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Exhibit
10.7
MASTER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR WARRANTS
ISSUED BY SMITHFIELD FOODS,
INC.
The purpose of this Master
Terms and Conditions for Warrants (this “ Master
Confirmation ”), dated as of July 1, 2008, is to set
forth certain terms and conditions for warrant transactions that
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (“ Issuer ”) shall enter
into with Citibank, N.A. (“ Bank ”). Each such
transaction (a “ Transaction ”) entered into
between Bank and Issuer that is to be subject to this Master
Confirmation shall be evidenced by a written confirmation
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, with such
modifications thereto as to which Issuer and Bank mutually agree (a
“ Confirmation ”). This Master Confirmation and
each Confirmation together constitute a “Confirmation”
as referred to in the Agreement specified below.
This Master Confirmation and
a Confirmation evidence a complete binding agreement between you
and us as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Master
Confirmation and such Confirmation relate. This Master Confirmation
and each Confirmation hereunder, shall supplement, form a part of,
and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master
Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) as if we had executed an
agreement in such form on the Trade Date of the first such
Transaction (but without any Schedule except for (i) the
election that the “Cross Default” provisions of
Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a
“Threshold Amount” of USD 25 million;
(ii) Section 5(a)(vi) shall be amended by
(x) deleting the words “of not less” in the fifth
and tenth lines and inserting the word “greater” in
lieu thereof in both places and (y) deleting the words
“or becoming capable at such time of being declared” in
the seventh line; and (iii) the election of United States
dollars as the Termination Currency) between you and us, and such
agreement shall be considered the “ Agreement ”
hereunder.
The definitions and
provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives
Definitions (the “ Definitions ”) as published
by ISDA are incorporated into this Master Confirmation. For the
purposes of the Definitions, each reference herein or in any
Confirmation hereunder to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a
reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context
requires.
THE AGREEMENT, THIS MASTER
CONFIRMATION AND EACH CONFIRMATION WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE (OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF
THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO
IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO
AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF
INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.
The Transactions under this
Master Confirmation shall be the sole Transactions under the
Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Bank
and Issuer or any confirmation or other agreement between Bank and
Issuer pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to
exist between Bank and Issuer, then notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or
agreement or any other agreement to which Bank and Issuer are
parties, the Transactions under this Master Confirmation and the
Agreement shall not be considered Transactions under, or otherwise
governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master
Agreement.
1. In the event of any
inconsistency between this Master Confirmation, on the one hand,
and the Definitions or the Agreement, on the other hand, this
Master Confirmation will control for the purpose of the Transaction
to which a Confirmation relates. In the event of any inconsistency
between the Definitions, the Agreement and this Master
Confirmation, on the one hand, and a Confirmation, on the other
hand, the Confirmation will govern. With respect to a Transaction,
capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall
have the meaning assigned to them in the Confirmation relating to
such Transaction.
2. Each party will make each
payment specified in this Master Confirmation or a Confirmation as
being payable by such party, not later than the due date for value
on that date in the place of the account specified below or
otherwise specified in writing, in freely transferable funds and in
a manner customary for payments in the required
currency.
3. Confirmations and
General Terms :
This Master Confirmation and
the Agreement, together with the Confirmation relating to a
Transaction, shall constitute the written agreement between Issuer
and Bank with respect to such Transaction. Each Transaction to
which a Confirmation relates is a Warrant Transaction, which shall
be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the
Definitions, and shall have the following terms:
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| Components: |
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Each
Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with
the terms set forth in this Master Confirmation and the related
Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and
Expiration Date set forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction.
The valuation and exercise of the Warrants and the payments and
deliveries to be made upon settlement of each Transaction will be
determined separately for each Component of such Transaction as if
each Component were a separate Transaction under the
Agreement. |
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| Warrant
Style: |
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European |
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| Warrant
Type: |
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Call |
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| Seller: |
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Issuer |
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| Buyer: |
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Bank |
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| Shares: |
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The
common stock, USD.50 par value per share, of Issuer (Symbol:
SFD). |
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| Trade
Date: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
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| Effective
Date: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
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| Number of
Warrants: |
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For each
Component, as set forth in the Confirmation for such
Transaction. |
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| Warrant
Entitlement: |
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One Share
per Warrant |
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| Strike
Price: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
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| Premium: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
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| Premium
Payment Date: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
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| Exchange: |
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New York
Stock Exchange |
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| Related
Exchanges: |
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All
Exchanges |
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| Calculation
Agent: |
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Buyer.
The Calculation Agent shall, upon reasonable written request by
either party, provide a written explanation of any calculation or
adjustment made by it including, where applicable, a description of
the methodology and data applied, it being understood that the
Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any
proprietary models used by it for such calculation. |
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4. Procedure for
Exercise and Valuation :
In respect of any
Component:
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| Expiration
Time: |
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The
Valuation Time |
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| Expiration
Dates: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction for such Component
(or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next
following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration
Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a
Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the
first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day
and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of
any other Component of a Transaction hereunder; and provided
, further , that if the Expiration Date has not occurred
pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date,
the Final Disruption Date shall be deemed the Expiration Date
(irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect
of any other Component for a Transaction). Notwithstanding the
foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Definitions, if a
Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the
Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a
Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent
shall make adjustments to the number of Warrants for the relevant
Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall
designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner
described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration
Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component. Section 6.6 of
the Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on
an Expiration Date. |
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| Automatic
Exercise: |
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Applicable. The Warrants for any Component shall be deemed
automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on the Expiration
Date for such Component if at such time the Warrants are
In-the-Money; provided that all references in Section 3.4(b)
of the Definitions to “Physical Settlement” shall be
read as references to “Net Share Settlement.” “
In-the-Money ” means, for any Transaction, that the
Reference Price is greater than the Strike Price for such
Transaction. |
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| Reference
Price: |
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For any
Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as
displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on
Bloomberg page SFD.N <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto)
in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time to the
Scheduled Closing Time (New York City time) on such Valuation Date
(or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the
market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by
the Calculation Agent). |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Definitions, if
there is a Market Disruption Event on any Valuation Date, then the
Calculation Agent shall determine the Reference Price for such
Valuation Date on the basis of its good faith estimate of the
market value for the relevant Shares on such Valuation
Date. |
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| Valuation
Time: |
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As
defined in Section 6.1 of the Definitions |
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| Valuation
Date: |
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Each
Exercise Date |
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| Final
Disruption Date: |
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For any
Transaction, the eighth Scheduled Trading Day immediately following
the scheduled Expiration Date for the last Component of such
Transaction. |
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| Market
Disruption Event: |
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The third
and fourth lines of Section 6.3(a) of the Definitions are hereby
amended by deleting the words “during the one hour period
that ends at the relevant Valuation Time” and replacing them
with “at any time prior to the relevant Valuation
Time”. |
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Section
6.3(d) of the Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the
remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled
Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof. |
5. Settlement Terms
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In respect of any
Component:
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| Settlement
Method |
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Net Share
Settlement |
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| Net Share
Settlement: |
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On each
Settlement Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a number of Shares
equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the
account specified by Buyer and cash in lieu of any fractional
shares valued at the Reference Price for the Valuation Date
corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, Buyer reasonably and in
good faith determines based on advice of counsel that, for any
reason, the Shares deliverable upon Net Share Settlement would not
be immediately freely transferable by Buyer under Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities
Act ”), then Buyer may elect to either (x) accept
delivery of such Shares notwithstanding any restriction on transfer
or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 12(c) below
apply. |
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| Net Share
Amount: |
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For any
Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the
Calculation Agent, equal to the product of (i) the number of
Warrants being exercised or deemed exercised on the Exercise Date
corresponding to such Settlement Date, (ii) the excess, if any, of
the Reference Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such
Settlement Date over the Strike Price for the relevant Transaction
(such product, the “ Net Share Settlement Amount
”), and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement, divided
by such Reference Price. |
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| Settlement
Currency: |
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USD |
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| Representation and Agreement: |
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To the
extent Seller is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the
provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the
Definitions will be applicable as if Physical Settlement were
applicable to the Transaction; provided that the Representation and
Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Definitions shall be
modified by excluding any representations therein relating to
restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under
applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that
Issuer is the issuer of the Shares. |
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| Maximum
Delivery Amount: |
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As set
forth in the Confirmation for such Transaction |
6. Dividends
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In respect of any
Component:
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| Dividend
Adjustments: |
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Issuer
agrees to notify Buyer promptly of the announcement of an
ex-dividend date of any cash dividend by the Issuer. If an
ex-dividend date with respect to a cash dividend occurs at any time
from but excluding the Trade Date for the Transaction that includes
such Component to and including the Expiration Date for such
Component, then a Potential Adjustment Event shall be deemed to
occur. |
7. Share
Adjustments :
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| Method of
Adjustment: |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment. |
8. Extraordinary
Events :
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| New
Shares: |
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In the
definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Definitions, the
text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of
the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The
NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective
successors)”. |
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| Consequences
of Merger Events: |
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(a) Share-for-Share:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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(b) Share-for-Other:
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent
Determination) |
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(c) Share-for-Combined:
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent
Determination) |
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| Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment: |
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If, in
respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent
Adjustment applies to any Transaction, the adjustments to be made
in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Definitions would
result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares,
then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to
the adjustments |
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contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Definitions, Issuer
and the issuer of the Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have
entered into such documentation containing representations,
warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other
issues as requested by Bank that Bank has determined, in its
reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to
allow Bank to continue as a party to such Transaction, as adjusted
under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Definitions, and to preserve its
hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with such
Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory
or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and
procedures applicable to Bank (based on commercially reasonable
interpretations of such legal, regulatory or self-regulatory
requirements applicable to Bank), and if such conditions are not
met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that
it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Definitions will
produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set
forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Definitions shall
apply. |
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| Tender
Offer: |
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Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that
constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the
Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 12(f)
of this Master Confirmation, Bank may elect, in its commercially
reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the
Definitions or Section 12(f) of this Master Confirmation will
apply. |
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| Consequences
of Tender Offers: |
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(a) Share-for-Share:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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(b) Share-for-Other:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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(c) Share-for-Combined:
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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| Composition
of Combined Consideration: |
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Not
Applicable |
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| Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: |
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Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent
Determination) |
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In
addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the
Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is
located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately
re-listed or re-traded on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The
NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their
respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed or
re-traded on any such exchange, such exchange shall thereafter be
deemed to be the Exchange and the Calculation Agent shall make any
adjustments it deems necessary to the terms of the Transaction, as
if Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment were applicable to such
event. |
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9. Additional
Disruption Events :
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| Change in
Law: |
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Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the
Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase
“the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the
phrase “the formal or informal interpretation” and (ii)
immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause
(X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by
the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”. |
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| Failure to
Deliver: |
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Applicable |
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| Insolvency
Filing: |
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Applicable |
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| Hedging
Disruption: |
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Applicable |
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| Increased
Cost of Hedging: |
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Applicable |
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| Loss of
Stock Borrow: |
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Applicable |
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Maximum Stock Loan Rate:
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2.00% per
annum |
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| Increased
Cost of Stock Borrow: |
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Applicable |
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Initial Stock Loan Rate:
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0.25% per
annum |
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| Hedging
Party: |
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For all
applicable Additional Disruption Events, Buyer |
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| Determining
Party: |
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For all
applicable Extraordinary Events, Buyer |
10.
Acknowledgements :
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| Non-Reliance: |
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Applicable |
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| Agreements
and Acknowledgments |
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Hedging Activities: |
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Applicable |
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| Additional
Acknowledgments |
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Applicable |
11. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements :
(a) In connection with this
Master Confirmation, each Confirmation, each Transaction to which a
Confirmation relates and any other documentation relating to the
Agreement, each party to this Master Confirmation represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:
(i) it is an
“accredited investor” as defined in
Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act; and
(ii) it is an “eligible
contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(12) of
the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA
”), and this Master Confirmation and each Transaction
hereunder have been subject to individual negotiation by the
parties and have not been executed or traded on a “trading
facility” as defined in Section 1a(33) of the
CEA.
(b) Issuer hereby repeats the
representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in
Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement (the “
Underwriting Agreement ”) as of the Trade Date between
Issuer and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs &
Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (as representative of the
Underwriters (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), and, in
addition, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Buyer on the
Trade Date of each Transaction that:
(i) it understands that no
obligations of Bank to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit
of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be
guaranteed by any Affiliate of Bank or any governmental
agency;
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(ii) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT SUCH
TRANSACTION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLEX RISKS THAT MAY ARISE WITHOUT
WARNING AND MAY AT TIMES BE VOLATILE AND THAT LOSSES MAY OCCUR
QUICKLY AND IN UNANTICIPATED MAGNITUDE AND IS WILLING TO ACCEPT
SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ASSUME (FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE)
SUCH RISKS;
(iii) (A) none of Issuer and
its executive officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”)) and directors is aware of any
material non-public information regarding Issuer or the Shares and
(B) each of its filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be
filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof
and as of the date of this representation, there is no misstatement
of material fact contained therein or omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading;
(iv) it is not entering into
any Transaction to create, and is not engaging in any other
securities or derivatives transactions to create, actual or
apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress
or to manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security
convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) in either case in
violation of Section 9 of the Exchange Act;
(v) it has not and will not
directly or indirectly violate in any material respect any
applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act) in connection with any Transaction under this
Master Confirmation;
(vi) [reserved]
(vii) the Shares issuable
upon exercise of all Warrants (the “ Warrant Shares
”) have been duly authorized and, when delivered pursuant to
the terms of such Transaction, shall be validly issued, fully-paid
and non-assessable, and such issuance of the Warrant Shares shall
not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights;
(viii) it is not, and after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be
required to register as, an “investment company” as
such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended;
(ix) without limiting the
generality of Section 13.1 of the Definitions, Issuer
acknowledges that neither Bank nor any of its affiliates is making
any representations or warranties or taking a position or
expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the
Transaction under any accounting standards, including without
limitation FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF
Issue No. 00-19, Issue No. 01-6 or Issue No. 03-6 (or any
successor issue statements) or under the FASB’s
Liabilities & Equity Project;
(x) prior to the Trade Date
of such Transaction, Issuer shall deliver to Bank a resolution of
Issuer’s board of directors authorizing such Transaction and
such other certificate or certificates as Bank shall reasonably
request;
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(xi) on the Trade Date and
the Premium Payment Date of such Transaction (A) Issuer has
the ability to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course
of business and (B) Issuer’s total assets are not less
than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be
needed, if Issuer were to be dissolved on such date, to satisfy the
preferential rights upon dissolution of shareholders whose
preferential rights are superior to holders of Shares;
(xii) during the period
starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last
Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”) of
such Transaction, (A) the Shares or securities that are
convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are
not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted
period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the
Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) and
(B) Issuer shall not engage in any “distribution,”
as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution
meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections
101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange
Business Day immediately following such Settlement
Period;
(xiii) during the Settlement
Period of such Transaction, neither Issuer nor any
“affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each
as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (“Rule
10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without
limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative
instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit
order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer
relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a
unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a
depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable
or exercisable for Shares; and
(xiv) Issuer agrees that it
(A) will not during the Settlement Period of such Transaction
make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in
Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or
potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is
made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading
session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly
(but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading
session on the Exchange) notify Bank following any such
announcement that such announcement has been made; and
(C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening
of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Bank with
written notice specifying (i) Issuer’s average daily
Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three
full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date
that were not effected through Bank or its affiliates and
(ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in
Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full
calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written
notices shall be deemed to be a certification by Issuer to Bank
that such information is true and correct. In addition, Issuer
shall promptly notify Bank of the earlier to occur of the
completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by
target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ”
means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a
recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under
the Exchange Act.
(xv) Issuer shall not from
the day immediately following the Trade Date of any Transaction to
and including the third Exchange Business Day immediately following
such Trade Date, engage in any distribution; as such term is used
in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Issuer
other than (A) a distribution meeting the requirements of the
exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation
M, (B) any distribution of Issuer’s 4.00% convertible
senior notes due 2013 (the “Convertible Notes”) or
(C) any private offering and sale of Issuer’s common
stock that is being made concurrently with the offering of the
Convertible Notes for the Transaction with a Trade Date of even
date herewith.
(c) Issuer shall deliver to
Bank (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Effective
Date of such Transaction, of Issuer in customary form and
(ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date of
such Transaction and reasonably acceptable to Bank in form and
substance, with respect to the matters set forth in
Section 3(a) of the Agreement and Section 11(b)(vii)
hereof with respect to such Transaction.
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12. Miscellaneous
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(a) Early Termination
. The parties agree that Second Method and Loss will apply to each
Transaction under this Master Confirmation as such terms are
defined under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross
Border).
(b) Alternative
Calculations and Issuer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain
Extraordinary Events . If Issuer owes Buyer any amount in
connection with a Transaction hereunder pursuant to
Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Definitions (except in the case of
an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be
paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely
of cash) or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement
(except in the case of an Event of Default in which Issuer is the
Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the
Affected Party, other than an (x) Event of Default of the type
described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi) or
(vii) of the Agreement or (y) a Termination Event of the
type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement that in the
case of either (x) or (y) resulted from an event or
events outside Issuer’s control) (a “ Issuer Payment
Obligation ”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to satisfy any such Issuer Payment Obligation by
delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) by giving
irrevocable telephonic notice to Buyer, confirmed in writing within
one Scheduled Trading Day, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. New York time on the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, the
Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or
Delisting), the Early Termination Date or the date of cancellation
or termination, as applicable (“ Notice of Issuer
Termination Delivery ”); provided that (i) if
Issuer does not validly elect to satisfy its Issuer Payment
Obligation in Termination Delivery Units by prompt notice to
Issuer, Buyer shall have the right to require Issuer to satisfy its
Issuer Payment
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