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Title: Re: Warrants
Date: 5/19/2009
Industry: Hotels and Motels     Sector: Services

Re: Warrants, Parties: wyndham worldwide corp
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Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

Credit Suisse Capital LLC
c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010

May 13, 2009

To: Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NY 07054
Attention:           Vice President, Treasury
Telephone No.:   (973) 753-7703
Facsimile No.:    (973) 753-6730

Re: Warrants

     The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Warrants issued by Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (“ Company ”) to Credit Suisse Capital LLC (“ Dealer ”), represented by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“ Agent ”) as its agent, as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for this Transaction.

     The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the " Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. This Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction within the meaning set forth in the Equity Definitions.

     Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Company as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer and Company had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of that Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2.

 

The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 


 

General Terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade Date:

 

May 13, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective Date:

 

The third Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants:

 

Equity call warrants, each giving the holder the right to purchase one Share at the Strike Price, subject to the Settlement Terms set forth below. For the purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference to a Warrant herein shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant Style:

 

European

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seller:

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buyer:

 

Dealer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares:

 

The common stock of Company, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol “WYN”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Warrants:

 

4,712,538, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant Entitlement:

 

One Share per Warrant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price:

 

USD 20.1590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium:

 

USD 2,685,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Payment Date:

 

May 19, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange:

 

The New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Exchange(s):

 

All Exchanges

Procedures for Exercise:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration Time:

 

The Valuation Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration Date(s):

 

Each Scheduled Trading Day during the period from and including the First Expiration Date and to and including the fortieth (40 th ) Scheduled Trading Day following the First Expiration Date shall be an “Expiration Date” for a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants on such date; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if any such date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments, if applicable, to the Daily Number of Warrants for which such day shall be an Expiration Date (or shall reduce such Daily Number of Warrants to zero) and shall designate a Scheduled Trading Day or a number of Scheduled Trading Days as the Expiration Date(s) for the remaining Daily Number of Warrants or a portion thereof for the originally scheduled Expiration Date; and provided further that if such Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to this clause as of the eighth Scheduled Trading Day following the last scheduled

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Expiration Date under this Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to declare such Scheduled Trading Day to be the final Expiration Date and the Calculation Agent shall determine its good faith estimate of the fair market value for the Shares as of the Valuation Time on that eighth Scheduled Trading Day or on any subsequent Scheduled Trading Day, as the Calculation Agent shall determine using commercially reasonable means. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Expiration Date:

 

July 30, 2012 (or if such day is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day), subject to Market Disruption Event below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Number of Warrants:

 

For any Expiration Date, the Number of Warrants that have not expired or been exercised as of such day, divided by the remaining number of Expiration Dates (including such day), rounded down to the nearest whole number, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisos to “Expiration Date(s)”.

 

 

 

Automatic Exercise:

 

Applicable; and means that for each Expiration Date, a number of Warrants equal to the Daily Number of Warrants (as adjusted pursuant to the terms hereof) for such Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Disruption Event:

 

Section 6.3(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with “(ii) an Exchange Disruption,” and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption; in each case that the Calculation Agent determines is material.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory Disruption:

 

Any event that Dealer, in its commercially reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel, determines makes it appropriate with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer, and including without limitation Rule 10b-18 and Regulation 14E under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and Regulation M), for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Company as soon as reasonably practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Valuation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Time:

 

Scheduled Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Date:

 

Each Exercise Date.

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Settlement Terms:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement Method Election:

 

Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Company may elect Cash Settlement only if Company represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Company is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Company or the Shares, (B) Company is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Company at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Company (including contingent liabilities), the capital of Company is adequate to conduct the business of Company, and Company has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder (and under any additional warrants issued as contemplated in Section 9(v) hereof).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electing Party:

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement Method Election Date:

 

The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first Expiration Date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Settlement Method:

 

Net Share Settlement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Share Settlement:

 

If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall deliver to Dealer the Share Delivery Quantity of Shares for such Settlement Date to the account specified hereto free of payment through the Clearance System.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Delivery Quantity:

 

For any Settlement Date, a number of Shares, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date divided by the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date in respect of such Settlement Date, rounded down to the nearest whole number plus any Fractional Share Amount.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Share Settlement Amount:

 

For any Settlement Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on the relevant Exercise Date , (ii) the Strike Price Differential for such Settlement Date and (iii) the Warrant Entitlement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Settlement:

 

If Cash Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Net Share Settlement Amount for such Settlement Date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement Price:

 

For any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page WYN.N <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation

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Agent using a volume-weighted method). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) any Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day and (ii) the Calculation Agent determines that such Expiration Date shall be an Expiration Date for fewer than the Daily Number of Warrants, as described above, then the Calculation Agent may adjust the Settlement Price for the relevant Valuation Date as it deems appropriate using a volume-weighted methodology, taking into account the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement Date(s):

 

As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to Section 9(k)(i) hereof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Applicable Provisions:

 

If Net Share Settlement is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if Physical Settlement were applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

Representation and Agreement:

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising under applicable securities laws from Company’s status as issuer of the Shares.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments applicable to the Warrants:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Method of Adjustment:

 

Calculation Agent Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, in making any adjustments under the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent may make adjustments, if any, to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Daily Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any cash dividends or distributions on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by Section 9(f) of this Confirmation in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Shares:

 

Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (a) by deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety (including the word “and” following clause (i)) and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed (or whose related depositary receipts are 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)” and (b) by inserting immediately prior to the period the phrase “and (iii) of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that also becomes Company under the Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer”.

 

 

Consequence of Merger Events:

 

 

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Merger Event:

 

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(A) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(A) will apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Share:

 

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Other:

 

Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Combined:

 

Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination).

 

 

 

 

 

Consequence of Tender Offers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tender Offer:

 

Applicable; provided however that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and Additional Termination Event under Section 9(h)(ii)(C) of this Confirmation, Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment, whether the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions or Section 9(h)(ii)(C) will apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Share:

 

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Other:

 

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-for-Combined:

 

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

 

Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted 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, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Disruption Events:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in Law:

 

Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii)(X) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failure to Deliver:

 

Not Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insolvency Filing:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedging Disruption:

 

Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

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“‘Hedging Disruption’ means that the Hedging Party is unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to (A) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) it deems necessary to hedge the equity price risk of entering into and performing its obligations with respect to the relevant Transaction, or (B) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction(s) or asset(s). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms (considered in the aggregate across all such transactions).”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increased Cost of Hedging:

 

Not Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss of Stock Borrow:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

 

200 basis points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Initial Stock Loan Rate:

 

25 basis points

 

 

 

 

 

Hedging Party:

 

Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events

 

 

 

 

 

Determining Party:

 

Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Reliance:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

Agreements and Acknowledgments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regarding Hedging Activities:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Acknowledgments:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

4. Calculation Agent: Dealer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Account Details:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

Account for payments to Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, NY

 

 

 

 

ABA#:

 

021000021 

 

 

 

 

Acct Name:

 

WHG Hospitality, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Acct No.:

 

304656429 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Account for delivery of Shares from Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be provided by Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Account for payments to Dealer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citibank, N.A., New York
ABA number: 021-000-089
For A/C of: Credit Suisse Capital LLC
Account Number: 30459883 

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Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be provided by Dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Offices:

 

 

 

 

 

The Office of Company for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Company is not a Multibranch Party.

 

 

 

 

 

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Capital LLC

 

 

 

 

c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

Eleven Madison Avenue

 

 

 

 

New York, NY 10010 

 

7. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

Address for notices or communications to Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation

 

 

 

 

22 Sylvan Way

 

 

 

 

Parsippany, NY 07054 

 

 

 

 

Attention:              Vice President, Treasury

 

 

 

 

Telephone No.:      (973) 753-7703 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile No.:       (973) 753-6730 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dealer notice information to follow:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Capital LLC

 

 

 

 

c/o Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

Eleven Madison Avenue

 

 

 

 

New York, NY 10010 

 

 

 

 

Attn: Senior Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

Telephone: (212) 538-2616 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (212) 325-8036 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

One Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

 

 

 

 

New York, New York 10010 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For payments and deliveries:

 

 

 

 

Attn: Debbye Turnbull-Philip

 

 

 

 

Telephone: (212) 538-3604 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (212) 325-8175 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For all other communications:

 

 

 

 

Attn: Equity Derivatives Documentation

 

 

 

 

Telephone: (212) 538-6040 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (917) 326-2660 

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8. Representations and Warranties of Company

The representations and warranties made by Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) dated as of May 13, 2009 between Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters party thereto, are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Company hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer that:

 

(a)

 

Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of this Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on Company’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Company and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

 

(b)

 

Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of Company hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Company, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

 

(c)

 

No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) or state securities laws.

 

 

(d)

 

The Shares of Company initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant by the net share settlement method (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Company. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

 

(e)

 

Company is not and will not be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

(f)

 

Company is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”)) because one or more of the following is true:

 

 

 

 

Company is a corporation, partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity and:

 

(A)

 

Company has total assets in excess of USD 10,000,000;

 

 

(B)

 

the obligations of Company hereunder are guaranteed, or otherwise supported by a letter of credit or keepwell, support or other agreement, by an entity of the type described in

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Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I), 1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or

 

 

(C)

 

Company has a net worth in excess of USD 1,000,000 and has entered into this Agreement in connection with the conduct of Company’s business or to manage the risk associated with an asset or liability owned or incurred or reasonably likely to be owned or incurred by Company in the conduct of Company’s business.

 

(g)

 

Company is not, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Company.

 

 

(h)

 

No state or local (including, for the avoidance of doubt, jurisdictions outside the United States) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares or Company (including without limitation any such law, regulation or order regulating the gaming business or the consumer finance business, but excluding Federal securities laws) (“ Applicable State Share Ownership Law ”) would give rise to any reporting or registration obligations or other requirements on Dealer or its affiliates (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity), or would result in an adverse effect on Dealer or its affiliates, (each, an “ Ownership Obligation ”), as a consequence of Dealer and its affiliates collectively holding the power to vote Shares in excess of any threshold amount that is less than 10% of the number of Shares outstanding; and no Applicable State Share Ownership Law imposes any Ownership Obligation by any method other than counting the number of Shares which a person holds the power to vote.

 

 

(i)

 

Company does not hold any license to operate a gaming business in any jurisdiction (including without limitation any jurisdiction outside the United States) other than Puerto Rico, and Company is not subject to regulation under any law, rule, regulation or regulatory order relating to the gaming business of any jurisdiction (including without limitation jurisdictions outside the United States) other than under the gaming regulations issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Tourism Company.

9. Other Provisions:

(a)

 

Opinions . Company shall deliver an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date, to Dealer with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (d) of this Confirmation.

 

(b)

 

Repurchase Notices . Company shall, on any day on which Company effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than 155 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 19 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, to which an Indemnified Person actually may become subject, as a result of Company’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Company in writing, and Company, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to

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the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Company agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Company under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Transaction.

 

(c)

 

Regulation M; Company Purchases . (i) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), 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 Company 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 the Settlement Period, unless in either case Company has provided written notice to Dealer of the relevant restricted period not later than 7:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the first day of such restricted period. Company acknowledges that any such notice may cause a Disrupted Day to occur pursuant to Regulatory Disruption; accordingly, Company acknowledges that its delivery of such notice must be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

(ii) During the Settlement Period, neither Company 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


 
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