Form 8-K
8-K — Opendoor Technologies Inc.
Accession: 0001140361-26-033739
Filed: 2026-08-19
Period: 2026-08-17
CIK: 0001801169
SIC: 6531 (REAL ESTATE AGENTS & MANAGERS (FOR OTHERS))
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item: Other Events
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): August 17, 2026
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-39253
30-1318214
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1295 West Washington Street, Suite 115
Tempe, AZ
85288
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(480) 618-6760
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
OPEN
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series K Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $9.00 per warrant
OPENW
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $13.00 per warrant
OPENL
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series Z Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $17.00 per warrant
OPENZ
The 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.
Indenture and Convertible Notes
On August 19, 2026, Opendoor Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) consummated (the “Closing”) the previously announced separate, privately negotiated
subscription transactions with certain investors, pursuant to which it issued $650.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) to such investors (the “Transactions”), in each case, pursuant to
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder.
The Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of August 19, 2026, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company,
National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company. The Notes will not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Notes will not accrete. The Notes will mature on August 15, 2030, unless earlier
converted, redeemed or repurchased.
Before February 15, 2030, noteholders have the right to convert their Notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and including February 15, 2030,
noteholders may convert their Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. The Company will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable,
cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at its election. The initial conversion rate is 212.2466 shares of common stock
per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $4.71 per share of common stock. Based on the initial conversion rate, 137,960,290 shares of common stock would be issued upon conversion of the
Notes. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 35% over the last reported sale price of $3.49 per share of the Company’s common stock on August 12, 2026. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to
customary adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occur, then the conversion rate will, in certain circumstances, be
increased for a specified period of time.
Except in the case of a “Cleanup Redemption” (as defined below), the Company may not redeem the Notes prior to February 22, 2029. The Notes are redeemable, in whole or
in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after February 22, 2029 and on or before the 36th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last
reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain liquidity conditions have been satisfied. However, the Company may not redeem less than all of the
outstanding Notes unless at least $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes are outstanding and not called for redemption as of the time the Company sends the related redemption notice. The redemption price is equal to the principal amount
of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid special interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the relevant redemption date. In addition, the Company may redeem for cash all, but not less than all, of the Notes, at any
time on or before the 36th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid special interest and additional interest, if
any, to, but excluding, the redemption date if less than $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding and certain liquidity conditions have been satisfied (such redemption, a “Cleanup Redemption”). Calling the Notes
will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, which will result in an increase to the conversion rate in certain circumstances for a specified period of time.
If certain corporate events that constitute a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occur, then noteholders may require the Company to repurchase their
Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid special interest and additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The definition of
Fundamental Change includes certain business combination transactions involving the Company and certain de-listing events with respect to the Company’s common stock.
The Notes have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined in the Indenture), which include the following: (i) certain payment
defaults on the Notes (which, in the case of a default in the payment of special interest and additional interest, if any, on the Notes, will be subject to a 30-day cure period); (ii) the Company’s failure to send certain notices under the
Indenture within specified periods of time; (iii) the Company’s failure to convert a Note upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect to such Note, subject to a three business-day cure period; (iv) the Company’s failure to comply with
certain covenants in the Indenture relating to the Company’s ability to consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another person; (v) a default by the Company in its other obligations or agreements under the Indenture or the Notes if such default is not cured or waived within 60 days after notice is given in
accordance with the Indenture; (vi) certain defaults by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for money borrowed of at least $50,000,000; and (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving
the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries.
If an Event of Default involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a significant subsidiary
of the Company) occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid special interest and additional interest, if any, on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by
any person. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or noteholders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee,
may declare the principal amount of, and all special interest and additional interest, if any, on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect, at its
option, that the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to certain failures by the Company to comply with certain reporting covenants in the Indenture consists, for up to 180 days, exclusively of the right of the noteholders to receive
special interest on the Notes at a specified rate per annum not exceeding 1.00% on the principal amount of the Notes. If the Company makes such an election, then the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of the relevant reporting
covenant failure from, and including, the 181st day after which such failure occurred or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid special interest. Special interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such 181st
day.
The above description of the Indenture and the Notes is a summary and is not complete. Copies of the Indenture and the form of the Notes are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and
4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Indenture and the Notes set forth in such exhibits.
Capped Call Transactions
On August 12, 2026, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “capped call transactions”) with certain financial institutions (the
“option counterparties”). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that will initially underlie the Notes,
and are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the Notes and/or offset any potential cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted
Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap, based on the cap price of the capped call transactions. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $6.98 per share, which represents a premium of 100%
over the last reported sale price of $3.49 per share of the Company’s common stock on August 12, 2026, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. The cost of the capped call transactions was approximately
$52.5 million.
The capped call transactions are separate transactions, each between the Company and the applicable option counterparty, and are not part of the terms of the Notes and
will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes or the Indenture. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the capped call transactions.
The above description of the capped call transactions is a summary and is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the form of
confirmation for the capped call transactions, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2026 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Any shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Notes will be issued in reliance upon Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as
involving an exchange by the Company exclusively with its security holders. Initially, a maximum of 186,246,385 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued upon conversion of the Notes based on the initial maximum conversion rate of 286.5329 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment provisions.
Item 8.01
Other Events.
Share Repurchases
On August 17, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately $158 million of shares of its common stock from certain participants in the Transactions through a financial
intermediary at the last reported sale price of the common stock on August 12, 2026, and J. Wood Capital Advisors LLC, the placement agent for the Transactions, purchased approximately $25 million of shares of the Company’s common stock from
certain participants in the Transactions through a financial intermediary at a discount to the last reported sale price of the common stock on August 12, 2026.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
as amended. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “anticipate”,
“believe”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “future”, “guidance”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “opportunity”, “outlook”, “plan”, “possible”, “potential”, “predict”, “project”, “should”, “strategy”, “strive”,
“target”, “vision”, “will”, or “would”, any negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. The absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and
other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
The factors that could cause or contribute to actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include but are not limited to: risks related to our indebtedness; the current and future
health and stability of the economy, financial conditions and residential housing market, including any extended downturns or slowdowns; changes in general economic and financial conditions (including federal monetary policy, the imposition of
tariffs and price or exchange controls, interest rates, inflation, actual or anticipated recession, home price fluctuations, and housing inventory), as well as the probability of such changes occurring, that may impact demand for our products and
services, lower our profitability or reduce our access to future financings; actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition and results of operations; changes in projected operational and financial results; and our real estate assets
and increased competition in the U.S. residential real estate industry; our ability to operate and grow our core business products, including the ability to obtain sufficient financing and resell purchased homes. The foregoing list of factors is
not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) on February 19, 2026, as updated by the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to
differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by
law, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2026, between Opendoor Technologies Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.
4.2
Form of 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
Date: August 19, 2026
By:
/s/ Christy Schwartz
Name:
Christy Schwartz
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
EX-4.1 — EXHIBIT 4.1
EX-4.1
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Exhibit 4.1
OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
and
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 19, 2026
0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction
1
Section 1.01.
Definitions.
1
Section 1.02.
Other Definitions.
13
Section 1.03.
Rules of Construction.
13
Article 2. The Notes
14
Section 2.01.
Form, Dating and Denominations.
14
Section 2.02.
Execution, Authentication and Delivery.
15
Section 2.03.
Initial Notes and Additional Notes.
15
Section 2.04.
Method of Payment.
16
Section 2.05.
No Regular Interest; Accrual and Payment of Special Interest and Additional
Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.
16
Section 2.06.
Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
17
Section 2.07.
Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.
18
Section 2.08.
Holder Lists.
19
Section 2.09.
Legends.
19
Section 2.10.
Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
20
Section 2.11.
Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Redeemed or Repurchased
Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
25
Section 2.12.
Removal of Transfer Restrictions.
26
Section 2.13.
Replacement Notes.
26
Section 2.14.
Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.
27
Section 2.15.
Cancellation.
27
Section 2.16.
Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.
27
Section 2.17.
Temporary Notes.
27
Section 2.18.
Outstanding Notes.
28
Section 2.19.
Repurchases by the Company.
28
Section 2.20.
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
29
Article 3. Covenants
29
Section 3.01.
Payment on Notes.
29
Section 3.02.
Exchange Act Reports.
29
Section 3.03.
Rule 144A Information.
30
Section 3.04.
Additional Interest.
30
Section 3.05.
Compliance and Default Certificates.
31
Section 3.06.
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
31
Section 3.07.
Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.
31
Section 3.08.
Existence.
31
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Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption
32
Section 4.01.
No Sinking Fund.
32
Section 4.02.
Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental
Change.
32
Section 4.03.
Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.
36
Article 5. Conversion
40
Section 5.01.
Right to Convert.
40
Section 5.02.
Conversion Procedures.
44
Section 5.03.
Settlement Upon Conversion.
45
Section 5.04.
Reserve and Status of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion.
49
Section 5.05.
Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.
50
Section 5.06.
Voluntary Adjustments.
61
Section 5.07.
Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental
Change.
61
Section 5.08.
Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.
63
Section 5.09.
Effect of Common Stock Change Event.
63
Article 6. Successors
65
Section 6.01.
When the Company May Merge, Etc.
65
Section 6.02.
Successor Corporation Substituted.
66
Section 6.03.
Exclusion for Certain Asset Transfers.
66
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies
66
Section 7.01.
Events of Default.
66
Section 7.02.
Acceleration.
68
Section 7.03.
Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.
69
Section 7.04.
Other Remedies.
70
Section 7.05.
Waiver of Past Defaults.
70
Section 7.06.
Control by Majority.
71
Section 7.07.
Limitation on Suits.
71
Section 7.08.
Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to
Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.
71
Section 7.09.
Collection Suit by Trustee.
72
Section 7.10.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
72
Section 7.11.
Priorities.
72
Section 7.12.
Undertaking for Costs.
73
Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
73
Section 8.01.
Without the Consent of Holders.
73
Section 8.02.
With the Consent of Holders.
74
Section 8.03.
Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.
75
Section 8.04.
Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.
75
Section 8.05.
Notations and Exchanges.
76
Section 8.06.
Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.
76
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Article 9. Satisfaction and Discharge
77
Section 9.01.
Termination of Company’s Obligations.
77
Section 9.02.
Repayment to Company.
77
Section 9.03.
Reinstatement.
78
Article 10. Trustee
78
Section 10.01.
Duties of the Trustee.
78
Section 10.02.
Rights of the Trustee.
79
Section 10.03.
Individual Rights of the Trustee.
80
Section 10.04.
Trustee’s Disclaimer.
80
Section 10.05.
Notice of Defaults.
81
Section 10.06.
Compensation and Indemnity.
81
Section 10.07.
Replacement of the Trustee.
82
Section 10.08.
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
83
Section 10.09.
Eligibility; Disqualification.
83
Article 11. Miscellaneous
83
Section 11.01.
Notices.
83
Section 11.02.
Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.
85
Section 11.03.
Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
85
Section 11.04.
Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
86
Section 11.05.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
86
Section 11.06.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
86
Section 11.07.
Submission to Jurisdiction.
86
Section 11.08.
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
86
Section 11.09.
Successors.
87
Section 11.10.
Force Majeure.
87
Section 11.11.
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
87
Section 11.12.
Calculations.
87
Section 11.13.
Severability.
87
Section 11.14.
Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
88
Section 11.15.
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
88
Section 11.16.
Withholding Taxes.
88
Exhibits
Exhibit A: Form of Note
A-1
Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend
B1-1
Exhibit B-2: Form of Global Note Legend
B2-1
Exhibit B-3: Form of Non-Affiliate Legend
B3-1
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INDENTURE, dated as of August 19, 2026, between Opendoor Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, as
issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the
other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030.
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Additional Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section
3.04.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.
“Authorized Denomination” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount thereof
equal to a minimum of $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or
state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
“Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Person who is required to obtain bids for the
Trading Price in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The initial Bid Solicitation Agent on the Issue Date will be the Company; provided, however, that the Company may appoint any other
Person (including any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) to be the Bid Solicitation Agent at any time after the Issue Date without prior notice.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of
such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to
purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Equity” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally
entitled (i) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or
policies of such Person.
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“Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company,
subject to Section 5.09.
“Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and,
subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.
“Company Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by
one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.
“Conversion Date” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the
requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied.
“Conversion Price” means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars
($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.
“Conversion Rate” initially means 212.2466 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date
without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.
“Conversion Share” means any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion
of any Note.
“Daily Cash Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the lesser of (A) the
applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount; and (B) the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day.
“Daily Conversion Value” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, one-thirtieth of
the product of (A) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day.
“Daily Maximum Cash Amount” means, with respect to the conversion of any Note, the
quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to such conversion by (B) 30.
“Daily Share Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the quotient
obtained by dividing (A) the excess, if any, of the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day over the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount by (B) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day. For the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Share Amount
will be zero for such VWAP Trading Day if such Daily Conversion Value does not exceed such Daily Maximum Cash Amount.
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“Daily VWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average
price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “OPEN <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until
the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a
volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading
session.
“Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would
be) an Event of Default.
“Default Settlement Method” means Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar
Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that (x) subject to Section 5.03(A)(iii), the Company may, from time to time, change the Default Settlement Method, to any Settlement Method that the
Company is then permitted to elect, by sending notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent; and (y) the Default Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.03(A)(ii).
“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.
“Depositary Participant” means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.
“Depositary Procedures” means, with respect to any conversion, transfer, exchange or
other transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction.
“Effective date”, in relation to a stock split or stock combination, means the first
date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the relevant stock exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant stock split or stock combination, as applicable.
“Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the
Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar
arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be
considered “regular way” for this purpose.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exempted Fundamental Change” means any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in
accordance with Section 4.02(I), the Company does not offer to repurchase any Notes.
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“Freely Tradable” means, with respect to any security of the Company, that such
security would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 if held by a person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three months,
without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act (except that any such requirement as to the availability of current public information will be disregarded if the
same is satisfied at that time).
“Fundamental Change” means any of the following events:
(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),
other than the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, files any report with the SEC indicating that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) of shares
of the Common Stock representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the Common Stock.
(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a
series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than (A) solely to one or more of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (B) sales or other transfers of
residential real property and/or mortgage loans in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and (C) transfers to the Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with bona fide financing transactions and equity transfers of the equity of the Company’s
Subsidiaries in connection with establishing bona fide financing vehicles; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification,
recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however,
that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately before such
transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of Common Equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the
parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);
(C) the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or
dissolution of the Company; or
(D) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The
Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B)
above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in
connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or
The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose
Reference Property consists of such consideration.
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If any transaction in which the Common Stock is replaced by the securities of another entity
occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso to the immediately
preceding paragraph, following the effective date of such transaction), references to the Company for purposes of this definition of “Fundamental Change” shall instead be references to such other entity.
For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause
(A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial
owner,” whether shares are “beneficially owned,” and percentage beneficial ownership, will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any
Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice
substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to
repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).
“Global Note” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the
form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.
“Global Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
B-2.
“Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
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“Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each February 15 and August 15
of each year, commencing on February 15, 2027 (if and to the extent Special Interest or Additional Interest is then payable on a Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.
“Interest Record Date” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, (A) if such
Interest Payment Date occurs on February 15, the immediately preceding February 1 (whether or not a Business Day); and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on August 15, the immediately preceding August 1 (whether or not a Business Day).
“Issue Date” means August 19, 2026.
“Last Original Issue Date” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued on the Issue
Date and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the Issue Date; and (B) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.03(B), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, either (i)
the date such Notes are originally issued; or (ii) such other date as is specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee before the original issuance of such Notes.
“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing
sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per
share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or
regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar
organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from a
nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.
The “Liquidity Conditions” with respect to the Redemption of any Notes will be
satisfied if each of the following has been satisfied as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and is reasonably expected to continue to be satisfied through at least the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the Redemption Date for such
Redemption: (A) the Company has satisfied the reporting conditions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the requirement for current Form 10 information) set forth in Rule 144(c) and (i)(2) under the Securities Act; and (B) the shares of Common
Stock, if any, issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes are Freely Tradable; provided, however, that the Liquidity Conditions will also be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such Redemption if, in accordance with Section
5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has elected to settle all conversions of called (or deemed called) Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the Business Day immediately before such Redemption
Date by Cash Settlement.
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“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after
giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); or (B) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(G);
provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(J), the sending of a Redemption Notice for a Provisional Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional
Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.
“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period” has the following meaning:
(A) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of
the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective
Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and
(B) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of
the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;
provided, however, that if the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note that has been called
(or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(J), to be called) for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of
“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (B) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such
conversion, (x) such Conversion Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole
Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.
“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date” means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole
Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition
thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.
“Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or
existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material
suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
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“Maturity Date” means August 15, 2030.
“Non-Affiliate Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
B-3.
“Note Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
“Notes” means the 0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 issued by the Company
pursuant to this Indenture.
“Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note to be converted, (A) subject to clause (B)
below, if the Conversion Date for such Note occurs before February 15, 2030, the 30 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the third VWAP Trading Day immediately after such Conversion Date; (B) if such Conversion Date occurs on or
after the date the Company has sent a Redemption Notice calling such Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G) and before the related Redemption Date, the 30 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 31st Scheduled
Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause (B) above, if such Conversion Date occurs on or after February 15, 2030, the 30 consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 31st Scheduled
Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by
one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 11.03.
“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion, from legal counsel (including an employee of,
or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.
“Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust
will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.
“Physical Note” means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a
certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.
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“Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction
or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of
cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, statute,
contract or otherwise).
“Redemption” means a Provisional Redemption or a Cleanup Redemption, as the case may
be, of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03.
“Redemption Date” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(E) for the
settlement of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.
“Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the
Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G).
“Redemption Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon
its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(F).
“Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.02.
“Responsible Officer” means (A) any officer within the corporate trust group of the
Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of such officers; and (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter relating to this
Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject, and who in each case, has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“Restricted Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit
B-1.
“Restricted Stock Legend” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend
substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered
under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as
the same may be amended from time to time.
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“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto),
as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the
principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is
then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.
“Settlement Method” means Cash Settlement, Physical Settlement or Combination
Settlement.
“Significant Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of that Person that
constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of that Person.
“Special Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section
7.03.
“Specified Dollar Amount” means, with respect to the conversion of a Note to which
Combination Settlement applies, the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of such Note deliverable upon such conversion (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock).
“Stock Price” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if
the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in consideration for their shares of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Fundamental Change,”
then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per share of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the five (5)
consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or
other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect
to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and
voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such
Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner
of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
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“Trading Day” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs
on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common
Stock is then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Trading Price” of the Notes on any Trading Day means the average of the secondary
market bid quotations, expressed as a cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes at
approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day from three (3) nationally recognized independent securities dealers selected by the Company; provided, however, that, if three (3) such bids cannot reasonably be
obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two (2) such bids are obtained, then the average of the two (2) bids will be used, and if only one (1) such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, then that one (1) bid will be used.
If, on any Trading Day, (A) the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one (1) bid for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized
independent securities dealer; (B) the Company is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids when required; or (C) the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to solicit bids when
required, then, in each case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such Trading Day will be deemed to be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such
Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day.
“Transfer-Restricted Security” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted
security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:
(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;
(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or
transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and
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(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the
Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.
The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted
Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Trustee” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture
until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.
“VWAP Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the
principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is
then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in
price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00
p.m., New York City time, on such date.
“VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event;
and (B) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities
exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Term
Defined in
Section
“Additional Shares”
5.07(A)
“Business Combination Event”
6.01(A)
“Cash Settlement”
5.03(A)
“Combination Settlement”
5.03(A)
“Cleanup Redemption”
4.03(B)(ii)
“Common Stock Change Event”
5.09(A)
“Conversion Agent”
2.06(A)
“Conversion Consideration”
5.03(B)
“Default Interest”
2.05(B)
“Defaulted Amount”
2.05(B)
“Event of Default”
7.01(A)
“Expiration Date”
5.05(A)(v)
“Expiration Time”
5.05(A)(v)
“Fundamental Change Notice”
4.02(E)
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”
4.02(A)
“Initial Notes”
2.03(A)
“Measurement Period”
5.01(C)(i)(2)
“Paying Agent”
2.06(A)
“Partial Redemption Limitation”
4.03(C)
“Provisional Redemption”
4.03(B)(i)
“Physical Settlement”
5.03(A)
“Redemption Notice”
4.03(G)
“Reference Property”
5.09(A)
“Reference Property Unit”
5.09(A)
“Register”
2.06(B)
“Registrar”
2.06(A)
“Reporting Event of Default”
7.03(A)
“Specified Courts”
11.07
“Spin-Off”
5.05(A)(iii)(2)
“Spin-Off Valuation Period”
5.05(A)(iii)(2)
“Successor Corporation”
6.01(A)
“Successor Person”
5.09(A)
“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”
5.05(A)(v)
“Trading Price Condition”
5.01(C)(i)(2)
“Trigger Event”
5.05(A)(iii)(1)
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.
For purposes of this Indenture:
(A) “or” is not exclusive;
(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;
(C) “will” expresses a command;
(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of
such numerical values;
(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company,
limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;
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(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular,
unless the context requires otherwise;
(G) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as
a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;
(H) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America,
unless the context requires otherwise;
(I) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to
form part of this Indenture; and
(J) the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, means any Default
Interest, Additional Interest and Special Interest, in each case, to the extent the same is payable on such Note, unless the context requires otherwise.
Article 2. The Notes
Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form
set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Depositary. Each Note will be dated as of the date
of its authentication.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in a Company Order delivered to the Trustee in
connection with the issuance and authentication thereof, the Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes. Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as
provided in Section 2.10.
The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in
Authorized Denominations.
Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not
affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.
The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent
applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the
provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.
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Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.
(A) Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer
will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, electronic or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same
or any other office at the Company.
(B) Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery.
(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A
Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
(ii) The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or
a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and
(3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order
also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.
(iii) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the
Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of
this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authenticating agent was validly
appointed to undertake.
Section 2.03. Initial Notes and Additional Notes.
(A) Initial Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued six
hundred and fifty million dollars ($650,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in
exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “Initial Notes.”
(B) Additional Notes. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company may,
subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date on which Special Interest or
Additional Interest, if any, begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the Last Original Issue Date of such additional Notes), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally
and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture; provided, however, that any such additional Notes (and any Notes that are resold after such Notes have been purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its
Subsidiaries) that are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Indenture for purposes of U.S. federal income tax or federal securities laws or, if applicable, the Depositary Procedures, will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no
CUSIP number.
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Section 2.04. Method of Payment.
(A) Global Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the
principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, Special Interest if any, or Additional Interest, if any, on, and any cash Conversion
Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture.
(B) Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay,
the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, Special Interest if any, or Additional Interest, if any, on, and any cash
Conversion Consideration for, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as
the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a
written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of
the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of Special
Interest, if any, or Additional Interest, if any, due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Interest Record Date; (y) with respect to any cash Conversion Consideration, the relevant Conversion Date; and (z) with respect to any other
payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.
Section 2.05. No Regular Interest; Accrual and Payment of Special Interest and Additional Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.
(A) No Regular Interest; Accrual and Payment of Special Interest and Additional
Interest. The Notes will not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Notes will not accrete; provided, however, that Additional Interest and Special Interest will accrue on the Notes to the extent, and only to the
extent, provided in Sections 3.04 and 7.03, respectively. The amount of any such Special Interest or Additional Interest, if any, that is payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date will be the amount of unpaid Special Interest
or Additional Interest, as applicable, that has accrued from, and including, the last date as of which such interest has been paid or provided for (or, if later, the date as of which such interest has begun to accrue, as provided in Section 3.04
or 7.03, as applicable) to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (or, if earlier, the date as of which such interest has ceased to accrue, as provided in Section 3.04 or 7.03, as applicable). If any Special Interest
or Additional Interest has accrued on any Note, then such interest will be payable in arrears on the next Interest Payment Date to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Interest Record Date. Special Interest
and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
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(B) Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “Defaulted
Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of
such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount for each day, if any, during the period from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date
of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest, which Default Interest will accrue on each such day at the combined rate at which Special Interest and Additional Interest accrues on such Note on such day (it being understood, for the
avoidance of doubt, that no Default Interest will accrue on such Note on any day on which no Special Interest or Additional Interest accrues on such Note); (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid on a payment date selected by
the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such
payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount
and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.
(C) Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due
date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day with the same force
and effect as if such payment were made on such due date and, for the avoidance of doubt, no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the
applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”
(D) Special Provision for Global Notes. If the first date on which any
Additional Interest or Special Interest, as applicable, begins to accrue on a Global Note is on or after the fifth (5th) Business Day before an Interest Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the amount thereof accruing in respect of the period from, and including, such first date to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date but will instead be
deemed to accrue (without duplication) entirely on such Interest Payment Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no interest will accrue as a result of the related delay).
Section 2.06. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
(A) Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the
continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”);
and (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “Conversion Agent”). If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as
such and will receive compensation therefor in accordance with this Indenture and any other agreement between the Trustee and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or
Conversion Agent.
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(B) Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the “Register”)
of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee
may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.
(C) Co-Agents; Company’s Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents
and Conversion Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject
to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee
(and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this
Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.
(D) Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial
Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent.
Section 2.07. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.
The Company will require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent that is not the Trustee to
agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee of any default by the
Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to
the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or
Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the
Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the Trustee or with respect to
the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (viii)
or (ix) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for
the Notes.
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Section 2.08. Holder Lists.
If the Trustee is not the Registrar, then the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later
than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date in respect of which any Special Interest or Additional Interest is payable, and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the
Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.
Section 2.09. Legends.
(A) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or
any similar legend, not inconsistent with this Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).
(B) Non-Affiliate Legend. Each Note will bear the Non-Affiliate Legend.
(C) Restricted Note Legend. Subject to the other provisions of this
Indenture,
(i) each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the
Restricted Note Legend; and
(ii) if a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to
effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(C)(ii)), including pursuant to Section 2.10(B), 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then
such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided, however,
that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.
(D) Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent
with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.
(E) Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of
any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.
(F) Restricted Stock Legend.
(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the
Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion
Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.
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(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section
2.09(F), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Stock Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the
assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Stock Legend.
Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) Generally. Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical
Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.
(ii) Transferred and Exchanged Notes Remain Valid Obligations of the
Company. Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid
obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.
(iii) No Service Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company, the Trustee
and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer
tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.
(iv) Transfers and Exchanges Must Be in Authorized Denominations.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.
(v) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee will have no obligation or
duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or
evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.
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(vi) Legends. Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange
for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(vii) Settlement of Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of
the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date
of such satisfaction.
(viii) Interpretation. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the
terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Global Note or a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Global Note or Physical
Note; and (y) if such Global Note or Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Global Note or Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.
(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes.
(i) Certain Restrictions. Subject to the immediately following
sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or
any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided, however, that a Global Note will be
exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:
(1) (x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the Trustee that the
Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor
Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;
(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company,
the Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or
(3) the Company, in its sole discretion, permits the exchange of any
beneficial interest in such Global Note for one or more Physical Notes at the request of the owner of such beneficial interest.
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(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the
requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):
(1) the Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal
amount of such Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, then the Company may (but is
not required to) instruct the Trustee to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15);
(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee
will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such other Global Note;
(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company
will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial
interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in
Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary
procedures); and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(iii) Compliance with Depositary Procedures. Each transfer or
exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Depositary Procedures.
(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.
(i) Requirements for Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to this Section
2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination)
for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Depositary
Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such
Holder must:
(1) surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the
office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar; and
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(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required
pursuant to Section 2.10(D).
(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon the satisfaction of
the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old
Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):
(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section
2.15;
(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in
part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal
amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;
(3) in the case of a transfer:
(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest
in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the “Schedule of
Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note(s), which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required
by Section 2.09; provided, however, that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09
then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver,
and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount that is to be so
transferred but that is not effected by notation as provided above; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical
Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical
Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section
2.09; and
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(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver,
and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y)
are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(D) Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of
any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:
(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;
(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or
(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,
then the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as
applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require to determine that such identification,
removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws; provided, however, that, without limiting Section 2.10(E), no such certificates, documentation or evidence (other than,
in the case of the following clause (w), a written request in the form contemplated by Section 2.10(E)) need be so delivered (w) on or after the date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of such Note if the requirements
of Rule 144(c) and (i) are then satisfied with respect to the Company; (x) in connection with any transfer of such Note pursuant to Rule 144A; (y) in connection with any transfer of such Note to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; or (z) in
connection with any transfer of such Note pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
(E) Certain De-Legending Procedures. If a Holder of any Note or share of
Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Note, or an owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note, or in a global certificate representing any share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any Note, transfers such Note or share in compliance
with Rule 144 and delivers to the Company a written request, certifying that it is not, and has not been at any time during the preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate of the Company, to reissue such Note or share without a Restricted Note Legend or
Restricted Stock Legend, as applicable, then the Company will cause the same to occur (and, if applicable, cause such Note or share to thereafter be represented by an “unrestricted” CUSIP or ISIN number in the facilities of the related depositary),
and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such occurrence within two (2) Trading Days of such request.
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(F) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion, except to the
extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that any portion of such Note
is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is
not subject to Redemption or the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.
Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Redeemed or Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(A) Partial Conversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical
Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or
Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion, Redemption or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section
2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable,
and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted, redeemed or
repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such
conversion, Redemption or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.
(B) Cancellation of Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased
Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(i) Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof
that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of
the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be
cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion, Redemption or repurchase, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section
2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are
registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(ii) Global Notes. If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to
be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18,
the Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of
Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15).
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Section 2.12. Removal of Transfer Restrictions.
Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Indenture (including Section
3.04), the Restricted Note Legend affixed to any Note will be deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.12 and the footnote to such Restricted Note Legend, to be removed therefrom upon the Company’s delivery to the Trustee of notice, signed on
behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers, to such effect (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such notice need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel in order to be effective to cause such Restricted Note Legend
to be deemed to be removed from such Note). If such Note bears a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number at the time of such delivery, then, upon such delivery, such Note will be deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.12 and the footnotes to the CUSIP
and ISIN numbers set forth on the face of the certificate representing such Note, to thereafter bear the “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers identified in such footnotes; provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note and the
Depositary thereof requires a mandatory exchange or other procedure to cause such Global Note to be identified by “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers in the facilities of such Depositary, then the Company will effect such exchange or procedure as
soon as reasonably practicable.
Section 2.13. Replacement Notes.
If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or
wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to
the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. The Company may charge the Holder of a Note for the Company’s and the Trustee’s expenses in replacing such Note pursuant to
this Section 2.13. In addition, in the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to protect
the Company and the Trustee from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced.
Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional
obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture, whether or not the lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note will at any time be enforceable
by anyone.
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Section 2.14. Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.
Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under this Indenture as the owner of such Note.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the Trustee as its custodian, and
the Company, the Trustee and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided, however, that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may
grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note
under this Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company and the Trustee, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.
Section 2.15. Cancellation.
The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the
Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary
procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or conversion.
Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders
of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver, consent or other action under this Indenture, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however,
that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver, consent or other action, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
Section 2.17. Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver,
and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for
temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each
temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.
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Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes.
(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to
be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated, excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section
2.15; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full (including upon conversion) in accordance with
this Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.18.
(B) Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13,
then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.
(C) Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase.
If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in
each case, with the aggregate interest (if any), in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date
will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will
terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid Special Interest and Additional
Interest, if any, on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.
(D) Notes to Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date
for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or any interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D),
upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.08.
(E) Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Sections
4.02(D) or 5.02(D), no Special Interest or Additional Interest will accrue on any Note from and after the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in
the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.
Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15, the Company may, from time to time,
repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.
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Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
The Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if
so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (ii)
the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.
Article 3. Covenants
Section 3.01. Payment on Notes.
(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of,
the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, interest, if any, on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.
(B) Deposit of Funds. Before 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on each
Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or on each Interest Payment Date in respect of which any Special Interest or Additional Interest is payable, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes,
the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the
Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.
Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports.
(A) Generally. The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports
that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace
periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC.
Any report that the Company files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder,
the Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has sent the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(B) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Company
has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) will not be deemed to constitute actual or constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or
determinable from information contained, therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture.
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Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information.
If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any
Notes or Conversion Shares are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or
prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company (or its successor) will
take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes or shares may reasonably request to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A.
Section 3.04. Additional Interest.
(A) Accrual of Additional Interest. If, on any day occurring on or after the
date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note,
(i) the Company has not satisfied the reporting conditions (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, the requirement for current Form 10 information) set forth in Rule 144(c) and (i)(2) under the Securities Act; or
(ii) such Note is not otherwise Freely Tradable,
then Additional Interest will accrue on such Note for such day.
(B) Amount and Payment of Additional Interest. Any Additional Interest that
accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Additional Interest that may
accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section
3.04(A), together with any Special Interest that accrues as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section 7.03, accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds
one percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, be in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note.
(C) Notice of Accrual of Additional Interest; Trustee’s Disclaimer. The
Company will send notice to the Holder of each Note, and to the Trustee, of the commencement and termination of any period in which Additional Interest accrues on such Note. In addition, if Additional Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than
five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Additional Interest on
such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable or the amount thereof.
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(D) Exclusive Remedy. The accrual of Additional Interest will be the
exclusive remedy available to Holders for the failure of their Notes to become Freely Tradable.
Section 3.05. Compliance and Default Certificates.
(A) Annual Compliance Certificate. Within ninety (90) days after December 31,
2026 and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during
such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such
Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
(B) Default Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the
Company will promptly (and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after its first occurrence) deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 3.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time
insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (B)
expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution
of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 3.07. Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, Notes that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.16) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. The Notes will bear a legend
that no Affiliate of the Company may purchase or otherwise acquire any Notes or any beneficial interest in any Global Note, and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any of its controlled Affiliates from acquiring any Note
(or any beneficial interest therein).
Section 3.08. Existence.
Subject to Article 6, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
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Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption
Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund.
No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.
Section 4.02. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.
(A) Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a
Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase such
Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount
of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D), on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02;
and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to
the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase
Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section
4.02(E).
(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase
Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on
such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if any payment of Special Interest and Additional Interest is due in respect of any Interest Payment Date and
such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after the related Interest Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Interest Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding
such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, such payment of Special Interest and Additional Interest, as applicable (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note
remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include any accrued and unpaid Special Interest or
Additional Interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if such Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Fundamental Change
Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section
2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Interest Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on Notes
to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.
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(E) Fundamental Change Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar
day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent, and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental Change Notice”).
Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:
(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;
(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;
(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to
repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;
(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount
of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if any Special Interest or Additional Interest is payable in respect of an Interest Payment Date and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after the related Interest Record Date and on or before such
Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D));
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change
Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been
duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and
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(x) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.
Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental
Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
(F) Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be
Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:
(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the
related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and
(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note)
or by book-entry transfer (if such Note is a Global Note).
The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase
Notice that it receives.
(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an
Authorized Denomination; and
(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase
Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note;
provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change
Repurchase Notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
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(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder
that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the
Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an
Authorized Denomination; and
(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such
Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination;
provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must
comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying
Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having
been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof (or, if applicable with respect to any Global Note, cancel any instructions for
book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Note in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the
Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time prescribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant
to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical
Note) or (y) the Depositary Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holder’s beneficial interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt,
Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso
regardless of whether such Note is delivered or such Depositary Procedures are complied with pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).
(H) Third Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer
to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company.
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(I) No Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental
Change Results in the Notes Becoming Convertible into an Amount of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will not be required to send a
Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii) (or pursuant to
clause (A) that also constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii)) of the definition thereof, if (i) such Fundamental Change constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property consists entirely of
cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become convertible, pursuant to Section 5.09(A) and, if applicable, Section 5.07, into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per
$1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (which Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will, if any Special Interest or Additional Interest
is accruing on the Notes as of the effective date of such Fundamental Change, be calculated assuming that such Fundamental Change Repurchase Price includes accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable, to, but excluding,
the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change); and (iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Fundamental Change required pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b) and includes, in such notice,
a statement that the Company is relying on this Section 4.02(I).
(J) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable,
the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required
Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this
Section 4.02 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of such obligations.
(K) Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02,
Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a
permitted portion of a Note.
Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.
(A) No Right to Redeem Before February 22, 2029 Other than in a Cleanup
Redemption. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before February 22, 2029, except as set forth in Section 4.03(B)(ii).
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(B) Right to Redeem the Notes on or After February 22, 2029; Cleanup Redemption.
(i) Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has
the right, at its election, to redeem (a “Provisional Redemption”) all, or any portion (subject to the Partial Redemption Limitation described in Section 4.03(C)) in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, at any time and from time
to time, on a Redemption Date on or after February 22, 2029 and on or before the thirty-sixth (36th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (1) the Last
Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending
on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date and (2) the Liquidity Conditions have been satisfied. For the avoidance of
doubt, the calling of any Notes for Provisional Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.
For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to (x) any Note that is
called for Redemption in part, (y) any Redemption of less than all outstanding Notes or (z) any similar language will, in each case, refer to a Note called for Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.03(B)(i) and will not refer to any Note
called for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(B)(ii).
(ii) Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has
the right, at its election, to redeem (a “Cleanup Redemption”) all, but not less than all, of the Notes for cash, at any time, on a Redemption Date on or before the thirty-sixth (36th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity
Date, but only if (1) the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding as of the Redemption Notice Date is less than $75,000,000 and (2) the Liquidity Conditions have been satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of the Notes for
Cleanup Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.
(C) Partial Redemption Limitation. If the Company elects to redeem fewer
than all of the outstanding Notes, at least one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes must be outstanding and not subject to Redemption as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption (such requirement, the “Partial
Redemption Limitation”).
(D) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount
of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first
sentence of Section 4.03(F), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for
such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interests in such
Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
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(E) Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a
Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than fifty-five (55), nor less than thirty-five (35), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.
(F) Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for
Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however,
that if any payment of Special Interest or Additional Interest is due in respect of any Interest Payment Date and such Redemption Date is after the related Interest Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such
Note at the Close of Business on such Interest Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, such payment of Special Interest or Additional Interest, as
applicable (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid
Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if such Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Redemption
Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) any accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable, to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section
2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Interest Record Date and (y) the Redemption Price will include Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on Notes to be redeemed from,
and including, such Interest Payment Date.
(G) Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must
send to each Holder of such Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”). Such Redemption Notice must state:
(i) that such Notes have been called for Provisional Redemption or
Cleanup Redemption, as the case may be, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;
(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;
(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such
Redemption (and, if any Special Interest or Additional Interest is payable in respect of an Interest Payment Date and the Redemption Date is after the related Interest Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and
timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F));
(iv) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before
the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in
full);
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(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such
Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(vii) the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes
with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and before such Redemption Date; and
(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.
On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee,
the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent.
(H) Selection and Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part.
(i) If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Provisional
Redemption, then the Notes to be redeemed will be selected as follows: (1) in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Depositary Procedures; and (2) in the case of Physical Notes, pro rata, by lot or by such other method the Trustee
considers fair and appropriate.
(ii) If only a portion of a Note is subject to Provisional Redemption and
such Note is converted in part, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Provisional Redemption.
(I) Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s
obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time prescribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the
applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest, if any, payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.
(J) Special Provisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem
less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to a Provisional Redemption, and the Holder of any Note, or any owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note, is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the thirty second
(32nd) Scheduled Trading Day (or, if, in accordance with Section 5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has irrevocably elected to settle all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occur on or after the Redemption Notice Date for such
Redemption and before the related Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, the tenth (10th) Scheduled Trading Day) immediately before the Redemption Date for such Redemption, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed
pursuant to such Provisional Redemption, then such Holder or owner, as applicable, will be entitled to convert such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such
Redemption Date, and each such conversion will be deemed to be of a Note called for Provisional Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Sections 5.01(C)(i)(4) and 5.07, and the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental
Change”.
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Article 5. Conversion
Section 5.01. Right to Convert.
(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5,
each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.
(B) Conversions in Part. Subject to the terms of this Indenture,
Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.
(C) When Notes May Be Converted.
(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.01(C)(ii), a
Note may be converted only in the following circumstances:
(1) Conversion upon Satisfaction of Common Stock Sale Price
Condition. A Holder may convert its Notes during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2026, if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one
hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price for each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately
preceding calendar quarter.
(2) Conversion upon Satisfaction of Note Trading Price Condition.
A Holder may convert its Notes during the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately after any ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (such ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, the “Measurement Period”) if the Trading Price per $1,000
principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth below, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale
Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. The condition set forth in the preceding sentence is referred to in this Indenture as the “Trading Price Condition.”
The Trading Price will be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The Bid Solicitation Agent
(if not the Company) will have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Company has requested such determination in writing, and the Company will have no obligation to make such request (or seek bids itself) unless a Holder
provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. If
a Holder provides such evidence, then the Company will (if acting as Bid Solicitation Agent), or will instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to, determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day
until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading
Day. If the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same. If, on any Trading Day after the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above,
the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day, then
the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same.
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(3) Conversion Upon Specified Corporate Events.
(a) Certain Distributions. If the Company elects to:
(I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common
Stock, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan prior to separation of such rights from the Common Stock) entitling them, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date such
distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and
including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii)); or
(II) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common
Stock, assets or securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution per share of Common Stock has a value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Last Reported
Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced,
then, in either case, (x) the Company will send notice of such distribution, and of the related right to convert Notes, to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent at least
35 Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and (y) once the Company has sent such notice, Holders may convert their Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before
such Ex-Dividend Date and the Company’s announcement that such distribution will not take place; provided, however, that the Notes will not become convertible pursuant to clause (y) above (but the Company will be required to send notice
of such distribution pursuant to clause (x) above) on account of such distribution if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder, in such distribution without
having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for such distribution; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed
in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such Record Date; provided, further, that if the Company is then otherwise permitted to settle Conversions of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not
elected another Settlement Method to apply, including pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i)(1)), then the Company may instead elect to provide such notice at least ten (10) Scheduled Trading Days before such Ex-Dividend Date, in which case (x) the Company
must settle all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the date the Company provides such notice and on or before the Business Day immediately before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or any earlier announcement by
the Company that such distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement; and (y) such notice must state that all such Conversions will be settled by Physical Settlement.
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(b) Certain Corporate Events. If a Fundamental Change,
Make-Whole Fundamental Change (other than a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof) or Common Stock Change Event occurs (other than a merger or other business combination transaction that is effected
solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and that does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), then, in each case, Holders may convert their Notes at any time from, and including, the effective date
of such transaction or event to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such effective date (or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the
related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); provided, however, that if the Company does not provide the notice referred to in the immediately following sentence by such effective date, then the last day on which the Notes are
convertible pursuant to this sentence will be extended by the number of Business Days from, and including, such effective date to, but excluding, the date the Company provides such notice. No later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective
date of any Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Common Stock Change Event, the Company will send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such transaction or event, such effective date and, if applicable, the
related right to convert Notes.
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(4) Conversion upon Redemption. If the Company calls any
Note for Redemption, then the Holder of such Note may convert such Note at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such
Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full).
(5) Conversions During Free Convertibility Period. A
Holder may convert its Notes at any time from, and including, February 15, 2030, until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes may become convertible pursuant to any one or more of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this Section 5.01(C)(i) and the Notes ceasing
to be convertible pursuant to a particular sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i) will not preclude the Notes from being convertible pursuant to any other sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i).
(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:
(1) Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open
of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;
(2) in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of
Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;
(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section
4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in
accordance with this Indenture; and
(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly
delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or
(c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture (or a third party fails to make such payment in lieu of the Company in accordance with the provisions described in Section 4.02(H)).
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Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures.
(A) Generally.
(i) Global Notes. To convert a beneficial interest in
a Global Note that is convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the owner of such beneficial interest must (1) comply with the Depositary Procedures for converting such beneficial interest (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable);
and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).
(ii) Physical Notes. To convert all or a portion of a
Physical Note that is convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the conversion notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such conversion
notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts
due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).
(B) Effect of Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the
Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or 5.02(D),
upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent
provided in Section 5.02(D).
(C) Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name
any share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on (i) the Conversion Date for such Conversion, in the case of Physical Settlement, or (ii) the
last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.
(D) Special Interest and Additional Interest Payable Upon Conversion in
Certain Circumstances. If any payment of Special Interest or Additional Interest is due in respect of any Interest Payment Date and the Conversion Date of a Note is after the related Interest Record Date and before such Interest Payment Date,
then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Interest Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive,
on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, such payment of Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date);
and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion must deliver to the Conversion Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of such payment of Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable, referred to
in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion need not deliver such cash (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Interest Record Date and on or before
the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Interest Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date
that is after such Interest Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of (1) any overdue Special Interest or Additional Interest or (2) interest that has accrued on any overdue
Special Interest or Additional Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Interest Record Date immediately before the
Maturity Date, then the Company will pay, as provided above, Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, that would have been due on such Note on the Maturity Date (or if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) had such
Note not been converted. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date in respect of which any Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable, is payable, then the Holder of such
Note at the Close of Business on the Interest Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, such Special Interest or Additional Interest, as applicable, and such Note, when
surrendered for conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).
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(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will
pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue or delivery of any shares of Common Stock upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such
shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in
a name other than that of such Holder.
(F) Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is
submitted for conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly (and, in any event, no later than the date the Conversion Agent receives such
Note or notice) notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Conversion Date for such Note.
Section 5.03. Settlement Upon Conversion.
(A) Settlement Method. Upon the conversion of any Note, the Company
will settle such conversion by paying or delivering, as applicable and as provided in this Article 5, either (x) shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(1)
(a “Physical Settlement”); (y) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a “Cash Settlement”); or (z) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as
provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(3) (a “Combination Settlement”).
(i) The Company’s Right to Elect Settlement Method. The
Company will have the right to elect the Settlement Method applicable to any conversion of a Note; provided, however, that:
(1) subject to clause (3) below, all conversions of
Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after February 15, 2030 will be settled using the same Settlement Method, and the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to Holders and the Conversion Agent no later than the Open of Business
on February 15, 2030;
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(2) subject to clause (3) below, if the Company elects
a Settlement Method with respect to the conversion of any Note whose Conversion Date occurs before February 15, 2030, then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note, with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion
Agent, no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately after such Conversion Date;
(3) if any Notes are called for Redemption, then (a) the
Company will specify, in the related Redemption Notice sent pursuant to Section 4.03(G), the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the related Redemption Notice Date and
before the related Redemption Date; and (b) if such Redemption Date occurs on or after February 15, 2030, then such Settlement Method must be the same Settlement Method that, pursuant to clause (1) above, applies to all conversions of Notes
with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after February 15, 2030;
(4) the Company will use the same Settlement Method for all
conversions of Notes with the same Conversion Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not be obligated to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions of Notes with different Conversion Dates, except as provided in clause
(1) or clause (3) above);
(5) if the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method
with respect to the conversion of a Note, then the Company will be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default);
(6) if the Company timely elects Combination Settlement with
respect to the conversion of a Note but does not timely notify the Holder of such Note, with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, of the applicable Specified Dollar Amount, then the Specified Dollar Amount for such conversion will be deemed
to be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely send such notification will not constitute a Default or Event of Default); and
(7) the Settlement Method will be subject to Section
5.01(C)(i)(3)(a).
(ii) The Company’s Right to Irrevocably Fix the Settlement
Method. The Company will have the right, exercisable at its election by sending notice of such exercise to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent), to (1) irrevocably fix the Settlement Method that will apply to all
conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders; or (2) irrevocably elect Combination Settlement to apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date
such notice is sent to Holders, and eliminate a Specified Dollar Amount or range of Specified Dollar Amounts that will apply to such conversions, provided, in each case, that (w) the Settlement Method(s) so elected pursuant to clause (1)
or (2) above must be a Settlement Method or Settlement Method(s), as applicable, that the Company is then permitted to elect (for the avoidance of doubt, including pursuant to, and subject to, the other provisions of this Section 5.03(A));
(x) no such irrevocable election will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to this Indenture (including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) or this Section 5.03(A)); (y)
upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (1) above, the Default Settlement Method will automatically be deemed to be set to the Settlement Method so fixed; and (z) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (2)
above, the Company will, if needed, simultaneously change the Default Settlement Method to Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount that is consistent with such irrevocable election. Such notice, if sent, must set forth the applicable
Settlement Method and expressly state that the election is irrevocable and applicable to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, such an irrevocable
election, if made, will be effective without the need to amend this Indenture or the Notes, including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) (it being understood, however, that the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such an amendment at its
option).
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(iii) Requirement to Publicly Disclose the Fixed or Default
Settlement Method. If the Company changes the Default Settlement Method pursuant to clause (x) of the proviso to the definition of such term or irrevocably fixes the Settlement Method(s) pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(ii), then the
Company will either post the Default Settlement Method or fixed Settlement Method(s), as applicable, on its website or disclose the same in a Current Report on Form 8-K (or any successor form) that is filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
(B) Conversion Consideration.
(i) Generally. Subject to Sections 5.03(B)(ii), 5.03(B)(iii)
and 5.09(A)(2), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be as follows:
(1) if Physical Settlement applies to such Conversion, a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such Conversion;
(2) if Cash Settlement applies to such conversion, cash in an
amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; or
(3) if Combination Settlement applies to such conversion,
consideration consisting of (a) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; and (b) an amount of cash equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts
for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period.
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(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If Physical
Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon such conversion is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to
the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) (x) the Daily VWAP on
the Conversion Date for such Conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement; or (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation
Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.
(iii) Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder.
If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Depositary
Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.
(iv) Notice of Calculation of Conversion Consideration.
If Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note, then the Company will determine the Conversion Consideration due thereupon promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and will
promptly thereafter send notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.
(C) Delivery of the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections
5.05(D) and 5.09, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder as follows: (i) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such Conversion, on
the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion; and (ii) if Physical Settlement applies to such Conversion, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date
for such Conversion; provided, however, that if Physical Settlement applies to the Conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Interest Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then, solely for purposes of
such Conversion, (x) the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion on the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day), in the case of a Conversion of any
Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Interest Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; and (y) the Conversion Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued
Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest, if any, on such Note, and, except as provided in
Section 5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid Special Interest or
Additional Interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest, if any, on a converted Note will be deemed to
be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In addition, subject to Section 5.02(D), if the Conversion Consideration for a Note consists of both cash and shares of Common Stock, then accrued and unpaid Special Interest or
Additional Interest, if any, that is deemed to be paid therewith will be deemed to be paid first out of such cash.
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Section 5.04. Reserve and Status of Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion.
(A) Stock Reserve. At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the
Company will reserve (out of its authorized and not outstanding but unissued shares of Common Stock that are not reserved for other purposes) a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to permit the Conversion of all then-outstanding Notes, assuming
(x) Physical Settlement will apply to such Conversion; and (y) the Conversion Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Conversion Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07. To the extent the Company delivers shares of
Common Stock held in its treasury in settlement of the conversion of any Notes, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection therewith will be deemed to include such delivery, mutatis
mutandis.
(B) Status of Conversion Shares; Listing. Each Conversion Share, if
any, delivered upon conversion of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share (except that any Conversion Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 5.08 need not be a newly issued or treasury share) and
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or
the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each
Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.
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Section 5.05. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.
(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The
Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company
issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a stock split or a stock combination of the Common Stock (in each case excluding an issuance solely
pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock
combination, as applicable;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or the Open of Business on such effective date, as applicable;
OS0
=
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock
combination; and
OS1
=
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination.
If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then
the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such
dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.
(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Company
distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F)
will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date such distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last
Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the
following formula:
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where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS
=
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
X
=
the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y
=
a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten
(10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced.
To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the
increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such
rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such
distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.
For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) and Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)(I), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Stock
to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day
immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company
receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
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(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.
(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Company
distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the
Common Stock, excluding:
(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without
regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii);
(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard
to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv);
(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F);
(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section
5.05(A)(iii)(2);
(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply;
and
(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,
then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP
=
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and
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FMV
=
the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per share of Common Stock
pursuant to such distribution;
provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will
receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount and kind of shares
of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on
such Record Date.
To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on
the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) (and subject to Section 5.05(F)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common
Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger
Event”): (x) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Stock; (y) are not exercisable; and (z) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, will be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section
5.05(A)(iii)(1) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants will be deemed to have been
distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate will be made pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants
distributed before the Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of
any and each such event will be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case, the existing rights, options or warrants will be deemed to terminate and expire
on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding
sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) was made, (x) in the case of any such rights, options or
warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (I) the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued; and (II) the
Conversion Rate will then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder
or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase; and (y) in the case of
such rights, options or warrants that have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.
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(2) Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends shares of
Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common
Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or
will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period;
FMV
=
the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”)
beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Stock in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to
such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and
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SP
=
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Conversion will be settled
pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation
Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose Conversion will be
settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such Conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist
of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.
To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted
to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or
distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP
=
the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and
D
=
the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution;
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provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will
receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash
that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such Record Date.
To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the
adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of
the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the
last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer;
CR1
=
the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period;
AC
=
the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Board of Directors) of all cash and other consideration paid or payable for shares of Common Stock
purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0
=
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
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OS1
=
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP
=
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day
immediately after the Expiration Date;
provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v), except to the extent provided in the
immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v), if any (i) VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination
Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation
Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the
Conversion Date for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion
Consideration for such Conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such
Conversion Date.
To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange
offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made
on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases.
(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event
Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section
5.05(A) (other than a stock split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same
terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the
Conversion Rate in effect on the related Record Date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.
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(ii) Certain Events. The Company will not be required to
adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:
(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the
sale of shares of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Conversion Price;
(2) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any
present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan;
(3) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or
rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(4) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any
option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;
(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or
(6) accrued and unpaid Special Interest or Additional Interest,
if any, on the Notes.
(C) If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate otherwise required by this Article
5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, the Company may, at its election, defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred
adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would result in an aggregate change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate; (ii) the Conversion Date of, or any VWAP
Trading Day of an Observation Period for, any Note; (iii) the effective date of a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption; and (v) February 15, 2030.
(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or
Combination Settlement;
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(ii) the Record Date, effective date or Expiration Time for any
event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such Conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for
such Conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement), but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date or such VWAP Trading Day, as applicable;
(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion includes
any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement); and
(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event
(because they were not held on the related Record Date or otherwise),
then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on such
VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be
determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.
(E) Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in
the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution
becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);
(ii) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or
Combination Settlement;
(iii) the Conversion Date for such Conversion (in the case of
Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related Record Date;
(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion includes
any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on a Conversion Rate
that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and
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(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or
distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),
then (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion
based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, but there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that
would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate
adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will be made for such conversion in respect of such VWAP Trading Day, but the shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to such VWAP Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled
to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(F) Stockholder Rights Plans. If any shares of Common Stock are to be
issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the
Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Stock at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the
Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common
Stock, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1).
(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments.
The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share
of Common Stock being less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this
Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values, the Daily Cash Amounts or the Daily Share Amounts over a span of multiple days (including, without limitation, over an Observation
Period and the period, if any, for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Company will, acting in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, make appropriate adjustments to such calculations to
account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during
the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values, the Daily Cash Amounts or the Daily Share Amounts are to be calculated.
(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock.
For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock; and (ii) exclude shares of
Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in its treasury).
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(J) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion
Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).
(K) Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of
any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of
which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.
Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments.
(A) Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock
exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to
avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock as a result of any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) of Common Stock or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in
effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.
(B) Notice of Voluntary Increases. If the Board of Directors
determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before such increase, the Company will send notice to each Holder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such increase, the
amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.
Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(A) Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the
Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of
shares (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Stock Price of such Make-Whole
Fundamental Change:
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Stock Price
Make-Whole
Fundamental
Change Effective
Date
$3.49
$4.25
$4.71
$5.50
$6.12
$7.00
$9.00
$12.00
$18.00
$25.00
$37.00
August 19, 2026
74.2863
70.2847
58.9342
44.7327
36.7108
28.3471
16.8711
8.6467
2.6739
0.6312
0.0000
August 15, 2027
74.2863
69.0965
57.1614
42.4109
34.2042
25.7814
14.5544
6.9017
1.7778
0.2512
0.0000
August 15, 2028
74.2863
65.1082
52.5987
37.4673
29.2745
21.1029
10.7844
4.4025
0.7889
0.0296
0.0000
August 15, 2029
74.2863
55.3482
42.3057
27.3145
19.7288
12.7114
5.0144
1.3342
0.0356
0.0000
0.0000
August 15, 2030
74.2863
23.0471
0.0679
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
If such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Stock Price is not set forth in the table above, then:
(i) if such Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table
above or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher
and lower Stock Prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and
(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $37.00 (subject to
adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B)), or less than $3.49 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares
will be added to the Conversion Rate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 286.5329 shares of
Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(J), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not
with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Conversion Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.
(B) Adjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The
Stock Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a
result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate
is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
(C) Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The
Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of each occurrence of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change (i) occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b); and (ii)
occurring pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 4.03(G).
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Section 5.08. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, and subject to the terms of this Section 5.08, if a Note is submitted for conversion, the
Company may elect to arrange to have such Note exchanged in lieu of conversion by a financial institution designated by the Company. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the
Conversion Agent before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note. If the Company has made such election, then:
(A) no later than the Business Day immediately following such Conversion
Date, the Company must deliver (or cause the Conversion Agent to deliver) such Note, together with delivery instructions for the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion (including wire instructions, if applicable), to a financial institution
designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver the same pursuant to this Article 5;
(B) if such Note is a Global Note, then (i) such designated institution will
send written confirmation to the Conversion Agent promptly after wiring the cash Conversion Consideration, if any, and delivering any other Conversion Consideration, due upon such conversion to the Holder of such Note; and (ii) the Conversion Agent
will as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter contact such Holder’s custodian with the Depositary to confirm receipt of the same; and
(C) such Note will not cease to be outstanding by reason of such exchange in
lieu of conversion;
provided, however, that if such financial institution does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such Conversion Consideration, then the Company will be
responsible for delivering such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Article 5 as if the Company had not elected to make an exchange in lieu of conversion.
Section 5.09. Effect of Common Stock Change Event.
(A) Generally. If there occurs any:
(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common
Stock (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) stock splits and stock combinations that do not
involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);
(ii) consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory
share exchange involving the Company;
(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or
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(iv) other similar event,
and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination
of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Stock Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be
entitled to receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,
(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note, and the
conditions to any such conversion, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference
Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03, each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units;
(III) for purposes of the definition of “Record Date,” the term “Common Stock” will be deemed to refer to any class of securities forming part of such Reference Property; and (IV) for purposes of the definitions of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole
Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Stock” and the Company’s “Common Equity” will be deemed to refer to the Common Equity (including depositary receipts representing Common Equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;
(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then (I) each conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the
effective date of such Common Stock Change Event will be settled entirely in cash in an amount, per $1,000 principal amount of such Note being converted, equal to the product of (x) the Conversion Rate in effect on such Conversion Date (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, any increase to such Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.07, if applicable); and (y) the amount of cash constituting such Reference Property Unit; and (II) the Company will settle each such conversion no later than the
second (2nd) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and
(3) for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of Common Equity securities
listed on a national securities exchange will be determined by reference to the definition of “Daily VWAP,” substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference
Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of Common Equity securities listed on a national securities exchange, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class
of securities, will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face
amount thereof).
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If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the
composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock, by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee
and the Conversion Agent of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
At or before the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common
Stock Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set
forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company
determines in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock
or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the
Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders.
(B) Notice of Common Stock Change Events. The Company will provide
notice of each Common Stock Change Event in the manner provided in Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b).
(C) Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any
Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.
Article 6. Successors
Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc.
(A) Generally. The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or
into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the
Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “Successor Corporation”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and
delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and
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(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination
Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.
(B) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the
Trustee. Before the effective time of any Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related
supplemental indenture) comply with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.
Section 6.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Corporation (if not the Company) will succeed to, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the
predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Section 6.03. Exclusion for Certain Asset Transfers.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 6, this Article 6 will not apply to (i) any transfer of assets between or among the Company
and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries not effected by merger or consolidation, (ii) sales or other transfers of residential real property and/or mortgage loans in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or (iii) transfers to the
Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with bona fide financing transactions and equity transfers of the equity of the Company’s Subsidiaries in connection with establishing bona fide financing vehicles.
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies
Section 7.01. Events of Default.
(A) Definition of Events of Default. “Event of Default” means
the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon a
Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;
(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in the payment when
due of Special Interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any Note;
(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this
Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice or a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3), if (in the case of any notice other than a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)) such failure is not cured within five (5) days after its
occurrence;
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(iv) a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in
accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;
(v) a default in the Company’s obligations under Article 6;
(vi) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements
under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after
notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and
state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;
(vii) a default by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries
with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed (other than (i) any non-recourse indebtedness for borrowed money
(it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause
indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness) or (ii) indebtedness of the Company’s Subsidiaries if such Subsidiaries are special purpose entities that serve as a vehicle to obtain financing that is
otherwise non-recourse to the Company and its other non-special purpose entity Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are
customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness)) of at least $50,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent)
in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:
(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of or interest on such
indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or
(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and
payable before its stated maturity,
in each case where such default is not cured or waived within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at
least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;
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(viii) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant
to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an
involuntary case or proceeding;
(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any
substantial part of its property;
(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or
(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(ix) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree
under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
(1) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(2) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;
(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries; or
(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,
and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(ix), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days.
(B) Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section
7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body.
Section 7.02. Acceleration.
(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of
Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(viii) or 7.01(A)(ix) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid Special
Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.
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(B) Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(viii) or 7.01(A)(ix) with respect to the Company and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the
Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid
Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.
(C) Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its
consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or Special Interest or Additional Interest, if
any, on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.
(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for
each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i)
the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from,
and including, such one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant
to Section 2.05(B)).
(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest
that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest payable at
the Company’s election for its failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section 3.02(A), together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report
that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section 3.04(A), accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one
percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, be in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.
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(C) Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section
7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders and the Trustee before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that
the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under
which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.
(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If
Special Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the
Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable
or the amount thereof and may assume without inquiry that no Special Interest is payable or has been deferred until written notice of such Special Interest has been provided to the Trustee by the Company.
(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to
this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.
Section 7.04. Other Remedies.
(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and
is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.
(B) Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if
it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute
a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults.
An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (vi) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vi)
only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other
Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived,
then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
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Section 7.06. Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any
remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 10.01, the Trustee
determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered (and, if requested, provided with) security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability
or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.
Section 7.07. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:
(A) such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event
of Default is continuing;
(B) Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal
amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;
(C) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee
security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;
(D) the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar
days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and
(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will
have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.
Section 7.08. Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit
for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon
conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
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Section 7.09. Collection Suit by Trustee.
The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section
7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or
Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and, to the extent lawful, any Default Interest on any Defaulted Amounts, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of
collection, including compensation provided for in Section 10.06.
Section 7.10. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee
and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such
claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses,
disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien (senior to the rights of Holders) on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends,
money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the
Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of
any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 7.11. Priorities.
The Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:
First: to the Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 10.06, including payment of all fees, compensation, expenses
and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee (in each of its capacities under this Indenture including as Note Agent) and the costs and expenses of collection;
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Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and
Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11, in which case the Trustee will
instruct the Company to, and the Company will, deliver, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such
delivery, as applicable.
Section 7.12. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as
Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit; and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in
such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant
to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
Section 8.01. Without the Consent of Holders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent
of any Holder to:
(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this
Indenture or the Notes;
(B) add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture or the Notes;
(C) secure the Notes;
(D) add to the Company’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the
Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;
(E) provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under this
Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6;
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(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section
5.09 in connection with a Common Stock Change Event;
(G) irrevocably elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar
Amount; provided, however, that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 5.03(A);
(H) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this
Indenture, of a successor Trustee;
(I) [reserved];
(J) provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section
2.03(B);
(K) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any
qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; or
(L) make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not,
individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect.
Section 8.02. With the Consent of Holders.
(A) Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.08
and the immediately following sentence, the Company and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with
any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the
Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may:
(i) reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of
any Note;
(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;
(iii) reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of
Special Interest or Additional Interest or other interest, if any, on any Note;
(iv) make any change that adversely affects the conversion
rights of any Note;
(v) impair the rights of any Holder set forth in Section
7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);
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(vi) change the ranking of the Notes;
(vii) make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment,
other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;
(viii) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any
amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or
(ix) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment,
supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture or the Notes that requires the consent of each affected Holder.
For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8.02(A), no amendment or supplement
to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the
Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder. Holders do not need to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment. It will be sufficient if such Holders approve the substance of the proposed amendment.
(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A
consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.03. Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.
As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send
to the Holders and the Trustee notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to
provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in,
such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.04. Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.
(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a
Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any
Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.
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(B) Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to,
fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action,
regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.
(C) Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each
reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.
(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment, supplement or
waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).
Section 8.05. Notations and Exchanges.
If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver
such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and
deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will
not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.06. Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.
The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the
Trustee need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any
amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02) will be fully protected in relying on, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the
execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms.
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Article 9. Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 9.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations.
This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:
(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section
2.13) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or
Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;
(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the
Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be
converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13);
(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this
Indenture; and
(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and
an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;
provided, however, that Article 10 and Section 11.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the
obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.
At the Company’s request, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
Section 9.02. Repayment to Company.
Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the
Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was
due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or
delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.
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Section 9.03. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 because of
any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 will be rescinded; provided,
however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash
or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.
Article 10. Trustee
Section 10.01. Duties of the Trustee.
(A) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee has received written notice or obtains actual knowledge of the same, then the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(B) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part,
the Trustee may, without investigation, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the
requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
(C) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its negligence or
willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section
10.01(B);
(ii) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made
in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it
takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06.
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(D) Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is
subject to clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 10.01, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.
(E) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk
its own funds or incur any liability.
(F) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it,
except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.
(G) The Trustee will not be liable in its individual capacity for the
obligations evidenced by the Notes.
(H) Whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating
to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this Section 10.01.
(I) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein will not be
construed as duties.
(J) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of
the execution of this Indenture or otherwise.
(K) Unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received notice from the
Company that Additional Interest is owing on the Notes or that the Company has elected to pay Special Interest on the Notes, the Trustee may assume no Additional Interest or Special Interest, as applicable, is payable.
(L) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the
Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including as Note Agent.
(M) The Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any document or agreement
other than this Indenture and the Notes.
(N) Neither the Trustee nor any Note Agent will have any responsibility or
liability to any person for any action taken or not taken by, or any records or any other aspect of the operations of, the Depositary (including the delivery of notices, or the making of payments, through the facilities of the Depositary) and may
conclusively rely, without investigation, on any information provided by the Depositary.
Section 10.02. Rights of the Trustee.
(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document that it believes to be
genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.
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(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an
Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the
written advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.
(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be
responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.
(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in
good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.
(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand,
request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this
Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered (and, if requested, provided with) the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying
with such request or direction.
(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special,
indirect or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
Section 10.03. Individual Rights of the Trustee.
The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with
the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict
within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. Each Note Agent will have the same rights and duties as the Trustee under this Section 10.03.
Section 10.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the
Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the
Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
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Section 10.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such
Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not known to the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes known to a Responsible Officer; provided, however,
that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest, if any, on, any Note, or a default in the payment or delivery of the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee may withhold such
notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless written
notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default has occurred.
Section 10.06. Compensation and Indemnity.
(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee reasonable
compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture, as separately agreed by the Company and the Trustee. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In
addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable
compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
(B) The Company will indemnify the Trustee (in each of its capacities) and
its directors, officers, employees and agents, in their capacities as such, against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture,
including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 10.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection
with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense is attributable to its negligence, or willful misconduct, as determined by a final decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity, but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 10.06(B),
except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in
conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 10.06 will
survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.
(D) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 10.06,
the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest, if any, on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this
Indenture.
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(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of
Default pursuant to clause (viii) or (ix) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 10.07. Replacement of the Trustee.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.07, a
resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 10.07.
(B) The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from the trust
created by this Indenture by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the
Trustee if:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.09;
(ii) the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an
order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or
its property; or
(iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(C) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the
office of the Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after
the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Trustee.
(E) If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6)
months, fails to comply with Section 10.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this
Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which
property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 10.06(D).
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Section 10.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another entity, then such entity will
become the successor Trustee without any further act.
Section 10.09. Eligibility; Disqualification.
There will at all times be a Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any
state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in
its most recent published annual report of condition.
Article 11. Miscellaneous
Section 11.01. Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class
mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address,
which initially is as follows:
If to the Company:
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
1295 West Washington Street, Suite 115, Tempe, AZ 85288
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
1295 West Washington Street, Suite 115, Tempe, AZ 85288
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
Email: legal@opendoor.com
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
West Side Flats
111 Fillmore Ave E,
Saint Paul, MN 55107
EP-MN-WS3C
Attention: Joshua A. Hahn
Email: joshua.hahn@usbank.com
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, notices to the Trustee (other than a notice pursuant to Section 2.12) or any Note Agent must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been given upon actual receipt by the Trustee or such Note Agent, as applicable.
The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for
subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered;
(B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next
Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
The Trustee shall not have any duty to confirm that the person sending any notice, instruction or other communication by electronic transmission (including by e-mail,
facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of
handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider acceptable to the Trustee) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. Each other party assumes all risks arising
out of the use of electronic signatures and electronic methods to send communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized communication, and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may in any instance and in its sole discretion require that an original document bearing a manual signature be delivered to the Trustee in lieu of, or in addition to, any such electronic communication.
All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing
if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided, however, that a notice or communication to a
Holder of a Global Note shall instead be sent pursuant to the Depositary Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice
or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.
If the Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee will cause any
notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Depositary Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the Trustee at least two (2) Business
Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice
that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.
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If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the
addressee receives it.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party,
no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving
party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.
Section 11.02. Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (other than the initial authentication of Notes under this
Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee:
(A) an Officer’s Certificate that complies with Section 11.03 and
states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel that complies with Section 11.03 and states
that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.
Section 11.03. Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or
condition provided for in this Indenture will include:
(A) a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or
condition;
(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or
investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;
(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has
made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such
covenant or condition has been satisfied.
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Section 11.04. Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules and set
reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 11.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company
under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
Section 11.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.
Section 11.07. Submission to Jurisdiction.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal
courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section
11.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Trustee and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to
the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 11.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other
Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.
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Section 11.09. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.
Section 11.10. Force Majeure.
The Trustee and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or
the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism
or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).
Section 11.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, in order to help fight the
funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee
with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
Section 11.12. Calculations.
Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including
determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily Conversion Value, the Daily Cash Amount, the Daily Share Amount, the Daily VWAP, the Trading Price, accrued interest, if any, on the Notes, any Additional Interest or Special Interest on the
Notes, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, and the Conversion Rate. The Trustee shall not be responsible for verifying such calculations.
The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a
schedule of its calculations to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly
forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be obligated to make or confirm any calculations or other amounts called for under this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 11.13. Severability.
If any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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Section 11.14. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart. The words “execution,” “signed” and “signature” and words of
like import in this Indenture or any agreement entered into in connection herewith shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (e.g. DocuSign).
Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a
part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.
Section 11.16. Withholding Taxes.
Each Holder of a Note agrees, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, by its acquisition of such interest, is deemed to agree, that if the Company
or other applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or a beneficial owner, including as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then the Company or
such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Stock or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or
assets of, such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:
/s/ Christina Schwartz
Name:
Christina Schwartz
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, AS TRUSTEE
By:
/s/ Quinton M. DePompolo
Name:
Quinton M. DePompolo
Title:
Vice President
[Signature Page to Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Non-Affiliate Legend]
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
0.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2030
CUSIP No.: [___]
Certificate No. [___]
ISIN No.: [___]
Opendoor Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___]
dollars ($[___]) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)]*
on August 15, 2030 and, to the extent applicable, to pay Special Interest or Additional Interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest, if any, are paid or duly provided for.
Interest Payment Dates:
February 15 and August 15 of each year.
Interest Record Dates:
February 1 and August 1 (whether or not a Business Day).
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
[The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]
* Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Opendoor Technologies Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
Date:
By:
Name:
Title:
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date:
By:
Authorized Signatory
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Opendoor Technologies Inc.
0.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2030
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Opendoor Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), designated as 0.00% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 19, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company,
National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.
1. Interest. This Note will not bear regular interest, and
the principal amount of this Note will not accrete. Special Interest and Additional Interest will accrue on this Note in the circumstances, at the rates, and be payable on the dates, and in the manner, set forth in Sections 2.05, 3.04 and 7.03 of the
Indenture.
2. Maturity. This Note will mature on August 15, 2030, unless
earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
3. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be
paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture.
4. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be
treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.
5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be
in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any
required documentation or other materials.
6. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes
Upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to
the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.
7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will
have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.
8. Conversion. The Holder of this Note may convert this Note
into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.
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9. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Indenture
places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.
10. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then
the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the
terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.
11. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Indenture.
12. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
13. Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is
authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
14. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the
name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
15. Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR
DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
* * *
To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
1295 West Washington Street, Suite 115
Tempe, AZ 85288
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $[___]
The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:
Date
Amount of Increase
(Decrease) in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note
Principal Amount of
this Global Note
After Such Increase
(Decrease)
Signature of
Authorized
Signatory of Trustee
* Insert for Global
Notes only.
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CONVERSION NOTICE
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):
o
the entire principal amount of
o
$ * aggregate principal amount of
the Note identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after an Interest Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when
surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the Special Interest and Additional Interest, if any, that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.
Date:
(Legal Name of Holder)
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program
By:
Authorized Signatory
* Must be an Authorized
Denomination.
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its
Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):
o
the entire principal amount of
o
$ * aggregate principal amount of
the Note identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.
Date:
(Legal Name of Holder)
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program
By:
Authorized Signatory
* Must be an Authorized Denomination.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
Opendoor Technologies Inc.
0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the Notes identified below assigns (check one):
o
the entire principal amount of
o
$ * aggregate principal amount of
the Notes identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. , and all rights thereunder, to:
Name:
Address:
Social security or tax id. #:
and irrevocably appoints:
as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.
Date:
(Legal Name of Holder)
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program
By:
Authorized Signatory
* Must be an Authorized
Denomination.
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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):
1.
o
Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
2.
o
Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.
3.
o
Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the undersigned further certifies that the within Note is being transferred to a Person that the
undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified
institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A. If this item is checked, then the transferee must complete and execute the acknowledgment contained on the
next page.
4.
o
Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the
Securities Act).
Dated:
(Legal Name of Holder)
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
(Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program)
By:
Authorized Signatory
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TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The undersigned represents that it is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the undersigned exercises sole investment
discretion, and that the undersigned and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The undersigned acknowledges that the transferor is relying, in transferring the within Note on
the exemption from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 144A and that the undersigned has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested
pursuant to Rule 144A.
Dated:
(Name of Transferee)
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND
THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1)
REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT; AND
(2)
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY:
(A)
TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;
(B)
PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;
(C)
TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;
(D)
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR
(E)
PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH
CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY
THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS
OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.
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EXHIBIT B-3
FORM OF NON-AFFILIATE LEGEND
NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.
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