Exhibit 10.1
OMNIBUS AMENDMENT
TO
PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT,
PUT OPTION
AGREEMENT
AND CALL OPTION
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 9,
2009
HEALTH NET FUNDING,
INC.,
HEALTH NET, INC.,
LODGEMORE HOLDINGS
INC.
ING BANK N.V.
and
HEALTH NET FINANCING,
L.P.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
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ARTICLE II AMENDMENTS
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2
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ARTICLE III COUNTERPARTS;
MISCELLANEOUS
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3
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ARTICLE IV GOVERNING LAW
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THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, PUT OPTION AGREEMENT AND CALL OPTION
AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of
March 9, 2009, is entered into among HEALTH NET FUNDING, INC.,
a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(together with its permitted assigns and successors, “
U.S. Investor ”), HEALTH NET, INC., a publicly traded
U.S. Corporation (together with its permitted assigns and
successors, “ U.S. Parent ”), LODGEMORE
HOLDINGS, INC., a Canadian corporation (together with its permitted
assigns and successors, “ Canadian Investor ”),
ING BANK N.V., a public limited liability company organized under
the laws of the Netherlands (together with its permitted assigns
and successors, “ Credit Risk Bank ”), and
HEALTH NET FINANCING, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(together with its permitted assigns and successors, the “
Partnership ”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, U.S. Investor, U.S. Parent,
Canadian Investor, Credit Risk Bank and the Partnership entered
into that certain Participation Agreement, dated as of
December 19, 2007, among U.S. Investor, U.S. Parent, Canadian
Investor, Credit Risk Bank and the Partnership, as amended by the
First Amendment thereto, dated as of April 29, 2008, and the
Omnibus Amendment to the Participation Agreement and Put Option
Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2008, the “
Participation Agreement ”;
WHEREAS, U.S. Investor, Canadian
Investor and Credit Risk Bank are parties to the Put Option
Agreement, as amended;
WHEREAS, U.S. Investor, Credit Risk
Bank (as assignee of U.S. Investor) and Canadian Investor are
parties to the Call Option Agreement; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Investor, U.S. Parent,
Canadian Investor, Credit Risk Bank and the Partnership wish to
further amend certain provisions of the Participation Agreement,
Put Option Agreement and Call Option Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1. All capitalized
terms used herein (including in the recitals above) shall, unless
otherwise defined herein, have the respective meanings set forth in
Appendix A to the Participation Agreement.
Section 1.2. In this Amendment,
unless the context shall otherwise require:
(a) all references to sections,
exhibits, schedules or appendices are references to sections,
exhibits, schedules or appendices of this Amendment unless
otherwise stated:
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(b) a reference to a law includes
any amendment or modification to such law and any rules or
regulations issued thereunder or any law enacted in substitution or
replacement therefor;
(c) the headings are inserted for
convenience only and shall not define or limit, nor affect the
interpretation of, the provisions hereof;
(d) words denoting the singular only
shall include the plural and vice versa;
(e) “include” and
“including” are not limiting; and;
(f) all references to documents are
to those documents as amended, modified and supplemented from time
to time.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS
Section 2.1. Amendment of
the Participation Agreement . The definition of “Class A
Limited Partner Early Termination Event” in Appendix A to the
Participation Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) any text in Schedule 2.1 hereto
that is struck through shall be deleted; and
(b) any text in Schedule 2.1 hereto
that is double underscored shall be added.
Section 2.2. Amendments to
the Call Option Agreement .
(a) Section 2.02(a) of the Call
Option Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) any text in Schedule 2.2(a)
hereto that is struck through shall be deleted; and
(ii) any text in Schedule 2.2(a)
hereto that is double underscored shall be added.
(b) Section 2.02(d) of the Call
Option Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) any text in Schedule 2.2(b)
hereto that is struck through shall be deleted; and
(ii) any text in Schedule 2.2(b)
hereto that is double underscored shall be added.
Section 2.3. Amendments to
Put Option Agreement .
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(a) Section 2.02(a) of the Put
Option Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) any text in Schedule 2.3(a)
hereto that is struck through shall be deleted; and
(ii) any text in Schedule 2.3(a)
hereto that is double underscored shall be added.
(b) Section 2.02(e) of the Put
Option Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) any text in Schedule 2.3(b)
hereto that is struck through shall be deleted; and
(ii) any text in Schedule 2.3(b)
hereto that is double underscored shall be added.
(c) Clause (k) Article IV of
the Put Option Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
“U.S. Parent fails to have a Threshold Rating” and
replacing them with the word “[Reserved]”.
ARTICLE III
COUNTERPARTS;
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1. This Amendment may
be signed in two or more counterparts which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.2. Excepted as
amended hereby, the Participation Agreement, the Put Option
Agreement and the Call Option Agreement remain in full force and
effect. In addition, the parties confirm that (i) the
Memorandum of Understanding remains in full force and effect and
(ii) any agreement entered into by the parties amending a
Transaction Document shall be considered a Transaction
Document.
ARTICLE IV
GOVERNING LAW
Section 4.1. THIS AMENDMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Omnibus
Amendment has been executed on behalf of the parties as of the day
and year first above written.
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HEALTH NET
FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Jonathan
Rollins
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Title:
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Treasurer
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HEALTH NET,
INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Jonathan
Rollins
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Title:
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Treasurer
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LODGEMORE
HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Kieran
O’Donnell
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Title:
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Director
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ING BANK
N.V.
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By:
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Name:
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Albert Jan
Visser
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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By:
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Name:
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B.
Petit-Yuelin
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Title:
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Director
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HEALTH NET
FINANCING, L.P.
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