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June 26,
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Evergreen
Solar, Inc.
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138 Bartlett
Street
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Marlboro,
Massachusetts 01752
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Telephone No.:
(508) 357-2221
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Facsimile No.:
(646) 885-9546]
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Lehman Brothers
OTC Derivatives Inc., acting as principal
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c/o Lehman
Brothers Inc.
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745 Seventh
Avenue
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New York, New
York 10019
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Attention:
Andrew Yare, Capital Markets Contracts — Legal
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Telephone No.:
646-333-9493
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Facsimile No.:
646-885-9546 (United States of America)
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Global Deal ID:
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The purpose of
this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to
confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “
Transaction ”) entered into between Lehman Brothers
OTC Derivatives Inc. (“ Party A ”) and
Evergreen Solar, Inc. (“ Party B ”) on
the Trade Date specified below. This Confirmation constitutes a
“Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement
specified below. This Confirmation is sent on behalf both Party A
and Lehman Brothers Inc. (“ LBI ”). Lehman
Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. is not a member of the Securities
Investor Protection Corporation.
This
Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between
Party A and Party B as to the terms of the Transaction to which
this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation supplements, forms
part of, and is subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992
ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency—Cross Border) (the
“ Agreement ”) as if we had executed an
agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the
elections set forth herein) on the Trade Date of the
Transaction.
The definitions
and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives
Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”) and the
2000 ISDA Definitions (the “ Swap Definitions ”,
and together with the Equity Definitions, the “
Definitions ”), in each case as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“
ISDA ”) are incorporated into this Confirmation. The
Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for the purposes
of the Equity Definitions. References herein to
“Transaction” shall be deemed references to “Swap
Transaction” for purposes of the Swap Definitions. In the
event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and the
Swap Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. In the event
of any inconsistency between either set of Definitions and this
Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern.
Certain defined
terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Offering Memorandum dated June 26 2008 (the “
Offering Memorandum ”) relating to the
USD325 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Convertible
Senior Notes due 2013 (the “ Convertible Notes ”
and each USD1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a “
Convertible Note ”) issued by Party B pursuant to an
Indenture to be dated as of July 2, 2008 between Party B and
U.S. Bank, as trustee (as in effect on the date of its execution,
the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum,
the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall
govern. The parties acknowledge that this
Confirmation is
entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that
(i) definitions set forth in the Indenture that are also
defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections
of the Indenture that are referred to herein, in each case, will
conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If
any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the
Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering
Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum
will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further
acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are
based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Party A and
Party B as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such
section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the
parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the
intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references to
the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect
on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended
following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for
purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in
writing.
The terms of
the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are
as follows:
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General
Terms:
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Agent:
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LBI is acting
as agent on behalf of Party A and Party B for the Transaction. LBI
has no obligations, by guarantee, endorsement or otherwise, with
respect to the performance of the Transaction by either
party.
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Trade
Date:
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June 26,
2008
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Option
Style:
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“Modified
American” as set forth under “Procedures for
Exercise” below.
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Option
Type:
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Call
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Seller:
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Party
A
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Buyer:
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Party
B
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Shares:
Number of Options:
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The common
stock of Evergreen Solar, Inc. (the “ Issuer ”),
par value USD0.01 per share, Ticker: ESLR
325,000, provided that if Lehman Brothers Inc. as
representative of the Initial Purchasers (as defined in the
Underwriting Agreement dated as of June 26, 2008 between Party
B and Lehman Brothers Inc. as representative of the underwriters
party thereto (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”)),
exercises the option to purchase additional Convertible Notes
pursuant to Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement, the
Number of Options hereunder shall be automatically increased,
effective upon payment by Party B of the Additional Premium on the
Additional Premium Payment Date, by the Applicable Percentage
times the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of
USD1,000 principal amount issued pursuant to such exercise (such
Convertible Notes, the “ Additional Convertible Notes
”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall
be reduced by the number of any Options exercised or terminated by
Party B. In no event will the Number of Options be less than
zero.
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Option
Entitlement:
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As of any date,
a number equal to the Conversion Rate as of such date (as defined
in the Indenture, but without regard to any adjustments to the
Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(b) or
Section 9.05(h) of the Indenture) for each Convertible
Note.
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Applicable
Percentage:
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100%
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Number of
Shares:
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The product of
the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement.
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Strike
Price:
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USD
$12.1125
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Cap
Price:
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USD$19.00
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Premium:
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USD59,247,500
(Premium per Option: USD182.3) which shall be paid as (i) an
upfront premium of USD34,385,000 on the Initial Premium Payment
Date and (ii) 9 subsequent equal installments of USD2,762,500
where one such installment is paid on each Premium Payment Date
(each, an “ Installment Premium ”),
provided that if the Number of Options is increased pursuant
to the proviso to the definition of “Number of Options”
above, (A) Party B shall pay on the Additional Premium Payment
Date an additional premium (the “ Additional Premium
”) equal to the product of (1) the quotient of the
number of Options by which the Number of Options is so increased
divided by the Number of Options prior to such increase
(such quotient, the “ Upsize Percentage ”)
multiplied by (2) USD34,385,000 and (B) each of the 9
remaining Installment Premiums shall be increased by an amount
equal to the product of (x) the Installment Premium
multiplied by (y) the Upsize Percentage.
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Initial Premium
Payment Date:
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4 Currency
Business Days after the Trade Date
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Premium Payment
Dates:
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January 15
and July 15 of each year commencing on January 15, 2009
and ending on January 15, 2013; provided that if any
such day is not a Currency Business Day, the applicable Premium
Payment Date shall be the immediately following Currency Business
Day.
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Additional
Premium Payment Date:
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The closing
date for the purchase and sale of the Additional Convertible
Notes.
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Exchange:
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NASDAQ Global
Market
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Related
Exchange(s):
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All
Exchanges
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Market
Disruption Event:
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The definition
of “Market Disruption Event” in Section 6.3(a) of
the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words
“at any time during the one-hour period that ends at the
relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation
Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be”
and
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inserting the
words “at any time on any Averaging Date for an aggregate one
half hour period or a period of any duration if such period occurs
in the one-hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time,
Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out
Valuation Time, as the case may be” after the word
“material,” in the third line thereof.
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Disrupted
Day:
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The definition
of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity
Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after
the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a
Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session
will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines
that such failure will not have a material adverse impact on Party
A’s ability to unwind any related hedging transactions
related to the Transaction.”
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Procedure
for Exercise :
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Exercise
Period:
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise
Period shall occur with respect to an Option hereunder only if such
Option is an Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise
Period shall be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period
commencing on, and including, the relevant Conversion Date and
ending on, but excluding, the first Averaging Date in respect of
such Conversion Date; provided that in respect of any
Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the
relevant Conversion Date occurs during the period beginning on, and
including, the 25th scheduled trading day prior to the Expiration
Date, the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled
Trading Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date (such Exercise
Period, the “ Final Exercise Period
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Conversion
Date:
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With respect to
any conversion of Convertible Notes, the date on which the holder
of such Convertible Notes satisfies all of the requirements for
conversion thereof as set forth in Section 9.02 of the
Indenture.
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Exercisable
Options:
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Upon the
occurrence of a Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to
(x) the Applicable Percentage times (y) the number
of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount
converted on such Conversion Date.
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Expiration
Time:
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The Valuation
Time
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Expiration
Date:
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July 15,
2013
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Multiple
Exercise:
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Applicable, as
described under “Exercisable Options” above.
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Automatic
Exercise:
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Applicable; and
means that, in respect of any Exercise Period other than the Final
Exercise Period, a number of Options not previously exercised
hereunder equal to the number of Exercisable Options shall be
deemed to be exercised on the relevant Averaging Dates to which
such Options relate and, in respect of the Final Exercise Period,
all Options not previously exercised shall be deemed exercised on
the relevant Averaging Dates to which such Options relate;
provided that in each case, if a Notice of Exercise is
required, such Options shall be deemed exercised only to the extent
that Party B has provided a Notice of Exercise to Party A (in each
case, such number of Options deemed exercised, the “
Exercised Options ”); provided further that,
with respect to Exercised Options relating to an Exercise Period
occurring prior to the Final Exercise Period (an “ Early
Conversion ”), Automatic Exercise means that an
Additional Termination Event shall be deemed to occur with respect
to a portion of the Transaction relating to a number of Options
equal to the number of such Exercised Options, as provided in
clause (i) under “Additional Termination Events” below;
provided further that to the extent the number of Exercised
Options relating to any Conversion Date is less than the number of
Exercisable Options relating to such Conversion Date, Party B shall
be deemed to make to Party A on the date it provided the related
Notice of Exercise to Party A (or, if no such notice is provided,
the final day of such Exercise Period) the representations and
warranties contained in paragraphs (g) and (i) under
“Additional Representations and Warranties of Party B”
below as if the reference therein to “at the time of placing
any order with respect to the Transaction” were replaced with
“as of the date of the related Notice of Exercise (or, if no
such notice is provided, the final day of the related Exercise
Period).”
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Notice of
Exercise:
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to
exercise any Exercisable Options in respect of any Conversion Date
occurring prior to the Final Exercise Period, Party B must notify
Party A in writing before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
Scheduled Trading Day prior to the first scheduled Averaging Date
for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the number of
such Options, and (ii) such first scheduled Averaging Date and
the scheduled Settlement Date.
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Valuation:
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Valuation
Time:
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At the close of
trading on the Exchange, without regard
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to extended or
after hours trading.
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Averaging
Dates:
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(x) For any
Exercised Option relating to an Exercise Period occurring prior to
the Final Exercise Period, the 20 consecutive Scheduled Trading
Days commencing on and including the third “Settlement Period
Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) following the
relevant Conversion Date, or (y) for any Exercisable Option
relating to the Final Exercise Period, the 20 consecutive Scheduled
Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 22
nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the
Expiration Date.
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Averaging Date
Market Disruption:
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Modified
Postponement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions and in addition to the
provisions of Section 6.7(c)(iii) of the Equity Definitions,
if any Averaging Date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent may
assign additional dates to be Averaging Dates and/or make
adjustments to the number of Options to which each Averaging Date
relates (including increasing such number or reducing such number
to zero with respect to one or more Averaging Dates).
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Relevant
Price:
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For any
Averaging Date, the VWAP Price for such Averaging Date.
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VWAP
Price:
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For any
Exchange Business Day, the dollar volume weighted average price per
Share for that Exchange Business Day based on transactions executed
during that Exchange Business Day on the Exchange, as reported on
Bloomberg Page “ESLR <Equity> AQR” (or any
successor thereto), or in the event such price is not so reported
on such Exchange Business Day for any reason, as reasonably
determined by the Calculation Agent.
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Settlement
Terms:
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Settlement
Currency:
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USD
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Settlement
Date:
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For any
Exercised Option, the date Shares will be delivered with respect to
the Convertible Notes related to such Exercised Options, under the
terms of the Indenture.
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Settlement
Method Election:
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Not
Applicable
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Settlement
Method:
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Physical
Settlement
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Physical
Settlement:
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With respect to
any Exercised Options, a relevant portion of the Transaction shall
expire on each Averaging Date with respect to a number of Options
equal to the relevant number of Exercised Options divided by
the number of scheduled Averaging Dates, rounded down to the
nearest whole number, except the
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portion
relating to the last such Averaging Date shall equal such relevant
number of Exercised Options minus the number of Options
relating to all preceding Averaging Dates relating to such
Exercised Options (in each case subject to adjustment by the
Calculation Agent in respect of any Disrupted Day). On the
Settlement Date relating to the relevant Exercised Options, Party A
shall deliver to Party B the aggregate Number of Shares to be
Delivered for all related Averaging Dates and pay to Party B any
Fractional Share Amount resulting from such aggregation (valued at
the Relevant Price for the last Averaging Date).
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Number of
Shares to be Delivered:
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An amount of
Shares equal to the Physical Settlement Amount for such Averaging
Date divided by the Relevant Price for such Averaging
Date.
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Physical
Settlement Amount:
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For each
Averaging Date, an amount, as calculated by the Calculation Agent,
equal to (i) the Strike Price Differential for such Averaging
Date, multiplied by (ii) the number of Options to which
such Averaging Date relates, multiplied by (iii) the
Option Entitlement as of such Averaging Date.
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Strike Price
Differential:
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For each
Averaging Date, if the Relevant Price for such Averaging Date is
(a) greater than the Strike Price and less than or equal to
the Cap Price, an amount equal to the excess of the Relevant Price
for such Averaging Date over the Strike Price, (b) greater than the
Cap Price, an amount equal to the excess of the Cap Price over the
Strike Price, or (c) less than or equal to the Strike Price,
zero.
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Other
Applicable Provisions in Respect of Physical Settlement:
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The
representations and agreements contained in Section 9.11 of
the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any
representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations,
limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that
exist as a result of the fact that Party B is the issuer of the
Shares.
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Share
Adjustments:
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Potential
Adjustment Events:
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Notwithstanding
Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential
Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or
condition, as set forth in Section 9.05 of the Indenture, that
would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the
Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be
any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04(b) or Section 9.05(h)
of the Indenture.
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Method of
Adjustment:
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Calculation
Agent Adjustment; which means, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the
Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture
(other than pursuant to Section 9.04(b) or Section 93.05(h) of
the Indenture) (i) the Calculation Agent shall make a
corresponding adjustment to any of the Strike Price, Number of
Options and the Option Entitlement and (ii) the Calculation
Agent may, but is not required to, make any adjustment consistent
with the Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in
Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions to the Cap Price or
any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment
for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to
Party A after taking into account the effect of such Potential
Adjustment Event; provided , that adjustments may be made to
account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan
rate and liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction;
provided further , that in no event shall the Cap Price be
less than the Strike Price.
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Extraordinary Events:
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Merger
Events:
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Notwithstanding
Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger
Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set
forth in Section 9.06(a) or Section 9.06(b) of the
Indenture.
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Tender
Offers:
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Applicable;
provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the
Equity Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the
occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 9.05(f)
or clauses (1) or (2) of the definition of Fundamental
Change in Section 2 of the Indenture.
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Consequence of
Merger Events/Tender Offers:
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Notwithstanding
Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the
occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer:
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(i) the
Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect
of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the
nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options and the
Option Entitlement; provided , however , that such
adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the
Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth
in Section 9.04(b) or Section 9.05(h) of the Indenture;
and
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(ii) the
Calculation Agent may, in its sole discretion, make any adjustment
consistent with the Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth
in Section
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12.2(e) or
12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions, as applicable, to the Cap Price
or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or
payment for the Transaction;
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provided,
further, that, for the
avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above regardless
of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an Early
Conversion; and
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provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
with respect to any Majority Tender Offer, Party A may elect for
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) to
apply. “ Majority Tender Offer ” means a Tender
Offer as defined in Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions
that results in the relevant entity or person purchasing, or
otherwise obtaining or having the right to obtain, by conversion or
other means, 50% or greater than 50% of the outstanding voting
shares of the Issuer, as determined by the Calculation Agent, based
upon the making of filings with governmental or self-regulatory
agencies or such other information as the Calculation Agent deems
relevant.
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Modified
Calculation Agent
Adjustment:
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For greater
certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation
Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity
Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized
language after the stipulated parenthetical provision:
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“(including adjustments to account for
changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or
liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the
Announcement Date to the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender
Offer Date (Section 12.3) .”
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Announcement
Event:
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If an
Announcement Event occurs, the Calculation Agent will determine the
economic effect of the Announcement Event on the theoretical value
of the Transaction (including without limitation any change in
volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity
relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Announcement
Date to the Expiration Date. If such economic effect is material,
the Calculation Agent may, in its sole discretion, adjust the terms
of the Transaction to reflect such economic effect. “
Announcement Event ” shall mean the occurrence of
(i) the first public announcement of an intention to engage in
a transaction that may lead to a Merger Event, (ii) the first
public announcement of an intention to purchase or otherwise obtain
the requisite number of shares that may lead to a Tender Offer or
(iii) in each
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case, any
subsequent amendment to or withdrawal of such
announcement.
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Composition of
Combined Consideration:
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Not
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Nationalization, Insolvency or
Delisting:
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Cancellation
and Payment
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(Calculation Agent
Determination)
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Delisting:
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The definition
of “Delisting” in Section 12.6 of the Equity
Definitions shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following: ‘“Delisting” means that the Exchange
announces that pursuant to the rules of such Exchange, the Shares
cease (or will cease) to be listed, traded or publicly quoted on
the Exchange for any reason (other than a Merger Event or Tender
Offer) and are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on
the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their
respective successors)”
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Additional
Disruption Events:
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Change in
Law:
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Failure to
Deliver:
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Insolvency
Filing:
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The definition
of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the
Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause
“provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions
presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not
be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition
and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted
against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency
law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a
petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a
creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed
or restrained in each case within thirty (30) days
of
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