EX-99.4 3 l29961aexv99w4.htm EX-99.4 EX-99.4
 

Exhibit 99.4
Opening Transaction
     
To:
  National City Corporation
1900 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
 
   
A/C:
  4375-691755
 
   
From:
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
 
   
Re:
  Issuer Warrant Transaction
 
   
Ref. No:
  OTC012408202C
 
   
Date:
  January 23, 2008
Dear Sir(s):
     The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Dealer”) and National City Corporation (“Issuer”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.
     1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the “2000 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2000 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2000 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.
     Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.
     This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “Agreement”) in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency—Cross Border) as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of Loss and Second Method, New York law (without reference to its choice of laws doctrine, other than Title 14 of the New York General Obligations Law) as the governing law and US Dollars (“USD”) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the replacement of the word “third” in the last line of Section 5(a)(i) of the Agreement with the word “first” and (iii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD50 million).
     All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

 


 

     The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Issuer or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Issuer pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Issuer, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Issuer are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered Transactions under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
     2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
         
General Terms:    
 
       
 
  Trade Date:   January 23, 2008
 
       
 
  Effective Date:   January 29, 2008, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(k) below
 
       
 
  Components:   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
 
       
 
  Warrant Style:   European
 
       
 
  Warrant Type:   Call
 
       
 
  Seller:   Issuer
 
       
 
  Buyer:   Dealer
 
       
 
  Shares:   The Common Stock of Issuer, par value USD4.00 per share (Ticker Symbol: “NCC”).
 
       
 
  Number of Warrants:   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
 
       
 
  Warrant Entitlement:   One Share per Warrant
 
       
 
  Strike Price:   USD27.7920
 
       
 
  Premium:   USD65,500,000 (Premium per Warrant approximately USD0.9911)
 
       
 
  Premium Payment Date:   The Effective Date
 
       
 
  Exchange:   New York Stock Exchange
 
       
 
  Related Exchange:   All Exchanges
 
       
Procedures for Exercise:    
 
       
 
  In respect of any Component:    
 
       
 
  Expiration Time:   Valuation Time
 
       
 
  Expiration Date:   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next

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        following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction). “Final Disruption Date” means November 2, 2011. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
 
           
    Market Disruption Event:   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof.
 
           
    Automatic Exercise:   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for the corresponding Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply to such Expiration Date.
 
           
 
  Issuer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details        
 
  for purpose of Giving Notice:   To:   National City Corporation
1900 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
 
      Attn:   Thomas A. Richlovsky
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
      Telephone:   (216) 222-8063
 
      Facsimile:   (216) 222-2983

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      With a copy to:    
 
           
 
      Attn:   Carlton E. Langer
Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
 
      Telephone:   (216) 222-3339
 
      Facsimile:   (216) 222-2336
 
           
Settlement Terms:        
 
           
 
  In respect of any Component:        
 
           
 
       Settlement Currency:   USD    
 
           
         Net Share Settlement:   On each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer, Dealer or the Calculation Agent, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, the Shares deliverable upon Net Share Settlement would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), then Dealer or Hedging Party may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.
 
           
        The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 12:00 noon (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.
 
           
 
       Number of Shares to be        
         Delivered:   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring on such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if no such excess, zero) divided by (B) such VWAP Price.
 
           
         VWAP Price:   For any Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on the New York Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange on such Valuation Date (without regard to pre-open or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session), as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session), on such Valuation Date, on Bloomberg page “NCC.N <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) (or if such published volume weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly

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        incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method).
 
           
         Other Applicable Provisions:   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Seller is the Issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
 
           
Adjustments:        
 
           
 
  In respect of any Component:        
 
           
         Method of Adjustment:   Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that in respect of an Extraordinary Dividend, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” shall be as described in the provision below. For the avoidance of doubt, Calculation Agent Adjustment (including, without limitation, in respect of Extraordinary Dividends) shall continue to apply until the obligations of the parties (including any obligations of Issuer pursuant to Section 8(e) below) under the Transaction have been satisfied in full.
 
           
         Extraordinary Dividend:   Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares with an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full) the amount of which is not equal to the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such dividend or distribution.
 
           
         Ordinary Dividend Amount:   For any calendar quarter, USD0.21 for the first cash dividend or distribution on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date falls within such calendar quarter, and zero for any subsequent dividend or distribution on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date falls within the same calendar quarter.
 
           
        Extraordinary Dividend
    Adjustment:
 
If at any time during the period from and including the Trade Date, to but excluding the last Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full), an ex-dividend date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the

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          Transaction to Buyer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend.
 
           
Extraordinary Events:    
 
           
    Consequences of Merger Events:    
 
           
 
      (a) Share-for-Share:   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 
           
 
      (b) Share-for-Other:   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)
 
           
 
      (c) Share-for-Combined:   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction.
 
           
    Tender Offer:   Applicable
 
           
    Consequences of Tender Offers:    
 
           
 
      (a) Share-for-Share:   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 
           
 
      (b) Share-for-Other:   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 
           
 
      (c) Share-for-Combined:   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment
 
           
    Modified Calculation
Agent Adjustment:
 
If, in respect of any Merger Event or Tender Offer to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) or Section 12.3(d)(i), as the case may be, of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event or Tender Offer, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) or Section 12.3(d)(i), as the case may be, of the Equity Definitions, Issuer, the issuer of the Shares and Buyer shall, prior to the Merger Date or Tender Offer, as the case may be, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by the Calculation Agent that the Calculation Agent has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Buyer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) or Section 12.3(d)(i), as the case may be, of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve Hedging Party’s hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Buyer and Hedging Party, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) or Section 12.3(d)(i), as the case may be, of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in

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          Section 12.2(e)(ii) or Section 12.3(d)(ii), as the case may be, of the Equity Definitions shall apply.
 
           
    Reference Markets:   For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, any adjustment effected by the Calculation Agent pursuant to Section 12.2(e) and/or Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions may be determined by reference to the adjustment(s) made in respect of Merger Events or Tender Offers, as the case may be, in the convertible bond market.
 
           
    Nationalization, Insolvency
or Delisting:
 
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
 
           
    Additional Disruption Events:    
 
 
      (a) Change in Law:   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting (i) at the end of the fifth line thereof the following phrase: “(or GS)”, (ii) at the end of clause (X) the following phrase: “(or, in the case of GS, a Hedging Party Related Transaction)”; and (iii) in clause (Y), immediately following the words “such Transaction”, the following phrase: “(or, in the case of GS, a Hedging Party Related Transaction).”
 
           
 
  GS:       Goldman Sachs International or any of its affiliates to which Goldman Sachs International assigns its rights and obligations under a Hedging Party Related Transaction.
 
           
    Hedging Party Related Transaction:   A transaction between GS and Dealer or its affiliate evidenced by a confirmation that refers to the Transaction.
 
           
 
      (b) Failure to Deliver:   Applicable
 
           
 
      (c) Insolvency Filing:   Applicable
 
           
 
      (d) Hedging Disruption:   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting at the end of clause (A) the following phrase: “(or a Hedging Party Related Transaction).”
 
           
 
      (e) Increased Cost of Hedging:   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(vi) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting at the end of clause (A) the following phrase: “(or a Hedging Party Related Transaction).”

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      (f) Loss of Stock Borrow:   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(vii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting in the third line thereof following the words “such Transaction” the following phrase: “(or a Hedging Party Related Transaction).”
 
           
 
           Maximum Stock Loan Rate:   2.00% per annum
 
           
 
      (g) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:  
Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting in the second line thereof following the words “such Transaction” the following phrase: “(or a Hedging Party Related Transaction).”
 
           
 
     
Initial Stock Loan Rate:
  0.25% per annum
 
           
    Hedging Party:   GS; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the first day following the payment date in respect of any Early Termination Date under the Hedging Party Related Transaction, (such day, the “Related Transaction Termination Date”), Dealer shall be the Hedging Party.
 
           
    Determining Party:   GS; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the first day following any Related Transaction Termination Date, Dealer shall be the Determining Party. The Determining Party shall make all calculations, adjustments and determinations required pursuant to this transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, and such calculations, adjustments and determinations shall be binding absent manifest error.
 
           
    Non-Reliance:   Applicable
 
           
    Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:  
Applicable
 
           
    Additional Acknowledgments:   Applicable
 
           
    3. Calculation Agent:   GS; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the first day following any Related Transaction Termination Date, Dealer shall be the Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent shall make all calculations, adjustments and determinations required pursuant to this transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, and such calculations, adjustments and determinations shall be binding absent manifest error.
 
           
    4. Account Details:    
 
           
      Dealer Payment Instructions: To be provided by Dealer
 
           
      Account for delivery of Shares to GS: To be provided by GS
 
           
      Issuer Payment Instructions: To be provided by Issuer.
 
           
    5. Offices:    
 
           
      The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:
 
           
         550 California Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104

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      The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is:
 
           
         1900 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
 
           
    6. Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
 
           
    (a) Address for notices or communications to Issuer:
 
           
 
      To:   National City Corporation
1900 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
 
      Attn:   Thomas A. Richlovsky
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
      Telephone:   (216) 222-8063
 
      Facsimile:   (216) 222-2983
 
           
 
      With a copy to:    
 
           
 
      Attn:   Carlton E. Langer
Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
 
      Telephone:   (216) 222-3339
 
      Facsimile:   (216) 222-2336
 
           
    (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
 
           
 
      To:   Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
550 California Street
14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
 
           
 
      Attn:   Financial Products Documentation Group
Equities Trading Manager
 
      Telephone:   (415) 396-3962
 
      Facsimile:   (415) 646-9208
 
           
 
      With a copy to:    
 
           
 
      Attn:   Michele Beasley
 
      Facsimile:   (415) 646-9208
 
           
    (c) Address for notices or communications to GS:
 
           
         All communications relating to the Transaction or the Agreement shall be transmitted exclusively:
 
           
 
      To:   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
 
      Attn:   Equity Operations: Options and Derivatives
 
      Telephone:   (212) 902-1981
 
      Facsimile:   (212) 428-1980/1983
 
           
 
      With a copy to:    
 
           
 
      Attn:   Tracey McCabe
Equity Capital Markets
 
      Telephone:   (212) 357-0428
 
      Facsimile:   (212) 902-3000

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7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements:
     (a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer and GS as follows:
     (i) On the Trade Date, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
     (ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that Issuer is not relying on advice from either Dealer or GS or their respective affiliates, and that neither Dealer nor GS nor any of their respective affiliates is making any representations or warranties, in each case with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards, including FASB Statements 128, 133 (as amended), 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6 or 03-6 (or any successor issue statements) or under any accounting standards including FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.
     (iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer and GS a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as dealer and GS shall reasonably request.
     (iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.
     (v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
     (vi) On the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.
     (vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).
     (viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement dated as of the Trade Date between Issuer and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (the “Underwriting Agreement”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer and GS as if set forth herein.
     (ix) Issuer understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.
     (x) (A) During the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “Settlement Period”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”) and (B) Issuer shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and

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102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period.
     (xi) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Issuer nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through GS
     (xii) Issuer agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer and Hedging Party following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer and Hedging Party with written notice specifying (i) Issuer’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Hedging Party or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Issuer to Dealer and Hedging Party that such information is true and correct. In addition, Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer and Hedging Party of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “Merger Transaction” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.
     (b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
     (c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.
     (d) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder is a “settlement payment,” as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code,

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with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder is a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code.
     (e) Issuer shall deliver to Dealer and GS (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Trade Date, of Issuer in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer and Issuer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement, and such other matters as GS may reasonably suggest.
     8. Other Provisions:
     (a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Issuer shall owe Buyer any amount pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the event of a Tender Offer, Merger Event, Insolvency or Nationalization, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash) or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the event of an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party that resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control) (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Buyer and the Calculation Agent, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date or Early Termination Date, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”). Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date or Early Termination Date, as applicable:
     
Share Termination Alternative:
  Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
 
   
Share Termination Delivery
Property:
 
A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
 
   
Share Termination Unit Price:
  The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
 
   
Share Termination Delivery Unit:
  In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, a Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the

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  maximum possible amount of cash.
 
   
Failure to Deliver:
  Applicable
 
   
Other applicable provisions:
  If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Seller is the issuer of the Shares) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer, Dealer or Hedging Party, on advice of counsel, for any reason, any securities comprising the Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this Section 8(a) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer or Hedging Party under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then Dealer may elect to either (x) permit delivery of such securities notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.
     (b) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. (i) With respect to the Transaction, the following provisions shall apply to the extent provided for above opposite the caption “Net Share Settlement” in Section 2 or in paragraph (a) of this Section 8. If so applicable, then, at the election of Issuer by notice to Buyer and GS within one Exchange Business Day after the relevant delivery obligation arises, but in any event at least one Exchange Business Day prior to the date on which such delivery obligation is due, either (A) Issuer shall deliver all Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, delivered by Issuer to Buyer and by Buyer to Hedging Party shall be, at the time of such delivery, covered by an effective registration statement of Issuer for immediate resale by Buyer or by Hedging Party, as the case may be (such registration statement and the corresponding prospectus (the “Prospectus”) (including, without limitation, any sections describing the plan of distribution) in form and content commercially reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Hedging Party) or (B) Issuer shall deliver additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the value of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units that would otherwise be deliverable if such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Buyer (such value, the “Freely Tradeable Value”); provided that, if requested by Dealer or Hedging Party, Issuer shall make the election described in this clause (B) with respect to Shares delivered on all Settlement Dates no later than one Exchange Business Day prior to the first Exercise Date, and the applicable procedures described below shall apply to all Shares delivered on the Settlement Dates on an aggregate basis. (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)
     (ii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(A) above:
     (A) Buyer (or an affiliate of Buyer designated by Buyer) and Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party designated by Hedging Party) shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Issuer that is customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities and that yields results that are commercially reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, Hedging Party or such respective affiliates, as the case may be, in its discretion; and
     (B) Buyer (or an affiliate of Buyer designated by Buyer), Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party designated by Hedging Party) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Registration Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the public resale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Buyer or such affiliate substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, Hedging

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Party or such respective affiliates and Issuer, which Registration Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Buyer, Hedging Party and their respective affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all expenses in connection with such resale, including all registration costs and all fees and expenses of counsel for Buyer and counsel for Hedging Party, and shall provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Buyer, Hedging Party and their respective affiliates with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.
     (iii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(B) above:
     (A) Buyer (or an affiliate of Buyer designated by Buyer), Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party designated by Hedging Party) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, from Buyer or such affiliate identified by Buyer or from Hedging Party or such affiliate of Hedging Party identified by Hedging Party shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them), subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Issuer;
     (B) Buyer (or an affiliate of Buyer designated by Buyer), Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party designated by Hedging Party) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “Private Placement Agreement”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Issuer to Buyer or such affiliate or by Issuer to Hedging Party or such affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Buyer, Hedging Party or any such affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, Hedging Party and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Buyer, Hedging Party and their respective affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all expenses in connection with such resale, including all fees and expenses of counsel for Buyer and counsel to Hedging Party, shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use best efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Buyer, Hedging Party and their respective affiliates with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Shares;
     (C) Issuer agrees that any Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer, Hedging Party and their respective affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer or Hedging Party and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Shares or any securities issued by Issuer comprising such Share Termination Delivery Units, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Shares or securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) or by Hedging Party (or such affiliate of Hedging Party) to Issuer or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer or Hedging Party in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) or by Hedging Party (or such affiliate of Hedging Party), as the case may be; and

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     (D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) or Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(1) or Section 4(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer) or by Hedging Party (or an affiliate of Hedging Party) .
     (c) Make-whole Shares. If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(B) of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, then Dealer shall deliver such Shares or Share Termination Units to Hedging Party under a related transaction and Hedging Party or its affiliate may sell (which sale shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner) such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “Resale Period”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Hedging Party or its affiliates completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Freely Tradeable Value, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Freely Tradeable Value exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “Additional Amount”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares (“Make-whole Shares”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).
     (d) Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Buyer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares if, (i) immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Buyer, any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Buyer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Buyer with respect to “beneficial ownership” of any Shares (collectively, “Buyer Group”) would be equal to or greater than 4.0% or more of the outstanding Shares, (ii) Buyer or any “affiliate” or “associate” of Buyer would be an “interested stockholder” of Issuer, as all such terms are defined in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the receipt of such Shares would require prior regulatory approval by a State or federal regulator and such approval has not been received, or the receipt of such Shares would otherwise be prohibited under any State or federal bank holding company or banking laws, regulations or regulatory orders applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Laws”), or (iii) the receipt of such Shares would cause Buyer, Buyer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Buyer or Buyer Group under any Applicable Law to be subject to any reporting or registration obligation or requirement under any Applicable Law. If any delivery owed to Buyer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Issuer’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Buyer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery (i) would not result in Buyer Group directly or indirectly so beneficially owning in excess of 4.0% of the outstanding Shares, (ii) would not require prior regulatory approval by a State or federal regulator that has not been received or be otherwise be prohibited under any Applicable Laws and (iii) would not cause Buyer, Buyer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Buyer or Buyer Group under any Applicable Law to be subject to any reporting or registration obligation or requirement under any Applicable Law. Issuer acknowledges that, as a result of this Section 8(d), it will not treat Buyer (or any affiliate or designee of Buyer) as the owner, for any purpose, of Shares, prior to the delivery of such Shares hereunder, that Issuer is unable to deliver as a result of this Section 8(d).

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     (e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of 132,177,250 Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof) (the “Capped Number”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer and Hedging Party (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “Available Shares”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “Deficit Shares”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent, that (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the “Share Issuance Events”). Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer and Hedging Party of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, deliver such Shares thereafter. Issuer shall not, until Issuer’s obligations under the Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer and Hedging Party as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than the Transaction or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Issuer’s obligations to Dealer and Hedging Party under the Transaction.
     (f) Equity Rights. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.
     (g) Amendments to Equity Definitions. The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:
     (i) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has a material effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”; and
     (ii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “material”.
     (h) Transfer and Assignment. Buyer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without the consent of Issuer; provided that upon any such transfer GS (if then the Calculation Agent and Hedging Party) shall remain the Calculation Agent and Hedging Party. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation to the

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contrary requiring or allowing Buyer to receive or deliver any Shares, Buyer may designate any of its affiliates to receive or deliver such Shares and otherwise perform Buyer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligation. Buyer shall be discharged of its obligation hereunder only to the extent of any such performance.
     (i) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Issuer and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Issuer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
     (j) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party and Hedging Party shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer or Hedging Party may choose to treat part of the Transaction, one or more Components or part of one or more Components as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:
     (i) Hedging Party reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Hedging Party’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Hedging Party (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Hedging Party);
     (ii) at any time at which any Excess Ownership Position (as defined below) occurs, Buyer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party of the Transaction or any other transaction between the parties after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Buyer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists; provided that Buyer shall treat only that portion of the Transaction as the Affected Transaction as necessary so that such Excess Ownership Position no longer exists;
     (iii) any Person (as defined below) acquires beneficial ownership (determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions, of shares of Issuer’s capital stock entitling the Person to exercise 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of Issuer’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors, other than an acquisition by Issuer or any of Issuer’s subsidiaries;
     (iv) Issuer (x) merges or consolidates with or into any other Person, another Person merges with or into Issuer, or Issuer conveys, sells, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets to another Person or (y) engages in any recapitalization, reclassification or other transaction in which all or substantially all Shares are exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property, in each case, other than any merger or consolidation:
  (A)   pursuant to which the holders of 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors immediately prior to such transaction have the right to exercise, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after such transaction; or
 
  (B)   that does not result in a reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of the outstanding Shares; or

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  (C)   which is effected solely to change Issuer’s jurisdiction of incorporation and results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding Shares solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity; or
     (iv) Issuer is liquidated or dissolved or holders of Issuer’s common stock approve any plan or proposal for Issuer’s liquidation or dissolution; or
     (v) at any time Issuer’s Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of Issuer’s board of directors (or, if applicable, a successor Person to Issuer).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction set forth in clause (ii), (iii) or (v) above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if at least 90% of the consideration paid for the Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights and cash dividends) in a merger or consolidation or such other transaction otherwise constituting an Additional Termination Event under clauses (ii) or (iii) above consists of shares of common stock or American Depositary Receipts in respect of shares of common stock traded on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) (“Listed Shares”).
     “Person” includes any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
     “Continuing Directors” means (i) individuals who on the date hereof were members of Issuer’s board of directors and (ii) any new directors whose election to Issuer’s board of directors or whose nomination for election by Issuer’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of Issuer’s directors then still in office (or a duly constituted committee thereof), either who were directors on the date hereof or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.
     “Excess Ownership Position” means any of the following: (i) the Beneficial Ownership of Buyer Group is equal to or greater than 4.0% of the outstanding Shares and (ii) Buyer or any “affiliate” or “associate” of Buyer would own in excess of 14.0% of the outstanding Shares for purposes of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
     (k) Effectiveness. If, on or prior to the Effective Date, Buyer or Hedging Party reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Buyer’s or Hedging Party’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.
     (l) Extension of Settlement. The Calculation Agent may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Warrants for each such Component if the Calculation Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such further division is necessary or advisable to preserve Hedging Party’s hedging activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market or stock loan market or to enable Hedging Party to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Hedging Party were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
     (m) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.
     (n) Delivery of Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transactions contemplated by this Confirmation, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by EITF 00-19 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property in respect of the settlement of such Transactions).

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     (o) Payments by Dealer upon Early Termination. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.
     (p) Governing Law. THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
     (q) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Issuer, Dealer and GS. If Goldman, Sachs & Co. exercises its right under the Underwriting Agreement to purchase additional convertible notes as set forth therein, this Confirmation shall be deemed to be amended to provide therefore (in each case on pricing terms acceptable to Issuer, Dealer and GS) and, to the extent required, Issuer, Dealer and GS shall amend this Confirmation accordingly (such amendment to this Confirmation to provide for the payment by Dealer to Issuer of the additional premium related thereto in an amount to be agreed between the parties).
     (r) Third Party Beneficiary. GS shall be the third party beneficiary of Issuer’s representations, warranties, agreements, indemnities and other obligations hereunder and will have a right to directly enforce those obligations against the Issuer.
     (s) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     9. Arbitration.
     (a) All parties to this Confirmation are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury, except as provided by the rules of the arbitration forum in which a claim is filed.
     (b) Arbitration awards are generally final and binding; a party’s ability to have a court reverse or modify an arbitration award is very limited.
     (c) The ability of the parties to obtain documents, witness statements and other discovery is generally more limited in arbitration than in court proceedings.
     (d) The arbitrators do not have to explain the reason(s) for their award.
     (e) The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry, unless Issuer is a member of the organization sponsoring the arbitration facility, in which case all arbitrators may be affiliated with the securities industry.
     (f) The rules of some arbitration forums may impose time limits for bringing a claim in arbitration. In some cases, a claim that is ineligible for arbitration may be brought in court.
     (g) The rules of the arbitration forum in which the claim is filed, and any amendments thereto, shall be incorporated into this Confirmation.
     (h) Issuer agrees that any and all controversies that may arise between Issuer and Dealer, including, but not limited to, those arising out of or relating to the Agreement or the Transaction hereunder, shall be determined by arbitration conducted before The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) or NASD Dispute Resolution (“NASD-DR”), or, if the NYSE and NASD-DR decline to hear the matter, before the American Arbitration Association, in accordance with their arbitration

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rules then in force. The award of the arbitrator shall be final, and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court, state or federal, having jurisdiction.
     (i) No person shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor seek to enforce any pre-dispute arbitration agreement against any person who has initiated in court a putative class action or who is a member of a putative class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed by the putative class action until: (i) the class certification is denied; (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) Issuer is excluded from the class by the court.
     Such forbearance to enforce an agreement to arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Confirmation except to the extent stated herein.

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     Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Facsimile No. (415) 646-9208, with a copy to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Equity Derivatives Documentation Department, Facsimile No. (212) 428-1980/83.
             
    Yours faithfully,    
 
           
    WELLS FARGO BANK,    
         NATIONAL ASSOCIATION    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ GORDY HOLTERMAN    
 
           
 
      Authorized Signatory    
 
           
Agreed and Accepted By:
           
 
           
NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION
           
         
By:
  /s/ THOMAS A. RICHLOVSKY    
 
       
 
  Name: Thomas A. Richlovsky    
 
  Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer    

 


 

Annex A
For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.
         
Component Number   Number of Warrants   Expiration Date
1
  734,318   June 15, 2011
2
  734,318   June 16, 2011
3
  734,318   June 17, 2011
4
  734,318   June 20, 2011
5
  734,318   June 21, 2011
6
  734,318   June 22, 2011
7
  734,318   June 23, 2011
8
  734,318   June 24, 2011
9
  734,318   June 27, 2011
10
  734,318   June 28, 2011
11
  734,318   June 29, 2011
12
  734,318   June 30, 2011
13
  734,318   July 1, 2011
14
  734,318   July 5, 2011
15
  734,318   July 6, 2011
16
  734,318   July 7, 2011
17
  734,318   July 8, 2011
18
  734,318   July 11, 2011
19
  734,318   July 12, 2011
20
  734,318   July 13, 2011
21
  734,318   July 14, 2011
22
  734,318   July 15, 2011
23
  734,318   July 18, 2011
24
  734,318   July 19, 2011
25
  734,318   July 20, 2011
26
  734,318   July 21, 2011
27
  734,318   July 22, 2011
28
  734,318   July 25, 2011
29
  734,318   July 26, 2011
30
  734,318   July 27, 2011
31
  734,318   July 28, 2011
32
  734,318   July 29, 2011
33
  734,318   August 1, 2011
34
  734,318   August 2, 2011
35
  734,318   August 3, 2011
36
  734,318   August 4, 2011
37
  734,318   August 5, 2011
38
  734,318   August 8, 2011
39
  734,318   August 9, 2011
40
  734,318   August 10, 2011
41
  734,318   August 11, 2011
42
  734,318   August 12, 2011
43
  734,318   August 15, 2011
44
  734,318   August 16, 2011
45
  734,318   August 17, 2011
46
  734,318   August 18, 2011
47
  734,318   August 19, 2011
48
  734,318   August 22, 2011
49
  734,318   August 23, 2011

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Component Number   Number of Warrants   Expiration Date
50
    734,318     August 24, 2011
51
    734,318     August 25, 2011
52
    734,318     August 26, 2011
53
    734,318     August 29, 2011
54
    734,318     August 30, 2011
55
    734,318     August 31, 2011
56
    734,318     September 1, 2011
57
    734,318     September 2, 2011
58
    734,318     September 6, 2011
59
    734,318     September 7, 2011
60
    734,318     September 8, 2011
61
    734,318     September 9, 2011
62
    734,318     September 12, 2011
63
    734,318     September 13, 2011
64
    734,318     September 14, 2011
65
    734,318     September 15, 2011
66
    734,318     September 16, 2011
67
    734,318     September 19, 2011
68
    734,318     September 20, 2011
69
    734,318     September 21, 2011
70
    734,318     September 22, 2011
71
    734,318     September 23, 2011
72
    734,318     September 26, 2011
73
    734,318     September 27, 2011
74
    734,318     September 28, 2011
75
    734,318     September 29, 2011
76
    734,318     September 30, 2011
77
    734,318     October 3, 2011
78
    734,318     October 4, 2011
79
    734,318     October 5, 2011
80
    734,318     October 6, 2011
81
    734,318     October 7, 2011
82
    734,318     October 10, 2011
83
    734,318     October 11, 2011
84
    734,318     October 12, 2011
85
    734,318     October 13, 2011
86
    734,319     October 14, 2011
87
    734,319     October 17, 2011
88
    734,319     October 18, 2011
89
    734,319     October 19, 2011
90
    734,319     October 20, 2011

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