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Title: WARRANT
Date: 8/11/2008
Industry: SandLs/Savings Banks     Sector: Financial

WARRANT, Parties: washington mutual  inc
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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


 
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