Exhibit 10.8
EXECUTION VERSION
Citibank,
N.A.
390 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: Equity Derivatives
Facsimile: (212) 723-8328
Telephone: (212) 723-7357
To: Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NY 07054
Attention:
Vice
President, Treasury
Telephone No.: (973) 753-7703
Facsimile No.:
(973) 753-6730
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
Citibank, N.A. (“ Dealer ”) 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:
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May 13,
2009
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The third
Exchange Business Day immediately prior to the Premium Payment
Date
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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.
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European
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Company
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Dealer
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The common
stock of Company, par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol
“WYN”)
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6,283,384, subject to adjustment as
provided herein.
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One Share per
Warrant
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USD
20.1590
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USD
4,592,000
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May 19,
2009
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The New York
Stock Exchange
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All
Exchanges
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The Valuation
Time
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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.
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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.
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Daily Number of
Warrants:
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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)”.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Scheduled
Closing Time; provided that if the principal trading session
is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation
Time in its reasonable discretion.
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Each Exercise
Date.
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Settlement
Method Election:
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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).
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Company
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Settlement
Method Election Date:
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The third
Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first Expiration
Date.
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Default
Settlement Method:
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Net Share
Settlement
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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.
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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.
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Net Share
Settlement Amount:
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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As determined
in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject
to Section 9(k)(i) hereof.
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Other
Applicable Provisions:
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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.
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Representation
and Agreement:
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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.
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3. Additional
Terms applicable to the Transaction:
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Adjustments applicable
to the Warrants:
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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.
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Extraordinary
Events applicable to the Transaction:
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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”.
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Consequence of
Merger Events:
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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.
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Cancellation
and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)
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Cancellation
and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that
Dealer may elect, in its commercially reasonable judgment,
Component Adjustment (Calculation Agent Determination).
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Consequence of
Tender Offers:
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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.
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Modified
Calculation Agent Adjustment
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Nationalization, Insolvency or
Delisting:
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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.
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Additional
Disruption Events:
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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.”
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Not
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Applicable
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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).”
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Increased Cost of
Hedging:
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Not
Applicable
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Applicable
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200 basis
points
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Increased Cost of
Stock Borrow:
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Applicable
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25 basis
points
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Dealer for all
applicable Additional Disruption Events
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Dealer for all
applicable Extraordinary Events
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Applicable
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Agreements and
Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:
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Applicable
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Additional
Acknowledgments:
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Applicable
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4. Calculation
Agent: Dealer
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(a)
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Account for payments to
Company:
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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.
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(b)
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Account for payments to
Dealer:
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Citibank,
N.A.
ABA #021000089
DDA 00167679
Ref: Equity Derivatives
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Account for
delivery of Shares to Dealer:
To be provided
by Dealer.
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
Citibank,
N.A.
390 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
7. Notices: For
purposes of this Confirmation:
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(a)
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Address for notices or
communications to Company:
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Wyndham
Worldwide Corporation
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NY 07054
Attention:
Vice President, Treasury
Telephone No.: (973) 753-7703
Facsimile No.:
(973) 753-6730
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(b)
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Address for notices or
communications to Dealer:
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Dealer notice information to
follow:
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Citibank,
N.A.
390 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: Equity Derivatives
Facsimile:
(212) 723-8328
Telephone:
(212) 723-7357
Citibank,
N.A.
250 West Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Attention: GCIB Legal Group—Derivatives
Facsimile: (212) 816-7772
Telephone: (212) 816-2211
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:
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(a)
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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
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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.
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(b)
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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.
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(c)
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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.
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(d)
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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.
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(e)
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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.
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(f)
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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:
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Company is a corporation,
partnership, proprietorship, organization, trust or other entity
and:
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(A)
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Company has total assets in excess
of USD 10,000,000;
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(B)
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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
Section 1a(12)(A)(i) through (iv), 1a(12)(A)(v)(I),
1a(12)(A)(vii) or 1a(12)(C) of the CEA; or
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(C)
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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.
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(g)
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Company is not, on the date hereof,
in possession of any material non-public information with respect
to Company.
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(h)
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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
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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
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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.
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(i)
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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.
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(a)
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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.
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(b)
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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
161 million (in the case of the first such notice) or
(ii) thereafter more than 16 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 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,
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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.
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(c)
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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
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