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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-01-501042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011026
GROUP MEMBERS: GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDEN STATE BANCORP INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019508
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
IRS NUMBER: 954642135
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 0630
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52613
FILM NUMBER: 1767000
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 135 MAIN ST
CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94105
BUSINESS PHONE: 8185002000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 414 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
CITY: GLENDALE
STATE: CA
ZIP: 91203
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MAFCO HOLDINGS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918939
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: []
IRS NUMBER: 133603886
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 38 EAST 63RD STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10021
BUSINESS PHONE: 2125728600
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 38 EAST 63RD STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10021
SC 13D/A
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s558876.txt
AMENDMENT #14
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 14)
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP INC.
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(Name of issuer)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of class of securities)
381197 10 2
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(CUSIP number)
Barry F. Schwartz
35 East 62nd Street
New York, New York 10021
(212) 572-8600
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications)
October 19, 2001
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(Date of event which requires
filing of this statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
following box |_|.
Page 1 of 9 Pages
Exhibit Index on Page 9
CUSIP No. 381197 10 2 13D Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Mafco Holdings Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 42,949,525
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
42,949,525
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
42,949,525
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES |_|
CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
31.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP No. 381197 10 2 13D Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
GSB Investments Corp.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 42,949,525
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH ------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
42,949,525
------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
42,949,525
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES |_|
CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
31.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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This statement amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule
13D, dated September 11, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated
December 30, 1998, Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated January 21, 1999 and
Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated August 25, 1999, filed by (a) Mafco Holdings
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Mafco Holdings"), (b) GSB Investments Corp.,
a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mafco
Holdings ("Investments Corp."), (c) Ford Diamond Corporation, a Texas
corporation ("FDC") and (d) Hunter's Glen/Ford, Ltd., a Texas limited
partnership ("Hunter's Glen") and Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated December
17, 1999, Amendment No. 5 thereto, dated May 23, 2000, Amendment No. 6
thereto, dated August 30, 2000, Amendment No. 7 thereto, dated December 18,
2000, Amendment No. 8 thereto, dated December 20, 2000, Amendment No. 9
thereto dated December 21, 2000, Amendment No. 10 thereto dated December
29, 2000, Amendment No. 11 thereto dated January 3, 2001, Amendment No. 12
thereto dated March 9, 2001 and Amendment No. 13 thereto dated September
28, 2001 filed by (a) Mafco Holdings and (b) Investments Corp. (as so
amended, the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the common stock, par value
$1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Golden State Bancorp Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of
the Company are located at 135 Main Street, San Francisco, California
94105. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Schedule 13D unless otherwise defined.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The following is added to the response to Item 4:
On October 19, 2001 Mafco Holdings and Investments Corp. entered
into a forward sale arrangement with Credit Suisse First Boston
International ("CSFBI") and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB")
with respect to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, as described in a term
sheet related thereto dated October 19, 2001 (the "Term Sheet").
Pursuant to the Term Sheet, on October 24, 2001 Investments Corp.
entered into a SAILS Agreement with CSFBI and CSFB with respect to such
2,000,000 shares of Common Stock for a payment of $38,359,500 (the
"Proceeds Amount"). The Proceeds Amount is 80.3% of a $47,800,000 aggregate
contract price ($23.90 per share), with the difference representing
principally a financing cost to Investments Corp. over the two year term of
the transaction, as well as a fee component for CSFBI. The actual number of
shares of Common stock (or cash equivalent thereof) to be delivered by
Investments Corp. to CSFBI on October 24, 2003 (the "Maturity Date") will
be determined pursuant to a formula described in Item 6 of this filing.
The Reporting Persons acquired and continue to hold the shares of
Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes. In this connection,
the Reporting Persons expect to evaluate on an ongoing basis their
investment in the Company, and may from time to time acquire or dispose of
additional shares of Common Stock (in each case, depending upon general
investment policies, market conditions and other factors) or formulate
other purposes, plans or proposals regarding the Company or the Common
Stock held by the Reporting Persons to the extent deemed advisable in light
of general investment policies, market conditions and other factors. Any
such acquisitions or dispositions may be made, subject to applicable law,
in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or, in the
case of dispositions, pursuant to a registration statement.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
The following is added to the response to Item 5:
(a) - (b) As of July 31, 2001, based upon the Company's quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter 2001, there were 135,666,624
outstanding shares of Common Stock. Subject to (i) the terms of the SAILS
Agreement and the Pledge Agreement each dated December 19, 2000 with
respect to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock as reported in Amendment No. 8
to this Statement on Schedule 13D, (ii) the terms of the SAILS Agreement
and the Pledge Agreement each dated December 28, 2000 with respect to
1,304,800 shares of Common Stock as reported in Amendment No. 10 to this
Statement on Schedule 13D, (iii) the terms of the SAILS Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement each dated March 8, 2001 with respect to 1,695,200 shares
of Common Stock as reported in Amendment No. 12 to this Statement on
Schedule 13D, (iv) the terms of the SAILS Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement each dated September 28, 2001 with respect to 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, and (v) the terms of the SAILS Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement each dated October 24, 2001 with respect to 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, Mafco Holdings and Investments Corp. may be deemed to share
beneficial ownership of 42,949,525 shares of Common Stock, representing
31.7% of the Common Stock outstanding.
(c) Other than the transactions described in Item 4 of this
Schedule 13D, there were no transactions by the Reporting Persons or, to
the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the persons named on
Schedule I hereto during the past 60 days.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the
Issuer.
The following is added to the response to Item 6:
On October 19, 2001, Mafco Holdings, Investments Corp., CSFBI and
CSFB entered into the Term Sheet. Pursuant to the Term Sheet, on October
24, 2001 Investments Corp., CSFBI and CSFB entered into the SAILS Agreement
and the Pledge Agreement with respect to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
On October 24, 2001, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement Investments Corp.
deposited into a collateral account with CSFBI 2,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (the "Underlying Shares") and CSFBI paid to Investments Corp.
$38,359,500. On the Maturity Date or earlier termination of this
transaction pursuant to the SAILS Agreement, Investments Corp. will have
the right to settle its obligations to CSFBI with respect to the Underlying
Shares by delivering to CSFBI from the collateral account a number of
shares of Common Stock (or, at the option of Investments Corp., the cash
equivalent of such shares) with a value equal to the product of (a) the
number of Underlying Shares and (b) the Exchange Rate.
The Exchange Rate will be determined as follows:
(i) if the average closing price per share of Common Stock on
the first 20 trading days beginning 30 trading days prior
to the Maturity Date or the earlier termination of this
transaction pursuant to the SAILS Agreement (the
"Maturity Price") is less than or equal to $23.90 (the
"Reference Price"), the Exchange Rate will be ONE (1);
(ii) if the Maturity Price is greater than the Reference Price
but less than or equal to $33.46 (the "Threshold Price"),
the Exchange Rate will be a fraction equal to the
Reference Price divided by the Maturity Price; or
(iii) if the Maturity Price is greater than the Threshold
Price, the Exchange Rate will be a fraction equal to ONE
(1) minus a fraction, the numerator of which will equal
the excess of the Threshold Price over the Reference
Price and the denominator of which will equal the
Maturity Price.
In addition, on October 19, 2001, Mafco Holdings,
Investments Corp., the Company, CSFBI and CSFB entered into a Registration
Agreement with respect to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock. It provides for
the filing and keeping effective of a registration statement and the
preparation of a prospectus with respect to such shares and contains
customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities.
Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following at the end thereof:
Exhibit 20. Term Sheet dated October 19, 2001
among Mafco Holdings Inc., GSB
Investments Corp., Credit Suisse
First Boston International and
Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
Exhibit 21. Registration Agreement dated October
19, 2001 among Mafco Holdings Inc.,
GSB Investments Corp., Golden State
Bancorp Inc., Credit Suisse First
Boston International and Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation
Exhibit 22. SAILS Mandatorily Exchangeable
Securities Contract dated October
24, 2001 among GSB Investments
Corp., Credit Suisse First Boston
International and Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation
Exhibit 23. SAILS Pledge Agreement dated October
24, 2001 among GSB Investments
Corp., Credit Suisse First Boston
International and Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: October 26, 2001
MAFCO HOLDINGS INC.
By:/s/ Barry F. Schwartz
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Barry F. Schwartz
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Barry F. Schwartz
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Barry F. Schwartz
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
20 Term Sheet dated October 19, 2001 among Mafco
Holdings Inc., GSB Investments Corp., Credit Suisse
First Boston International and Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation
21 Registration Agreement dated October 19, 2001 among
Mafco Holdings Inc., GSB Investments Corp., Golden
State Bancorp Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston
International and Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
22 SAILS Mandatorily Exchangeable Securities Contract
dated October 24, 2001 among GSB Investments Corp.,
Credit Suisse First Boston International and Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation
23 SAILS Pledge Agreement dated October 24, 2001 among
GSB Investments Corp., Credit Suisse First Boston
International and Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation
EX-20
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terms.txt
TERMS SHEET
Exhibit 20
Mafco Holdings Inc./GSB Private SAILS
By entering into a transaction with Purchaser, you acknowledge that you have
read and understood the following terms: Purchaser is acting solely as an
arm's length contractual counterparty and not as your financial adviser or
fiduciary unless it has agreed to so act in writing. Before entering into any
transaction you should ensure that you fully understand its potential risks
and rewards and independently determine that it is appropriate for you given
your objectives, experience, financial and operational resources, and other
relevant circumstances. You should consult with such advisers as you deem
necessary to assist you in making these determinations. You should also
understand that Purchaser or its affiliates may provide banking, credit and
other financial services to any company or issuer of securities or financial
instruments referred to herein, underwrite, make a market in, have positions
in, or otherwise buy and sell securities or financial instruments which may be
identical or economically similar to any transaction entered into with you.
Any indicative terms provided to you are provided for your information only
and do not constitute an offer, a solicitation of an offer, or any advice or
recommendation to conclude any transaction (whether on the indicative terms or
otherwise). Any indicative price quotations, disclosure materials or analyses
provided to you have been prepared on assumptions and parameters that reflect
good faith determinations by us or that have been expressly specified by you
and do not constitute advice by us. The assumptions and parameters used are
not the only ones that might reasonably have been selected and therefore no
guarantee is given as to the accuracy, completeness, or reasonableness of any
such quotations, disclosure or analyses. The parties hereby agree that (i)
Sellers are not obligated to keep confidential or otherwise limit the use of
any element of any description contained herein that is necessary to
understand or support any United States federal income tax treatment and (ii)
Purchaser does not assert any claim of proprietary ownership in respect of any
description contained herein relating to the use of any entities, plans or
arrangements to give rise to a particular United States federal income tax
treatment for Seller.
Mafco Holdings Inc./GSB Private SAILS
By entering into a transaction with Purchaser, you acknowledge that you have
read and understood the following terms: Purchaser is acting solely as an
arm's length contractual counterparty and not as your financial adviser or
fiduciary unless it has agreed to so act in writing. Before entering into any
transaction you should ensure that you fully understand its potential risks
and rewards and independently determine that it is appropriate for you given
your objectives, experience, financial and operational resources, and other
relevant circumstances. You should consult with such advisers as you deem
necessary to assist you in making these determinations. You should also
understand that Purchaser or its affiliates may provide banking, credit and
other financial services to any company or issuer of securities or financial
instruments referred to herein, underwrite, make a market in, have positions
in, or otherwise buy and sell securities or financial instruments which may be
identical or economically similar to any transaction entered into with you.
Any indicative terms provided to you are provided for your information only
and do not constitute an offer, a solicitation of an offer, or any advice or
recommendation to conclude any transaction (whether on the indicative terms or
otherwise). Any indicative price quotations, disclosure materials or analyses
provided to you have been prepared on assumptions and parameters that reflect
good faith determinations by us or that have been expressly specified by you
and do not constitute advice by us. The assumptions and parameters used are
not the only ones that might reasonably have been selected and therefore no
guarantee is given as to the accuracy, completeness, or reasonableness of any
such quotations, disclosure or analyses. The parties hereby agree that (i)
Sellers are not obligated to keep confidential or otherwise limit the use of
any element of any description contained herein that is necessary to
understand or support any United States federal income tax treatment and (ii)
Purchaser does not assert any claim of proprietary ownership in respect of any
description contained herein relating to the use of any entities, plans or
arrangements to give rise to a particular United States federal income tax
treatment for Seller.
Terms and Conditions for Private SAILS
Sellers: Mafco Holdings Inc. ("Parent") and GSB Investments
Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent ("Subsidiary", and each of Parent and
Subsidiary, a "Seller").
Purchaser: Credit Suisse First Boston International.
Agent: Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
Calculation Credit Suisse First Boston International or
Agent: an affiliate thereof. All determinations and
calculations of the Calculation Agent shall be made
in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner.
Issue: SAILS (Shared Appreciation Income Linked
Securities) Mandatorily Exchangeable Securities
Contract (the "Contract"), maturing on the Maturity
Date, relating to the Underlying Shares. The
Contract may be executed in one or more tranches
(each, a "Tranche").
Underlying Up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par
Shares: value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of
Golden State Bancorp Inc. (the "Issuer").
Aggregate For any Tranche, an amount equal to the product
Contract Price: of (a) the Issue Price for such Tranche
and (b) the Base Amount for such Tranche.
Base Amount: For any Tranche, the number of shares of
Common Stock (the "Hedge Shares" with respect to
such Tranche) sold by Purchaser in connection with
its initial hedge of its exposure to the
transactions contemplated hereby during the period
from and including the Issue Date immediately
preceding the Issue Date for such Tranche (or if
there is no preceding Issue Date, the date hereof)
to but excluding the Issue Date for such Tranche.
Issue Price: For any Tranche, the average price per share
at which Purchaser sells the Hedge Shares with
respect to such Tranche, but, with respect to the
first Tranche, in no event less than $23.70. Any
such sales will be made pursuant to the terms set
forth under "Registration of Hedge Sales" below.
Final The date of completion of Purchaser's
Issue Date: initial hedging activities in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby (which shall in no
event be later than December 19, 2001).
Issue Date: Each of the following shall be an Issue Date
with respect to a Tranche: (i) the Final Issue Date
and (ii) any business day on or prior to the Final
Issue Date if (A) such day is designated as an
Issue Date by Sellers upon three business days'
written notice to Purchaser and (B) such day is the
first business day following the 29th calendar day
after the Issue Date immediately preceding such day
(or if there is no preceding Issue Date, the
Closing Date).
Closing Date: For any Tranche, three business days
following the Issue Date for such Tranche.
Maturity Date: For any Tranche, two years following the
initial Closing Date.
Maturity Price: The average closing price per share of
Common Stock on the first 20 trading days beginning
30 Exchange Business Days (days when the national
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted is scheduled to be open) prior to the
Maturity Date.
Threshold Price: For any Tranche, 140% of the Issue Price for
such Tranche.
Proceeds Amount: For any Tranche, 80.25% of the Aggregate
Contract Price for such Tranche. The Proceeds
Amount shall be paid by Purchaser to Subsidiary on
the Closing Date for such Tranche.
Settlement: On the Maturity Date, Sellers will deliver to
Purchaser an aggregate number of freely
transferable shares of Common Stock (or cash with
an equal value) equal to the sum of the Contract
Share Amounts for each Tranche.
Contract For any Tranche, the product of (a)
Share Amount: the Base Amount for such Tranche and (b) the
Exchange Rate for such Tranche.
Exchange Rate: The Exchange Rate for each Tranche will be
equal to:
(a) if the Maturity Price is less than or equal to
the Issue Price for such Tranche, one;
(b) if the Maturity Price is greater than the
Issue Price for such Tranche but less than or
equal to the Threshold Price for such Tranche,
the quotient of such Issue Price divided by
the Maturity Price; and
(c) if the Maturity Price is greater than the
Threshold Price for such Tranche, one minus a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to
the excess of such Threshold Price over the
Issue Price for such Tranche and the
denominator of which is equal to the Maturity
Price.
Early At any time on or after the date six
Termination: months following the final Closing Date, each
Tranche shall be subject to termination in whole or
in part at the option of Sellers, upon 35 Exchange
Business Days' notice, at a price equal to
Purchaser's replacement cost for the terminated
portion of such Tranche, as determined by the
Calculation Agent.
Adjustments: The Base Amount, the Issue Price, the Threshold
Price and other variables relevant to the
settlement of each Tranche shall be subject to
adjustment if the Issuer (i) subdivides,
consolidates or reclassifies the Common Stock, (ii)
pays a dividend or distribution of Common Stock,
rights, warrants or other assets on the Common
Stock, (iii) pays a cash dividend (other than an
Ordinary Cash Dividend) on the Common Stock, (iv)
makes a call in respect of Common Stock not fully
paid, (v) repurchases Common Stock or (vi) takes
any similar action, in each case, which action has
a diluting or concentrative effect on the
theoretical value of the Common Stock; provided
that in the case of clause (iii) above, any such
adjustment shall be made to variables other than
the Base Amount. In the event of (a) a
consolidation or merger of the Issuer, (b) any
sale, transfer, lease or conveyance of the property
of the Issuer as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety, (c) any statutory exchange of securities
of the Issuer or (d) any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Issuer, then:
(i) if the successor to the Issuer is a
publicly-traded entity with a public float as
large as or larger than the Issuer immediately
prior to such event, so long as the
consideration received by holders of Common
Stock does not consist solely of non-stock
consideration, Purchaser will be entitled to
receive (A) on the Maturity Date the number of
shares of common stock of such successor
represented by the shares of Common Stock that
otherwise would have been deliverable and (B)
a cash payment on the date of the closing of
such event (the "Reorganization Termination
Date") equal to the replacement value, as
determined by the Calculation Agent, of the
percentage of each Tranche equal to the
percentage of non-stock consideration (as a
percentage of the total consideration)
received in such event; or
(ii) in any other case, the Maturity Date will be
accelerated to the Reorganization Termination
Date so that Purchaser will receive on the
Reorganization Termination Date its
replacement value for each Tranche, as
determined by the Calculation Agent, payable
in cash or any freely transferable securities
received by either Seller in such event.
Registration Subsidiary shall be named as a selling shareholder
of Hedge Sales: in a registration statement (the "Registration
Statement") covering the public sale by Purchaser
of shares of Common Stock in connection with
hedging Purchaser's exposure to the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Registration Statement
shall be filed by the Issuer and declared effective
under the Securities Act by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Sellers, the Issuer and
Purchaser (or an affiliate of Purchaser designated
by Purchaser) shall enter into an agreement (the
"Registration Agreement") in connection with the
public sale of such shares by Purchaser in a form
customary for underwritten secondary offerings of
equity securities lead managed by Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation (which agreement shall
include, without limitation, representations and
warranties of Sellers and the Issuer, provisions
relating to indemnification of, and contribution in
connection with the liability of, Purchaser and its
affiliates by both the Issuer and Sellers, payment
by the Issuer or Sellers of all registration
expenses and the delivery by both the Issuer and
Sellers of legal opinions, secretary's and
executive officer's certificates, accountants'
comfort letters and other customary closing
documents).
Dividend Sellers shall pay to Purchaser on the
Payment: business day following the payment of any cash
dividend (other than an Ordinary Cash Dividend)
with respect to the Common Stock (the "Dividend
Payment Date") an amount in cash equal to the
product (the "Dividend Payment Amount") of (i) the
per share amount of such dividend and (ii) the sum
of the Base Amounts for each Tranche on the
ex-dividend date for such dividend.
Ordinary For any given quarterly fiscal period, cash
Cash Dividends: dividends paid in respect of the Common Stock
during such period, but only to the extent that the
aggregate amount of cash dividends paid during such
period does not exceed $0.10 per share.
Collateral Subsidiary shall deposit on the Closing Date for
Arrangements: each Tranche, and shall maintain on and after such
Closing Date, in a Collateral Account with
Purchaser a number of shares of Common Stock free
and clear of any liens or transfer restrictions
(other than restrictions on transfer imposed by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act")) equal to Base Amount for such Tranche, to
secure the obligations of Sellers in respect of
such Tranche. Immediately upon payment of the
Proceeds Amount, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser
any documents as Purchaser may reasonably request
to evidence that such shares have been delivered
free and clear of any such liens or transfer
restrictions.
Upon the consent of Seller, Purchaser may borrow or
otherwise rehypothecate Common Stock from the
Collateral Account; provided that any such
borrowing or rehypothecation shall be effected such
that this provision will satisfy the requirements
of a securities lending transaction under Section
1058 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. The Collateral Agreement will include
standard provisions for dividends and voting,
including the loss of voting rights with respect to
any shares actually borrowed or rehypothecated by
Purchaser. Upon the early termination of any
Tranche by Sellers, a corresponding number of
shares will be returned to Subsidiary and will
cease to be security.
Subsidiary shall have the right at any time during
the term of the Contract to substitute for all (but
not less than all) of the Common Stock pledged as
collateral (the "Share Collateral") United States
government securities with a value at least equal
to 150% of the value of the Share Collateral,
marked to market on a daily basis. Upon the
substitution described in the immediately preceding
sentence, the Share Collateral shall be returned to
Subsidiary and shall no longer be treated as
collateral.
Reimbursement If Sellers fail to make available (by reason of
Obligation: Securities Act restrictions or otherwise) at any
time, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the sum of the Base Amounts for each Tranche for
the purpose of securities lending or hypothecation,
Sellers shall make cash payments to Purchaser from
time to time in an amount sufficient to reimburse
Purchaser for any costs relating to the borrowing
of such shares of Common Stock during the period
such unavailability exists.
Representations Sellers represent and warrant to Purchaser that:
and Warranties:
(a) Each Seller is a corporation duly organized
and existing in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware;
(b) The execution and delivery of this term sheet
and the performance by each Seller of such
Seller's obligations hereunder do not violate
or conflict with any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of such
Seller, any law, order or judgment applicable
to such Seller or any of such Seller's assets
or any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting such Seller or any of such Seller's
assets (it being understood that the existence
on any date after the date hereof of factual
contingencies to the effectiveness on the
Closing Date for any Tranche of any consent
required to be obtained under any agreement in
connection with the execution or delivery of
this term sheet or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall not be
deemed to give rise to any breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in this
paragraph (b) with respect to contractual
restrictions binding on or affecting either
Seller or any of such Seller's assets);
(c) The execution and delivery of this term sheet
by each Seller and the consummation by such
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action;
(d) Each Seller has duly executed this term sheet.
Each Seller's obligations under this term
sheet constitute such Seller's legal, valid
and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms
(subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability,
to equitable principles of general application
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding in equity or at law));
(e) Each Seller is acting for such Seller's own
account, and has made such Seller's own
independent decision to enter into this
transaction and as to whether this transaction
is appropriate or proper for such Seller based
upon such Seller's own judgment and upon
advice of such advisors as such Seller deems
necessary. Each Seller acknowledges and agrees
that such Seller is not relying, and has not
relied, upon any communication (written or
oral) of Purchaser or any affiliate, employee
or agent of Purchaser with respect to the
legal, accounting, tax or other implications
of this transaction and that such Seller has
conducted such Seller's own analyses of the
legal, accounting, tax and other implications
hereof; it being understood that information
and explanations related to the terms and
conditions of this transaction shall not be
considered investment advice or a
recommendation to enter into this transaction.
Each Seller is entering into this transaction
with a full understanding of all of the terms
and risks hereof (economic and otherwise) and
is capable of evaluating and understanding (on
such Seller's own behalf or through
independent professional advice), and
understands and accepts, the terms, conditions
and risks. Each Seller is also capable of
assuming (financially and otherwise), and
assumes, those risks. Each Seller acknowledges
that neither Purchaser nor any affiliate,
employee or agent of Purchaser is acting as a
fiduciary for or an adviser to such Seller in
respect of this transaction;
(f) The terms hereof have been negotiated, and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be
executed, on an arm's length basis;
(g) Neither Seller is and, after giving effect to
the transactions contemplated hereby, neither
Seller will be an "investment company", as
such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), that
is required to be registered under the 1940
Act;
(h) Neither Seller is in possession of any
material non-public information regarding the
Issuer; and
(i) Each Seller has total assets exceeding
$10,000,000.
Purchaser represents and warrants to Sellers that:
(a) Purchaser is a company duly organized and
existing in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of incorporation;
(b) The execution and delivery of this term sheet
and the performance by Purchaser of
Purchaser's obligations hereunder do not
violate or conflict with any provision of the
constitutive documents of Purchaser, any law,
order or judgment applicable to Purchaser or
any of Purchaser's assets or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting Purchaser
or any of Purchaser's assets;
(c) The execution and delivery of this term sheet
by Purchaser and the consummation by Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action;
(d) Purchaser has duly executed this term sheet.
Purchaser's obligations under this term sheet
constitute Purchaser's legal, valid and
binding obligations, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms (subject to
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject, as to enforceability, to equitable
principles of general application (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law));
(e) Purchaser has total assets exceeding
$10,000,000.
If, at any time during the period beginning on the
date hereof and ending on the final Closing Date,
any of the representations and warranties of
Sellers or Purchaser set forth above are not true,
correct and complete as if made as of such time,
the maker of such representation or warranty shall
notify the other parties hereto as promptly as
practicable.
Events The final documentation for each Tranche will
of Default: contain customary Events of Default, including the
following:
(a) failure to perform any covenant thereunder for
60 days after notice of breach;
(b) in the judgment of the Calculation Agent,
Purchaser is unable to hedge Purchaser's
exposure to the transactions contemplated
hereby because of the lack of sufficient
shares of Common Stock (not to exceed the sum
of the Base Amounts for each Tranche) being
made available for share borrowing by lenders,
including without limitation lenders
identified by Sellers with whom Purchaser
shall consult;
(c) certain events of cross-default, bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization with respect to
either Seller; and
(d) failure to deliver (i) the freely transferable
shares of Common Stock (or cash with equal
value) required on any Maturity Date, (ii) the
cash amounts (or, if applicable, freely
transferable securities) required on any
Reorganization Termination Date or any date on
which any Tranche is terminated in whole or in
part pursuant to the terms set forth under
"Early Termination" above or (iii) any
Dividend Payment Amount on any Dividend
Payment Date.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default,
Purchaser may terminate any Tranche at a price
(payable in Common Stock or, if Purchaser has
substituted United States government securities as
collateral pursuant to the terms set forth under
"Collateral Arrangements" above, in cash) equal to
Purchaser's replacement cost for such Tranche, as
determined by the Calculation Agent.
Capital The Contract will be a secured forward
Structure: contract of each Seller.
Conditions If, at any time prior to the Final Issue
Precedent: Date, any of the following conditions are not
satisfied:
(a) the representations and warranties of each
Seller shall be true and correct as if made at
such time and each Seller shall have performed
all of its obligations required to be
performed by it hereunder;
(b) any consent required to be obtained under any
agreement in connection with the execution or
delivery of this term sheet or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been obtained and shall be
in full force and effect and the conditions of
any such consent shall have been satisfied;
(c) Sellers shall have delivered to Purchaser
evidence acceptable to Purchaser that the
condition set forth in paragraph (b) above is
satisfied;
(d) the representations and warranties of Sellers
and the Issuer contained in the Registration
Agreement and any certificate delivered
pursuant thereto shall be true and correct as
if made at such time and each of Sellers and
the Issuer shall have performed all of the
obligations required to be performed by it
under the Registration Agreement; or
(e) on each Representation Date (as defined in the
Registration Agreement) that shall have
occurred prior to such time, Davis Polk &
Wardwell, counsel to Purchaser, in its
professional judgment, shall have been able to
provide an opinion to Purchaser relating to
the disclosure in the Registration Statement
in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser;
any Tranche that has not been consummated prior to
such date shall be terminated and unwound and
Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser an amount in
cash (the "Net Payment Amount" with respect to each
such Tranche) equal to the aggregate amount of
costs and expenses (including market losses)
relating to the unwinding of Purchaser's hedging
activities in respect of such Tranche (provided
that if such Net Payment Amount is negative,
Purchaser shall deliver to Subsidiary an amount in
cash equal to the absolute value of such Net
Payment Amount).
Conditions Precedent
to Payment of the
Proceeds Amount: The payment of the Proceeds Amount for each Tranche
on the Closing Date for such Tranche is subject to
(a) Purchaser's legal, regulatory, credit and risk
approval of the transaction, (b) the delivery by
Sellers to Purchaser of a customary corporate
opinion of nationally recognized counsel acceptable
to Purchaser in form and substance acceptable to
Purchaser, (c) the truth and correctness of the
representations and warranties of each Seller and
the performance by each Seller of its obligations
hereunder (including without limitation the
performance of the obligations set forth under
"Collateral Arrangements" above) and under the
final documentation described under "Breakage
Costs" below, (d) the receipt by Purchaser of
evidence reasonably acceptable to Purchaser that
immediately upon payment of the Proceeds Amount for
such Tranche, a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the Base Amount for such Tranche shall be
delivered to Purchaser free and clear of any liens
or transfer restrictions (other than restrictions
on transfer imposed by the Securities Act) pursuant
to the term set forth in "Collateral Arrangements"
above and (e) the satisfaction of each condition
set forth in "Conditions Precedent" above.
Breakage Costs: The parties expect to execute final documentation
relating to each Tranche after Purchaser has
completed its hedging activities in connection with
such Tranche. If (i) Sellers fail to fulfill their
obligations hereunder with respect to any Tranche
or any of the conditions set forth in "Conditions
Precedent to Payment of the Proceeds Amount" above
or in the final documentation relating to such
Tranche are not satisfied or (ii) final
documentation reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser
relating to such Tranche has not been executed by
5:00 p.m., New York City time on the date six weeks
following the Issue Date for such Tranche, such
Tranche shall be terminated and unwound and Sellers
shall deliver to Purchaser the Net Payment Amount
with respect to such Tranche (provided that if such
Net Payment Amount is negative, Purchaser shall
deliver to Subsidiary an amount in cash equal to
the absolute value of such Net Payment Amount).
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
contrary, if on the Closing Date for any Tranche,
Sellers are unable to satisfy the conditions to any
consent required to be obtained in order for
Sellers to perform their obligations hereunder,
Sellers may elect to satisfy their obligations
hereunder by terminating and unwinding such Tranche
and any subsequent Tranche that has not been
consummated and delivering to Purchaser the Net
Payment Amount with respect to such Tranche in lieu
of the other payments or deliveries provided herein
(provided that if such Net Payment Amount is
negative, Purchaser shall deliver to Subsidiary an
amount in cash equal to the absolute value of such
Net Payment Amount).
Assignment: The rights and duties hereunder and under the
Contract and Collateral Agreement may not be
assigned or transferred by any party hereto or
thereto without the prior written consent of the
other parties hereto or thereto; provided that
Purchaser may assign or transfer any of its rights
or duties hereunder or thereunder with the prior
written consent of each Seller (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld).
Joint and
Several
Obligations: The obligations of Sellers hereunder shall be joint
and several.
Governing Law: This term sheet shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York without reference to choice of law
doctrine.
Understood and Agreed to, this 19th day of October, 2001:
MAFCO HOLDINGS INC.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
By:/s/ Paul Chelsom
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Name: Paul Chelsom
Title: Director
By:/s/ Richard McLoughlin
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Name: Richard McLoughlin
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
CORPORATION, as Agent
By:/s/ Timothy D. Bock
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Name: Timothy D. Bock
Title: Managing Director
EX-21
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REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 21
Execution Copy
2,000,000 Shares
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP INC.
Common Stock par value $1.00 per share
REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
October 19, 2001
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010-3629
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
C/O CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010-3629
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
1. Introductory. (a) Underlying SAILS Transaction. GSB Investments
Corp. (the "Stockholder"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc.
("Mafco"), Mafco, Credit Suisse First Boston International, as purchaser, and
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, as agent, have executed an agreement
entitled "Terms and Conditions for Private SAILS" (the "Term Sheet") dated
October 19, 2001, relating to forward sales by the Stockholder of up to
2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, (the "Common
Stock") of Golden State Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") to Credit Suisse First
Boston International (the "SAILS Transaction"). In connection with hedging its
exposure under the SAILS Transaction, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
and Credit Suisse First Boston International may execute, from time to time,
sales (the "Sales") of up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the
"Securities") pursuant to two registration statements each on Form S-3 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation and Credit Suisse First Boston International are herein referred
to as the "CSFB Entities". In connection with the SAILS Transaction and the
Sales, the Stockholder, Mafco, the Company and the CSFB Entities agree with
each other as follows:
(b) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has prepared
and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in
accordance with the Act, (i) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File Number
333-50756) relating to shares of Common Stock, 1,356,323 shares (the "First
Shelf Securities") of which remain available for sale under such registration
statement and (ii) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File Number
333-70994), relating to 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Second Shelf
Securities") that includes a prospectus relating to the First Shelf Securities
and the Second Shelf Securities (collectively the "Shelf Securities"). The
Company proposes to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 429 under the
Act a prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement") specifically
relating to the Sales. The registration statements as amended to the date of
this Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Statements".
The related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities in the form first used to
confirm sales of the Securities is hereinafter referred to as the "Basic
Prospectus". The Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement
in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities is hereinafter
referred to as the "Prospectus". Any reference in this Agreement to the
Registration Statements, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be
deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act which were filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rule and regulations of
the Commission thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act") on or before the
date of this Agreement or the date of the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus,
as the case may be; and any reference to "amend", "amendment" or "supplement"
with respect to the Registration Statements, the Basic Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any documents
under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the date of the
Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, which are deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company, the Stockholder and
Mafco. (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the CSFB
Entities that:
(i) The Registration Statements have been declared effective
by the Commission under the Act; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of either of the Registration Statements has been
issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; and the
Registration Statements and Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if
the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements
thereto) comply, or will comply, as the case may be, in all material
respects with the Act and do not and will not, as of the applicable
effective date as to each of the Registration Statements and any
amendment thereto and as of the date of the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto, contain any 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 the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented on each
date until the Final Prospectus Date (as defined below), will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
except that the foregoing representations and warranties shall not
apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statements or
the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to the CSFB Entities furnished to the Company in
writing by the CSFB Entities expressly for use therein.
(ii) The documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in
all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and
none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed
and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents
are filed with the Commission, will conform in all material respects
to the requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(iii) The Company has been duly incorporated and is an
existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus;
and the Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its
ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify
would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on
the condition (financial or other), business, properties or results
of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole(a
"Material Adverse Effect").
(iv) Each subsidiary of the Company that is a significant
subsidiary (as defined in Section 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X
("Regulation S-X") of the Commission) of the Company (each of such
corporations or other legal entities being hereinafter referred to as
a "Subsidiary" and all such corporations or other legal entities
being, collectively, the "Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated
and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, with power and authority
(corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business
as described in the Prospectus; and each Subsidiary of the Company is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good
standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease
of property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification except where the failure to so qualify would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary of the
Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid
and nonassessable; and the capital stock of each Subsidiary owned by
the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, is owned free from
liens, encumbrances and defects.
(v) All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
have been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and conform in all material respects to the description
thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(vi) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no
contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any
person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or
any CSFB Entity for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or other
like payment.
(vii) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or
filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required
to be obtained or made by the Company for the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder except such as have been
obtained and made under the Act and such as may be required under
state securities laws.
(viii) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
herein contemplated by the Company will not result in a breach or
violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a
default under, (a) any statute, any rule, regulation or order of any
governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having
jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any
of their properties, or (b) any agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any such Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or
any such Subsidiary is bound or to which any of the properties of the
Company or any such Subsidiary is subject, or (c) the charter or
by-laws of the Company or any such Subsidiary, except in the case of
clauses (a) or (b), for such breaches, violations, defaults that
would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ix) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Company.
(x) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and except as
would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all
real properties and all other properties and assets owned by them, in
each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would
materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the
use made or to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in
the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries hold any leased real
or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no
exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or to be
made thereof by them.
(xi) The Company and its Subsidiaries possess adequate
certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate
governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now
operated by them and have not received any notice of proceedings
relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authority or permit that are reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(xii) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess or can
acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and
other rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights,
confidential information and other intellectual property
(collectively, "intellectual property rights") necessary to conduct
the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and
have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with
asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property
rights that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiii) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any statute,
any rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or
body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal
or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the
protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to
hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, "environmental laws"),
owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance
that is subject to any environmental laws, is liable for any off-site
disposal or contamination pursuant to any environmental laws, or is
subject to any claim relating to any environmental laws, which
violation, contamination, liability or claim is reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company is not aware of any
pending investigation which might lead to such a claim.
(xiv) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no
pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties that are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or which are
otherwise material in the context of the sale of the Securities as
described in the Prospectus; and no such actions, suits or
proceedings are threatened or, to the Company's knowledge,
contemplated.
(xv) KPMG LLP ("KPMG") are independent public accountants
with respect to the Company as required by the Act.
(xvi) The financial statements included in the Registration
Statements and the Prospectus present fairly the financial position
of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates
shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods
shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States applied on a consistent basis; and the schedules included in
the Registration Statements present fairly the information required
to be stated therein.
(xvii ) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, since the
date of the latest audited financial statements included in the
Prospectus there has been no material adverse change, nor any
development or event involving a prospective material adverse change,
in the condition (financial or other), business, properties or
results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, and, except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus,
there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid
or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.
(xvii) The Company is not an "investment company" as defined
in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(b) Each of the Stockholder and Mafco, severally represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, the CSFB Entities that:
(i) It has duly authorized, executed and delivered
this Agreement.
(ii) The Registration Statements and Prospectus (as amended
or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) comply, or will comply, as the case may be, in
all material respects with the Act and do not and will not, as of the
applicable effective date as to each of the Registration Statements
and any amendment thereto and as of the date of the Prospectus and
any amendment or supplement thereto, contain any 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 the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented on each
date until the Final Prospectus Date (as defined below), will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that the foregoing representations and warranties shall
apply only to statements or omissions in the Registration Statements
or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information relating to the Stockholder or Mafco furnished to the
Company by the Stockholder or Mafco expressly for use therein.
(iii) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no
contracts, agreements or understandings between it and any person
that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the CSFB
Entities for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or other like
payment.
3. Sales of Common Stock. It is understood that the CSFB Entities
propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the
Prospectus.
4. Certain Agreements of the Company, the Stockholder and Mafco. The
Company agrees with CSFB Entities, the Stockholder and Mafco that:
(a) The Company will file the Prospectus, the form of which
is consented to by the CSFB Entities (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), with the Commission pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 429 under the Act not later than the second
business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
The Company will advise the CSFB Entities promptly of any such filing
pursuant to Rule 429.
(b) The Company will advise the CSFB Entities promptly of
any proposal to amend or supplement either of the Registration
Statements as filed or the Prospectus and will file such amendments
or supplements, the form of which is consented to by the CSFB
Entities (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and the
Company will also advise the CSFB Entities promptly of any amendment
or supplementation of either of the Registration Statements or the
Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission of any stop order
proceedings in respect of either of the Registration Statements and
will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any
such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if
issued.
(c) If, at any time until the final Closing Date (as defined
in the Term Sheet) or such later date when a prospectus relating to
the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act in
connection with sales by a CSFB Entity or dealer (the final Closing
Date or such later date the "Final Prospectus Date"), any event
occurs as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the
Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will promptly notify
the CSFB Entities of such event and will promptly prepare and file
with the Commission, at its own expense, an amendment or supplement
which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which
will effect such compliance. Neither the CSFB Entities' consent to,
nor the CSFB Entities' delivery of, any such amendment or supplement
shall constitute a waiver of any of the additional agreements set
forth in Section 5.
(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than the
Availability Date (as defined below), the Company will make generally
available to its securityholders an earnings statement covering a
period of at least 12 months beginning after the effective date (the
"Effective Date") of the Registration Statement which will satisfy
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act. For the purpose of the
preceding sentence, "Availability Date" means the 45th day after the
end of the fourth fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter that
includes such Effective Date, except that, if such fourth fiscal
quarter is the last quarter of the Company's fiscal year,
"Availability Date" means the 90th day after the end of such fourth
fiscal quarter.
(e) The Company will furnish to the CSFB Entities copies of
the Registration Statements (one of each of which will be signed and
will include all exhibits), and, so long as a prospectus relating to
the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act in
connection with sales by a CSFB Entity or dealer, the Prospectus and
all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case in
such quantities as the CSFB Entities request. The Prospectus shall be
so furnished on or prior to 3:00 P.M., New York time, on the business
day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement. All other
such documents shall be so furnished as soon as available. The
Company will pay the expenses of printing and distributing to the
CSFB Entities all such documents.
(f) The Company will arrange for the qualification of the
Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the CSFB
Entities designate and will continue such qualifications in effect so
long as required for the distribution; provided, however, that the
Company is not obliged to qualify as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or take any action that
would subject it to service of process in any jurisdiction in which
it is not presently subject.
(g) During the period of five years hereafter, the Company
will furnish to the CSFB Entities as soon as practicable after the
end of each fiscal year, a copy of its annual report to stockholders
for such year; and the Company will furnish to the CSFB Entities from
time to time, such other information concerning the Company as the
CSFB Entities may reasonably request.
(h) The Company will pay all expenses incident to the
performance of the obligations of the Stockholder and the obligations
of the Company under this Agreement, for any filing fees and other
expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in
connection with qualification of the Securities for sale under the
laws of such jurisdictions as the CSFB Entities designates and the
printing of memoranda relating thereto, for any travel expenses of
the Company's officers and employees and any other expenses of the
Company in connection with attending or hosting meetings with
prospective purchasers of the Securities and for expenses incurred in
distributing the Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements
thereto) to the CSFB Entities.
(i) The Company, during the period when a prospectus
relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act,
will file promptly all documents required to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. The Company also will furnish the CSFB Entities with
copies of all investor relations news releases. The Company will
immediately notify the CSFB Entities of any downgrading in the rating
of any debt securities of the Company, or any proposal to downgrade
the rating of any debt securities of the Company, by any "nationally
recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for purposes
of Rule 436(g) under the Act), as soon as the Company learns of such
downgrading or proposal to downgrade.
5. Additional Covenants of the Company. The Company and the
Stockholder, as applicable, agree that:
(a) On the first settlement date for a sale pursuant to the
Prospectus (the "Initial Representation Date") and on each date
thereafter that is the earlier of the date on which the Registration
Statement or Prospectus is amended or supplemented and the
thirty-first day following the most recent Representation Date (each
such date, including the Initial Representation Date, a
"Representation Date") until the Final Prospectus Date the Company
agrees to cause KPMG to deliver to the CSFB Entities a letter, dated
such Representation Date confirming that they are independent public
accountants within the meaning of the Act and the applicable
published rules and regulations thereunder (the "Rules and
Regulations") and stating to the effect that:
(i) in their opinion the financial statements and
schedules examined by them and included or incorporated in
the Registration Statements comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the related published Rules and
Regulations;
(ii) they have performed the procedures specified
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
for a review of interim financial information as described
in Statement of Auditing Standards No. 71, Interim Financial
Information, on the unaudited financial statements included
or incorporated in the Registration Statements;
(iii) on the basis of the review referred to in
clause (ii) above, a reading of the latest available interim
financial statements of the Company, inquiries of officials
of the Company who have responsibility for financial and
accounting matters and other specified procedures, nothing
came to their attention that caused them to believe that:
(A) the unaudited financial statements
included or incorporated in the Registration
Statements do not comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting
requirements of the Act and the related published
Rules and Regulations or any material modifications
should be made to such unaudited financial
statements for them to be in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(B) at the date of the latest available
balance sheet read by such accountants, or at a
subsequent specified date not more than three
business days prior to the date of such letter,
there was any increase in the consolidated
borrowings (defined as the sum of (i) borrowings
from the Federal Home Loan Bank, (ii) securities
sold under agreements to repurchase and (iii) other
borrowings) or changes in the capital stock (other
than exercises of stock options) of the Company, as
compared with amounts shown on the latest balance
sheet included in the Prospectus; or
(C) for the period from the closing date
of the latest income statement included or
incorporated in the Prospectus to the closing date
of the latest available income statement read by
such accountants there were any decreases, as
compared with the corresponding period of the
previous year in consolidated net interest income,
total non-interest income or net income;
except in all cases set forth in clauses (B) and (C) above
for changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus
discloses have occurred or may occur or which are described
in such letter; and
(iv) they have compared specified dollar amounts
(or percentages derived from such dollar amounts) and other
financial information contained in the Registration
Statements (in each case to the extent that such dollar
amounts, percentages and other financial information are
derived from the general accounting records of the Company
and its subsidiaries subject to the internal controls of the
Company's accounting system or are derived directly from
such records by analysis or computation) with the results
obtained from inquiries, a reading of such general
accounting records and other procedures specified in such
letter and have found such dollar amounts, percentages and
other financial information to be in agreement with such
results, except as otherwise specified in such letter.
(b) On each Representation Date, the Company shall cause to
be delivered to the CSFB Entities an opinion, dated such
Representation Date, of Christie S. Flanagan, Esq., Executive Vice
President and General Counsel of the Company, to the effect that:
(i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is
an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Prospectus;
(ii) All outstanding shares of the Common Stock of
the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable and conform in all material
respects to the description thereof contained in the
Prospectus;
(iii) The Company is not an "investment company" as
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order
of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or, to
such counsel's knowledge, any court is required to be
obtained or made by the Company for the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
connection with the sale of the Securities as described in
the Prospectus, except such as have been obtained and made
under the Act and such as may be required under state
securities laws or pursuant to the rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers;
(v) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated will not result in a breach or violation of any
of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any statute, any rule, regulation or, to such
counsel's knowledge, order of any governmental agency or
body or any court having jurisdiction over the Company or
any subsidiary of the Company or any of their properties, or
any agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which
the Company or any such subsidiary is a party or by which
the Company or any such subsidiary is bound or to which any
of the properties of the Company or any such subsidiary is
subject, or the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
such subsidiary;
(vi) Each of the Registration Statements was
declared effective under the Act as of the date and time
specified in such opinion, the Prospectus was filed with the
Commission pursuant to the subparagraph of Rule 429 under
the Act specified in such opinion on the date specified
therein, and, to the best of the knowledge of such counsel,
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of either of the
Registration Statements or any part thereof has been issued
and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
are pending or contemplated under the Act, and each of the
Registration Statements and the Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement thereto, as of their respective
effective or issue dates, complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Act and the
Rules and Regulations; the descriptions in the Registration
Statements and Prospectus of statutes, legal and
governmental proceedings and contracts and other documents
are accurate and fairly present in all material respects the
information required to be shown; and such counsel does not
know of any legal or governmental proceedings required to be
described in the Registration Statements or the Prospectus
which are not described as required or of any contracts or
documents of a character required to be described in the
Registration Statements or the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to either of the Registration Statements which are
not described and filed as required; it being understood
that such counsel need express no opinion as to the
financial statements or other financial or statistical data
contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statements or the Prospectus; and
(vii) In addition, such opinion shall also contain
a statement that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers and representatives of the Company
and representatives of the independent public accountants
for the Company at which the contents of the Prospectus
(including the documents incorporated therein) and related
matters were discussed and, although such counsel is not
passing upon and does not assume responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
contained in the Registration Statements or the Prospectus
and has not made any independent check or verification
thereof, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts have come
to the attention of such counsel which have led such counsel
to believe that the Registration Statements or any amendment
thereto, as of its effective date, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading or that the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its
issue date or as of such Representation Date, contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
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 such
counsel need not express an opinion as to the financial
statements or other financial or statistical data contained
in or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statements or the Prospectus);
(viii) This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company.
(c) On the Initial Representation Date, the Stockholder and
Mafco shall cause to be delivered to the CSFB Entities an opinion,
dated such Initial Representation Date, of Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Stockholder, to the effect that:
(i) No consent, approval, license, authorization or
validation of, or filing, qualification or registration
with, any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body of the State of Delaware, the State of New
York or the United States of America having jurisdiction
over the Stockholder or Mafco under Applicable Laws (as
defined below), which has not been obtained or taken and is
not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or
is required in connection with, the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement;
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the performance of its obligations
hereunder will not (i) constitute a violation of, or a
breach or default under, the terms of any of the agreements
or instruments identified on a schedule to such counsel's
opinion, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in any
contravention of, any Applicable Law or any judgments,
orders or decrees identified on a schedule to such counsel's
opinion or (iii) constitute a violation of the charter or
by-laws of the Stockholder or Mafco. As used herein
"Applicable Laws" means the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware and those laws, rules and regulations of
the State of New York and the United States of America, in
each case, which, in such counsel's experience, are normally
applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by this
Agreement (other than the United States federal securities
laws, state securities or blue sky laws, antifraud laws and
the rules and regulations of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.), without such counsel having made
any special investigation as to the applicability of any
specific law, rule or regulation. Such counsel need not
express any opinion, however, with respect to whether the
execution, delivery or performance by the Stockholder or
Mafco of this Agreement will constitute a violation of, or a
default under, any covenant, restriction or provision with
respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the
financial condition or results of operations of the
Stockholder or Mafco or any of their subsidiaries.
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by each of the Stockholder and Mafco.
(d) On each Representation Date the Company shall furnish
the CSFB Entities a certificate, dated such Representation Date, of
the President or any Vice President and a principal financial or
accounting officer of the Company in which such officers shall state,
to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, that:
the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement
are true and correct as of and as if made on such Representation
Date; the Company has complied with all agreements on its part to be
performed hereunder at or prior to such Delivery Date; no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of either of the Registration Statements
has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are contemplated by the Commission; and, subsequent to
the date of the most recent financial statements in the Prospectus,
there has been no material adverse change, nor any development or
event involving a prospective material adverse change, in the
condition (financial or other), business, properties or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole
except as set forth in or contemplated by the Prospectus or as
described in such certificate.
(e) The Company agrees to cause the chief financial officer
and either the general counsel or a senior counsel of the Company to
participate in weekly telephonic due diligence sessions with
representatives of the CSFB Entities and their counsel until the
Final Prospectus Date.
(f) On the Initial Representation Date, the Stockholder and
Mafco shall cause to be delivered to the CSFB entities an opinion,
dated such Initial Representation Date, of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, special counsel for the Stockholder, to the
effect that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the performance of its obligations hereunder by each of the
Stockholder and Mafco will not constitute a violation of, or a breach
or default under, the terms of any of the agreements or instruments
identified on the schedule to such counsel's opinion. Such counsel
need not express any opinion, however, with respect to whether the
execution, delivery or performance by the Stockholder or Mafco of
this Agreement will constitute a violation of, or a default under,
any covenant, restriction or provision with respect to financial
ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial condition or results
of operations of the Stockholder or Mafco or any of their
subsidiaries.
The Stockholder and the Company will furnish the CSFB Entities with such
conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the
CSFB Entities reasonably request. The CSFB Entities may in their sole
discretion waive compliance with any obligations of the Company hereunder.
6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company will indemnify
and hold harmless each CSFB Entity, its partners, directors and officers and
each person, if any, who controls such CSFB Entity within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which such CSFB Entity may become subject, under the Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in either
of the Registration Statements, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each CSFB
Entity for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such CSFB Entity
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of
such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by any CSFB Entity specifically for use therein, it
being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any
CSFB Entity consists of the information described as such in subsection (c)
below.
(b) Mafco and the Stockholder, jointly and severally, will indemnify
and hold harmless each CSFB Entity, its partners, directors and officers and
each person, if any, who controls such CSFB Entity within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint or several, to which such CSFB Entity may become subject, under the Act
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in either
of the Registration Statements, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each CSFB
Entity for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such CSFB Entity
in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent,
but only to the extent, that any such loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon
and in conformity with information provided to the Company by the Stockholder
or Mafco expressly for use therein;
(c) Each CSFB Entity will jointly and severally, indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its directors and officers and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, and each of
Mafco and the Stockholder against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
to which the Company, Mafco or the Stockholder may become subject, under the
Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in either
of the Registration Statements, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
thereto or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein 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 reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Company by such CSFB Entity specifically
for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company, Mafco and the Stockholder in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only
such information furnished by any CSFB Entity consists of the following
information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of the CSFB Entities: the
information contained in the second paragraph under the caption "Supplemental
Plan of Distribution".
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under
subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, notify the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have
to any indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above
unless and to the extent the indemnifying party did not otherwise learn of
such action and such failure to notify results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses. In case any such action
is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies an indemnifying party
of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any
other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except
with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying
party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party
of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will
not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of
which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could
have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement
(i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii)
does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or
a failure to act by or on behalf of an indemnified party.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a),
(b) or (c) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company and the Stockholder on the one hand
and the CSFB Entities on the other from the offering of the Securities 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 and the Stockholder on the one hand and the CSFB Entities on the other
in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the
Stockholder on the one hand and the CSFB Entities on the other shall be deemed
to be in the same proportion as the total Aggregate Contract Price (as defined
in the Term Sheet) under the Term Sheet bears to the total value to the CSFB
Entities under the Term Sheet on the date thereof. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, 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, the
Stockholder or the CSFB Entities and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of
the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence
of this subsection (e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this subsection (e).
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (e), no CSFB Entity shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Securities sold under the Prospectus by it and distributed
to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages
which such CSFB Entity 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 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty
of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The CSFB Entities' obligations in this
subsection (e) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective
underwriting obligations and not joint.
(f) The obligations of the Company, Mafco and the Stockholder under
this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Company, Mafco
and the Stockholder may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms
and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any CSFB Entity within
the meaning of the Act; and the obligations of the CSFB Entities under this
Section shall be in addition to any liability which the respective CSFB
Entities may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each director of the Company, to each officer of the Company
who has signed either of the Registration Statements and to each person, if
any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.
7. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The
respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other
statements of Mafco, the Stockholder, of the Company or its officers and of
the CSFB Entities set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain
in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to
the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any CSFB Entity, the Stockholder,
the Company, Mafco or any of their respective representatives, officers or
directors or any controlling person, and will survive all Closing Dates under
the Term Sheet.
8. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if
sent to the CSFB Entities, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and
confirmed to or care of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Eleven Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10010-3629, Attention: Transactions Advisory Group, or,
if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed
to it at 135 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105, Attention: Christie
S. Flanagan, or, if sent to the Stockholder or Mafco, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at 35 East 62nd Street, New York,
New York 10021, Attention: General Counsel.
9. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 6, and
no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
11. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of laws.
The Company hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
Federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York
in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
If the foregoing is in accordance with the CSFB Entities'
understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of
the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among
the Stockholder, Mafco, the Company and the CSFB Entities in accordance with
its terms.
Very truly yours,
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
MAFCO HOLDINGS INC.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP INC.
By:/s/ Christie Flanagan
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Name: Christie Flanagan
Title: Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
The foregoing Registration Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of
the date first above written.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
By:/s/ Timothy D. Bock
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Name: Timothy D. Bock
Title: Managing Director
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
By:/s/ Paul Chelsom
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Name: Paul Chelsom
Title: Director
By:/s/ Richard McLoughlin
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Name: Richard McLoughlin
Title:
EX-22
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SECURITIES CONTRACT
Exhibit 22
SAILS MANDATORILY EXCHANGEABLE SECURITIES CONTRACT
dated as of
October 24, 2001
among
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
and
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION, as Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions...........................................1
ARTICLE 2
SALE AND PURCHASE
SECTION 2.01. Sale and Purchase.....................................7
SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price........................................7
SECTION 2.03. Payment for and Delivery of Contract Shares...........7
SECTION 2.04. Cash Settlement Option................................9
SECTION 2.05. Dividend Payment......................................9
ARTICLE 3
TERMINATION BY SELLER
SECTION 3.01. Termination by Seller.................................9
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND BUYER
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of Seller.............10
SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties of Buyer..............12
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
SECTION 5.01. Conditions...........................................13
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01. Taxes................................................15
SECTION 6.02. Forward Contract.....................................16
SECTION 6.03. Notices..............................................17
SECTION 6.04. Further Assurances...................................17
SECTION 6.05. Securities Contract..................................18
ARTICLE 7
ADJUSTMENTS
SECTION 7.01. Dilution Adjustments.................................18
SECTION 7.02. Reorganization Events................................20
SECTION 7.03. Provisions Relating to Reorganization Events and Spin-
Offs.................................................20
SECTION 7.04. Termination and Payment..............................21
ARTICLE 8
ACCELERATION
SECTION 8.01. Acceleration.........................................22
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices..............................................24
SECTION 9.02. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction;
Severability; Waiver of Jury Trial;
Service of Process...................................25
SECTION 9.03. Entire Agreement; Other..............................25
SECTION 9.04. Amendments, Waivers..................................25
SECTION 9.05. No Third Party Rights, Successors and Assigns........26
SECTION 9.06. Calculation Agent...................................26
SECTION 9.07. Netting and Set-off..................................26
SECTION 9.08. Matters Related to Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation, as Agent.........................27
SECTION 9.09. Counterparts.........................................28
SAILS MANDATORILY EXCHANGEABLE SECURITIES CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 24th day of October, 2001 among
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP., a Delaware corporation ("Seller"), CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION, as agent (in such capacity, the "Agent")
hereunder, and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL ("Buyer").
WHEREAS, Seller owns shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of Golden State Bancorp Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"),
or security entitlements in respect thereof (the "Common Stock");
WHEREAS, Seller, Mafco Holdings Inc. ("Mafco"), Buyer and the
Agent have entered into an agreement entitled "Terms and Conditions for
Private SAILS" (the "Term Sheet") dated as of October 19, 2001, pursuant to
which Seller and Buyer have agreed to enter into certain transactions
relating to the Common Stock at the time and on the terms set forth
therein;
WHEREAS, the Term Sheet provides that the transactions described
therein may be executed in one or more tranches (each, a "Tranche");
WHEREAS, the Term Sheet provides that the parties thereto will
enter into final documentation, consisting of a SAILS Mandatorily
Exchangeable Securities Contract and a SAILS Pledge Agreement, relating to
each Tranche;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (as defined herein),
Seller has granted Buyer a security interest in certain shares of Common
Stock to secure the obligations of Seller hereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
mutually covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. As used herein, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings:
"Acceleration Amount" has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.
"Acceleration Amount Notice" has the meaning provided in Section
8.01.
"Acceleration Date" has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.
"Acceleration Event" has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.
"Bankruptcy Code" has the meaning provided in Section 6.05
"Base Amount" has the meaning provided in Section 2.01.
"Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks are open
for business in New York City.
"Calculation Agent" means Credit Suisse First Boston International.
"Cash Settlement Amount" means an amount of cash equal to the
product of the Maturity Price and the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the product of (i) the Base Amount and (ii) the Exchange Rate.
"Change in Tax Law" has the meaning provided in Section
6.01(a)(i).
"Closing Date" means the date of this Agreement.
"Closing Price" of any security on any date of determination means
the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last
reported sale price) of such security on the Exchange for the regular
trading session on such date or, if such security is not listed on a
national securities exchange or quoted on a national automated quotation
system, the last quoted bid price for such security in the over-the-counter
market for the regular trading session on such date, as reported by the
National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, or, if such bid price is
not available, the market value of such security on such date as determined
by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.
"Collateral" has the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement.
"Collateral Account" has the meaning provided in the Pledge
Agreement.
"Contract Share Amount" has the meaning provided in Section
2.03(b).
"Contract Shares" has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).
"CSFB" has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(a).
"Custodian" has the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement.
"Dividend Payment Amount" has the meaning provided in Section
2.05.
"Dividend Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section 2.05.
"Exchange" means, at any time, the principal national securities
exchange or automated quotation system, if any, on which the Common Stock
is listed or quoted at such time.
"Exchange Business Day" means any day that is (or, but for the
occurrence of a Market Disruption Event, would have been) a trading day on
the Exchange, other than a day on which trading on the Exchange is
scheduled to close prior to its regular weekday closing time.
"Exchange Rate" has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(c).
"Extraordinary Cash Dividend" means, with respect to the Common
Stock for any given fiscal quarterly period, any cash dividends paid in
respect of the Common Stock during such period in excess of the maximum
amount of dividends per share that would constitute an Ordinary Cash
Dividend.
"Free Stock" means Common Stock that is not subject to any
Transfer Restrictions in the hands of Seller immediately prior to delivery
to Buyer hereunder and would not upon delivery to Buyer be subject to any
Transfer Restrictions in the hands of Buyer.
"Government Securities" has the meaning provided in the Pledge
Agreement.
"Initial Pledged Items" has the meaning provided in the Pledge
Agreement.
"Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended
"Lien" means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, charge
or encumbrance of any kind.
"Market Disruption Event" means the occurrence or the existence on
any Exchange Business Day during the one-half hour period ending at the
close of the regular trading session on the relevant exchange of any
suspension of or limitation in trading (by reason of movements in price
exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the
Common Stock or in listed options on the Common Stock, if any, if, in the
determination of the Calculation Agent, such suspension or limitation is
material.
"Market Value" means, as of any date with respect to any share of
Common Stock, the Closing Price per share of Common Stock for the Exchange
Business Day prior to such date.
"Marketable Securities" means shares of common stock of a
Publicly-Traded Entity that are not subject to any Transfer Restrictions.
"Maturity Date" means October 24, 2003.
"Maturity Price" means the average of the Closing Prices per share
of the Common Stock on the 20 Trading Days beginning 30 Exchange Business
Days immediately prior to the Maturity Date; provided that if there are not
20 Trading Days during the period beginning 30 Exchange Business Days
immediately prior to the Maturity Date and ending on the Exchange Business
Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date, the Maturity Price shall be
1/20th of the sum of (i) the Closing Prices per share of the Common Stock
on each of the Trading Days during such period and (ii) the product of (x)
the market value of the Common Stock as of the Maturity Date as determined
by the Calculation Agent and (y) the difference between 20 and the number
of Trading Days during such period.
"New Common Stock" has the meaning provided in Section 7.01(c).
"Non-Stock Consideration" has the meaning provided in Section
7.02.
"Optional Termination Date" has the meaning provided in Section
3.01.
"Ordinary Cash Dividends" means, with respect to the Common Stock
for any given quarterly fiscal period, cash dividends paid in respect of
the Common Stock during such period, but only to the extent that the
aggregate per share amount paid during such period does not exceed $0.10.
"Original Common Stock" has the meaning provided in Section
7.01(c).
"Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a).
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.
"Pledge Agreement" means the SAILS Pledge Agreement dated as of
the date hereof among Seller, Buyer and the Agent, as amended from time to
time.
"Potential Adjustment Event" has the meaning provided in Section
7.01.
"Publicly-Traded Entity" means a surviving or continuing
corporation of the Issuer (or any successor) following a Reorganization
Event, or a corporation the capital stock of which is distributed in a
Spin-Off, the common stock of which is traded on any national securities
exchange or automatic interdealer quotation system in the United States;
provided that in the case of a Reorganization Event, the product of (i) the
Closing Price of such surviving or continuing corporation's common stock on
the Exchange Business Day immediately succeeding such Reorganization Event
multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of such surviving or continuing
corporation's common stock held by non-affiliates of such corporation shall
not be less than the product of (A) the Closing Price of the Common Stock
on the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding such Reorganization
Event and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates
of the Issuer.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning provided in Section 2.02.
"Registration Agreement" means the Registration Agreement dated as
of October 19, 2001 among Seller, Mafco, the Issuer, Buyer and Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation, as amended from time to time.
"Reference Price" has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(c).
"Reimbursement Amount" has the meaning provided in the Pledge
Agreement.
"Reimbursement Payment Date" has the meaning provided in the
Pledge Agreement.
"Reorganization Event" has the meaning provided in Section 7.02.
"Reorganization Termination Date" has the meaning provided in
Section 7.02.
"Replacement Value" has the meaning provided in Section 8.01.
"Required Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section
6.01(a)(i).
"Secured Party" has the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Spin-Off" has the meaning provided in Section 7.01.
"Taxes" has the meaning provided in Section 6.01(a).
"Termination Amount Notice" has the meaning provided in Section
7.04.
"Threshold Price" has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(c).
"Trading Day" is defined as any Exchange Business Day on which
there is not a Market Disruption Event.
"Transfer Restriction" means, with respect to any share of Common
Stock or item of collateral pledged under the Pledge Agreement, any
condition to or restriction on the ability of the owner thereof to sell,
assign or otherwise transfer such share of Common Stock or item of
collateral or to enforce the provisions thereof or of any document related
thereto whether set forth in such item of collateral itself or in any
document related thereto, including, without limitation, (i) any
requirement that any sale, assignment or other transfer or enforcement of
such share of Common Stock or item of collateral be consented to or
approved by any Person, including, without limitation, the issuer thereof
or any other obligor thereon, (ii) any limitations on the type or status,
financial or otherwise, of any purchaser, pledgee, assignee or transferee
of such share of Common Stock or item of collateral, (iii) any requirement
of the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel,
notice or any other document of any Person to the issuer of, any other
obligor on or any registrar or transfer agent for, such share of Common
Stock or item of collateral, prior to the sale, pledge, assignment or other
transfer or enforcement of such share of Common Stock or item of collateral
and (iv) any prospective registration or qualification requirement or
prospectus delivery requirement for such share of Common Stock or item of
collateral pursuant to any federal, state or foreign securities law
(including, without limitation, any such requirement arising as a result of
Rule 144 or Rule 145 under the Securities Act); provided that the required
delivery of any assignment, instruction or entitlement order from the
seller, pledgor, assignor or transferor of such share of Common Stock or
item of collateral, together with any evidence of the corporate or other
authority of such Person, shall not constitute a "Transfer Restriction".
"Treasury Rate" means, on any given date for any given period, the
rate for the auction held on such date of direct obligations of the United
States ("Treasury Bills") having a maturity comparable to such period that
appears on Telerate Page 56 (or such other page as may replace such page on
such service for the purpose of displaying such rate) or Page 57 (or such
other page as may replace such page on such service for the purpose of
displaying such rate) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date or, if
such period does not so appear, the rate obtained by linear interpolation
between the rates that appear for the next longer period and the next
shorter period. If the Treasury Rate does not appear on Telerate Page 56 or
Page 57 by 3:00 p.m. on such date, the Treasury Rate for such date will be
the auction rate of such Treasury Bills, as published in H.15(519) under
the heading "Treasury Bills-auction average (investment)" or, if not so
published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date, the auction
average rate on such date (expressed as a bond equivalent, on the basis of
a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and applied on a daily basis) as
otherwise announced by the United States Department of the Treasury. In the
event that the results of the auction of Treasury Bills having a maturity
comparable to such period is not displayed, published or reported as
provided above by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date or if no such
auction is held on such date, then the Treasury Rate will be calculated by
the Calculation Agent and shall be a yield to maturity (expressed as a bond
equivalent, on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and
applied on a daily basis) calculated using the arithmetic mean of the
secondary market bid rates, as of approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City
time, on such date, of three leading primary United States government
securities dealers selected by the Calculation Agent for the issue of
Treasury Bills with a remaining maturity closest to such period.
ARTICLE 2
SALE AND PURCHASE
SECTION 2.01. Sale and Purchase. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer
agrees to purchase and acquire from Seller, the number of shares of Common
Stock equal to the product of 2,000,000 (the "Base Amount") and the
Exchange Rate.
SECTION 2.02. Purchase Price. The purchase price (the "Purchase
Price") shall be $38,359,500.00 in cash.
SECTION 2.03. Payment for and Delivery of Contract Shares. (a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall
deliver the Purchase Price to, or for the account of, Seller on October 24,
2001 (the "Payment Date") at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell, 450
Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, or at such other place as shall
be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller, paid by certified or official bank
check or checks duly endorsed to, or payable to the order of, Seller, or in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated by
Seller.
(b) On the Maturity Date, Seller agrees, subject to Section 2.04,
to deliver to Buyer (i) a number of shares of Free Stock (the "Contract
Shares") equal to the product (the "Contract Share Amount"), rounded down
to the nearest whole number, of (A) the Base Amount and (B) the Exchange
Rate and (ii) cash in an amount equal to the value (based on the Maturity
Price) of any fractional share not delivered as a result of such rounding.
If (x) by 10:00 A.M., New York City time on the Maturity Date, Seller has
not otherwise effected such delivery of Common Stock or delivered cash in
lieu thereof pursuant to Section 2.04 and (y) the Common Stock then held by
or on behalf of Secured Party as collateral under the Pledge Agreement is
Free Stock, then (i) Seller shall be deemed not to have elected to deliver
cash in lieu of shares of Free Stock pursuant to Section 2.04
(notwithstanding any notice by Seller to the contrary) and (ii) the
delivery provided by this Section 2.03(b) shall be effected by delivery to
Buyer from the Collateral Account in the manner set forth in the Pledge
Agreement of a number of shares of Free Stock then held by or on behalf of
Secured Party as collateral under the Pledge Agreement equal to the number
thereof required to be delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this
Section 2.03(b); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and without
limiting the generality of Section 8.01, if Seller gives notice of Seller's
election to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Free Stock on the Maturity
Date pursuant to Section 2.04 and fails to deliver the Cash Settlement
Amount on the Maturity Date as provided in Section 2.04, Seller shall be in
breach of this Agreement and shall be liable to Buyer for any losses
incurred by Buyer or its affiliates as a result of such breach, including
without limitation any aggregate net losses incurred in connection with any
decrease in the Closing Price of the Common Stock subsequent to the 30th
Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.
(c) The "Exchange Rate" shall be determined by the Calculation
Agent in accordance with the following formula: (i) if the Maturity Price
is less than or equal to $33.46 (the "Threshold Price") but greater than
$23.90 (the "Reference Price"), the Exchange Rate shall be a ratio (rounded
upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th or, if there is not a nearest
1/10,000th, to the next lower 1/10,000th) equal to the Reference Price
divided by the Maturity Price, (ii) if the Maturity Price is greater than
the Threshold Price, the Exchange Rate shall be a ratio (rounded upward or
downward to the nearest 1/10,000th or, if there is not a nearest
1/10,000th, to the next lower 1/10,000th) equal to one (1) minus a
fraction, the numerator of which shall equal the excess of the Threshold
Price over the Reference Price and the denominator of which shall equal the
Maturity Price and (iii) if the Maturity Price is equal to or less than the
Reference Price, the Exchange Rate shall be one (1).
SECTION 2.04. Cash Settlement Option. Seller may, upon written
notice delivered to Buyer at least 35 Exchange Business Days prior to the
Maturity Date, elect to deliver the Cash Settlement Amount to Buyer on the
Maturity Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Buyer, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock to be delivered
on the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.03(b).
SECTION 2.05. Dividend Payment. Seller shall pay to Buyer on the
Business Day following the payment of any Extraordinary Cash Dividend
(each, a "Dividend Payment Date") with respect to the Common Stock an
amount in cash equal to the product (the "Dividend Payment Amount" with
respect to such Dividend Payment Date) of (i) the per share amount of such
dividend and (ii) the Base Amount on the ex-dividend date for such
dividend.
ARTICLE 3
TERMINATION BY SELLER
SECTION 3.01. Termination by Seller. At any time on or after the
date six months following the Closing Date, Seller may terminate this
Agreement in whole or in part upon 35 Exchange Business Days' prior written
notice to Buyer. Any such notice shall specify (i) the date on which this
Agreement is to be terminated (the "Optional Termination Date"), (ii)
whether Seller elects to deliver cash or shares of Free Stock in respect of
the portion of this Agreement that is to be terminated and (iii) the number
of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this Agreement is to be
terminated. If Seller terminates this Agreement in whole, (A) the
Calculation Agent shall deliver to Seller a notice specifying the
Replacement Value (calculated in the manner set forth in Section 8.01 as if
the Optional Termination Date were the Acceleration Date, and expressed
either as a cash amount or as a number of shares of Common Stock, in
accordance with Seller's election to deliver cash or shares of Free Stock),
(B) Seller shall deliver to Buyer on the Optional Termination Date a cash
payment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Buyer, in an amount equal to the Replacement Value or a
number of shares of Free Stock equal to the Replacement Value, as the case
may be. If Seller terminates this Agreement in part, (A) the Calculation
Agent shall deliver to Seller a notice specifying the Replacement Value
(calculated in the manner set forth in Section 8.01 as if the Optional
Termination Date were the Acceleration Date, and expressed either as a cash
amount or as a number of shares of Common Stock, in accordance with
Seller's election to deliver cash or shares of Free Stock), provided that
for purposes of such calculation, the Base Amount shall be deemed to be the
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this Agreement is to
be terminated), (B) Seller shall deliver to Buyer on the Optional
Termination Date a cash payment, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account designated by Buyer, in an amount equal to the
Replacement Value or a number of shares of Free Stock equal to the
Replacement Value, as the case may be, and (C) the Base Amount shall be
reduced by such number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which this
Agreement is to be terminated.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND BUYER
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer that:
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized and existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now
being conducted.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement and the performance by Seller of Seller's obligations hereunder
and thereunder do not violate or conflict with any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Seller, any law applicable to
Seller, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government
applicable to Seller or any of Seller's assets or any contractual
restriction binding on or affecting Seller or any of Seller's assets.
(c) All government and other consents that are required to have
been obtained by Seller with respect to this Agreement or the Pledge
Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all
conditions of any such consents have been complied with. Seller has
complied and will comply in all material respects with all applicable
disclosure or reporting requirements in respect of the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the Pledge Agreement, including without
limitation any requirements imposed by Section 13 or Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the rules and regulations
thereunder.
(d) Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and to
deliver the Contract Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement by Seller
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including the delivery by Seller of the Contract Shares) have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by Seller. Seller's
obligations under this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement constitute
Seller's legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles
of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law)).
(e) No Acceleration Event or event that, with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Acceleration Event has
occurred and is continuing and no such event would occur as a result of
Seller's entering into or performing Seller's obligations under this
Agreement or the Pledge Agreement.
(f) There is not pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened
against Seller or any of its affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at
law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency
or official or any arbitrator (including without limitation any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar proceeding) that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against Seller of this Agreement or the Pledge
Agreement or Seller's ability to perform Seller's obligations under this
Agreement or the Pledge Agreement.
(g) Seller is acting for Seller's own account, and has made
Seller's own independent decision to enter into this Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement and as to whether this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
are appropriate or proper for Seller based upon Seller's own judgment and
upon advice of such advisors as Seller deems necessary. Seller acknowledges
and agrees that Seller is not relying, and has not relied, upon any
communication (written or oral) of Buyer or any affiliate, employee or
agent of Buyer with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other
implications of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and that Seller has
conducted Seller's own analyses of the legal, accounting, tax and other
implications hereof and thereof; it being understood that information and
explanations related to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the
Pledge Agreement shall not be considered investment advice or a
recommendation to enter into this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement. Seller
is entering into this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement with a full
understanding of all of the terms and risks hereof and thereof (economic
and otherwise) and is capable of evaluating and understanding (on Seller's
own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and
accepts, the terms, conditions and risks. Seller is also capable of
assuming (financially and otherwise), and assumes, those risks. Seller
acknowledges that neither Buyer nor any affiliate, employee or agent of
Buyer is acting as a fiduciary for or an advisor to Seller in respect of
this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement.
(h) Delivery of shares of Common Stock by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement will pass to Buyer title (or security entitlements) to such
shares free and clear of any Liens or Transfer Restrictions, except for
those created pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
(i) Seller has a valid business purpose for entering into this
Agreement, and the transaction contemplated hereby is consistent with
Seller's overall investment strategy.
(j) All representations and warranties of Seller contained in the
Term Sheet were true and correct as of the times such representations and
warranties were made or repeated or deemed to be made or repeated under the
Term Sheet and Seller has performed all of the covenants and obligations to
be performed by Seller on or prior to the date hereof under the Term Sheet.
(k) The terms hereof have been negotiated, and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be executed, on an arm's length basis.
(l) Seller is not in possession of any material non-public
information regarding the Issuer.
(m) Seller is not and, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not be an "investment company", as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act, required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act.
(n) Seller has total assets exceeding $10,000,000.
SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller that:
(a) Buyer is a company duly organized and existing in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the
requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement and the performance by Buyer of Buyer's obligations hereunder and
thereunder do not violate or conflict with any provision of the
constitutive documents of Buyer, any law applicable to Buyer, any order or
judgment of any court or other agency of government, applicable to Buyer or
any of Buyer's assets or any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting Buyer or any of Buyer's assets.
(c) All government and other consents that are required to have
been obtained by Buyer with respect to this Agreement or the Pledge
Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all
conditions of any such consents have been complied with.
(d) Buyer has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into and perform this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement. The execution and
delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary action. This Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by Buyer. Buyer's
obligations under this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement constitute
Buyer's legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles
of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law)).
(e) There is not pending or, to Buyer's knowledge, threatened
against Buyer any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before
any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or any
arbitrator (including without limitation any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar proceeding) that is likely to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability against Buyer of this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement or
Buyer's ability to perform Buyer's obligations under this Agreement or the
Pledge Agreement.
(f) Buyer has total assets exceeding $10,000,000.
ARTICLE 5
CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
SECTION 5.01. Conditions. The obligation of Buyer to deliver the
Purchase Price on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Section 4.01 and in the Pledge Agreement shall be true and correct as of
the Closing Date.
(b) The representations and warranties of Seller and the Issuer
contained in the Registration Agreement and any certificate delivered
pursuant thereto shall be true and correct as if made as of the Closing
Date and each of Seller and the Issuer shall have performed all of the
obligations required to be performed by it under the Registration Agreement
on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) On each Representation Date (as defined in the Registration
Agreement) that shall have occurred prior to the Closing Date, Davis Polk &
Wardwell, counsel to Buyer, in its professional judgment, shall have been
able to provide an opinion to Buyer relating to the disclosure in the
Registration Statement in form and substance acceptable to Buyer.
(d) The Pledge Agreement shall have been executed by the parties
thereto, and Seller shall have executed UCC-1 financing statements in the
form of Exhibit B to the Pledge Agreement for filing in the appropriate
filing offices in each jurisdiction identified in Parts 4 and 5 of Exhibit
C to the Pledge Agreement.
(e) Buyer shall have received evidence acceptable to Buyer that
any and all consents required to be obtained under any agreement in
connection with the execution of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been obtained and are in full force and effect and the
conditions of any such consent have been satisfied.
(f) Buyer shall have received evidence acceptable to Buyer that,
immediately upon delivery of the Purchase Price, a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the Base Amount shall be delivered to Buyer as
Collateral under the Pledge Agreement free and clear from any Liens or
Transfer Restrictions.
(g) Seller shall have performed all of the covenants and
obligations to be performed by Seller hereunder and under the Pledge
Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date.
(h) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer on or prior to the
Closing Date (i) an opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP to
the effect set forth in Annex A hereto and (ii) an opinion of Paul, Weiss,
Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to the effect set forth in Annex B hereto.
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01. Taxes. (a) Seller shall pay any and all documentary,
stamp, transfer or similar taxes and charges that may be payable in respect
of the entry into this Agreement and the transfer and delivery of any
Common Stock pursuant hereto. Seller intends to make all payments in
respect of this Agreement free and clear of, and without withholding or
deduction for or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, fines,
penalties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature
(or interest on any taxes, duties, fines, penalties, assessments or other
governmental charges of whatsoever nature) ("Taxes") imposed, levied,
collected, withheld or assessed by, within or on behalf of the United
States or any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or
therein having power to tax. If any payment or delivery that Seller is
required to make to Buyer hereunder or under the Pledge Agreement will be
subject to such withholding or deduction (based on law as in effect at the
time such payment or delivery is required to be made), the following
provisions shall apply:
(i) Seller shall notify Buyer of such requirement at
least 180 days prior to date on which such payment is required to
be made (the "Required Payment Date"); provided that if Seller is
unable to provide Buyer with 180 days' notice of such requirement
as a result of a statutory change or a Treasury regulation,
notice, announcement, ruling or other Treasury publication or
applicable court decision published after the date hereof (each, a
"Change in Tax Law") or as a result of a transfer by Buyer of its
rights and obligations in respect of this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.05, (A) Seller shall notify Buyer
of such requirement as promptly as practicable following such
Change in Tax Law or the effective date of any such transfer and
(B) Buyer shall have the right to postpone the Required Payment
Date for any such payment for as long as reasonably necessary to
effect the transfer contemplated by paragraphs (ii) and (iv) below
(but in no event shall Buyer postpone the Required Payment Date to
a date later than the date 180 days following the date such notice
is given). In the event that the Required Payment Date for any
such payment is postponed, Seller shall deliver such payment to
Buyer on the postponed Required Payment Date, together with
interest thereon for the period from and including the original
Required Payment Date to but excluding such postponed Required
Payment Date at a per annum rate equal to the three-month Treasury
Rate as of the original Required Payment Date.
(ii) Upon receipt of such notice, Buyer shall use its
reasonable best efforts to transfer its rights and obligations in
respect of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement to another
entity such that (A) such payment would not be subject to
withholding or deduction and (B) neither Credit Suisse First
Boston ("CSFB") nor any of its affiliates would be subject to
increased costs (including balance sheet costs) as a result of
such transfer.
(iii) If Buyer is unable to effect a transfer of the type
contemplated by paragraph (ii) Seller shall indemnify Buyer for
the full amount of any withholding or deduction, as well as any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto; provided that if it is
reasonably practicable for Buyer to transfer its rights and
obligations in respect of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
to another entity such that such payment would not be subject to
such withholding and deduction, then (A) Buyer shall notify Seller
of the aggregate amount of increased costs (including balance
sheet costs) to which CSFB and its affiliate would be subject as a
result of such transfer, (B) Seller shall notify Buyer prior to
the date sixty Business Days preceding the Required Payment Date,
whether or not Seller elects that such transfer be effected and
(C) if Seller elects that such transfer be effected, Seller shall
reimburse Buyer for the aggregate amount of any increased costs
(including balance sheet costs) to which CSFB and its affiliates
would be subject as a result of such transfer and, if Seller does
not elect that such transfer be effected, Seller shall indemnify
Buyer for the full amount of any withholding or deduction, as well
as any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses)
arising therefrom or with respect thereto.
(b) If Seller makes any payment or delivery in respect of this
Agreement or the Pledge Agreement from or through any non-United States
jurisdiction, Seller shall make such payment or delivery free and clear of,
and without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any Taxes
imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by, within or on behalf of
such non-United States jurisdiction, or any political subdivision or
governmental authority thereof or therein having power to tax. In the event
such withholding or deduction is imposed, Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer
for the full amount of such withholding or deduction, as well as any
liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or
with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.02. Forward Contract. (a) Seller hereby agrees that: (i)
Seller will not treat this Agreement, any portion of this Agreement, or any
obligation hereunder as giving rise to any interest income or other
inclusions of ordinary income; (ii) Seller will not treat the delivery of
any portion of the shares of Common Stock or cash to be delivered pursuant
to this Agreement as the payment of interest or ordinary income; (iii)
Seller will treat this Agreement in its entirety as a forward contract for
the delivery of such shares of Common Stock or cash; and (iv) Seller will
not take any action (including filing any tax return or form or taking any
position in any tax proceeding) that is inconsistent with the obligations
contained in (i) through (iii). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
Seller may take any action or position required by law, provided that
Seller delivers to Buyer an unqualified opinion of counsel, nationally
recognized as expert in Federal tax matters and acceptable to Buyer, to the
effect that such action or position is required as a result of a Change in
Tax Law published after the date of this Agreement.
(b) Buyer hereby agrees, for United States federal income tax
purposes, including without limitation tax information reporting purposes,
to treat this Agreement in a manner consistent with Seller's obligations
under this Section 6.02.
SECTION 6.03. Notices. Seller will cause to be delivered to Buyer:
(a) Immediately upon the occurrence of any Acceleration Event
hereunder, notice of such occurrence; and
(b) In case at any time prior to the Maturity Date, Seller or any
officer of Seller receives notice that any event requiring that an
adjustment be calculated pursuant to Article 7 hereof shall have occurred
or be pending, then Seller shall promptly cause to be delivered to Buyer a
notice identifying such event and stating, if known to Seller, the date on
which such event occurred or is to occur and, if applicable, the record
date relating to such event. Seller shall cause further notices to be
delivered to Buyer if Seller or any officer of Seller shall subsequently
receive notice of any further or revised information regarding the terms or
timing of such event or any record date relating thereto.
SECTION 6.04. Further Assurances. From time to time from and after
the date hereof through the Maturity Date, each of the parties hereto shall
use such party's reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper and
advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms
and conditions hereof, including (i) using reasonable best efforts to
remove any legal impediment to the consummation of such transactions and
(ii) the execution and delivery of all such deeds, agreements, assignments
and further instruments of transfer and conveyance necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
SECTION 6.05. Securities Contract. The parties hereto recognize
that the Custodian is a "financial institution" within the meaning of
Section 101(22) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy
Code") and is acting as agent and custodian for Buyer in connection with
this Agreement and that Buyer is a "customer" of the Custodian within the
meaning of said Section 101(22). The parties hereto further recognize that
this Agreement is a "securities contract", as such term is defined in
Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, entitled to the protection of, among
other provisions, Sections 555 and 362(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, and
that each payment or delivery of cash, shares of Common Stock or other
property or assets hereunder is a "settlement payment" within the meaning
of Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
ARTICLE 7
ADJUSTMENTS
SECTION 7.01. Dilution Adjustments. (a) Following the declaration
by the Issuer of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event occurring
prior to the Maturity Date, the Calculation Agent will determine whether
such Potential Adjustment Event has a diluting or concentrative effect on
the theoretical value of the Common Stock and, if so, will (i) make the
corresponding adjustment, if any, to any one or more of the Base Amount,
the Exchange Rate, the Threshold Price, the Reference Price, the Maturity
Price, the Cash Settlement Amount, any Closing Price and any other variable
relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment terms hereof or of the
Pledge Agreement as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account
for that diluting or concentrative effect and (ii) determine the effective
date of the adjustment; provided that in the case of a Potential Adjustment
Event of the type described in clause (iii) of Section 7.01(b), any such
adjustment shall be made to variables other than the Base Amount. The
Calculation Agent may (but need not) determine the appropriate adjustment
by reference to the adjustment in respect of such Potential Adjustment
Event made by an options exchange to options on the Common Stock traded on
that options exchange.
(b) For these purposes, "Potential Adjustment Event" means any of
the following:
(i) a subdivision, consolidation or reclassification of
shares of Common Stock (which does not constitute a Reorganization
Event), or a free distribution or dividend of any shares of Common
Stock to existing holders of Common Stock by way of bonus,
capitalization or similar issue;
(ii) a distribution or dividend to existing holders of
Common Stock of (A) shares of Common Stock, (B) other share
capital or securities granting the right to payment of dividends
and/or the proceeds of liquidation of the Issuer equally or
proportionately with such payments to holders of Common Stock or
(C) other types of securities, rights or warrants or other assets,
in any case for payment (cash or other) at less than the
prevailing market price as determined by the Calculation Agent;
(iii) an Extraordinary Cash Dividend;
(iv) a call by the Issuer in respect of shares of Common
Stock that are not fully paid;
(v) a repurchase by the Issuer of shares of Common Stock,
whether out of profits or capital and whether the consideration
for such repurchase is cash, securities or otherwise; or
(vi) any other similar event that may have a diluting or
concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the Common Stock
(other than an Ordinary Cash Dividend).
Without limiting the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that the
Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Exchange Rate, the Threshold
Price, the Reference Price, the Maturity Price, the Cash Settlement Amount,
any Closing Price and any other variable relevant to the exercise,
settlement or payment terms hereof or of the Pledge Agreement (other than
the Base Amount) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account
for the value of all Extraordinary Cash Dividends.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a distribution
of shares of capital stock of a subsidiary of the Issuer that is a
Publicly-Traded Entity (a "Spin-Off") made to holders of shares of Common
Stock, (i) the "Contract Shares" shall include, in addition to the number
of shares of Free Stock equal to the Contract Share Amount, a number of
shares of New Common Stock equal to the product of (A) the Base Amount
immediately prior to the consummation of the Spin-Off and (B) the number of
shares of New Common Stock that a holder of one share of Original Common
Stock would have owned or been entitled to receive immediately following
such Spin-Off and (ii) the "Maturity Price" shall be equal to the sum of
(A) the Maturity Price of the Original Common Stock and (B) the product of
(x) the Maturity Price of the New Common Stock and (y) the number of shares
of New Common Stock that a holder of one share of Original Common Stock
would have owned or been entitled to receive immediately following such
Spin-Off. Following a Spin-Off, "Original Common Stock" shall mean the
common stock of the entity that is the Issuer immediately prior to the
Spin-Off and "New Common Stock" shall mean the common equity securities of
the Publicly-Traded Entity resulting from such Spin-Off.
SECTION 7.02. Reorganization Events. In the event of (i) any
consolidation or merger of the Issuer with or into another entity (other
than a merger or consolidation in which the Issuer is the continuing
corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other
property of the Issuer or another corporation), (ii) any sale, transfer,
lease or conveyance of the property of the Issuer as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety, (iii) any statutory exchange of securities of
the Issuer with another corporation (other than in connection with a merger
or acquisition) or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Issuer (any such event, a "Reorganization Event"), then (A) if there is a
surviving or continuing corporation and such surviving or continuing
corporation is a Publicly-Traded Entity, "Base Amount" shall mean the
product of (x) the Base Amount immediately prior to the consummation of the
Reorganization Event and (y) the number of shares of common stock of the
Publicly-Traded Entity that a holder of one share of Common Stock would
have owned or been entitled to receive immediately following such
Reorganization Event and, if the consideration received by holders of
Common Stock includes cash or property other than common stock of the
Publicly-Traded Entity ("Non-Stock Consideration"), Seller shall make a
cash payment, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Buyer, to Buyer on the date on which the Reorganization Event
is consummated (the "Reorganization Termination Date") in an amount equal
to the Replacement Value (expressed as a cash amount and calculated in the
manner set forth in Section 8.01 as if the Reorganization Termination Date
were the Acceleration Date; provided that for purposes of such calculation,
the Base Amount shall be equal to the product of (I) the Base Amount
immediately prior to consummation of the Reorganization Event and (II) the
percentage of the value of the consideration received by holders of Common
Stock represented by the Non-Stock Consideration, as determined by the
Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner) or (B) if there is
no surviving or continuing corporation in such Reorganization Event, if any
surviving or continuing corporation is not a Publicly-Traded Entity or if
the consideration received by holders of Common Stock consists solely of
Non-Stock Consideration, this Agreement shall terminate and Seller shall
make a payment or delivery to Buyer as provided in Section 7.04.
SECTION 7.03. Provisions Relating to Reorganization Events and
Spin-Offs. If a Reorganization Event occurs and clause (B) of Section 7.02
does not apply, (a) the surviving or continuing corporation shall be deemed
to be the "Issuer" and the common equity securities of such corporation
shall be deemed to be the "Common Stock" and (b) the Calculation Agent
shall calculate corresponding adjustments, if any, to the Base Amount, the
Exchange Rate, the Threshold Price, the Reference Price, the Maturity
Price, the Cash Settlement Amount, any Closing Price and any other variable
relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment terms hereof as the
Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such event. If a
Spin-Off occurs, the entity that is the Issuer immediately prior to the
Spin-Off and the Publicly-Traded Entity resulting from the Spin-Off shall
each be deemed to be the "Issuer" and the Original Common Stock and the New
Common Stock shall each be deemed to be the "Common Stock". Following any
Spin-Off, the Calculation Agent shall calculate further adjustments
pursuant to this Article 7 by applying the methodology set forth in this
Article 7 to both the Original Common Stock and the New Common Stock.
SECTION 7.04. Termination and Payment. Following termination of
this Agreement pursuant to clause (B) of Section 7.02 as a result of any
Reorganization Event, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Replacement
Value in the manner provided in Section 8.01 (calculated, for purposes of
this Section 7.04, as if the Reorganization Termination Date were the
Acceleration Date and expressed as a cash amount, and representing the fair
replacement value (including both intrinsic and time value) to Buyer of an
agreement with terms that would preserve for Buyer the economic equivalent
of the payments and deliveries that Buyer and its affiliates would, but for
the occurrence of the Reorganization Event, have been entitled to receive
after the Reorganization Termination Date hereunder). As promptly as
reasonably practicable after calculation of the Replacement Value, the
Calculation Agent shall deliver to Buyer and Seller a notice (the
"Termination Amount Notice") specifying the Replacement Value. Not later
than three Business Days following delivery of a Termination Amount Notice,
Seller shall make a cash payment, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account designated by Buyer, to Buyer in an amount equal to the
Replacement Value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any
Marketable Securities are received by holders of Common Stock in such
Reorganization Event, then in lieu of delivering cash as provided in the
immediately preceding sentence, Seller may deliver Marketable Securities
with an equal value (as determined by the Calculation Agent in its
discretion in a commercially reasonable manner).
ARTICLE 8
ACCELERATION
SECTION 8.01. Acceleration. If one or more of the following events
(each an "Acceleration Event") shall occur:
(a) any legal proceeding shall have been instituted or any other
event shall have occurred or condition shall exist that would be reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
Seller or on Seller's ability to perform Seller's obligations hereunder, or
that calls into question the validity or binding effect of any agreement of
Seller hereunder or under the Pledge Agreement;
(b) Seller makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files
a petition in bankruptcy, is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, petitions
or applies to any tribunal for any receiver of or any trustee for Seller or
any substantial part of Seller's property, commences any proceeding
relating to Seller under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of
debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction,
whether now or hereafter in effect, or there is commenced against or with
respect to Seller or any substantial portion of Seller's property any such
proceeding and an order for relief is issued or such proceeding remains
undismissed for a period of 30 days;
(c) at any time (i) any representation or warranty made by Seller
under this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement would be incorrect or
misleading in any material respect if made or repeated as of such time or
(ii) any certificate delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement or the
Pledge Agreement is incorrect or misleading in any respect that is
material, in light of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Pledge Agreement taken as a whole;
(d) Seller fails to deliver (i) shares of Common Stock (or the
Cash Settlement Amount) on the Maturity Date, (ii) the Replacement Value on
any Reorganization Termination Date or any Optional Termination Date, (iii)
any Reimbursement Amount on any Reimbursement Date, (iv) any Dividend
Payment Amount on any Dividend Payment Date or (v) any payment or delivery
due on any postponed Required Payment Date where the original Required
Payment Date was the Maturity Date, a Reorganization Termination Date, an
Optional Termination Date, a Dividend Payment Date or a Reimbursement Date,
in any case, as required by this Agreement;
(e) Seller fails to fulfill or discharge when due any of Seller's
obligations, covenants or agreements under or relating to this Agreement or
the Pledge Agreement (other than the obligations referred to in Section
8.01(d) and Section 8.01(f)) such failure remains unremedied for 60 days
following notice from Buyer;
(f) Seller fails to fulfill or discharge when due any of Seller's
obligations, covenants or agreements under or relating to Section 1(b) of
the Pledge Agreement;
(g) due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law
after the date hereof, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in, the
interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with
competent jurisdiction of any applicable law after the date hereof, it
becomes unlawful for Seller to perform any absolute or contingent
obligation to make payment or delivery hereunder or to comply with any
other material provision of this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement;
(h) there occurs a default under any indebtedness for money
borrowed that is incurred or guaranteed by Mafco, Seller or any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mafco in the chain of ownership between
Mafco and Seller, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter
be created, which indebtedness, individually or in the aggregate, is in
excess of $10,000,000 principal amount, which default shall constitute a
failure to pay any portion of the principal of such indebtedness when due
and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period
with respect thereto or shall have resulted in such indebtedness becoming
or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would
otherwise have become due and payable;
(i) a Collateral Event of Default within the meaning of the Pledge
Agreement shall occur; or
(j) in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent, Buyer is
unable to hedge Buyer's exposure to this Agreement because of the lack of
sufficient shares of Common Stock (not to exceed the Base Amount) being
made available for share borrowing by lenders, including, without
limitation, lenders identified by Seller with whom Buyer shall consult.
then, upon notice to Seller from Buyer at any time following an
Acceleration Event, an "Acceleration Date" shall occur, and Seller shall
become obligated to deliver to Buyer immediately upon receipt of the
Acceleration Amount Notice a number of shares of Free Stock equal to the
Acceleration Amount; provided that if Seller shall have elected to
substitute Government Securities for Share Collateral pursuant to Section
5(j) of the Pledge Agreement, Seller shall be obligated to deliver an
amount of cash equal to the Replacement Value on the Acceleration Date in
lieu of such shares; and provided further that if Secured Party proceeds to
realize upon any collateral pledged under the Pledge Agreement and to apply
the proceeds of such realization as provided in the second paragraph of
Section 7(d) thereof, then, to the extent of such application of proceeds,
Seller's obligation to deliver Free Stock pursuant to this paragraph shall
be deemed to be an obligation to deliver an amount of cash equal to the
aggregate market value (determined by reference to the amount of such
proceeds) of such Free Stock on the Acceleration Date. The "Acceleration
Amount" means the Replacement Value, expressed as a number of shares of
Common Stock.
The "Replacement Value" means an amount determined by the
Calculation Agent representing the fair replacement value (which may be
expressed by the Calculation Agent as a cash amount or as a number of
shares of Common Stock, and which shall include both intrinsic and time
value) to Buyer of an agreement with terms that would preserve for Buyer
the economic equivalent of the payments and deliveries that Buyer and its
affiliates would, but for the occurrence of the Acceleration Date, have
been entitled to receive after the Acceleration Date hereunder (taking into
account any adjustments pursuant to Section 7.01 that may have been
calculated on or prior to the Acceleration Date), including any loss of
bargain, cost of funding or, without duplication, loss or cost incurred as
a result of the termination, liquidation, establishment or reestablishment
of any hedge or related trading position (whether such hedge or related
trading position was maintained by Buyer or by a counterparty to a
transaction entered into by Buyer to hedge Buyer's exposure to this
Agreement) (or any gain resulting from any of them).
As promptly as reasonably practicable after calculation of the
Replacement Value, the Calculation Agent shall deliver to Seller and Buyer
a notice (the "Acceleration Amount Notice") specifying the Acceleration
Amount of shares of Common Stock required to be delivered by Seller.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
if mailed or transmitted by any standard forms of telecommunication.
Notices to Buyer shall be directed to it care of Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Telecopy No.
(212) 325-8175, Attention: Ricardo Harewood; notices to Seller shall be
directed to Seller at 35 East 62nd Street, New York, New York 10021,
Telecopy No. (212) 572-5965, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
SECTION 9.02. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction;
Severability; Waiver of Jury Trial; Service of Process. (a) This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York without reference to choice of law doctrine and each party
hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York
and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in
New York City and waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the unenforceability or
invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not
render any other provision or provisions herein contained unenforceable or
invalid.
(c) Seller and Buyer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive
any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of
or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in
the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement
will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner
permitted by law.
SECTION 9.03. Entire Agreement; Other. Except as expressly set
forth herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes all oral communications and prior writings with respect
thereto. The parties hereby agree that (i) Seller is not obligated to keep
confidential or otherwise limit the use of any element of any description
contained in this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement that is necessary to
understand or support any United States federal income tax treatment and
(ii) Buyer does not assert any claim of proprietary ownership in respect of
any description contained herein or therein relating to the use of any
entities, plans or arrangements to give rise to a particular United States
federal income tax treatment for Seller.
SECTION 9.04. Amendments, Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement
may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in
writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by Buyer and Seller or, in
the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be
effective. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
SECTION 9.05. No Third Party Rights, Successors and Assigns. This
Agreement is not intended and shall not be construed to create any rights
in any person other than Seller, Buyer and their respective successors and
assigns and no other person shall assert any rights as third party
beneficiary hereunder. Whenever any of the parties hereto is referred to,
such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of
such party. All the covenants and agreements herein contained by or on
behalf of Seller and Buyer shall bind, and inure to the benefit of, their
respective successors and assigns whether so expressed or not, and shall be
enforceable by and inure to the benefit of Buyer and its successors and
assigns. The rights and duties under this Agreement may not be assigned or
transferred by any party hereto; provided that (i) Buyer may assign any of
its rights or duties hereunder with the prior written consent of Seller
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) Agent may
assign or transfer any of its rights or duties hereunder without the prior
written consent of the other parties hereto to any affiliate of Credit
Suisse First Boston, so long as such affiliate is a broker-dealer
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SECTION 9.06. Calculation Agent. The determinations and
calculations of the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner and shall be binding in the absence of
manifest error. The Calculation Agent will have no responsibility for good
faith errors or omissions in the determination of the Base Amount, the
Exchange Rate, the Threshold Price, the Reference Price, the Maturity
Price, the Cash Settlement Amount, any Closing Price or any other amount as
provided herein.
SECTION 9.07. Netting and Set-off. (a) If on any date cash would
otherwise be payable or shares of Common Stock or other property would
otherwise be deliverable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
return, as required by Section 5(i) of the Pledge Agreement, of shares of
Common Stock that have been rehypothecated pursuant to such Section)
pursuant to this Agreement or the Pledge Agreement by Buyer to Seller and
by Seller to Buyer and the type of property required to be paid or
delivered by each such party on such date is the same, then, on such date,
each such party's obligation to make such payment or delivery will be
automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that
would otherwise have been payable or deliverable by one such party exceeds
the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable or deliverable
by the other such party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom
the larger aggregate amount would have been payable or deliverable to pay
or deliver to the other party the excess of the larger aggregate amount
over the smaller aggregate amount.
(b) In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that
a party hereto may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or
otherwise, upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Termination Date to
which clause (B) of Section 7.02 applies or an Acceleration Date, Buyer
shall have the right to terminate, liquidate and otherwise close out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, and to
set off any obligation that Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer may have to
Seller, including without limitation any obligation to make any release,
delivery or payment to Seller pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, against any
right Buyer or any of its affiliates may have against Seller, including
without limitation any right to receive a payment or delivery pursuant to
Section 2.03(b), Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 3.01, Section 7.02,
Section 7.04 or Section 8.01 or any other provision of this Agreement. In
the case of a set-off of any obligation to release, deliver or pay assets
against any right to receive assets of the same type, such obligation and
right shall be set off in kind. In the case of a set-off of any obligation
to release, deliver or pay assets against any right to receive assets of
any other type, the value of each of such obligation and such right shall
be determined by the Calculation Agent and the result of such set-off shall
be that the net obligor shall pay or deliver to the other party an amount
of cash or assets, at the net obligor's option, with a value (determined,
in the case of a delivery of assets, by the Calculation Agent) equal to
that of the net obligation. In determining the value of any obligation to
release or deliver Common Stock or right to receive Common Stock, the value
at any time of such obligation or right shall be determined by reference to
the market value of the Common Stock at such time. If an obligation or
right is unascertained at the time of any such set-off, the Calculation
Agent may in good faith estimate the amount or value of such obligation or
right, in which case set-off will be effected in respect of that estimate,
and the relevant party shall account to the other party at the time such
obligation or right is ascertained.
SECTION 9.08. Matters Related to Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, as Agent. (a) Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation shall act
as "agent" for Buyer and Seller within the meaning of Rule 15a-6 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and by the Pledge Agreement.
(b) The Agent shall have no responsibility or liability
(including, without limitation, by way of guarantee, endorsement or
otherwise) to Buyer or Seller or otherwise in respect of this Agreement or
the Pledge Agreement, including, without limitation, in respect of the
failure of Buyer or Seller to pay or perform under this Agreement or the
Pledge Agreement, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct in
performing its duties as Agent hereunder or thereunder.
(c) Each of Buyer and Seller agrees to proceed solely against the
other to collect or recover any securities or money owing to Buyer or
Seller, as the case may be, in connection with or as a result of this
Agreement or the Pledge Agreement.
(d) As a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, in its capacity as
Agent, will be responsible for (i) effecting the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, (ii) issuing all required
notices, confirmations and statements to Buyer and Seller and (iii)
maintaining books and records relating to this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement.
SECTION 9.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and all such counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.
SELLER:
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
BUYER:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
INTERNATIONAL
By:/s/ Paul Chelsom
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Name: Paul Chelsom
Title: Director
By:/s/ Richard McLoughlin
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Name: Richard McLoughlin
Title:
AGENT:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
CORPORATION
By:/s/ Timothy D. Bock
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Name: Timothy D. Bock
Title: Managing Director
ANNEX A
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized and existing in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement and the performance by Seller of Seller's obligations hereunder
and thereunder do not violate or conflict with any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Seller, any law applicable to
Seller, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government
known to such counsel applicable to Seller or any of Seller's assets or any
contractual restriction known to such counsel binding on or affecting
Seller or any of Seller's assets. Such counsel need not express any opinion
with respect to whether the execution or delivery by Seller of, or the
performance by Seller of its obligations under, this Agreement and the
Pledge Agreement violates or conflicts with any restriction or provision
with respect to financial ratios or tests any aspect of the financial
condition or results of operations of Seller.
(c) All government and other consents that are known to such
counsel to be required to have been obtained by Seller with respect to this
Agreement or the Pledge Agreement have been obtained and are in full force
and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with.
(d) Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement and to
deliver the Contract Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement by Seller
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (including the delivery by Seller of the Contract Shares) have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by Seller. This Agreement
and the Pledge Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by Seller.
Seller's obligations under this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement
constitute Seller's legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles
of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law)).
(e) No registration, recordation or filing with any governmental
body, agency or official is required in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or necessary for the validity or enforceability
hereof.
(f) Seller is not and, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, will not be an "investment company", as such term is
defined in the Investment Company Act, required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act.
ANNEX B
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement and the performance by Seller of Seller's obligations hereunder
and thereunder do not constitute a violation of, or result in a breach or
default under, any agreement or instrument listed on a schedule to such
opinion.
EX-23
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PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 23
SAILS PLEDGE AGREEMENT
dated as of
October 24, 2001
among
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
and
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION, as Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. The Security Interests.............................................1
SECTION 2. Definitions........................................................3
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of Pledgor..........................5
SECTION 4. Certain Covenants of Pledgor.......................................7
SECTION 5. Administration of the Collateral and Valuation of the
Securities.........................................................8
SECTION 6. Income and Voting Rights in Collateral............................13
SECTION 7. Remedies upon Acceleration Events.................................14
SECTION 8. Miscellaneous.....................................................17
SECTION 9. Termination of Pledge Agreement...................................18
SECTION 10. Netting and Set-off..............................................19
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 24th day of October, 2001 among
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP, a Delaware corporation ("Pledgor"), CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION, as agent (in such capacity, the "Agent")
hereunder, and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL ("Secured Party").
WHEREAS, Pledgor owns shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of Golden State Bancorp Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"),
or security entitlements in respect thereof (the "Common Stock");
WHEREAS, Pledgor, Mafco Holdings Inc., Secured Party and the Agent
have entered into an agreement entitled "Terms and Conditions for Private
SAILS" (the "Term Sheet") dated as of October 24, 2001, pursuant to which
Pledgor and Secured Party have agreed to enter into certain transactions
relating to the Common Stock at the time and on the terms set forth
therein;
WHEREAS, the Term Sheet provides that the transactions described
therein may be executed in one or more tranches (each, a "Tranche");
WHEREAS, the Term Sheet provides that the parties thereto will
enter into final documentation, consisting of a SAILS Mandatorily
Exchangeable Securities Contract and a SAILS Pledge Agreement, relating to
each Tranche;
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of Secured Party
under the Securities Contract that Pledgor and Secured Party enter into
this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants
contained herein and to secure the performance by Pledgor of Pledgor's
obligations under the Securities Contract and the observance and
performance of the covenants and agreements contained herein and in the
Securities Contract, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1. The Security Interests. In order to secure the full and
punctual observance and performance of the covenants and agreements of
Pledgor contained herein and in the Securities Contract:
(a) Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to Secured Party, and
grants to Secured Party, security interests in and to, and a lien upon and
right of set-off against, and transfers to Secured Party, as and by way of
a security interest having priority over all other security interests, with
power of sale, all of Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to (i) the
Initial Pledged Items; (ii) all additions to and substitutions for the
Initial Pledged Items (including, without limitation, any securities,
instruments or other property delivered or pledged pursuant to Section
4(a), 5(b) or 5(j)) (such additions and substitutions, the "Additions and
Substitutions"); (iii) all income, proceeds and collections received or to
be received, or derived or to be derived, now or any time hereafter
(whether before or after the commencement of any proceeding under
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, by or against Pledgor,
with respect to Pledgor) from or in connection with the Initial Pledged
Items or the Additions and Substitutions (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends
but including, without limitation, (A) any shares of capital stock issued
by the Issuer in respect of any Common Stock constituting Collateral or any
cash, securities or other property distributed in respect of or exchanged
for any Common Stock or Government Securities constituting Collateral
(other than Ordinary Cash Dividends), or into which any such Common Stock
is converted in connection with any Reorganization Event or otherwise, and
any security entitlements in respect of any of the foregoing, (B) any
obligation of Secured Party to return any rehypothecated Collateral
pursuant to Section 5(i) and (C) any amounts paid or assets delivered to
Pledgor by Secured Party in respect of dividends paid or distributions
(other than Ordinary Cash Dividends) made on shares of Common Stock
constituting Collateral that have been rehypothecated in accordance with
Section 5(i)); (iv) the Collateral Account and all securities and other
financial assets (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), including
the Initial Pledged Items and the Additions and Substitutions, and other
funds, property or assets from time to time held therein or credited
thereto; and (v) all powers and rights now owned or hereafter acquired
under or with respect to the Initial Pledged Items or the Additions and
Substitutions (such Initial Pledged Items, Additions and Substitutions,
proceeds, collections, powers, rights, Collateral Account and assets held
therein or credited thereto being herein collectively called the
"Collateral"). Secured Party shall have all of the rights, remedies and
recourses with respect to the Collateral afforded a secured party by the
UCC, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies
and recourses afforded to Secured Party by this Agreement.
(b) Immediately upon payment of the Purchase Price, Pledgor shall
deliver to the Custodian in pledge hereunder Eligible Collateral consisting
of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Base Amount as of the
Closing Date (the "Initial Pledged Items"), in the manner provided in
Section 5(c). Upon delivery of the Purchase Price, Pledgor shall cause to
be delivered to Secured Party any documents as Secured Party may reasonably
request to evidence that the Initial Pledged Items have been delivered free
and clear from any Lien or Transfer Restrictions to which such Initial
Pledged Items may have been subject prior to the delivery of the Purchase
Price.
(c) In the event that the Issuer at any time issues in respect of
any Common Stock constituting Collateral hereunder, or comprising financial
assets underlying security entitlements constituting Collateral hereunder,
any additional or substitute shares of capital stock of any class, Pledgor
shall immediately pledge and deliver to Secured Party in accordance with
Section 5(c) all such shares or security entitlements in respect thereof as
additional Collateral hereunder.
(d) The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall
not subject Secured Party to, or transfer or in any way affect or modify,
any obligation or liability of Pledgor or the Issuer with respect to any of
the Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.
(e) The parties hereto expressly agree that all rights, assets and
property at any time held in or credited to the Collateral Account shall be
treated as financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC).
SECTION 2. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Securities
Contract. As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
"Additions and Substitutions" has the meaning provided in Section
1(a).
"Authorized Officer" of Pledgor means any officer as to whom
Pledgor shall have delivered notice to Secured Party that such officer is
authorized to act hereunder on behalf of Pledgor.
"Borrow Costs" has the meaning provided in Section 5(i).
"Collateral" has the meaning provided in Section 1(a).
"Collateral Account" has the meaning provided in Section 5(c).
"Collateral Event of Default" means, the occurrence of either of
the following: (i) at any time, failure of the Collateral to include, as
Eligible Collateral, (A) at least the Maximum Deliverable Number of shares
of Common Stock or (B) if Pledgor shall have elected to substitute
Government Securities for Share Collateral in accordance with Section 5(j),
Government Securities having a value (as determined by the Calculation
Agent) equal to 150% of the Market Value at such time of the Maximum
Deliverable Number of shares of Common Stock at such time (provided that,
in the case of this clause (B), the Calculation Agent shall promptly notify
Pledgor of its determination of any such failure and (x) if such notice is
received by Pledgor prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any
Business Day, such failure shall not be a Collateral Event of Default if
remedied prior to the close of business on such Business Day and (y) if
such notice is received by Pledgor on a day that is not a Business Day or
after 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, such failure
shall not be a Collateral Event of Default if remedied prior to the close
of business on the Business Day immediately following such day) or (ii) at
any time, failure of the Security Interests to constitute valid and
perfected security interests in all of the Collateral, subject to no prior
or equal Lien, and, with respect to any Collateral consisting of securities
or security entitlements (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), as
to which Secured Party has Control, or, in each case, assertion of such by
Pledgor in writing.
"Control" means "control" as defined in Section 8-106 and Section
9-106 of the UCC.
"Custodian" means The Bank of New York, or any other custodian
appointed by Secured Party and identified to Pledgor.
"Default Settlement Date" has the meaning provided in Section
7(a).
"Eligible Collateral" means Common Stock or, if Pledgor shall have
elected to substitute Government Securities for Share Collateral in
accordance with Section 5(j), Government Securities; provided that Pledgor
has good and marketable title thereto, free of all Liens (other than the
Security Interests) and Transfer Restrictions and that Secured Party has a
valid, first priority perfected security interest therein, a first lien
thereon and Control with respect thereto.
"Government Securities" means securities issued by the United
States Government.
"Initial Pledged Items" has the meaning provided in Section 1(b).
"Location" means, with respect to any party, such party's location
within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC.
"Maximum Deliverable Number" means, on any date, the Base Amount
on such date.
"Pledged Items" means, as of any date, any and all securities and
instruments delivered by Pledgor to be held by or on behalf of Secured
Party under this Agreement as Collateral.
"rehypothecate" has the meaning provided in Section 5(i).
"Rehypothecation Unavailability" has the meaning provided in
Section 5(i).
"Reimbursement Amount" has the meaning provided in Section 5(i).
"Reimbursement Notice Date" has the meaning provided in Section
5(i).
"Reimbursement Payment Date" has the meaning provided in Section
5(i).
"Reimbursement Period" means, with respect to any Rehypothecation
Unavailability, the period beginning on the date such Rehypothecation
Unavailability occurs and ending on the Reimbursement Payment Date
immediately following the date such Rehypothecation Unavailability
terminates.
"Securities Contract" means the SAILS Mandatorily Exchangeable
Securities Contract dated as of the date hereof among Pledgor, Secured
Party and the Agent, as amended from time to time.
"Security Interests" means the security interests in the
Collateral created hereby.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State
of New York.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of Pledgor. Pledgor
hereby represents and warrants to Secured Party that:
(a) Pledgor's holding period (calculated in accordance with Rule
144(d) under the Securities Act) with respect to the Initial Pledged Items
commenced on or before May 23, 2000, and Pledgor (i) owns and, except with
respect to Collateral rehypothecated pursuant to Section 5(i), at all times
prior to the release of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, will own the Collateral free and clear of any Liens (other than
the Security Interests) or Transfer Restrictions and (ii) is not and will
not become a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement, other than this
Agreement, that (x) restricts in any manner the rights of any present or
future owner of the Collateral with respect thereto or (y) provides any
person other than Pledgor, Secured Party or any securities intermediary
through whom any Collateral is held (but, in the case of any such
securities intermediary, only with respect to Collateral held through it)
with Control with respect to any Collateral.
(b) Other than financing statements or other similar or equivalent
documents or instruments with respect to the Security Interests, after
delivery of the Purchase Price, no financing statement, security agreement
or similar or equivalent document or instrument covering all or any part of
the Collateral is on file or of record in any jurisdiction in which such
filing or recording would be effective to perfect a lien, security interest
or other encumbrance of any kind on such Collateral.
(c) All Collateral consisting of securities and all financial
assets underlying Collateral consisting of security entitlements (each as
defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) (other than Collateral consisting of
Government Securities) at any time pledged hereunder is and will be issued
by an issuer organized under the laws of the United States, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia and (i) certificated (and the
certificate or certificates in respect of such securities or financial
assets are and will be located in the United States) and registered in the
name of Pledgor or held through a securities intermediary whose securities
intermediary's jurisdiction (within the meaning of Section 8-110(e) of the
UCC) is located in the United States or (ii) uncertificated and either
registered in the name of Pledgor or held through a securities intermediary
whose securities intermediary's jurisdiction (within the meaning of Section
8-110(e) of the UCC) is located in the United States; provided that this
representation shall not be deemed to be breached if, at any time, any such
Collateral is issued by an issuer that is not organized under the laws of
the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and the
parties hereto agree to procedures or amendments hereto necessary to enable
Secured Party to maintain a valid and continuously perfected security
interest in such Collateral, in respect of which Secured Party will have
Control, subject to no prior Lien. The parties hereto agree to negotiate in
good faith any such procedures or amendments.
(d) Upon (i) in the case of Collateral consisting of investment
property (as defined in Section 9-102(a) of the UCC), (A) the delivery of
certificates evidencing any such investment property consisting of
certificated securities to the Custodian in accordance with Section
5(c)(i), (B) the registration of any such investment property consisting of
uncertificated securities in the name of the Custodian or its nominee in
accordance with Section 5(c)(ii) or (C) the crediting of any securities or
other financial assets underlying any such investment property consisting
of security entitlements to a securities account of the Custodian in
accordance with Section 5(c)(iii) and, in each case, the crediting of such
securities or financial assets to the Collateral Account or (ii) in the
case of Collateral not consisting of investment property, the filing of
UCC-1 financing statements in the form of Exhibit B hereto in the
appropriate filing offices in each jurisdiction identified in Parts 4 and 5
of Exhibit C hereto, Secured Party will have a valid and perfected security
interest in such Collateral, in respect of which Secured Party will have
(in the case of Collateral consisting of investment property) Control,
subject to no prior Lien.
(e) No registration, recordation or filing with any governmental
body, agency or official is required in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or necessary for the validity or enforceability
hereof or for the perfection or enforcement of the Security Interests,
other than the filing of UCC-1 financing statements in the form of Exhibit
B hereto in the appropriate filing offices in each jurisdiction identified
in Parts 4 and 5 of Exhibit C hereto.
(f) Pledgor has not performed and will not perform any acts that
might prevent Secured Party from enforcing any of the terms of this
Agreement or that might limit Secured Party in any such enforcement.
(g) The Location of Pledgor is the jurisdiction of organization
set forth in the perfection certificate attached hereto as Exhibit C, and
under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such Location.
(h) Pledgor has delivered to Secured Party a perfection
certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto,
completed and supplemented with the schedules and attachments contemplated
thereby to the satisfaction of Secured Party, and signed by an Authorized
Officer of Pledgor.
SECTION 4. Certain Covenants of Pledgor. Pledgor agrees that, so
long as any of Pledgor's obligations under the Securities Contract remain
outstanding:
(a) Pledgor shall ensure at all times that a Collateral Event of
Default shall not occur, and shall pledge additional Collateral in the
manner described in Sections 5(b) and 5(c) as necessary to cause such
requirement to be met.
(b) Pledgor shall, at the expense of Pledgor and in such manner
and form as Secured Party may require, give, execute, deliver, file and
record any financing statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or
other papers that may be necessary or desirable in order to (i) create,
preserve, perfect, substantiate or validate any security interest granted
pursuant hereto, (ii) create or maintain Control with respect to any such
security interests in any investment property (as defined in Section
9-102(a) of the UCC) or (iii) enable Secured Party to exercise and enforce
its rights hereunder with respect to such security interest. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, Pledgor hereby authorizes Secured Party to
execute and file, in the name of Pledgor or otherwise, UCC financing or
continuation statements (which may be carbon, photographic, photostatic or
other reproductions of this Agreement or of a financing statement relating
to this Agreement) that Secured Party in its sole discretion may deem
necessary or appropriate to further perfect, or maintain the perfection of,
the Security Interests.
(c) Pledgor shall warrant and defend Pledgor's title to the
Collateral, subject to the rights of Secured Party, against the claims and
demands of all persons. Secured Party may elect, but without an obligation
to do so, to discharge any Lien of any third party on any of the
Collateral.
(d) Pledgor shall not change (i) Pledgor's name, identity or
corporate structure in any manner or (ii) Pledgor's Location, unless in
either case (a) Pledgor shall have given Secured Party not less than 30
days' prior notice thereof and (b) such change shall not cause any of the
Security Interests to become unperfected, cause Secured Party to cease to
have Control in respect of any of the Security Interests in any Collateral
consisting of investment property (as defined in Section 9-102(a) of the
UCC) or subject any Collateral to any other Lien.
(e) Pledgor shall not (i) create or permit to exist any Lien
(other than the Security Interests) or any Transfer Restriction upon or
with respect to the Collateral, (ii) sell or otherwise dispose of, or grant
any option with respect to, any of the Collateral or (iii) enter into or
consent to any agreement pursuant to which any person other than Pledgor,
Secured Party and any securities intermediary through whom any of the
Collateral is held (but in the case of any such securities intermediary
only in respect of Collateral held through it) has or will have Control in
respect of any Collateral.
SECTION 5. Administration of the Collateral and Valuation of the
Securities. (a) Secured Party shall determine on each Business Day whether
a Collateral Event of Default shall have occurred.
(b) Pledgor may pledge additional Eligible Collateral hereunder at
any time. Concurrently with the delivery of any additional Eligible
Collateral, Pledgor shall deliver to Secured Party a certificate of an
Authorized Officer of Pledgor substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto
and dated the date of such delivery, (i) identifying the additional items
of Eligible Collateral being pledged and (ii) certifying that with respect
to such items of additional Eligible Collateral the representations and
warranties contained in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 3 are
true and correct with respect to such Eligible Collateral on and as of the
date thereof. Pledgor hereby covenants and agrees to take all actions
required under Section 5(c) and any other actions necessary to create for
the benefit of Secured Party a valid, first priority, perfected security
interest in, and a first lien upon, such additional Eligible Collateral, as
to which Secured Party will have Control.
(c) Any delivery of any securities or security entitlements (each
as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) as Collateral to Secured Party by
Pledgor shall be effected (i) in the case of Collateral consisting of
certificated securities registered in the name of Pledgor, by delivery of
certificates representing such securities to the Custodian, accompanied by
any required transfer tax stamps, and in suitable form for transfer by
delivery or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignment in blank, with signatures appropriately guaranteed, all in form
and substance satisfactory to Secured Party, and the crediting by the
Custodian of such securities to a securities account (as defined in Section
8-501 of the UCC) (the "Collateral Account") of Secured Party maintained by
the Custodian, (ii) in the case of Collateral consisting of uncertificated
securities registered in the name of Pledgor, by transmission by Pledgor of
an instruction to the issuer of such securities instructing such issuer to
register such securities in the name of the Custodian or its nominee,
accompanied by any required transfer tax stamps, the issuer's compliance
with such instructions and the crediting by the Custodian of such
securities to the Collateral Account, (iii) in the case of securities in
respect of which security entitlements are held by Pledgor through a
securities intermediary, by the crediting of such securities, accompanied
by any required transfer tax stamps, to a securities account of the
Custodian at such securities intermediary or, at the option of Secured
Party, at another securities intermediary satisfactory to Secured Party and
the crediting by the Custodian of such securities to the Collateral Account
or (iv) in any case, by complying with such alternative delivery
instructions as Secured Party shall provide to Pledgor in writing. Upon
delivery of any such Pledged Item under this Agreement, Secured Party shall
examine (or cause the Custodian to examine) such Pledged Item and any
certificates delivered pursuant to Section 5(b) or otherwise pursuant to
the terms hereof in connection therewith to determine that they comply as
to form with the requirements for Eligible Collateral.
(d) If on any Business Day Secured Party determines that a
Collateral Event of Default shall have occurred, Secured Party shall
promptly notify Pledgor of such determination by telephone call to an
Authorized Officer of Pledgor followed by a written confirmation of such
call.
(e) If on any Business Day Secured Party determines that no
Acceleration Event or failure by Pledgor to meet any of Pledgor's
obligations under Sections 4 or 5 hereof has occurred and is continuing,
Pledgor may obtain the release from the Security Interests of any
Collateral upon delivery to Secured Party of a written notice from an
Authorized Officer of Pledgor indicating the items of Collateral to be
released so long as, after such release, no Collateral Event of Default
shall have occurred.
(f) On the Maturity Date, unless (i) Pledgor shall have otherwise
effected the deliveries required by Section 2.03(b) of the Securities
Contract or shall have delivered the Cash Settlement Amount to Secured
Party in lieu of shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.04 of
the Securities Contract on the Maturity Date or (ii) the Common Stock then
held by or on behalf of Secured Party hereunder is not Free Stock, Secured
Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to itself from the Collateral
Account in whole or partial, as the case may be, satisfaction of Pledgor's
obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to Secured Party on the
Maturity Date pursuant to the Securities Contract, shares of Common Stock
then held by or on behalf of it hereunder representing the number of shares
of Common Stock required to be delivered under the Securities Contract on
the Maturity Date. Upon any such delivery, Secured Party shall hold such
shares of Common Stock absolutely and free from any claim or right
whatsoever (including, without limitation, any claim or right of Pledgor).
(g) Secured Party may at any time or from time to time, in its
sole discretion, cause any or all of the Collateral that is registered in
the name of Pledgor or Pledgor's nominee to be transferred of record into
the name of the Custodian, Secured Party or its nominee. Pledgor shall
promptly give to Secured Party copies of any notices or other
communications received by Pledgor with respect to Collateral that is
registered, or held through a securities intermediary, in the name of
Pledgor or Pledgor's nominee and Secured Party shall promptly give to
Pledgor copies of any notices and communications received by Secured Party
with respect to Collateral that is registered, or held through a securities
intermediary, in the name of Custodian, Secured Party or its nominee.
(h) Pledgor agrees that Pledgor shall forthwith upon demand pay to
Secured Party:
(i) the amount of any taxes that Secured Party or the
Custodian may have been required to pay by reason of the Security
Interests or to free any of the Collateral from any Lien thereon;
and
(ii) the amount of any and all costs and expenses,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel and of any other
experts, that Secured Party or the Custodian may incur in
connection with (A) the enforcement of this Agreement, including
such expenses as are incurred to preserve the value of the
Collateral and the validity, perfection, rank and value of the
Security Interests, (B) the collection, sale or other disposition
of any of the Collateral, (C) the exercise by Secured Party of any
of the rights conferred upon it hereunder or (D) any Acceleration
Event.
Any such amount not paid on demand shall bear interest (computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and payable for the actual number of days
elapsed) at a rate per annum equal to 5% plus the prime rate as published
from time to time in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition.
(i) Without limiting the rights and obligations of the parties
under this Agreement, upon the consent of Pledgor (which consent need not
be in writing), Secured Party may sell, lend, pledge, rehypothecate,
assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise use in
its business (collectively, "rehypothecate"), any Collateral, free from any
claim or right of any nature whatsoever of Pledgor, including any equity or
right of redemption by Pledgor; provided that Secured Party will return any
rehypothecated Collateral (with the same Collateral or identical substitute
Collateral) (A) upon five Business Days' notice from Pledgor or (B) if not
already returned, on the Maturity Date or on any Optional Termination Date
or any Reorganization Termination Date; provided further that in the case
of any Optional Termination Date on which the Securities Contract is
terminated in part pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Securities Contract,
Secured Party will be obligated to return only an amount of rehypothecated
Collateral sufficient to ensure that on such date, the Collateral Account
will contain a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Securities
Contract is to be terminated pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Securities
Contract; provided further that in the case of any Reorganization
Termination Date relating to any Reorganization Event in which the
consideration received by holders of Common Stock does not consist solely
of Non-Stock Consideration, Secured Party will be obligated to return only
Non-Stock Consideration in an amount and of the type that a holder of a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common
Stock rehypothecated by Secured Party immediately prior to such
Reorganization Termination Date would have been entitled to receive in such
Reorganization Event. If at any time at which any shares of Common Stock
constituting Collateral have been rehypothecated pursuant to this Section
5(i) there shall occur an event of a type that would, had Secured Party
borrowed such shares of Common Stock from Pledgor on terms customary for
loans of equity securities (as determined by the Calculation Agent),
require either (i) an adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock or
a change in the type of securities or other property that Secured Party
would be required to deliver to Pledgor to repay such stock loan or (ii) a
payment or delivery by Secured Party to Pledgor in respect of dividends
paid or distributions made on such shares of Common Stock, then, in the
case of clause (i), except as provided in the third proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence, such adjustment or change shall be applied
to the number of shares of Common Stock that Secured Party is required to
return upon notice from Pledgor in accordance with the first proviso to the
immediately preceding sentence and, in the case of clause (ii), Secured
Party shall make such payment or delivery to Pledgor, whereupon the amount
so paid or the assets so delivered shall become Collateral hereunder
(except that to the extent any such payment is made in respect of an
Ordinary Cash Dividend, it shall be returned to Pledgor, it being
understood that Pledgor is entitled to Ordinary Cash Dividends pursuant to
Section 6(a) hereof). All determinations related to the immediately
preceding sentence shall be made by the Calculation Agent. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if Eligible Collateral consisting of a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the Maximum Deliverable Number is unavailable for
rehypothecation by Secured Party at any time ((1) as a result of Pledgor's
withholding Pledgor's consent to rehypothecation of such Collateral, (2) as
a result of Pledgor's causing Secured Party to return such Collateral
pursuant to the first proviso to the first sentence in this Section 5(i),
(3) as a result of any Transfer Restrictions, (4) as a result of Pledgor's
substitution of Government Securities for Share Collateral pursuant to
Section 5(j) or (5) otherwise), (a "Rehypothecation Unavailability"),
Pledgor shall be obligated to reimburse Secured Party in the manner set
forth below for any costs ("Borrow Costs") incurred by Secured Party
relating to Secured Party's borrowing of shares of Common Stock in
connection with hedging Secured Party's exposure to the Securities Contract
during the period such Rehypothecation Unavailability exists, the aggregate
amount of any such Borrow Costs to be determined by the Calculation Agent.
Prior to the close of business on the Business Day (the "Reimbursement
Notice Date") immediately preceding the first Business Day of each month
(each such Business Day, a "Reimbursement Payment Date") that begins during
the Reimbursement Period for such Rehypothecation Unavailability, the
Calculation Agent shall deliver a notice to Pledgor specifying the
aggregate amount of Borrow Costs incurred (the "Reimbursement Amount")
during the period beginning on the Reimbursement Payment Date immediately
preceding such Reimbursement Payment Date (or if there is no preceding
Reimbursement Payment Date, beginning on the date such Rehypothecation
Unavailability occurred) and ending on the Reimbursement Notice Date for
such Reimbursement Payment Date. On such Reimbursement Payment Date,
Pledgor shall make a cash payment to Secured Party, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by Secured Party, in
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Borrow Costs specified in such
notice. For purposes of determining the occurrence of a Collateral Event of
Default, the rehypothecation of any Collateral pledged hereunder shall not
affect the status of such Collateral as Collateral or Eligible Collateral
hereunder. This Section 5(i) is intended to be an agreement that satisfies
the requirements of Section 1058 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations (including proposed regulations) promulgated
thereunder, and Secured Party and Pledgor agree to treat this Section 5(i)
as such an agreement for all federal income tax purposes.
(j) Pledgor may at any time, so long as no Acceleration Event has
occurred and is continuing, substitute Government Securities for all (but
not less than all) of the Collateral consisting of Common Stock then held
in or credited to the Collateral Account (the "Share Collateral") on the
terms set forth below:
(i) At least fifteen Business Days prior to the date of
any such substitution, Pledgor shall notify Secured Party in
writing that Pledgor intends to effect such substitution;
(ii) Pledgor shall deliver to Secured Party, in a manner
reasonably acceptable to Secured Party, Government Securities
having a value (as determined by the Calculation Agent) at least
equal to 150% of the Market Value of the Maximum Deliverable
Number of shares of Common Stock on the date of such delivery;
(iii) Pledgor shall take all such other actions as
Secured Party may reasonably require to create for the benefit of
Secured Party a valid and perfected security interest in such
Government Securities, in respect of which Secured Party will have
Control, subject to no prior Lien; and
(iv) Pledgor shall make mark to market deliveries of
additional Government Securities on a daily basis, and upon the
request of Pledgor, Secured Party shall release Government
Securities previously pledged, so that the value (as determined by
the Calculation Agent) of the Government Securities pledged is at
all times at least equal to 150% of the Market Value of the
Maximum Deliverable Number of shares of Common Stock at such time,
in each case, pursuant to terms mutually acceptable to Secured
Party and Pledgor.
SECTION 6. Income and Voting Rights in Collateral. (a) Secured
Party shall have the right to receive and retain as Collateral hereunder
all proceeds of the Collateral (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends but
including, without limitation, Extraordinary Cash Dividends or interest),
and Pledgor shall take all such action as Secured Party shall deem
necessary or appropriate to give effect to such right. All such proceeds
that are received by Pledgor shall be received in trust for the benefit of
Secured Party and, if Secured Party so directs, shall be segregated from
other funds of Pledgor and shall, forthwith upon demand by Secured Party,
be delivered over to the Custodian on behalf of Secured Party as Collateral
in the same form as received (with any necessary endorsement).
(b) Unless an Acceleration Event shall have occurred and be
continuing, Pledgor shall have the right, from time to time, to vote and to
give consents, ratifications and waivers with respect to the Collateral
(other than Collateral that has been rehypothecated by Secured Party
pursuant to Section 5(i)), and Secured Party shall, upon receiving a
written request from Pledgor accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized
Officer of Pledgor stating that no Acceleration Event has occurred and is
continuing, deliver to Pledgor or as specified in such request such
proxies, powers of attorney, consents, ratifications and waivers in respect
of any of the Collateral that is registered, or held through a securities
intermediary, in the name of the Custodian, Secured Party or its nominee as
shall be specified in such request and shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Secured Party.
(c) If an Acceleration Event shall have occurred and be
continuing, Secured Party shall have the right, to the extent permitted by
law, and Pledgor shall take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate to give effect to such right, to vote and to give consents,
ratifications and waivers, and to take any other action with respect to any
or all of the Collateral with the same force and effect as if Secured Party
were the absolute and sole owner thereof.
SECTION 7. Remedies upon Acceleration Events. (a) On or after any
Acceleration Date, Secured Party may exercise all the rights of a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not in effect in the
jurisdiction where such rights are exercised) and, in addition, without
being required to give any notice, except as herein provided or as may be
required by mandatory provisions of law, shall: (i) deliver or cause to be
delivered to itself from the Collateral Account all Collateral consisting
of shares of Common Stock (but not in excess of the number thereof
deliverable under the Securities Contract at such time) on the date of the
Acceleration Amount Notice relating to such Acceleration Date (the "Default
Settlement Date") in satisfaction of Pledgor's obligations to deliver
Common Stock under the Securities Contract, whereupon Secured Party shall
hold such shares of Common Stock absolutely free from any claim or right of
whatsoever kind, including any equity or right of redemption of Pledgor
that may be waived or any other right or claim of Pledgor, and Pledgor, to
the extent permitted by law, hereby specifically waives all rights of
redemption, stay or appraisal that Pledgor has or may have under any law
now existing or hereafter adopted; and (ii) if such delivery shall be
insufficient to satisfy in full all of the obligations of Pledgor under the
Securities Contract or hereunder, sell all of the remaining Collateral, or
such lesser portion thereof as may be necessary to generate proceeds
sufficient to satisfy in full all of the obligations of Pledgor under the
Securities Contract or hereunder, at public or private sale or at any
broker's board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for
future delivery, and at such price or prices as Secured Party may deem
satisfactory. Pledgor covenants and agrees that Pledgor will execute and
deliver such documents and take such other action as Secured Party deems
necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may be made in
compliance with law. Upon any such sale, Secured Party shall have the right
to deliver, assign and transfer to the buyer thereof the Collateral so
sold. Each buyer at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold
absolutely and free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including
any equity or right of redemption of Pledgor that may be waived or any
other right or claim of Pledgor, and Pledgor, to the extent permitted by
law, hereby specifically waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal
that Pledgor has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter
adopted. The notice (if any) of such sale required by Section 9-611 of the
UCC shall (1) in case of a public sale, state the time and place fixed for
such sale, (2) in case of sale at a broker's board or on a securities
exchange, state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and
the day on which the Collateral, or the portion thereof so being sold, will
first be offered for sale at such board or exchange and (3) in the case of
a private sale, state the day after which such sale may be consummated. Any
such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary
business hours and at such place or places as Secured Party may fix in the
notice of such sale. At any such sale the Collateral may be sold in one lot
as an entirety or in separate parcels, as Secured Party may determine.
Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any such sale pursuant to any
such notice. Secured Party may, without notice or publication, adjourn any
public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time
by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may
be made at any time or place to which the same may be so adjourned. In case
of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral on credit or for future
delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by Secured Party until the
selling price is paid by the buyer thereof, but Secured Party shall not
incur any liability in case of the failure of such buyer to take up and pay
for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such
Collateral may again be sold upon like notice. Secured Party, instead of
exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, may proceed by a
suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the Security Interests and
sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of
a court or courts of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party Pledgor's
true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of
Pledgor, Secured Party or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of
Secured Party, but at the expense of Pledgor, to the extent permitted by
law, to exercise, at any time and from time to time while an Acceleration
Event has occurred and is continuing, all or any of the following powers
with respect to all or any of the Collateral:
(i) to demand, sue for, collect, receive and give
acquittance for any and all monies due or to become due upon or by
virtue thereof;
(ii) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend
any action or proceeding with respect thereto;
(iii) to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or
with the same or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and
effectually as if Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof
(including, without limitation, the giving of instructions and
entitlement orders in respect thereof); and
(iv) to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof
and to make any allowance and other adjustments with reference
thereto;
provided that Secured Party shall give Pledgor not less than one day's
prior written notice of the time and place of any sale or other intended
disposition of any of the Collateral, except any Collateral that threatens
to decline speedily in value, including, without limitation, equity
securities, or is of a type customarily sold on a recognized market.
Secured Party and Pledgor agree that such notice constitutes "reasonable
notification" within the meaning of Section 9-611(b) of the UCC.
(c) Upon any delivery or sale of all or any part of any Collateral
made either under the power of delivery or sale given hereunder or under
judgment or decree in any judicial proceedings for foreclosure or otherwise
for the enforcement of this Agreement, Secured Party is hereby irrevocably
appointed the true and lawful attorney of Pledgor, in the name and stead of
Pledgor, to make all necessary deeds, bills of sale, instruments of
assignment, transfer or conveyance of the property, and all instructions
and entitlement orders in respect of the property thus delivered or sold.
For that purpose Secured Party may execute all such documents, instruments,
instructions and entitlement orders. This power of attorney shall be deemed
coupled with an interest, and Pledgor hereby ratifies and confirms that
which Pledgor's attorney acting under such power, or such attorney's
successors or agents, shall lawfully do by virtue of this Agreement. If so
requested by Secured Party or by any buyer of the Collateral or a portion
thereof, Pledgor shall further ratify and confirm any such delivery or sale
by executing and delivering to Secured Party or to such buyer or buyers at
the expense of Pledgor all proper deeds, bills of sale, instruments of
assignment, conveyance or transfer, releases, instructions and entitlement
orders as may be designated in any such request.
(d) In the case of an Acceleration Event, Secured Party may
proceed to realize upon the security interest in the Collateral against any
one or more of the types of Collateral, at any time, as Secured Party shall
determine in its sole discretion subject to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 7. The proceeds of any sale of, or other realization upon, or
other receipt from, any of the Collateral shall be applied by Secured Party
in the following order of priorities:
first, to the payment to Secured Party or the Custodian
of the expenses of such sale or other realization, including
reasonable compensation to the Custodian and the agents and
counsel of the Custodian and Secured Party, and all expenses,
liabilities and advances incurred or made by Secured Party or the
Custodian in connection therewith, including brokerage fees in
connection with the sale by Secured Party of any Collateral;
second, to the payment to Secured Party of an amount equal
to the aggregate market value (as determined by the Calculation
Agent) as of the Default Settlement Date of a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock
that would be required to be delivered under Section 8.01 of the
Securities Contract on the Default Settlement Date without giving
effect to the proviso therein minus (ii) the number of shares of
Common Stock delivered to Secured Party on the Default Settlement
Date as described in Section 7(a);
finally, if all of the obligations of Pledgor hereunder and
under the Securities Contract have been fully discharged or
sufficient funds have been set aside by Secured Party, at the
request of Pledgor for the discharge thereof, any remaining
proceeds shall be released to Pledgor.
SECTION 8. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement is not intended and
shall not be construed to create any rights in any person other than
Pledgor, Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns and no
other person shall assert any rights as third party beneficiary hereunder.
Whenever any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be
deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. All the
covenants and agreements herein contained by or on behalf of Pledgor and
Secured Party shall bind, and inure to the benefit of, their respective
successors and assigns whether so expressed or not. The rights and duties
under this Agreement may not be assigned or transferred by any party hereto
without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided
that (i) Secured Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or duties
hereunder with the prior written consent of Pledgor (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) Agent may assign or transfer any of
its rights or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the
other parties hereto to any affiliate of Credit Suisse First Boston, so
long as such affiliate is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(b) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if,
and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case
of an amendment, by Pledgor and Secured Party or, in the case of a waiver,
by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or
delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise
thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
(c) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or
transmitted by any standard forms of telecommunication. Notices to Pledgor
shall be directed to Pledgor at 35 East 62nd Street, New York, New York
10021, Telecopy No. (212) 572-5965, Attention: Chief Financial Officer;
notices to Secured Party shall be directed to it in care of Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010,
Telecopy No. (212) 325-8175, Attention: Ricardo Harewood.
(d) This Agreement shall in all respects be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without
reference to choice of law doctrine (provided that as to Pledged Items
located in any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, Secured Party
shall, in addition to any rights under the laws of the State of New York,
have all of the rights to which a secured party is entitled under the laws
of such other jurisdiction) and each party hereto submits to the
jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York and waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement in any such court or that any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereto hereby agree that the
Custodian's jurisdiction, within the meaning of Section 8-110(e) of the
UCC, insofar as it acts as a securities intermediary hereunder or in
respect hereof, is the State of New York. To the extent permitted by law,
the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this
Agreement shall not render any other provision or provisions herein
contained unenforceable or invalid.
(e) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or
related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(f) This Agreement may be executed, acknowledged and delivered in
any number of counterparts and all such counterparts taken together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
(g) The rights and obligations of the Agent shall be as set forth
in Section 9.08 of the Securities Contract.
SECTION 9. Termination of Pledge Agreement. This Agreement and the
rights hereby granted by Pledgor in the Collateral shall cease, terminate
and be void upon fulfillment of all of the obligations of Pledgor under the
Securities Contract and hereunder. Any Collateral remaining at the time of
such termination shall be fully released and discharged from the Security
Interests and delivered to Pledgor by Secured Party, all at the request and
expense of Pledgor.
SECTION 10. Netting and Set-off. (a) If on any date, cash would
otherwise be payable or shares of Common Stock or other property would
otherwise be deliverable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
return, as required by Section 5(i), of shares of Common Stock that have
been rehypothecated pursuant to such Section) pursuant to the Securities
Contract or this Agreement by Secured Party to Pledgor and by Pledgor to
Secured Party and the type of property required to be paid or delivered by
each such party on such date is the same, then, on such date, each such
party's obligation to make such payment or delivery will be automatically
satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise
have been payable or deliverable by one such party exceeds the aggregate
amount that would otherwise have been payable or deliverable by the other
such party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger
aggregate amount would have been payable or deliverable to pay or deliver
to the other party the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the
smaller aggregate amount.
(b) In addition to and without limiting any rights of set-off that
Secured Party may have as a matter of law, pursuant to contract or
otherwise, upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Termination Date to
which clause (B) of Section 7.02 of the Securities Contract applies or an
Acceleration Date, Secured Party shall have the right to terminate,
liquidate and otherwise close out the transactions contemplated by the
Securities Contract and this Agreement pursuant to the terms of the
Securities Contract and this Agreement, and to set off any obligation it
may have to (i) release from the Security Interests or return to Pledgor
any Collateral pursuant to Section 5(e) or Section 9 or (ii) return any
rehypothecated Collateral pursuant to Section 5(i), against any right
Secured Party or any of its affiliates may have against Pledgor, including
without limitation any right to receive a payment or delivery pursuant to
Section 2.03(b), Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 3.01, Section 7.02,
Section 7.04 or Section 8.01 of the Securities Contract or any other
provision of the Securities Contract. In the case of a set-off of any
obligation to return or replace assets against any right to receive assets
of the same type, such obligation and right shall be set off in kind. In
the case of a set-off of any obligation to return or replace assets against
any right to receive assets of any other type, the value of each of such
obligation and such right shall be determined by the Calculation Agent and
the result of such set-off shall be that the net obligor shall pay or
deliver to the other party an amount of cash or assets, at the net
obligor's option, with a value (determined, in the case of a delivery of
assets, by the Calculation Agent) equal to that of the net obligation. In
determining the value of any obligation to release or deliver Common Stock
or right to receive Common Stock, the value at any time of such obligation
or right shall be determined by reference to the market value of the Common
Stock at such time. If an obligation or right is unascertained at the time
of any such set-off, the Calculation Agent may in good faith estimate the
amount or value of such obligation or right, in which case set-off will be
effected in respect of that estimate, and the relevant party shall account
to the other party at the time such obligation or right is ascertained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.
PLEDGOR:
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Todd J. Slotkin
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Name: Todd J. Slotkin
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
SECURED PARTY:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
INTERNATIONAL
By:/s/ Paul Chelsom
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Name: Paul Chelsom
Title: Director
By:/s/ Richard McLoughlin
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Name: Richard McLoughlin
Title:
AGENT:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
CORPORATION
By:/s/ Timothy D. Bock
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Name: Timothy D. Bock
Title: Managing Director
EXHIBIT A
[Certificate for Additional Collateral]
The undersigned, an Authorized Officer of GSB Investments Corp.
("Pledgor"), hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 5(b) of the SAILS Pledge
Agreement dated as of October 24, 2001 among Pledgor, Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation, as Agent, and Credit Suisse First Boston International
(the "Pledge Agreement"; terms defined in the Pledge Agreement being used
herein as defined therein), that:
1. Pledgor is delivering, or causing to be delivered in
accordance with Section 5(c) of the Pledge Agreement, the
following securities (or security entitlements in respect thereof)
to Secured Party to be held by Secured Party as additional
Collateral (the "Additional Collateral"):
2. Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to Secured
Party that the Additional Collateral is Eligible Collateral and
that the representations and warranties contained in paragraphs
(a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 3 of the Pledge Agreement are
true and correct with respect to the Additional Collateral on and
as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate
this ___ day of __________, ____.
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
Form of UCC-1 Financing Statement
ANNEX A TO FINANCING STATEMENT NAMING
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP., AS DEBTOR, AND CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL, AS SECURED PARTY
This financing statement covers the right, title and interest of
GSB Investments Corp. ("Debtor") in and to the following, whether owned at
the time that the Initial Pledged Items were delivered to the Custodian or
thereafter acquired (all of which is hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Collateral"):
(i) the Initial Pledged Items;
(ii) all additions to and substitutions for the Initial Pledged
Items (the "Additions and Substitutions");
(iii) all income, proceeds and collections received or to be
received, or derived or to be derived, at the time that the Initial Pledged
Items were delivered to the Custodian or at any time thereafter (whether
before or after the commencement of any proceeding under applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, by or against Debtor, with respect
to Debtor) from or in connection with the Initial Pledged Items or the
Additions and Substitutions (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends but
including, without limitation, (A) any shares of capital stock issued by
the Issuer in respect of any Common Stock constituting Collateral or any
cash, securities or other property distributed in respect of or exchanged
for any Common Stock constituting Collateral (other than Ordinary Cash
Dividends), or into which any such Common Stock is converted in connection
with any Reorganization Event or otherwise, and any security entitlements
in respect of any of the foregoing, (B) any obligation of Secured Party to
return any rehypothecated Collateral and (C) any amounts paid or assets
delivered to Debtor by Secured Party in respect of dividends paid or
distributions (other than Ordinary Cash Dividends) made on shares of Common
Stock constituting Collateral that have been rehypothecated);
(iv) the Collateral Account and all securities and other financial
assets (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), including the Initial
Pledged Items and the Additions and Substitutions, and other funds,
property or other assets from time to time held therein or credited
thereto; and
(v) all powers and rights owned at the time that the Initial
Pledged Items were delivered to the Custodian or thereafter acquired under
or with respect to the Initial Pledged Items or the Additions and
Substitutions.
As used in this Annex A, the following capitalized terms have the
meanings specified below (such meanings being equally applicable to both
the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Collateral Account" means a securities account (as defined in
Section 8- 501(a) of the UCC) established in the name of Secured Party at
the offices of the Custodian in which or to which certain of the Collateral
is to be deposited or credited.
"Common Stock" means shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of the Issuer, or security entitlements in respect thereof.
"Custodian" means The Bank of New York, or any other custodian
appointed by Secured Party and identified to Debtor.
"Initial Pledged Items" means 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
"Issuer" means Golden State Bancorp., a Delaware corporation.
"Reorganization Event" means (i) any consolidation or merger of
the Issuer with or into another entity (other than a merger or
consolidation in which the Issuer is the continuing corporation and in
which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of
the Issuer or another corporation), (ii) any sale, transfer, lease or
conveyance of the property of the Issuer as an entirety or substantially as
an entirety, (iii) any statutory exchange of securities of the Issuer with
another corporation (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition)
or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Issuer.
"Secured Party" means Credit Suisse First Boston International.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State
of New York.
EXHIBIT C
Perfection Certificate
The undersigned, GSB Investments Corp. ("Pledgor"), acting through
an Authorized Officer, hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 3(h) of the
SAILS Pledge Agreement (the "Pledge Agreement") dated as of October 24,
2001 among Pledgor, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, as Agent, and
Credit Suisse First Boston International (terms defined therein being used
herein as defined in the Pledge Agreement), that:
1. Jurisdiction of Organization. Pledgor is a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. Name. The exact corporate name of Pledgor as it appears in its
certificate of incorporation is:
GSB Investments Corp.
3. Prior Name. (a) Set forth below is each other corporate name
that Pledgor has had since its incorporation, together with the date of the
relevant change:
N/A
(b) Pledgor has not changed its corporate structure in any way
within the past five years.(2)
4. Current Location. The chief executive office of Pledgor is
located at the following address:
Mailing Address County State
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35 East 62nd Street New York New York
New York, New York 10021
5. Prior Locations. (a) Set forth below is the information
required by Part 4 above with respect to each other chief executive office
maintained by Pledgor at any time during the past five years:
Mailing Address County State
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N/A
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(2) Changes in corporate structure include mergers and consolidations,
as well as any change in the Pledgor's form of organization. If
any such change has occurred, include in Schedule I the
information required by Parts 1 - 5 of this certificate as to each
constituent party to any merger or consolidation and any other
predecessor organization.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate
this 24 day of October, 2001.
GSB INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title: