
books” of or maintained by the Depositary shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such successor Registrar for such purpose.
“Remaining Fractional Share” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
“Remaining Fractional Share Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.
“S&P” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
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“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Series B Depositary Shares” shall mean the depositary shares, each
representing a 1/20th fractional interest in a share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and evidenced by a Receipt.
“Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” shall mean the shares of a series of the Corporation’s
Preferred Stock designated as its 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, having the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, as set
forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Signature Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business
entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers,
general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Trading Day” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
“Transfer Agent” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the
Receipts and the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided.
“Trust Company” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Underwriters” shall mean the several purchasers listed in
Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement.
“Underwriting Agreement” shall mean the underwriting agreement relating to
the Series B Depositary Shares, dated June 2, 2026, between the Corporation and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representatives of the several Underwriters.
“Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Certificate of
Incorporation.
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ARTICLE 2
ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, DEPOSIT, REGISTRATION
AND EXCHANGE OF RECEIPTS
Section 2.01. Appointment of
Depositary. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary, and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment, as depositary for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, on the express terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions).
Section 2.02. Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Voting Powers.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Record Holder of a Receipt is entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series B
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt (including the conversion, dividend, voting, and liquidation rights contained in the Certificate of Incorporation) and the same proportionate interest in any and all other property received by the
Depositary in respect of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and held under this Agreement.
Section 2.03.
Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts. The Corporation and the Depositary shall make application to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for acceptance of all of the Receipts for its book-entry
settlement system. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary acting through any authorized officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, for
purposes of executing any agreements, certifications or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in order to effect the acceptance of such Receipts for DTC eligibility. So long as the Receipts are eligible for book-entry settlement with
DTC, unless otherwise required by law, all Series B Depositary Shares with book-entry settlement through DTC shall be represented by a receipt or receipts (the “DTC Receipt”), which shall be deposited with DTC (or its designee)
evidencing all such Series B Depositary Shares and registered in the name of the nominee of DTC (initially Cede & Co.). The Depositary or such other entity as is agreed to by DTC may hold the DTC Receipt as custodian for DTC. Ownership of
beneficial interests in the DTC Receipt shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (a) DTC or its nominee for such DTC Receipt or (b) institutions that have accounts with DTC. The
DTC Receipt shall bear such legend or legends as may be required by DTC in order for it to accept the Series B Depositary Shares for its book-entry settlement system. The aggregate number of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may
be executed and delivered under this Agreement is initially limited to 192,500,000, except for Receipts executed and delivered in respect of Series B Depositary Shares upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other
Receipts pursuant to this Section 2.03, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.09, Section 2.11 or Section 4.06.
The DTC Receipt shall be exchangeable for Physical Receipts only if (i) DTC notifies the Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as a clearing system in connection with the Receipts or (ii) DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor clearing system is not appointed by the Corporation within 90 days of the
Corporation receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered, as applicable. The Corporation shall provide written notice to the Depositary upon receipt of notice of the occurrence of any event described in clause
(i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.
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Until such written notice is received by the Depositary, the Depositary may presume conclusively for all purposes that the events described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the first
sentence of this paragraph have not occurred. If the beneficial owners of interests in Series B Depositary Shares are entitled to exchange such interests for Physical Receipts as the result of an event described in clause (i) or clause
(ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, then without unnecessary delay, the Depositary is hereby directed and shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver the DTC Receipt to the Depositary for cancellation, and, without
unnecessary delay, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing to deliver to the beneficial owners of the Series B Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the DTC Receipt Physical Receipts evidencing such Series B Depositary
Shares.
Physical Receipts issued in exchange for all or a part of the DTC Receipt pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be registered
in such names and in such authorized denominations as DTC, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Depositary. Upon execution and authentication, the Depositary shall deliver such Physical
Receipts to the Persons or entities in whose names such Physical Receipts are so registered.
At such time as all interests in a DTC
Receipt have been converted, canceled, surrendered or transferred, such DTC Receipt shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Depositary in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between DTC and DTC’s custodian. At
any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a DTC Receipt is exchanged for Physical Receipts, converted, canceled, surrendered or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Receipts therefor or any Physical Receipt is exchanged or
transferred for part of such DTC Receipt, the number of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such DTC Receipt shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between DTC and DTC’s custodian, be appropriately
reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such DTC Receipt, by the Depositary or DTC’s custodian, at the direction of the Depositary, to reflect such reduction or increase.
Beneficial owners of Series B Depositary Shares through DTC shall not receive or be entitled to receive Physical Receipts or be entitled to
have Series B Depositary Shares registered in their name, except as described in the third immediately preceding paragraph, in which case the provisions set forth in such paragraph and the second immediately succeeding paragraph regarding the
issuance of Physical Receipts shall apply.
Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Series B Depositary Shares. The
Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the Depositary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The DTC Receipt and Physical Receipts, if any, shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Agreement and
incorporated herein by reference, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided (but which do not affect the rights, duties, obligations or immunities of the Depositary as set forth in this Agreement without the
Depositary’s consent) and shall be engraved or otherwise prepared so as to comply with the applicable rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) or any other securities exchange on which the Series B Depositary
Shares are then listed, if applicable. In the event the DTC Receipt becomes exchangeable for Physical Receipts as provided in this Section 2.03, the Depositary, pending preparation of Physical Receipts and upon the written order of the
Corporation, delivered in compliance with Section 2.04, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts, which may be printed, lithographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the Physical Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the Depositary
will cause Physical Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Physical Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable by the Record Holder for Physical Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at
the Depositary’s Office or such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 2.04, without charge to the Record Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary
Receipts, the Depositary is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, execute and deliver in exchange therefor Physical Receipts representing the same number of Series B Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or
Receipts, provided that the Depositary has been provided with all necessary information that it may request in order to execute and deliver such Physical Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation’s expense and without
any charge therefor to the Record Holder or the Depositary. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as Physical Receipts.
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Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual, electronic or facsimile
signature of a duly authorized officer thereof; provided that if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed then such Receipts shall be countersigned by manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a
duly authorized officer of the Registrar. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The Depositary shall
record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided. Receipts bearing the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was at any time a proper signatory of the
Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory ceased to hold such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.
Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement (but which do not affect the rights, duties, obligations or immunities of the Depositary), all as may be reasonably required by the Depositary and approved by the Corporation or which the Corporation has determined are
required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or any other securities exchange upon which the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Depositary Shares or the
Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject.
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Title to Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt that is properly endorsed, or
accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer accompanied by a guarantee of the signature thereon by a guarantor institution that is a participant in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association at a
guarantee level acceptable to the Transfer Agent (a “Signature Guarantee”) or endorsement, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that
until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.06, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the
absolute owner thereof (x) for the purpose of determining the Person (i) entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions of securities, cash or other property or payments with respect to the Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, (ii) entitled to exercise any voting or conversion rights with respect to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) entitled to receive any notice provided for in this Agreement and (y) for all
other purposes.
Section 2.04. Deposit of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of
Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock under this Agreement by delivery to the Depositary of a
certificate or certificates for such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form
satisfactory to the Depositary, together with:
(a) all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, including the resolutions of the Board of Directors, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation on the date thereof as being complete, accurate and in effect, relating to the issuance
and sale of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;
(b) a letter of counsel to the Corporation, or a provision in such
counsel’s opinions, authorizing reliance by the Depositary on such counsel’s opinions delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement as to (i) the existence and good standing of the Corporation,
(ii) the due authorization of the Series B Depositary Shares and the status of the Series B Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (iii) the effectiveness of any
registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the offering and sale of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the offering and sale of the Series B Depositary Shares; and
(c) a written order of the Corporation, directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to the Person or Persons stated in such order a
Receipt or Receipts for the number of Series B Depositary Shares representing such deposited Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Deposited Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be held by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at such other
place or places as the Depositary shall determine.
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Upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.04, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the books
of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the Person or Persons
named in the written order delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.04, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Series B Depositary Shares representing the Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such Person or Persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or, at the request of
such Person or Persons, such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate. Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the Person or Persons requesting such delivery.
Section 2.05. No Redemption of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall not be subject to redemption by the Corporation.
Section 2.06. Registration of Transfer of
Receipts. Subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by a Record Holder in person or by its duly
authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, including a Signature Guarantee and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Transfer Agent, together with (if
applicable) evidence of the payment of any taxes or charges as may be required by law. Thereupon, the Depositary shall, without unreasonable delay, execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Series B Depositary Shares
as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Person entitled thereto.
Section 2.07. Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up, adjustment or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and the receipt by the Depositary of all other necessary information and documents, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new
Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Record Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.
Any Record Holder of a Receipt
or Receipts may withdraw the number of whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented thereby by (x) in the case of Physical Receipt(s), surrendering such Receipt(s), or Series B
Depositary Shares represented by the Receipts, at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipt, by complying with the appropriate DTC procedures
for such withdrawal. Thereafter, without unreasonable delay (provided that the Depositary has been provided with all necessary documentation), the Depositary shall deliver to such Record Holder, or to the Person or Persons designated by such Record
Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented by such Receipt(s), or Series B Depositary Shares represented by such Receipt(s),
representing the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock subject to withdrawal, but Record Holders of such whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Series B Depositary Shares therefor. If a Physical Receipt delivered by the Record Holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Series
B Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Series B Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of
whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such money and/or other property to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Record Holder, or subject to Section 2.06 upon its order, a new Physical Receipt evidencing such excess
number of Series B Depositary Shares; provided, however, that such Physical Receipt shall only represent a whole number of Series B Depositary Shares and the Depositary shall not issue any Physical Receipt evidencing a fractional
Series B Depositary Share.
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Delivery of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and money and/or other
property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper
instruments of transfer including, but not limited to, a Signature Guarantee.
If the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and
the money and/or other property being withdrawn are to be delivered to a Person or Persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such
Record Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary, and the Depositary may require that the Physical Receipt(s) surrendered by such Record Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank.
Delivery
of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the money and/or other property represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at the office or offices of the
Depositary designated for such purpose from time to time in writing to the Corporation and all Record Holders, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Record Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Record
Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Record Holder.
A Record Holder who withdraws
shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
and any such money and/or other property, except that such Record Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property in a name other than the name of such Record Holder.
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Section 2.08. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and
Exchange of Receipts. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, adjustment, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, any of the
Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Corporation may require (a) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of
any charges, taxes or expenses payable by the Record Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 5.07 (including any such tax or charge with respect to the shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock being deposited or withdrawn),
(b) the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, including a Signature Guarantee, or any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary, or (c) compliance with
such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.
The deposit of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer, surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of
stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by any of the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents and the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any
requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or under any provision of this Agreement.
Section 2.09. Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, and absent notice to
the Depositary that such Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in
lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (a) the filing by the Record Holder thereof with the Depositary of evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the
authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof; (b) the Record Holder thereof furnishing the Depositary with indemnification reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary and the provision of an open penalty surety bond reasonably
satisfactory to the Depositary and holding it and the Corporation harmless; and (c) the payment of any reasonable expense (including reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary) in connection with such execution and delivery.
Section 2.10. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any
Depositary’s Agent, including Receipts surrendered in connection with any conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class C Capital Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be cancelled
by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled.
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Section 2.11. Conversion at the Option of Holders. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Record Holder of any Receipt may, at any time that Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted pursuant to Section 8 or 9 of the Certificate of Designations, by (x) in the case of a
Physical Receipt, surrendering such Physical Receipt at the Depositary’s Office or such other office as the Depositary may from time to time designate for such purpose together with a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed
and a proper assignment of such Receipt to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent or in blank to the Depositary or any of the Depositary’s Agents, and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipt, complying with the procedures of DTC in effect at that
time, in each case, thereby instructing the Depositary to cause the conversion of a specified number (the “Conversion Number”) of whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series B
Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, and specifying the name in which such Record Holder desires the Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion (including in respect of any Early
Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) to be registered and specifying payment instructions.
Series B Depositary Shares may be converted at the option of the Record Holder of any Receipt only in lots of 20 Series B Depositary Shares or integral multiples thereof. The Depositary shall be deemed to have no knowledge of the Conversion Number
unless and until it shall have actually received written notice thereof from the Corporation, and shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or inquire as to whether any Conversion Number contained in any such written notice is accurate, or
whether it complies with the Certificate of Incorporation. If specified by the Record Holder in such notice of conversion that Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Depositary Shares shall be issued to a Person other
than the Record Holder surrendering the Receipt for the Series B Depositary Shares being converted, then the Record Holder shall pay or cause to be paid any transfer or similar taxes payable in connection with the Class C Capital Stock or other
securities so issued that are not payable by the Corporation pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or Section 3.02. In addition, the Record Holder shall provide any other transfer forms, tax forms or other relevant documentation required
and specified by the Transfer Agent for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if necessary, to effect the conversion.
Upon
fulfillment of the requirements in the foregoing paragraph, the Depositary is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, as promptly as practicable, (a) give written notice to the Transfer Agent of (i) the Conversion Number (as
specified in writing by the Corporation), (ii) the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock to be delivered upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any
Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) (as specified in writing by the Corporation),
(iii) the amount of immediately available funds (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in payment of any fractional shares of Class C Capital Stock otherwise issuable
upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series B
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iv) the amount of cash (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in respect of
any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Certificate of Incorporation, (b) cancel such Receipt or, if a Registrar for Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, cause such Registrar to cancel such Receipt, and (c) surrender to the Transfer Agent or any other
authorized agent of the Corporation for conversion, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation), certificates for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Series B
Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt, together with delivery to the Corporation or the appropriate agent of the Corporation (pursuant to written instructions from the Corporation) any other information or payment required by the
Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation) for such conversion, and such certificates shall thereupon be canceled by the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent. The Depositary shall have no duty or obligation to
investigate or inquire as to whether the Corporation provided it with the correct number of shares of Class C Capital Stock to be delivered upon any conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any
Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount), or the correct amount of cash to be delivered in payment of any fractional shares of Class C Capital Stock
otherwise issuable or in respect of any cash payable by the Corporation upon any conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend
Amount), and the Depositary may rely conclusively on any such information provided by the Corporation.
As promptly as practicable after
the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent of the Corporation has received such certificates from the Depositary, (a) the Corporation shall cause to be furnished to the Depositary (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing such number
of shares of Class C Capital Stock to be delivered upon conversion of the Conversion Number of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental
Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation), (ii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in respect of any Fundamental
Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, and
(iii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in lieu of receiving fractional shares of Class C Capital Stock, as specified in a written notice from the Corporation and (b) the Depositary is hereby
authorized and instructed to, and shall, deliver at the Depositary’s Office, (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of shares of Class C Capital Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional
Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) into which the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by
Series B Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt has been converted, (ii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in respect of any Fundamental Change
Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock in lieu of delivering fractional shares of Class C Capital Stock, in each case, as specified in writing by the Corporation and that has been provided by the Corporation.
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In the event that a Record Holder of a surrendered Receipt elects to convert fewer than all
Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt under this Section 2.11, upon such conversion, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing and provided with all necessary information and documents, authenticate, countersign and deliver
to such Record Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a new Receipt evidencing the Series B Depositary Shares as to which such conversion was not effected.
Delivery of Class C Capital Stock following a conversion pursuant to this Section 2.11 may be made by the delivery of such
certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer. If such delivery is to be made
otherwise than at the Depositary’s Office or at the office or offices of the Depositary designated for such purpose from time to time in writing to the Corporation and all Record Holders, such delivery shall be made, as hereinafter provided,
without unreasonable delay, at the risk of any Record Holder surrendering Receipts, and for the account of such Record Holder, to such place designated in writing by such Record Holder and agreed by the Depositary.
For purposes of this Section 2.11 and Section 4.02, if the Class C Capital Stock has been replaced by Exchange Property as a
result of any transaction as described in Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations, references to Class C Capital Stock will be deemed to be references to a Unit of Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Class C
Capital Stock would have been entitled to receive in such transaction as determined pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.
Section 2.12. No Pre-Release. The Depositary shall not deliver any deposited Series
B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts prior to the receipt and cancellation of such Receipts or other similar method used with respect to Receipts held by DTC. The Depositary shall
not issue any Receipts prior to the receipt by the Depositary of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock corresponding to Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts. At no time will any Receipts be outstanding if such Receipts
do not evidence Series B Depositary Shares representing Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary, subject to the rights of holders to receive distributions upon conversion of the deposited Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.02.
Section 2.13. Receipt of Funds. All
funds received by Computershare under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Computershare in the performance of its services hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Corporation and
deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Corporation. Until paid pursuant to this Agreement, Computershare may hold or invest the Funds through such accounts in: (i) funds backed by
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, (ii) debt or commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Standard &
Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), respectively, (iii) Government and Treasury backed
AAA-rated Fixed NAV money market funds that comply with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (iv) short term certificates of deposit,
bank repurchase agreements, and bank accounts with commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion, or with an investment grade rating by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings,
Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). Computershare shall not bear responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit or investment made by Computershare in accordance
with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.13 shall not apply to any obligations and liabilities of the Corporation
under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts. Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits or investments. Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such interest,
dividends or earnings to the Corporation, any Record Holder or any other party.
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ARTICLE 3
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF RECORD HOLDERS OF
RECEIPTS AND OF THE CORPORATION
Section 3.01. Filing
Proofs; Certificates and Other Information. Any Record Holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file proof of residence, or other matters or other information, to execute certificates and to make such
representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Corporation may withhold the delivery, or delay the registration of transfer or exchange, of any Receipt or the
withdrawal of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series B Depositary Shares and evidenced by a Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof
until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made.
Section 3.02. Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges. Record Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to make
payments to the Depositary of certain fees, charges and expenses, as provided in Section 5.07. Registration of transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property
represented by the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused until any such payment due is made or satisfactory evidence is provided by such Record Holder to the Depositary that such fees, charges and expenses have been
paid, and any dividends, interest payments or other distributions may be withheld or any part of or all the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt and not theretofore
sold may be sold for the account of the Record Holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such Record Holder prior to such sale), and such dividends, interest payments or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale may
be applied to any payment of such charges or expenses, the Record Holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency.
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Section 3.03. Warranty as to Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Such representation and warranty shall
survive the deposit of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the related Receipts.
Section 3.04.
Warranty as to Receipts. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will represent legal and valid interests in the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such
representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Receipts.
Section 3.05. Listing. The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that it will apply to list the Series B Depositary Shares on
Nasdaq. If the Series B Depositary Shares are listed on Nasdaq, the Corporation covenants and agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Series B Depositary Shares listed on Nasdaq (or any of its successors).
ARTICLE 4
THE
DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES
Section 4.01. Cash Distributions.
Whenever Computershare shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Computershare shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and, if received, in accordance with written
instructions from the Corporation, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective number
of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such Record Holders; provided, however, that in case the Corporation or Computershare shall be required to withhold, and shall withhold, from any cash dividend or other cash
distribution in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount of cash made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Series B Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly,
and, to the extent such withheld cash is remitted to the appropriate governmental authority in accordance with applicable law, such withheld cash shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of
Receipts in respect of which the Corporation or Computershare, as the case may be, made such withholding. In the event that the calculation of any such cash dividend or other cash distribution to be paid to any Record Holder on the aggregate number
of Series B Depositary Shares held by such Record Holder results in an amount that is a fraction of a cent and that fraction of a cent is equal to or greater than $0.005, the amount Computershare shall distribute to such Record Holder shall be
rounded up to the next highest whole cent; otherwise, such fractional amount shall be disregarded by Computershare; provided, however, that the Corporation shall pay the additional amount to Computershare for distribution.
Each Record Holder of a Receipt shall provide the Depositary with its certified tax identification number on a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9, as may be applicable. Each Record Holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in the event of non-compliance with the preceding
sentence, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may require withholding or backup withholding by Computershare of a portion of any of the distributions to be made hereunder.
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Section 4.02. Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or
Privileges. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, options or privileges upon the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, at the written direction and
instruction of the Corporation, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as
practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts held by such Record Holders, in any manner that the Corporation may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution,
including, without limitation, through book-entry transfer through DTC in the case of DTC Receipts; provided that, in case the Depositary shall be required to withhold from any distribution in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount of property or securities made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Series B Depositary Shares shall be reduced as necessary to permit any withholding, and such withheld
property may be disposed of by the Depositary in such manner as the Corporation reasonably deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes and, to the extent the relevant amounts are remitted to the appropriate governmental authority in accordance
with applicable law, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of the Receipt in respect of which the Depositary made such withholding at the written direction and instruction of the
Corporation. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to any distribution by the Depositary of shares of Class C Capital Stock deliverable to the Record Holders as a result of the conversion of the Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Class C Capital Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, upon mandatory conversion of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock);
provided that, in such case, the distribution of shares of Class C Capital Stock shall be made to Record Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date. If, in the opinion of the Corporation, such distribution cannot
be made proportionately among such Record Holders, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Corporation or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or governmental charges) the Corporation deems such distribution
not to be feasible, then the Corporation may adopt (and will notify the Depositary of its adoption of) such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale)
of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, in a commercially reasonable manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be,
by Computershare to Record Holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Corporation shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the Depositary, and the Depositary
shall not make any distribution of such securities or property to the Record Holders of Receipts, unless the Corporation shall have provided an opinion of counsel stating that such distribution of securities or property has been registered under the
Securities Act or does not need to be so registered in connection therewith.
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In the event of a distribution of securities, whether upon mandatory conversion of the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class C Capital Stock or otherwise, fractional shares of such securities shall not be distributed to the Record Holders. Instead, a Record Holder that otherwise would have been entitled to
receive a fraction of a security will receive an amount in cash, rounded to the nearest cent, equal to such Record Holder’s proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale in the open market by the Depositary, or an agent of the
Depositary or other entity as so instructed in writing by the Corporation, on behalf of all such Record Holders, of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that would otherwise have been issued, unless (i) the distribution of
securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of the shares of Class C Capital Stock upon conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case such Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in
cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (x) that same fraction and (y) the Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading
Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date; provided that if more than one share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for, or subject to, conversion at one time by or for the same Record Holder, the
number of shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered for, or subject to, conversion or
(ii) the distribution of securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Class C Capital Stock in payment or partial payment of a dividend on the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case such
Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (x) that same fraction and (y) the Average VWAP per share of Class C Capital Stock over the five consecutive Trading
Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date. The sale described in the immediately preceding sentence shall occur as soon as practicable following the distribution date for
such securities. In the event that such sale of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that otherwise would have been issued is completed and a fraction of a share of such security still remains (the “Remaining Fractional
Share”), the Depositary shall immediately notify the Corporation in writing of the Remaining Fractional Share, which notice may be delivered via electronic mail to the address set forth in Section 7.04. Upon receipt of such notice,
the Board of Directors shall determine the cash equivalent of the Remaining Fractional Share (the “Remaining Fractional Share Amount”), which Remaining Fractional Share Amount shall be equal to the Remaining Fractional Share,
multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the distribution of such securities. The determination of the Remaining Fractional Share Amount by the Board of Directors shall be
binding on the parties hereto and on the Record Holders. The Corporation shall promptly transfer funds for the Remaining Fractional Share Amount to an account selected by Computershare, and Computershare shall add the Remaining Fractional Share
Amount to the net proceeds from the sale described above for distribution to the Record Holders otherwise entitled to receive the fractional shares of the securities.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive any shares of Class C Capital Stock issuable upon any conversion of the Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Class C Capital Stock as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date.
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Section 4.03. Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the
Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase
any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall
be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method
approved by the Corporation; provided, however, that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Depositary determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Corporation)
not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if Record Holders of Receipts do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privileges and so
instruct the Depositary, then the Depositary, at the written direction and instruction of the Corporation, may, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at
public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as the Corporation may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by Computershare to the Record Holders of Receipts
entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash.
The Corporation shall notify the
Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or
privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially
reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights,
options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such
registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under
the provisions of the Securities Act.
The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any
jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that
the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such
rights, options or privileges.
Section 4.04. Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of Receipts.
Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or if rights, options or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Series B Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which holders of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are
entitled to notice, or whenever the Depositary and the Corporation shall decide it is appropriate, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to
or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) for the determination of the Record Holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, options or privileges or
the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or who shall be entitled to notice of such meeting or for any other appropriate reasons.
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Section 4.05. Voting Rights. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate
of Incorporation, upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, send to the Record Holders of Receipts,
determined on the record date as set forth in Section 4.04, a notice prepared by the Corporation that shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting and (b) a statement that the Record Holders may,
subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by their respective Series B Depositary Shares (including
an express indication that instructions may be given to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a Person designated by the Corporation) and a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Each Record Holder of
Receipts on the record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) may instruct the Depositary as to
how to vote the amount of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Record Holder’s Receipts in accordance with these instructions. Upon the written request of the Record Holders of Receipts on the relevant record
date, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of whole shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented
by the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by all Receipts as to which any particular voting instructions are received. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the
Depositary to vote such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or cause such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from Record Holders of Receipts, the Depositary shall abstain
from voting the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent it does not receive such specific instructions from the Record Holders of Receipts.
Section 4.06. Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, Etc. Upon any change in par
or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, or upon any
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation affecting the Corporation or to which it is a party, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing to, and the Depositary upon receipt of such written instructions setting forth
any of the following adjustments from the Corporation (which the Corporation shall provide), shall, (a) make such adjustments as are certified by the Corporation in the fraction of an interest represented by one Series B Depositary Share in one
share of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be necessary fully to reflect the effects of such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Series B
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation and (b) treat any securities that shall be received by the Depositary in exchange for or, subject to the final sentence of this
Section 4.06, upon conversion of or in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as new deposited securities so received in exchange for or upon conversion or in respect of such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock. In any such case the Corporation may in its discretion direct the Depositary to execute and deliver additional Receipts or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such
new deposited securities. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, Record Holders of Receipts shall have the right from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up,
combination or other reclassification of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or any such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to convert, exchange or
surrender the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into which the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock represented by such Receipts might have been converted or for which such Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Class C Capital Stock issuable upon conversion of, or in lieu of cash dividends on, the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not constitute new deposited securities hereunder and instead the provisions set forth
in Section 4.02 shall apply.
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Section 4.07. Delivery of Reports. The Depositary shall, at the sole
expense of the Corporation, furnish to Record Holders of Receipts any reports and communications received from the Corporation that are received by the Depositary, as the holder of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and that the
Corporation is required to furnish to the holders of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Section 4.08. Lists of
Receipt Record Holders. Reasonably promptly upon request from time to time by the Corporation, at the sole expense of the Corporation, the Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the names,
addresses and holdings of Series B Depositary Shares of all registered Record Holders of Receipts.
Section 4.09.
Corporation-owned Series B Depositary Shares Disregarded. In determining whether the Record Holders of the requisite number of Series B Depositary Shares have concurred in any vote (including, without limitation, in respect
of any direction, consent, request, amendment, alteration or supplement) referred to in this Agreement, Series B Depositary Shares that are owned by the Corporation, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
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ARTICLE 5
THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS,
THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION
Section 5.01.
Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar; Depositary’s Agents. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Depositary shall maintain at the Depositary’s Office, facilities
for the execution and delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up and combination of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and at the offices of
the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, all in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
The Registrar shall keep books at the Depositary’s Office for the registration and transfer of Receipts. Upon direction
by the Corporation and with reasonable notice to the Registrar, the Registrar shall open its books for inspection by the Record Holders of Receipts as directed by the Corporation; provided that any Record Holder shall be granted such right by
the Corporation only after certifying that such inspection shall be for a proper purpose reasonably related to such Person’s interest as an owner of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts.
The Corporation may cause the Registrar to close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with
the performance of its duties hereunder.
The Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, appoint a Registrar for registration
of the Receipts or the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced thereby. If the Receipts or the Series B Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Series B Depositary Shares shall be
listed on one or more national securities exchanges, the Depositary shall appoint a registrar (acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of the Receipts or Series B Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange. Such
registrar (which may be the Registrar if so permitted by the requirements of any such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar may be appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Corporation. If the Receipts,
Series B Depositary Shares or Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are listed on one or more other securities exchanges, the Registrar shall, at the expense and request of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery,
transfer, surrender and exchange of the Receipts, Series B Depositary Shares or Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be required by law or applicable securities exchange regulation.
The Depositary may from time to time appoint one or more Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for the Depositary for the purposes
of this Agreement and may from time to time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents; provided that the Depositary shall notify the Corporation of any such
appointment or variation or termination of such appointment.
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Section 5.02. Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall incur any liability to the Corporation or to any Record Holder
of a Receipt if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, or regulation thereunder, of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Certificate of
Incorporation or by reason of any act of God, pandemics, epidemics, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties
with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, civil unrest, war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, any such Depositary’s Agent, any such Registrar or any such Transfer Agent
shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or subjected to any penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement provide shall be done or performed. Nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s
Agent, any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent incur liability to the Corporation or to any Record Holder of a Receipt by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which the terms of this
Agreement shall provide shall or may be done or performed.
Section 5.03. Obligations of the Depositary, the
Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under
this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts, the Corporation or any other Person or entity other than for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the aggregate liability of the Depositary, any Depositary’s
Agent, any Transfer Agent or any Registrar during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in
contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Corporation to the Depositary as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the twelve (12) months immediately
preceding the event for which recovery is being sought. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be liable for any incidental, indirect,
special, punitive or consequential damages of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits, occasioned by breach of any provision of this Agreement even if apprised of the possibility of such damages. For the
avoidance of doubt, the limitations of liability set forth in this Section 5.03 shall not apply to any obligations and liabilities of the Corporation under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts.
The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar hereunder may consult legal counsel satisfactory to it, and
the advice or opinion of such legal counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of, and it shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for, any actions taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by such
party hereunder in accordance with the advice or opinion of such legal counsel.
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None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent
shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Depositary Shares or the Receipts, which, in its reasonable opinion,
may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be reasonably required.
None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be liable for any action or any failure to
act by it in reliance upon the advice of legal counsel or accountants, or information from any Person presenting Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for deposit, any Record Holder of a Receipt or any other Person believed by it in the
absence of bad faith to be competent to give such information. Each of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent may rely, and shall each be protected in acting or omitting to act, upon any written notice,
request, direction or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote any of the shares of Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is not taken in bad faith or due to the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the
Depositary (which bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Depositary
undertakes, and any Registrar or Transfer Agent shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement
against the Depositary or any Registrar or Transfer Agent.
The Depositary, its parent, affiliates and Subsidiaries, any
Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar or Transfer Agent may own, buy, sell and deal in any class of securities of the Corporation and its affiliates and in Receipts or Series B Depositary Shares or have a pecuniary interest in any transaction
in which the Corporation or its affiliates may be interested or contract with or lend money to any such Person or otherwise act as fully or as freely as if it were not the Depositary, the Depositary’s parent, affiliate or Subsidiary, the
Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent hereunder. The Depositary may also act as trustee, transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Corporation and its affiliates.
It is intended that none of the Depositary, its agents and any Registrar, acting as a Depositary’s Agent or Registrar, as the case may
be, shall be deemed to be an “issuer” of the securities under federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Registrar are
acting only in a ministerial capacity as Depositary or Registrar for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
The Corporation
agrees that it has previously registered or will register the offer and sale of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Depositary Shares in accordance with all applicable securities laws.
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None of the Depositary, its officers, directors, employees or agents and the Registrar makes
any representation or has any responsibility (i) as to the validity of (a) the registration statement pursuant to which the offer and sale of the Series B Depositary Shares and Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered
under the Securities Act, (b) the Certificate of Incorporation, (c) the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (d) the Series B Depositary Shares, (e) the Receipts (except for its counter-signatures thereon) or
(f) any instruments referred to in any of the foregoing or (ii) as to the correctness of any statement made in any of the foregoing.
The Depositary assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the description that appears in the Receipts. Notwithstanding any other
provision herein or in the Receipts, the Depositary makes no warranties or representations as to the validity or genuineness of any Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at any time deposited with the Depositary hereunder or of the Series B
Depositary Shares, as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, as to the value of the Series B Depositary Shares or as to any right, title or interest of the Record Holders of Receipts in and to the Series B Depositary Shares. The
Depositary shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Corporation of the Series B Depositary Shares or the Receipts or the proceeds thereof.
The Depositary shall not have any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this
Agreement or of the Receipts, the Series B Depositary Shares or the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, nor shall it be obligated to segregate such monies from other monies held by it, except as required by applicable law. The Depositary
shall not be responsible for advancing funds on behalf of the Corporation and shall have no duty or obligation to make any payments if it has not timely received sufficient funds to make timely payments.
In the event the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists
hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent hereunder, or in the administration of any of the
provisions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, omitting or suffering to take any action hereunder, the Depositary may, in its sole discretion upon written
notice to the Corporation, refrain from taking any action and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Corporation, any Record Holders of Receipts or any other Person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless
the Depositary receives written instructions or a certificate signed by the Corporation that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent or that
proves or establishes the applicable matter to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent.
The Depositary undertakes not to issue any Receipt other than to evidence the Series B Depositary Shares that have been delivered to, and are
then on deposit with, the Depositary. The Depositary also undertakes not to sell, except as provided herein, pledge or lend Series B Depositary Shares or shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by it as Depositary.
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Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Depositary, any Transfer
Agent or any Registrar shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Corporation prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively provided and established by a certificate signed by the Corporation and delivered to the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar; and such certificate
shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar and the Depositary, such Transfer Agent or such Registrar shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.
The Depositary may rely on and be fully
authorized and protected in acting or failing to act upon (a) any guaranty of signature by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a member or participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or other comparable
“signature guarantee program” or insurance program in addition to, or in substitution for, the foregoing; or (b) any law, act, regulation or any interpretation of the same even though such law, act, or regulation may thereafter have
been altered, changed, amended or repealed.
The Depositary, any Transfer Agent, or any Registrar may execute and exercise any of the
rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Depositary shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such
attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Corporation, to the holders of the Receipts or any other Person resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith in the
selection and continued employment thereof (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent
jurisdiction).
The obligations of the Corporation and the rights and benefits of the Depositary set forth in this Section 5.03 shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and any replacement, removal, resignation or succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent.
Section 5.04. Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any
time resign as Depositary hereunder by delivering notice of its election to do so to the Corporation, such resignation to take effect 60 days after receipt of written notice by the Corporation.
The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Corporation by notice of such removal delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take
effect upon the earlier of (x) 60 days after receipt of written notice by the Depositary and (y) the appointment of a successor Depositary hereunder and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.
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In the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Corporation and the
Depositary terminates, the Depositary shall be deemed to have resigned automatically under this Section 5.04.
In case at any time
the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Corporation shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor Depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company
that (a) is not an affiliate of the Corporation, (b) has its principal office in the United States of America and (c) has a combined capital and surplus, along with its affiliates, of at least $50,000,000. If no successor Depositary
shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after delivery of such notice or removal, the resigning or removed Depositary may, at the Corporation’s expense, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Depositary. Every successor Depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Corporation an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Depositary, without any
further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor and for all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the
written request of the Corporation, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any moneys, securities or other property held hereunder to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor Depositary a list of the Record Holders of all outstanding Receipts and such records,
books and other information in its possession relating thereto; provided that, such predecessor Depositary shall not be required to make any additional expenditure (without prompt reimbursement by the Corporation) or assume any additional liability
in connection with the foregoing. Any successor Depositary shall promptly send notice of its appointment to the Record Holders of Receipts.
Any entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted, or any successor Person to which all or a substantial
part of the assets of the Depositary may be transferred or which succeeds to the shareholder services business of the Depositary shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act, and notice
thereof shall not be required hereunder. Such successor Depositary may authenticate the Receipts in the name of the predecessor Depositary or its own name as successor Depositary.
The provisions of this Section 5.04 as they apply to the Depositary apply to the Registrar and Transfer Agent, as if specifically
enumerated herein.
Section 5.05. Corporate Notices and Reports. The Corporation agrees that it shall deliver to the
Depositary, and the Depositary shall, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts, in each case at the addresses recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including, without
limitation, financial statements) required by law, by the rules of Nasdaq or any other national securities exchange upon which the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or by the
Certificate of Incorporation, to be furnished to the Record Holders of Receipts. Such transmission will be at the Corporation’s expense and the Corporation will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the
Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts at the Corporation’s expense, including applicable fees, such other documents as may be requested by the Corporation.
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Section 5.06. Indemnification by the Corporation. Subject to
Section 5.03, the Corporation shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar and any Transfer Agent (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) against, and hold each of them harmless
from, any loss, damage, cost, penalty, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself) which may arise out of acts performed, suffered or omitted to be taken in connection with this Agreement and the Receipts
by the Depositary, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent or any of their respective agents (including any Depositary’s Agent) and any transactions or documents contemplated hereby, except for any liability arising out of gross negligence, willful
misconduct or bad faith on the respective parts of any such Person or Persons (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable order, judgment, decree or
ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction).
From time to time, the Corporation may provide the Depositary with instructions concerning
the services performed by the Depositary hereunder. In addition, at any time the Depositary may apply to any officer of the Corporation for instruction, and may consult with legal counsel for the Depositary or the Corporation with respect to any
matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Depositary under this Agreement. The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent and their respective agents and subcontractors, as applicable,
shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for any action taken, suffered or omitted by them in reliance upon any Corporation instructions or upon the advice or opinion of such counsel. The Depositary shall not be held to have
notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Corporation. The obligations of the Corporation set forth in this Section 5.06 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and
any replacement, removal, resignation or succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent.
Section 5.07. Fees, Charges and Expenses. The Corporation agrees promptly to pay the Depositary the compensation to
be agreed upon with the Corporation for all services rendered by the Depositary hereunder and to reimburse the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Depositary, such Depositary’s Agent, such Transfer Agent and such
Registrar without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part (or on part of any agent) (which gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith must be determined by a final, non-appealable
order, judgment, decree or ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the preparation, delivery, amendment, execution and administration of this Agreement and incident to the performance of their (or any of their agent’s)
respective obligations hereunder. The Corporation shall pay all charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Series B Depositary Shares and any
change of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 4.06.
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The Corporation shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. The Record Holders shall not be required to pay
any transfer and other taxes and governmental charges relating to the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Receipts or the Series B Depositary Shares; provided that a Record Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that
may be payable relating to any issuance or delivery of shares of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Class C Capital Stock or transfers or exchanges of Series B Depositary Shares or Receipts, in each case, in a name other than the
name of such Record Holder. If, at the request of a Record Holder of Receipts, the Depositary incurs charges or expenses for which the Corporation is not otherwise liable hereunder, then such Record Holder shall be liable for such charges and
expenses; provided, however, that the Depositary may, at its sole option, request that the Corporation direct a Record Holder of a Receipt to prepay the Depositary any charge or expense the Depositary has been asked to incur at the
request of such Record Holder of Receipts. The Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to act or delay in acting for such Person’s failure to prepay any such charge or expense. The Depositary shall present its statement for charges and
expenses to the Corporation at such intervals as the Corporation and the Depositary may agree.
Section 5.08. Tax
Compliance. The Depositary, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable certification, information reporting and withholding (including “backup” withholding) requirements imposed by
applicable tax laws, regulations or administrative practice with respect to (a) any payments made with respect to the Series B Depositary Shares and Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or (b) the issuance, delivery, holding,
transfer or exercise of rights under the Receipts or the Series B Depositary Shares. Such compliance shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of required returns and the timely payment of all amounts required to be
withheld to the appropriate taxing authority or its designated agent. The Corporation will provide withholding and reporting instructions in writing to the Depositary from time to time as relevant, and upon reasonable request of the Depositary. The
Depositary shall have no responsibilities with respect to tax withholding, reporting or payment except as specifically instructed by the Corporation or as required by applicable law.
The Depositary shall comply with any lawful direction received from the Corporation with respect to the application of such requirements to
particular payments or holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes of this Agreement rely on any such direction in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 hereof.
The Depositary shall maintain all appropriate records documenting compliance with such requirements in accordance with its retention policies,
and shall make such records available on request to the Corporation or to its authorized representatives during the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section 6.01. Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders. Without the consent of the Record Holders of Receipts, the
Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary for the following purposes:
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(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in this Agreement or the
Receipts;
(b) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series B Depositary Shares that is not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of Receipts;
(c) to make any change reasonably necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to reflect each Series B Depositary
Share’s representation of 1/20th of a share of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;
(d) to make any change
reasonably necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to comply with the procedures of the Depositary and that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of
Receipts; or
(e) to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting
powers of any Record Holder of Receipts (other than any Record Holder that consents to such change).
In addition, without the consent of
the Record Holders of Receipts, the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered, supplemented or repealed to conform such provisions to the description thereof in the prospectus for the
Series B Depositary Shares dated June 1, 2026, as supplemented and/or amended by the “Description of Series B Depositary Shares” and the “Description of Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” sections of the
preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026 for the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series B Depositary Shares, as further supplemented and/or amended by the pricing term sheet dated June 2, 2026 related
thereto. Every Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such action takes effect shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such action and to be bound by this Agreement.
As a condition precedent to the Depositary’s execution of any amendment pursuant to this Section 6.01 or Section 6.02, the
Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Corporation that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 6.01 or of Section 6.02, as applicable. No
supplement or amendment to the form of Receipts or this Agreement shall be effective unless duly executed by the Depositary and the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Depositary may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any supplement or amendment that adversely affects the Depositary’s own rights, duties, immunities or obligations under this Agreement.
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Section 6.02. Amendment With Consent of Record Holders. With the consent
of the Record Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Receipts then outstanding (determined in accordance with Section 4.09), the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended,
altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt affected, no such amendment, alteration or supplement shall:
(a) reduce the number of Receipts the Record Holders of which must consent to an amendment, alteration or supplement of the Receipts or
this Agreement;
(b) reduce the amount payable or deliverable in respect of the Receipts or extend the stated time for such payment or
delivery;
(c) impair the right, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, Section 2.08 and Article 3, of any owner of Series B
Depositary Shares to surrender any Receipt evidencing such Series B Depositary Shares to the Depositary with instructions to deliver to the Record Holder the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property
represented thereby;
(d) change the currency in which payments in respect of the Series B Depositary Shares or any Receipt evidencing
such Series B Depositary Shares is made;
(e) impair the right of any Record Holder of Receipts to receive payments or deliveries on such
Record Holder’s Receipts on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery;
(f) make any change that materially and adversely affects the conversion rights of any Record Holder of Receipts; or
(g) make any change that materially and adversely affects the voting rights of any Record Holder of Receipts.
Section 6.03. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Depositary only if (a) all
outstanding Series B Depositary Shares issued hereunder have been cancelled, upon conversion of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Class C Capital Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, or
(b) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and such distribution shall have been
distributed to the Record Holders of Receipts representing Series B Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02, as applicable.
Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be discharged from all obligations under this Agreement except for its
obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Transfer Agent and any Registrar under Sections 5.03, 5.06 and 5.07, provided, further, that Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.06 and 5.07 shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties
hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement
transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.
Section 7.02. Record Holders of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of Parties. The Record Holders of Receipts
from time to time shall be parties to this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective assigns and successors
hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other entity or Person whatsoever.
Section 7.03. Invalidity of Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in
the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby;
provided, however, that if any such provision adversely affects the rights, duties, liabilities or obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary shall be entitled to resign immediately.
Section 7.04. Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Corporation hereunder or under the Receipts
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by letter, addressed to the Corporation at:
Alphabet Inc.
1600
Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Assistant Secretary
Email: [ ]
With a copy to (which alone shall not constitute notice):
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY
10006
Attention: Jeffrey D. Karpf, Shuangjun Wang
Email: jkarpf@cgsh.com; shwang@cgsh.com
or at
any other addresses of which the Corporation shall have notified the Depositary in writing.
Any and all notices to be given to the
Depositary hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, overnight courier service, or, if sent by facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, addressed to
the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office at:
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Computershare Inc.
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
150 Royall Street, 2nd Floor
Canton, MA 02021
Attention: Client Services
or at any other
address of which the Depositary shall have notified the Corporation in writing.
Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the
Depositary shall give any and all notices directed to be given by the Corporation to any Record Holder of a Receipt in writing, and such notices shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or facsimile
transmission or confirmed by letter, addressed to such Record Holder at the address of such Record Holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Series B Depositary Shares are issued in book-entry form
through DTC or any similar facility, such notices may be given to Record Holders in any manner permitted by DTC or such facility, as the case may be.
Delivery of a notice sent by mail or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter
containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. However, the Depositary or the Corporation may act upon any facsimile transmission received by it
from the other, notwithstanding that such facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter or as aforesaid.
Section 7.05. Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent. Unless otherwise set forth on a certificate duly executed by an
authorized officer of the Corporation, the Corporation hereby appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as Registrar and Transfer Agent in respect of the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary hereunder and
appoints Computershare Inc. as the disbursing agent, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. hereby accepts such appointments. With respect to the appointments of the Trust Company as Registrar and Transfer Agent and
Computershare as disbursing agent in respect of the Receipts, the Trust Company and Computershare, in its respective capacities under such appointments, shall be entitled to the same rights, indemnities, immunities and benefits as the Depositary
hereunder as if explicitly named in each such provisions.
Section 7.06. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Receipts
and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof, including without limitation any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or the Receipts, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any provision of law or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New
York.
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Section 7.07. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate. Copies of
this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation shall be filed with the Depositary and any of the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection upon reasonable notice during business hours at the Depositary’s Office by any
Record Holder of any Receipt.
Section 7.08. Headings. The headings of articles and sections in this Agreement and in
the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A hereto have been inserted for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Agreement or the Receipts or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision
contained herein or in the Receipts.
Section 7.09. Further Assurances. Each of the Corporation and the Depositary,
respectively, agrees that it will perform, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged or delivered, all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as the Depositary or the Corporation, respectively, may
reasonably require in connection with the performance of this Agreement.
Section 7.10. Confidentiality. The Depositary
and the Corporation agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including, inter alia, personal, non-public Record Holder information, and the fees for
services to be performed hereunder, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement, shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required
by law or legal process. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, each party may disclose relevant aspects of the other party’s confidential information to its officers, affiliates, agents, subcontractors and employees to the extent
reasonably necessary to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement and such disclosure is not prohibited by applicable law.
Section 7.11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of inconsistency between any provision in this Agreement and any provision in a Receipt, as it may from time to time be amended, this Agreement shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Depositary have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above set forth.
ALPHABET INC.
By:
/s/ Juan Rajlin
Name: Juan Rajlin
Title: Treasurer
COMPUTERSHARE INC. and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.,
as Depositary
By:
/s/ Tyler Haynes
Name: Tyler Haynes
Title: Senior Vice President
[Deposit Agreement Signature Page]
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]
THE
SERIES B DEPOSITARY SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS RECEIPT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
[UNLESS THIS RECEIPT IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY RECEIPT ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREUNDER IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY
PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1
1
Insert for a DTC Receipt.
A-1
Number DR-
[Initially]2 __________ Series B Depositary Shares
(CUSIP: 02079K 602)
DEPOSITARY RECEIPT FOR SERIES B DEPOSITARY SHARES,
EACH REPRESENTING ONE ONE-TWENTIETH OF ONE SHARE OF
6.25% SERIES B MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, OF
ALPHABET INC.
Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware
(See reverse for certain definitions.)
COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation, and its affiliate, COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a federally chartered trust company, jointly
as depositary (the “Depositary”), hereby certifies that 3 is the registered owner of [
( )]4 [the number shown on Schedule I hereto of]5 DEPOSITARY SHARES (“Series B Depositary
Shares”), each Series B Depositary Share representing a one one-twentieth interest in one share of the 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of ALPHABET INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit
Agreement dated as of June 5, 2026 (the “Deposit Agreement”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and the Record Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts. The rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers of
the Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The aggregate number of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may be
executed and delivered under the Deposit Agreement is initially limited to 192,500,000.
This Receipt and all rights hereunder and provisions hereof, including without limitation any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or
related to this Receipt, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any provision of law or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York.
In the case of any conflict between this Receipt and
the Deposit Agreement, the provisions of the Deposit Agreement shall control and govern.
This Depositary Receipt is issuable
to 6 as the registered owner of the Series B Depositary Shares represented hereby. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the Record Holder hereof
becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement.
2
Insert for a DTC Receipt.
3
Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.
4
Insert for Physical Receipt.
5
Insert for DTC Receipt.
6
Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.
A-2
This Depositary Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any
benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer and, if a Registrar in respect of the Depositary Receipts (other than the
Depositary) shall have been appointed, by the manual, electronic or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of such Registrar.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositary, Transfer Agent and Registrar have duly executed this
Depositary Receipt as of the day and year set below.
Dated:
Computershare Inc. and
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
as
Depositary
By:
Authorized Signatory
Countersigned and Registered:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Transfer Agent and Registrar
By:
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]
ALPHABET INC.
UPON
REQUEST, ALPHABET INC. (THE “CORPORATION”) WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH HOLDER OF A DEPOSITARY RECEIPT WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND/OR A COPY OF THE CORPORATION’S AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED (INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S 6.25% SERIES B MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK). ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED
ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT.
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each Record Holder of a Receipt who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights. Such request may
be made to the Corporation or to the Registrar.
KEEP THIS RECEIPT IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION
WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT RECEIPT.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Receipt, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM = as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
CUST =
Custodian
TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN =
joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
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Schedule I7
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES
Alphabet
Inc.
Series B Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/20th Interest in 6.25% Series B Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
The number of Series B Depositary Shares initially represented by this DTC Receipt shall be [ ]. Thereafter
the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall note changes in the number of Series B Depositary Shares evidenced by this DTC Receipt in the table set forth below:
Date of Exchange
Amount of
Decrease in
Number of
Series B
Depositary
Shares Evidenced
by This DTC
Receipt
Amount of
Increase in
Number of Series B
Depositary
Shares Evidenced
by This DTC
Receipt
Number of Series B
Depositary
Shares
Represented by
This DTC Receipt
Following
Decrease or
Increase
Signature of
Authorized Officer
of Transfer Agent
and
Registrar
7
Attach Schedule I only to DTC Receipts.
A-7
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]
For value received, __________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ________________________________________ (Please insert
social security or other identifying number of assignee, together with such assignee’s name and address, including zip code) ___________ Series B Depositary Shares represented by the within receipt, and hereby irrevocably constitute(s)
and appoint(s) _________________ attorney to transfer the Series B Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
Signature(s)
Signature Guarantee
NOTICE:
THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE RECEIPT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 17Ad-15.
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EX-5.1
Exhibit 5.1
June 5, 2026
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the
Company’s offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-296395) of 192,500,000 of the Company’s Series A Depositary Shares,
including 25,000,000 shares as to which the Underwriters (as defined below) have exercised their option to purchase additional shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a
1/20th interest in a share of the Company’s 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Securities” and,
together with the Depositary Shares, the “Securities”). Such registration statement, as amended as of its most recent effective date (June 2, 2026), insofar as it relates to the Securities (as determined for purposes of Rule
430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the “Registration Statement;” the related prospectus
dated June 1, 2026, included in the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein
called the “Base Prospectus;” the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein,
is herein called the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement;” and the related prospectus supplement dated June 2, 2026, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the “Final Prospectus Supplement.” The Base Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement together are herein called the “Pricing Prospectus,” and the
Base Prospectus and the Final Prospectus Supplement together are herein called the “Prospectus.”
The Preferred
Securities will be issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). The Depositary Shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts (the
“Depositary Receipts”) issued pursuant to a deposit agreement, dated as of June 5, 2026, among the Company and Computershare Trust Company,
Alphabet Inc., p.
2
N.A., acting as bank depositary (the “Depositary”), and all holders of the Depositary Receipts. One or more global Depositary Receipts (the “Global Depositary
Receipts”) will be issued by the Depositary against deposit by the Company of the Preferred Securities to be represented by the Depositary Shares with the Depositary.
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have reviewed the following documents:
(a)
an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement dated June 2, 2026 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) between the Company and the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”);
(b)
the Registration Statement;
(c)
the Pricing Prospectus;
(d)
the Prospectus;
(e)
a facsimile copy of the Preferred Securities in global form as executed by the Company and countersigned by
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as registrar and transfer agent;
(f)
a copy of the Certificate of Designations of the Company, dated June 5, 2026 (the “Certificate of
Designations”), certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(g)
an executed copy of the Deposit Agreement, including the form of Depositary Receipt;
(h)
a facsimile copy of the Global Depositary Receipts as executed by the Depositary; and
(i)
copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the assistant secretary of the Company, respectively.
In addition, we have reviewed the
originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of all such corporate records of the Company and such other documents, and we have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions
expressed below.
In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. In addition, we have assumed and have not verified the accuracy as to factual matters of each document we have reviewed (including, without limitation, the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company in the Underwriting Agreement).
Alphabet Inc., p.
3
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further assumptions and qualifications set forth
below, it is our opinion that:
1. The Preferred Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company,
have been validly issued by the Company and are fully paid and nonassessable.
2. The Global Depositary Receipts representing the
Depositary Shares have been validly issued and the person or persons in whose names the Depositary Receipts are registered will be entitled to the rights specified therein and in the Deposit Agreement.
3. A number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Series A Maximum Number of Underlying Shares (as defined in the Underwriting
Agreement) have been duly authorized and reserved by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, upon issuance thereof on conversion of the Preferred Securities in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Securities at conversion prices at
or in excess of the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, or upon payment of a dividend on the Preferred Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Insofar as the foregoing opinions relate to the valid existence and good standing of the Company, they are based solely on confirmation from
public officials. Insofar as the foregoing opinions relate to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any agreement or obligation of the Company, (a) we have assumed that the Company and each other party to such agreement or
obligation has satisfied those legal requirements that are applicable to it to the extent necessary to make such agreement or obligation enforceable against it (except that no such assumption is made as to the Company regarding matters of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware that in our experience normally would be applicable to general business entities with respect to such agreement or obligation) and (b) such opinions are subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.
The foregoing opinions are
limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting such laws.
Alphabet Inc., p.
4
We hereby consent to the use of our name in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal
Matters” as counsel for the Company who has passed on certain legal matters for the Company and to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 5, 2026. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The
opinions expressed herein are rendered on and as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or to make any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof
that might affect the opinions expressed herein.
Very truly yours,
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
By
/s/ Shuangjun Wang
Shuangjun Wang, a Partner
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Exhibit 5.2
June 5, 2026
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, California 94043
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the
Company’s offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-296395) of 192,500,000 of the Company’s Series B Depositary Shares,
including 25,000,000 shares as to which the Underwriters (as defined below) have exercised their option to purchase additional shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a
1/20th interest in a share of the Company’s 6.25% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Securities” and,
together with the Depositary Shares, the “Securities”). Such registration statement, as amended as of its most recent effective date (June 2, 2026), insofar as it relates to the Securities (as determined for purposes of Rule
430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the “Registration Statement;” the related prospectus
dated June 1, 2026, included in the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein
called the “Base Prospectus;” the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 1, 2026, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein,
is herein called the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement;” and the related prospectus supplement dated June 2, 2026, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the “Final Prospectus Supplement.” The Base Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement together are herein called the “Pricing Prospectus,” and the
Base Prospectus and the Final Prospectus Supplement together are herein called the “Prospectus.”
The Preferred
Securities will be issued pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). The Depositary Shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts (the
“Depositary Receipts”) issued pursuant to a deposit agreement, dated as of June 5, 2026, among the Company and Computershare Trust Company,
Alphabet Inc., p. 2
N.A., acting as bank depositary (the “Depositary”), and all holders of the Depositary Receipts. One or more global Depositary Receipts (the “Global Depositary
Receipts”) will be issued by the Depositary against deposit by the Company of the Preferred Securities to be represented by the Depositary Shares with the Depositary.
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have reviewed the following documents:
(a)
an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement dated June 2, 2026 (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) between the Company and the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”);
(b)
the Registration Statement;
(c)
the Pricing Prospectus;
(d)
the Prospectus;
(e)
a facsimile copy of the Preferred Securities in global form as executed by the Company and countersigned by
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as registrar and transfer agent;
(f)
a copy of the Certificate of Designations of the Company, dated June 5, 2026 (the “Certificate of
Designations”), certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(g)
an executed copy of the Deposit Agreement, including the form of Depositary Receipt;
(h)
a facsimile copy of the Global Depositary Receipts as executed by the Depositary; and
(i)
copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the assistant secretary of the Company, respectively.
In addition, we have reviewed the
originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of all such corporate records of the Company and such other documents, and we have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions
expressed below.
In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals and the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. In addition, we have assumed and have not verified the accuracy as to factual matters of each document we have reviewed (including, without limitation, the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company in the Underwriting Agreement).
Alphabet Inc., p. 3
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further assumptions and qualifications set forth
below, it is our opinion that:
1. The Preferred Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the
Company, have been validly issued by the Company and are fully paid and nonassessable.
2. The Global Depositary Receipts
representing the Depositary Shares have been validly issued and the person or persons in whose names the Depositary Receipts are registered will be entitled to the rights specified therein and in the Deposit Agreement.
3. A number of shares of Class C Capital Stock equal to the Series B Maximum Number of Underlying Shares (as defined in the
Underwriting Agreement) have been duly authorized and reserved by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, upon issuance thereof on conversion of the Preferred Securities in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Securities at
conversion prices at or in excess of the par value of such shares of Class C Capital Stock, or upon payment of a dividend on the Preferred Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Insofar as the foregoing opinions relate to the valid existence and good standing of the Company, they are based solely on confirmation from
public officials. Insofar as the foregoing opinions relate to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any agreement or obligation of the Company, (a) we have assumed that the Company and each other party to such agreement or
obligation has satisfied those legal requirements that are applicable to it to the extent necessary to make such agreement or obligation enforceable against it (except that no such assumption is made as to the Company regarding matters of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware that in our experience normally would be applicable to general business entities with respect to such agreement or obligation) and (b) such opinions are subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity.
The foregoing opinions are
limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting such laws.
Alphabet Inc., p. 4
We hereby consent to the use of our name in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal
Matters” as counsel for the Company who has passed on certain legal matters for the Company and to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 5, 2026. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The
opinions expressed herein are rendered on and as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or to make any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof
that might affect the opinions expressed herein.
Very truly yours,
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
By
/s/ Shuangjun Wang
Shuangjun Wang, a Partner
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Exhibit 10.1
To:
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: [ ]
Email: [ ]
From:
[Dealer]
[Dealer Address]
Re:
[Base]1 [Additional]2 Call Option Transaction
Date:
[__], 2026
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”) between [Dealer] (“Dealer”)[, through its agent [__________] (the “Agent”),]3 and Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the 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”). Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the certificate of designations setting forth the terms and conditions of
Counterparty’s [__]% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), par value USD 0.001 per share, [to be]4[as]5 filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as an amendment to Counterparty’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on [or about]6 [__], 2026 (the “Certificate of Designations”). The [7,500,000] shares of Preferred Stock [to be]7 issued on [or about]8 [__], 2026 (the “Base Convertible Securities”) and the [up to]9 [1,125,000] additional shares of Preferred Stock [that may be]10 issued pursuant to the over-allotment option to purchase additional depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest in the Preferred Stock [exercised on the date hereof]11 (the “Optional Convertible Securities”) are
1
Include for base capped call.
2
Include for additional capped call.
3
If applicable.
4
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
5
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
6
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
7
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
8
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
9
Include for base capped call.
10
Include for base capped call.
11
Include for additional capped call.
together referred to herein as the “Convertible Securities.” In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Certificate of Designations and this
Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Certificate of Designations that are also defined
herein by reference to the Certificate of Designations and (ii) sections of the Certificate of Designations that are referred to herein, in each case, will conform to the descriptions thereof in the prospectus and related prospectus supplement
for the offering of the Convertible Securities and depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein. [For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Certificate of Designations
are based on the draft of the Certificate of Designations most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Certificate of Designations are changed,
added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Certificate of Designations, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties, as evidenced by such draft of
the Certificate of Designations. Subject to the foregoing, the]12 [The]13 parties acknowledge that references to the Certificate of
Designations herein are references to the Certificate of Designations as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Certificate of Designations is amended, modified or supplemented following the date [hereof]14[of its execution]15 (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any exchange or conversion of the Convertible Securities for preference
securities of an issuer other than Alphabet Inc. pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations), any such amendment, modification or supplement (other than any amendment, modification or supplement pursuant to the last
sentence of Section 6(d) of the Certificate of Designations) will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Counterparty is hereby advised, and Counterparty acknowledges, that Dealer has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial
financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but
without any Schedule except for (a) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law) and the election of USD as the Termination Currency; [and] (b) (i) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement
shall apply to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of three percent of [Dealer’s][Dealer’s [ultimate] parent’s] shareholders’ equity (provided that “Specified Indebtedness” shall not include
obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking business), (ii) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such
Section 5(a)(vi) and (iii) the following language shall be added to the end thereof “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was
caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s
receipt of written notice of its failure to pay;” [and (c) (1) the election of an executed guarantee of [__________] (“Guarantor”) dated as of the Trade Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B as a
Credit Support Document and (2) the designation of Guarantor as Credit Support Provider in relation to Dealer]16).
12
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
13
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
14
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
15
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
16
Include if Dealer is not the highest rated entity in group, typically from the Parent.
2
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 among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions, the 2006 Definitions or the Agreement, the following shall prevail in the order of precedence indicated:
(i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the 2006 Definitions; and (iv) the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, except to the extent of an express conflict, the application of any provision of this
Confirmation, the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions shall not be construed to exclude or limit any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and
Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master
Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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:
[__], 2026
Effective Date:
The closing date of the [initial]17 issuance of the Convertible Securities [issued pursuant to the over-allotment option to purchase additional depositary shares representing a
proportional fractional interest in Convertible Securities exercised by the “Underwriters” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below)) on the date
hereof]18.
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 and valuation 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 Counterparty, par value USD 0.001 per Share (Ticker Symbol: “GOOGL”).
Number of Options:
For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.19
17
Include for base capped call.
18
Include for additional capped call.
19
For the base capped call, the total should be equal to (i) the number of Convertible Securities in
denominations of USD 1,000 liquidation preference initially issued on the closing date for the Convertible Securities (excluding any Convertible Securities relating to depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein sold
pursuant to the over-allotment option in the Underwriting Agreement) multiplied by (ii) the Minimum Conversion Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). For the additional capped call, the total should be equal to
(i) the number of additional Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 liquidation preference multiplied by (ii) the Minimum Conversion Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations).
3
Option Entitlement:
One Share per Option.
Excluded Adjustment:
Any adjustment to the conversion rate for the Convertible Securities or the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), in each case, pursuant to Section 7(c), 8(b) or 9 of the
Certificate of Designations or any adjustment to the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Certificate of Designations.
Strike Price:
USD [_____]20
Cap Price:
USD [_____]
Rounding of Strike Price or
Cap Price:
In connection with any adjustment to the Strike Price, the Strike Price shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations relating to rounding of the “Threshold
Appreciation Price” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). In connection with any adjustment to the Cap Price hereunder, the Calculation Agent will round the adjusted Cap Price to the nearest USD 0.0001.
Number of Shares:
As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement.
Premium:
USD [_____]
Premium Payment Date:
The Effective Date
Exchange:
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Related Exchange:
All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such section.
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
20
To be the initial “Threshold Appreciation Price.”
4
in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Daily VWAP for such Expiration Date
that occurs on the Final Termination Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. 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 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 is the Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent 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 the Calculation Agent shall determine the Daily VWAP for such partially Disrupted Day in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such partially
Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such partially Disrupted Day; provided that the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Counterparty written notice of the occurrence of such a
Disrupted Day or a partially Disrupted Day and any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction as a result thereof. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Termination Date:
June 12, 2029
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, as determined by the Calculation Agent, unless Counterparty notifies Dealer (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 Daily VWAP 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 good faith and in a 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 replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or” and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase
“; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.”
5
Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the words “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.
Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing “Scheduled Trading Day” with “Scheduled Valid Day” and (ii) deleting the text “or any Related Exchange” in
the first sentence thereof.
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 electing Cash 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 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.
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.
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 Daily VWAP on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Daily VWAP 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.
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 Daily VWAP 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.
For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Dealer or the Calculation Agent take into account any Excluded Adjustment in determining the Daily Option Value in respect of any Component.
Valid Day:
Subject to the provisions opposite the caption “Expiration Date” above relating to a partially Disrupted Day, a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally
occurs on the Exchange (or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or
regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading). If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Valid Day:
A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day.
Business Day:
Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
Daily VWAP:
On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “GOOGL <Equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or, if the scheduled close of trading of the primary session for the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading on such Valid Day is
earlier, such earlier scheduled close of trading), on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is not available at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and
in a commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method).
Settlement Date:
For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date.
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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
Settled” and “Net Share Settled” in relation to any Option shall mean that Net Share Settlement is applicable to that Option; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity
Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the
Shares.
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 and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as the issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws and (ii) 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:
Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 13(a)(i), 13(a)(ii), 13(a)(iii), 13(a)(iv), 13(a)(v) or 13(a)(vi) or the last sentence of
Section 13(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations that the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, determines (by reference to such Section) would result in an adjustment under the Certificate of
Designations (a “Potential Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall (A) make an adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Option Entitlement, and any other term relevant to the exercise,
settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price and Number of Options), that corresponds to the adjustments to the “Threshold Appreciation Price” under the Certificate of Designations, using, if applicable, the
methodology set forth in the Certificate of Designations for any such adjustment, and (B) make a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (A) above (which
adjustment, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not prohibit Dealer from making any further adjustment to the Cap Price in accordance with, and subject in all respects to, the provisions of “Consequences of Announcement Events” below and
Section 8(u) hereof) (provided that in no event shall the Strike Price be greater than the Cap Price), in each case, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the provisions opposite the caption “Discretionary
Adjustments” below.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) the Calculation Agent may adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to a number lower than the Strike Price) as
appropriate to reflect commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses customary for transactions of this type) that would be incurred by Dealer in
connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 8(t) below) solely as a result of the retroactive application
on any adjustment to the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to Section 13(a)(iv)(B) of the Certificate of Designations or Section 13(a)(vi) of the Certificate of Designations;
(ii) in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event as a result of an event or condition set forth in
Section 13(a)(ii), 13(a)(iv), 13(a)(v) or 13(a)(vi) of the Certificate of Designations where, in any case, the period for determining the “Current Market Price” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) begins before
Counterparty has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, have the right to adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to
a number lower than the Strike Price) as appropriate to reflect commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses customary for transactions of this type)
that would be incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 8(t) below) as a result
of such event or condition not having been publicly announced prior to the beginning of such period; and
(iii) if any Potential Adjustment Event is declared and (a) the event or condition giving rise to such Potential
Adjustment Event is subsequently amended, modified, cancelled or abandoned, (b) the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) are otherwise not adjusted at the time or in the manner contemplated by the
relevant provision of the Certificate of Designations based on such declaration or (c) the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) are adjusted as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event and
subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), a “Potential Adjustment Event Change”) then, in each case, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially
reasonable manner, have the right to adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to a number lower than the Strike Price) as appropriate to reflect the commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited
to, hedging mismatches and market losses customary for transactions of this type) that would be incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge
position (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 8(t) below) as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event Change.
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Promptly upon the announcement of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event and the relevant anti-dilution formula in the Certificate of Designations pursuant
to which the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) will be adjusted in connection with such Potential Adjustment Event. Once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Certificate of Designations
and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Potential Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any payment or delivery obligation hereunder in respect of, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of, (x) any distribution of cash, property
or securities by Counterparty to the holders of Convertible Securities (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of Convertible Securities are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment
under the Certificate of Designations in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under Section 13(a)(vii) of the Certificate of Designations).
Discretionary Adjustments:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, if the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, disagrees with any adjustment under the Certificate of
Designations that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to the last sentence of Section 13(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations, pursuant to Section 13(e)
of the Certificate of Designations or in connection with the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike
Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of or under the Transaction, using, if applicable, the methodology set forth in the Certificate of Designations for any such
adjustment, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Net Share Settlement Amount or Cash Settlement Amount, as the case may be, shall be calculated on
the basis of such adjustments by the Calculation Agent.
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Dividends:
If the Calculation Agent determines that (i) at any time during the period from, and including, the Trade Date, to, but excluding, the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “Ex-Dividend Date”) and that dividend is less than the Regular
Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) no Ex-Dividend Date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation
Agent will adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such adjustments shall be taken into account in calculating the Net Share
Settlement Amount or Cash Settlement Amount, as the case may be. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.22 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the “Initial Dividend Threshold” (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations) for the Convertible Securities pursuant to the Certificate of Designations (other than pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular
Dividend for the Transaction.
Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:
Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, “Merger Event” shall mean any “Reorganization Event” as defined in the Certificate of Designations.
Tender Offers:
Not Applicable.
Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers:
Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction
(other than the Regular Dividend) corresponding to the adjustment required under Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations in respect of such Merger Event, using, if applicable, the methodology set forth in the Certificate of
Designations for any such adjustment, as determined by the Calculation Agent (by reference to such Section), subject to “Discretionary Adjustments” above; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any
adjustment to the conversion rate for the Convertible Securities or the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), in each case, pursuant to an Excluded Adjustment; provided, further, that if,
with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of
the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction, following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia, in each case, Dealer may elect in its reasonable discretion that Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply if (A) Dealer determines in good faith and a commercially reasonable
manner at any time following the occurrence of such Merger Event that (x) such Merger Event has had or will have an adverse effect on Dealer’s rights and
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obligations under the Transaction or (y) Dealer will incur or has incurred an increased (as compared with circumstances existing on the Trade Date) amount of tax, duty, expense or fee to (1) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing its
obligations with respect to the Transaction or (2) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing
its obligations with respect to the Transaction or (B) Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, that it will not be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies
and procedures, applicable to Dealer (so long as such policies or procedures have been adopted by Dealer in good faith and are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory
manner and consistently to transactions similar to the Transaction). For the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an
“Early Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). Solely for purposes of this paragraph, the term “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 13(a)(vi) of the
Certificate of Designations.
Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences:
Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to consummation of the relevant Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) in the case 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), the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be actually received by
the holders of Shares upon the occurrence of such Merger Event, and (ii) the details of the adjustment to be made under the Certificate of Designations in respect of such Merger Event.
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, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment”
set forth in Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified in the following manner: (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”, (y) the phrase “exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the spread)” shall be
replaced with the phrase “Cap Price (provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price)”, and the words “whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of
time prior to or after the Announcement Event,” shall be inserted prior to the word “which” in the
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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 Cap Price accordingly) on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date, any Early
Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation and the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the Cap Price upon any announcement regarding the abandonment of any such transaction that was previously the subject of an adjustment
pursuant to this provision to the extent necessary to reflect the economic effect of such subsequent announcement on the Transaction, it being understood that 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. An Announcement Event shall be an
“Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable. Dealer acknowledges that an adjustment required to be made by the Calculation Agent in respect of an Announcement
Event may result in an increase to the Cap Price.
Announcement Event:
(i) The public announcement by Issuer, any subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of (x) any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (y) any
potential acquisition or potential disposition by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 40% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (an “Acquisition
Transaction”) or (z) the intention to enter into a Merger Event, a Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer, any subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of an
intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, a Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction or (iii) any subsequent public announcement by Issuer, any
subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of a change to a transaction, event or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a
new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction, event or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction, event or intention), in each case, as
determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and 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,” (A) “Merger Event” shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity
Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the
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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) and (B) “Tender Offer”
shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that (x) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “greater than 10% and less than 100%
of the outstanding voting shares of Issuer” in the third and fourth lines thereof with “greater than 30% and less than 100% of the outstanding Shares” and (y) Sections 12.1(e) and 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions is hereby
amended by replacing “voting shares” referenced therein with “Shares”.
Valid Third-Party Entity:
In respect of any transaction, any third party that the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner determines has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction (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).
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 Exchange is located in
the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The
Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:
(a) Change in Law:
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public
announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “its Hedge Position”, (iii) 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, effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations
authorized or mandated by existing statute)”, and (iv) 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 consistently by Dealer to all of its similarly situated counterparties and similar transactions; and provided, further, that it shall not constitute a “Change in Law” unless Dealer has used commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid such illegality or increased cost, it being understood and agreed that Dealer shall not be required
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to violate any applicable law, rule or regulation in connection with avoiding such illegality or increased cost;” after the semi-colon in the last line thereof; provided, further, that no event or set of events
shall constitute a Change in Law for the purposes of Section 12.9(a)(ii)(Y) to the extent such event or events resulted solely from the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
or in the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of the “Change in Law” as set forth in clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions, the provisions applicable to an “Increased Cost of Hedging” as
set forth in Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions shall apply to such “Change in Law” (in lieu of the provisions set forth in Section 12.9(b)(i)).
(b) Failure to Deliver:
Applicable
(c) Insolvency Filing:
Applicable
(d) Hedging Disruption:
Applicable; provided that:
(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”
and (b) inserting the following sentence at the end of such Section:
“For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk, and (ii) the transactions or assets referred to in
phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.”;
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected
by such Hedging Disruption”; and
(iii) it shall not be a Hedging Disruption if such inability occurs solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party.
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:
Applicable solely with respect to a “Change in Law” described in clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions as set forth in the last sentence opposite the caption “Change in Law”
above.
Hedging Party:
For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer; provided that when making any determination, adjustment or calculation as “Hedging 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 the Hedging Party were the Calculation Agent. Following any determination, adjustment or calculation by Hedging Party
hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), Hedging Party will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to
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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, adjustment or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources and any assumptions used in making such determination, adjustment or calculation), it being understood that in no
event will Hedging Party 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 determination, adjustment or calculation or any information that
is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations made by Hedging Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Determining Party:
For all applicable events, Dealer; provided that when making any determination, adjustment 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, adjustment or calculation by Determining Party hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), 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, adjustment or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources and any assumptions used in making such determination, adjustment or calculation), it being understood that in no
event will Determining Party 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 determination, adjustment or calculation or any information
that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations made by Determining Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
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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 of the type described in 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 independent equity
derivatives dealer 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.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner,
and by reference to the effect on Dealer assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to Section 8(t) below) with respect to the Transaction. Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the
Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), 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 quotations,
market data or information from internal or external sources and 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.
4. Account Details:
(a)
Account for payments to Counterparty:
[________]
(b)
Account for payments to Dealer:
[________]
5.
Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: [________]
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:
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: [ ]
Email: [ ]
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(b)
Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
[____________________]
Attention:
[____________]
Telephone:
[____________]
Facsimile:
[____________]
Email:
[____________]
With a copy to:
[____________________]
Attention:
[____________]
Telephone:
[____________]
Facsimile:
[____________]
Email:
[____________]
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and
warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date, (A) Counterparty is
not aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed or furnished by Counterparty with the U.S. 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) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither
Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per
Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own
Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(iii) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual
or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or
otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(iv) Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) [Reserved.]
(vi) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of [__], 2026, among Counterparty and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the Underwriters party thereto (the “Underwriting Agreement”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date
and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.
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(vii) To Counterparty’s knowledge, no state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares (not including laws, rules, regulations or regulatory orders of any jurisdiction that are applicable solely as a
result of Dealer’s or its affiliates’ activities, assets or businesses, other than Dealer’s activities in respect of the Transaction) would give rise to any material 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 in connection with the Transaction; provided that Counterparty makes no
representation or warranty regarding any such requirement that is applicable generally to the ownership of equity securities by Dealer or any of its affiliates solely as a result of it or any of such affiliates being a financial institution or
broker-dealer.
(viii) Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and
with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise
notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least USD 50 million.
(ix) The assets of
Counterparty do not constitute “plan assets” as defined in the Department of Labor regulations located at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and are not subject to any state, local or other laws that are substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Revenue Code”) and that would be violated by the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(x) On each of the Trade Date, the Premium Payment Date and immediately after giving effect to the Transaction on the Premium
Payment Date, (A) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the total assets of Counterparty is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of
Counterparty as they mature and become absolute, (B) the capital of Counterparty is adequate to conduct its business in the manner contemplated in its public filings under the Exchange Act and to enter into the Transaction,
(C) Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty is 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 would be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares with respect to the Transaction in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s
incorporation (including the adequate surplus and capital requirements of Sections 154 and 160 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware).
(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in
Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.
(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to
bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with
the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the
Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted
under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to
satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks
of the Transaction.
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(d) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a
“financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is 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 (B) the parties
hereto are entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the
Premium Payment Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(iv) hereof.
(f) Counterparty understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection
with this Transaction, 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.
(g) [Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a
copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.
(h) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to
transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.]
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 if Dealer reasonably determines, in the case of clause (i), in its commercially reasonable judgment or, in the case of clause (ii), based on advice of counsel, that such action is reasonably
necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market (but only if there is a material decrease in liquidity
relative to Dealer’s expectations on the Trade Date) or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if
Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements of organizations with jurisdiction over Dealer or its affiliates, or with related policies and
procedures that are adopted by Dealer in good faith and would generally be applicable, and are consistently applied, to counterparties similar to Counterparty and to transactions similar to the Transaction; 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 (x) in the case of a Repurchase Event, ten Scheduled Trading Days and (y) in the case of an Early Conversion, thirty Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase and cancellation (a
“Repurchase Event”) or early conversion (an “Early Conversion”) of the Convertible Securities (or of depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein), including, without limitation, in
connection with an “Early Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of Convertible Securities or a “Fundamental Change Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of Convertible Securities,
Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase and cancellation or early conversion, (ii) the number of Convertible Securities (or depositary shares) so repurchased and cancelled or converted, (iii) the number of
Shares underlying each USD 1,000 liquidation preference of Convertible Securities (or depositary shares) based on the “Minimum Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), and (iv) the number of Options as to
which Counterparty elects to exercise its termination rights under this Section 8(b) (any such notice, a “Repurchase Notification”)[; provided that any “Repurchase Notification” delivered to Dealer pursuant
to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation letter agreement dated [____], 2026 between Dealer and Counterparty (the “Base Call Option Confirmation”) shall be deemed to be a Repurchase Notification pursuant to this
Confirmation and the terms of such Repurchase Notification shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation]21. 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 that, as of the date of such Repurchase
Notification, Counterparty is not making such election “on the basis of” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act) any material non-public
information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(b). Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the related written representations and warranties, Dealer
shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification (which in no event shall be earlier than the date on which the relevant Repurchase Event or Early Conversion, as the case may be, occurs or is
consummated and which shall be on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the settlement date for the relevant Repurchase Event or Early Conversion, as the case may be) as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction
corresponding to a number of Options (allocated pro rata across all Components) (the “Repurchase Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) [(x)] the number of Options specified in the Repurchase Notification[, minus (y) the
number of “Repurchase Options” (as defined in the Base Call Option Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Convertible Securities or depositary shares (and for the purposes of determining whether any Options under this Confirmation or
under, and as defined in, the Base Call Option Confirmation will be among the Repurchase Options hereunder or under, and as defined in, the Base Call Option Confirmation, the number of Convertible Securities or depositary shares specified in such
Repurchase Notification shall be allocated first to the Base Call Option Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated)]22 and (B) the Number of Options as of the date
Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced pro rata across all Components by the number of Repurchase Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated
pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement on an aggregate basis for all Components as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of transactions having terms identical to each Component and a Number of Options equal to
the number of Repurchase Options (allocated pro rata across all Components), (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of each Component were the sole Affected
Transactions.
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Include in additional capped call confirmation only.
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Include in additional capped call confirmation only.
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(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) an Announcement Event,
Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterparty’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the sole Affected Party other than an Event of
Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside
Counterparty’s control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) 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 date of the Announcement Event, 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) Counterparty acknowledges, as of the date of such election, its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular
Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder 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) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
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Share Termination Alternative:
If applicable, means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date on which the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise
be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of the 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, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination
Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of 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 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 Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property
that was purchased in connection with the delivery of the Share Termination Delivery Units.
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:
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 “Share
Termination Settled” and “Share Termination Settled” shall mean that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions
shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the
Shares.
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable
judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired and held by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be
sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act (other than any such Hedge Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act)), Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the
resale of such Hedge Shares and enter into a customary agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering for companies of a
similar size in a similar industry (provided, however, that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and
documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty), (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement,
enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially
reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the
public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement for companies of a similar size in a similar industry) (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. Counterparty shall, no later than one Exchange Business
Day following the day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may be by email) of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such
repurchase, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than [__]23% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding
Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of
which is the aggregate Number of Shares plus the number of Shares underlying any other convertible hedge transactions or similar call options sold by Dealer to Counterparty referencing the Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares
outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e), Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its
affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including
losses relating to Dealer’s 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 commercially reasonable losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction, in each case, assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to Section 8(t)
below)), 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 or
under any U.S. state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any
Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will, within 30
days, upon written request, reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses documented in reasonable detail (including commercially reasonable
out-of-pocket counsel fees and expenses, documented in reasonable detail, of one outside counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, subject to assumption of defense by
Counterparty as provided below) incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party
is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be
brought or asserted against the Indemnified Party as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice pursuant to this paragraph, such Indemnified Party shall, within a commercially reasonable period of time,
notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party and any others Counterparty may designate in such
proceeding and Counterparty shall pay the commercially reasonable and documented (in reasonable detail) out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one such outside counsel in
each relevant jurisdiction related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails to notify Counterparty within a commercially reasonable period of time after any action is commenced against it in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder. In addition, Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this
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To be 0.5% higher than the number of Shares underlying the capped call (including the additional capped call)
transactions with Issuer of the Dealer with the largest number of Shares underlying such capped call transactions.
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paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Party
from and against any commercially reasonable loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by
this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. 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 and shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent of any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense that is found in a final judgment to have resulted from Dealer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment.
(i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not
less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the “Transfer Options”); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose, including but not limited, to the
following conditions:
(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice obligations pursuant to
the provisions opposite the caption “Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences” in Section 2 of this Confirmation, its obligations under Section 8(d) of this Confirmation or its notice and indemnification obligations
under Section 8(e) of this Confirmation;
(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a
United States person (as defined in the Revenue Code);
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any
reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks
under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty, as are reasonably requested by and reasonably satisfactory to
Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not (including, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any indemnity from the transferee or assignee
to Dealer provided in connection with such transfer or assignment), as a result of such transfer or assignment (i) be required to pay or deliver to the transferee or assignee on any payment date or delivery date an amount (including under
Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer or assignment or (ii) receive from the transferee or assignee on any payment date or
delivery date (after taking into account amounts paid by the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement, as well as any withholding or deduction) an amount or a number of Shares, as applicable, that is lower than the
amount or the number of Shares, as applicable, that Dealer would have received from Counterparty in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(E) No Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will occur as a result of such transfer or assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee or assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations
and to provide a properly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and any such other tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to make any determinations necessary
pursuant to clauses (D) and (E); and
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(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses
documented in reasonable detail, including commercially reasonable and documented (in reasonable detail) out-of-pocket counsel fees of one outside counsel in each
relevant jurisdiction, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
(ii) Dealer may transfer or
assign (a “Transfer”) all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) without Counterparty’s consent, to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or
better than Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer or its ultimate parent generally
for similar transactions, by Dealer or its ultimate parent (provided that in connection with any Transfer pursuant to clause (A)(2) hereof, the guarantee of any guarantor of the relevant transferee’s obligations under the Transaction
shall constitute a Credit Support Document under the Agreement) or (B) with Counterparty’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to any third party financial institution that is a recognized
dealer in the market for U.S. corporate equity derivatives and that has a long-term issuer rating equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the Transfer and
(2) A- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.
(“Moody’s”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided
that Dealer may Transfer pursuant to this paragraph only if: (I) no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will occur as a result of such Transfer; (II) at the time of such Transfer either (i) each of Dealer
and the transferee or assignee in such Transfer is a “dealer in securities” within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Revenue Code or (ii) the Transfer does not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty within the
meaning of Section 1001 of the Revenue Code; and (III) after any such Transfer (a) Counterparty will not (including, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any indemnity from the transferee or assignee to Counterparty
provided in connection with such transfer or assignment), as a result of any withholding or deduction made by the transferee or assignee as a result of any Tax, receive from the transferee or assignee on any payment date or delivery date (after
accounting for amounts paid by the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement as well as such withholding or deduction) an amount or a number of Shares, as applicable, lower than the amount or the number of Shares, as
applicable, that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such Transfer (except to the extent such lower amount or number results from a change in law after the date of such Transfer), (b) Counterparty would not, at the time,
and as a result of, such Transfer, reasonably be expected to become subject to any law, regulation or similar requirement to which it would not otherwise have been subject absent such Transfer, and (c) Dealer shall cause the transferee or
assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Counterparty to permit Counterparty to make any necessary determinations pursuant to clause (III)(a) of this proviso;
provided, further, that Dealer shall promptly provide written notice to Counterparty following such Transfer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%,
or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “Excess Ownership Position”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate
any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that
Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction
having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the
Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 8(c) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the
Affected Party). Dealer shall notify Counterparty of an Excess Ownership Position with respect to which it intends to seek a Transfer as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such an Excess Ownership Position. The
“Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to
aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial
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ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a
part beneficially owns (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. The “Option Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed
as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to
Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of
Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (excluding
those arising under Section 13 or 16 of the Exchange Act, in each case, as in effect on the Trade Date, the “Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or
otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number
of Shares that, in Dealer’s reasonable judgment based on advice of counsel, could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for filings on Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act, in each case, as in
effect on the Trade Date) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in
its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. Dealer shall provide Counterparty with written notice of any Transfer on the date of or as promptly as practicable after the date of such Transfer.
(iii) 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, 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 Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any
such performance.
(g) Delivery of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer may, by prior notice to
Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an “Original Delivery Date”) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one
time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery 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) 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 Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of
Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its representations, warranties, obligations or agreements with respect to
the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction. 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 by Counterparty of the depositary shares
representing a proportional fractional interest in the [Base Convertible Securities]24[Optional Convertible Securities]25 is not consummated
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on [__], 202626 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) ([___], 2026 or such later date being
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 and
Counterparty 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 and Counterparty 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) Agreements and Acknowledgements
Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other
securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for
Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be
conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Daily VWAP; (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and
volatility of Shares, as well as the Daily VWAP, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and (E) the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Dealer an option, and Dealer may purchase shares for its own
account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty under the terms of the Transaction.
(m) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair
either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory
change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership
Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(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
ARTICLE 5 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
(o) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be
modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty and Dealer.
(p) 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. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or electronic transmission
(e.g., “pdf” or “tif”), or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com, shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart hereof.
24
Include for base capped call.
25
Include for additional capped call.
26
For the base capped call, to be the scheduled closing date for the Base Convertible Securities. For the
additional capped call, to be the scheduled closing date for the Additional Convertible Securities.
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(q) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND THE TRANSACTION.
(r) Submission to Jurisdiction. Section
13(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits
for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and/or each Transaction, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (each, “Proceedings”), to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in any Confirmation or this
Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the
subject matter of the Proceedings or declines to accept the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing against the other party’s property, assets or
estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such court’s decision or judgment to any higher court with competent
appellate jurisdiction over that court’s decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action
or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Agreement or the relevant
Confirmation, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or
proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.”
(s) Amendment to Equity Definitions.
(i) Solely in respect of adjustments to the Cap Price pursuant to Section 8(u), Section 11.2(e)(v) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of such Section 11.2(e)(v): “, provided that, notwithstanding this Section 11.2(e)(v), with respect to the Transaction, the parties agree that Share
repurchases through a dealer pursuant to accelerated share repurchases, forward contracts or similar transactions that are entered into at prevailing market prices (subject to any discount to average market prices) and in accordance with customary
market terms for Share repurchase transactions of such type (“Private Repurchases”) shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events so long as, after giving effect to such transactions, the aggregate number of Shares
repurchased during the term of the Transaction pursuant to all such transactions would not exceed 15% of the number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent and as adjusted by the Calculation Agent in a
commercially reasonable manner to account for any subdivision or combination with respect to the Shares; provided, further, that the parties agree that open market Share repurchases at prevailing market prices shall not be considered
Potential Adjustment Events so long as, after giving effect to such transactions and any Private Repurchases, the aggregate number of Shares repurchased during the term of the Transaction pursuant to all such transactions would not exceed 25% of the
number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent and as adjusted by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner to account for any subdivision or combination with respect to the Shares.”
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(ii) Solely in respect of adjustments to the Cap Price pursuant to
Section 8(u), Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares” and replacing them with the
words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent has a material economic effect on the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that
such event is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for Issuer’s own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Issuer’s own operations.”
(iii) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) inserting “(1)” immediately
following the word “means” in the first line thereof and (2) inserting immediately prior to the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof with the following words: “or (2) the occurrence of any of the events
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer”.
(iv) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the phrase “; provided that
Counterparty may only elect to terminate the Transaction upon the occurrence of a Change in Law or Insolvency Filing if concurrently with electing to terminate the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing that
(i) it is not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) it is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws” at
the end thereof.
(v) Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing the comma
immediately following clause (A) thereof with the word “or”, (2) deleting clause (C) thereof in its entirety and (3) replacing the words “either party” in the last sentence thereof with the words “the
Hedging Party”.
(vi) Section 12(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by (1) deleting the phrase “or
email” in the third line thereof and (2) deleting the phrase “or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day” in the final clause thereof.
(t) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Hedging Party, Determining Party or Calculation Agent is required or
permitted to make a calculation, adjustment or determination pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event (other than any adjustments made by reference to the Certificate of
Designations), the Hedging Party, Determining Party or Calculation Agent shall make such calculation, adjustment or determination in a commercially reasonable manner by reference to the effect of such event on Dealer, assuming that Dealer maintains
a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(u) Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price pursuant to this Section 8(u), (x) the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each
have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (in the case of the definition of “Potential Adjustment Event”, as amended by Sections 8(s)(i) and 8(s)(ii), and in the case of the definition of “Tender
Offer”, as amended by the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” in Section 2)), (y) “Extraordinary Dividend” means any cash dividend on the Shares other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend in an
amount equal to or less than the Regular Dividend, and (z) Sections 12.1(d), 12.1(e) and 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “voting shares” referenced therein with “Shares”, and upon the
occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (in the case of the definition of
“Potential Adjustment Event”, as amended by Sections 8(s)(i) and 8(s)(ii), and in the case of the definition of “Tender Offer”, as amended by the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” in
Section 2, and subject to clauses (y) and (z) above), the Calculation Agent shall determine in a commercially reasonable manner whether such occurrence or declaration, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction
and, if so, shall adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, in the case of a Potential Adjustment Event as described in
Section 11.2(e)(i), Section 11.2(e)(ii)(A), Section 11.2(e)(ii)(B) or Section 11.2(e)(iv), adjustments may only be made for the dilutive or concentrative effect of such event and no adjustments will be made to account solely for
changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares; provided, further, that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price; provided,
further, that any adjustment to the Cap Price made pursuant to this Section 8(u) shall be made without duplication of any other adjustment hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustment made pursuant to the provisions
opposite the captions “Method of Adjustment,” “Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers” and “Consequences of Announcement Events” in Section 2 above).
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(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that, following payment of the
Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the
Agreement) occurs and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an
amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Tax Matters.
(i)
Payee Representations:
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:
Counterparty is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Revenue Code and used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and an exempt recipient under United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049.4(c)(1)(ii).
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the following representations to Counterparty:
[__________]27
(ii)
Tax Documentation. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty
agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty, as applicable, a U.S. Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8 or Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Such forms or documents shall be delivered (i) on or before the date of execution of this Confirmation,
(ii) upon Counterparty or Dealer, as applicable, learning that any such tax form previously provided by it has become obsolete or incorrect and (iii) upon reasonable request of the other party.
(iii)
Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under
the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance provisions of the HIRE 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 Revenue Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Revenue 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 Revenue 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.
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Insert appropriate Dealer-specific payee tax representation.
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(x) HIRE Act. “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined
in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any tax imposed on payments treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Revenue Code or any regulations issued thereunder. For the avoidance of
doubt, any such tax imposed under Section 871(m) of the Revenue Code is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(y) [Dealer Boilerplate, including QFC language to be added, if applicable.]
[Signature Page Follows.]
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so
that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to
the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Dealer.
Yours faithfully,
[DEALER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Agreed and Accepted By:
ALPHABET INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to [Base][Additional] Capped Call Confirmation—Series
A Depositary Shares Offering]
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
April 16, 2029
2
April 17, 2029
3
April 18, 2029
4
April 19, 2029
5
April 20, 2029
6
April 23, 2029
7
April 24, 2029
8
April 25, 2029
9
April 26, 2029
10
April 27, 2029
11
April 30, 2029
12
May 1, 2029
13
May 2, 2029
14
May 3, 2029
15
May 4, 2029
16
May 7, 2029
17
May 8, 2029
18
May 9, 2029
19
May 10, 2029
20
May 11, 2029
[Annex A]
[Annex B—Form of Guarantee]28
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To be included if applicable.
[Annex B—Form of
Guarantee]
EX-10.2
EX-10.2
Filename: d36818dex102.htm · Sequence: 9
EX-10.2
Exhibit 10.2
To:
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: [ ]
Email: [ ]
From:
[Dealer]
[Dealer
Address]
Re:
[Base]1 [Additional]2 Call Option Transaction
Date:
[__], 2026
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”) between [Dealer]
(“Dealer”)[, through its agent [__________] (the “Agent”),]3 and Alphabet Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Counterparty”). This communication
constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the 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”). Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the certificate of designations setting forth the terms and conditions of Counterparty’s [__]% Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), par value USD 0.001 per share, [to
be]4[as]5 filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as an amendment to Counterparty’s Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation on [or about]6 [__], 2026 (the “Certificate of Designations”). The [7,500,000] shares of Preferred Stock [to
be]7 issued on [or about]8 [__], 2026 (the “Base Convertible Securities”) and the [up to]9 [1,125,000] additional shares of Preferred Stock [that may be]10 issued pursuant to the over-allotment option to purchase additional depositary
shares representing a proportional fractional interest in the Preferred Stock [exercised on the date hereof]11 (the “Optional Convertible Securities”) are
1
Include for base capped call.
2
Include for additional capped call.
3
If applicable.
4
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
5
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
6
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
7
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
8
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
9
Include for base capped call.
10
Include for base capped call.
11
Include for additional capped call.
together referred to herein as the “Convertible Securities.” In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms defined in the Certificate of Designations and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that
(i) definitions set forth in the Certificate of Designations that are also defined herein by reference to the Certificate of Designations and (ii) sections of the Certificate of Designations that are referred to herein, in each case, will
conform to the descriptions thereof in the prospectus and related prospectus supplement for the offering of the Convertible Securities and depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein. [For the avoidance of doubt,
references herein to sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Certificate of Designations are based on the draft of the Certificate of Designations most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any
relevant sections of, or definitions set forth in, the Certificate of Designations are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Certificate of Designations, the parties will amend this
Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties, as evidenced by such draft of the Certificate of Designations. Subject to the foregoing, the]12 [The]13 parties acknowledge that references to the Certificate of Designations herein are references to the Certificate of Designations as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Certificate of
Designations is amended, modified or supplemented following the date [hereof]14[of its execution]15 (which shall include, for the avoidance of
doubt, any exchange or conversion of the Convertible Securities for preference securities of an issuer other than Alphabet Inc. pursuant to Section 6(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations), any such amendment, modification or supplement
(other than any amendment, modification or supplement pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6(d) of the Certificate of Designations) will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Counterparty is hereby advised, and Counterparty acknowledges, that Dealer has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial
financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but
without any Schedule except for (a) the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law) and the election of USD as the Termination Currency; [and] (b) (i) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement
shall apply to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of three percent of [Dealer’s][Dealer’s [ultimate] parent’s] shareholders’ equity (provided that “Specified Indebtedness” shall not include
obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking business), (ii) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such
Section 5(a)(vi) and (iii) the following language shall be added to the end thereof “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was
caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s
receipt of written notice of its failure to pay;” [and (c) (1) the election of an executed guarantee of [__________] (“Guarantor”) dated as of the Trade Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex B as a
Credit Support Document and (2) the designation of Guarantor as Credit Support Provider in relation to Dealer]16).
12
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
13
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
14
Include for base capped call, and for additional capped call if executed prior to settlement of the base
shares.
15
Include for additional capped call if executed following settlement of the base shares.
16
Include if Dealer is not the highest rated entity in group, typically from the Parent.
2
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 among this Confirmation, the Equity
Definitions, the 2006 Definitions
or the Agreement, the following shall prevail in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the 2006 Definitions; and (iv) the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, except to the
extent of an express conflict, the application of any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions shall not be construed to exclude or limit any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement,
the Equity Definitions or the 2006 Definitions.
The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there
exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise
governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
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:
[__], 2026
Effective Date:
The closing date of the [initial]17 issuance of the Convertible Securities [issued pursuant to the over-allotment option to purchase additional depositary shares representing a
proportional fractional interest in Convertible Securities exercised by the “Underwriters” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement (as defined below)) on the date
hereof]18.
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 and valuation 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 C Capital Stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.001 per Share (Ticker Symbol: “GOOG”).
Number of Options:
For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.19
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Include for base capped call.
18
Include for additional capped call.
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For the base capped call, the total should be equal to (i) the number of Convertible Securities in
denominations of USD 1,000 liquidation preference initially issued on the closing date for the Convertible Securities (excluding any Convertible Securities relating to depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein sold
pursuant to the over-allotment option in the Underwriting Agreement) multiplied by (ii) the Minimum Conversion Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). For the additional capped call, the total should be equal to
(i) the number of additional Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 liquidation preference multiplied by (ii) the Minimum Conversion Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations).
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Option Entitlement:
One Share per Option.
Excluded Adjustment:
Any adjustment to the conversion rate for the Convertible Securities or the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), in each case, pursuant to Section 7(c), 8(b) or 9 of the
Certificate of Designations or any adjustment to the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to Section 13(b) of the Certificate of Designations.
Strike Price:
USD [_____]20
Cap Price:
USD [_____]
Rounding of Strike Price or
Cap Price:
In connection with any adjustment to the Strike Price, the Strike Price shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations relating to rounding of the “Threshold
Appreciation Price” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). In connection with any adjustment to the Cap Price hereunder, the Calculation Agent will round the adjusted Cap Price to the nearest USD 0.0001.
Number of Shares:
As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement.
Premium:
USD [_____]
Premium Payment Date:
The Effective Date
Exchange:
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Related Exchange:
All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such section.
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
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To be the initial “Threshold Appreciation Price.”
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in no event shall the Expiration Date be postponed to a date later than the Final Termination Date and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Daily VWAP for such Expiration Date
that occurs on the Final Termination Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. 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 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 is the Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent 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 the Calculation Agent shall determine the Daily VWAP for such partially Disrupted Day in a commercially reasonable manner based on transactions in the Shares on such partially
Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such partially Disrupted Day; provided that the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Counterparty written notice of the occurrence of such a
Disrupted Day or a partially Disrupted Day and any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction as a result thereof. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Termination Date:
June 12, 2029
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, as determined by the Calculation Agent, unless Counterparty notifies Dealer (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 Daily VWAP 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 good faith and in a 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 replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or” and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase “; in
each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.”
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Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the words “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.
Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing “Scheduled Trading Day” with “Scheduled Valid Day” and (ii) deleting the text “or any Related Exchange” in
the first sentence thereof.
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 electing Cash 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 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.
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.
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 Daily VWAP on such Expiration Date.
Dealer will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Amount valued at the Daily VWAP 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.
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 Daily VWAP 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.
For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will Dealer or the Calculation Agent take into account any Excluded Adjustment in determining the Daily Option Value in respect of any Component.
Valid Day:
Subject to the provisions opposite the caption “Expiration Date” above relating to a partially Disrupted Day, a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally
occurs on the Exchange (or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or
regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading). If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Valid Day:
A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day.
Business Day:
Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
Daily VWAP:
On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “GOOG <Equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., New York City time (or, if the scheduled close of trading of the primary session for the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading on such Valid Day is
earlier, such earlier scheduled close of trading), on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is not available at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and
in a commercially reasonable manner using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method).
Settlement Date:
For all Components of the Transaction, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date.
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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
Settled” and “Net Share Settled” in relation to any Option shall mean that Net Share Settlement is applicable to that Option; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity
Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the
Shares.
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 and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as the issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws and (ii) 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:
Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 13(a)(i), 13(a)(ii), 13(a)(iii), 13(a)(iv), 13(a)(v) or 13(a)(vi) or the last sentence of
Section 13(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations that the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, determines (by reference to such Section) would result in an adjustment under the Certificate of
Designations (a “Potential Adjustment Event”), the Calculation Agent shall (A) make an adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Option Entitlement, and any other term relevant to the exercise,
settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price and Number of Options), that corresponds to the adjustments to the “Threshold Appreciation Price” under the Certificate of Designations, using, if applicable, the
methodology set forth in the Certificate of Designations for any such adjustment, and (B) make a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (A) above (which
adjustment, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not prohibit Dealer from making any further adjustment to the Cap Price in accordance with, and subject in all respects to, the provisions of “Consequences of Announcement Events” below and
Section 8(u) hereof) (provided that in no event shall the Strike Price be greater than the Cap Price), in each case, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the provisions opposite the caption “Discretionary
Adjustments” below.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) the Calculation Agent may adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to a number lower than the Strike Price) as
appropriate to reflect commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses customary for transactions of this type) that would be incurred by Dealer in
connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to the requirements set forth in Section 8(t) below) solely as a result of the retroactive application
on any adjustment to the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to Section 13(a)(iv)(B) of the Certificate of Designations or Section 13(a)(vi) of the Certificate of
Designations;
(ii) in connection with any Potential Adjustment
Event as a result of an event or condition set forth in Section 13(a)(ii), 13(a)(iv), 13(a)(v) or 13(a)(vi) of the Certificate of Designations where, in any case, the period for determining the “Current Market Price” (as defined in
the Certificate of Designations) begins before Counterparty has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, have the
right to adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to a number lower than the Strike Price) as appropriate to reflect commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market
losses customary for transactions of this type) that would be incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to the requirements set
forth in Section 8(t) below) as a result of such event or condition not having been publicly announced prior to the beginning of such period; and
(iii) if any Potential Adjustment Event is declared and (a) the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event is
subsequently amended, modified, cancelled or abandoned, (b) the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) are otherwise not adjusted at the time or in the manner contemplated by the relevant provision
of the Certificate of Designations based on such declaration or (c) the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) are adjusted as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event and subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), a “Potential Adjustment Event Change”) then, in each case, the Calculation Agent shall, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, have
the right to adjust the Cap Price (but in no case to a number lower than the Strike Price) as appropriate to reflect the commercially reasonable costs and expenses documented in reasonable detail (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches
and market losses customary for transactions of this type) that would be incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activity assuming Dealer is maintaining a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to the
requirements set forth in Section 8(t) below) as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event Change.
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Promptly upon the announcement of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event and the relevant anti-dilution formula in the Certificate of Designations pursuant
to which the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) will be adjusted in connection with such Potential Adjustment Event. Once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Certificate of Designations
and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Potential Adjustment Event have been determined, Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.
For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any payment or delivery obligation hereunder in respect of, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of, (x) any distribution of cash, property
or securities by Counterparty to the holders of Convertible Securities (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of Convertible Securities are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment
under the Certificate of Designations in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under Section 13(a)(vii) of the Certificate of Designations).
Discretionary Adjustments:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, if the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, disagrees with any adjustment under the Certificate of
Designations that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to the last sentence of Section 13(c)(ii) of the Certificate of Designations, pursuant to Section 13(e)
of the Certificate of Designations or in connection with the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike
Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of or under the Transaction, using, if applicable, the methodology set forth in the Certificate of Designations for any such
adjustment, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Net Share Settlement Amount or Cash Settlement Amount, as the case may be, shall be calculated on
the basis of such adjustments by the Calculation Agent.
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Dividends:
If the Calculation Agent determines that (i) at any time during the period from, and including, the Trade Date, to, but excluding, the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date, an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “Ex-Dividend Date”) and that dividend is less than the Regular
Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) no Ex-Dividend Date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation
Agent will adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such adjustments shall be taken into account in calculating the Net Share
Settlement Amount or Cash Settlement Amount, as the case may be. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.22 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the “Initial Dividend Threshold” (as defined in the Certificate of
Designations) for the Convertible Securities pursuant to the Certificate of Designations (other than pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular
Dividend for the Transaction.
Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:
Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, “Merger Event” shall mean any “Reorganization Event” as defined in the Certificate of Designations.
Tender Offers:
Not Applicable.
Consequences of Merger Events /
Tender Offers:
Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction
(other than the Regular Dividend) corresponding to the adjustment required under Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations in respect of such Merger Event, using, if applicable, the methodology set forth in the Certificate of
Designations for any such adjustment, as determined by the Calculation Agent (by reference to such Section), subject to “Discretionary Adjustments” above; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any
adjustment to the conversion rate for the Convertible Securities or the “Fixed Conversion Rates” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), in each case, pursuant to an Excluded Adjustment; provided, further, that if,
with respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of
the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the Transaction, following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not be a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia, in each case, Dealer may elect in its reasonable discretion that Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply if (A) Dealer determines in good faith and a commercially reasonable
manner at any time following the occurrence of such Merger Event that (x) such Merger Event has had or will have an adverse effect on Dealer’s rights
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and obligations under the Transaction or (y) Dealer will incur or has incurred an increased (as compared with circumstances existing on the Trade Date) amount of tax, duty, expense or fee to (1) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing its
obligations with respect to the Transaction or (2) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any transaction(s) or asset(s) constituting a commercially reasonable hedge position in respect of the economic risk of entering into and performing
its obligations with respect to the Transaction or (B) Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, that it will not be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies
and procedures, applicable to Dealer (so long as such policies or procedures have been adopted by Dealer in good faith and are generally applicable in similar situations and applied in a non-discriminatory
manner and consistently to transactions similar to the Transaction). For the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an
“Early Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). Solely for purposes of this paragraph, the term “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 13(a)(vi) of the
Certificate of Designations.
Notice of Merger Consideration and
Consequences:
Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to consummation of the relevant Merger Event) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) in the case 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), the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be actually received by
the holders of Shares upon the occurrence of such Merger Event, and (ii) the details of the adjustment to be made under the Certificate of Designations in respect of such Merger Event.
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, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment”
set forth in Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified in the following manner: (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”, (y) the phrase “exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the spread)” shall be
replaced with the phrase “Cap Price (provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price)”, and the words “whether within a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of
time prior to or after the Announcement Event,” shall be inserted prior to the word “which” in the
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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 Cap Price accordingly) on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest scheduled Expiration Date, any Early
Termination Date and/or any other date of cancellation and the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to the Cap Price upon any announcement regarding the abandonment of any such transaction that was previously the subject of an adjustment
pursuant to this provision to the extent necessary to reflect the economic effect of such subsequent announcement on the Transaction, it being understood that 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. An Announcement Event shall be an
“Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable. Dealer acknowledges that an adjustment required to be made by the Calculation Agent in respect of an Announcement
Event may result in an increase to the Cap Price.
Announcement Event:
(i) The public announcement by Issuer, any subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of (x) any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (y) any
potential acquisition or potential disposition by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 40% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (an “Acquisition
Transaction”) or (z) the intention to enter into a Merger Event, a Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer, any subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of an
intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, a Tender Offer or an Acquisition Transaction or (iii) any subsequent public announcement by Issuer, any
subsidiary or agent of Issuer or any Valid Third Party Entity of a change to a transaction, event or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a
new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction, event or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction, event or intention), in each case, as
determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith and 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,” (A) “Merger Event” shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity
Definitions (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the
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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) and (B) “Tender Offer”
shall mean such term as defined under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that (x) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “greater than 10% and less than 100%
of the outstanding voting shares of Issuer” in the third and fourth lines thereof with “greater than 30% and less than 100% of the outstanding Shares” and (y) Sections 12.1(e) and 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions is hereby
amended by replacing “voting shares” referenced therein with “Shares”.
Valid Third-Party Entity:
In respect of any transaction, any third party that the Calculation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner determines has a bona fide intent to enter into or consummate such transaction (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).
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 Exchange is located in
the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The
Nasdaq Global Select Market or The Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such
exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:
(a) Change in Law:
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public
announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “its Hedge Position”, (iii) 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, effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations
authorized or mandated by existing statute)”, and (iv) 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 consistently by Dealer to all of its similarly situated counterparties and similar transactions; and provided, further, that it shall not constitute a “Change in Law” unless Dealer has used commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid such illegality or increased cost, it being understood and agreed that Dealer shall not be required
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to violate any applicable law, rule or regulation in connection with avoiding such illegality or increased cost;” after the semi-colon in the last line thereof; provided, further, that no event or set of events
shall constitute a Change in Law for the purposes of Section 12.9(a)(ii)(Y) to the extent such event or events resulted solely from the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
or in the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of the “Change in Law” as set forth in clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions, the provisions applicable to an “Increased Cost of Hedging” as
set forth in Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions shall apply to such “Change in Law” (in lieu of the provisions set forth in Section 12.9(b)(i)).
(b) Failure to Deliver:
Applicable
(c) Insolvency Filing:
Applicable
(d) Hedging Disruption:
Applicable; provided that:
(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”
and (b) inserting the following sentence at the end of such Section:
“For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk, and (ii) the transactions or assets referred to in
phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.”;
(ii) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected
by such Hedging Disruption”; and
(iii) it shall not be a Hedging Disruption if such inability occurs solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party.
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:
Applicable solely with respect to a “Change in Law” described in clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions as set forth in the last sentence opposite the caption “Change in Law”
above.
Hedging Party:
For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer; provided that when making any determination, adjustment or calculation as “Hedging 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 the Hedging Party were the Calculation Agent. Following any determination, adjustment or calculation by Hedging Party
hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), Hedging Party will promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to
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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, adjustment or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources and any assumptions used in making such determination, adjustment or calculation), it being understood that in no
event will Hedging Party 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 determination, adjustment or calculation or any information that
is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations made by Hedging Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Determining Party:
For all applicable events, Dealer; provided that when making any determination, adjustment 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, adjustment or calculation by Determining Party hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), 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, adjustment or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources and any assumptions used in making such determination, adjustment or calculation), it being understood that in no
event will Determining Party 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 determination, adjustment or calculation or any information
that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations made by Determining Party shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
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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 of the type described in 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 independent equity
derivatives dealer 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.
All calculations, adjustments and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner,
and by reference to the effect on Dealer assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to Section 8(t) below) with respect to the Transaction. Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the
Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), 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 quotations,
market data or information from internal or external sources and 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.
4.
Account Details:
(a)
Account for payments to Counterparty:
[________]
(b)
Account for payments to Dealer:
[________]
5.
Offices:
The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: [________]
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:
Alphabet Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: [ ]
Email: [ ]
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(b)
Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
[____________________]
Attention: [____________]
Telephone: [____________]
Facsimile: [____________]
Email: [____________]
With a copy to:
[____________________]
Attention: [____________]
Telephone: [____________]
Facsimile: [____________]
Email: [____________]
7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and
warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:
(i) On the Trade Date, (A) Counterparty is
not aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed or furnished by Counterparty with the U.S. 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) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither
Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per
Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own
Equity (or any successor issue statements).
(iii) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual
or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or
otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
(iv) Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(v) [Reserved.]
(vi) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of [__], 2026, among Counterparty and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the Underwriters party thereto (the “Underwriting Agreement”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date
and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.
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(vii) To Counterparty’s knowledge, no state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares (not including laws, rules, regulations or regulatory orders of any jurisdiction that are applicable solely as a
result of Dealer’s or its affiliates’ activities, assets or businesses, other than Dealer’s activities in respect of the Transaction) would give rise to any material 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 in connection with the Transaction; provided that Counterparty makes no
representation or warranty regarding any such requirement that is applicable generally to the ownership of equity securities by Dealer or any of its affiliates solely as a result of it or any of such affiliates being a financial institution or
broker-dealer.
(viii) Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and
with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise
notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least USD 50 million.
(ix) The assets of
Counterparty do not constitute “plan assets” as defined in the Department of Labor regulations located at 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and are not subject to any state, local or other laws that are substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Revenue Code”) and that would be violated by the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(x) On each of the Trade Date, the Premium Payment Date and immediately after giving effect to the Transaction on the Premium
Payment Date, (A) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the total assets of Counterparty is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable total liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of
Counterparty as they mature and become absolute, (B) the capital of Counterparty is adequate to conduct its business in the manner contemplated in its public filings under the Exchange Act and to enter into the Transaction,
(C) Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature, (D) Counterparty is 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 would be able to purchase the aggregate Number of Shares with respect to the Transaction in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s
incorporation (including the adequate surplus and capital requirements of Sections 154 and 160 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware).
(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in
Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.
(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to
bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with
the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the
Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted
under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to
satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks
of the Transaction.
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(d) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a
“financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is 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 (B) the parties
hereto are entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Premium
Payment Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and Section 7(a)(iv) hereof.
(f) Counterparty understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with
this Transaction, 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.
(g) [Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a
copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options”.
(h) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to
transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.]
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 if Dealer reasonably determines, in the case of clause (i), in its commercially reasonable judgment or, in the case of clause (ii), based on advice of counsel, that such action is reasonably
necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market (but only if there is a material decrease in liquidity
relative to Dealer’s expectations on the Trade Date) or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if
Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements of organizations with jurisdiction over Dealer or its affiliates, or with related policies and
procedures that are adopted by Dealer in good faith and would generally be applicable, and are consistently applied, to counterparties similar to Counterparty and to transactions similar to the Transaction; 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 (x) in the case of a Repurchase Event, ten Scheduled Trading Days and (y) in the case of an Early Conversion, thirty Scheduled Trading Days) following any repurchase and cancellation (a
“Repurchase Event”) or early conversion (an “Early Conversion”) of the Convertible Securities (or of depositary shares representing a proportional fractional interest therein), including, without limitation, in
connection with an “Early Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of Convertible Securities or a “Fundamental Change Conversion” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of Convertible Securities,
Counterparty may notify Dealer in writing of (i) such repurchase and cancellation or early conversion, (ii) the number of Convertible Securities (or depositary shares) so repurchased and cancelled or converted, (iii) the number of
Shares underlying each USD 1,000 liquidation preference of Convertible Securities (or depositary shares) based on the “Minimum Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), and (iv) the number of Options as to
which Counterparty elects to exercise its termination rights under this Section 8(b) (any such notice, a “Repurchase Notification”)[; provided that any “Repurchase Notification” delivered to Dealer pursuant
to the Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation letter agreement dated [____], 2026 between Dealer and Counterparty (the “Base Call Option Confirmation”) shall be deemed to be a Repurchase Notification pursuant to this
Confirmation and the terms of such Repurchase
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Notification shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Confirmation]21. 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 that, as of the date of such
Repurchase Notification, Counterparty is not making such election “on the basis of” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act) any material
non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(b). Upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notification and the
related written representations and warranties, Dealer shall promptly designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repurchase Notification (which in no event shall be earlier than the date on which the relevant Repurchase Event or
Early Conversion, as the case may be, occurs or is consummated and which shall be on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the settlement date for the relevant Repurchase Event or Early Conversion, as the case may be) as an Early Termination
Date with respect to the portion of this Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (allocated pro rata across all Components) (the “Repurchase Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) [(x)] the number of Options specified in
the Repurchase Notification[, minus (y) the number of “Repurchase Options” (as defined in the Base Call Option Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Convertible Securities or depositary shares (and for the purposes of
determining whether any Options under this Confirmation or under, and as defined in, the Base Call Option Confirmation will be among the Repurchase Options hereunder or under, and as defined in, the Base Call Option Confirmation, the number of
Convertible Securities or depositary shares specified in such Repurchase Notification shall be allocated first to the Base Call Option Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated)]22 and (B) the Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date and, as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced pro rata across all Components by the
number of Repurchase Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement on an aggregate basis for all Components as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been
designated in respect of transactions having terms identical to each Component and a Number of Options equal to the number of Repurchase Options (allocated pro rata across all Components), (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect
to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of each Component were the sole Affected Transactions.
(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) an Announcement Event, Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterparty’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination
Event in which Counterparty is the sole Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b)
of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside Counterparty’s control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) 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 date of the Announcement Event, 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) Counterparty acknowledges, as of the date of such election,
its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder 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) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
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Share Termination Alternative:
If applicable, means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date on which the relevant Payment Obligation would otherwise
be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable, in satisfaction of the 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, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination
Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of 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 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 Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property
that was purchased in connection with the delivery of the Share Termination Delivery Units.
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:
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 “Share
Termination Settled” and “Share Termination Settled” shall mean that the Share Termination Alternative is applicable; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions
shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the
Shares.
(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable
judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (the “Hedge Shares”) acquired and held by Dealer for the purpose of effecting a commercially reasonable hedge of its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be
sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act (other than any such Hedge Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act)), Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the
resale of such Hedge Shares and enter into a customary agreement, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering for companies of a
similar size in a similar industry (provided, however, that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and
documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty), (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement,
enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities for companies of a similar size in a similar industry, in form and substance commercially
reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the
public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement for companies of a similar size in a similar industry) (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. Counterparty shall, no later than one Exchange Business
Day following the day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may be by email) of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such
repurchase, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than [__]23% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding
Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of
which is the aggregate Number of Shares plus the number of Shares underlying any other convertible hedge transactions or similar call options sold by Dealer to Counterparty referencing the Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares
outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e), Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its
affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all commercially reasonable losses (including
losses relating to Dealer’s 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 commercially reasonable losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction, in each case, assuming that Dealer maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position (subject to Section 8(t)
below)), 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 or
under any U.S. state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any
Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will, within 30
days, upon written request, reimburse any Indemnified Party for all commercially reasonable expenses documented in reasonable detail (including commercially reasonable
out-of-pocket counsel fees and expenses, documented in reasonable detail, of one outside counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, subject to assumption of defense by
Counterparty as provided below) incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party
is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be
brought or asserted against the Indemnified Party as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice pursuant to this paragraph, such Indemnified Party shall, within a commercially reasonable period of time,
notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party and any others Counterparty may designate in such
proceeding and Counterparty shall pay the commercially reasonable and documented (in reasonable detail) out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one such outside counsel in
each relevant jurisdiction related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable to the extent that the Indemnified Party fails to notify Counterparty within a commercially reasonable period of time after any action is commenced against it in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder. In addition, Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this
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To be 0.5% higher than the number of Shares underlying the capped call (including the additional capped call)
transactions with Issuer of the Dealer with the largest number of Shares underlying such capped call transactions.
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paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Party
from and against any commercially reasonable loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by
this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified
Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. 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 and shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer. Counterparty will not be liable under this indemnity provision to the extent of any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense that is found in a final judgment to have resulted from Dealer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Transfer and Assignment.
(i) Counterparty shall have the right to transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder with respect to all, but not
less than all, of the Options hereunder (such Options, the “Transfer Options”); provided that such transfer or assignment shall be subject to reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose, including but not limited, to the
following conditions:
(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice obligations pursuant to
the provisions opposite the caption “Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences” in Section 2 of this Confirmation, its obligations under Section 8(d) of this Confirmation or its notice and indemnification obligations
under Section 8(e) of this Confirmation;
(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a
United States person (as defined in the Revenue Code);
(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any
reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, an undertaking with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks
under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty, as are reasonably requested by and reasonably satisfactory to
Dealer;
(D) Dealer will not (including, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any indemnity from the transferee or assignee
to Dealer provided in connection with such transfer or assignment), as a result of such transfer or assignment (i) be required to pay or deliver to the transferee or assignee on any payment date or delivery date an amount (including under
Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement) greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer or assignment or (ii) receive from the transferee or assignee on any payment date or
delivery date (after taking into account amounts paid by the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement, as well as any withholding or deduction) an amount or a number of Shares, as applicable, that is lower than the
amount or the number of Shares, as applicable, that Dealer would have received from Counterparty in the absence of such transfer or assignment;
(E) No Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will occur as a result of such transfer or assignment;
(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall cause the transferee or assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations
and to provide a properly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and any such other tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to make any determinations necessary
pursuant to clauses (D) and (E); and
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(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all commercially reasonable costs and expenses
documented in reasonable detail, including commercially reasonable and documented (in reasonable detail) out-of-pocket counsel fees of one outside counsel in each
relevant jurisdiction, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.
(ii) Dealer may transfer or
assign (a “Transfer”) all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) without Counterparty’s consent, to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a long-term issuer rating that is equal to or
better than Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer or its ultimate parent generally
for similar transactions, by Dealer or its ultimate parent (provided that in connection with any Transfer pursuant to clause (A)(2) hereof, the guarantee of any guarantor of the relevant transferee’s obligations under the Transaction
shall constitute a Credit Support Document under the Agreement) or (B) with Counterparty’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to any third party financial institution that is a recognized
dealer in the market for U.S. corporate equity derivatives and that has a long-term issuer rating equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the Transfer and
(2) A- by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.
(“Moody’s”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided
that Dealer may Transfer pursuant to this paragraph only if: (I) no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will occur as a result of such Transfer; (II) at the time of such Transfer either (i) each of Dealer
and the transferee or assignee in such Transfer is a “dealer in securities” within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Revenue Code or (ii) the Transfer does not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty within the
meaning of Section 1001 of the Revenue Code; and (III) after any such Transfer (a) Counterparty will not (including, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any indemnity from the transferee or assignee to Counterparty
provided in connection with such transfer or assignment), as a result of any withholding or deduction made by the transferee or assignee as a result of any Tax, receive from the transferee or assignee on any payment date or delivery date (after
accounting for amounts paid by the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement as well as such withholding or deduction) an amount or a number of Shares, as applicable, lower than the amount or the number of Shares, as
applicable, that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such Transfer (except to the extent such lower amount or number results from a change in law after the date of such Transfer), (b) Counterparty would not, at the time,
and as a result of, such Transfer, reasonably be expected to become subject to any law, regulation or similar requirement to which it would not otherwise have been subject absent such Transfer, and (c) Dealer shall cause the transferee or
assignee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Counterparty to permit Counterparty to make any necessary determinations pursuant to clause (III)(a) of this proviso;
provided, further, that Dealer shall promptly provide written notice to Counterparty following such Transfer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 7.5%, (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 14.5%,
or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “Excess Ownership Position”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate
any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that
Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction
having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the
Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 8(c) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the
Affected Party). Dealer shall notify Counterparty of an Excess Ownership Position with respect to which it intends to seek a Transfer as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such an Excess Ownership Position. The
“Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to
aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial
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ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a
part beneficially owns (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. The “Option Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed
as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to
Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of
Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “Dealer Person”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (excluding
those arising under Section 13 or 16 of the Exchange Act, in each case, as in effect on the Trade Date, the “Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or
otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number
of Shares that, in Dealer’s reasonable judgment based on advice of counsel, could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for filings on Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act, in each case, as in
effect on the Trade Date) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in
its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding. Dealer shall provide Counterparty with written notice of any Transfer on the date of or as promptly as practicable after the date of such Transfer.
(iii) 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, 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 Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any
such performance.
(g) Delivery of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Dealer may, by prior notice to
Counterparty, satisfy its obligation to deliver any Shares or other securities on any date due (an “Original Delivery Date”) by making separate deliveries of Shares or such securities, as the case may be, at more than one
time on or prior to such Original Delivery Date, so long as the aggregate number of Shares and other securities so delivered on or prior to such Original Delivery Date is equal to the number required to be delivered on such Original Delivery 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) 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 Dealer rights against Counterparty with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of
Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its representations, warranties, obligations or agreements with respect to
the Transaction; provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction. 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 by Counterparty of the depositary shares
representing a proportional fractional interest in the [Base Convertible Securities]24[Optional Convertible Securities]25 is not consummated
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on [__], 202626 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) ([___], 2026 or such later date being
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 and
Counterparty 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 and Counterparty 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) Agreements and Acknowledgements
Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other
securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for
Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be
conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Daily VWAP; (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and
volatility of Shares, as well as the Daily VWAP, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and (E) the Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Dealer an option, and Dealer may purchase shares for its own
account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price paid by Counterparty under the terms of the Transaction.
(m)
Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of
WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this
Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement
(including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).
(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 ARTICLE 5 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
(o) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument
signed by Counterparty and Dealer.
(p) 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. Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile or electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”), or any electronic
signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com, shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
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Include for base capped call.
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Include for additional capped call.
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For the base capped call, to be the scheduled closing date for the Base Convertible Securities. For the
additional capped call, to be the scheduled closing date for the Additional Convertible Securities.
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(q) Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND THE TRANSACTION.
(r) Submission to Jurisdiction. Section
13(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits
for itself and its property in any suit, legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and/or each Transaction, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (each, “Proceedings”), to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof. Nothing in any Confirmation or this
Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction if (A) the courts of the State of New York or the United States of America for the Southern District of New York lack jurisdiction over the parties or the
subject matter of the Proceedings or declines to accept the Proceedings on the grounds of lacking such jurisdiction; (B) the Proceedings are commenced by a party for the purpose of enforcing against the other party’s property, assets or
estate any decision or judgment rendered by any court in which Proceedings may be brought as provided hereunder; (C) the Proceedings are commenced to appeal any such court’s decision or judgment to any higher court with competent
appellate jurisdiction over that court’s decisions or judgments if that higher court is located outside the State of New York or Borough of Manhattan, such as a federal court of appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court; or (D) any suit, action
or proceeding has been commenced in another jurisdiction by or against the other party or against its property, assets or estate and, in order to exercise or protect its rights, interests or remedies under this Agreement or the relevant
Confirmation, the party (1) joins, files a claim, or takes any other action, in any such suit, action or proceeding, or (2) otherwise commences any Proceeding in that other jurisdiction as the result of that other suit, action or
proceeding having commenced in that other jurisdiction.”
(s) Amendment to Equity Definitions.
(i) Solely in respect of adjustments to the Cap Price pursuant to Section 8(u), Section 11.2(e)(v) of the Equity
Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following phrase at the end of such Section 11.2(e)(v): “, provided that, notwithstanding this Section 11.2(e)(v), with respect to the Transaction, the parties agree that Share
repurchases through a dealer pursuant to accelerated share repurchases, forward contracts or similar transactions that are entered into at prevailing market prices (subject to any discount to average market prices) and in accordance with customary
market terms for Share repurchase transactions of such type (“Private Repurchases”) shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events so long as, after giving effect to such transactions, the aggregate number of Shares
repurchased during the term of the Transaction pursuant to all such transactions would not exceed 15% of the number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent and as adjusted by the Calculation Agent in a
commercially reasonable manner to account for any subdivision or combination with respect to the Shares; provided, further, that the parties agree that open market Share repurchases at prevailing market prices shall not be considered
Potential Adjustment Events so long as, after giving effect to such transactions and any Private Repurchases, the aggregate number of Shares repurchased during the term of the Transaction pursuant to all such transactions would not exceed 25% of the
number of Shares outstanding as of the Trade Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent and as adjusted by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner to account for any subdivision or combination with respect to the Shares.”
(ii) Solely in respect of adjustments to the Cap Price pursuant to Section 8(u), Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the
Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate
event involving Issuer or its securities that in the commercially reasonable judgment of the
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Calculation Agent has a material economic effect on the Shares or options on the Shares; provided that such event is not based on (a) an observable market, other than the market for
Issuer’s own stock or (b) an observable index, other than an index calculated and measured solely by reference to Issuer’s own operations.”
(iii) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) inserting “(1)” immediately
following the word “means” in the first line thereof and (2) inserting immediately prior to the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof with the following words: “or (2) the occurrence of any of the events
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer”.
(iv) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the phrase “; provided that
Counterparty may only elect to terminate the Transaction upon the occurrence of a Change in Law or Insolvency Filing if concurrently with electing to terminate the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing that
(i) it is not aware of any material nonpublic information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares and (ii) it is not making such election as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws” at
the end thereof.
(v) Section 12.9(b)(vi) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing the comma
immediately following clause (A) thereof with the word “or”, (2) deleting clause (C) thereof in its entirety and (3) replacing the words “either party” in the last sentence thereof with the words “the
Hedging Party”.
(vi) Section 12(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by (1) deleting the phrase “or
email” in the third line thereof and (2) deleting the phrase “or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day” in the final clause thereof.
(t) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Hedging Party, Determining Party or Calculation Agent is required or
permitted to make a calculation, adjustment or determination pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event (other than any adjustments made by reference to the Certificate of
Designations), the Hedging Party, Determining Party or Calculation Agent shall make such calculation, adjustment or determination in a commercially reasonable manner by reference to the effect of such event on Dealer, assuming that Dealer maintains
a commercially reasonable hedge position.
(u) Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price pursuant to this Section 8(u), (x) the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each
have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (in the case of the definition of “Potential Adjustment Event”, as amended by Sections 8(s)(i) and 8(s)(ii), and in the case of the definition of “Tender
Offer”, as amended by the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” in Section 2)), (y) “Extraordinary Dividend” means any cash dividend on the Shares other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend in an
amount equal to or less than the Regular Dividend, and (z) Sections 12.1(d), 12.1(e) and 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “voting shares” referenced therein with “Shares”, and upon the
occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (in the case of the definition of
“Potential Adjustment Event”, as amended by Sections 8(s)(i) and 8(s)(ii), and in the case of the definition of “Tender Offer”, as amended by the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” in
Section 2, and subject to clauses (y) and (z) above), the Calculation Agent shall determine in a commercially reasonable manner whether such occurrence or declaration, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction
and, if so, shall adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, in the case of a Potential Adjustment Event as described in
Section 11.2(e)(i), Section 11.2(e)(ii)(A), Section 11.2(e)(ii)(B) or Section 11.2(e)(iv), adjustments may only be made for the dilutive or concentrative effect of such event and no adjustments will be made to account solely for
changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares; provided, further, that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price; provided,
further, that any adjustment to the Cap Price made pursuant to this Section 8(u) shall be made without duplication of any other adjustment hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustment made pursuant to the provisions
opposite the captions “Method of Adjustment,” “Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers” and “Consequences of Announcement Events” in Section 2 above).
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(v) Payment by Counterparty. In the event that, following payment of the
Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the
Agreement) occurs and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an
amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
(w) Tax Matters.
(i)
Payee Representations:
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:
Counterparty is a corporation and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Revenue Code and used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and an exempt recipient under United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049.4(c)(1)(ii).
For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Dealer makes the following representations to Counterparty:
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(ii)
Tax Documentation. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty
agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty, as applicable, a U.S. Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8 or Form W-9 (or successor thereto). Such forms or documents shall be delivered (i) on or before the date of execution of this Confirmation,
(ii) upon Counterparty or Dealer, as applicable, learning that any such tax form previously provided by it has become obsolete or incorrect and (iii) upon reasonable request of the other party.
(iii)
Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under
the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance provisions of the HIRE 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 Revenue Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Revenue 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 Revenue 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.
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(x) HIRE Act. “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined
in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any tax imposed on payments treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Revenue Code or any regulations issued thereunder. For the avoidance of
doubt, any such tax imposed under Section
871(m) of the Revenue Code is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the
purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(y) [Dealer Boilerplate, including QFC language to be added, if applicable.]
[Signature Page Follows.]
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so
that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to
the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Dealer.
Yours faithfully,
[DEALER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Agreed and Accepted By:
ALPHABET INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to [Base][Additional] Capped Call Confirmation—Series
B Depositary Shares Offering]
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
April 16, 2029
2
April 17, 2029
3
April 18, 2029
4
April 19, 2029
5
April 20, 2029
6
April 23, 2029
7
April 24, 2029
8
April 25, 2029
9
April 26, 2029
10
April 27, 2029
11
April 30, 2029
12
May 1, 2029
13
May 2, 2029
14
May 3, 2029
15
May 4, 2029
16
May 7, 2029
17
May 8, 2029
18
May 9, 2029
19
May 10, 2029
20
May 11, 2029
[Annex
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Document and Entity Information
Jun. 05, 2026
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type
8-K
Document Period End Date
Jun. 05, 2026
Entity Registrant Name
ALPHABET INC.
Entity Incorporation State Country Code
DE
Entity File Number
001-37580
Entity Tax Identification Number
61-1767919
Entity Address Address Line 1
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Entity Address City Or Town
Mountain View
Entity Address State Or Province
CA
Entity Address Postal Zip Code
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