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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)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-31648
(Commission File Number)
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74-2806888
(IRS Employer
ID Number) |
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4601 College Boulevard
Leawood, Kansas
(Address of principal executive offices)
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66211
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Registrants 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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of October 4, 2005, between Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and U.S. Bank National
Association |
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4.2
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Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and Banc of
America Securities LLC |
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4.3
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2005, among Euronet Worldwide, Inc. and
Banc of America Securities LLC |
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4.4
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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.
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Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
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/s/ Rick L. Weller
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Rick L. Weller |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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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*
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Trust Indenture Act Section |
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Indenture Section |
310(a)(1) |
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8.10 |
(a)(2) |
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8.10 |
(a)(3) |
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N.A. |
(a)(4) |
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N.A. |
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N.A. |
(b) |
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8.08, 8.10 |
(c) |
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N.A. |
311(a) |
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8.11 |
(b) |
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8.11 |
(c) |
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N.A. |
312(a) |
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2.05 |
(b) |
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13.03 |
(c) |
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13.03 |
313(a) |
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8.06 |
(b)(1) |
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8.06 |
(b)(2) |
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8.06 |
(c) |
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13.02 |
(d) |
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8.06 |
314(a) |
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5.02 |
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N.A. |
(c)(1) |
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13.04 |
(c)(2) |
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13.04 |
(c)(3) |
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N.A. |
(d) |
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N.A. |
(e) |
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13.05 |
(f) |
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5.04 |
315(a) |
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8.01(a) |
(b) |
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8.05 |
(c) |
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8.01 |
(d) |
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8.01(c) |
(e) |
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7.11 |
316(a)(1)(A) |
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7.05 |
(a)(1)(B) |
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7.04 |
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N.A. |
(b) |
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7.07 |
(c) |
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1.05(e) |
317(a)(1) |
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7.08 |
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7.09 |
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2.04 |
318(a) |
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13.01 |
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N.A. means not applicable. |
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This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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Definitions and Incorporation by Reference |
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Section 1.01.
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Definitions
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Other Definitions
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Section 1.03.
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Incorporation By Reference Of Trust Indenture Act
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Section 1.04.
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Rules of Construction
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Section 1.05.
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Acts of Holders
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ARTICLE 2 |
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The Securities |
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Section 2.01.
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Form and Dating
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Section 2.02.
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Execution and Authentication
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Section 2.03.
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Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent
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Section 2.04.
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Paying Agent to Hold Money and Securities in Trust
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Section 2.05.
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Securityholder Lists
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Section 2.06.
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Transfer and Exchange
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Section 2.07.
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Replacement Securities
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Section 2.08.
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Outstanding Securities; Determinations of Holders Action
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Section 2.09.
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Temporary Securities
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Section 2.10.
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Cancellation
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Section 2.11.
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Persons Deemed Owners
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Section 2.12.
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Global Securities
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Section 2.13.
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CUSIP Numbers
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Section 2.14.
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Contingent Debt Tax Treatment
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Section 2.15.
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Calculation of Tax Original Issue Discount
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ARTICLE 3 |
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Redemption and Repurchases |
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Section 3.01.
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Companys Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee
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Section 3.02.
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Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed
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Section 3.03.
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Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.04.
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Effect of Notice of Redemption
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Section 3.05.
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Deposit of Redemption Price
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Section 3.06.
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Securities Redeemed in Part
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Section 3.07.
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Repurchase of Securities by the Company at Option of the Holder
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Section 3.08.
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Repurchase of Securities at Option of the Holder Upon a Change of Control
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Section 3.09.
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Effect of Repurchase Notice or Change of Control Repurchase Notice
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Section 3.10.
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Deposit of Repurchase Price or Change of Control Repurchase Price
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Section 3.11.
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Securities Purchased in Part
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Section 3.12.
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Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Securities
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Section 3.13.
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Repayment to the Company
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ARTICLE 4 |
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Subordination |
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Section 4.01.
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Agreement of Subordination
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Section 4.02.
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Payments to Holders
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Section 4.03.
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Subrogation of Securities
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Section 4.04.
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Authorization to Effect Subordination
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Section 4.05.
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Notice to Trustee
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Section 4.06.
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Trustees Relation to Senior Debt
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Section 4.07.
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No Impairment of Subordination
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Section 4.08.
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Certain Issuances Not Deemed Payment
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Section 4.09.
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Obligations Not Impaired
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Section 4.10.
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Article Applicable to Paying Agents
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Section 4.11.
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Senior Debt Entitled to Rely
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ARTICLE 5 |
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Covenants |
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Section 5.01.
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Payment of Securities
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Section 5.02.
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SEC and Other Reports
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Section 5.03.
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Compliance Certificate
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Section 5.04.
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Further Instruments and Acts
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Section 5.05.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 5.06.
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Delivery of Certain Information
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Section 5.07.
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Liquidated Damages Notice
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Section 5.08.
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Limitation on Layering Indebtedness
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ARTICLE 6 |
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Successor Person |
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Section 6.01.
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When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets
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ARTICLE 7 |
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Defaults and Remedies |
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Section 7.01.
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Events of Default
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Section 7.02.
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Acceleration
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Section 7.03.
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Other Remedies
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Section 7.04.
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Waiver of Past Defaults
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Section 7.05.
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Control by Majority
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Section 7.06.
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Limitation on Suits
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Section 7.07.
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Rights of Holders to Receive Payment
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Section 7.08.
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Collection Suit by Trustee
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Section 7.09.
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Trustee May File Proofs of Claim
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Section 7.10.
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Priorities
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Section 7.11.
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Undertaking for Costs
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Section 7.12.
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Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
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ARTICLE 8 |
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Trustee |
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Section 8.01.
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Duties of Trustee
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Section 8.02.
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Rights of Trustee
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Section 8.03.
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Individual Rights of Trustee
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Section 8.04.
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Trustees Disclaimer
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Section 8.05.
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Notice of Defaults
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Section 8.06.
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Reports by Trustee to Holders
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Section 8.07.
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Compensation and Indemnity
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Section 8.08.
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Replacement of Trustee
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Section 8.09.
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Successor Trustee by Merger
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Section 8.10.
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Eligibility; Disqualification
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Section 8.11.
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Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company
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ARTICLE 9 |
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Discharge of Indenture |
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Section 9.01.
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Discharge of Liability on Securities
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Section 9.02.
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Repayment to the Company
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ARTICLE 10 |
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Amendments |
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Section 10.01.
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Without Consent of Holders
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Section 10.02.
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With Consent of Holders
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Section 10.03.
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Compliance With Trust Indenture Act
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Section 10.04.
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Revocation and Effect of Consents, Waivers and Actions
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Section 10.05.
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Notation on or Exchange of Securities
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Section 10.06.
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Trustee to Sign Supplemental Indentures
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Section 10.07.
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Effect of Supplemental Indentures
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ARTICLE 11 |
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Conversions |
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Section 11.01.
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Conversion Privilege
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Section 11.02.
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Conversion Procedure; Conversion Rate; Fractional Shares
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Section 11.03.
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Payment Upon Conversion
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Section 11.04.
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Adjustment of Conversion Rate
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Section 11.05.
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Effect of Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale
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Section 11.06.
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Taxes on Shares Issued
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Section 11.07.
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Reservation of Shares, Shares to Be Fully Paid; Compliance with
Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock
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Section 11.08.
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Responsibility of Trustee
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Section 11.09.
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Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions
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Section 11.10.
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Shareholder Rights Plan
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Section 11.11.
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Unconditional Right of Holders to Convert
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ARTICLE 12 |
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Contingent Interest |
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Section 12.01.
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Contingent Interest
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Section 12.02.
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Payment of Contingent Interest
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Section 12.03.
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Contingent Interest Notification
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ARTICLE 13 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Section 13.01.
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Trust Indenture Act Controls
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Section 13.02.
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Notices
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Section 13.03.
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Communication by Holders with Other Holders
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Section 13.04.
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Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent
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Section 13.05.
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Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion
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Section 13.06.
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Separability Clause
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Section 13.07.
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Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent and Registrar
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Section 13.08.
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Legal Holidays
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Section 13.09.
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Governing Law
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Section 13.10.
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No Recourse Against Others
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Section 13.11.
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Successors
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Section 13.12.
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Multiple Originals
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EXHIBIT A
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Form of Global Security |
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EXHIBIT B
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Form of Certificated Security |
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EXHIBIT C
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Transfer Certificate |
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EXHIBIT D
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Form of Notice of Redemption |
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EXHIBIT E
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Form of Notice of Repurchase |
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EXHIBIT F
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Notice of Occurrence of Change of Control |
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SCHEDULE I
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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 Companys 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 arms-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
Registrars 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.
Officers 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 Officers 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 persons 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 Companys 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
Registrars 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 Companys 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 Companys 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.
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1.05 |
Accepted Purchased Shares |
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11.04(g) |
Additional Shares |
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11.01(c) |
Adjustment Event |
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11.04(k) |
Agent Members |
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2.12(e) |
cash |
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3.01 |
Cash Amount |
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11.03(a) |
Cash Settlement Averaging Period |
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11.03(a) |
Cash Settlement Notice Period |
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11.03(a) |
Change of Control Repurchase Date |
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3.08(a) |
Change of Control Repurchase Notice |
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3.08(c) |
Change of Control Repurchase Price |
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3.08(a) |
Conversion Agent |
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2.03 |
Conversion Date |
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11.02(c) |
Conversion Notice |
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11.02(b) |
Conversion Obligation |
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11.01(a) |
Conversion Rate |
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11.02(a) |
Conversion Retraction Period |
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11.03(a) |
Conversion Settlement Distribution |
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11.03(a) |
Depositary |
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2.01(b) |
Determination Date |
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11.04(k) |
Distributed Assets |
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11.04(d) |
DTC |
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2.01(b) |
effective date |
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11.01(c) |
Event of Default |
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7.01 |
Exchange Property |
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11.01(b) |
Expiration Time |
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11.04(f) |
Extraordinary Cash Dividend |
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11.04(e) |
Final Notice Date |
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11.03(a) |
Fiscal Quarter |
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11.01(a) |
Legal Holiday |
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13.08 |
Legend |
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2.06(f) |
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Liquidated Damages Notice |
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5.07 |
Measurement Period |
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11.01(a) |
Non-Payment Default |
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Section 4.02 |
Notice of Default |
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7.01 |
Offer Expiration Time |
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11.04(g) |
Paying Agent |
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2.03 |
Public Acquirer Change of Control |
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11.01(d) |
Public Acquirer Common Stock |
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11.01(d) |
Purchased Shares |
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11.04(f) |
QIB |
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2.01(b) |
Payment Blockage Notice |
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Section 4.02 |
Payment Default |
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Section 4.02 |
Redemption Price |
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3.01 |
Registrar |
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2.03 |
Repurchase Date |
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3.07(a) |
Repurchase Notice |
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3.07(b) |
Repurchase Price |
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3.07(a) |
Rule 144A Information |
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5.06 |
Trigger Event |
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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:
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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 signers individual capacity, such
certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of such signers 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 Trustees 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 Depositarys 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 Securityholders 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 Securityholders 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
successors 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 Trustees
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
(2) so long as such Securities are Restricted Securities, such Securities are
being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an
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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 Officers 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 Companys 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. Companys Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee. Prior to October 20, 2012, the
Securities will not be redeemable at the Companys 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:
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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; |
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that Securities called for redemption and not converted will be
redeemed on the Business Day immediately following the Redemption Date; |
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that Holders who want to convert their Securities must satisfy the
requirements set forth in the Securities; |
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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; |
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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; |
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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
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the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities. |
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Companys
name and at the Companys 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:
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(ii) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent; |
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(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; |
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(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; |
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(vi) the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise its right to require the
Company to repurchase such Holders Securities under this Section 3.07 and a brief
description of that right; |
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(vii) briefly, the conversion rights, if any, with respect to the Securities; |
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(viii) the procedures for withdrawing a Repurchase Notice; |
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(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 |
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(x) the CUSIP number of the Securities. |
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Companys name and
at the Companys 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:
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(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, |
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(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 Holders option, to
require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holders 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:
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(i) briefly, the events causing a Change of Control and the date of such Change of
Control; |
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(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; |
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(iii) the Change of Control Repurchase Date; |
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(iv) the Change of Control Repurchase Price; |
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(v) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent; |
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(vi) the Conversion Rate; |
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(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; |
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(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; |
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(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; |
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(xi) briefly, the conversion rights, if any, on the Securities; |
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(xii) the procedures for withdrawing a Change of Control Repurchase Notice; |
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(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 |
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(xiv) the CUSIP number(s) of the Securities. |
At the Companys request, the Trustee shall give such Company Notice in the Companys name and
at the Companys 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:
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(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; |
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(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 |
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(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:
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the principal amount of the Security with respect to which such notice of
withdrawal is being submitted, and |
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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 Holders
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:
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(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 |
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(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:
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(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
Holders acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on the Holders 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 Holders 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 . Trustees 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
Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained
therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with
any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on
Officers 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 Officers 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
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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
Companys 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 Officers 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 Holders 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:
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such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity
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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
persons own affairs.
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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
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accuracy of mathematical
calculations or other facts stated therein. This Section 8.01(b) shall be in
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(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:
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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 Officers
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 Officers 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 Officers Certificate may be signed by
any person authorized to sign an Officers 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 . Trustees 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 Companys 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 attorneys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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:
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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 Officers 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 Companys assets occurs;
(d) provide for the assumption of the Companys obligations to the Holders of
Securities in the case of a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or lease pursuant
to Article 6 hereof;
(e) increase the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that such increase in the
Conversion Rate shall not adversely affect the interests of
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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
(j) reduce the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Securities the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture
entered into in accordance with this Section
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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 Companys 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 Holders 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 Holders 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
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relying upon, an Officers 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 Companys 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 Holders 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Holders nominee or nominees, and (ii) issue, or cause to be
issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holders 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 Holders 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 offerors 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 Companys 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 Officers 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 Officers 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 Companys 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
Companys 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 Officers 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 Companys 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 Trustees
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 Securityholders 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 Officers 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 Officers 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 Officers 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 Officers 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.
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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 SUCCESSORS 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:
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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
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TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2(C) OR 2(D) ABOVE) A NOTICE
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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 COMPANYS 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
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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.
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TRUSTEES 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 Companys
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.
4. Indenture.
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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 Holders 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 Holders option, to convert the Holders
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
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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 Companys
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
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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 Companys Common Stock or any consolidation, merger or sale of all or
substantially all of the Companys assets occurs, (iv) to provide for the assumption of the
Companys 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 Companys 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 Trustees 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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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)
Signature Guaranteed
Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program
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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).
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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 COMPANYS 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
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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.
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
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U.S. Bank National Association
as Trustee, certifies that this is one
of the Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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:
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and unless the box below is checked, the undersigned confirms that, to the undersigneds 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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(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 Issuers 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 Issuers 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 Issuers
common stock (or, at the option of the Issuer, cash or a combination of cash and shares of the
Issuers 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 Issuers 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 Issuers 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 Issuers 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 Issuers 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 Issuers common stock (or, at the option of the Issuer, cash or a
combination of cash and shares of the Issuers 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 Issuers
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
Issuers 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 Issuers 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
F-2
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.
F-3
SCHEDULE I
The following table sets forth the Stock Prices and the number of Additional Shares issuable per
$1,000 principal amount of Securities:
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Stock Price |
Effective Date |
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$29.44 |
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$32.00 |
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$35.00 |
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$38.00 |
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$40.48 |
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$44.00 |
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$47.00 |
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$50.00 |
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$55.00 |
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$60.00 |
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$65.00 |
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$70.00 |
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$80.00 |
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$90.00 |
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$100.00 |
October 4, 2005 |
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9.26 |
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8.03 |
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6.88 |
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5.98 |
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5.36 |
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4.65 |
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4.16 |
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3.74 |
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3.19 |
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2.76 |
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2.42 |
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2.14 |
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1.72 |
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1.42 |
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1.19 |
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October 15, 2006 |
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9.09 |
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7.77 |
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6.61 |
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5.66 |
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5.05 |
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4.32 |
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3.85 |
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3.43 |
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2.91 |
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2.49 |
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2.17 |
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1.91 |
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1.53 |
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1.26 |
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1.06 |
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October 15, 2007 |
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8.85 |
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7.52 |
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6.29 |
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5.32 |
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4.70 |
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3.98 |
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3.50 |
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3.10 |
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2.59 |
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2.19 |
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1.90 |
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1.66 |
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1.32 |
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1.08 |
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0.91 |
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October 15, 2008 |
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8.67 |
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7.24 |
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5.90 |
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4.93 |
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4.25 |
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3.55 |
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3.05 |
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2.68 |
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2.18 |
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1.82 |
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1.56 |
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1.35 |
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1.06 |
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0.87 |
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0.73 |
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October 15, 2009 |
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8.49 |
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6.89 |
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5.51 |
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4.46 |
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3.78 |
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3.05 |
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2.56 |
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2.20 |
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1.72 |
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1.42 |
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1.19 |
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1.02 |
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0.79 |
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0.64 |
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0.54 |
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October 15, 2010 |
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8.34 |
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6.56 |
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5.00 |
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3.80 |
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3.13 |
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2.34 |
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1.90 |
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1.53 |
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1.15 |
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0.90 |
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0.72 |
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0.62 |
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0.48 |
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0.39 |
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0.33 |
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October 15, 2011 |
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8.28 |
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6.23 |
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4.29 |
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2.99 |
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2.17 |
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1.39 |
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0.98 |
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0.68 |
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0.42 |
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0.28 |
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0.21 |
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0.18 |
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0.14 |
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0.12 |
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0.10 |
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October 20, 2012 |
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6.40 |
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4.49 |
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2.53 |
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1.54 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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exv4w2
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
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Section 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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No Registration |
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No Integration |
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(c) |
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Rule 144A |
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(d) |
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Offering Memorandum |
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(e) |
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Offering Materials Furnished to Initial Purchaser |
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(f) |
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Authorization of the Purchase Agreement |
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(g) |
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Authorization of the Indenture |
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(h) |
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Authorization of the Debentures |
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Authorization of the Conversion Shares |
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Authorization of the Registration Rights Agreement |
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No Material Adverse Change |
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(l) |
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Independent Accountants |
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(m) |
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Preparation of the Financial Statements |
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(n) |
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Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries |
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(o) |
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Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters |
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(p) |
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Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required |
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(q) |
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No Material Actions or Proceedings |
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(r) |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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(s) |
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All Necessary Permits, etc |
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(t) |
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Title to Properties |
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(u) |
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Tax Law Compliance |
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Company Not Required to Register as an Investment Company |
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Insurance |
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No Price Stabilization or Manipulation |
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Related Party Transactions |
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Recent Sales |
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Section 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Debentures |
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The Firm Debentures |
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(b) |
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The First Closing Date |
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(c) |
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The Optional Debentures; the Second Closing Date |
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(d) |
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Payment for the Debentures |
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(e) |
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Delivery of the Debentures |
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12 |
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Section 3. Additional Covenants of the Company |
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(a) |
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Initial Purchasers Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements |
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(b) |
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Amendments and Supplements to the Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act |
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Matters |
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(c) |
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Copies of Offering Memorandum |
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(d) |
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Blue Sky Compliance |
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(e) |
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Rule 144A Information |
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(f) |
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Legends |
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(g) |
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No General Solicitation |
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(h) |
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No Integration |
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(i) |
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Rule 144 Tolling |
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(j) |
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Use of Proceeds |
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(k) |
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Transfer Agent |
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(l) |
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Company to Provide Interim Financial Statements |
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(m) |
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Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities |
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(n) |
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Future Reports to the Initial Purchaser |
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(o) |
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Investment Limitation |
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(p) |
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No Manipulation of Price |
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(q) |
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Existing Lock-Up Agreements |
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(r) |
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Quotation of Conversion Shares |
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16 |
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Section 4. Payment of Expenses |
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16 |
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Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchaser |
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16 |
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(a) |
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Accountants Comfort Letter |
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16 |
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(b) |
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No Material Adverse Change or Rating Agency Change |
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(c) |
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Opinion of Counsel for the Company |
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(d) |
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Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchaser |
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(e) |
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Officers Certificate |
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17 |
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(f) |
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Bring-Down Comfort Letter |
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(g) |
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Registration Rights Agreement |
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(h) |
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Lock-Up Agreement from Certain Securityholders of the Company |
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(i) |
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PORTAL Designation |
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18 |
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(j) |
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Additional Documents |
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18 |
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Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Initial Purchaser |
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18 |
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Section 7. Reimbursement of Initial Purchaser Expenses |
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19 |
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Section 8. Indemnification |
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(a) |
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Indemnification of the Initial Purchaser |
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(b) |
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Indemnification of the Company, its Directors and Officers |
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20 |
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(c) |
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Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures |
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21 |
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(d) |
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Settlements |
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22 |
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Section 9. Contribution |
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22 |
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Section 10. Termination of this Agreement |
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24 |
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Section 11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery |
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24 |
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Section 12. Notices |
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24 |
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Section 13. Successors |
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25 |
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Section 14. Partial Unenforceability |
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26 |
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Section 15. Governing Law Provisions; Consent to Jurisdiction |
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26 |
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(a) |
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Governing Law Provisions |
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26 |
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(b) |
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Consent to Jurisdiction |
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26 |
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Section 16. General Provisions |
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26 |
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ii
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 Companys 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 SummarySummary 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 Companys 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 Companys
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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 holders 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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) Companys Accounting System.The Company maintains a system of accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in
accordance with managements 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 managements 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 Companys 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 Purchasers 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 Companys 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 Companys 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
Companys 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 partys 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
Companys 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:
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
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9 West 57th Street |
New York, New York 10019 |
Facsimile: (212) 583-8457 |
Attention: Eric Hambleton |
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with a copy to: |
Davis Polk & Wardwell |
450 Lexington Avenue |
New York, New York 10017 |
Facsimile: (212) 450-3111 |
Attention: Michael Kaplan, Esq. |
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Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
4601 College Boulevard |
Leawood, Kansas 66211 |
Facsimile: (913) 327-1921 |
Attention: General Counsel |
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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 partys 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 arms-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.
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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
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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 Companys
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 Companys 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 counsels 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 counsels 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 counsels 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 Companys 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 counsels
knowledge, have been issued in compliance with the registration and qualification
requirements of federal and state securities laws. The description of the Companys 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
counsels 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 counsels knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with, and to such
counsels 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 counsels 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 undersigneds 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 Companys
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.
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EXHIBIT
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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.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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 Companys securityholders (other than the
Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities) shall have the right to include any of the
Companys 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 Companys
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 Companys
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 Companys 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;
(iii) the Company has failed to perform its obligations set forth in Section
2(e) within the time period required therein;
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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.
The Liquidated Damages set forth above shall be the exclusive monetary remedy available to the
Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities for each Registration Default or a breach of this
Agreement that also constitutes a Registration Default.
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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 Companys 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 Companys 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:
(A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to the Shelf
Registration Statement or any
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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 Companys
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.
(xiii) Cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the NASD
and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any qualified
independent underwriter that is required to be retained in accordance with the
rules and regulations
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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 Commissions 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
(ii) such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the
Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus.
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If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense)
all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holders 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 Companys 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;
(iii) all expenses of printing (including printing of Prospectuses and
certificates for the Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Debentures)
and the Companys expenses for messenger and delivery services and telephone;
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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).
Subject to the limitations on legal and other expenses set forth in Section 6(c) hereof, the
amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
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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 Companys 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.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time
delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days
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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.
(k) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final
expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement and understanding of the parties
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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.
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EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC.
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
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Herb Yeh |
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