Exhibit 10.1
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To:
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ViroPharma Incorporated
730 Stockton Drive
Exton, PA 19341
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A/C
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YMJTD0
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From:
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Credit Suisse International
One Cabot Square
London E14 4QJ
England
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Subject:
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Partial
Termination of Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction Reference No.
50302802
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Date:
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March 19, 2009
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This letter agreement (this “
Termination Agreement ”) relates to the Transaction
(the “ Transaction ”) entered into between
Credit Suisse International (“ Dealer ”),
represented by Credit Suisse, New York branch (“ Agent
”) as its agent, and ViroPharma Incorporated (“
Counterparty ”), pursuant to a letter agreement dated
March 20, 2007 entitled Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction
(Reference Number: 50302802) (the “ Confirmation
”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Confirmation.
Counterparty proposes to acquire its
outstanding 2% convertible senior notes due 2017 (the “
Convertible Notes ”) from time to time in the open
market (the “ Purchase Program ”). In connection
with the acquisition of Convertible Notes pursuant to the Purchase
Program, the Dealer and Counterparty desire to effect a partial
termination of the Transaction in respect of a number of options
equal to the number of Convertible Notes (in denominations of
USD1,000 principal amount) so purchased (the “ Partial
Termination ”).
1. Partial Termination .
(a) The parties hereby agree that, in full satisfaction of its
obligations in respect of the Partial Termination, Dealer shall pay
to Counterparty on each Payment Date (as defined below) an amount
in USD (a “ Termination Payment ”) equal to the
Termination Payment Amount for such Payment Date (as defined
below).
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Termination
Payment Amount:
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For each
Payment Date, an amount in USD equal to the product of the
Applicable Number of Options for such Payment Date and the
Termination Value for such Payment Date, as set forth in the
Calculation Agent’s Notice for the related Purchase
Date.
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Applicable
Number of Options:
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For each
Payment Date, the Number of Purchased Convertible Notes for such
Payment Date, as set forth in the Calculation Agent’s Notice
for the related Purchase Date.
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Number of
Purchased Convertible Notes:
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For each
Payment Date, the number of Convertible Notes (in denominations of
USD1,000 principal amount) purchased by Counterparty on the
Purchase Date corresponding to such Payment Date pursuant to the
Purchase Program, as set forth in the Calculation Agent’s
Notice for the related Purchase Date.
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Purchase
Date:
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Each date on
which Counterparty executes a purchase of Convertible Notes
pursuant to the Purchase Program. For the
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avoidance of
doubt, the Purchase Date shall be the trade date of such
purchase.
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Termination
Value:
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For each
Payment Date the amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent,
that would be payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to Section
6 of the Agreement if (i) Dealer designated an Early Termination
Date in respect of an Additional Termination Event, with
Counterparty as the sole Affected Party and the Transaction as the
sole Affected Transaction, occurring on the Purchase Date
corresponding to such Payment Date and (ii) the Number of Options
for the Transaction were one. For purposes of determining such
amount, the Calculation Agent shall (i) use the Average VWAP Price
corresponding to such Purchase Date as the current Share price
input and (ii) assume that all Convertible Notes originally issued
by Counterparty remain outstanding on the Early Termination
Date.
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Calculation
Agent’s Notice:
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A notice for
each Purchase Date to be provided by the Calculation Agent to
Counterparty following the close of trading on the Exchange on the
Final Averaging Date for such Purchase Date substantially in the
form attached hereto as Schedule A. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Number of Purchased Convertible Notes set forth in the Calculation
Agent’s Notice shall be identical to the number of
Convertible Notes repurchased by Counterparty indicated in the
Notice of Purchased Convertible Notes for such Purchase
Date.
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Notice of
Number of Purchased Convertible Notes:
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Counterparty
may notify Dealer in writing (including by email) before 7:00 PM
(New York City time) on each Purchase Date of the number of
Convertible Notes purchased by Counterparty on such Purchase Date.
If Counterparty so notifies Dealer, such Convertible Notes
purchased by Counterparty shall be subject to the provisions
hereunder.
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Averaging
Dates:
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For each
Purchase Date, the immediately following Exchange Business
Day.
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Average VWAP
Price:
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For each
Purchase Date, the arithmetic average of the Daily Average Price on
each of the Averaging Dates corresponding to such Purchase
Date.
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Daily Average
Price:
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For any
Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent based
on the New York Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the
regular trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the
Exchange on such Exchange Business Day (without regard to pre-open
or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session), as
published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15
minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading
session), on such Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page
“VPHM.Q<Equity>AQR” (or any successor thereto)
(or if such published volume weighted average price is unavailable
or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such
Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using
a volume weighted method).
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Exchange:
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The NASDAQ
Global Select Market
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Consequences of
Disrupted Days:
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Termination Agreement or the
Equity Definitions, if any Averaging Date is a Disrupted Day, the
Calculation Agent may, if appropriate in light of market
conditions, regulatory considerations or otherwise, take any or all
of the following actions: (i) postpone such Averaging Date in
accordance with Section 6.7 of the Equity Definitions as if
“Modified Postponement” were applicable or (ii)
determine that such Averaging Date is a Disrupted Day only in part,
in which case the Calculation Agent shall (A) determine the Daily
Average Price for such Averaging Date based on transactions in the
Shares on such Averaging Date effected before the relevant Market
Disruption Event occurred and/or after the relevant Market
Disruption Event ended, as applicable, and (B) designate the
immediately following Exchange Business Day that is not already an
Averaging Date as an Averaging Date (with the provisions of this
paragraph applying successively to each such Exchange Business Day
so designated) and determine the Termination Value using an
appropriately weighted average of the Daily Average Prices on the
Averaging Dates. Section 6.7(c)(iii)(A) of the Equity Definitions
is hereby amended by replacing the word “shall” in the
sixth line thereof with the word “may,” and by
deleting
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