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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 26, 2005
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  001-31648
(Commission File Number)
  74-2806888
(IRS Employer
ID Number)
     
4601 College Boulevard
Leawood, Kansas
(Address of principal executive offices)
  66211
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (913) 327-4200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ITEM 8.01. Other Events
The Registrant is hereby filing the agreements set forth under Item 9 below that the Registrant executed in connection with the sale of its 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025 on October 4, 2005.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)    Exhibits
     
4.1
  Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2005, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association
 
   
4.2
  Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC
 
   
4.3
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2005, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC
 
   
4.4
  Specimen 3.50% Convertible Debenture Due 2025 (Certificated Security) (included in Exhibit 4.1)

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Rick L. Weller    
    Rick L. Weller    
    Chief Financial Officer   
 
Date: October 26, 2005

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EXHIBIT 4.1
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
 
INDENTURE
Dated as of October 4, 2005
 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEE
 

 


 

Cross-Reference Table*
     
Trust Indenture Act Section   Indenture Section
310(a)(1)
  8.10
(a)(2)
  8.10
(a)(3)
  N.A.
(a)(4)
  N.A.
(a)(5)
  N.A.
(b)
  8.08, 8.10
(c)
  N.A.
311(a)
  8.11
(b)
  8.11
(c)
  N.A.
312(a)
  2.05
(b)
  13.03
(c)
  13.03
313(a)
  8.06
(b)(1)
  8.06
(b)(2)
  8.06
(c)
  13.02
(d)
  8.06
314(a)
  5.02
(b)
  N.A.
(c)(1)
  13.04
(c)(2)
  13.04
(c)(3)
  N.A.
(d)
  N.A.
(e)
  13.05
(f)
  5.04
315(a)
  8.01(a)
(b)
  8.05
(c)
  8.01
(d)
  8.01(c)
(e)
  7.11
316(a)(1)(A)
  7.05
(a)(1)(B)
  7.04
(a)(2)
  N.A.
(b)
  7.07
(c)
  1.05(e)
317(a)(1)
  7.08
(a)(2)
  7.09
(b)
  2.04
318(a)
  13.01
 
    N.A. means not applicable.
 
*   This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
             
        Page
   
ARTICLE 1
       
   
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
       
   
 
       
Section 1.01.  
Definitions
    1  
Section 1.02.  
Other Definitions
    9  
Section 1.03.  
Incorporation By Reference Of Trust Indenture Act
    10  
Section 1.04.  
Rules of Construction
    10  
Section 1.05.  
Acts of Holders
    11  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 2
       
   
The Securities
       
   
 
       
Section 2.01.  
Form and Dating
    12  
Section 2.02.  
Execution and Authentication
    13  
Section 2.03.  
Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent
    14  
Section 2.04.  
Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust
    14  
Section 2.05.  
Securityholder Lists
    15  
Section 2.06.  
Transfer and Exchange
    15  
Section 2.07.  
Replacement Securities
    16  
Section 2.08.  
Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders’ Action
    17  
Section 2.09.  
Temporary Securities
    18  
Section 2.10.  
Cancellation
    18  
Section 2.11.  
Persons Deemed Owners
    19  
Section 2.12.  
Global Securities
    19  
Section 2.13.  
CUSIP Numbers
    24  
Section 2.14.  
Contingent Debt Tax Treatment
    25  
Section 2.15.  
Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount
    25  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 3
       
   
Redemption and Repurchases
       
   
 
       
Section 3.01.  
Company’s Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee
    25  
Section 3.02.  
Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed
    26  
Section 3.03.  
Notice of Redemption
    26  
Section 3.04.  
Effect of Notice of Redemption
    27  
Section 3.05.  
Deposit of Redemption Price
    28  
Section 3.06.  
Securities Redeemed in Part
    28  
Section 3.07.  
Repurchase of Securities by the Company at Option of the Holder
    28  
Section 3.08.  
Repurchase of Securities at Option of the Holder Upon a Change of Control
    30  

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        Page
Section 3.09.  
Effect of Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice
    33  
Section 3.10.  
Deposit of Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price
    34  
Section 3.11.  
Securities Purchased in Part
    35  
Section 3.12.  
Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
    35  
Section 3.13.  
Repayment to the Company
    35  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 4
       
   
Subordination
       
   
 
       
Section 4.01.  
Agreement of Subordination
    35  
Section 4.02.  
Payments to Holders
    36  
Section 4.03.  
Subrogation of Securities
    38  
Section 4.04.  
Authorization to Effect Subordination
    40  
Section 4.05.  
Notice to Trustee
    40  
Section 4.06.  
Trustee’s Relation to Senior Debt
    41  
Section 4.07.  
No Impairment of Subordination
    41  
Section 4.08.  
Certain Issuances Not Deemed Payment
    41  
Section 4.09.  
Obligations Not Impaired
    42  
Section 4.10.  
Article Applicable to Paying Agents
    42  
Section 4.11.  
Senior Debt Entitled to Rely
    42  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 5
       
   
Covenants
       
   
 
       
Section 5.01.  
Payment of Securities
    42  
Section 5.02.  
SEC and Other Reports
    42  
Section 5.03.  
Compliance Certificate
    43  
Section 5.04.  
Further Instruments and Acts
    43  
Section 5.05.  
Maintenance of Office or Agency
    43  
Section 5.06.  
Delivery of Certain Information
    44  
Section 5.07.  
Liquidated Damages Notice
    44  
Section 5.08.  
Limitation on Layering Indebtedness
    44  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 6
       
   
Successor Person
       
   
 
       
Section 6.01.  
When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets
    44  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 7
       
   
Defaults and Remedies
       
   
 
       
Section 7.01.  
Events of Default
    46  
Section 7.02.  
Acceleration
    48  
Section 7.03.  
Other Remedies
    48  

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        Page
Section 7.04.  
Waiver of Past Defaults
    49  
Section 7.05.  
Control by Majority
    49  
Section 7.06.  
Limitation on Suits
    49  
Section 7.07.  
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
    50  
Section 7.08.  
Collection Suit by Trustee
    50  
Section 7.09.  
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
    50  
Section 7.10.  
Priorities
    51  
Section 7.11.  
Undertaking for Costs
    51  
Section 7.12.  
Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
    52  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 8
       
   
Trustee
       
   
 
       
Section 8.01.  
Duties of Trustee
    52  
Section 8.02.  
Rights of Trustee
    53  
Section 8.03.  
Individual Rights of Trustee
    55  
Section 8.04.  
Trustee’s Disclaimer
    55  
Section 8.05.  
Notice of Defaults
    55  
Section 8.06.  
Reports by Trustee to Holders
    56  
Section 8.07.  
Compensation and Indemnity
    56  
Section 8.08.  
Replacement of Trustee
    57  
Section 8.09.  
Successor Trustee by Merger
    58  
Section 8.10.  
Eligibility; Disqualification
    58  
Section 8.11.  
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
    58  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 9
       
   
Discharge of Indenture
       
   
 
       
Section 9.01.  
Discharge of Liability on Securities
    58  
Section 9.02.  
Repayment to the Company
    59  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 10
       
   
Amendments
       
   
 
       
Section 10.01.  
Without Consent of Holders
    59  
Section 10.02.  
With Consent of Holders
    60  
Section 10.03.  
Compliance With Trust Indenture Act
    62  
Section 10.04.  
Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions
    62  
Section 10.05.  
Notation on or Exchange of Securities
    62  
Section 10.06.  
Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures
    62  
Section 10.07.  
Effect of Supplemental Indentures
    63  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 11
       
   
Conversions
       
   
 
       
Section 11.01.  
Conversion Privilege
    63  
Section 11.02.  
Conversion Procedure; Conversion Rate; Fractional Shares
    68  

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        Page
Section 11.03.  
Payment Upon Conversion
    70  
Section 11.04.  
Adjustment of Conversion Rate
    73  
Section 11.05.  
Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
    82  
Section 11.06.  
Taxes on Shares Issued
    84  
Section 11.07.  
Reservation of Shares, Shares to Be Fully Paid; Compliance with Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock
    84  
Section 11.08.  
Responsibility of Trustee
    84  
Section 11.09.  
Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions
    85  
Section 11.10.  
Shareholder Rights Plan
    86  
Section 11.11.  
Unconditional Right of Holders to Convert
    86  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 12
       
   
Contingent Interest
       
   
 
       
Section 12.01.  
Contingent Interest
    86  
Section 12.02.  
Payment of Contingent Interest
    87  
Section 12.03.  
Contingent Interest Notification
    87  
   
 
       
   
ARTICLE 13
       
   
Miscellaneous
       
   
 
       
Section 13.01.  
Trust Indenture Act Controls
    87  
Section 13.02.  
Notices
    87  
Section 13.03.  
Communication by Holders with Other Holders
    88  
Section 13.04.  
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
    88  
Section 13.05.  
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
    89  
Section 13.06.  
Separability Clause
    89  
Section 13.07.  
Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar
    89  
Section 13.08.  
Legal Holidays
    89  
Section 13.09.  
Governing Law
    89  
Section 13.10.  
No Recourse Against Others
    90  
Section 13.11.  
Successors
    90  
Section 13.12.  
Multiple Originals
    90  
   
 
       
EXHIBIT A  
Form of Global Security
       
EXHIBIT B  
Form of Certificated Security
       
EXHIBIT C  
Transfer Certificate
       
EXHIBIT D  
Form of Notice of Redemption
       
EXHIBIT E  
Form of Notice of Repurchase
       
EXHIBIT F  
Notice of Occurrence of Change of Control
       
SCHEDULE I  
Number of Additional Shares
       

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     INDENTURE dated as of October 4, 2005 between EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Trustee”).
     Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company’s 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions and Incorporation by Reference
     Section 1.01 . Definitions.
     “144A Global Security” means a permanent Global Security in the form of the Security attached hereto as Exhibit A, and that is deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing Securities sold in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
     “Affiliate” of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
     “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Security, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
     “Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of such board.
     “Board Resolution” means a resolution of the Board of Directors.
     “Business Day” means, with respect to any Security, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
     “Capital Stock” for any corporation means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that corporation.

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     “Certificated Securities” means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit B.
     “Change of Control” means any transaction or event (whether by means of an exchange offer, liquidation, tender offer, consolidation, merger, combination, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) in connection with which all or substantially all of the Common Stock or assets are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for or constitutes solely the right to receive cash, securities or other property; provided that a change of control will not be deemed to occur if at least 90% of the consideration (other than cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) to be received consists of shares of capital stock that has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer thereof and that is traded or scheduled to be traded immediately following such transaction or event on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market.
     “close of business” means 5 p.m. (New York City time).
     “Closing Price” means, with respect to any security on any date, the closing sale price (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and asked prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average asked prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. securities exchange on which such security is traded, or if such security is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market. The Closing Price will be determined without reference to after-hours or extended market trading. If the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange and not reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the relevant date, the “Closing Price” will be the last quoted bid for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the relevant date as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted, the “Closing Price” will be the average of the midpoint of the last bid and ask prices for the Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for this purpose (or if prices are not available from three such firms, from two such firms or, if prices are not available from two such firms, from one such firm).
     “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.02 par value per share, of the Company existing on the date of this Indenture or any other shares of Capital Stock of the Company into which such Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed, including, subject to Section 11.05 below, in the event of a merger, consolidation or other similar transaction involving the Company that is otherwise permitted hereunder in which the Company is not the surviving Person, the common stock of such surviving corporation.

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     “Company” means the party named as the “Company” in the preamble of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.
     “Company Notice” means a notice to Holders delivered pursuant to Section 3.07 or Section 3.08.
     “Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any Officer.
     “Contingent Interest” means such interest payable as described in Article 12.
     “Contingent Interest Period” means (i) the period commencing on, and including, October 15, 2012 and ending on, and including, April 14, 2013, and (ii) each six-month period from April 15 to October 14 or from October 15 to April 14 thereafter.
     “Conversion Settlement Date” means (A) with respect to the Conversion Settlement Distribution (other than any Additional Shares which may be issuable pursuant to Section 11.03(c)), (i) if the Company elects to pay cash in lieu of Common Stock pursuant to Section 11.03, the third Business Day immediately following the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period and (ii) if the Company elects to satisfy the Conversion Obligation in Common Stock, the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date, and (B) with respect to any Additional Shares which may be issuable, the later of (i) the fifth Business Day following the effective date of any Change of Control transaction and (2) the third Business Day following the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
     “Conversion Price” as of any date means $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.
     “Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as a successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).
     “Credit Agreement” means each of (i) the $10,000,000 U.S. Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2004, among the Company, PaySpot, Inc., Euronet USA, Inc., TelecommUSA, Ltd., Call Processing, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as agent and lender, and (ii) the $40,000,000 Euro/GBP Credit Agreement dated as of 38 October 25, 2004, among the Company, e-pay Holdings

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Limited, Delta Euronet GmbH and Bank of America, N.A., as agent and lender, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and all extensions, renewals, refundings, refinancings and replacements, in whole or in part, whether or not any such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, extension, renewal, refunding, refinancing or replacement (a) involves the same borrowers or guarantors, (b) is with the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or (c) increases the principal amount thereof.
     “Current Market Price” of the Common Stock on any day means the average of the Closing Price per share of the Common Stock for each of the ten consecutive Trading Days ending on the earlier of the day in question and the day before the “Ex-Dividend Date” with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation.
     “Designated Senior Debt” means (i) any obligations from time to time outstanding under each Credit Agreement described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof and (ii) any other Senior Debt the principal amount of which (or, in the case of a revolving credit, the commitments thereunder) is $10.0 million or more and that at the time of determination has been designated by the Company as “Designated Senior Debt”.
     “Designated Subsidiary” shall mean any existing or future, direct or indirect, Subsidiary of the Company whose assets constitute 15% or more of the total assets of the Company on a consolidated basis.
     “Ex-Dividend Date” is the first date upon which a sale of the Common Stock, regular way on the relevant exchange or in the relevant market for the Common Stock, does not automatically transfer the right to receive the relevant dividend or distribution from the seller of the Common Stock to its buyer.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Fair Market Value”, or “fair market value” shall mean the amount which a willing buyer would pay a willing seller in an arm’s-length transaction.
     “Global Securities” means Securities that are in the form of the Securities attached hereto as Exhibit A, and that are registered in the register of Securities in the name of a Depositary or a nominee thereof, and to the extent that such Securities are required to bear the Legend required by Section 2.06(f), such Securities will be in the form of a 144A Global Security.
     ‘‘Hedge Agreements’’ means (1) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements with respect to exposure to interest rates; and (2) foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements and other agreements or arrangements with respect to exposure to foreign currency exchange rates.

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     “Holder” or “Securityholder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.
     “Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, including the provisions of the TIA that are deemed to be a part hereof.
     “Interest” means interest payable on each Security pursuant to Section 1 of the Securities.
     “Interest Payment Date” means April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 2006.
     “Interest Record Date” means April 1 and October 1 of each year.
     “Issue Date” of any Security means the date on which the Security was originally issued or deemed issued as set forth on the face of the Security.
     “Liquidated Damages” means the interest that is payable by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement upon a Registration Default (as defined in such agreement).
     “NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
     ‘‘Obligations’’ means, with respect to any indebtedness, all obligations (whether in existence on the date of this Indenture or arising afterwards, absolute or contingent, direct or indirect) for or in respect of principal (when due, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon mandatory repayment or repurchase pursuant to a mandatory offer to purchase, or otherwise), premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursement and other amounts payable and liabilities with respect to such indebtedness, including all interest accrued or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or similar case or proceeding at the contract rate (including, without limitation, any contract rate applicable upon default) specified in the relevant documentation, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such case or proceeding and including all payment obligations under Hedge Agreements.
     “Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, the Treasurer, the Controller, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.
     “Officer’s Certificate” means a written certificate containing the information specified in Sections 13.04 and 13.05, signed in the name of the Company by any Officer, and delivered to the Trustee. An Officer’s Certificate given pursuant to Section 5.03 shall be signed by an authorized financial or

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accounting Officer of the Company but need not contain the information specified in Sections 13.04 and 13.05.
     “Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion containing the information specified in Sections 13.04 and 13.05, from legal counsel. The counsel may be an employee of, or counsel to, the Company.
     “Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
     “Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated September 28, 2005 between the Company, on the one hand, and Banc of America Securities LLC, as initial purchaser, on the other.
     “Record Date” shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).
     “Redemption Date” means the date specified in a notice of redemption on which the Securities may be redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
     “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Company, on the one hand, and Banc of America Securities LLC, as initial purchaser under the Purchase Agreement, on the other.
     “Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or any other officer associated with the corporate trust department of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
     “Representative” means the (a) indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative for any Designated Senior Debt or (b) with respect to any Designated Senior Debt that does not have any such trustee, agent or other representative, (i) in the case of such Designated Senior Debt issued pursuant to an agreement providing for voting arrangements as among the holders or owners of such Designated Senior Debt, any holder or owner of such Designated Senior Debt acting with the consent of the required Persons necessary to bind such holders or owners of such

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Designated Senior Debt and (ii) in the case of all other such Designated Senior Debt, the holder or owner of such Designated Senior Debt.
     “Restricted Security” means a Security required to bear the Legend.
     “Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement, dated March 21, 2003, as amended on November 28, 2003, between the Company and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent.
     “Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.
     “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “Security” means any of the Company’s 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025, as amended or supplemented from time to time, issued under this Indenture.
     “Securityholder” or “Holder” means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.
     ‘‘Senior Debt’’ of the Company means all Obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreements and any Hedge Agreements related thereto (or guarantees by the Company with respect to any Obligations under the Credit Agreements or Hedge Agreements related thereto of any other Person) that are secured by liens on any of the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, whether outstanding on the date hereof or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such indebtedness shall not be senior in right of payment to the Securities; provided that Senior Debt does not include (i) any obligation to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) trade payables or (iii) the Company’s outstanding 1.625% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2024.
     “Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means October 15, 2025.
     “Stock Price” means the price per share of Common Stock paid in connection with a Change of Control transaction pursuant to which Additional Shares are issuable as set forth in Section 11.01(c) hereof, which shall be equal to (i) if holders of Common Stock receive only cash in such Change of Control transaction, the cash amount paid per share of Common Stock and (ii) in all other cases, the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock on the five Trading Days prior to, but not including, the effective date of such Change of Control transaction.

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     “Subsidiary” means any person of which at least a majority of the outstanding Voting Stock shall at the time directly or indirectly be owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries.
     “Tax Original Issue Discount” means the amount of ordinary interest income on a Security that must be accrued as original issue discount for United States federal income tax purposes pursuant to United States Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.1275-4 or any successor provision.
     “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in effect on the date of this Indenture, provided, however, that in the event the TIA is amended after such date, TIA means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the TIA as so amended.
     “Trading Day” means a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on the NYSE or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the Nasdaq National Market or, if the Common Stock is not reported by the Nasdaq National Market, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded.
     “Trading Price” of the Securities on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities obtained by the Trustee for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Securities at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects, provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, that one bid shall be used. If the Trustee cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Securities from a nationally recognized securities dealer, or in the Company’s reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of $1,000 principal amount of the Securities, then (a) for purposes of any determination of whether Contingent Interest is payable or of the amount of any Contingent Interest, the Trading Price of the Securities on any date of determination will equal the product of (i) the Conversion Rate for the Securities and (ii) the average Closing Price of the Common Stock on the five Trading Days ending on such determination date, and (b) for purposes of any determination of whether the condition to conversion of Securities set forth in Section 11.01(a)(2) is satisfied, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to deem the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities to be less than 98% of the product of (i) the Closing Price of the Common Stock and (ii) the applicable Conversion Rate.
     “Trustee” means the party named as the “Trustee” in the preamble of this Indenture until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of this

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Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any subsequent such successor or successors.
     “Voting Stock” of a Person means Capital Stock of such Person of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
Section 1.02 . Other Definitions.
     
    Defined in
Terms:   Section:
“Act”
  1.05
“Accepted Purchased Shares”
  11.04(g)
“Additional Shares
  11.01(c)
“Adjustment Event”
  11.04(k)
“Agent Members”
  2.12(e)
“cash”
  3.01
“Cash Amount”
  11.03(a)
“Cash Settlement Averaging Period”
  11.03(a)
“Cash Settlement Notice Period”
  11.03(a)
“Change of Control Repurchase Date”
  3.08(a)
“Change of Control Repurchase Notice”
  3.08(c)
“Change of Control Repurchase Price”
  3.08(a)
“Conversion Agent”
  2.03
“Conversion Date”
  11.02(c)
“Conversion Notice”
  11.02(b)
“Conversion Obligation”
  11.01(a)
“Conversion Rate”
  11.02(a)
“Conversion Retraction Period”
  11.03(a)
“Conversion Settlement Distribution”
  11.03(a)
“Depositary”
  2.01(b)
“Determination Date”
  11.04(k)
“Distributed Assets”
  11.04(d)
“DTC”
  2.01(b)
“effective date”
  11.01(c)
“Event of Default”
  7.01
“Exchange Property”
  11.01(b)
“Expiration Time”
  11.04(f)
“Extraordinary Cash Dividend”
  11.04(e)
“Final Notice Date”
  11.03(a)
“Fiscal Quarter”
  11.01(a)
“Legal Holiday”
  13.08
“Legend”
  2.06(f)

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    Defined in
Terms:   Section:
“Liquidated Damages Notice”
  5.07
“Measurement Period”
  11.01(a)
“Non-Payment Default”
  Section 4.02
“Notice of Default”
  7.01
“Offer Expiration Time”
  11.04(g)
“Paying Agent”
  2.03
“Public Acquirer Change of Control
  11.01(d)
“Public Acquirer Common Stock”
  11.01(d)
“Purchased Shares”
  11.04(f)
“QIB”
  2.01(b)
“Payment Blockage Notice”
  Section 4.02
“Payment Default”
  Section 4.02
“Redemption Price”
  3.01
“Registrar”
  2.03
“Repurchase Date”
  3.07(a)
“Repurchase Notice”
  3.07(b)
“Repurchase Price”
  3.07(a)
“Rule 144A Information”
  5.06
“Trigger Event”
  11.04(d)
     Section 1.03 . Incorporation By Reference Of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings
     “Commission” means the SEC.
     “indenture securities” means the Securities.
     “indenture security holder” means a Securityholder.
     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.
     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company.
     All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rules have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
     Section 1.04 . Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
  (1)   a term has the meaning assigned to it;

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  (2)   an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;
 
  (3)   “or” is not exclusive;
 
  (4)   “including” means including, without limitation; and
 
  (5)   words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
     Section 1.05 . Acts of Holders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company, as described in Section 13.02. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.
     (b) The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to such officer the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than such signer’s individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signer’s authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
     (c) The principal amount and serial number of any Security and the ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register for the Securities.
     (d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

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     (e) If the Company shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, the Company may, at its option, by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, but the Company shall have no obligation to do so. If such a record date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act may be given before or after such record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such record date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purposes of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of outstanding Securities have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act, and for that purpose the outstanding Securities shall be computed as of such record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such record date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.
ARTICLE 2
The Securities
     Section 2.01 . Form and Dating. (a) The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibits A and B, which are a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement required by usage is in a form acceptable to the Company). The Company shall provide any such notations, legends or endorsements to the Trustee in writing. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
     (b) 144A Global Securities. Securities offered and sold within the United States to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A (“QIBs”) in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued, initially in the form of a 144A Global Security, which shall be deposited with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the Depositary (as defined below) and registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or the nominee thereof (DTC, or any successor thereto, and any such nominee being hereinafter referred to as the “Depositary”), duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the 144A Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary as hereinafter provided.
     (c) Global Securities in General. Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding

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Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges, redemptions, repurchases and conversions.
     Any adjustment of the aggregate principal amount of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.12 hereof and shall be made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary.
     (d) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(d) shall apply only to Global Securities deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
     The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.01(d), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary, (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to the Depositary or held by the Trustee pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions and (c) shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
     (e) Certificated Securities. Securities not issued as interests in the Global Securities will be issued in certificated form substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
     Section 2.02 . Execution and Authentication. The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by two Officers. The signature of two Officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
     Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time of the execution of the Securities, Officers shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication of such Securities.
     No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein duly executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
     The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of up to $175,000,000 upon one or more Company Orders without any further action by the Company (other than as contemplated in Section 13.04 and Section 13.05 hereof). The aggregate principal amount of the Securities due at the Stated Maturity thereof outstanding at any time may not exceed the amount set forth in the foregoing sentence.

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     The Securities shall be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in denominations of $1,000 of principal amount and any integral multiple of $1,000.
     Section 2.03 . Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”), an office or agency where Securities may be presented for purchase or payment (“Paying Agent”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion (“Conversion Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents. The term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent, including any named pursuant to Section 5.05. The term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent, including any named pursuant to Section 5.05.
     The Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, or co-registrar (in each case, if such Registrar, agent or co-registrar is a Person other than the Trustee). The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 8.07. The Company or any Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.
     The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar, Conversion Agent and Paying Agent in connection with the Securities.
     Section 2.04 . Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust. Except as otherwise provided herein, on or prior to each due date of payments in respect of any Security, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on the due date) or shares of Common Stock sufficient to make such payments when so becoming due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Securityholders or the Trustee all money and shares of Common Stock held by the Paying Agent for the making of payments in respect of the Securities and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. At any time during the continuance of any such default, the Paying Agent shall, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all money and shares of Common Stock so held in trust. If the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and shares of Common Stock held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money and shares of Common Stock held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds and Common Stock disbursed by it. Upon

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doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money or shares of Common Stock.
     Section 2.05 . Securityholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Securityholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Trustee at least semiannually on March 31 and September 30 a listing of Securityholders dated within 15 days of the date on which the list is furnished and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Securityholders.
     Section 2.06 . Transfer and Exchange. (a) Subject to Section 2.12 hereof, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Securityholder or such Securityholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, at the office or agency of the Company designated as Registrar or co-registrar pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount. The Company shall not charge a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of the Securities from the Securityholder requesting such transfer or exchange.
     At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged, together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Securityholder or such Securityholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
     The Company shall not be required to make, and the Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of Securities to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed) or any Securities in respect of which a Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn by the Holder thereof in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (except, in the case of Securities to be purchased in part, the portion thereof not to be purchased) or any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed.

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     (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Security remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.12 and this Section 2.06(b). Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such Global Security in whole or in part, to the Depositary, to nominees of the Depositary or to a successor of the Depositary or such successor’s nominee.
     (c) Successive registrations and registrations of transfers and exchanges as aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration shall be noted on the register for the Securities.
     (d) Any Registrar appointed pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof shall provide to the Trustee such information as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Registrar of Securities upon transfer or exchange of Securities.
     (e) No Registrar shall be required to make registrations of transfer or exchange of Securities during any periods designated in the text of the Securities or in this Indenture as periods during which such registration of transfers and exchanges need not be made.
     (f) If Securities are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities subject to restrictions on transfer and bearing the legends set forth on the forms of Security attached hereto as Exhibits A and B setting forth such restrictions (collectively, the “Legend”), or if a request is made to remove the Legend on a Security, the Securities so issued shall bear the Legend, or the Legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Company and the Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which shall include an opinion of counsel, as may be reasonably required by the Company and the Registrar and the Trustee (if not the same Person as the Trustee), that neither the Legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or that such Securities are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon (i) provision of such satisfactory evidence, or (ii) notification by the Company to the Trustee and Registrar of the sale of such Security pursuant to a registration statement that is effective at the time of such sale, the Trustee, at the written direction of the Company, shall authenticate and deliver a Security that does not bear the Legend. If the Legend is removed from the face of a Security and the Security is subsequently held by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, the Legend shall be reinstated.
     Section 2.07 . Replacement Securities. If (a) any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, or (b) the Company and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, and there is delivered to the Company and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be

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required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and upon its written request the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for any such mutilated Security or in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.
     In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, or is about to be purchased by the Company pursuant to Article 3 hereof, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or purchase such Security, as the case may be.
     Upon the issuance of any new Securities under this Section 2.07, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
     Every new Security issued pursuant to this Section 2.07 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly issued hereunder.
     The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
     Section 2.08 . Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders’ Action. Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those paid pursuant to Section 2.07, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. A Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate thereof holds the Security; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have given or concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other Act hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act, only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Securities outstanding at the time of such determination shall be considered in any such determination (including, without limitation, determinations pursuant to Article 7 and Article 10).

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     If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
     If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date, or on the Business Day immediately following a Repurchase Date or a Change of Control Repurchase Date, or on Stated Maturity, money or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then from and after such Redemption Date, Repurchase Date, Change of Control Repurchase Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be, such Securities shall cease to be outstanding and Interest, Contingent Interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on such Securities shall cease to accrue; provided, that if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made.
     If a Security is converted in accordance with Article 11, then from and after the time of conversion on the date of conversion, such Security shall cease to be outstanding and Interest, Contingent Interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Security.
     Section 2.09 . Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Officers executing such Securities may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
     If temporary Securities are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities, the temporary Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities upon surrender of the temporary Securities at the office or agency of the Company designated for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.03, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of definitive Securities of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities.
     Section 2.10 . Cancellation. All Securities surrendered for payment, purchase by the Company pursuant to Article 3, conversion, redemption or registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have

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acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article 11. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedure.
     Section 2.11 . Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal amount of the Security or any portion thereof, or the payment of any Redemption Price, Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price in respect thereof, and Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages thereon, for the purpose of conversion and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
     Section 2.12 . Global Securities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, (A) transfers of a Global Security, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.06 and Section 2.12(a)(i) below, (B) transfers of a beneficial interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.06 and Section 2.12(a)(ii) below and Section 2.12(e) below, and (C) transfers of a Certificated Security shall comply with Section 2.06, Section 2.12(a)(iii) and Section 2.12(a)(iv) below.
     (i) Transfer of Global Security. A Global Security may not be transferred, in whole or in part, to any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee or any successor thereof, and no such transfer to any such other Person may be registered; provided that this Section 2.12(a)(i) shall not prohibit any transfer of a Security that is issued in exchange for a Global Security but is not itself a Global Security. No transfer of a Security to any Person shall be effective under this Indenture or the Securities unless and until such Security has been registered in the name of such Person. Nothing in this Section 2.12(a)(i) shall prohibit or render ineffective any transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Security effected in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 2.12.
     (ii) Restrictions on Transfer of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security for a Certificated Security. A beneficial interest in a Global Security may not be exchanged for a Certificated Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below and in Section 2.12(e) below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a transfer of a beneficial interest in a

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Global Security in accordance with Applicable Procedures for a Certificated Security in the form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
     (A) so long as the Securities are Restricted Securities, certification in the form set forth in Exhibit C;
     (B) written instructions to the Trustee to make, or direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect a decrease in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such decrease; and
     (C) if the Company or the Trustee so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the Legend,
then the Trustee shall cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security to be decreased by the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Security to be issued, shall issue such Certificated Security and shall debit or cause to be debited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of the Certificated Security so issued.
     (iii) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities. When Certificated Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:
          (y) to register the transfer of such Certificated Securities; or
          (z) to exchange such Certificated Securities for an equal principal amount of Certificated Securities of other authorized denominations,
the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Certificated Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:
        (1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and
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effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:
     (A) if such Certificated Securities are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or
     (B) if such Certificated Securities are being transferred to the Company, a certification to that effect; or
     (C) if such Certificated Securities are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration, (i) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth in Exhibit C, if applicable) and (ii) if the Company or the Trustee so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the Legend.
     (iv) Restrictions on Transfer of a Certificated Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security. A Certificated Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.
     Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Certificated Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:
(I) so long as the Securities are Restricted Securities, certification, in the form set forth in Exhibit C, that such Certificated Security (A) is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (B) is being transferred pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; and
(II) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Registrar to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase, then the Trustee shall cancel such Certificated Security and cause, or direct the Registrar to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Registrar, the aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Certificated Security to be exchanged, and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of

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the Certificated Security so cancelled. If no Global Securities are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, a new Global Security in the appropriate principal amount.
     (b) Subject to the succeeding Section 2.12(c), every Security shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided in the Legend including the delivery of an opinion of counsel, if so provided. Whenever any Restricted Security is presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange for a Security registered in a name other than that of the Holder, such Security must be accompanied by a certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit C, dated the date of such surrender and signed by the Holder of such Security, as to compliance with such restrictions on transfer. The Registrar shall not be required to accept for such registration of transfer or exchange any Security not so accompanied by a properly completed certificate.
     (c) The restrictions imposed by the Legend upon the transferability of any Security shall cease and terminate when such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto) or, if earlier, upon the expiration of the holding period applicable to sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision). Any Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or shall have terminated may, upon a surrender of such Security for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.12 (accompanied, in the event that such restrictions on transfer have terminated by reason of a transfer in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision, by an opinion of counsel having substantial experience in practice under the Securities Act and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Trustee, addressed to the Company and the Trustee and in form acceptable to the Company and the Trustee, to the effect that the transfer of such Security has been made in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or such successor provision), be exchanged for a new Security, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive Legend. The Company shall inform the Trustee of the effective date of any registration statement registering the Securities under the Securities Act. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the aforementioned opinion of counsel or registration statement.
     (d) As used in the preceding two paragraphs of this Section 2.12, the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer, loan, hypothecation, or other disposition of any Security.
     (e) The provisions of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

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     (i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Securities, a Global Security shall not be exchanged in whole or in part for a Security registered in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or one or more nominees thereof, provided that a Global Security may be exchanged for Securities registered in the names of any Person designated by the Depositary in the event that (i) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or such Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under Exchange Act, and a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, (ii) upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary or (iii) to the extent permitted by the Depositary, the Company determines at any time that the Securities shall no longer be represented by Global Securities and shall inform such Depositary of such determination and participants in such Depository elect to withdraw their beneficial interests in the Global Securities from such Depository, following notification by the Depositary of their right to do so. Any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clause (i) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part, and any Global Security exchanged pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Security issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be a Global Security; provided that any such Security so issued that is registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Security.
     (ii) Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Security or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear the applicable legends provided for herein. Any Global Security to be exchanged in whole shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Registrar. With regard to any Global Security to be exchanged in part, either such Global Security shall be so surrendered for exchange or, if the Trustee is acting as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Security, the principal amount thereof shall be reduced, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver the Security issuable on such exchange to or upon the order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.
     (iii) Subject to the provisions of clause (v) below, the registered Holder may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including Agent Members (as defined below) and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

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     (iv) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (i) above, the Company will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Certificated Securities in definitive, fully registered form.
     (v) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (collectively, the “Agent Members”) nor any other persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, or under any such Global Security, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any other person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
     (f) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Agent Members or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
     The Trustee shall have no responsibility for the actions or omissions of the Depositary, or the accuracy of the books and records of the Depositary.
     Section 2.13 . CUSIP Numbers. The Company may issue the Securities with one or more “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

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     Section 2.14. Contingent Debt Tax Treatment. (a) The Company agrees, and by acceptance of a beneficial interest in a Security, each Holder will be deemed (i) to have agreed to treat the Security as indebtedness for United States federal income tax purposes that is subject to the United States federal income tax regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments, and (ii) to be bound by the Company’s determination of the “comparable yield” and “projected payment schedule” within the meaning of the contingent payment debt regulations. A Holder may obtain the issue price, the amount of Tax Original Issue Discount, issue date, yield to maturity, comparable yield and projected payment schedule for the Security, as determined by the Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.1275-4 or any successor provision, by submitting a written request to the Company at the following address: Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 4601 College Blvd., Suite 300, Leawood, Kansas 66211.
     (b) Each Security shall bear a legend relating to United States federal income tax matters in the form set forth in Exhibits A and B.
     Section 2.15. Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount. The Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year (i) a written notice specifying the amount of Tax Original Issue Discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on outstanding Securities as of the end of such year and (ii) such other specific information relating to such Tax Original Issue Discount as may then be required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE 3
Redemption and Repurchases
     Section 3.01. Company’s Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee. Prior to October 20, 2012, the Securities will not be redeemable at the Company’s option. On or after October 20, 2012, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Securities for U.S. legal tender (“cash”) at any time as a whole, or from time to time in part, at a redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Securities redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date, provided, that if the Redemption Date is on a date that is after an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Redemption Price will be 100% of the principal amount of the Securities repurchased but will not include accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any. Instead, the Company shall pay such Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Holder of record on the corresponding Interest Record Date. If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall notify the Trustee

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in writing of the Redemption Date, the Conversion Rate, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the Redemption Price.
     The Company shall give the notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 3.01 by a Company Order, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).
     Section 3.02. Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed. If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed, unless the procedures of the Depositary provide otherwise, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate (so long as such method is not prohibited by the rules of any stock exchange or quotation association on which the Securities are then traded or quoted). Subject to the previous sentence, the Trustee shall make the selection within five Business Days after it receives the notice provided for in Section 3.01 from outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000.
     Securities and portions of Securities that the Trustee selects shall be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Securities or portions of the Securities selected to be redeemed and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the method it has chosen for the selection of the Security.
     Securities and portions of Securities that are called for redemption are convertible, pursuant to Section 11.01(a)(3), by the Holder until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Redemption Date. If any Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities that have been converted during a selection of Securities to be redeemed may be treated by the Trustee as outstanding for the purpose of such selection.
     Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption. At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption (substantially in the form of Exhibit D) by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed.
     The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed and shall state:
  (1)   the Redemption Date;

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  (2)   the Redemption Price;
 
  (3)   the Conversion Rate;
 
  (4)   the name and address of the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent;
 
  (5)   that Securities called for redemption may be converted at any time before the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Redemption Date;
 
  (6)   that Securities called for redemption and not converted will be redeemed on the Business Day immediately following the Redemption Date;
 
  (7)   that Holders who want to convert their Securities must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Securities;
 
  (8)   that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to collect the Redemption Price;
 
  (9)   if fewer than all of the outstanding Securities are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers, if any, and principal amounts of the particular Securities to be redeemed;
 
  (10)   that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Redemption Price, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on Securities called for redemption will cease to accrue from and after the Redemption Date; and
 
  (11)   the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities.
     At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense, provided that the Company makes such request at least seven Business Days prior to the date by which such notice of redemption must be given to Holders in accordance with this Section 3.03.
     Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is given, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Business Day immediately following the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price stated in the notice except for Securities that are converted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the notice and from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the

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Redemption Price) such Securities shall cease to bear Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any.
     Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the Business Day immediately following the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions of Securities called for redemption which on or prior thereto have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation or have been converted. The Paying Agent shall as promptly as practicable return to the Company any money not required for that purpose because of conversion of Securities pursuant to Article 11. If such money is then held by the Company in trust and is not required for such purpose it shall be discharged from such trust.
     Section 3.06. Securities Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Security in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
     Section 3.07. Repurchase of Securities by the Company at Option of the Holder. (a) On each of October 15, 2012, October 15, 2015 and October 15, 2020 (each, a “Repurchase Date”), each Holder shall have the option to require the Company to repurchase Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of those Securities, plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on those Securities, to, but not including, such Repurchase Date (the “Repurchase Price”). Not later than 20 Business Days prior to any Repurchase Date, the Company shall mail a Company Notice (substantially in the form of Exhibit E) by first class mail to the Trustee and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law). The Company Notice shall include a form of repurchase Notice to be completed by a Holder and shall state:
        (i)  the Repurchase Price and the Conversion Rate;
 
       (ii)  the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
 
      (iii)   that Securities as to which a Repurchase Notice has been given may be converted if they are otherwise convertible only in accordance with Article 11 hereof and the terms of the Securities if the applicable Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

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       (iv)   that Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to collect payment;
 
       (v)    that the Repurchase Price for any security as to which a Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Business Day immediately following the Repurchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in clause (iv) above;
 
       (vi)   the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise its right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Securities under this Section 3.07 and a brief description of that right;
 
       (vii)  briefly, the conversion rights, if any, with respect to the Securities;
 
       (viii) the procedures for withdrawing a Repurchase Notice;
 
       (ix)   that, unless the Company defaults in making payment on Securities for which a Repurchase Notice has been submitted, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, or Liquidated Damages, if any, on such Securities will cease to accrue from and after the Repurchase Date; and
 
        (x)    the CUSIP number of the Securities.
     At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
     (b) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.07(a) upon delivery to the Trustee of a written notice of repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) during the period beginning at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to the relevant Repurchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Repurchase Date stating:
       (i)    if Certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be repurchased or, if Certificated Securities have not been issued for such Security, the Repurchase Notice shall comply with the appropriate Depository procedures,
 
       (ii)   the portion of the principal amount of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be repurchased, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000, and

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       (iii)  that such Security shall be repurchased by the Company as of the Repurchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in Section 6 of the Securities and in this Indenture.
     The delivery of such Security (together with all necessary endorsements) to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Repurchase Notice at the offices of the Paying Agent shall be a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Repurchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.07 only if the Security (together with all necessary endorsements) so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Repurchase Notice.
     The Company shall repurchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.07, a portion of a Security, if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the repurchase of all of a Security also apply to the repurchase of such portion of such Security.
     Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.07 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly following the later of the Business Day immediately following the Repurchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security (together with all necessary endorsements).
     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.07 shall have the right to withdraw such Repurchase Notice by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.09 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date.
     The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
     Section 3.08. Repurchase of Securities at Option of the Holder Upon a Change of Control. (a) If a Change of Control occurs, each Holder shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Securities not previously called for redemption by the Company, or any portion thereof that is equal to or an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of those Securities, plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on those Securities (the “Change of Control Repurchase Price”) to, but not including, the date that is 30 days following the date of the notice of a Change of Control mailed by the Company pursuant to Section 3.08(b) (the “Change of Control Repurchase Date”), subject to satisfaction by or on behalf of the Holder of the requirements set forth in Section 3.08(c); provided, that if the Change of Control Repurchase Date is

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on a date that is after an Interest Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Change of Control Repurchase Price will be 100% of the principal amount of the Securities repurchased but will not include accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any. Instead, the Company shall pay such Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Holder of Record on the corresponding Interest Record Date.
     (b) No later than 30 days after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall mail a Company Notice of the Change of Control (substantially in the form of Exhibit F) by first class mail to the Trustee and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law). The Company Notice shall include a form of Change of Control Repurchase Notice to be completed by the Holder and shall state:
       (i)    briefly, the events causing a Change of Control and the date of such Change of Control;
 
       (ii)   the date by which the Change of Control Repurchase Notice pursuant to this Section 3.08 must be delivered to the Paying Agent in order for a Holder to exercise the repurchase rights;
 
       (iii)  the Change of Control Repurchase Date;
 
       (iv)   the Change of Control Repurchase Price;
 
       (v)    the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
 
       (vi)   the Conversion Rate;
 
       (vii)  that the Securities as to which a Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been given may be converted if they are otherwise convertible pursuant to Article 11 hereof only if the Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
 
       (viii) that the Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to collect payment;
 
       (ix)   that the Change of Control Repurchase Price for any Security as to which a Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been duly given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Business Day immediately following the Change of Control Repurchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in clause (viii);

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       (x)    briefly, the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section 3.08;
 
       (xi)   briefly, the conversion rights, if any, on the Securities;
 
       (xii)  the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control Repurchase Notice;
 
       (xiii) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment of such Change of Control Repurchase Price, Interest, Contingent Interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on Securities surrendered for purchase by the Company will cease to accrue from and after the Change of Control Repurchase Date; and
 
       (xiv)  the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities.
     At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
     (c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in this Section 3.08 upon delivery of a written notice of repurchase (a “Change of Control Repurchase Notice”) to the Paying Agent at any time on or prior to the close of business on the Change of Control Repurchase Date stating:
       (i)    the certificate number of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be repurchased or, if Certificated Securities have not been issued, the Change of Control Repurchase Notice shall comply with the appropriate Depository procedures;
 
       (ii)   the portion of the principal amount of the Security which the Holder will deliver to be repurchased, which portion must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000; and
 
       (iii)  that such Security shall be repurchased pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in Section 6 of the Securities and in this Indenture.
     The delivery of such Security (together with all necessary endorsements) to the Paying Agent with the Change of Control Repurchase Notice at the offices of the Paying Agent shall be a condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Change of Control Repurchase Price therefor; provided, however, that such Change of Control Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.08 only if the Security (together with all necessary endorsements) so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof set forth in the related Change of Control Repurchase Notice.

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     The Company shall repurchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 3.08, a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to the repurchase of all of a Security also apply to the repurchase of such portion of such Security.
     Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.08 shall be consummated by the delivery of the Change of Control Repurchase Price promptly following the later of the Business Day following the Change of Control Repurchase Date or the time of delivery of such Security (together with all necessary endorsements).
     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Change of Control Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.08(c) shall have the right to withdraw such Change of Control Repurchase Notice by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.09 at any time prior to the close of business on the Change of Control Repurchase Date.
     The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Change of Control Repurchase Notice or written withdrawal thereof.
     Section 3.09. Effect of Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice. (a) Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice specified in Section 3.07 or Section 3.08, as applicable, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, was given shall (unless such Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, is withdrawn as specified in Section 3.09(b)) thereafter be entitled solely to receive the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Security. Such Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds and/or securities by the Paying Agent, promptly following the later of (x) the Business Day following the Repurchase Date or the Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be, with respect to such Security (provided the conditions in Section 3.07 or Section 3.08, as applicable, have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.07 or Section 3.08, as applicable. Securities in respect of which a Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been given by the Holder thereof may not be converted pursuant to and to the extent permitted by Article 11 hereof on or after the date of the delivery of such Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice unless such Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice has first been validly withdrawn as specified in Section 3.09(b).

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     (b) A Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent in accordance with the Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, at any time (i) in the case of the Repurchase Notice, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date or (ii) in the case of the Change of Control Repurchase Notice, prior to the close of business on the Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be, specifying:
  (1)   the certificate number, if any, of the Security in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted,
 
  (2)   the principal amount of the Security with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and
 
  (3)   the principal amount, if any, of such Security which remains subject to the original Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, and which has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.
     (c) There shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to Section 3.07 or Section 3.08 if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of the required Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be) and is continuing an Event of Default on the Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date (other than an Event of Default that is cured by the payment of the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities) which has resulted in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Securities being accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or prior to such Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date. The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities (x) with respect to which a Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, has been withdrawn in compliance with this Indenture, or (y) held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default described above in this Section 3.09(c) (other than an Event of Default that is cured by the payment of the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities) in which case, upon such return, the Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
     Section 3.10. Deposit of Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price. Prior to 11:00 a.m. (local time in the City of New York) on the Business Day following the Repurchase Date or the Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in

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Section 2.04) an amount of cash in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the aggregate Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be, of all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be purchased as of the Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be.
     Section 3.11. Securities Purchased in Part. Any Certificated Security which is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security, without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Security so surrendered which is not purchased.
     Section 3.12. Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities. When complying with the provisions of Section 3.07 or Section 3.08 hereof (provided that such offer or purchase constitutes an “issuer tender offer” for purposes of Rule 13e-4 (which term, as used herein, includes any successor provision thereto) under the Exchange Act at the time of such offer or purchase), and subject to any exemptions available under applicable law, the Company shall (i) comply with Rule 13e-4 and Rule 14e-1 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act, (ii) file the related Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act, and (iii) otherwise comply with all Federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under Sections Section 3.07 and Section 3.08 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Sections Section 3.07 and Section 3.08.
     Section 3.13. Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash that remains unclaimed as provided in Section 13 of the Securities, together with interest, if any, thereon (subject to the provisions of Section 8.01(f)), held by them for the payment of the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 4
Subordination
     Section 4.01. Agreement of Subordination. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities issued hereunder by its acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that all Securities shall be issued subject to the provisions of this Article 4; and each Person holding any Security, whether upon original issue or upon transfer, assignment or exchange thereof, accepts and agrees to be bound by such provisions.

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     The payment of the principal, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all Securities (including, but not limited to, the Redemption Price, the Repurchase Price and the Change of Control Repurchase Price with respect to the Securities subject to redemption or repurchase in accordance with Article 3 and the payment of any cash upon conversion in accordance with Article 11) issued hereunder shall, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, be subordinated and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt of all Senior Debt, whether outstanding at the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred.
     No provision of this Article 4 shall prevent the occurrence of any default or Event of Default hereunder.
     Section 4.02. Payments to Holders.
     (a) No payment shall be made with respect to the principal of, redemption of, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, or Liquidated Damages, if any, or any other amounts due on the Securities (including, but not limited to, the Redemption Price, the Repurchase Price and the Change of Control Repurchase Price with respect to the Securities subject to redemption or purchase in accordance with Article 3 and any payment of cash upon conversion in accordance with Article 11), except (i) payments and distributions made by the Trustee as permitted by the first or second paragraph of Section 4.05 and (ii) as set forth in Section 4.08, if:
       (i)    a default in the payment of any Designated Senior Debt occurs and is continuing (or, in the case of Designated Senior Debt for which there is a period of grace, in the event of such a default that continues beyond the period of grace, if any, specified in the instrument evidencing such Designated Senior Debt) (a “Payment Default”); or
 
       (ii)   a default, other than a Payment Default, occurs and is continuing that then permits holders of such Designated Senior Debt (or any Representative) to accelerate its maturity (a “Non-Payment Default”) and a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office a written notice of the default (a “Payment Blockage Notice”) from a Representative of Designated Senior Debt.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one Payment Blockage Notice may be given in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Debt during such period. No default which existed or was continuing on the date of the delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice with respect to the Designated Senior Debt whose holders delivered the Payment Blockage Notice may be made the basis of a subsequent Payment Blockage Notice by the holders of such Designated Senior Debt, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless the default has been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.

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     The Company may and shall resume payments on and distributions in respect of the Securities:
       (i)    in the case of a Payment Default, upon the date upon which such Payment Default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, or
 
       (ii)   in the case of a Non-Payment Default, the earlier of (i) the date on which such Non-Payment Default is cured or waived or ceases to exist, in each case as and to the extent permitted under the documentation for the Designated Senior Debt, or (ii) 179 days from after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is received, in each case, unless the maturity of the Designated Senior Debt has been accelerated in which case the immediately preceding clause (i) shall become applicable.
     (b) Upon any payment by the Company, or any distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors, in each case upon any dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of the Company (whether voluntary or involuntary) or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceedings, all amounts due or to become due upon all Senior Debt shall first be paid in full in cash, or other payments satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, before any payment of cash, property or securities is made on account of the principal of, redemption of, Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on, or with respect to the conversion of, the Securities (except (i) payments made pursuant to Article 9 from monies deposited with the Trustee pursuant thereto prior to commencement of proceedings for such dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization and (ii) Holders may receive junior securities as set forth in Section 4.08); and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization of the Company or bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceeding, any payment by the Company, or any distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled, except for the provision of this Article 4, shall (except as aforesaid) be paid by the Company or by any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, or by the Holders of the Securities or by the Trustee under this Indenture if received by them or it, directly to the holders of Senior Debt (pro rata to such holders on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Debt held by such holders, or as otherwise required by law or a court order) or their Representative or Representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt in full in cash, or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the Securities or to the Trustee.

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     The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another corporation or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all its property to another corporation upon the terms and conditions provided for in Article 6 shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 4.02 if such other corporation shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease, comply with the conditions stated in Article 6.
     (c) If the payment of the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company or the Trustee shall promptly notify holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives of such acceleration. The Company shall not pay the Securities until 10 Business Days after the holders or Representatives for the holders of Senior Debt receive notice of the acceleration and after which the Company shall pay the Securities only if this Article 4 otherwise permits payment at that time.
     In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities (including, without limitation, by way of setoff or otherwise), prohibited by the foregoing, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities before all Senior Debt is paid in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, or provision is made for such payment thereof in accordance with its terms in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Debt or their Representative or Representatives, as their respective interests may appear, as calculated by the Company, for application to the payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt or their Representative, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution, or provision therefor, to or for the holders of such Senior Debt.
     Nothing in this Section 4.02 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.10 and Section 8.07. This Section 4.02 shall be subject to the further provisions of Section 4.05.
     Section 4.03. Subrogation of Securities. Subject to the payment in full, in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Senior Debt, of all Senior Debt, the rights of the Holders of the Securities shall be subrogated to the extent of the payments or distributions made to the holders of such Senior Debt pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4 (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated to Senior Debt of the Company to substantially the same extent as the Securities are subordinated and is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Company

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applicable to the Senior Debt until the principal, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Securities shall be paid in full in cash or other payment satisfactory to the holders of Securities; and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the holders of the Senior Debt of any cash, property or securities to which the Holders of the Securities or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Article 4, and no payment pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4, to or for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt by Holders of the Securities or the Trustee, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt; and no payments or distributions of cash, property or securities to or for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities pursuant to the subrogation provisions of this Article 4, which would otherwise have been paid to the holders of Senior Debt shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or for the account of the Securities. It is understood that the provisions of this Article 4 are and are intended solely for the purposes of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Debt, on the other hand.
     Nothing contained in this Article 4 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of, redemption of, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article 4 of the holders of Senior Debt in respect of cash, property or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
     Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article 4, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction in which such bankruptcy, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization proceedings are pending, or a certificate of the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 4.

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     Section 4.04. Authorization to Effect Subordination. Each Holder of a Security by the Holder’s acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on the Holder’s behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article 4 and appoints the Trustee to act as the Holder’s attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. If the Trustee does not file a proper proof of claim or proof of debt in the form required in any proceeding referred to in Section 4.03 hereof at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim, the holders of any Senior Debt or their Representatives are hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of the Holders of the Securities.
     Section 4.05. Notice to Trustee. The Company shall give prompt written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and to any Paying Agent of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee or any Paying Agent in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 4 or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment of monies to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof or received written notice thereof at the Corporate Trust Office from the Company (in the form of an Officers’ Certificate) or a Representative or a holder or holders of Senior Debt or from any trustee thereof; and before the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided that, if on a date not less than one Business Day prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any such monies may become payable for any purpose (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of, redemption of, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, or Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Security) the Trustee shall not have received, with respect to such monies, the notice provided for in this Section 4.05, then, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive such monies and to apply the same to the purpose for which they were received, and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may be received by it on or after such prior date. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 4 to the contrary, nothing shall prevent any payment by the Trustee to the Holders of monies deposited with it pursuant to Article 9, and any such payment shall not be subject to the provisions of this Article 4.
     The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Representative or a person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a Representative or a holder of Senior Debt. In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any person as a holder of Senior

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Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 4, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 4, and if such evidence is not furnished the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment.
     Section 4.06 . Trustee’s Relation to Senior Debt. The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 4 in respect of any Senior Debt at any time held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in Section 8.11 or elsewhere in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.
     With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Article 4, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, the Trustee shall not be liable to any holder of Senior Debt if it shall pay over or deliver to Holders of Securities, the Company or any other Person money or assets to which any holder of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 4 or otherwise.
     Section 4.07 . No Impairment of Subordination. No right of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.
     Section 4.08 . Certain Issuances Not Deemed Payment. For the purposes of this Article 4 only, the issuance and delivery of common stock or other securities into which Securities are then convertible upon conversion of Securities in accordance with Article 11 and the issuance of junior securities in respect of the Securities shall not be deemed to constitute a payment or distribution on account of the principal of such Security or interest. For the purposes of this Article 4, the term “junior securities” means (a) shares of any Capital Stock of any class of the Company, or (b) debt of the Company which is subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Debt that may be outstanding at the time of issuance or delivery of such securities to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Securities are so subordinated as provided in this Article.

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     Section 4.09 . Obligations Not Impaired. Nothing contained in this Article 4 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall impair, as among the Company and the Holders, the right, which is absolute and unconditional, of the Holder of any Security to convert such Security in accordance with Article 11.
     Section 4.10 . Article Applicable to Paying Agents. If at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this Article shall (unless the context otherwise requires) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided, however, that the first paragraph of Section 4.05 shall not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company if it or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.
     Section 4.11 . Senior Debt Entitled to Rely. The holders of Senior Debt (including, without limitation, Designated Senior Debt) shall have the right to rely upon this Article 4, and no amendment or modification of the provisions contained herein shall diminish the rights of such holders unless such holders shall have agreed in writing thereto.
ARTICLE 5
Covenants
     Section 5.01 . Payment of Securities. The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities or pursuant to this Indenture. Any amounts of cash in immediately available funds or shares of Common Stock to be given to the Trustee or Paying Agent, shall be deposited with the Trustee or Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, by the Company. The principal amount of, and Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Securities, and the Redemption Price, Repurchase Price and the Change of Control Repurchase Price shall be considered paid on the applicable date due if on such date (or, in the case of a Repurchase Price or a Change of Control Repurchase Price, on the Business Day immediately following the applicable Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be) the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, cash or securities, if permitted hereunder, sufficient to pay all such amounts then due.
     Section 5.02 . SEC and Other Reports. The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports with the SEC, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company

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is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company shall also comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
     Section 5.03 . Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005) an Officer’s Certificate, stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signer thereof, the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which such Officer may have knowledge.
     Section 5.04 . Further Instruments and Acts. The Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Indenture.
     Section 5.05 . Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency of the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, purchase, redemption or conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The office of the Trustee in New York, NY (which shall initially be located at U.S. Bank Trust New York, 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10005, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (Euronet Worldwide Inc. 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025)) shall initially be such office or agency for all of the aforesaid purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency (other than a change in the location of the office of the Trustee). If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 13.02.
     The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the

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Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, for such purposes.
     Section 5.06 . Delivery of Certain Information. At any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, upon the request of a Holder or any beneficial owner of Securities or holder or beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, the Company will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished Rule 144A Information (as defined below) to such Holder or any beneficial owner of Securities or holder or beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock, or to a prospective purchaser of any such security designated by any such holder, as the case may be, to the extent required to permit compliance by such Holder or holder with Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of any such security. “Rule 144A Information” shall be such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. Whether a person is a beneficial owner shall be determined by the Company to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction.
     Section 5.07 . Liquidated Damages Notice. In the event that the Company is required to pay Liquidated Damages to holders of Securities pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will provide written notice (“Liquidated Damages Notice”) to the Trustee of its obligation to pay Liquidated Damages prior to the required payment date for the Liquidated Damages, and the Liquidated Damages Notice shall set forth the amount of Liquidated Damages to be paid by the Company on such payment date. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty to any Holder of Securities to determine the Liquidated Damages, or with respect to the nature, extent or calculation of the amount of Liquidated Damages when made, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Liquidated Damages.
     Section 5.08 . Limitation on Layering Indebtedness. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, incur, or suffer to exist any indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Debt unless, by its terms, such indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to, or ranks pari passu with, the Securities. This does not apply to distinctions between categories of indebtedness that exist by reason of any liens or guarantees securing or in favor of some but not all of such indebtedness.
ARTICLE 6
Successor Person
     Section 6.01 . When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets. The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, unless:

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     (a) either (1) the Company shall be the continuing corporation or (2) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person that acquires by conveyance, transfer, sale or lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company (i) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture;
     (b) if as a result of such transaction the Securities become convertible into common stock or other securities issued by a third party (other than the Company or any successor Person), such third party shall (1) expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture, or (2) fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the obligations of the Company or such successor Person under the Securities and this Indenture;
     (c) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and
     (d) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, sale or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this Article 6 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
     For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise) of the properties and assets of one or more Designated Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or another Subsidiary), which, if such assets were owned by the Company, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.
     The successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the successor Person to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease and obligations the Company may have under a supplemental indenture, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities. Subject to Section 10.06, the Company, the

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Trustee and the successor Person shall enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such successor Person and such discharge and release of the Company.
ARTICLE 7
Defaults and Remedies
     Section 7.01 . Events of Default. So long as any Securities are outstanding, each of the following shall be an “Event of Default”:
     (a) following the exercise by the Holder of the right to convert a Security in accordance with Article 11 hereof, the Company fails to comply with its obligations to deliver the cash, if any, or shares of Common Stock required to be delivered as part of the applicable Conversion Settlement Distribution on the applicable Conversion Settlement Date (whether or not prohibited by Article 4);
     (b) the Company defaults in its obligation to provide timely notice of a Change of Control to the Trustee and each Holder as required under Section 3.08(b);
     (c) the Company defaults in its obligation to repurchase any Security, or any portion thereof, upon the exercise by the Holder of such Holder’s right to require the Company to repurchase such Securities pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.08 hereof (whether or not prohibited by Article 4);
     (d) the Company defaults in its obligation to redeem any Security, or any portion thereof, called for redemption by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.01 hereof (whether or not prohibited by Article 4);
     (e) the Company defaults in the payment of the principal amount of any Security when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity (whether or not prohibited by Article 4);
     (f) the Company defaults in the payment of any Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages when due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (whether or not prohibited by Article 4);
     (g) the Company fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement in the Securities or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clause (a) through clause (f) above) and such failure continues for 60 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default;
     (h) a failure to pay when due at maturity or a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however described) that results in the acceleration of maturity of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount of $10 million or more,

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unless the acceleration is rescinded, stayed or annulled within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a Notice of Default;
     (i) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premise of (i) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree or order adjudging the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, under any applicable law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order described in clause (i) or (ii) above unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; and
     (j) the commencement by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against the Company, or the filing by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable law, or the consent by the Company to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or the taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or

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any group of two or more Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, would constitute a Designated Subsidiary, expressly in furtherance of any such action.
     For the avoidance of doubt, clauses (g) and (h) above shall not constitute an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee, of such default and the Company does not cure such default (and such default is not waived) within the time specified in clauses (g) and (h) above after actual receipt of such notice. Any such notice must specify the default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”
     Section 7.02 . Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing (the default not having been cured or waived), the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on all the Securities to be immediately due and payable on the earlier to occur of (x) the tenth (10th) Business Day after notice thereof has been given to the holders of Senior Debt and (y) the date of which all the Senior Debt has been accelerated. Upon such a declaration, such accelerated amount shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Securityholders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding, by notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder) may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, that have become due solely as a result of acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
     Section 7.03 . Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.

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     The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if the Trustee does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of the Securities in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.
     Section 7.04 . Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding, by notice to the Trustee (and without notice to any other Securityholder), may waive an existing or past Event of Default and its consequences except (1) an Event of Default described in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Section 7.01 or (2) an Event of Default in respect of a provision that under Section 10.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Securityholder affected. When an Event of Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Event of Default or impair any consequent right. This Section 7.04 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)1(B) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)1(B) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
     Section 7.05 . Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines in good faith is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Securityholders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it. This Section 7.05 shall be in lieu of Section 316(a)1(A) of the TIA and such Section 316(a)1(A) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
     Section 7.06 . Limitation on Suits. A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:
  (1)   the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;
 
  (2)   the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
 
  (3)   such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
 
  (4)   the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of security or indemnity; and

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  (5)   the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request during such 60-day period.
     A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over any other Securityholder.
     Section 7.07 . Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, in respect of the Securities held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Securities or any Redemption Date, Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date, and to convert the Securities in accordance with Article 11, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates or the right to convert, shall not be impaired or affected adversely without the consent of such Holder.
     Section 7.08 . Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default described in Section 7.01 clauses (a) through (f) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount owing with respect to the Securities and the amounts provided for in Section 8.07.
     Section 7.09 . Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, in respect of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment of any such amount) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
     (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel or any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and

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     (b) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 8.07.
     Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
     The Trustee shall be entitled to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors of the Company as it deems necessary or advisable.
     Section 7.10 . Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 7, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
     FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 8.07;
     SECOND: to Securityholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, as the case may be, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts due and payable on the Securities; and
     THIRD: the balance, if any, to the Company.
     The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 7.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.
     Section 7.11 . Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant (other than the Trustee) in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 7.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in

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aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding. This Section 7.11 shall be in lieu of Section 315(e) of the TIA and such Section 315(e) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
     Section 7.12 . Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury or other law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, any accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any, on Securities, as contemplated herein, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE 8
Trustee
     Section 8.01 . Duties of Trustee. The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the TIA and as set forth herein.
     (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
     (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
  (1)   the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied duties shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
 
  (2)   in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but

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      need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein. This Section 8.01(b) shall be in lieu of Section 315(a) of the TIA and such Section 315(a) is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
     (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
  (1)   this Section (c) does not limit the effect of Section 8.01(b);
 
  (2)   the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
 
  (3)   the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.05.
     Subparagraphs (c)(1), (2) and (3) shall be in lieu of Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) of the TIA and such Sections 315(d)(1), 315(d)(2) and 315(d)(3) are hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA.
     (d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 8.01.
     (e) The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
     (f) Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.
     (g) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
     Section 8.02 . Rights of Trustee. Subject to its duties and responsibilities under the TIA:
     (a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement,

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instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
     (b) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
     (c) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
     (d) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred under this Indenture;
     (e) the Trustee may consult with counsel selected by it and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
     (f) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;
     (g) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
     (h) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company,

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personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
     (i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
     (j) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder;
     (k) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded; and
     (l) the permissive rights of the Trustee to take certain actions under this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty unless so specified herein.
     Section 8.03 . Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or co-registrar may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Section 8.10 and Section 8.11.
     Section 8.04 . Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use or application of the proceeds from the Securities, it shall not be responsible for any statement in the registration statement for the Securities under the Securities Act or in any offering document for the Securities, the Indenture or the Securities (other than its certificate of authentication), or the determination as to which beneficial owners are entitled to receive any notices hereunder.
     Section 8.05 . Notice of Defaults. If a default or Event of Default occurs and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall give to each Securityholder notice of the default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later,

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within 15 days after it is known to the Trustee, unless such default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except in the case of a default or Event of Default described in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Section 7.01, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Securityholders. The preceding sentence shall be in lieu of the proviso to Section 315(b) of the TIA and such proviso is hereby expressly excluded from this Indenture, as permitted by the TIA. The Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such default or Event of Default, which notice specifically references this Indenture and the Securities.
     Section 8.06 . Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each December 31 beginning with the December 31 following the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder a brief report dated as of such December 31 that complies with TIA Section 313(a), if required by such Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA Section 313(b).
     A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Securityholders shall be filed with the SEC and each securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed. The Company agrees to notify the Trustee promptly whenever the Securities become listed on any securities exchange and of any delisting thereof.
     Section 8.07 . Compensation and Indemnity. The Company agrees:
     (a) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited (to the extent permitted by law) by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
     (b) to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses, advances and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; and
     (c) to indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, damage, claim, liability, cost or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses, and taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee)) incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or

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any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
     To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 8.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay the principal amount of, or the Redemption Price, Repurchase Price, Change of Control Repurchase Price, Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, as the case may be, on particular Securities.
     The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 8.07 shall survive the discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(i) or Section 7.01(j), the expenses, including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel, are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law.
     Section 8.08 . Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company; provided, however, no such resignation shall be effective until a successor Trustee has accepted its appointment pursuant to this Section 8.08. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:
  (1)   the Trustee fails to comply with Section 8.10;
 
  (2)   the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
 
  (3)   a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
 
  (4)   the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
     If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint, by resolution of its Board of Directors, a successor Trustee.
     A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company satisfactory in form and substance to the retiring Trustee and the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Securityholders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 8.07.

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     If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Company for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 8.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
     So long as no event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee (i) a Board Resolution appointing a successor Trustee, effective as of a date at least 30 days after delivery of such Resolution to the Trustee, and (ii) an instrument of acceptance of such appointment, effective as of such date, by such successor Trustee in accordance with this Indenture, the Trustee shall be deemed to have resigned as contemplated in this Section 7.08, the successor Trustee shall be deemed to have been accepted as contemplated in this Indenture, all as of such date, and all other provisions of this Indenture shall be applicable to such resignation, appointment and acceptance.
     Section 8.09 . Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.
     Section 8.10 . Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA Sections 310(a)(1) and 310(b). The Trustee (or its parent holding company) shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of TIA Section 310(b).
     Section 8.11 . Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.
ARTICLE 9
Discharge of Indenture
     Section 9.01 . Discharge of Liability on Securities. When (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced or repaid pursuant to Section 2.07) for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities

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have become due and payable and the Company deposits with the Trustee cash sufficient to pay all amounts due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07), and if in either case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company and such deposit and payment is otherwise permitted by Article 4 at the time made, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.07, cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall join in the execution of a document prepared by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel and at the cost and expense of the Company.
     Section 9.02 . Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability to the Securityholders with respect to such money or securities for that period commencing after the return thereof.
ARTICLE 10
Amendments
     Section 10.01 . Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may modify or amend this Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any Securityholder to:
     (a) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Securities;
     (b) surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;
     (c) provide for conversion rights of Holders of Securities if any reclassification or change of the Common Stock or any consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets occurs;
     (d) provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to the Holders of Securities in the case of a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease pursuant to Article 6 hereof;
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the Holders of Securities (after taking into account tax and other consequences of such increase);
     (f) comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;
     (g) make any changes or modifications necessary in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act as contemplated in the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that any such change or modification does not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect;
     (h) cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or which is otherwise defective; provided, however, that any such change or modification does not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect;
     (i) add or modify any other provisions herein with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder which the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary or desirable and which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, will not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect; provided that any addition or modification made solely to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the “Description of the Debentures” in the Offering Memorandum relating to the Securities will not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities;
     (j) establish the form of Securities if issued in definitive form (substantially in the form of Exhibit B); or
     (k) evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
     Section 10.02 . With Consent of Holders. Except as provided below in this Section 10.02, this Indenture or the Securities may be amended, modified or supplemented, and noncompliance in any particular instance with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities may be waived, in each case with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the principal amount of the Securities at the time outstanding.

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     Without the written consent or the affirmative vote of each Holder of Securities affected thereby, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 10.02 may not:
     (a) change the maturity of any Security, or the payment date of any installment of Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages payable on any Security;
     (b) reduce the principal amount of, or the Interest, or the Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages, payable on, or the Redemption Price, Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price of, any Security;
     (c) impair or adversely affect the conversion rights of any Holder of Securities;
     (d) change the currency of payment of such Securities or Interest, Contingent Interest, Liquidated Damages, Redemption Price, Change of Control Repurchase Price or Repurchase Price thereon;
     (e) alter the manner of calculation or rate of accrual of Interest, Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages, or extend the time for payment of any such amount or the Redemption Price, Change of Control Repurchase Price or Repurchase Price of any Security;
     (f) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to, or conversion of, any Security;
     (g) adversely affect the repurchase option of the Holders of the Securities as provided in Article 3 or the right of the Holders of the Securities to convert any Security as provided in Article 11, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Article 6 or Section 11.05 hereof;
     (h) modify the redemption provisions of Article 3 in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Securities;
     (i) modify any of the provisions of this Section, or reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities required to amend, modify or supplement the Indenture or the Securities or waive an Event of Default, except to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby; or
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10.02 or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver provided for in this Indenture.
     It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
     After an amendment under this Section 10.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to each Holder a notice briefly describing the amendment.
     Nothing in this Section 10.02 shall impair the ability of the Company and the Trustee to amend this Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any Securityholder to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to the Holders of Securities in the case of a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease pursuant to Article 6 hereof.
     Section 10.03 . Compliance With Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall comply with the TIA.
     Section 10.04 . Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions. Until an amendment, waiver or other action by Holders becomes effective, a consent thereto by a Holder of a Security hereunder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same obligation as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent, waiver or action is not made on the Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent, waiver or action as to such Holder’s Security or portion of the Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, waiver or action becomes effective. After an amendment, waiver or action becomes effective, it shall bind every Securityholder.
     Section 10.05 . Notation on or Exchange of Securities. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 10 may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for outstanding Securities.
     Section 10.06 . Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures. The Trustee shall sign any supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 10 if the amendment contained therein does not affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign such supplemental indenture. In signing such supplemental indenture the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to the provisions of Section 8.01) shall be fully protected in

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relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.
     Section 10.07 . Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
ARTICLE 11
Conversions
     Section 11.01 . Conversion Privilege. (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 11 (including without limitation the Company’s right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in any manner permitted pursuant to Section 11.03), a Holder of a Security shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Security prior to the close of business on the Stated Maturity into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate (the “Conversion Obligation”) in effect on the date of conversion only as follows:
     (1) during any fiscal quarter of the Company (a “Fiscal Quarter”) commencing after December 31, 2005 (and only during such Fiscal Quarter), if the Closing Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price in effect on such 30th Trading Day;
     (2) during the five Business Day period immediately following any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities for each day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Closing Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each such date; provided, however, that a Holder may not convert Securities in reliance on this Section 11.01(a)(2) after October 15, 2020, if on any Trading Day during such five consecutive Trading Day period the Closing Price of the Common Stock was between the applicable Conversion Price of the Securities and 130% of the Conversion Price of the Securities on such date. The Conversion Agent will, on the Company’s behalf, determine if the Securities are convertible as a result of the Trading Price of the Securities and notify the Company and the Trustee; provided, that the Conversion Agent shall have no obligation to

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determine the Trading Price of the Securities unless the Company has requested such determination and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless requested to do so by a Holder of the Securities. Upon making any such request, any such requesting Holder shall provide reasonable evidence that (A) such requesting Holder is a Holder of the Securities as of the date of such notice, and (B) the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Securities would be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. At such time, the Company shall instruct the Conversion Agent to determine the Trading Price of the Securities beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Closing Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate;
     (3) at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, if such Security has been called for redemption pursuant to Article 3 hereof, even if the Securities are not otherwise convertible at that time;
     (4) as provided in clause (b) of this Section 11.01.
     The Company or a designated agent (the Conversion Agent in the case of Section 11.01(a)(2)) shall determine on a daily basis during the time periods specified in Section 11.01(a)(1) or, following a request by a Holder of Securities in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 11.01(a)(2), Section 11.01(a)(2), whether the Securities shall be convertible as a result of the occurrence of an event specified in such Sections and, if the Securities shall be so convertible, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Trustee and Conversion Agent written notice thereof. Whenever the Securities shall become convertible pursuant to this Section 11.01 (as determined in accordance with this Section 11.01), the Company or, at the Company’s request, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall promptly notify the Holders of the event triggering such convertibility in the manner provided in Section 13.02, and the Company shall also promptly disseminate a press release through Dow Jones & Company, Inc. or Bloomberg Business News and publish such information on the Company’s Website or through another public medium the Company may use at that time. Any notice so given shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice.
     (b) In the event that:
     (1) (A) the Company distributes to all holders of Common Stock rights or warrants entitling them to purchase, for a period expiring within 60 days after the date of such distribution, Common

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Stock at less than the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Record Date for such distribution; or (B) the Company distributes to all holders of Common Stock assets (including cash), debt securities or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution has a per share value as determined by the Board of Directors exceeding 10% of the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date of such distribution, then, in either case, the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time on and after the date that the Company gives notice to the Holders of such distribution, which shall be not less than 20 Business Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution, until the earlier of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date or the date the Company announces that such distribution will not take place, even if the Securities are not otherwise convertible at such time; provided that no Holder of a Security will have the right to convert if the Holder may otherwise participate in such distribution without conversion; or
     (2) the Company becomes a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property, then the Securities may be surrendered for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction until 15 days after the actual effective date of such transaction (or, if such transaction also constitutes a Change of Control, until the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Change of Control Repurchase Date). If the Company engages in any reclassification of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value) or is party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property, then at the effective time of such transaction, the Conversion Obligation and the Conversion Settlement Distribution will be based on the applicable Conversion Rate and the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock would have received in such transaction as determined, to the extent applicable, by Section 11.05 (such property, collectively, the “Exchange Property”). In addition, if a Holder converts Securities following the effective time of any such transaction, any amounts of the Conversion Settlement Distribution to be settled in shares of Common Stock will be paid in such Exchange Property rather than shares of Common Stock. If the transaction also constitutes a Change of Control, (A) a Holder can require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of its

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Securities pursuant to Section 3.08 or, (B) if such Holder elects, instead, to convert all or a portion of its Securities, such Holder will receive Additional Shares upon conversion pursuant to Section 11.01(c), in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in each such Section. The Company shall notify Holders and the Trustee at least 25 days prior to the anticipated effective date of any such transaction.
     (c) If and only to the extent a Holder timely elects to convert Securities in connection with a Change of Control transaction that occurs on or prior to October 20, 2012, then except as set forth in Section 11.01(d), such holder will be entitled to receive, in addition to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Securities, an additional number of shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) as described below, subject to the Company’s conversion settlement election as described in Section 11.03; provided that if the Stock Price paid in connection with such transaction is greater than $100.00 or less than $29.44 (subject in each case to adjustment as described below), no Additional Shares shall be issuable. No Additional Shares shall be issuable under this Section 11.01(c) unless the Holder elects to convert the Securities in connection with such Change of Control transaction. Notwithstanding this Section 11.01(c), if the Company elects to adjust the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.01(d), the provisions of Section 11.01(d) will apply in lieu of the provisions of this Section 11.01(c).
     The number of Additional Shares issuable in connection with the conversion of Securities as described in the immediately preceding paragraph will be determined by reference to the table attached as Schedule I hereto, based on the effective date of such Change of Control transaction and the Stock Price paid in connection with such transaction; provided that if the Stock Price is between two Stock Price amounts in the table or such effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Price amounts and the two dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year. The “effective date” with respect to a Change of Control transaction means the date that a Change of Control becomes effective.
     The Additional Shares will be delivered to Holders who elect to convert their Securities on the later of (i) the fifth Business Day following the effective date and (2) the third Business Day following the final day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
     The Stock Prices set forth in the first row of the table in Schedule I hereto will be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Securities is adjusted pursuant to Section 11.04. The adjusted Stock Prices will equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment

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giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares will be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 11.04.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities exceed 33.9673 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (or 5,944,278 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate), subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 11.04.
     (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.01(c), in the case of a Public Acquirer Change of Control, the Company may, in lieu of increasing the Conversion Rate by Additional Shares as described in Section 11.01(c), elect to adjust the Conversion Rate and the related Conversion Obligation such that from and after the effective date of such Public Acquirer Change of Control, Holders of Securities will be entitled to convert their Securities (subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to conversion set forth in Section 11.01(a))into a number of shares of Public Acquirer Common Stock by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Public Acquirer Change of Control by a fraction:
     (i) the numerator of which will be (A) in the case of a share exchange, consolidation, merger or binding share exchange, pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into cash, securities or other property, the average value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable per share of Common Stock or (B) in the case of any other Public Acquirer Change of Control, the average of the Closing Price of the Common Stock for the five consecutive Trading Days prior to but excluding the effective date of such Public Acquirer Change of Control, and
     (ii) the denominator of which will be the average of the Closing Prices of the Public Acquirer Common Stock for the five consecutive Trading Days commencing on the trading day next succeeding the effective date of such Public Acquirer Change of Control.
     “Public Acquirer Change of Control” means an event constituting a Change of Control that would otherwise obligate the Company to increase the Conversion Rate as described in Section 11.01(c) and the acquirer (or any entity that is a directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the acquirer or of which the acquirer is a directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary) has a class of common stock traded on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or which will be so traded or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such Change of Control (the “Public Acquirer Common Stock”).
     Upon a Public Acquirer Change of Control, if the Company so elects, Holders may convert their Securities (subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to conversion set forth in Section 11.01(a)) at the adjusted Conversion Rate described

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in the second preceding paragraph but will not be entitled to the increased Conversion Rate described in Section 11.01(c). The Company shall notify Holders of its election in its notice to Holders pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(2) above. Holders may convert their Securities upon a Public Acquirer Change of Control during the period specified in Section 11.01(b)(2). In addition, Holders can also, subject to certain conditions, require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Securities as described in Section 3.08.
     After any adjustment of the Conversion Rate in connection with a Public Acquirer Change of Control, the Conversion Rate will be subject to further similar adjustments in the event that any of the events described in Section 11.04 occur thereafter.
     Section 11.02 . Conversion Procedure; Conversion Rate; Fractional Shares. (a) Subject to Section 11.01 and the Company’s rights under Section 11.03, each Security shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent into fully paid and nonassessable shares (calculated to the nearest 1/100th of a share) of Common Stock. The rate at which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered upon conversion (the “Conversion Rate”) shall be initially 24.7036 shares of Common Stock for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted in certain instances as provided in Section 11.04 hereof, but shall not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid Interest, Contingent Interest, or Liquidated Damages, if any. Upon conversion, no payment shall be made by the Company with respect to any accrued and unpaid Interest, including Contingent Interest, if any. Instead, such amount shall be deemed paid by the applicable Conversion Settlement Distribution delivered upon conversion of any Security. In addition, no payment or adjustment shall be made in respect of dividends on the Common Stock with a record date prior to the Conversion Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon conversion a Holder shall receive any accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages to the Conversion Date. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock in connection with any conversion of Securities, but instead shall, subject to Section 11.03 hereof, make a cash payment (calculated to the nearest cent) equal to such fraction multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.
     (b) Before any Holder of a Security shall be entitled to convert the same into Common Stock, such Holder shall (1) in the case of Global Securities, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time, and in the case of Certificated Securities, surrender such Securities, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank, at the office of the Conversion Agent, and (2) give written notice to the Company in the form on the reverse of such Certificated Security (the “Conversion Notice”) at said office or place that such Holder elects to convert the same and shall state in writing therein the principal amount of Securities to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for Common Stock included in the Conversion Settlement Distribution, if any, to be registered.

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     Before any such conversion, a Holder also shall pay all taxes or duties, if any, as provided in Section 11.06 and any amount payable pursuant to Section 11.02(g).
     If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock, if any, that shall be deliverable upon conversion as part of the Conversion Settlement Distribution shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.
     (c) A Security shall be deemed to have been converted as of the close of business on the date (the “Conversion Date”) that the Holder has complied with Section 11.02(b).
     (d) The Company will, on the Conversion Settlement Date, (i) pay the cash component (including cash in lieu of any fraction of a share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled), if any, of the Conversion Obligation determined pursuant to Section 11.03 to the Holder of a Security surrendered for conversion, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, and (ii) issue, or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock, if any, to which such Holder shall be entitled as part of such Conversion Obligation. The Company shall not be required to deliver certificates for shares of Common Stock while the stock transfer books for such stock or the security register are duly closed for any purpose, but certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be issued and delivered as soon as practicable after the opening of such books or security register, and the Person or Persons entitled to receive the Common Stock as part of the applicable Conversion Settlement Distribution upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Common Stock, as of the close of business on the applicable Conversion Settlement Date.
     (e) In case any Security shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Security so surrendered, without charge to such Holder (subject to the provisions of Section 11.06 hereof), a new Security or Securities in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Securities.
     (f) By delivering the full number of shares of Common Stock or other property issuable upon conversion or cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in lieu thereof, together with a cash payment in lieu of any fractional shares to the Conversion Agent or to the Holder or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, the Company will have satisfied in full its Conversion Obligation with respect to such Security, and upon such delivery accrued and unpaid Interest, if any, and Contingent Interest, if any, with respect to such Security will be deemed to be paid in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited.

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     (g) If a Securityholder delivers a Conversion Notice after the Interest Record Date for a payment of Interest (including Contingent Interest, if any) but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, such Securityholder must pay to the Company, at the time such Securityholder surrenders Securities for conversion, an amount equal to the Interest (including Contingent Interest, if any, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Liquidated Damages, if any), that has accrued and will be paid on the related Interest Payment Date. The preceding sentence shall not apply if (1) the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after an Interest Record Date but on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (2) the Company has specified a Change of Control Repurchase Date during such period or (3) if any overdue Interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to the Securities converted.
     Section 11.03. Payment Upon Conversion. (a) In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice on or prior to the day that is 20 days prior to either Stated Maturity or, with respect to Securities being redeemed, the applicable Redemption Date (the “Final Notice Date”), the following procedures will apply:
     If the Company chooses to satisfy all or any portion of its Conversion Obligation in cash, the Company will notify such Holder through the Trustee of the dollar amount to be satisfied in cash (which must be expressed either as 100% of the Conversion Obligation or as a fixed dollar amount) at any time on or before the date that is two Business Days following the Company’s receipt of the Conversion Notice as specified in Section 11.02 (such period, the “Cash Settlement Notice Period”). If the Company timely elects to pay cash for any portion of the Common Stock otherwise issuable to such Holder, the Conversion Notice may be retracted at any time during the two Business Day period beginning on the day after the final day of the Cash Settlement Notice Period (the “Conversion Retraction Period”); no such retraction can be made (and a Conversion Notice shall be irrevocable) if the Company does not elect to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares). If the Conversion Notice is not retracted within the Conversion Retraction Period, then settlement of the Conversion Obligation (in cash and/or shares of Common Stock) (the “Conversion Settlement Distribution”) (other than with respect to any Additional Shares, for which settlement shall occur in the time periods specified in Section 11.01(c)) will occur on the third Business Day following the final day of the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the final day of the Conversion Retraction Period (the “Cash Settlement Averaging Period”). The Conversion Settlement Distribution will be computed as follows:
     (i) If the Company elects to satisfy the entire Conversion Obligation in shares of Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to Holders surrendering Securities for conversion a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (1) the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be converted divided by 1,000, multiplied by (2) the sum of the applicable

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Conversion Rate and the applicable number of Additional Shares issuable upon conversion of $1,000 principal amount of Securities, if any; provided that if on the Conversion Date, (x) a Holder holds Securities that are neither registered under the Securities Act nor immediately freely saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act and (y) there exists a Registration Default as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, for purposes of clause (2) (including for purposes of calculations pursuant to the clauses (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph), the Conversion Rate (without including any Additional Shares in such Conversion Rate) shall be multiplied by 103%. In addition, the Company will pay cash for all fractional shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 11.02(d).
     (ii) If the Company elects to satisfy the entire Conversion Obligation in cash, the Company will deliver to Holders surrendering Securities for conversion, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, cash in an amount equal to the product of:
     (1) a number equal to (x) the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be converted divided by 1,000 multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock calculated pursuant to subclause (2) of clause (i) of this Section 11.03(a), and
     (2) the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock during each Trading Day during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
     (iii) If the Company elects to satisfy a fixed portion (other than 100%) of the Conversion Obligation in cash, the Company will deliver to Holders surrendering Securities for conversion, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities, such cash amount (the “Cash Amount”) and a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the excess, if any, of the number of shares of Common Stock calculated pursuant to subclause (2) of clause (i) of this Section 11.03(a) over the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum, for each day of the Cash Settlement Averaging Period, of (x) 5% of the Cash Amount (other than cash for fractional shares of Common Stock), divided by (y) the Closing Price of the Common Stock on such day. In addition, the Company will pay cash for all fractional shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 11.02(d).
     (b) (i) In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice after the Final Notice Date, if the Company chooses to satisfy all or any portion of the Conversion Obligation in cash, the Company may send, on or prior to the Final Notice Date, a single notice to the Trustee of the dollar amount to be satisfied in cash (which must be expressed either as 100% of the Conversion Obligation or as a fixed dollar amount). If the Company delivers a single notice to the Trustee, the Company will not send individual notices of its election to satisfy all or any portion

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of the Conversion Obligation in cash. The Conversion Settlement Distribution will be computed in the same manner as set forth under Section 11.03(a) above except that the “Cash Settlement Averaging Period” shall be the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the receipt of the Conversion Notice (or, in the event the Company receives the Conversion Notice on the Business Day prior to the Stated Maturity, the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the Stated Maturity). Settlement of the Conversion Obligation pursuant to this Section 11.03(b)(i) (in cash and/or shares of Common Stock) (other than with respect to any Additional Shares, for which settlement shall occur in the time periods specified in Section 11.01(c)) will occur on the third Business Day following the final day of such Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
     (ii) If a Holder elects to convert Securities pursuant to Section 11.01(a)(4) and such Holder, in connection with such conversion, would be entitled to receive Additional Shares, the Company will not send individual notices of its election to satisfy all or any portion of the Conversion Obligation in cash. Instead, if the Company chooses to satisfy all or any portion of the Conversion Obligation in cash, unless the Company has previously sent a notice pursuant to Section 11.03(c), the Company will send a single notice to the Trustee of the dollar amount to be satisfied in cash (which must be expressed either as 100% of the Conversion Obligation or as a fixed dollar amount) in connection with the announcement of the relevant corporate transaction. The Conversion Settlement Distribution will be computed in the same manner as set forth in Section 11.03(a) except that (1) the Cash Settlement Averaging Period shall be the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the receipt of the Conversion Notice (or, in the event the Company receives the Conversion Notice on the Business Day prior to the Stated Maturity, the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the Stated Maturity), and (2) if the Securities become convertible into Exchange Property, the Closing Price of the Common Stock shall be deemed to equal the sum of (A) 100% of the value of any Exchange Property consisting of cash received per share of Common Stock, (B) the Closing Price of any Exchange Property received per share of Common Stock consisting of securities that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange or approved for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market and (3) the Fair Market Value of any other Exchange Property received per share, as determined by two independent nationally recognized investment banks selected by the Trustee for this purpose. Settlement (in cash and/or shares) will occur on the third Business Day following the final day of such Cash Settlement Averaging Period.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, at any time prior to Stated Maturity, the Company may irrevocably elect, with respect to any Securities which may be converted after the date of such election, in its sole discretion without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, by notice to the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, to satisfy in cash the lesser of (i) (A) the

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Conversion Rate, multiplied by (B) the average Closing Price of the Common Stock during the Cash Settlement Averaging Period and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of any such Security, with any remaining amount to be satisfied in shares of Common Stock. Any Conversion Notice delivered following the date the Company makes such election shall not be retractable, and the Conversion Settlement Distribution shall be computed and settlement dates shall be determined in the same manner as set forth in Section 11.03(a), except that the Cash Settlement Averaging Period shall be the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after receipt of the Conversion Notice. In the case of any Holders who elect to convert any Securities pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 11.01(a)(4) following the date the Company makes the election set forth in this Section 11.03(c), and such Holder, in connection with such conversion, would be entitled to receive Additional Shares, the Conversion Settlement Distribution will be computed and the settlement dates will be determined in the same manner as set forth in Section 11.03(b)(ii).
     Section 11.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as follows:
     (a) In case the Company shall hereafter pay a dividend or make a distribution to all holders of the outstanding Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the date following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution by a fraction,
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination plus (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting the dividend or distribution; and
     (ii) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination,
such increase to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 11.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
     (b) In case the Company shall issue rights or warrants to all holders of its outstanding shares of Common Stock entitling them (for a period expiring within 60 days after the date of such distribution) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Closing Price on the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the rate determined

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by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants by a fraction,
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants plus (B) the total number of additional shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase, and
     (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants plus (B) the total number of additional shares of Common Stock that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase would purchase at the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on such date.
     Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In the event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed. In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such Closing Price, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
     (c) In case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision becomes effective shall be proportionately increased, and conversely, in case outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such combination becomes effective shall be proportionately reduced, such increase or reduction, as the case may be, to

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become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision or combination becomes effective.
     (d) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding any rights or warrants referred to in Section 11.04(b) and excluding any dividend or distribution (x) paid exclusively in cash or (y) referred to in Section 11.04(a)) (any of the foregoing hereinafter in this Section 11.04(d) called the “Distributed Assets”), then, in each such case, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall be equal to the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date with respect to such distribution by a fraction,
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on such Record Date; and
     (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock less the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) on the Record Date of the portion of the Distributed Assets so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock,
such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following such Record Date; provided, however, that in the event (1) the then Fair Market Value (as so determined) of the portion of the Distributed Assets so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on such Record Date or (2) the Current Market Price of Common Stock on the Record Date exceeds the then Fair Market Value (as so determined) of the portion of the Distributed Assets so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock by less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each Holder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of Distributed Assets such Holder would have received had such holder converted each Security on the Record Date for such distribution. In the event that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. If the Board of Directors determines the Fair Market Value of any distribution for purposes of this Section 11.04(d) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.
     Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Stock (including any Rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement) entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the

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occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 11.04 (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.04 will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 11.04(d). If any such right or warrant, including any such existing rights or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and record date with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights or warrants without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 11.04 was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.
     No adjustment of the Conversion Rate shall be made pursuant to this Section 11.04(d) in respect of rights or warrants distributed or deemed distributed on any Trigger Event to the extent that such rights or warrants are actually distributed, or reserved by the Company for distribution to holders of Securities upon conversion by such holders of Securities to Common Stock.
     For purposes of this Section 11.04(d) and Section 11.04(a) and (b), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 11.04(d) is applicable that also includes shares of Common Stock, or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or both), shall be deemed instead to be (1) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of indebtedness, assets or shares of capital stock other than such shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants (and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 11.04(d) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made) immediately followed by (2) a dividend or distribution of such shares of Common Stock or such rights or warrants

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(and any further Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 11.04(a) and (b) with respect to such dividend or distribution shall then be made), except (A) the Record Date of such dividend or distribution shall be substituted as “the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution”, “the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants” and “the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of Section 11.04(a) and (b), and (B) any shares of Common Stock included in such dividend or distribution shall not be deemed “outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of Section 11.04(a).
     If any Distributed Assets requiring any adjustment pursuant to this Section 11.04(d) consists of the Capital Stock, or similar equity interests in, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the close of business on the Record Date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive the distribution shall instead be increased by multiplying the Conversion Rate then in effect by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the average of the Closing Prices of such distributed security for the 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the fifth Trading Day after the Ex-Dividend Date on the Nasdaq National Market or such other national or regional exchange or market on which the securities are then listed or quoted, plus (2) the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the same Trading Day period and (B) the denominator of which is such average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock.
     (e) In case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of its Common Stock cash (an “Extraordinary Cash Dividend”) (excluding any dividend or distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary), then, in such case, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such Extraordinary Cash Dividend by a fraction,
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on such Record Date, and
     (ii) the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price of the Common Stock minus the amount per share of such dividend or the amount of cash so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock,
such adjustment to be effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following such Record Date; provided, however, that in the event the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on such Record Date, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, adequate provision shall be made so that each

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Holder shall have the right to receive upon conversion the amount of cash such Holder would have received had such Holder converted each Security on such Record Date. In the event that such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
     (f) In case a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any Subsidiary for all or any portion of the Common Stock shall expire and such tender or exchange offer (as amended upon the expiration thereof) shall require the payment to stockholders of consideration per share of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) that as of the last time (the “Expiration Time”) tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) exceeds the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Time, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Expiration Time by a fraction
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the Fair Market Value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable to stockholders based on the acceptance (up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of all shares validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn as of the Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted up to any such maximum, being referred to as the “Purchased Shares”) and (y) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (less any Purchased Shares) at the Expiration Time and the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day after the Expiration Time, and
     (ii) the denominator of which shall be the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any Purchased Shares) at the Expiration Time multiplied by Closing Price of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day after the Expiration Time,
such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Expiration Time. In the event that the Company is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.
     (g) In case of a tender or exchange offer made by a Person other than the Company or any Subsidiary for an amount that increases the offeror’s ownership of Common Stock to more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Common Stock

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outstanding and shall involve the payment by such Person of consideration per share of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive, and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) that as of the last time (the “Offer Expiration Time”) tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it shall have been amended) exceeds the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day after the Offer Expiration Time, and in which, as of the Offer Expiration Time the Board of Directors is not recommending rejection of the offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased so that the same shall equal the rate determined by multiplying the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Offer Expiration Time by a fraction
     (i) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the Fair Market Value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable to stockholders based on the acceptance (up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of all shares of Common Stock validly tendered or exchanged and not withdrawn as of the Offer Expiration Time (the shares deemed so accepted, up to any such maximum, being referred to as the “Accepted Purchased Shares”) and (y) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (less any Accepted Purchased Shares) at the Offer Expiration Time and the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day after the Offer Expiration Time, and
     (ii) the denominator of which shall be the product of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (including any Accepted Purchase Shares) at the Offer Expiration Time multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the first Trading Day after the Offer Expiration Time,
such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the Offer Expiration Time. In the event that such Person is obligated to purchase shares pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but such Person is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the adjustment described in this Section 11.04(g) shall not be made if, as of the Offer Expiration Time, the offering documents with respect to such offer disclose a plan or intention to cause the Company to engage in any transaction described in Section 11.05.
     (h) The Company may make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by this Section 11.04 as the Board of Directors considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock resulting from any stock distribution; provided, however, that such increase in the Conversion Rate shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities (after taking into account tax and other consequences of such increase).

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     To the extent permitted by applicable law and the listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market and any exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of time if the period is at least twenty (20) days, the increase is irrevocable during the period and the Board of Directors shall have made a determination that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to holders of record of the Securities a notice of the increase at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.
     (i) All calculations under this Article 11 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be, with one half-cent and 0.005 of a share, respectively, being rounded upward. No adjustment need be made for:
     (i) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan,
     (ii) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
     (iii) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the date the Securities were first issued,
     (iv) a change in the par value of the Common Stock, or
     (v) accrued and unpaid Interest, including Contingent Interest or Liquidated Damages, if any.
To the extent the Securities become convertible into cash, assets, property or securities (other than Capital Stock of the Company), no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the cash, assets, property or such securities.
     (j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any conversion agent other than the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume that the last

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Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to the holder of each Security at his last address appearing on the Security register provided for in Section 2.03 of this Indenture, within twenty (20) days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.
     (k) In any case in which this Section 11.04 provides that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after (1) a record date or Record Date for an event, (2) the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive a dividend or distribution pursuant to Section 11.04(a), (3) a date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive rights or warrants pursuant to Section 11.04(b), or (4) the Expiration Time for any tender or exchange offer pursuant to Section 11.04(f), or (5) the Offer Expiration Time for a tender offer or exchange offer pursuant to Section 11.04(g) (each a “Determination Date”), the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of the relevant Adjustment Event (as hereinafter defined) (x) issuing to the holder of any Security converted after such Determination Date and before the occurrence of such Adjustment Event, the additional shares of Common Stock or other securities issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such Adjustment Event over and above the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion before giving effect to such adjustment and (y) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fraction pursuant to Section 11.04(a). For purposes of this Section 11.04(k), the term “Adjustment Event” shall mean:
     (i) in any case referred to in clause (1) hereof, the occurrence of such event,
     (ii) in any case referred to in clause (2) hereof, the date any such dividend or distribution is paid or made,
     (iii) in any case referred to in clause (3) hereof, the date of expiration of such rights or warrants, and
     (iv) in any case referred to in clause (4) or clause (5) hereof, the date a sale or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer is consummated and becomes irrevocable.
     (l) For purposes of this Section 11.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

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     Section 11.05. Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. (a) If any of the following events occur, namely (i) any reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination to which Section 11.04(c) applies), (ii) any consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or combination of the Company with another Person as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive Exchange Property with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock, or (iii) any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all the properties and assets of the Company to any other Person as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive Exchange Property with respect to or in exchange for such Common Stock, then the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of such supplemental indenture) providing for the conversion and settlement of the Securities as set forth in this Indenture. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 11. If, in the case of any such reclassification, change, merger, consolidation, binding share exchange, combination, sale or conveyance, the Exchange Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock or other securities and assets of a corporation other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such reclassification, change, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, combination, sale or conveyance, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other corporation and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Securities as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing.
     (b) For purposes of the foregoing, in the event the holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in any such transaction, the Company shall make adequate provision whereby the Holders of the Securities shall have a reasonable opportunity to determine the form of consideration into which all of the Securities, treated as a single class, shall be convertible from and after the effective date of such transaction (subject to the Company’s ability to satisfy part or all of the Conversion Obligation in cash pursuant to Section 11.02). Such determination shall be pursuant to Section 1.05 and shall be subject to any limitations to which all of the holders of Common Stock are subject, such as pro-rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in such transaction and shall be conducted in such a manner as to be completed by the date which is the earliest of (a) the deadline for elections to be made by the holders of Common Stock in connection with such transaction, and (b) two Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction. The Company shall provide notice of the opportunity to determine the form of such consideration, as well as notice of the determination made by Holders of the Securities by issuing a press release and providing a copy of such notice to the Trustee. The Company shall not become a party to any such transaction unless its terms are consistent with the preceding. The foregoing provision shall not affect

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the Company’s ability to exercise its rights set forth in Section 11.01(d) upon a Public Acquirer Change of Control. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Debentures to convert its Securities into cash and shares of Common Stock, as set forth in Section 11.01 and Section 11.02 prior to the effective date.
     (c) The Conversion Obligation in respect of any Securities converted following the effective date of any such transaction shall be computed in the same manner as set forth in Section 11.03(a) except that (1) the Cash Settlement Averaging Period shall be the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the receipt of the Conversion Notice (or, in the event the Company receives the Conversion Notice on the Business Day prior to the Stated Maturity, the 20 Trading Day period beginning on the Trading Day after the Stated Maturity), and (2) if the Securities become convertible into Exchange Property, the Closing Price of the Common Stock shall be deemed to equal the sum of (A) 100% of the value of any Exchange Property consisting of cash received per share of Common Stock, (B) the Closing Price of any Exchange Property received per share of Common Stock consisting of securities that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange or approved for quotation on the Nasdaq National Market and (3) the Fair Market Value of any other Exchange Property received per share, as determined by two independent nationally recognized investment banks selected by the Trustee for this purpose. Settlement (in cash and/or shares) will occur on the third Business Day following the final day of such Cash Settlement Averaging Period, provided, that any amount of the Conversion Settlement Distribution to be delivered in shares of Common Stock shall be paid in Exchange Property rather than shares of Common Stock. If the Exchange Property includes more than one kind of property, the amount of Exchange Property of each kind to be delivered shall be in the proportion that the value of the Exchange Property (as calculated pursuant to Section 11.03(b)(ii)) of such kind bears to the value of all such Exchange Property. If the foregoing calculations would require the Company to deliver a fractional share or unit of Exchange Property to a Holder of Securities being converted, the Company shall deliver cash in lieu of such fractional share or unit based on the value of the Exchange Property.
     (d) The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder of Securities, at its address appearing on the Security register provided for in Section 2.03 of this Indenture, within twenty (20) days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.
     (e) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, statutory share exchanges, combinations, sales and conveyances.
     If this Section 11.05 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 11.04 shall not apply.

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     Section 11.06. Taxes on Shares Issued. The issue of stock certificates on conversions of Securities shall be made without charge to the converting Holder for any tax in respect of the issue thereof, except for applicable withholding, if any. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other than that of the Holder of any Securities converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.
     Section 11.07. Reservation of Shares, Shares to Be Fully Paid; Compliance with Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock. (a) The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for the conversion of the Securities from time to time as such Securities are presented for conversion.
     (b) Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate to an amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value, if any, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, the Company will take all corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue shares of such Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Rate.
     (c) (i) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of Securities will upon issue be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.
     (ii) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Securities hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto), endeavor to secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.
     Section 11.08. Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any other conversion agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any holder of Securities to determine the Conversion Rate or whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be

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employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other conversion agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Security; and the Trustee and any other conversion agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Security for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 11. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any conversion agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 11.05 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Securities after any event referred to in such Section 11.05 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 8.01, may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto.
     Section 11.09. Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions. In case:
     (a) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 11.04; or
     (b) the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all of its Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights or warrants; or
     (c) of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding Common Stock, or a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation, merger or statutory share exchange to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
     (d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company;
the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and to be mailed to each Holder of Securities at his address appearing on the register provided for in Section 2.03 of this Indenture, as promptly as possible but in any event at least ten (10) days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date

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on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution of rights or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, or statutory share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, or statutory share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend, distribution, reclassification, consolidation, merger, or statutory share exchange, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
     Section 11.10. Shareholder Rights Plan. To the extent that the Company has a rights plan (including without limitation, the Rights Agreement) in effect upon conversion of the Securities into Common Stock, a Holder who converts securities will receive, in addition to the Common Stock, the rights under the rights plan, unless prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case the Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of Common Stock, shares of the Company’s capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or assets as described in Section 11.04(d) above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights. In lieu of any such adjustment, the Company may amend such applicable shareholder rights agreement to provide that upon conversion of the Securities the holders will receive, in addition to the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the rights which would have attached to such Common Stock if the rights had not become separated from the Common Stock under such applicable shareholder rights agreement.
     Section 11.11. Unconditional Right of Holders to Convert. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to convert its Security in accordance with this Article 11 and to bring an action for the enforcement of any such right to convert, and such rights shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
ARTICLE 12
Contingent Interest
     Section 12.01. Contingent Interest. (a) The Company shall pay Contingent Interest with respect to the Securities for any Contingent Interest Period commencing with the Contingent Interest Period ending April 14, 2013, if the average Trading Price of a Security for the five Trading Days ending on the second

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Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Contingent Interest Period equals or exceeds 120% of the principal amount of such Security.
     (b) The amount of Contingent Interest payable per $1,000 principal amount of Securities in respect of any Contingent Interest Period will equal 0.35% per annum calculated on the average Trading Price of $1,000 principal amount of Securities during the relevant five Trading Day period used to determine whether Contingent Interest must be paid.
     (c) The Company shall be responsible for calculating the amounts of Contingent Interest, if any, accrued on the Securities. The Company shall make any such calculations using the Trading Price provided by the Trustee. The Trustee shall be entitled in its sole discretion to consult with the Company and to request the assistance of the Company in connection with the Trustee’s duties pursuant to this Article 11, and the Company agrees, if requested by the Trustee, to cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the Trustee in carrying out its duties under this Article 11.
     Section 12.02. Payment of Contingent Interest. Payments of Contingent Interest shall be made in the same manner, at the same time, and subject to the same restrictions, including those restrictions in respect of accrued and unpaid interest on any Securities that are submitted for conversion, as payments of Interest.
     Section 12.03. Contingent Interest Notification. By the first Business Day of a Contingent Interest Period for which Contingent Interest will be payable, the Company will disseminate a press release containing this information or publish the information on its Website or through such other public medium as it may use may use at that time.
ARTICLE 13
Miscellaneous
     Section 13.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.
     Section 13.02. Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, notice, waiver, consent or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or transmitted by facsimile transmission (confirmed by guaranteed overnight courier) to the following facsimile numbers:

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if to the Company:
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
4601 College Blvd., Suite 300
Leawood, KS 66211
Attn: Rick L. Weller
Tel: (913) 327-4227
Facsimile: (913) 327-1921
if to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
One Federal Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Attn: Corporate Trust Services
Tel: (617) 603-6567
Fax: (617) 603-6667
          The Company or the Trustee by notice given to the other in the manner provided above may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
          Any notice or communication given to a Securityholder shall be delivered to the Securityholder, in accordance with the procedures of the Registrar or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the Securityholder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed.
          Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not received by the addressee.
          If the Company mails a notice or communication to the Securityholders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or co-registrar.
          Section 13.03 . Communication by Holders with Other Holders. Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).
          Section 13.04 . Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

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     (1) an Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signer, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
     (2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
          Section 13.05 .. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:
     (1) a statement that each person making such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel has read such covenant or condition;
     (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel are based;
     (3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
     (4) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, such covenant or condition has been complied with.
          Section 13.06 . Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
          Section 13.07 . Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Securityholders. The Registrar, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
          Section 13.08 . Legal Holidays. A “Legal Holiday” is any day other than a Business Day. If any specified date (including a date for giving notice) is a Legal Holiday, the action shall be taken on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and, if the action to be taken on such date is a payment in respect of the Securities, no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the intervening period.
          Section 13.09 . Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF.

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          Section 13.10 . No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
          Section 13.11 . Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.
          Section 13.12 .. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Indenture on behalf of the respective parties hereto as of the date first above written.
         
  EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Rick L. Weller    
    Name:   Rick L. Weller   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President 
 
 
     
  By:   /s/ Michael J. Brown    
    Name:   Michael J. Brown   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
          As Trustee
 
 
  By:   /s/ Earl W. Dennison Jr.    
    Name:   Earl W. Dennison Jr.   
    Title:   Vice President   
 

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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF GLOBAL SECURITY]
          UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
          TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWO OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
          THE SECURITY EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT OF 1933”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER:
  (1)   REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933;
 
  (2)   AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE 3.50% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2025 AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. OR

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      ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (C) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (IF AVAILABLE), OR (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND WHICH CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER; AND
  (3)   AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(C) OR 2(D) ABOVE) A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
          The foregoing legend may be removed from this Security upon the earlier of the Resale Restriction Termination Date or the transfer of the Securities pursuant to clause 2(C) or 2(D) above.
          FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY IS OCTOBER 4, 2005. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE COMPARABLE YIELD OF THIS SECURITY IS 8.50%, COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY (WHICH WILL BE TREATED AS THE YIELD TO MATURITY FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES).
          THE COMPANY AGREES, AND BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY EACH HOLDER AND ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (1) TO TREAT THIS SECURITY AS A DEBT INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TREAS. REG. SEC. 1.1275-4, OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION (THE “CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS”), AND (2) TO BE BOUND BY THE COMPANY’S DETERMINATION OF THE “COMPARABLE YIELD” AND “PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE,” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS. THE COMPANY AGREES TO PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, YIELD TO MATURITY, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING

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           ADDRESS: EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 4601 COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 300, LEAWOOD, KS 66211.
                Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Indenture, the foregoing legend is required for United States federal income tax purposes.

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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
     
CUSIP: 298736 AE 9
   
ISSUE DATE: October 4, 2005
  Principal Amount: $175,000,000
No. R-1
   
          EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal amount of One Hundred Seventy-Five Million Dollar (which aggregate principal amount may from time to time be increased or decreased to such other aggregate principal amounts by adjustments made on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases of Global Security attached hereto), on October 15, 2025.
          Interest Rate: 3.50% per year.
          Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 2006.
          Interest Record Date: April 1 and October 1 of each year.
          Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse side of this Security, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.
             
Dated: October 4, 2005   EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
 
           
 
  By:        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee, certifies that this is one
of the Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
By                                                            
Authorized Signatory
Dated: October 4, 2005

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF GLOBAL SECURITY]
3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
          This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025 (the “Securities”) of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, the “Company”), issued under an Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2005 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The terms of the Security include those stated in the Indenture, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (“TIA”), and those set forth in this Security. This Security is subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Security and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.
1. Interest.
          The Securities shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof at a rate of 3.50% per year. The Company shall pay Contingent Interest, if any, as set forth in the Indenture and in Section 3 hereof. The Company shall also pay Liquidated Damages, if any, as set forth in Section 5.07 of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement.
          Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date to Holders at the close of business on the preceding Interest Record Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30 day months.
          The Company will pay Interest to the Securityholder of record on the Interest Record Date even if the Company elects to redeem or Securityholders elect to require the Company to repurchase, the Securities on a date that is after an Interest Record Date but on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date. In that instance, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid Interest on the Securities being redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date, the Repurchase Date or the Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be, to the Securityholder of record on the Interest Record Date.
          If the principal amount of any Security, or any accrued and unpaid Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, or Liquidated Damages, if any, are not paid when due (whether upon acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Indenture, upon the date set for payment of the Redemption Price pursuant to Section 5 hereof, upon the date set for payment of the Repurchase Price or Change of

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Control Repurchase Price pursuant to Section 6 hereof, upon the Stated Maturity of the Securities, upon the Interest Payment Dates or upon the Liquidated Damages Payment Dates as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), then in each such case the overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear cash interest at the rate of 3.50% per annum, compounded semiannually, which interest shall accrue from the date such overdue amount was originally due to the date payment of such amount, including interest thereon, has been made or duly provided for. All such interest shall be payable in cash on demand but if not so demanded shall be paid quarterly to the Holders on the last day of each quarter.
2. Method of Payment.
          Except as provided below, the Company shall pay Interest, including Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on (i) Global Securities, to DTC in immediately available funds, (ii) any Certificated Security having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holder of such Security and (iii) any Certificated Security having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, by wire transfer in immediately available funds if requested by the Holder of any such Security as least five business days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.
          At Stated Maturity, the Company will pay Interest on Certificated Securities at the Company’s office or agency maintained for that purpose, which initially shall be the office or agency of the Trustee located at One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston , Massachusetts 02110.
          Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make payments in cash in respect of Redemption Prices, Repurchase Prices, Change of Control Repurchase Prices and at Stated Maturity to Holders who surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Securities. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. However, the Company may make such cash payments by check payable in such money.
3. Contingent Interest
          The Company shall pay Contingent Interest under the circumstances and in the amounts described in Article 12 of the Indenture. Such Contingent Interest, if any, shall be payable in the same manner, at the same time, and subject to the same restrictions, including those restrictions in respect of accrued and unpaid interest on any Securities that are submitted for conversion, as payments of Interest.
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          The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Company limited to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The Indenture does not limit other indebtedness of the Company, secured or unsecured.
5. Subordination.
          The indebtedness evidenced by the Securities is, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations in respect of Senior Debt of the Company. Any Holder by accepting this Security agrees to and shall be bound by such subordination provisions and authorizes the Trustee to give them effect.
6. Redemption at the Option of the Company.
          No sinking fund is provided for the Securities. The Securities are redeemable for cash at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after October 20, 2012 upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice by mail for a redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) equal to the principal amount of those Securities plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on those Securities up to, but not including, the Redemption Date.
          In no event will any Security be redeemable before October 20, 2012.
7. Purchase By the Company at the Option of the Holder.
          Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to repurchase, at the option of the Holder, all or any portion of the Securities held by such Holder on October 15, 2012, October 15, 2015 and October 15, 2020 in integral multiples of $1,000 at a Repurchase Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of those Securities plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on those Securities up to, but not including, the Repurchase Date. To exercise such right, a Holder shall deliver to the Paying Agent a Repurchase Notice containing the information set forth in the Indenture, at any time from the opening of business on the date that is 20 Business Days prior to such Repurchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date, and shall deliver the Securities to the Paying Agent as set forth in the Indenture.
          At the option of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company shall become obligated to repurchase the Securities held by such Holder after the occurrence of a Change of Control for a Change of Control Repurchase Price equal to the principal amount of those Securities plus accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on those Securities up to, but not including, the Change of Control Repurchase Date.

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          Holders have the right to withdraw any Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
          If cash sufficient to pay the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price, as the case may be, of all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased as of the Repurchase Date or the Change of Control Repurchase Date, as the case may be, is deposited with the Paying Agent, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, will cease to accrue on such Securities (or portions thereof) on and following such Repurchase Date or Change of Control Repurchase Date, and the Holder thereof shall have no other rights as such other than the right to receive the Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price upon surrender of such Security.
8. Notice of Redemption.
          Notice of redemption pursuant to Section 5 of this Security will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at the Holder’s registered address. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent prior to or on the Redemption Date, immediately on and after such Redemption Date Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, will cease to accrue on such Securities or portions thereof. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000 of principal amount.
9. Conversion.
          Subject to the occurrence of certain events and in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the conditions to conversion of this Security set forth in Section 11.01 thereof), a Holder is entitled, at such Holder’s option, to convert the Holder’s Security (or any portion of the principal amount thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000), into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate in effect at the time of conversion; provided, however, the Company may satisfy its obligation with respect to any demand for conversion by delivering Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock.
          The Company will notify Holders of any event triggering the right to convert the Securities as specified in the Indenture.
          A Security in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice, as the case may be, exercising the option of such Holder to require the Company to purchase such Security, may be converted only if such Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase

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Notice, as the case may be, is withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
          The initial Conversion Rate is 24.7036 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount, subject to adjustment in certain events described in the Indenture. The Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any or accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any. Upon conversion, no payment shall be made by the Company with respect to accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any. Instead, such amount shall be deemed paid by the shares of Common Stock or cash, if any, delivered upon conversion of any Security. A Holder shall receive, however, accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages, if any. In addition, no payment or adjustment shall be made in respect of dividends on the Common Stock, except as set forth in the Indenture.
          In addition, following certain corporate transactions as set forth in Section 11.01(b) of the Indenture that occur prior to October 20, 2012 and that also constitute a Change of Control, a Holder who elects to convert its Securities in connection with such corporate transaction will be entitled to receive Additional Shares of Common Stock upon conversion, subject to the Company’s payment elections set forth in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, in the case of a Public Acquirer Change of Control, the Company may, in lieu of increasing the Conversion Rate by Additional Shares, elect to adjust the Conversion Rate and Conversion Obligation such that from and after the effective date of such Public Acquirer Change of Control, Holders of the Securities will be entitled to convert their Securities into a number of shares of Public Acquirer Common Stock, as determined pursuant to Section 11.01(d) of the Indenture.
          To surrender a Security for conversion, a Holder must (1) complete and manually sign the Conversion Notice attached hereto (or complete and manually sign a facsimile of such notice) and deliver such notice to the Conversion Agent, (2) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, (4) if required by Section 11.02(g) of the Indenture, pay Interest and Contingent Interest and (5) pay any transfer or similar tax, if required.
          No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of any Security. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued upon conversion of such Security, the Company shall pay a cash adjustment as provided in the Indenture.
          In the event that the Company (i) is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or combination, (ii) reclassifies the Common Stock, (iii) sells or conveys all or substantially all of its property or assets to any Person, and as a result of any such event the holders of Common Stock would be entitled to receive Exchange Property for their Common Stock, upon conversion of the

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Securities after the effective date of such event, the Conversion Obligation and the Conversion Settlement Distribution will be based on the applicable Conversion Rate and the Exchange Property, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.
10. Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar.
          Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar without notice, other than notice to the Trustee. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar.
11. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
          The Securities are in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 of principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not transfer or exchange any Securities selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Security not to be redeemed) for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed or any Securities in respect of which a Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn (except, in the case of a Security to be purchased in part, the portion of the Security not to be purchased).
12. Persons Deemed Owners.
          The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner of this Security for all purposes.
13. Unclaimed Money or Securities.
          The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company upon written request any money or securities held by them for the payment of any amount with respect to the Securities that remains unclaimed for two years, subject to applicable unclaimed property law. After return to the Company, Holders entitled to the money or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
14. Amendment; Waiver.
          Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least

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a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities and (ii) certain Events of Defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities (i) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Securities, (ii) to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company in the Indenture, (iii) to provide for conversion rights of Holders of Securities if any reclassification or change of the Company’s Common Stock or any consolidation, merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets occurs, (iv) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to the Holders of Securities in the case of a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease pursuant to Article 6 of the Indenture, (v) to increase the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that such increase in the Conversion Rate shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities (after taking into account tax and other consequences of such increase), (vi) to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, (vii) to make any changes or modifications necessary in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement; provided, however, that any such change or modification does not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect, (viii) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision in the Indenture which may be inconsistent with any other provision in the Indenture or which is otherwise defective; provided, however, that any such change or modification does not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect, (ix) to add or modify any other provisions of the Indenture with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture which the Company and the Trustee may deem necessary or desirable and which, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board Resolution) and the Trustee, will not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities in any material respect; provided that any addition or modification made solely to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the “Description of the Debentures” in the Offering Memorandum relating to the Securities will not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Securities, (x) to establish the form of Securities if issued in definitive form and (xi) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee.
15. Defaults and Remedies.
          If any Event of Default with respect to Securities shall occur and be continuing, the principal amount of the Securities and any accrued and unpaid Interest, accrued and unpaid Contingent Interest, if any, and accrued and unpaid

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Liquidated Damages, if any, on all the Securities may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
16. Trustee Dealings with the Company.
          Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
17. Calculations in Respect of Securities.
          The Company or its agents will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Securities including, but not limited to, determination of the market prices for the Securities and of the Common Stock and the amounts of Contingent Interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, accrued on the Securities. Any calculations made in good faith and without manifest error will be final and binding on Holders of the Securities. The Company or its agents will be required to deliver to the Trustee a schedule of its calculations and the Trustee will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the accuracy of such calculations without independent verification.
18. United States Federal Income Tax Treatment.
          For purposes of Sections 1272, 1273 and 1275 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, this Security is being issued with Tax Original Issue Discount and the issue date of this Security is December 15, 2004. In addition, this Security is subject to the United States federal income tax regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments. For purposes of Sections 1272, 1273 and 1275 of the Internal Revenue Code, the comparable yield of this Security is 8.50%, compounded semi-annually (which will be treated as the yield to maturity for United States federal income tax purposes).
          The Company agrees, and by accepting a beneficial ownership interest in this Security each Holder and any beneficial owner of this Security will be deemed to have agreed, for United States federal income tax purposes (1) to treat this Security as a debt instrument that is subject to Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.1275-4, or any successor provision (the “contingent payment regulations”), and (2) to be bound by the Company’s determination of the “comparable yield” and “projected payment schedule,” within the meaning of the contingent payment regulations. The Company agrees to provide promptly to the Holder of this security, upon written request, the issue price, amount of Tax Original Issue Discount, issue date, yield to maturity, comparable yield and projected payment schedule. Any such written request should be sent to the Company at the following address: Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 4601 College Blvd., Suite 300, Leawood, KS 66211.

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19. No Recourse Against Others.
     A director, officer, employee or shareholder, as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
20. Authentication.
     This Security shall not be valid until an authorize signatory of the Trustee manually signs the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication on the other side of this Security.
21. Abbreviations.
     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
22. Governing Law.
     THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE INDENTURE AND THIS SECURITY, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF.
23. Copy of Indenture.
     The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
4601 College Blvd., Suite 300
Leawood, KS 66211
Attn: Rick L. Weller
Facsimile No.: (913) 327-1921
24. Registration Rights.
     The Holders of the Securities are entitled to the benefits of a Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 4, 2005, between the Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, as initial purchaser, including the receipt of Liquidated Damages upon a Registration Default (as defined in such agreement). The

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Company shall make payments of Liquidated Damages on the Liquidated Damages Payment Dates (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), but otherwise in accordance with the provisions set forth herein for the payment of Interest.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM
          CONVERSION NOTICE  
 
 
             
                 
 
 
             
 
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
          To convert this Security, check the box o  
 
 
             
                 
 
 
             
 
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
 

 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax ID no.)
          To convert only part of this Security, state the principal amount to be converted (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000):

 
 
 
             
 
 

 

 

          If you want the stock certificate made out in another person’s name fill in the form below:  
 
 
             
 
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint
         
 

 

(Insert the other person’s soc. sec. tax ID no.)
 
 
                     agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
         
 

 

 

 

 
(Print or type other person’s name, address and zip code)
 
       
Date: __________ Your Signature: _________________________________
______________________________________________________________
     (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)
Signature Guaranteed
                                        
Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program
         
By:
       
 
       
 
  Authorized Signatory    

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES
OF GLOBAL SECURITY
Initial Principal Amount of Global Security: One Hundred Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($175,000,000).
                                             
 
        Amount of       Amount of       Principal            
        Increase in       Decrease in       Amount of            
        Principal       Principal       Global       Notation by    
        Amount of       Amount of       Security After       Registrar or    
        Global       Global       Increase or       Security    
  Date     Security       Security       Decrease       Custodian    
 
 
                                         
 
 
                                         
 
 
                                         
 
 
                                         
 
 
                                         
 
 
                                         
 

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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF FACE OF CERTIFICATED SECURITY]
          THE SECURITY EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT OF 1933”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER:
(1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933;
(2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE OF THE 3.50% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2025 AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OR THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF SUCH SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, (C) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (IF AVAILABLE), OR (D) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND WHICH CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER; AND
(3) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(C) OR 2(D) ABOVE) A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
          The foregoing legend may be removed from this Security upon the earlier of the Resale Restriction Termination Date or the transfer of the Securities pursuant to clause 2(C) or 2(D) above.
          FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT AND THE

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ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY IS OCTOBER 4, 2005. IN ADDITION, THIS SECURITY IS SUBJECT TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTINGENT PAYMENT DEBT INSTRUMENTS. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE COMPARABLE YIELD OF THIS SECURITY IS 8.50%, COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY (WHICH WILL BE TREATED AS THE YIELD TO MATURITY FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES).
          THE COMPANY AGREES, AND BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY EACH HOLDER AND ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THIS SECURITY WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED, FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES (1) TO TREAT THIS SECURITY AS A DEBT INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TREAS. REG. SEC. 1.1275-4, OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION (THE “CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS”), AND (2) TO BE BOUND BY THE COMPANY’S DETERMINATION OF THE “COMPARABLE YIELD” AND “PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE,” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONTINGENT PAYMENT REGULATIONS. THE COMPANY AGREES TO PROVIDE PROMPTLY TO THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, YIELD TO MATURITY, COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED PAYMENT SCHEDULE. ANY SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 4601 COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 300, LEAWOOD, KS 66211.
          Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Indenture, the foregoing legend is required for United States federal income tax purposes.

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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
     
CUSIP: 298736 AE 9
   
ISSUE DATE: October 4, 2005
  Principal Amount: [       ]
No. R-1
   
          EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to ___or registered assigns, the principal amount of ___, on October 4, 2025.
          Interest Rate: 3.50% per year.
          Interest Payment Dates: April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 2006.
          Interest Record Date: April 1 and October 1 of each year.
          Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse side of this Security, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.
             
Dated: [____]   EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:        
 
           
 
  Title:        
 
           
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
___,
U.S. Bank National Association
as Trustee, certifies that this is one
of the Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
         
By
       
 
       
 
  Authorized Signatory    
Dated: [___]

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATED SECURITY IS IDENTICAL TO
EXHIBIT A]

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EXHIBIT C
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
Transfer Certificate
     In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities within the period prior to the expiration of the holding period applicable to the sales thereof under Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (or any successor provision), the undersigned registered owner of this Security hereby certifies with respect to $___ principal amount of the above-captioned Securities presented or surrendered on the date hereof (the “Surrendered Securities”) for registration of transfer, or for exchange or conversion where the securities issuable upon such exchange or conversion are to be registered in a name other than that of the undersigned registered owner (each such transaction being a “transfer”), that such transfer complies with the restrictive legend set forth on the face of the Surrendered Securities for the reason checked below:
      [_] A transfer of the Surrendered Securities is made to the Company or any subsidiaries; or
 
      [_] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities is pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; or
 
      [_] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities complies with Rule 144A under the Securities Act; or
 
      [_] The transfer of the Surrendered Securities is pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act and each of the conditions set forth in such rule have been met;
and unless the box below is checked, the undersigned confirms that, to the undersigned’s knowledge, such Securities are not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (an “Affiliate”).

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      [_] The transferee is an Affiliate of the Company.
     
DATE:
   
 
   
 
  Signature(s)
          (If the registered owner is a corporation, partnership or fiduciary, the title of the person signing on behalf of such registered owner must be stated.)
Signature Guaranteed
                                        
Participant in a Recognized Signature

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EXHIBIT D
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
[DATE]
To the Holders of the 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
issued by Euronet Worldwide, Inc.:
     Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the “Issuer”) by this written notice hereby exercises, pursuant to Section 3.01 of that certain Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of October 4, 2005, between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, its right to redeem $[___] of its 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025 (the “Securities”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.
1. Redemption Date: [___, ___]
2. Redemption Price: $[___]
3. Conversion Rate: Each $1,000 principal amount of the Securities is convertible at your option into [insert number of shares] shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.02 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to adjustment, during the period described below.
4. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent: [NAME] [ADDRESS]
5. The Securities called for redemption may be converted at your option at any time from the date of this Notice of Redemption until 5:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date set forth above.
6. The Securities called for redemption and not converted at your election prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to Redemption Date set forth above shall be redeemed on the business day immediately following such Redemption Date.
7. If you elect to convert your Securities, you must satisfy the requirements for conversion set forth in your Securities.
8. Your Securities called for redemption must be surrendered by you (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to [Name of Paying Agent] at [insert address] in order for you to collect the Redemption Price.

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9. [The Securities bearing the following Certificate Number(s) in the principal amount set forth below opposite such Certificate Number(s) are being redeemed:
     Certificate Number(s)                Principal Amount]
10. Unless the Company defaults in making the payment of the Redemption Price owed to you, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on your Securities called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date.
11. Cusip Number: 298736 AE 9
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.

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EXHIBIT E
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
NOTICE OF REPURCHASE
[DATE]
To the Beneficial Owners of the 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025 (the “Securities”) issued by Euronet Worldwide, Inc.:
     Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the “Issuer”) by this written notice hereby notifies you, pursuant to Section 3.07 of that certain Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of October 4, 2005, between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, that you may request the Issuer to repurchase your Securities by delivery of a Repurchase Notice. Included herewith is the form of Repurchase Notice to be completed by you if you wish to have your Securities repurchased by the Issuer. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.
1. Repurchase Date: [       ]
2. Repurchase Price: [       ]
3. Conversion Rate: To the extent described in Item 5 below, each $1,000 principal amount of the Securities is convertible into [insert number of shares] shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.02 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to adjustment.
4. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent: [NAME] [ADDRESS]
5. The Securities as to which you have delivered a Repurchase Notice to the Paying Agent may be converted if they are otherwise convertible pursuant to Article 11 of the Indenture and the terms of the Securities only if you withdraw such Repurchase Notice pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. You may be entitled to have your Securities converted into shares of the Issuer’s common stock (or, at the option of the Issuer, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Issuer’s common stock):
(i) during any fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 2005 (and only during such quarter, if the closing price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Issuer’s common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter was 130% or more of the conversion price (as defined in the Indenture) on that 30th trading day;

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(ii) subject to the terms of the Indenture, during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) per Security for each day of such measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the closing price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Issuer’s common stock and the conversion rate (as defined in the Indenture) for the Securities; provided, however, you may not convert your Securities in reliance on this provision after October 15, 2020 if on any trading day during such measurement period the closing price of shares of the Issuer’s common stock was between 100% and 130% of the conversion price of the Securities;
(iii) if the Issuer has called the Securities for redemption; or
(iv) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate transactions described in the Indenture.
6. The Securities as to which you have delivered a Repurchase Notice must be surrendered by you (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to [Name of Paying Agent] at [insert address] in order for you to collect the Repurchase Price.
7. The Repurchase Price for the Securities as to which you have delivered a Repurchase Notice and not withdrawn such Repurchase Notice shall be paid promptly following the later of the business day immediately following such Repurchase Date and the date you deliver such Securities to [Name of Paying Agent].
8. In order to exercise your option to have the Issuer repurchase your Securities, you must deliver the Repurchase Notice, duly completed by you with the information required by such Repurchase Notice (as specified in Section 3.07 of the Indenture) and deliver such Repurchase Notice to the Paying Agent at any time from 9:00 a.m. on [insert day that is 20 Business Days prior to Repurchase Date] until 5:00 p.m. on the [insert day that is the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date].
9. In order to withdraw any Repurchase Notice previously delivered by you to the Paying Agent, you must deliver to the Paying Agent, by 5:00 p.m. on [insert day that is the Business Day immediately preceding the Repurchase Date], a written notice of withdrawal specifying (i) the certificate number, if any, of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, (ii) the principal amount of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and (iii) if you are not withdrawing your

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Repurchase Notice for all of your Securities, the principal amount of the Securities which still remain subject to the original Repurchase Notice.
10. Unless the Issuer defaults in making the payment of the Repurchase Price owed to you, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on your Securities as to which you have delivered a Repurchase Notice will cease to accrue on and after the Repurchase Date.
11. Cusip Number: 298736 AE 9
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.

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EXHIBIT F
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
NOTICE OF OCCURRENCE
OF CHANGE OF CONTROL
[DATE]
To the Holders of the 3.50% Convertible Debentures Due 2025
(the “Securities”) issued by Euronet Worldwide, Inc.:
     Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the “Issuer”) by this written notice hereby notifies you, pursuant to Section 3.08 of that certain Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of October 4, 2005, between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, that a Change of Control (as such term and other capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein is defined in the Indenture) as described below has occurred. Included herewith is the form of Change of Control Repurchase Notice to be completed by you if you wish to have your Securities repurchased by the Issuer.
1. Change of Control: [Insert brief description of the Change of Control and the date of the occurrence thereof].
2. Date by which Change of Control Repurchase Notice must be delivered by you to Paying Agent in order to have your Securities repurchased:
3. Change of Control Repurchase Date:
4. Change of Control Repurchase Price:
5. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent: [NAME] [ADDRESS]
6. Conversion Rate: To the extent described in Item 7 below, each $1,000 principal amount of the Securities is convertible into [insert number of shares] shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.02 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to adjustment.
7. The Securities as to which you have delivered a Change of Control Repurchase Notice to the Paying Agent may be converted if they are otherwise convertible pursuant to Article 11 of the Indenture and the terms of the Securities only if you withdraw such Change of Control Repurchase Notice pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. You may be entitled to have your Securities converted into shares of the Issuer’s common stock (or, at the option of the Issuer, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the Issuer’s common stock):
     (i) during any fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 2005 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the closing price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Issuer’s common stock for at least 20 trading days in the

 


 

30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter was 130% or more of the conversion price (as defined in the Indenture) on that 30th trading day;
     (ii) subject to the terms of the Indenture, during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) per Security for each day of such measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the closing price (as defined in the Indenture) of the Issuer’s common stock and the conversion rate (as defined in the Indenture) for the Securities; provided, however, you may not convert your Securities in reliance on this provision after October 15, 2020 if on any trading day during such measurement period the closing price of shares of the Issuer’s common stock was between 100% and 130% of the conversion price of the Securities;
     (iii) if the Issuer has called the Securities for redemption; or
     (iv) upon the occurrence of certain specified corporate transactions described in the Indenture.
8. The Securities as to which you have delivered a Change of Control Repurchase Notice must be surrendered by you (by effecting book entry transfer of the Securities or delivering definitive Securities, together with necessary endorsements, as the case may be) to [Name of Paying Agent] at [insert address] in order for you to collect the Change of Control Repurchase Price.
9. The Change of Control Repurchase Price for the Securities as to which you have delivered a Change of Control Repurchase Notice and not withdrawn such Notice shall be paid promptly following the later of the business day immediately following such Change of Control Repurchase Date and the date you deliver such Securities to [Name of Paying Agent].
10. In order to have the Issuer repurchase your Securities, you must deliver the Change of Control Repurchase Notice, duly completed by you with the information required by such Change of Control Repurchase Notice (as specified in Section 3.08 of the Indenture) and deliver such Change of Control Repurchase Notice to the Paying Agent at any time from 9:00 a.m. on the date of the occurrence of the Change of Control until 5:00 p.m. on the Change of Control Repurchase Date.
11. In order to withdraw any Change of Control Repurchase Notice previously delivered by you to the Paying Agent, you must deliver to the Paying Agent, by 5:00 p.m. on the Change of Control Repurchase Date, a written notice of

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withdrawal specifying (i) the certificate number, if any, of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, (ii) the principal amount of the Securities in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and (iii) if you are not withdrawing your Change of Control Repurchase Notice for all of your Securities, the principal amount of the Securities which still remain subject to the original Change of Control Repurchase Notice.
12. Unless the Issuer defaults in making the payment of the Change of Control Repurchase Price owed to you, Interest, Contingent Interest, if any, and Liquidated Damages, if any, on your Securities as to which you have delivered a Change of Control Repurchase Notice will cease to accrue on and after the Change of Control Repurchase Date.
13. Cusip Number: 298736 AE 9
EURONET WORLDWIDE INC.

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SCHEDULE I
The following table sets forth the Stock Prices and the number of Additional Shares issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Securities:
                                                                                                                         
    Stock Price
Effective Date   $29.44   $32.00   $35.00   $38.00   $40.48   $44.00   $47.00   $50.00   $55.00   $60.00   $65.00   $70.00   $80.00   $90.00   $100.00
October 4, 2005
    9.26       8.03       6.88       5.98       5.36       4.65       4.16       3.74       3.19       2.76       2.42       2.14       1.72       1.42       1.19  
October 15, 2006
    9.09       7.77       6.61       5.66       5.05       4.32       3.85       3.43       2.91       2.49       2.17       1.91       1.53       1.26       1.06  
October 15, 2007
    8.85       7.52       6.29       5.32       4.70       3.98       3.50       3.10       2.59       2.19       1.90       1.66       1.32       1.08       0.91  
October 15, 2008
    8.67       7.24       5.90       4.93       4.25       3.55       3.05       2.68       2.18       1.82       1.56       1.35       1.06       0.87       0.73  
October 15, 2009
    8.49       6.89       5.51       4.46       3.78       3.05       2.56       2.20       1.72       1.42       1.19       1.02       0.79       0.64       0.54  
October 15, 2010
    8.34       6.56       5.00       3.80       3.13       2.34       1.90       1.53       1.15       0.90       0.72       0.62       0.48       0.39       0.33  
October 15, 2011
    8.28       6.23       4.29       2.99       2.17       1.39       0.98       0.68       0.42       0.28       0.21       0.18       0.14       0.12       0.10  
October 20, 2012
    6.40       4.49       2.53       1.54       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
$155,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50 % CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2025
Purchase Agreement
dated September 28, 2005

 


 

             
Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company     2  
(a)
  No Registration     2  
(b)
  No Integration     3  
(c)
  Rule 144A     3  
(d)
  Offering Memorandum     3  
(e)
  Offering Materials Furnished to Initial Purchaser     3  
(f)
  Authorization of the Purchase Agreement     3  
(g)
  Authorization of the Indenture     4  
(h)
  Authorization of the Debentures     4  
(i)
  Authorization of the Conversion Shares     4  
(j)
  Authorization of the Registration Rights Agreement     4  
(k)
  No Material Adverse Change     4  
(l)
  Independent Accountants     5  
(m)
  Preparation of the Financial Statements     5  
(n)
  Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries     5  
(o)
  Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters     6  
(p)
  Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required     6  
(q)
  No Material Actions or Proceedings     7  
(r)
  Intellectual Property Rights     7  
(s)
  All Necessary Permits, etc     8  
(t)
  Title to Properties     8  
(u)
  Tax Law Compliance     8  
(v)
  Company Not Required to Register as an “Investment Company”     8  
(w)
  Insurance     9  
(x)
  No Price Stabilization or Manipulation     9  
(y)
  Related Party Transactions     9  
(z)
  Recent Sales     9  
Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Debentures     11  
(a)
  The Firm Debentures     11  
(b)
  The First Closing Date     11  
(c)
  The Optional Debentures; the Second Closing Date     11  
(d)
  Payment for the Debentures     12  
(e)
  Delivery of the Debentures     12  
Section 3. Additional Covenants of the Company     12  
(a)
  Initial Purchaser’s Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements     12  
(b)
  Amendments and Supplements to the Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act        
 
  Matters     13  
(c)
  Copies of Offering Memorandum     13  
(d)
  Blue Sky Compliance     13  
(e)
  Rule 144A Information     13  
(f)
  Legends     14  
(g)
  No General Solicitation     14  
(h)
  No Integration     14  
(i)
  Rule 144 Tolling     14  
(j)
  Use of Proceeds     14  
(k)
  Transfer Agent     14  
(l)
  Company to Provide Interim Financial Statements     14  
(m)
  Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities     14  
(n)
  Future Reports to the Initial Purchaser     15  
(o)
  Investment Limitation     15  

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(p)
  No Manipulation of Price     15  
(q)
  Existing Lock-Up Agreements     15  
(r)
  Quotation of Conversion Shares     16  
Section 4. Payment of Expenses     16  
Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchaser     16  
(a)
  Accountants’ Comfort Letter     16  
(b)
  No Material Adverse Change or Rating Agency Change     17  
(c)
  Opinion of Counsel for the Company     17  
(d)
  Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchaser     17  
(e)
  Officers’ Certificate     17  
(f)
  Bring-Down Comfort Letter     17  
(g)
  Registration Rights Agreement     18  
(h)
  Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company     18  
(i)
  PORTAL Designation     18  
(j)
  Additional Documents     18  
Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Initial Purchaser     18  
Section 7. Reimbursement of Initial Purchaser’ Expenses     19  
Section 8. Indemnification     19  
(a)
  Indemnification of the Initial Purchaser     19  
(b)
  Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers     20  
(c)
  Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures     21  
(d)
  Settlements     22  
Section 9. Contribution     22  
Section 10. Termination of this Agreement     24  
Section 11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery     24  
Section 12. Notices     24  
Section 13. Successors     25  
Section 14. Partial Unenforceability     26  
Section 15. Governing Law Provisions; Consent to Jurisdiction     26  
(a)
  Governing Law Provisions     26  
(b)
  Consent to Jurisdiction     26  
Section 16. General Provisions     26  

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Purchase Agreement
September 28, 2005
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS” or the “Initial Purchaser”) $155,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% Convertible Debentures due 2025 (the “Firm Debentures”). In addition, the Company has granted to the Initial Purchaser an option to purchase up to an additional $20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50 % Convertible Debentures due 2025 (the “Optional Debentures” and, together with the Firm Debentures, the “Debentures”). The Debentures will be redeemable at the Company’s option at any time on or after October 20, 2012.
          The Debentures will be convertible into fully paid, non-assessable shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) together with the rights (the “Rights”) evidenced by such Common Stock to the extent provided in the Rights Agreement dated as of March 21, 2003 between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as amended (the “Rights Agreement”). The Debentures will be convertible initially at a conversion rate of 24.7036 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Debentures, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Indenture (as defined below). As used herein, “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock and accompanying Rights into which the Debentures are convertible. The Debentures will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”) to be dated as of the First Closing Date (as defined in Section 2), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
     The Debentures will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchaser without being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder (the “Securities Act”), in reliance upon the private placement exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
     Holders of the Debentures (including the Initial Purchaser and its direct and indirect transferees) will be entitled to the benefits of a Resale Registration Rights Agreement, dated the First Closing Date, between the Company and the Initial Purchaser (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will agree to file

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with the Commission a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Registration Statement”) covering the resale of the Debentures and the Conversion Shares, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective. This Agreement, the Indenture, the Debentures and the Registration Rights Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the “Operative Documents.”
     The Company understands that the Initial Purchaser proposes to make an offering of the Debentures on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and in the Offering Memorandum (as defined below) and agrees that the Initial Purchaser may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Debentures to purchasers (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) at any time after the date of this Agreement. The Debentures are to be offered and sold to or through the Initial Purchaser without being registered with the Commission under the Securities Act in reliance upon exemptions therefrom. The terms of the Debentures and the Indenture will require that investors that acquire Debentures expressly agree that Debentures (and any Conversion Shares) may only be resold or otherwise transferred, after the date hereof, if such Debentures (or Conversion Shares) are registered for sale under the Securities Act or if an exemption (including the exemption afforded by Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”)) under the Securities Act is available.
     The Company has prepared an offering memorandum dated the date hereof setting forth information concerning the Company, the Debentures, the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) and the Common Stock in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser. As used in this Agreement, “Offering Memorandum” means, collectively, the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated as of September 28, 2005 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”) and the offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Memorandum”), each as amended or supplemented by the Company. As used herein, each of the terms “Offering Memorandum”, “Preliminary Offering Memorandum” and “Final Offering Memorandum” shall include in each case the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
     The Company hereby confirms its agreements with the Initial Purchaser as follows:
          Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
     The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Initial Purchaser as follows:
     (a) No Registration.Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Initial Purchaser contained in Section 6 and its compliance with the agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Debentures to the Initial Purchaser, the offer, resale and delivery of the Debentures by the Initial Purchaser and the conversion of the Debentures into Conversion Shares, in each case in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Debentures or the Conversion Shares under the Securities

 


 

Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”)
     (b) No Integration.None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than the Initial Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, about which no representation is made by the Company) has, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Debentures or the Conversion Shares in a manner that would require registration under the Securities Act of the Debentures or the Conversion Shares.
     (c) Rule 144A.No securities of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A(d)(3) under the Securities Act) as the Debentures are listed on any national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), or quoted on an automated inter-dealer quotation system. The Company is subject to and in full compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
     (d) Offering Memorandum.The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the Offering Memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Debentures by the Initial Purchaser. Each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum complied or will comply when it is filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Preliminary Offering Memorandum does not contain and the Final Offering Memorandum in the form used by the Initial Purchaser to confirm sales as of each Closing Date (as defined in Section 2), will not contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty as to information contained in or omitted from the Offering Memorandum in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on the behalf of the Initial Purchaser specifically for inclusion therein.
     (e) Offering Materials Furnished to Initial Purchaser.The Company has delivered to the Initial Purchaser Preliminary Offering Memorandums and Final Offering Memorandums, as amended or supplemented, in such quantities and at such places as the Initial Purchaser has reasonably requested.
     (f) Authorization of the Purchase Agreement.This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification hereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 


 

     (g) Authorization of the Indenture.The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; on the First Closing Date, the Indenture will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee, will constitute a legally valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and the Indenture conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.
     (h) Authorization of the Debentures.The Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company; when the Debentures are executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement on the respective Closing Date (assuming due authentication of the Debentures by the Trustee), such Debentures will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and the Debentures will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.
     (i) Authorization of the Conversion Shares.(i) The shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights and (ii) the Rights, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Debentures have been duly authorized and, when and if issued upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Rights Agreement, will have been validly issued.
     (j) Authorization of the Registration Rights Agreement.The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
     (k) No Material Adverse Change.Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum: (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, operations or prospects, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the

 


 

Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity (any such change is called a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business, nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of its subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any class of capital stock.
     (l) Independent Accountants.Each of KPMG LLP and KPMG Audyt Sp.zo.o. (f/k/a KPMG Polska Sp.zo.o.), who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) of the Company included in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, are independent public or certified public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to certain financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) of e-pay Limited that are incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, are independent public or certified public accountants with respect to e-pay Limited to the extent required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
     (m) Preparation of the Financial Statements.The financial statements included in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. The financial data set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the captions “Summary—Summary of Historical Consolidated Financial Data” and “Capitalization” fairly present the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Offering Memorandum. The Company’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges set forth in the Offering Memorandum have been calculated in compliance with Item 503(d) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. Except for certain financial statements of e-pay Limited incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, no financial statements of any other person would be required to be included in the Offering Memorandum if it were a registration statement under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 3.05 of Regulation S-X and no pro forma financial statements of the Company would be required under Rule 11.01 thereof.
     (n) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries.Each of the Company and its Significant Subsidiaries (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and, in the case of the Company, to enter into

 


 

and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
     (o) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters.The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Capitalization” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to employee benefit plans described in the Offering Memorandum or upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants described in the Offering Memorandum). The Common Stock (including the Conversion Shares) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock were issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than those accurately described in the Offering Memorandum. The description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the Offering Memorandum describes in all material respects such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
     (p) Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required.Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its respective charter or by-laws or is in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”), except for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
          The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Documents and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and by the Offering Memorandum (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action

 


 

and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any subsidiary, except for any such event or occurrence that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Documents and consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and by the Offering Memorandum, except (i) with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, as may be required under the Securities Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) such as have been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”). As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
     (q) No Material Actions or Proceedings.There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any officer or director of, or property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination matters, where in any such case (A) there is a reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the Company or such subsidiary and (B) any such action, suit or proceeding, if so determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with the employees of any principal supplier of the Company, exists or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, is threatened or imminent.
     (r) Intellectual Property Rights.Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights, domain names, licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) reasonably necessary to conduct their businesses as now conducted, except for such Intellectual Property Rights the absence of which would not result in a Material Adverse Change; and the expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others,

 


 

which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Offering Memorandum if it were a registration statement on Form S-3 (including through incorporation by reference) and are not described in all material respects. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons, except for any violation that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (s) All Necessary Permits, etc.The Company and each subsidiary possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (t) Title to Properties.The Company and each of its subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned by each of them in the financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, in each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or except such as do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or such subsidiary. The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or any subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary.
     (u) Tax Law Compliance.The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, except where the failure to file or pay such taxes would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (v) Company Not Required to Register as an “Investment Company”.The Company has been advised of the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Company is not, and, after receipt of payment for the Debentures and application of the proceeds as described in the Offering Memorandum, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act and will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 


 

     (w) Insurance.Each of the Company and its subsidiaries are insured by recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of terrorism or vandalism, except where the failure to be so insured would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither of the Company nor any subsidiary has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.
     (x) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Debentures, the Conversion Shares or any other security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Debentures. The Company acknowledges that the Initial Purchaser may engage in stabilization transactions as described in the Offering Memorandum to the extent permitted by applicable law.
     (y) Related Party Transactions.There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any subsidiary or any other person required to be described in the Offering Memorandum if it were a registration statement on Form S-3 (including through incorporation by reference) which have not been described in all material respects in accordance with the rules under the Securities Act.
     (z) Recent Sales.Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, the Company has not sold or issued any shares of Common Stock, any security convertible into shares of Common Stock or any security of the same class as the Debentures during the six-month period preceding the date of the Offering Memorandum, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A or under Regulations D or S of the Securities Act, other than shares issued pursuant to the Company’s stock plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants, and within the last six months the Company has not offered or sold any such securities in a manner that would be integrated with offering contemplated hereunder.
     (aa) No General Solicitation.None of the Company or any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”)), has, directly or through an agent, engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the offering of the Debentures or the Conversion Shares (as those terms are used in Regulation D) under the Securities Act or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act; the Company has not entered into any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution of the Debentures or the Conversion Shares except for this Agreement, and

 


 

the Company will not enter into any such arrangement except for the Registration Rights Agreement and as may be contemplated thereby.
     (bb) Company’s Accounting System.The Company maintains a system of accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
     (cc) ERISA Compliance.The Company and its subsidiaries and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (collectively, “ERISA”)) established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or their “ERISA Affiliates” (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA, except where the failure to comply would not result in a Material Adverse Change. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company or a subsidiary, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”) of which the Company or such subsidiary is a member. No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates. No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
     (dd) Compliance with Laws.The Company has not been advised, and has no reason to believe, that it and each of its subsidiaries are not conducting business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it is conducting business, except where failure to be so in compliance would not result in a Material Adverse Change. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

 


 

     (ee) No Unlawful Payments.
               Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, except for any violation that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
          Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Initial Purchaser or to counsel for the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Initial Purchaser as to the matters set forth therein.
          The Company acknowledges that the Initial Purchaser and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 5 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Initial Purchaser, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.
     Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Debentures.
     (a) The Firm Debentures.The Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchaser the Firm Debentures upon the terms herein set forth. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Initial Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company $155,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Firm Debentures at a purchase price of 97.3% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.
     (b) The First Closing Date.Delivery of the Firm Debentures to be purchased by the Initial Purchaser and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Initial Purchaser) at 10:00 a.m. New York time, on October 4, 2005, or such other time and date not later than 10:00 a.m. New York time, on October 11, 2005 as the Initial Purchaser shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “First Closing Date”). The Company hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Initial Purchaser may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to a reasonably based determination by the Company or the Initial Purchaser to recirculate copies of an amended or supplemented Offering Memorandum.
     (c) The Optional Debentures; the Second Closing Date.In addition, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Initial Purchaser to purchase up to $20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Optional Debentures from the Company to cover any over-allotments at the same price as the purchase price to be paid by the Initial Purchaser for the Firm Debentures. The option granted hereunder may be exercised in whole or in part at any time (but not more than once) upon notice by the Initial Purchaser to the Company, so long as such notice is

 


 

given and the Optional Debentures are issued by the Company within a 13-day period beginning on the First Closing Date. Such notice shall set forth (i) the amount (which shall be an integral multiple of $1,000 in aggregate principal amount) of Optional Debentures as to which the Initial Purchaser is exercising the option, (ii) the names and denominations in which the Optional Debentures are to be registered and (iii) the time, date and place at which such Debentures will be delivered (which time and date may be simultaneous with, but not earlier than, the First Closing Date; and in such case the term “First Closing Date” shall refer to the time and date of delivery of the Firm Debentures and the Optional Debentures). Such time and date of delivery, if subsequent to the First Closing Date, is called the “Second Closing Date” (each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date shall also be referred to herein individually as a “Closing Date”) and shall be determined by the Initial Purchaser. Such date may be the same as the First Closing Date but not earlier than the First Closing Date nor later than 10 business days after the date of such notice. The Initial Purchaser may cancel the option at any time prior to its expiration by giving written notice of such cancellation to the Company.
     (d) Payment for the Debentures.Payment for the Debentures shall be made at the First Closing Date (and, if applicable, at the Second Closing Date) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company.
     (e) Delivery of the Debentures.The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Initial Purchaser the Firm Debentures in the form of one or more permanent global securities in definitive form (the “Global Debentures”), deposited with the Trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC, at the First Closing Date, against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The Company shall also deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Initial Purchaser, the Optional Debentures in the form of Global Debentures, deposited with the Trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC, which the Initial Purchaser has agreed to purchase at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The Debentures shall be registered in such names and denominations as the Initial Purchaser shall have requested at least two full business days prior to the First Closing Date (or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be) and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the First Closing Date (or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be) at a location in New York City as the Initial Purchaser may designate. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchaser.
     Section 3. Additional Covenants of the Company.
     The Company further covenants and agrees with the Initial Purchaser as follows:
     (a) Initial Purchaser’s Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements.During such period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date which is the earlier of nine months after the date hereof or the completion of the resale of the Debentures by the

 


 

Initial Purchaser (as notified by the Initial Purchaser to the Company), prior to amending or supplementing the Offering Memorandum, the Company shall furnish to the Initial Purchaser for review a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall not print or distribute such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Initial Purchaser reasonably objects.
     (b) Amendments and Supplements to the Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act Matters.If, at any time prior to the earlier of nine months after the date hereof or the completion of the resale of the Debentures by the Initial Purchaser (as notified by the Initial Purchaser to the Company), any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum in order that the Offering Memorandum will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if in the reasonable opinion of the Initial Purchaser or counsel for the Initial Purchaser it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Company shall promptly notify the Initial Purchaser and prepare, subject to Section 3(a) hereof, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission.
     (c) Copies of Offering Memorandum.The Company agrees to furnish the Initial Purchaser, without charge, until the earlier of nine months after the date hereof or the completion of the resale of the Debentures by the Initial Purchaser (as notified by the Initial Purchaser to the Company) as many copies of the Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto as the Initial Purchaser may request.
     (d) Blue Sky Compliance.The Company shall cooperate with the Initial Purchaser and counsel for the Initial Purchaser, as the Initial Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time, to qualify or register the Debentures for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Initial Purchaser, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Debentures. The Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. The Company will advise the Initial Purchaser promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Debentures for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
     (e) Rule 144A Information.For so long as any of the Debentures are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company shall provide to any holder of the Debentures or to any prospective purchaser of the Debentures designated by any holder, upon request of such holder or prospective purchaser, information required to be provided by Rule 144A(d)(4) of the Securities Act

 


 

if, at the time of such request, the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
     (f) Legends.Each of the Debentures will bear, to the extent applicable, the legend contained in “Notice to Investors” in the Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated therein.
     (g) No General Solicitation.Except following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), the Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Debentures by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
     (h) No Integration.The Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) in a transaction that could be integrated with the sale of the Debentures in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the Debentures.
     (i) Rule 144 Tolling.During the period of two years after the last Closing Date, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its “affiliates” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) to, resell any of the Debentures which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been acquired by any of them, except pursuant to a registration on an appropriate form under the Securities Act.
     (j) Use of Proceeds.The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Debentures sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum.
     (k) Transfer Agent.The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Common Stock.
     (l) Company to Provide Interim Financial Statements.Prior to the Closing Date, the Company will furnish the Initial Purchaser, as soon as they have been prepared by or are available to the Company, a copy of any unaudited interim financial statements of the Company for any quarterly calendar period subsequent to the period covered by the most recent financial statements appearing in the Offering Memorandum.
     (m) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities.During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the 90th day following the date of the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of BAS (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of BAS), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of the Common Stock or securities

 


 

exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Debentures); provided, however, that the Company may issue and, in the case of clauses (i) and (iv), file a registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, (i) the Debentures and the Conversion Shares, (ii) options to purchase its Common Stock pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus or other stock plan or arrangement existing on the date hereof, which plan or arrangement is described in the Offering Memorandum (including through incorporation by reference), but only if the holder of such options is unable to exercise such option or agrees in writing not to sell, offer, dispose of or otherwise transfer any such options during such 90 day period without the prior written consent of BAS (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of BAS), (iii) shares of its Common Stock pursuant to options, warrants, agreements or an employee stock purchase plan outstanding or in effect on the date hereof that require or permit delivery of shares and issued pursuant to plans or arrangements described in the Offering Memorandum (including through incorporation by reference) and (iv) up to an aggregate of 3.0 million shares of its Common Stock in connection with any acquisition of businesses made by the Company.
     (n) Future Reports to the Initial Purchaser.During the period of five years after the First Closing Date the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchaser at 9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Eric Hambleton, (i) as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, copies of the annual report of the Company containing the balance sheet of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year and statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended and the opinion thereon of the Company’s independent public or certified public accountants; (ii) as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, copies of each proxy statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other report filed by the Company with the Commission, the NASD or any securities exchange; and (iii) as soon as available, copies of any report or communication of the Company mailed generally to holders of its capital stock; provided that if any of the foregoing documents are filed on EDGAR, the requirements of this paragraph will be deemed to be satisfied by the Company notifying the Initial Purchaser of such filing.
     (o) Investment Limitation.The Company shall not invest or otherwise use the proceeds received by the Company from its sale of the Debentures in such a manner as would require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
     (p) No Manipulation of Price.The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.
     (q) Existing Lock-Up Agreements.The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce all existing agreements between the Company and any of its security holders that prohibit the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation of any of the Company’s securities. In addition, the Company will direct the transfer agent to place stop transfer restrictions upon any such securities of the Company that are bound

 


 

by such existing “lock-up” agreements for the duration of the periods contemplated in such agreements.
     (r) Quotation of Conversion Shares.The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Conversion Shares approved by the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”) for quotation prior to the First Closing Date, subject only to notice of issuance.
     Section 4. Payment of Expenses.
          The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Debentures (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all fees and expenses of the Trustee under the Indenture, (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Debentures to the Initial Purchaser, (iv) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, shipping and distribution of the Offering Memorandum, all amendments and supplements thereto and this Agreement, (vi) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Initial Purchaser in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Debentures for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws and, if requested by the Initial Purchaser, preparing and printing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Initial Purchaser of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vii) the expenses of the Company and the Initial Purchaser in connection with the marketing and offering of the Debentures, (viii) the fees and expenses associated with listing the Conversion Shares on the Nasdaq National Market and (ix) all expenses and fees in connection with admitting the Debentures for trading in the NASD PORTAL Market (“PORTAL”). Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 7 and Section 10 hereof, the Initial Purchaser shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.
     Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchaser.
     The obligations of the Initial Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Debentures as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Debentures, the Second Closing Date, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with respect to the Optional Debentures, as of the Second Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance, in all material respects, by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:
     (a) Accountants’ Comfort LetterOn the date hereof, the Initial Purchaser shall have received from each of KPMG LLP and KPMG Audyt Sp.zo.o., independent public

 


 

or certified public accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to the Initial Purchaser, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Offering Memorandum.
     (b) No Material Adverse Change or Rating Agency ChangeFor the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Debentures, the Second Closing Date, in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change.
     (c) Opinion of Counsel for the CompanyOn each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Initial Purchaser shall have received (i) the favorable opinion of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A-1, and (ii) the favorable opinion of the General Counsel of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A-2.
     (d) Opinion of Counsel for the Initial PurchaserOn each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Initial Purchaser shall have received the favorable opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell, counsel for the Initial Purchaser, dated as of such Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser.
     (e) Officers’ CertificateOn each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Initial Purchaser shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that:
          (i) for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to such Closing Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;
          (ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date; and
          (iii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date.
     (f) Bring-Down Comfort LetterOn each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date the Initial Purchaser shall have received from each of KPMG LLP and KPMG Audyt Sp.zo.o., independent public or certified public accountants for the Company, a letter dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 5, except that the specified

 


 

date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date, as the case may be. On each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, the Initial Purchaser shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial Purchaser, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to the Initial Purchaser, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the financial statements of e-pay Limited that are incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum.
     (g) Registration Rights AgreementThe Company and the Initial Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser), and the Registration Rights Agreement shall be in full force and effect.
     (h) Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the CompanyOn or prior to the date hereof, the Company shall have furnished to the Initial Purchaser an agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto from each of the executive officers and directors of the Company, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect on each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date.
     (i) PORTAL DesignationThe Debentures shall have been designated PORTAL-eligible securities in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASD.
     (j) Additional DocumentsOn or before each of the First Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, the Initial Purchaser and counsel for the Initial Purchaser shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Debentures as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.
          If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied, in any material respect, when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Initial Purchaser by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Debentures, at any time prior to the Second Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Section 4, Section 7 Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
     Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Initial Purchaser.
          The Initial Purchaser represents and warrants that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1) under the Securities Act. The Initial Purchaser agrees with the Company that:

 


 

          (a) The Debentures and the Conversion Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act in connection with the initial offering of the Debentures.
          (b) The Initial Purchaser is purchasing the Debentures pursuant to a private sale exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
          (c) The Debentures have not been and will not be offered or sold by the Initial Purchaser or its affiliates acting on its behalf except in accordance with Rule 144A.
          (d) The Initial Purchaser will not offer or sell the Debentures in the United States by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D, including (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising in the United States.
          (e) The Initial Purchaser has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, any Debentures except to persons whom it reasonably believes to be a qualified institutional buyer, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
     Section 7. Reimbursement of Initial Purchaser’ Expenses.
               If this Agreement is terminated by the Initial Purchaser pursuant to Section 5 or Section 10, or if the sale to the Initial Purchaser of the Debentures on the First Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform, in any material respect, any agreement herein or to comply, in any material respect, with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Initial Purchaser, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchaser in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Debentures, including but not limited to fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.
     Section 8. Indemnification.
     (a) Indemnification of the Initial PurchaserThe Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Initial Purchaser, its officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Initial Purchaser or such controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact, in each case, necessary to make the

 


 

statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (ii) in whole or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any failure of the Company to perform its obligations, in any material respect, hereunder or under law; or (iv) on any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by the Initial Purchaser in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the Debentures or the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action arising out of or based upon any matter covered by clause (i) above, provided that the Company shall not be liable under this clause (iv) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by the Initial Purchaser through its bad faith or willful misconduct, and to reimburse the Initial Purchaser and each such controlling person for any and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by BAS) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchaser or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchaser expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto); and provided, further, that with respect to any Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of the Initial Purchaser from whom the person asserting any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense purchased Debentures, or any person controlling such Initial Purchaser, if copies of the Final Offering Memorandum were timely delivered to such Initial Purchaser pursuant to Section 2 and a copy of the Final Offering Memorandum (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Initial Purchaser to such person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Debentures to such person, and if the Final Offering Memorandum (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense; and provided, further, that nothing in this Section 8(a) shall obligate the Company to indemnify the Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and controlling persons, if it has failed or refused in violation of the terms of this Agreement to purchase Debentures which it has agreed to purchase on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.
     (b) Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and OfficersThe Initial Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal

 


 

or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Initial Purchaser), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or arises out of or is based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Initial Purchaser expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, or any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The Company hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Initial Purchaser has furnished to the Company expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in Schedule B; and the Initial Purchaser confirms that such statements are correct. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Initial Purchaser may otherwise have.
     (c) Notifications and Other Indemnification ProceduresPromptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof may be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified

 


 

party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), approved by the indemnifying party (BAS in the case of Section 8(b) and Section 9), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
     (d) SettlementsThe indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 90 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
     Section 9. Contribution.
          If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, from the offering of the Debentures pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial

 


 

Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Debentures pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Debentures pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and the total discount received by the Initial Purchaser bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Debentures. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
                    The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8(c), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 8(c) with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8(c) for purposes of indemnification.
                    The Company and the Initial Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.
               Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, the Initial Purchaser shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Debentures purchased by it and distributed to investors were offered to investors exceeds the amount of any damages which the Initial Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9, each officer and employee of the Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls the Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Initial Purchaser, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

 


 

          Section 10. Termination of this Agreement.
               On or prior to the First Closing Date this Agreement may be terminated by the Initial Purchaser by notice given to the Company if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the Nasdaq National Market, or trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq National Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or the NASD; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any federal, New York or Delaware authority; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Debentures in the manner and on the terms described in the Offering Memorandum or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) the Company shall have sustained a loss by strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity of such character as in the judgment of the Initial Purchaser may, singly or in the aggregate, interfere materially with the conduct of the business and operations of the Company regardless of whether or not such loss shall have been insured. Any termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of (a) the Company to any Initial Purchaser, except that the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Initial Purchaser pursuant to Sections 4 and 7 hereof, (b) the Initial Purchaser to the Company, or (c) of any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Section 8 and Section 9 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.
          Section 11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery.
               The respective indemnities, contribution, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers and of the Initial Purchaser set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the result hereof, made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchaser or the Company or any of its partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, (ii) acceptance of the Debentures and payment for them hereunder and (iii) any termination of this Agreement.
          Section 12. Notices.
               All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:
 
     If to the Initial Purchaser:
               Banc of America Securities LLC

 


 

 
               9 West 57th Street
               New York, New York 10019
               Facsimile: (212) 583-8457
               Attention: Eric Hambleton
 
     with a copy to:
               Davis Polk & Wardwell
               450 Lexington Avenue
               New York, New York 10017
               Facsimile: (212) 450-3111
               Attention: Michael Kaplan, Esq.
 
     If to the Company:
               Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
               4601 College Boulevard
               Leawood, Kansas 66211
               Facsimile: (913) 327-1921
               Attention: General Counsel
 
     with a copy to:
               Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
               9200 Indian Creek Parkway
               Overland Park, Kansas 66210-2008
               Facsimile: (816) 691-3495
               Attention: John Granda, Esq.
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.
          Section 13. Successors.
               This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 and Section 9, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Initial Purchaser and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 8 and 9 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Initial Purchaser and the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Debentures as such from the Initial Purchaser merely by reason of such purchase.

 


 

          Section 14. Partial Unenforceability.
               The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
          Section 15. Governing Law Provisions; Consent to Jurisdiction.
          (a) Governing Law Provisions This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
          (b) Consent to Jurisdiction Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
          Section 16. General Provisions.
                    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto. The Table of Contents and the Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
                    Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the

 


 

provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Offering Memorandum (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
          Section 17. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
                    The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Debentures pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Debentures and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction the Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) the Initial Purchaser has not assumed and will not assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and the Initial Purchaser has no obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the Initial Purchaser and its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Initial Purchaser has no obligation in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Initial Purchaser has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
                    This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Initial Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the Initial Purchaser with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction.

 


 

          If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.
         
    Very truly yours,
 
       
    EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Rick L. Weller
 
       
 
      Name: Rick L. Weller
 
      Title: Chief Financial Officer and
 
      Executive Vice President
          The foregoing Purchase Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Initial Purchaser as of the date first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
Acting as the Initial Purchaser
         
By:
  /s/ Derek Dillon
 
   
 
  Name: Derek Dillon    
 
  Title: Managing Director    

 


 

SCHEDULE A
                 
            Aggregate  
            Principal  
    Aggregate     Amount of  
    Principal     Optional  
    Amount of Firm     Debentures that  
    Debentures to be     could be  
Initial Purchaser   Purchased     Purchased  
Banc of America Securities LLC
    $155,000,000       $20,000,000
 
               
                 
Total
    $155,000,000       $20,000,000  
                 

 


 

SCHEDULE B
     Information the Initial Purchaser have furnished to the Company for use in the Offering Memorandum:
     (a) The last sentence of the text on the cover page of the Offering Memorandum, concerning delivery of the Debentures by the Initial Purchaser; and
     (b) The statements set forth in the ninth and the tenth paragraphs under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Offering Memorandum describing short sales and stabilizing transactions.

 


 

EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF OPINION OF STINSON MORRISON HECKER LLP
     (i) The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.
     (ii) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee, will constitute a legally valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and the Indenture conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.
     (iii) The Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company; when the Debentures are executed by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and issued and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement on the respective Closing Date, such Debentures will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and the Debentures will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum.
     (vi) It is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Debentures to the Initial Purchaser or the offer and resale by the Initial Purchaser of such Debentures, in the manner provided for by the Purchase Agreement and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Debentures under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. Such counsel need express no opinion, however, as to any subsequent offers or sales.
     (vii) The statements in the Offering Memorandum under the captions “Description of the Debentures”, “Description of Capital Stock”, “Notice to Investors”, “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Plan of Distribution” and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 under the captions “Item 1. Business – Governmental Regulation”, “Business – Intellectual Property”, “Item 3. Legal Proceedings”, “Item 11. Executive Compensation” and “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions”, in each case to the extent such statements constitute summaries of legal matters, legal documents, the Company’s charter and bylaws or legal proceedings, or legal conclusions, has been reviewed by such

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counsel and fairly present and summarize in all material respects the matters referred to therein.
     (x) The execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Debentures by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder (other than performance by the Company of its obligations under the indemnification section of the Purchase Agreement, as to which no opinion need be rendered) (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company; (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any subsidiary; (iii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, or (iv) to the knowledge of such counsel, will not result in any violation of any U.S. law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any subsidiary.
     (xi) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering of the Debentures and application of the proceeds as described in the Offering Memorandum, will not be, required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
     (xii) The shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Debentures have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Debentures in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
     (xiii) the Rights, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Debentures have been duly authorized and, when and if issued upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Rights Agreement, will have been validly issued.
     In addition, we have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent public or certified public accountants for the Company and with representatives of the Initial Purchaser at which the contents of the Offering Memorandum, and any supplements or amendments thereto, and related matters were discussed and, although we are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Offering Memorandum (other than as specified above), and any supplements or amendments thereto, on the basis of the foregoing, nothing has come to their attention which would lead us to believe that either the Offering Memorandum or any amendments thereto, as of its date or at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that we express no belief as to the financial statements or schedules or other financial or statistical data derived therefrom, included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum or any amendments or supplements thereto).

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EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF OPINION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
     (i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
     (ii) The Company has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
     (iii) The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (iv) Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and, to the best knowledge of such counsel, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (v) except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim or, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, any pending or threatened claim.
     (vi) The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnification thereunder may be limited by applicable law and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or

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other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.
     (vii) After due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) which has as the subject thereof any officer or director, in their capacity as such, of, or property owned or leased by, the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) relating to environmental or discrimination matters, where in any such case (A) there is a reasonable possibility that such action, suit or proceeding might be determined adversely to the Company or such subsidiary and (B) if such action, suit or proceeding were so determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. After due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any existing or, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, threatened or pending material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
     (viii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, or the execution, delivery and performance of the Company’s obligations under, the Indenture, the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Debentures, except as required under the Securities Act, applicable state securities or blue sky laws and from the NASD.
     (ix) The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (including the Common Stock) conform to the descriptions thereof set forth in the Offering Memorandum. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, have been issued in compliance with the registration and qualification requirements of federal and state securities laws. The description of the Company’s stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted and exercised thereunder, set forth in the Offering Memorandum accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.
     (x) The Company and each subsidiary possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and, to such counsel’s knowledge, neither the

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Company nor any subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, could result in a Material Adverse Change.
     (xiii) Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess sufficient Intellectual Property Rights reasonably necessary to conduct their business as now conducted; and the expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property Rights would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. To such counsel’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with, and to such counsel’s knowledge, there is no infringement of or conflict with, asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others, which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company is not a party to or bound by any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any other person or entity that are required to be set forth in the Offering Memorandum and are not described in all material respects. To such counsel’s knowledge, none of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons.
     (xiv) No stockholder of the Company or any other person has any preemptive right, right of first refusal or, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, other similar right to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company arising (i) by operation of the charter or by-laws of the Company or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or (ii) to the best knowledge of such counsel, otherwise.
     (xv) The documents incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum, when they were filed with the Commission, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
     (xvi) To my knowledge, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in violation of its charter or by-laws or any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company or any subsidiary or is in Default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material Existing Instrument, except in each such case for such violations or Defaults as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.

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     In addition, I have participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the Company, representatives of the independent public or certified public accountants for the Company and with representatives of the Initial Purchaser at which the contents of the Offering Memorandum, and any supplements or amendments thereto, and related matters were discussed and, although I am not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Offering Memorandum (other than as specified above), and any supplements or amendments thereto, on the basis of the foregoing, nothing has come to my attention which would lead me to believe that either the Offering Memorandum or any amendments thereto, as of its date or at the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that I express no belief as to the financial statements or schedules or other financial or statistical data derived therefrom, included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum or any amendments or supplements thereto).

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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
September       , 2005
Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
     Re:       Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     The undersigned is an owner of record or beneficially of certain shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock. The Company proposes to carry out an offering of Convertible Debentures (the “Offering”) for which you will act as the initial purchaser (the “Initial Purchaser”) of the Offering. The Convertible Debentures will be convertible into shares of Common Stock. The undersigned recognizes that the Offering will be of benefit to the undersigned and will benefit the Company. The undersigned acknowledges that you are relying on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter in carrying out the Offering and in entering into underwriting arrangements with the Company with respect to the Offering.
     In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby agrees that the undersigned will not, (and will cause any spouse or immediate family member of the spouse of the undersigned living in the undersigned’s household not to), without the prior written consent of Banc of America Securities LLC (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell (including without limitation any short sale), pledge, transfer, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock, options or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by the undersigned (or such spouse or family member), or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the

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date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the date 90 days after the date of the purchase agreement between the Company and the Initial Purchaser with respect to the Offering (the “Purchase Agreement”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (i) shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to any Rule 10b5-1 plans existing on the date of the Purchase Agreement or amendment thereof (so long as the number of shares covered thereby is not increased and the timing of any sales thereunder are not accelerated) or (ii) the establishment after the date hereof of any new 10b5-1 plan, provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (a) no filing by any party under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such any such establishment and (b) no sale thereunder may be made during the lockup period. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock held by the undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
     With respect to the Offering only, the undersigned waives any registration rights relating to registration under the Securities Act of any Common Stock owned either of record or beneficially by the undersigned, including any rights to receive notice of the Offering.
     This agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the undersigned.
         
 
   
Printed Name of Holder    
 
       
By:
       
 
       
 
  Signature    
 
       
     
Printed Name of Person Signing    
(and indicate capacity of person signing if signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf of an entity)

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EXHIBIT 4.3
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
$155,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
3.50% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2025
Registration Rights Agreement
dated October 4, 2005


 

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     REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 4, 2005, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor entity, herein referred to as the “Company”) and Banc of America Securities LLC, as the initial purchaser (the “Initial Purchaser”), under the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
     Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the Initial Purchaser, the Initial Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company $155,000,000 ($175,000,000 if the Initial Purchaser exercises its option in full) in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Convertible Debentures due 2025 (the “Debentures”). The Debentures will be convertible into fully paid, non-assessable shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share, of the Company together with the rights (the “Rights”) evidenced by such Common Stock to the extent provided in the Rights Agreement dated as of March 21, 2003 between the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as amended (collectively, the “Common Stock”). The Debentures will be convertible on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Indenture (as defined herein). To induce the Initial Purchaser to purchase the Debentures, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(g) of the Purchase Agreement.
     The parties hereby agree as follows:
     1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
     “Affiliate” of any specified person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person. For purposes of this definition, control of a person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
     “Agreement” means this Registration Rights Agreement.
     “Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) hereof.
     “Blue Sky Application” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a)(i) hereof.
     “Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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     “Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
     “Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
     “Debentures” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
     “Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(iii) hereof.
     “Effectiveness Target Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.
     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     “Holder” means any Person who owns, beneficially or otherwise, Transfer Restricted Securities.
     “Indemnified Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
     “Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2005 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued, as such Indenture is amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
     “Initial Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
     “Liquidated Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
     “Liquidated Damages Payment Date” means each April 15 and October 15.
     “Majority of Holders” means Holders holding over 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures outstanding; provided that, for the purpose of this definition, a holder of shares of Common Stock which constitute Transfer Restricted Securities and issued upon conversion of the Debentures shall be deemed to hold an aggregate principal amount of Debentures (in addition to the principal amount of Debentures held by such holder) equal to the quotient of (x) the number of such shares of Common Stock held by such holder and (y) the conversion rate in effect at the time of such conversion as determined in accordance with the Indenture.
     “NASD” means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
     “Notice and Questionnaire” means a written notice executed by a Holder and delivered to the Company containing substantially the information called for by the Form of Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire attached as Annex A to the Offering Memorandum of the Company dated September 28, 2005 relating to the Debentures.


 

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     “Notice Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
     “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, unincorporated organization, trust, joint venture or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
     “Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
     “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Shelf Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such prospectus.
     “Record Holder” means, with respect to any Liquidated Damages Payment Date, each Person who is a Holder on the interest record date set forth in the Indenture immediately preceding the relevant Liquidated Damages Payment Date. In the case of a Holder of shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Debentures, “Record Holder” shall mean each Person who is a Holder of shares of Common Stock which constitute Transfer Restricted Securities on the interest record date set forth in the Indenture immediately preceding the relevant Liquidated Damages Payment Date.
     “Registration Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     “Shelf Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i) hereof.
     “Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i) hereof.
     “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) hereof.
     “Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c) hereof.
     “Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b)(i) hereof.
     “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, in each case, as in effect on the date the Indenture is qualified under the TIA.
     “Transfer Restricted Securities” means each Debenture and each share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Debentures until the earlier of:


 

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     (i) the date on which such Debenture or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Debenture has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement;
     (ii) the date on which such Debenture or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Debenture is transferred in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or may be sold or transferred by a person who is not an affiliate of the Company pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any other similar provision then in force) without any volume or manner of sale restrictions thereunder; or
     (iii) the date on which such Debenture or such share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Debenture ceases to be outstanding (whether as a result of redemption, repurchase and cancellation, conversion or otherwise).
     “Underwritten Registration” means a registration in which Debentures of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.
     Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular includes the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
     2. Shelf Registration.
     (a) The Company shall:
     (i) not later than 90 days after the date hereof (the “Shelf Filing Deadline”), cause to be filed a registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities held by Holders that have provided the information required pursuant to the terms of and within the period specified by Section 2(b) hereof;
     (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission not later than 180 days after the date hereof (the “Effectiveness Target Date”); and
     (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that (A) it is available for resales by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled, subject to Section 2(b) and Section 2(e), to the benefit of this Agreement and (B) it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement and the


 

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Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder as announced from time to time, for a period (the “Effectiveness Period”) until the earliest to occur of:
     (1) two years after the last date of original issuance of any of the Debentures;
     (2) the date when all of the Transfer Restricted Securities have ceased to be outstanding (whether as result of redemption, repurchase and cancellation, conversion or otherwise);
     (3) the date when all of the Transfer Restricted Securities are disposed of pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any other similar provision then in effect).
     (b) The Company shall furnish a written notice to each Holder of the Transfer Restricted Securities at least 15 business days before filing of the Shelf Registration Statement and inform each Holder that to have its Transfer Restricted Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement it must deliver a completed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company. Subject to Section 2(e), at the time the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder that has delivered a completed Notice and Questionnaire to the Company (a “Notice Holder”) on or prior to the date ten (10) Business Days prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with applicable law. None of the Company’s securityholders (other than the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities) shall have the right to include any of the Company’s securities in the Shelf Registration Statement.
     (c) Except as provided in Section 2(e) and Section 4(b), if the Shelf Registration Statement or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or fails to be usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with this Agreement for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because all Transfer Restricted Securities registered thereunder shall have been resold pursuant thereto or shall have otherwise ceased to be Transfer Restricted Securities), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall, subject to the Company’s right to declare a Suspension Period, as promptly as possible amend the Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to obtain the withdrawal of the


 

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order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional Shelf Registration Statement covering all of the securities that as of the date of such filing are Transfer Restricted Securities and eligible to be included under Section 2(e) ( a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”). If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as is practicable after such filing and to keep such Registration Statement (or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) continuously effective until the end of the Effectiveness Period in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to the Shelf Registration Statement.
     (d) Subject to Section 2(e) and Section 4(b), the Company shall supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the Securities Act or as reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement.
     (e) Each Holder agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this Section 2(e), and the procedures set forth in Section 4 hereof. Each Holder wishing to sell Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and related Prospectus must deliver a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company. In order to be named as a selling securityholder in the Prospectus at the time of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, the Notice and Questionnaire must be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective the Company shall, upon the later of (x) fifteen (15) Business Days after the date a Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or (y) fifteen (15) Business Days after the expiration of any Suspension Period in effect when the Notice and Questionnaire is delivered or put into effect within fifteen (15) Business Days of such delivery date:
     (i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with applicable


 

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law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable, but in any event by the date (the “Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date”) that is forty-five (45) days after the date such post-effective amendment is required by this clause to be filed;
     (ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) hereof; and
     (iii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) hereof;
provided that if such Notice and Questionnaire is delivered during a Suspension Period or a Suspension Period begins within fifteen (15) Business Days after the delivery of such Notice and Questionnaire, the Company shall so inform the Holder delivering such Notice and Questionnaire and shall take the actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above within fifteen (15) Business Days after the expiration of the Suspension Period in accordance with Section 4(b); provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus for the Holders pursuant to this Section 2(e) during any fiscal quarter of the Company, and with respect to the first fiscal quarter of a year, shall file any such amendment or supplement concurrently with the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the previous fiscal year during such quarter, and with respect to the second, third and fourth fiscal quarters of a year shall file concurrently with the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q during such fiscal quarter, or if a Suspension Period is in effect on the date of such filing, within 15 Business Days after the expiration of such Suspension Period. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that is not a Notice Holder as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus.
          3. Liquidated Damages.
     (a) If:
     (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the Commission prior to or on the Shelf Filing Deadline;
     (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement has not been declared effective by the Commission prior to or on the Effectiveness Target Date;
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     (iv) any post effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(e)(i) has not become effective under the Securities Act on or prior to the Amendment Effectiveness Deadline Date;
     (v) except as provided in Section 4(b)(i) hereof or as a result of the requirement to file a post-effective amendment to add selling securityholders pursuant to Section 2(e), the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for the resale of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with this Agreement without being succeeded within ten (10) Business Days (or if a Suspension Period is then in effect, the tenth (10th) Business Day following the expiration of such Suspension Period) by a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that cures such failure and, in the case of a post-effective amendment, is itself immediately declared effective; or
     (vi) (A) if applicable, the Company does not terminate any Suspension Period by the 45th or 60th day, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 4(b)(i) hereof; or (B) the Suspension Periods exceed an aggregate of 120 days in any 360-day period;
(each such event referred to in foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), a “Registration Default”), occurs, the Company hereby agrees to pay cash interest (“Liquidated Damages”) with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities (to the extent such Debentures are Transfer Restricted Securities during such period) from and including the day following the Registration Default to but excluding the earlier of (1) the day on which the Registration Default has been cured and (2) the date the Shelf Registration Statement is no longer required to be kept effective, as set forth below:
     (A) in respect of the Debentures, other than in the case of a Registration Default relating to a failure to file or have an effective Shelf Registration Statement with respect to shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures that are Transfer Restricted Securities, the Company agrees to pay interest to each holder of Debentures, accruing at a rate of (x) 0.25% per annum of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures to and including the 90th day following such Registration Default, and (y) 0.50% per annum of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures from and after the 91st day following such Registration Default; provided that in no event shall


 

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Liquidated Damages accrue at a rate per year exceeding 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures; and
     (B) in respect of the Debentures that are Transfer Restricted Securities submitted for conversion into Common Stock during the existence of a Registration Default with respect to the Common Stock, the Company agrees (x) to issue and deliver to each such holder additional shares of Common Stock equal to 3% of the applicable Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) for each $1,000 principal amount of Debentures (except to the extent the Company elects to deliver cash upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Indenture), and (y) to pay on the settlement date with respect to such conversion, accrued and unpaid Liquidated Damages to the holders of such Debentures calculated in accordance with paragraph (A) to the Conversion Date (as defined in the Indenture) relating to such settlement date; and
     (C) in respect of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Debentures, each holder of such Common Stock will not be entitled to any Liquidated Damages if the Registration Default with respect to such Common Stock occurs after the holder has converted the Debentures into Common Stock.
          In no event shall Liquidated Damages accrue on the Debentures solely as a result of a Registration Default with respect to the Common Stock.
     (b) All accrued Liquidated Damages shall be paid in arrears to Record Holders by the Company on each Liquidated Damages Payment Date. Upon the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Debenture, the accrual of Liquidated Damages with respect to such Debenture will cease.
     All obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3 that have accrued and are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such obligations with respect to such Transfer Restricted Security shall have been satisfied in full.
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          4. Registration Procedures.
     (a) In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall comply with all the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities, and pursuant thereto, shall as expeditiously as possible but no later than the Shelf Filing Deadline prepare and file with the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act.
     (b) In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Company shall:
     (i) Subject to any notice by the Company of a Suspension Period and subject to Section 2(e), use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with this Agreement during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may suspend the use of the Shelf Registration Statement by written notice to the Holders for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 45 days in any 90-day period (each such period, a “Suspension Period”) if:
     (A) (x) an event occurs and is continuing as a result of which the Shelf Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein would, in the Company’s judgment, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (y) the Company determines in good faith that the


 

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disclosure of such event at such time would be detrimental to the Company and its subsidiaries; or
     (B) the Company deems it necessary to file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in order to make changes to the information in the related Prospectus regarding the selling Holders or the information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities;
provided that, in the case of clause (A) above, in the event the disclosure relates to a previously undisclosed proposed or pending material business transaction, the disclosure of which the Company determines in good faith would be reasonably likely to impede the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction, the Company may extend a Suspension Period from 45 days to 60 days; provided, however, that Suspension Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 120 days in any 360-day period. The Company shall not be required to specify in the written notice to the Holders the nature of the event giving rise to the Suspension Period. Holders hereby agree to hold in confidence any communications in response to a notice of, or the existence of any fact or any event giving use to the suspension period.
     (ii) Subject to Section 2(e), prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Effectiveness Period; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus.
     (iii) Advise the selling Holders promptly and, if requested by such selling Holders, to confirm such advice in writing, except as provided in clause (D) below:
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post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective,
     (B) of any request by the Commission for post-effective amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement or post-effective amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto,
     (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, or
     (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event, during the Effectiveness Period, that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue in any material respect, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading.
If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time and will provide to each Holder who is named in the Shelf Registration Statement prompt notice of the withdrawal of any such order.
     (iv) Make available at reasonable times for inspection by one or more representatives of the selling Holders, designated in writing by a Majority of Holders whose Transfer Restricted Securities are included in the Shelf Registration Statement, and any attorney or accountant retained by such selling Holders, all financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents (at the offices where normally kept) and properties of the Company as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act, and cause the Company’s officers, directors,


 

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managers and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative or representatives of the selling Holders, attorney or accountant in connection therewith; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to deliver information to any selling Holder or representative pursuant to this Section 4(b)(iv) unless such selling Holder or representative shall have executed and delivered a confidentiality agreement in a form acceptable to the Company relating to such information; and provided, further, however, that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be required to provide any information that might reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the attorney-client privilege for its benefit.
     (v) Subject to Section 2(e), if requested by any selling Holders, promptly incorporate in the Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Transfer Restricted Securities.
     (vi) Furnish to each selling Holder upon request, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto (and any documents incorporated by reference therein or exhibits thereto (or exhibits incorporated in such exhibits by reference) as such selling Holder may request).
     (vii) Deliver to each selling Holder, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such selling Holder reasonably may request; subject to any notice by the Company of a Suspension Period, the Company hereby consents to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
     (viii) Before any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders and their counsel in connection with any legally required registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the selling Holders may reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things necessary under applicable law or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement; provided,


 

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however, that the Company shall not be required (A) to register or qualify as a foreign corporation or a dealer of securities where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject or (B) to subject itself to general or unlimited service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction if they are not now so subject.
     (ix) Cooperate with the selling Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends (unless required by applicable securities laws); and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders may request at least two Business Days before any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities.
     (x) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other U.S. governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.
     (xi) Subject to Section 4(b)(i) hereof, if any fact or event contemplated by Section 4(b)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.
     (xii) Provide CUSIP numbers for all Transfer Restricted Securities not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with certificates for the Debentures that are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
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of the NASD (it being understood that any offering where such retention is required must be conducted in accordance with Section 8 hereof).
     (xiv) Otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and all reporting requirements under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act.
     (xv) Cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the holders of Debentures to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee thereunder to execute all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner.
     (xvi) Cause all Common Stock covered by the Shelf Registration Statement to be listed or quoted, as the case may be, on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which Common Stock is then listed or quoted.
     (xvii) Provide to each Holder upon written request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement, unless such document is available through the Commission’s EDGAR system.
     (c) Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice (a “Suspension Notice”) from the Company of a Suspension Period, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until:
     (i) such Holder has received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2(e) or Section 4(b) hereof; or
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If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice of suspension.
     (d) Each Holder agrees by acquisition of the Transfer Restricted Securities, that no Holder shall be entitled to sell any of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto, unless such Holder has furnished the Company with a Notice and Questionnaire as required pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof (including the information required to be included in such Notice and Questionnaire) and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Notice Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Notice Holder not misleading and any other information regarding such Notice Holder and the distribution of such Transfer Restricted Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Any sale of any Transfer Restricted Securities by any Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution necessary to make the statements in such Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.
     5. Registration Expenses.
     All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be borne by the Company regardless of whether a Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation:
     (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made with the NASD);
     (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws;
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     (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Company;
     (v) all application and filing fees in connection with listing (or authorizing for quotation) the Common Stock on a national securities exchange or automated quotation system pursuant to the requirements hereof; and
     (vi) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company.
     The Company shall bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal, accounting or other duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.
     All underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders and all fees and expenses of the Holders, including fees and expenses of counsel, shall be borne by the Holders.
     6. Indemnification And Contribution.
     (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder (including the Initial Purchaser), its directors, officers, and employees and each person, if any, who controls any such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Holder”), against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof (including, but not limited to, any loss, claim, damage, liability or action relating to resales of the Transfer Restricted Securities), to which such Indemnified Holder may become subject, insofar as any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon:
     (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (A) the Shelf Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, in any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (B) any blue sky application or other document or any amendment or supplement thereto prepared or executed by the Company (or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company expressly for use in such blue sky application or other document or amendment on supplement) filed in any jurisdiction specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the securities law of any state or other jurisdiction within the United States (such application or document being hereinafter called a “Blue Sky Application”); or


 

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     (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
and, subject to Section 6(c) hereof, agrees to reimburse each Indemnified Holder promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Holder in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder (or its related Indemnified Holder) specifically for use therein. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. In the event that it is finally judicially determined that an Indemnified Holder is not entitled to receive payments for legal and other expenses pursuant to this Section 6, such Indemnified Holder will promptly return all such sums that had been paid pursuant hereto.
     (b) Each Holder, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless and provide reimbursement to the Company, its directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity and reimbursement from the Company to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in Section 6(a). This indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 6(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities which any such Holder may otherwise have. In no event shall any Holder, its directors, officers or any person who controls such Holder be liable or responsible for any amount in excess of the amount by which the total amount received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder, its directors, officers or any person who controls such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
     (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 6 except to the


 

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extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided, further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 6. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the indemnified parties shall have the right to employ a single counsel to represent jointly the indemnified parties and their officers, employees and controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the indemnifying parties under this Section 6 if the indemnified party seeking indemnification shall have been advised by legal counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such indemnified parties and their respective officers, employees and controlling persons that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying parties, and in that event, the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the indemnifying party.
     (d) The indemnifying party under this Section shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, which shall not be withheld unreasonably, but if settled with such consent or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 6(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 90 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of


 

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such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
     (e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 shall for any reason be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 6(a) or 6(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) referred to therein, each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof):
     (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company from the offering and sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities on the one hand and a Holder with respect to the sale by such Holder of the Transfer Restricted Securities on the other, or
     (ii) if the allocation provided by Section (6)(e)(i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in Section 6(e)(i) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or alleged omissions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and a Holder on the other with respect to such offering and such sale shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Debentures purchased under the Purchase Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, on the one hand, bear to the total proceeds received by such Holder with respect to its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities on the other. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Holders on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if the amount of contribution pursuant to this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this Section 6(e).
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loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section 6 shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 6, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend any such action or claim.
     Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Transfer Restricted Securities purchased by it were resold exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 6(e) are several and not joint.
     (f) The provisions of this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or the Company or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 6 hereof, and will survive the sale by a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities.
     7. Rule 144A and Rule 144. The Company agrees with each Holder, for so long as any Transfer Restricted Securities remain outstanding and during any period in which the Company (i) is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, to make available, upon request of any Holder, to such Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A, and (ii) is subject to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, to make all filings required thereby in a timely manner in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144.
     8. No Participation In Underwritten Registrations. No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder.
     9. Miscellaneous.
     (a) Remedies. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 2 hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchaser or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely, and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchaser or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Company’s obligations under Section 2 hereof. The Company further agrees to waive


 

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the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
     (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. In addition, the Company shall not grant to any of its securityholders (other than the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities in such capacity) the right to include any of its securities in the Shelf Registration Statement provided for in this Agreement other than the Transfer Restricted Securities.
     (c) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of a Majority of Holders; provided, however, that with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly adversely affects the rights of the Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of the Initial Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing (except the foregoing proviso), a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof, with respect to a matter, which relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and does not directly or indirectly adversely affect the rights of other Holders, may be given by a Majority of Holders, determined on the basis of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold rather than registered under such Shelf Registration Statement.
     (d) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, facsimile transmission, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
     (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the registrar under the Indenture or the transfer agent of the Common Stock, as the case may be;
     (ii) if to the Company, at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement, with a copy to Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
     (iii) if to the Initial Purchaser, at the address of the Initial Purchaser set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
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after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.
     Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.
     (e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company hereby agrees to extend the benefit of this Agreement to any Holder and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
     (f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
     (g) Debentures Held by the Company or Its Affiliates. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Transfer Restricted Securities is required hereunder, Transfer Restricted Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holding of such Debentures) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
     (h) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
     (i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
     (j) Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.


 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
         
  EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Rick L. Weller    
    Name:   Rick L. Weller   
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President   
 
  BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Herb Yeh    
    Name:   Herb Yeh   
    Title:   Principal