EXHIBIT 4.2
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT
AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN AN
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 7, 2008, COPIES OF WHICH
ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER.
WARRANT
to purchase
[ ]
Shares of Common
Stock
dated as of April 11,
2008
WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC.
a Washington Corporation
Issue Date:
1.
Definitions
. Unless the context otherwise
requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated.
“ Affiliate ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a) of the
Investment Agreement.
“ Applicable Price
” means the greater of (A) the greater of the Market
Price per share of outstanding Common Stock on (i) the date on
which the Company issues or sells any Common Stock other than
Excluded Stock and (ii) the first date of the announcement of
such issuance or sale and (B) the Reference Purchase
Price.
“ Appraisal Procedure
” means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one
chosen by the Company and one by the Warrantholder (or if there is
more than one Warrantholder, a majority in interest of
Warrantholders), shall mutually agree upon the determinations then
the subject of appraisal. Each party shall deliver a notice
to the other appointing its appraiser within 15 days after the
Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after
appointment of the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the
amount in question, a third independent appraiser shall be chosen
within 10 days thereafter by the mutual
consent of such first two appraisers or, if such
first two appraisers fail to agree upon the appointment of a third
appraiser, such appointment shall be made by the American
Arbitration Association, or any organization successor thereto,
from a panel of arbitrators having experience in the appraisal of
the subject matter to be appraised. The decision of the third
appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be given within 30 days
after the selection of such third appraiser. If three
appraisers shall be appointed and the determination of one
appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than
twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate from
the middle determination, then the determination of such appraiser
shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be
averaged and such average shall be binding and conclusive on the
Company and the Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three
determinations shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and
the Warrantholder. The costs of conducting any Appraisal
Procedure shall be borne by the Warrantholder requesting such
Appraisal Procedure, except (A) the fees and expenses of the
appraiser appointed by the Company and any other costs incurred by
the Company shall be borne by the Company and (B) if such
Appraisal Procedure shall result in a determination that is
disparate by 5% or more from the Company’s initial
determination, all costs of conducting such Appraisal Procedure
shall be borne by the Company.
“ Beneficially Own
” or “ Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.1(f) of the Investment
Agreement.
“ Board of Directors
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d) of
the Investment Agreement.
“ Board Representative
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of the
Investment Agreement.
“ Business Combination
” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or
similar transaction that requires adoption by the Company’s
shareholders.
“ business day ”
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State
of New York or in the State of Washington generally are authorized
or required by law or other governmental actions to
close.
“ Common Shares ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“ Capital Stock ”
means (A) with respect to any person that is a corporation or
company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of
such person and (B) with respect to any person that is not a
corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity
interests of such person.
“ Common Stock
” has the meaning given to it in the recitals of the
Investment Agreement.
“ Company ” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble of the Investment
Agreement.
“ Company
Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a)(2) of the Investment Agreement.
“ Convertible Preferred
Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals
of the Investment Agreement.
“ Exchange Act ”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ Excluded Stock
” means (A) shares of Common Stock issued by the Company
as a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or upon any
subdivision or split-up of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock
in each case which is subject to Section 13(B), or upon
conversion of shares of Capital Stock (but not the issuance of such
Capital Stock which will be subject to the provisions of
Section 13(A)), (B) shares of Common Stock to be issued
to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company pursuant to
options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards
granted prior to the date of issuance of this Warrant and pursuant
to options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards
granted after the date of issuance of this Warrant if the exercise
price per share of Common Stock on the date of such grant equals or
exceeds the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of
such grant and (C) shares of Common Stock issued by the
Company in connection with a dividend reinvestment, employee or
shareholder stock purchase plan.
“ Exercise
Approvals” means the collective reference to the
Shareholder Approvals and the Regulatory Approvals.
“ Exercise Price
” means an amount equal to the lower of (i) an amount
equal to 115% of the average Market Price of the Common Stock
during the five trading days following the public announcement of
the results of the Company’s quarter ended March 31,
2008 (it being understood that if the such announcement occurs
prior to the commencement of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange, the first trading day following such announcement shall
be the day of such announcement) and (ii) an amount equal to
115% of the Reference Purchase Price; provided , that such
amount shall be reduced by $0.50 on each six-month anniversary of
the date of this Warrant if the Shareholder Approvals shall not
have been obtained prior to such anniversary, up to a maximum
reduction of $2.00.
“ Expiration Time
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“ Fundamental Change
” means the occurrence of one of the following:
(i) a “person” or
“group” within the meaning of
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act files a Schedule TO or
any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that
such person or group has become the direct or indirect ultimate
Beneficial Owner of common equity of the Company representing more
than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Common
Stock;
(ii) consummation of any
consolidation or merger of the Company or similar transaction or
any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of
transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
Person other than one of the Company’s subsidiaries, in each
case pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into
cash, securities or other property, other than pursuant to a
transaction in which the Persons that Beneficially Owned, directly
or indirectly, voting shares of the Company immediately prior to
such transaction Beneficially Own, directly or
indirectly,
voting shares representing a majority of the
total voting power of all outstanding classes of voting shares of
the continuing or surviving Person immediately after the
transaction; or
(iii) the Company’s
shareholders approve and adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution
of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets.
“ Governmental
Entities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(e) of the Investment Agreement.
“ Group ” means a
group as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act.
“ Investment Agreement
” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of April 7,
2008, between the Company and the Investors, including all
schedules and exhibits thereto.
“ Investors ” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble of the Investment
Agreement.
“ Market Price ”
means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the
last reported sale price regular way or, in case no such reported
sale takes place on such day, the average of the last closing bid
and ask prices regular way, in either case on the principal
national securities exchange on which the applicable securities are
listed or admitted to trading, or if not listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange, (A) the closing
sale price for such day reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market if such
security is traded over-the-counter and quoted in the Nasdaq Stock
Market, or (B) if such security is so traded, but not so
quoted, the average of the closing reported bid and ask prices of
such security as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or any
comparable system, or (C) if such security is not listed on
the Nasdaq Stock Market or any comparable system, the average of
the closing bid and ask prices as furnished by two members of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected from
time to time by the Company for that purpose. If such
security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations
referred to above are available for the period required hereunder,
the Market Price per share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be
the fair value per share of such security as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors.
“ New Issuance Price
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(A)(i).
“ Ordinary Cash
Dividends ” means a regular quarterly cash dividend out
of surplus or net profits legally available therefor (determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied) and consistent with past practice.
“ person ” has
the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and
14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
“ Preliminary Fundamental
Change ” means, with respect to the Company, (A) the
execution of definitive documentation for a transaction or
(B) the recommendation that shareholders tender in response to
a tender or exchange offer, that could reasonably result in a
Fundamental Change upon consummation.
“ Pro Rata Repurchases
” means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company
or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any tender offer or exchange
offer subject to
Section 13(e) of the Exchange Act, or
pursuant to any other offer available to substantially all holders
of Common Stock, whether for cash, shares of Capital Stock of the
Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness
of the Company or any other person or any other property
(including, without limitation, shares of Capital Stock, other
securities or evidences of indebtedness of a Company Subsidiary),
or any combination thereof, effected while this Warrant is
outstanding; provided , however , that “Pro
Rata Repurchase” shall not include any purchase of shares by
the Company or any Affiliate thereof made in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 10b-18 as in effect under the Exchange
Act. The “ Effective Date ” of a Pro Rata
Repurchase shall mean the date of acceptance of shares for purchase
or exchange under any tender or exchange offer which is a Pro Rata
Repurchase or the date of purchase with respect to any Pro Rata
Repurchase that is not a tender or exchange offer.
“ Regulatory Approvals
” with respect to the Warrantholder, means the receipt of
approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations with,
notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable
waiting period under, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 or the competition or merger control laws of other
jurisdictions, in each case necessary to the extent necessary to
permit such Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant for a Share and
to own such Share of Common Stock.
“ Reference Purchase
Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.2(b) of the Investment Agreement.
“Reset
Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3(A)(i).
“ SEC ” means the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ Shares ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“ Shareholder Approvals
” means all shareholder approvals necessary to
(A) approve the exercise of this Warrant for a Share for
purposes of Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual,
and (B) amend the Articles to increase the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock to at least such number as shall
be sufficient to permit the exercise of this Warrant for a
Share.
“ Subsidiary
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(2) of
the Investment Agreement.
“ Underlying Security
Price ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(A)(i).
“ Voting Securities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f) of
the Investment Agreement.
“ Warrantholder ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.
“ Warrants ”
means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Investment
Agreement.
2.
Number of Shares; Exercise
Price . This
certifies that, for value received, [NAME OF HOLDER], its
affiliates or its registered assigns (the “
Warrantholder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from
the Company, in whole or in part, after the receipt of Exercise
Approvals, up to an aggregate of [ ·
] fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock, no par value, of the Company (the “
Common Shares ”), at a purchase price per Common Share
equal to the Exercise Price. The number of Common Shares (the
“Shares” ) and the Exercise Price are subject to
adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Common
Stock” and “Exercise Price” herein shall be
deemed to include any such adjustment or series of
adjustments.
3.
Exercise of Warrant;
Term . Subject to
Section 2, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and
regulations, the right to purchase the Shares represented by this
Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part by the Warrantholder,
at any time or from time to time after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the date hereof, but in no event later than
11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth anniversary of
the date of issuance of the Warrant (the “ Expiration
Time ”), by (A) the surrender of this Warrant and
Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed and executed on
behalf of the Warrantholder, at the office of the Company in
Seattle, Washington (or such other office or agency of the Company
in the United States as it may designate by notice in writing to
the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on
the books of the Company), and (B) payment of the Exercise
Price for the Shares thereby purchased at the election of the
Warrantholder in one of the following manners:
(i)
by tendering in cash, by certified
or cashier’s check or by wire transfer payable to the order
of the Company, or
(ii)
by having the Company withhold
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant equal
in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant
is so exercised based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on
the trading day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the
Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company.
If the Warrantholder does not
exercise this Warrant in its entirety, the Warrantholder will be
entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and
in any event not exceeding three business days, a new warrant in
substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of
Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject
to this Warrant and the number of Shares as to which this Warrant
is so exercised. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the
contrary, the Warrantholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that its
exercise of this Warrant for Shares is subject to the condition
that it will have first received the Shareholder
Approvals.
4.
Issuance of Shares;
Authorization; Listing . Certificates for Shares issued upon
exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name or names as
the Warrantholder may designate and will be delivered to such named
person or persons within a reasonable time, not to exceed three
business days after the date on which this Warrant has been duly
exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. The
Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon
the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3 will, upon receipt of the Shareholder Approvals, be
duly and validly authorized and issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
taxes, liens and charges (other than liens or charges created by
the Warrantholder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring
contemporaneously therewith). The Company agrees that the
Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the
Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which this
Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price are delivered to the
Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may
then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be
actually delivered on such date. Subject to receipt of
Exercise Approvals, the Company will at all times reserve and keep
available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely
for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of this Warrant. The Company will (A) procure, at its
sole expense, the listing of the Shares and other securities
issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, subject to issuance or
notice of issuance on all stock exchanges on which the Common Stock
are then listed or traded and (B) maintain the listing of such
Shares after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best
efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation
of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any
securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or
traded.
5.
No Fractional Shares or
Scrip . No
fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares shall be
issued upon any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any
fractional Share to which the Warrantholder would otherwise be
entitled, the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive a cash
payment equal to the Market Price of the Common Stock less the
Exercise Price for such fractional share.
6.
No Rights as Shareholders;
Transfer Books .
This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting
rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the
date of exercise hereof. The Company will at no time close
its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner
which interferes with the timely exercise of this
Warrant.
7.
Charges, Taxes and
Expenses . Issuance
of certificates for Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise
of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder
for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in
respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes
and expenses shall be paid by the Company.
8.
Transfer/Assignment
.
(A)
Subject to compliance with clause
(B) of this Section 8, without obtaining the consent of
the Company to assign or transfer this Warrant, this Warrant and
all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon
the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person
or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and
delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this
Warrant but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon
surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency
of the Company described in Section 2. All expenses
(other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new
warrants pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the
Company.
(B)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Warrant and any rights hereunder, and any Shares issued upon
exercise of this Warrant, shall be subject to the applicable
restrictions as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Investment
Agreement.
(C)
If and for so long as required by
the Investment Agreement, this Warrant Certificate shall contain a
legend as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Investment
Agreement.
9.
Exchange and Registry of
Warrant . This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the
Warrantholder to the Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like
tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate
number of Shares. The Company shall maintain a registry
showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered
holder of this Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for
exchange or exercise, in accordance with its terms, at the office
of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all
respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such
registry.
10.
Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation of Warrant . Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or
mutilation of this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft
or destruction, up