Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
COMMERCIAL PAPER DEALER
AGREEMENT
4(2) PROGRAM
between
TRANSOCEAN INC., as
Issuer
and
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., as
Dealer
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Concerning Notes to be issued pursuant to an
Issuing and
Paying Agency Agreement dated as of
December 20, 2007
between the Issuer and Citibank NA, as Issuing
and Paying
Agent (as the same may be amended, supplemented,
and
restated from time to
time)
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Dated as of
December 3,
2008
Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement
4(2) Program
This amended and restated agreement
(the “Agreement”) sets forth the understandings between
the Issuer and the Dealer, each named on the cover page hereof, in
connection with the issuance and sale by the Issuer of its
short-term promissory notes (the “Notes”) through the
Dealer. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the
original agreement of the Issuer and Dealer dated as of
December 20, 2007.
As used herein,
“Redomestication Transactions” means the transactions
pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the Issuer shall
organize or cause to be organized (x) Transocean Ltd., a Swiss
corporation registered in Zug, Switzerland
(“Guarantor”), as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
the Issuer, and (y) Transocean Cayman Ltd., a Cayman Islands
company (“Transocean-Acquisition”), as a direct wholly
owned subsidiary of the Guarantor, (ii) the Issuer shall merge
with Transocean-Acquisition, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of October 9, 2008 among the Issuer, the
Guarantor and Transocean-Acquisition, as amended (the
“Agreement and Plan of Merger”), by way of schemes of
arrangement under Cayman Islands law (the “Schemes of
Arrangement”) as provided in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, with the Issuer being the surviving company in such merger
and becoming the direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Guarantor,
and (iii) the Guarantor shall issue, pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Merger, one share of the Guarantor in exchange for each
share of the Issuer issued and outstanding immediately prior to
such merger. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREIN, THE ISSUER
AND THE DEALER AGREE THAT GUARANTOR SHALL HAVE NO RIGHTS OR
OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE GUARANTEE, NOR SHALL GUARANTOR
BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR COVENANTS HEREUNDER
OR UNDER THE GUARANTEE, UNTIL THE ACCESSION DELIVERY DATE, WHICH,
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3.7, SHALL OCCUR ONLY UPON THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY BY THE GUARANTOR OF AN ACCESSION AGREEMENT AND THE
GUARANTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.7.
Certain terms used in this Agreement
are defined in Section 6 hereof.
The Addendum to this Agreement, and
any Annexes or Exhibits described in this Agreement or such
Addendum, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and made
fully a part hereof.
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1.
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Offers,
Sales and Resales of Notes.
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1.1
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While
(i) the Issuer has and shall have no obligation to sell the
Notes to the Dealer or to permit the Dealer to arrange any sale of
the Notes for the account of the Issuer, and (ii) the Dealer
has and shall have no obligation to purchase the Notes from the
Issuer or to arrange any sale of the Notes for the account of the
Issuer, the parties hereto agree that in any case where the Dealer
purchases Notes from the Issuer, or arranges for the sale of Notes
by the Issuer, such Notes will be purchased or sold by the Dealer
in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantor contained herein or made
pursuant hereto and on the terms and conditions and in the manner
provided herein and sold by the Issuer in reliance on the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Dealer
contained herein or made pursuant hereto and on the terms and
conditions and in the manner provided herein.
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1.2
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So long as this Agreement shall
remain in effect, and in addition to the limitations contained in
Section 1.7 hereof, neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor
shall, without the consent of the Dealer which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, offer, solicit or accept offers
to purchase, or sell, any Notes except (a) in transactions
with one or more dealers which may from
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time to time after the date
hereof become dealers with respect to the Notes by executing with
the Issuer and the Guarantor one or more agreements which contain
provisions substantially identical to those contained in
Section 1 of this Agreement, of which the Issuer and the
Guarantor hereby undertake to provide the Dealer prompt notice or
(b) in transactions with the other dealers listed on the
Addendum hereto, which are executing agreements with the Issuer and
the Guarantor which contain provisions substantially identical to
Section 1 of this Agreement contemporaneously herewith. In no
event shall the Issuer or the Guarantor offer, solicit or accept
offers to purchase, or sell, any Notes directly on its own behalf
in transactions with persons other than broker-dealers as
specifically permitted in this Section 1.2.
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1.3
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The Notes shall
be in a minimum denomination of $250,000 or integral multiples of
$1,000 in excess thereof, will bear such interest rates, if
interest bearing, or will be sold at such discount from their face
amounts, as shall be agreed upon by the Dealer and the Issuer,
shall have a maturity not exceeding 397 days from the date of
issuance (exclusive of days of grace) and may have such terms as
are specified in Exhibit C hereto or the Private Placement
Memorandum. The Notes shall not contain any provision for
extension, renewal or automatic “rollover.”
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1.4
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The
authentication and issuance of, and payment for, the Notes shall be
effected in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement, and the Notes shall be either individual physical
certificates or book-entry notes evidenced by one or more master
notes (each, a “Master Note”) registered in the name of
The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee, in
the form or forms annexed to the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement.
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1.5
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If the Issuer
and the Dealer shall agree on the terms of the purchase of any Note
by the Dealer or the sale of any Note arranged by the Dealer
(including, but not limited to, agreement with respect to the date
of issue, purchase price, principal amount, maturity and interest
rate or interest rate index and margin (in the case of
interest-bearing Notes) or discount thereof (in the case of Notes
issued on a discount basis), and appropriate compensation for the
Dealer’s services hereunder) pursuant to this Agreement, the
Issuer shall cause such Note to be issued and delivered in
accordance with the terms of the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement and payment for such Note shall be made by the purchaser
thereof, either directly or through the Dealer, to the Issuing and
Paying Agent, for the account of the Issuer. Except as otherwise
agreed, in the event that the Dealer is acting as an agent and a
purchaser shall either fail to accept delivery of or make payment
for a Note on the date fixed for settlement, the Dealer shall
promptly notify the Issuer, and if the Dealer has theretofore paid
the Issuer for the Note, the Issuer will promptly return such funds
to the Dealer against its return of the Note to the Issuer, in the
case of a certificated Note, and upon notice of such failure in the
case of a book-entry Note. If such failure occurred for any reason
other than default by the Dealer, the Issuer and the Guarantor
agree, jointly and severally, to reimburse the Dealer on an
equitable basis for the Dealer’s loss of the use of such
funds for the period such funds were credited to the Issuer’s
account.
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1.6
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The Dealer, the
Issuer and the Guarantor hereby establish and agree to observe the
following procedures in connection with offers, sales and
subsequent resales or other transfers of the Notes:
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(a)
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Offers and
sales of the Notes by or through the Dealer shall be made only to:
(i) investors reasonably believed by the Dealer to be
Qualified Institutional Buyers, Institutional Accredited Investors
or Sophisticated Individual Accredited Investors and
(ii) non-bank fiduciaries or agents that will be purchasing
Notes for one or more accounts, each of which is reasonably
believed by the Dealer to be a Qualified Institutional Buyer, an
Institutional Accredited Investor or Sophisticated Individual
Accredited Investor.
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(b)
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Resales and
other transfers of the Notes by the holders thereof shall be made
only in accordance with the restrictions in the legend described in
clause (e) below and to the extent such resale is made to or
through the Dealer, the Dealer will comply with the provisions of
such legend and this Section 1.6.
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(c)
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No general
solicitation or general advertising shall be used in connection
with the offering of the Notes. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, without the prior written approval of the Dealer,
neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor shall issue any press release
or place or publish any “tombstone” or other
advertisement relating to the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any publication by the Issuer of a notice in accordance with Rule
135c under the Securities Act shall not be deemed to constitute
general solicitation or general advertising hereunder and shall not
require prior written approval of the Dealer.
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(d)
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No sale of
Notes to any one purchaser shall be for less than $250,000
principal or face amount, and no Note shall be issued in a smaller
principal or face amount. If the purchaser is a non-bank fiduciary
or agent acting on behalf of others, each person for whom such
purchaser is acting must purchase at least $250,000 principal or
face amount of Notes.
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(e)
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Offers and
sales of the Notes by the Issuer through the Dealer acting as agent
for the Issuer shall be made in accordance with Rule 506 under the
Securities Act, and shall be subject to the restrictions described
in the legend appearing on Exhibit A hereto. A legend substantially
to the effect of such Exhibit A shall appear as part of the Private
Placement Memorandum used in connection with offers and sales of
Notes hereunder, as well as on each individual certificate
representing a Note and each Master Note representing book-entry
Notes offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement.
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(f)
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The Dealer
shall furnish or shall have furnished to each purchaser of Notes
for which it has acted as the Dealer a copy of the then-current
Private Placement Memorandum unless such purchaser has previously
received a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum as then in
effect. The Private Placement Memorandum shall expressly state that
any person to whom Notes are offered shall have an opportunity to
ask questions of, and receive information from the Issuer and the
Dealer and, on and after the Accession Delivery Date, the
Guarantor, and shall provide the addresses and telephone numbers
for obtaining further information regarding the Issuer and, on and
after the Accession Delivery Date, the Guarantor.
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(g)
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree for the benefit of the
Dealer and each of the holders and prospective purchasers from time
to time of the Notes that, if at any time (i) prior to the
Accession Delivery Date, the Issuer, or (ii) on or after the
Accession Delivery Date, the Guarantor, shall not be subject to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Issuer or the
Guarantor will furnish, upon request and at their expense, to the
Dealer and to holders and prospective purchasers of Notes
information required by Rule 144A(d)(4)(i) in compliance with Rule
144A(d).
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(h)
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In the event
that any Note offered or to be offered by the Dealer would be
ineligible for resale under Rule 144A, the Issuer shall promptly
notify the Dealer (by telephone, confirmed in writing) of such fact
and shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Dealer an amendment
or supplement to the Private Placement Memorandum describing the
Notes that are ineligible, the reason for such ineligibility and
any other relevant information relating thereto.
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(i)
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor represent that neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor
is currently issuing commercial paper in the United States market
in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(3) of
the Securities Act. The Issuer and the Guarantor agree that, if the
Issuer or the Guarantor shall issue commercial paper after the date
hereof in reliance upon such exemption (a) the proceeds from
the sale of the Notes will be segregated from the proceeds of the
sale of any such commercial paper by being placed in a separate
account; (b) the Issuer and the Guarantor will institute
appropriate corporate procedures to ensure that the offers and
sales of notes issued by the Issuer or the Guarantor, as the case
may be, pursuant to the Section 3(a)(3) exemption are not
integrated with offerings and sales of Notes hereunder; and
(c) the Issuer and the Guarantor will comply with each of the
requirements of Section 3(a)(3) of the Securities Act in
selling commercial paper or other short-term debt securities other
than the Notes in the United States.
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(j)
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The Issuer
hereby confirms that it has filed with the SEC a notice on Form D
in accordance with Rule 503 under the Securities Act and agrees
that it will file such amendments to such notice as Rule 503 may
require.
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1.7
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Each of the
Issuer and the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the
Dealer, in connection with offers, sales and resales of Notes, as
follows:
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(a)
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor hereby confirm to the Dealer that (except as
permitted by Section 1.6(i)) within the preceding six months
neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor nor any person other than the
Dealer or the other dealers referred to in Section 1.2 hereof
acting on behalf of the Issuer or the Guarantor has offered or sold
any Notes, or any substantially similar security of the Issuer or
the Guarantor (including, without limitation, medium-term notes
issued by the Issuer or the Guarantor), to, or solicited offers to
buy any such security from, any person other than the Dealer or the
other dealers referred to in Section 1.2 hereof. The Issuer
and the Guarantor also agree that (except as permitted by
Section 1.6(i)), as long as the Notes are being offered for
sale by the Dealer and the other dealers referred to in
Section 1.2 hereof as contemplated hereby and until at least
six months after the offer of Notes hereunder has been terminated,
neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor nor any person other than the
Dealer or the other dealers referred to in Section 1.2 hereof
(except as contemplated by Section 1.2 hereof) will offer the
Notes or any substantially similar security of the Issuer for sale
to, or solicit offers to buy any such security from, any person
other than the Dealer or the other dealers referred to in
Section 1.2 hereof, it being understood that such agreement is
made with a view to bringing the offer and sale of the Notes within
the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and Rule 506 thereunder and shall survive any termination of this
Agreement. Each of the Issuer and the Guarantor hereby represents
and warrants that it has not taken or omitted to take, and will not
take or omit to take, any action that would cause the offering and
sale of Notes hereunder to be integrated with any other offering of
securities, whether such offering is made by the Issuer or the
Guarantor or some other party or parties, under circumstances that
would cause the offering and sales of the Notes by the Issuer to
fail to be exempt under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and
Rule 506 thereunder.
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(b)
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The Issuer represents and agrees
that the proceeds of the sale of the Notes are not currently
contemplated to be used for the purpose of buying, carrying or
trading securities within the
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meaning of Regulation T and the
interpretations thereunder by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System. In the event that the Issuer determines to use such
proceeds for the purpose of buying, carrying or trading securities,
whether in connection with an acquisition of another company or
otherwise, the Issuer shall give the Dealer at least three business
days’ prior written notice to that effect but shall not be
required to identify or disclose such securities. The Issuer shall
also give the Dealer prompt notice of the actual date that it
commences to purchase securities with the proceeds of the Notes.
Thereafter, in the event that the Dealer purchases Notes as
principal and does not resell such Notes on the day of such
purchase, to the extent necessary to comply with Regulation T and
the interpretations thereunder, the Dealer will sell such Notes
either (i) only to offerees it reasonably believes to be
Qualified Institutional Buyers or to Qualified Institutional Buyers
it reasonably believes are acting for other Qualified Institutional
Buyers, in each case in accordance with Rule 144A or (ii) in a
manner which would not cause a violation of Regulation T and the
interpretations thereunder.
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1.8
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The Dealer
agrees from time to time upon request of the Issuer to inform the
Issuer whether it is holding Notes purchased from the Issuer that
it has not yet sold or Notes that have been sold and subsequently
repurchased by the Dealer (specifying in which category each Note
so held belongs) and the amount, issue date, maturity and interest
rate, if applicable, of each such Note.
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2.
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Representations and Warranties of the Issuer and
the Guarantor.
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Each of the Issuer and the Guarantor
represents and warrants as to itself that:
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2.1
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The Issuer is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all
the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its obligations under the Notes, this Agreement and the Issuing and
Paying Agency Agreement.
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2.2
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The Guarantor
is a company duly organized, and validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
and has all the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Guarantee and to execute and
deliver the Accession Agreement and thereafter to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
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2.3
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This Agreement
and the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable
against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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The Notes have
been duly authorized, and when issued as provided in the Issuing
and Paying Agency Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and
will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer
enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
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On and after
the Accession Delivery Date, the Guarantee will be duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against
the Guarantor in accordance with its terms subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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2.6
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Assuming
compliance by the Dealer with the procedures applicable to it set
forth in Section 1, the offer and sale of the Notes in the
manner contemplated hereby do not require registration of the Notes
or the Guarantee under the Securities Act, pursuant to the
exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) thereof
and Regulation D thereunder, and no indenture in respect of the
Notes or the Guarantee is required to be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
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2.7
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The Notes and
the Guarantee will rank at least pari passu with all other
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer and the
Guarantor, respectively.
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2.8
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Except as
provided in Section 1.6(j) hereof, and assuming compliance by
the Dealer with the procedures set forth in Section 1, no
consent or action of, or filing or registration with, any
governmental or public regulatory body or authority, including the
SEC, is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of, this
Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee or the Issuing and Paying
Agency Agreement, except for the filing of Form D pursuant to Rule
503 under the Securities Act or as may be required by the
securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection
with the offer and sale of the Notes.
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2.9
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Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Guarantee and the
Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, nor the issuance of the Notes
in accordance with the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof
or thereof by the Issuer or the Guarantor, will (i) result in
the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien, charge or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or
assets of the Issuer or the Guarantor, or (ii) violate or
result in a breach or a default under any of the terms of the
charter documents or by-laws of the Issuer or the Guarantor, any
contract or instrument to which the Issuer or the Guarantor is a
party or by which it or its property is bound, or any law or
regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court
or government instrumentality, to which the Issuer or the Guarantor
is subject or by which it or its property is bound, which breach or
default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations or
business of the Issuer or the Guarantor or the ability of the
Issuer or the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee, or the Issuing and Paying
Agency Agreement.
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2.10
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There is no
litigation or governmental proceeding pending, or to the knowledge
of the Issuer or the Guarantor threatened, against or affecting the
Issuer or the Guarantor or any of their subsidiaries which could
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in
the condition (financial or otherwise), operations or business of
the Issuer or the Guarantor or the ability of the Issuer or the
Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the
Notes, the Guarantee or the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement.
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Neither the
Issuer nor the Guarantor is an “investment company”
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
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2.12
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Neither the
Private Placement Memorandum nor the Company Information contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuer makes no
representation or warranty as to the Dealer Information.
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2.13
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Each
(a) issuance of Notes by the Issuer hereunder and
(b) amendment or supplement of the Private Placement
Memorandum shall be deemed a representation and warranty by each of
the Issuer and the Guarantor to the Dealer, as of the date thereof,
that, both before and after giving effect to such issuance and
after giving effect to such amendment or supplement, (i) the
representations and warranties given by the Issuer and the
Guarantor set forth above in this Section 2 remain true and
correct on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date,
(ii) in the case of an issuance of Notes, the Notes being
issued on such date have been duly and validly issued and
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer,
enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)
and are guaranteed pursuant to the Guarantee, (iii) in the
case of an issuance of Notes, since the date of the most recent
Private Placement Memorandum (as most recently amended or
supplemented, including by incorporation of Company Information
therein), there has been no material adverse change in the
condition (financial or otherwise), operations or business of the
Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the Guarantor and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole, which has not been disclosed to
the Dealer in writing and (iv) neither the Issuer nor the
Guarantor is in default of any of its obligations hereunder or
under the Notes, the Guarantee or the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement.
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Under the laws
of the Cayman Islands, neither the Issuer nor any of its revenues,
assets or properties has any right of immunity from service of
process or from the jurisdiction of competent courts of the Cayman
Islands or the United States or the State of New York in connection
with any suit, action or proceeding, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution of a judgment or execution of a
judgment or from any other legal process with respect to its
obligations under this Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement or the Notes. Under the laws of Switzerland, neither the
Guarantor nor any of its revenues, assets or properties has any
right of immunity from service of process or from the jurisdiction
of competent courts of Switzerland or the United States or the
State of New York in connection with any suit, action or
proceeding, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment or from any
other legal process with respect to its obligations under this
Agreement, the Guarantee, or the Notes.
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2.15
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Each of the
Issuer and the Guarantor is permitted to make all payments under
this Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, the
Guarantee, and the Notes to holders of the Notes that are
non-residents of the Cayman Islands or Switzerland, free and clear
of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any
taxes or other governmental charges imposed by the Cayman Islands
or Switzerland. There is no stamp or documentary tax or other
charge imposed by the Cayman Islands or Switzerland in connection
with the execution, delivery, issuance, payment, performance,
enforcement or introduction into evidence in a court of the Cayman
Islands or Switzerland of this Agreement, the Issuing and Paying
Agency Agreement, the Guarantee or any Note.
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2.16
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The choice of New York law to
govern this Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, the
Guarantee and the Notes is, under the laws of the Cayman Islands
and Switzerland, a valid, effective and irrevocable choice of law,
and the submission by the Issuer
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and the Guarantor in
Section 7.3 (b) of the Agreement to the jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States District Court and the State of New
York located in the Borough of Manhattan is valid and binding upon
the Issuer under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is valid and
binding upon the Guarantor under the laws of
Switzerland.
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2.17
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Any final
judgment rendered by any court referred to in Section 2.16 in
an action to enforce the obligations of the Issuer under this
Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, the Guarantee
or the Notes is capable of being enforced in the courts of the
Cayman Islands and in the courts of Switzerland.
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2.18
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As a condition
to the admissibility in evidence of this Agreement, the Issuing and
Paying Agency Agreement, the Guarantee, or the Notes in the courts
of the Cayman Islands or in the courts of Switzerland, it is not
necessary that this Agreement, the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement, the Guarantee, or the Notes be filed or recorded with
any court or other authority.
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3.
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Covenants
and Agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantor.
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Each of the Issuer and the Guarantor
covenants and agrees as to itself that:
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3.1
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor will give the Dealer prompt notice (but in any event
prior to any subsequent issuance of Notes hereunder) of any
amendment to, modification of or waiver with respect to, the Notes,
the Guarantee or the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, including
a complete copy of any such amendment, modification or
waiver.
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3.2
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor shall, whenever there shall occur any material
adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise),
operations or business of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, or the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or any adverse development or occurrence in relation to the Issuer
or the Guarantor that would be material to holders of the Notes or
potential holders of the Notes (including any downgrading or
receipt of any notice of intended or potential downgrading or any
review for potential change that does not indicate the direction of
the potential change in the rating accorded any of the securities
of the Issuer or the Guarantor by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization which has published a rating of the
Notes), promptly, and in any event prior to any subsequent issuance
of Notes hereunder, notify the Dealer (by telephone, confirmed in
writing) of such change, development or occurrence.
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3.3
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor shall from time to time furnish to the Dealer such
information as the Dealer may reasonably request, including,
without limitation, any press releases or material provided by the
Issuer or the Guarantor to any national securities exchange or
rating agency, regarding (i) the operations and financial
condition of the Issuer or the Guarantor, (ii) the due
authorization and execution of the Notes and the Guarantee,
(iii) the Issuer’s ability to pay the Notes as they
mature and (iv) the Guarantor’s ability to fulfill its
obligations under the Guarantee.
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3.4
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor will take all such action as the Dealer may
reasonably request to ensure that each offer and each sale of the
Notes will comply with any applicable state Blue Sky laws;
provided, however, that neither the Issuer nor the Guarantor shall
be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or
to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it
is not so qualified or subject itself to taxation in respect of
doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so
subject.
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Neither the
Issuer nor the Guarantor will be in default of any of its
obligations hereunder or under the Notes, the Guarantee or the
Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement, at any time that any of the
Notes are outstanding.
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3.6
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The Dealer
acknowledges that the Issuer, prior to the issuance of Notes
hereunder, has delivered to the Dealer:
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(a)
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an opinion of
counsel to the Issuer, addressed to the Dealer, reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Dealer,
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(b)
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a copy of the
executed Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement dated
December 20, 2007,
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(c)
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a copy of
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Issuer,
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Dealer and
certified by the Secretary or similar officer of the Issuer,
authorizing execution and delivery by the Issuer of the original
agreement of the Issuer and Dealer dated as of December 20,
2007, the Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement and the Notes and
consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby,
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(d)
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a copy of the
executed Letter of Representations among the Issuer, the Issuing
and Paying Agent and DTC and of the executed master
note,
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(e)
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confirmation of
the then current rating assigned to the Notes by each nationally
recognized statistical rating organization then rating the Notes,
and
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(f)
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such other
certificates, opinions, letters and documents as the Dealer shall
have reasonably requested.
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3.7
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After the
second business day following the consummation of the
Redomestication Transactions, the Issuer shall not issue Notes
hereunder prior to the date (“Accession Delivery Date”)
upon which Dealer receives (including by facsimile or other
electronic means) the following documents:
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(a)
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executed
accession agreement in the form attached hereto (“Accession
Agreement”),
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(b)
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opinions of
counsel addressed to the Dealer and reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Dealer, in respect of the Issuer, the
Guarantor, the Redomestication Transactions, this Agreement, and
the Guarantee from (i) Baker Botts L.L.P., (ii) the
General Counsel or an Associate General Counsel of the Issuer and,
upon completion of the Redomestication Transactions, the Guarantor,
(iii) Walkers, Cayman Islands counsel for the Issuer and
Transocean-Acquisition, and (iv) Homburger AG, Swiss counsel
for Guarantor,
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(c)
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a copy of the
executed Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement as then in effect and
an amendment thereto regarding the Redomestication
Transaction,
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(d)
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a copy of the
executed guarantee in the form attached hereto
(“Guarantee”),
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(e)
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a copy of
resolutions adopted by the Boards of Director of the Guarantor,
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Dealer and
certified by the Secretary or similar officer of the Guarantor,
authorizing execution and delivery by the Guarantor of the
Guarantee and consummation by the Guarantor of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby,
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prior to the
issuance of any book-entry Notes represented by a master note
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, a copy of the
executed Letter of Representations among the Issuer, the Issuing
and Paying Agent, the Guarantor and DTC,
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prior to the
issuance of any Notes in physical form, a copy of such form (unless
attached to this Agreement or the Issuing and Paying Agency
Agreement),
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(h)
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a certificate
of the President or Vice President of the Issuer as to the
consummation of the Redomestication Transactions,
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(i)
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a revised
Private Placement Memorandum by the Issuer and the Guarantor
reflecting the consummation of the Redomestication Transactions and
execution of the Guarantee, and
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(j)
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such other
certificates, opinions, letters and documents as the Dealer shall
have reasonably requested.
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3.8
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Dealer
for all of the Dealer’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
related to this Agreement, including expenses incurred in
connection with its preparation and negotiation, and the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, but not limited to,
the printing and distribution of the Private Placement Memorandum),
and, if applicable, for the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket
expenses of the Dealer’s counsel.
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If the Issuer
elects to consummate the Redomestication Transactions, the Issuer
shall cause such Redomestication Transactions to be consummated
substantially in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger
and the Schemes of Arrangement and in compliance with all
applicable laws, regulations and governmental and judicial
approvals (including, without limitation, the court orders
sanctioning the Redomestication Transactions obtained from the
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands) without any waiver of the
conditions provided therein where such waiver would be adverse to
the interests of the Dealer and the Note holders in any material
respects.
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4.1
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The Private
Placement Memorandum and its contents (other than the Dealer
Information) shall be the sole responsibility of the Issuer and the
Guarantor. The Private Placement Memorandum shall contain a
statement expressly offering an opportunity for each prospective
purchaser to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Issuer
and, on and after the Accession Delivery Date, the Guarantor,
concerning the offering of Notes and to obtain relevant additional
information which the Issuer possesses or can acquire without
unreasonable effort or expense.
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4.2
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Prior to the
Accession Delivery Date, the Issuer, and on and after the Accession
Delivery Date, the Guarantor, agrees to promptly furnish the Dealer
the Company Information upon or promptly following the time it is
filed with the SEC or otherwise becomes publicly available,
provided that such Company Information shall be deemed furnished
and delivered on the date such information has been posted on the
SEC website accessible through
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm or such successor
webpage of the SEC thereto.
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4.3
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(a) Each of the
Issuer and the Guarantor further agrees to notify the Dealer
promptly upon the occurrence of any event relating to or affecting
the Issuer or the Guarantor that would cause the Private Placement
Memorandum to include an untrue statement of a material fact or to
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they are made, not misleading.
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(b) In the event that the Issuer or
the Guarantor gives the Dealer notice pursuant to
Section 4.3(a) and the Dealer notifies the Issuer that it then
has Notes it is holding in inventory, the Issuer and the Guarantor
agree promptly to supplement or amend the Private Placement
Memorandum (including through documents incorporated by reference
or referred to therein) so that the Private Placement Memorandum,
as amended or supplemented, shall not contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and the
Issuer and the Guarantor shall make such supplement or amendment
available to the Dealer.
(c) In the event that (i) the
Issuer or the Guarantor gives the Dealer notice pursuant to
Section 4.3(a), (ii) the Dealer does not notify the
Issuer or the Guarantor that it is then holding Notes in inventory
and (iii) the Issuer or the Guarantor chooses not to promptly
amend or supplement the Private Placement Memorandum in the manner
described in clause (b) above, then all solicitations and
sales of Notes shall be suspended until such time as the Issuer and
the Guarantor have so amended or supplemented the Private Placement
Memorandum, and made such amendment or supplement available to the
Dealer.
(d) Without limiting the generality
of Section 4.3(a), the Issuer and the Guarantor shall review,
amend and supplement the Private Placement Memorandum (including
through documents incorporated by reference or referred to therein)
on a periodic basis, but no less than at least once annually, to
incorporate current financial information of the Issuer and the
Guarantor to the extent necessary to ensure that the information
provided in the Private Placement Memorandum is accurate and
complete.
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Indemnification and Contribution.
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5.1
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The Issuer and
the Guarantor, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold
harmless the Dealer, each individual, corporation, partnership,
trust, association or other entity controlling the Dealer, any
affiliate of the Dealer or any such controlling entity and their
respective directors, officers, employees, partners, incorporators,
shareholders, servants, trustees and agents (hereinafter the
“Indemnitees”) against any and all liabilities,
penalties, suits, causes of action, losses, damages, claims, costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel) or judgments of whatever kind or nature
(each a “Claim”), imposed upon, incurred by or asserted
against the Indemnitees (i) arising out of or based upon any
allegation that the Private Placement Memorandum, the Company
Information or any information provided by the Issuer or the
Guarantor to the Dealer included (as of any relevant time) or
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted (as of
any relevant time) or omits to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading or (ii) arising out of or
based upon the breach by the Issuer or the Guarantor of any
agreement, covenant or representation made in or pursuant to this
Agreement. This indemnification shall not apply if and to the
extent that the Claim arises out of or is based upon
(i) Dealer Information or (ii) the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Dealer and, in the case of clause (ii),
the Dealer is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
final nonappealable judgment to have acted with gross negligence or
engaged in willful misconduct.
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5.2
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Provisions
relating to claims made for indemnification under this
Section 5 are set forth on Exhibit B to this
Agreement.
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5.3
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In order to
provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in
which the indemnification provided for in this Section 5 is
held to be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the
Indemnitees, although applicable in accordance with the terms of
this Section 5, the Issuer and the Guarantor, jointly and
severally, shall contribute to the aggregate costs incurred by the
Dealer in connection with any Claim in the proportion of the
respective economic interests of the Issuer, the Guarantor and the
Dealer; provided, however, that such contribution by the Issuer and
the Guarantor shall be in an amount such that the aggregate costs
incurred by the Dealer do not exceed the aggregate of the
commissions and fees earned by the Dealer hereunder with respect to
the issue or issues of Notes to which such Claim relates. The
respective economic interests shall be calculated by reference to
the aggregate proceeds to the Issuer of the Notes issued hereunder
and the aggregate commissions and fees earned by the Dealer
hereunder.
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6.1
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“Claim” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.1.
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6.2
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“Company
Information” shall mean the Private Placement Memorandum
together with:
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(A)
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at any given
time prior to the Accession Delivery Date, to the extent
applicable, (i) the Issuer’s most recent report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC and each report on Form 10-Q or 8-K filed
by the Issuer with the SEC since the most recent Form 10-K,
(ii) the Issuer’s most recent annual audited financial
statements and each interim financial statement or report prepared
subsequent thereto, if not included in item (i) above,
(iii) the Issuer’s and its affiliates’
other
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