UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of June, 2026

 

Commission File Number: 001-42737

 

 

ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

8 South Idaho Street, Suite A

Dillon, Montana 59725 United States of America

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F X

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Indenture and Convertible Notes

 

On June 9, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Almonty Industries Inc. (the “Company”) issued US$800 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of the Closing Date, between the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee (the “US Trustee”), and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian co-trustee (the “Canadian Co-Trustee” and, together with the US Trustee, the “Trustee”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement between the Company and the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes, the Company granted the purchasers an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the Convertible Notes are first issued, up to an additional US$100 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes issued on June 9, 2026 include US$100 million principal amount of Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the full exercise by the initial purchasers of such option.

 

The net proceeds from this offering are approximately US$772.7 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the Company’s estimated offering expenses. The Company used approximately US$83 million of the net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transactions described herein. The Company intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, acquisitions of assets or businesses.

 

The Convertible Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and will accrue interest at a rate of 2.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2027. The Convertible Notes will mature on July 1, 2031, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before April 1, 2031, noteholders will have the right to convert their Convertible Notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after April 1, 2031, noteholders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. The Company will settle conversions by delivering the Company’s common shares, no par value (the “common shares”), or may choose to pay or deliver, as applicable, either cash or a combination of cash and common shares, at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate is 36.4950 common shares per US$1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately US$27.40 per common share. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 32.5% over the last reported sale price of US$20.68 per common share on June 4, 2026. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.

 

The Convertible Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after July 1, 2029 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per common share exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied. In addition, the Convertible Notes will be redeemable, in whole and not in part, at the Company’s option at any time in connection with certain changes in tax law. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

 

If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, then, subject to a limited exception, the Company will be required to offer to each noteholder to repurchase its Convertible Notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.

 

The Convertible Notes will have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined in the Indenture), which include the following: (i) certain payment defaults on the Convertible Notes (which, in the case of a default in the payment of interest on the Convertible Notes, will be subject to a 30-day cure period); (ii) the Company’s failure to send certain notices under the Indenture within specified periods of time; (iii) the Company’s failure to convert a Convertible Note in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Note (subject to a five-day cure period); (iv) the Company’s failure to comply with certain covenants in the Indenture relating to the Company’s ability to consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another person; (v) a default by the Company in its other obligations or agreements under the Indenture or the Convertible Notes if such default is not cured or waived within 60 days after notice is given in accordance with the Indenture; (vi) the occurrence of a Termination of Trading (as defined in the Indenture); (vii) certain defaults by the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money of at least US$75,000,000 (subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture); and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries.

 

If an Event of Default involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a significant subsidiary of the Company) occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Convertible Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any person. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then, the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or noteholders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Convertible Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect, at its option, that the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to certain failures by the Company to comply with certain reporting covenants in the Indenture consists exclusively of the right of the noteholders to receive special interest on the Convertible Notes for up to 366 days at a specified rate per annum not exceeding 0.50% on the principal amount of the Convertible Notes.

 

The above description of the Indenture and the Convertible Notes is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the Indenture and the form of the certificate representing the Convertible Notes are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Report on Form 6-K, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Notes set forth in such exhibits.

 

 

Capped Call Transactions

 

On June 4, 2026, in connection with the pricing of the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Base Capped Call Transactions”) with Bank of America, N.A. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Option Counterparties”). In addition, on June 5, 2024, in connection with the initial purchasers’ exercise of their option to purchase additional Convertible Notes, the Company entered into additional capped call transactions (the “Additional Capped Call Transactions,” and, together with the Base Capped Call Transactions, the “Capped Call Transactions”) with each of the Option Counterparties. The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the aggregate number of the ordinary shares that initially underlie the Convertible Notes, and are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the common shares upon any conversion of Convertible Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Convertible Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap, based on the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions is initially US$41.36 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of the common shares on June 4, 2026, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions. The Capped Call Transactions will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. The cost of the Capped Call Transactions was approximately $44.4 million.

 

The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions, each between the Company and the applicable Option Counterparty, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Convertible Notes or the Indenture. Holders of the Convertible Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.

 

The above description of the Capped Call Transactions is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the form of confirmation for the Capped Call Transactions is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report on Form 6-K, and the above summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the form of confirmation set forth in such exhibit.

 

Other Events

 

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has completed the sale of the Convertible Notes, pursuant to the purchase agreement between the Company and the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report on Form 6-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies and trends we expect to affect our business. These statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggests,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are contained throughout this Report on 6-K. We base these forward-looking statements or projections on our current expectations, plans and assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances and at such time. As you read and consider this Report on Form 6-K, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. The forward-looking statements and projections are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or projections. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements and projections are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and projections.

 

 

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

 

Exhibit		Description
4.1		Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2026, among Almonty Industries Inc., Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. trustee, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian co-trustee
4.2		Form of certificate representing the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1).
10.1		Form of Capped Call Transactions Confirmation.
99.1		Press Release, dated June 9, 2026
99.2		Material Change Report, dated June 12, 2026

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC.
Date: June 12, 2026
	By:	/s/ Lewis Black
	Name:	Lewis Black
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

and

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

 

as U.S. Trustee

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

as Canadian Co-Trustee

 

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of June 9, 2026

 

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction		1
	Section 1.01. Definitions.	1
	Section 1.02. Other Definitions.	15
	Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.	15
Article 2. The Notes		16
	Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations.	16
	Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.	17
	Section 2.03. Initial Notes and Additional Notes.	18
	Section 2.04. Method of Payment.	18
	Section 2.05. Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.	19
	Section 2.06. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.	20
	Section 2.07. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.	21
	Section 2.08. Holder Lists.	21
	Section 2.09. Legends.	21
	Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.	22
	Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.	27
	Section 2.12. Removal of Transfer Restrictions.	28
	Section 2.13. Replacement Notes.	28
	Section 2.14. Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.	28
	Section 2.15. Cancellation.	28
	Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.	29
	Section 2.17. Temporary Notes.	29
	Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes.	29
	Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.	30
	Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.	30
Article 3. Covenants		30
	Section 3.01. Payment on Notes.	30
	Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports.	31
	Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information.	31
	Section 3.04. Additional Interest.	32
	Section 3.05. Additional Amounts.	34
	Section 3.06. Compliance and Default Certificates.	37
	Section 3.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.	37
	Section 3.08. Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.	37

 

 

Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption		38
	Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund.	38
	Section 4.02. Offer to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.	38
	Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.	42
Article 5. The Conversion of Notes		47
	Section 5.01. Right to Convert.	47
	Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures.	52
	Section 5.03. Settlement Upon Conversion.	53
	Section 5.04. Reserve and Status of Common Shares Issued Upon Conversion.	57
	Section 5.05. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.	58
	Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments.	68
	Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.	68
	Section 5.08. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.	69
	Section 5.09. Effect of Common Share Change Event.	70
Article 6. Successors		72
	Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc.	72
	Section 6.02. Successor Entity Substituted.	73
	Section 6.03. Exclusion for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.	73
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies		73
	Section 7.01. Events of Default.	73
	Section 7.02. Acceleration.	75
	Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.	76
	Section 7.04. Other Remedies.	77
	Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults.	77
	Section 7.06. Cure of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs.	77
	Section 7.07. Control by Majority.	78
	Section 7.08. Limitation on Suits.	79
	Section 7.09. Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.	79
	Section 7.10. Collection Suit by Trustee.	79
	Section 7.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.	80
	Section 7.12. Priorities.	80
	Section 7.13. Undertaking for Costs.	81
Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers		81
	Section 8.01. Without the Consent of Holders.	81
	Section 8.02. With the Consent of Holders.	82
	Section 8.03. Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.	83
	Section 8.04. Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.	83
	Section 8.05. Notations and Exchanges.	84
	Section 8.06. Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.	84

 

 

Article 9. Satisfaction and Discharge		84
	Section 9.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations.	84
	Section 9.02. Repayment to Company.	85
	Section 9.03. Reinstatement.	85
Article 10. Trustee		86
	Section 10.01. Duties of the Trustee.	86
	Section 10.02. Rights of the Trustee.	87
	Section 10.03. Individual Rights of the Trustee.	88
	Section 10.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.	88
	Section 10.05. Notice of Defaults.	89
	Section 10.06. Compensation and Indemnity.	89
	Section 10.07. Replacement of the Trustee.	90
	Section 10.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.	91
	Section 10.09. Eligibility; Disqualification.	91
Article 11. Miscellaneous		92
	Section 11.01. Notices.	92
	Section 11.02. Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.	94
	Section 11.03. Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.	94
	Section 11.04. Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent.	94
	Section 11.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders.	95
	Section 11.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.	95
	Section 11.07. Submission to Jurisdiction.	95
	Section 11.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.	95
	Section 11.09. Successors.	96
	Section 11.10. Force Majeure.	96
	Section 11.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.	96
	Section 11.12. Calculations.	96
	Section 11.13. Severability.	97
	Section 11.14. Counterparts.	97
	Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.	97
	Section 11.16. Withholding Taxes.	97
	Section 11.17. Service of Process.	98
	Section 11.18. Currency Indemnity.	98
	Section 11.19. Interest Act (Canada).	98

 

Exhibits
	Exhibit A: Form of Note	A-1
	Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend	B1-1
	Exhibit B-2: Form of Global Note Legend	B2-1
	Exhibit B-3: Form of Non-Affiliate Legend	B3-1

 

 

INDENTURE, dated as of June 9, 2026, between Almonty Industries Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act, as issuer (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “U.S. Trustee”) and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, a trust company organized under the laws of Canada, as Canadian co-trustee (the “Canadian Co-Trustee” and together with the U.S. Trustee, the “Trustee”).

 

Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”).

 

Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction

 

Section 1.01. Definitions.

 

“Additional Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04.

 

“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.

 

“Applicable Canadian Legislation” means any statute of Canada or a province thereof, and the regulations under any such named or other statute, relating to trust indentures or to the rights, duties and obligations of trustees under trust indentures, to the extent that such provisions are at the time in force and applicable to this Indenture.

 

“Authorized Denomination” means, with respect to a Note, a minimum principal amount thereof equal to $1,000 or a principal amount that is any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.

 

“Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Person who is required to obtain bids for the Trading Price in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The initial Bid Solicitation Agent on the Issue Date will be the Company; provided, however, that the Company may appoint any other Person (including any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) to be the Bid Solicitation Agent at any time after the Issue Date without prior notice to the Holders.

 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday; (ii) any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or in connection with any payment, the place of payment) is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed; and (iii) any day on which chartered banks in Canada are authorized or required by law to close or be closed. Any days referenced within this Indenture that are not referred to as Business Days will be calendar days.

 

 

“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, such equity.

 

“Canadian Co-Trustee” means the Person named as the “Canadian Co-Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Canadian Co-Trustee will have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Canadian Co-Trustee” will mean or include each Person who is then a Canadian Co-Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Canadian Co-Trustee” as used with respect to the Notes of any series will mean the Canadian Co-Trustee with respect to Notes of that series.

 

“Change in Tax Law” means any change or amendment in the laws, rules or regulations of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or any change in an official written interpretation, administration or application of such laws, rules or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental taxing authority or regulatory or administrative authority of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including the enactment of any legislation and the publication of any judicial decision or regulatory or administrative interpretation or determination) affecting taxation, which change or amendment (A) had not been theretofore publicly announced; and (B) becomes effective on or after June 4, 2026 (or, if the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction was not a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction on such date, the date on which such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction).

 

“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Common Shares” means the common shares, without par value, of the Company, subject to Section 5.09.

 

“Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.

 

“Company Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.

 

“Conversion” means, with respect to any Note, the conversion of such Note pursuant to Article 5 into Conversion Consideration. The terms “Convert,” “Converted,” “Convertible,” “Converting” and similar capitalized terms have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

“Conversion Date” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to Convert such Note are satisfied, subject to Section 5.03(C).

 

 

“Conversion Price” means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.

 

“Conversion Rate” initially means 36.4950 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.

 

“Conversion Share” means any Common Share issued or issuable upon Conversion of any Note.

 

“Corporate Trust Office” means, in the case of the U.S. Trustee, the corporate trust office of the U.S. Trustee at which at any time this Indenture will be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 1505 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108, Attention: Corporate Trust Services—Almonty Industries, Inc. Administrator, or such other address as the U.S. Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, and in the case of the Canadian Co-Trustee, the corporate trust office of the Canadian Co-Trustee at which at any time this Indenture will be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 3rd Floor, 510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B9, Canada, Attention: General Manager, Corporate Trust, or such other address as the Canadian Co-Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company (or such other address as such successor U.S. Trustee or successor Canadian Co-Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

 

“Daily Cash Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the lesser of (A) the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount; and (B) the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day.

 

“Daily Conversion Value” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, one-fortieth (1/40th) of the product of (A) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP per Common Share on such VWAP Trading Day.

 

“Daily Maximum Cash Amount” means, with respect to the Conversion of any Note, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to such Conversion by (B) forty (40).

 

“Daily Share Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the excess, if any, of the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day over the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount by (B) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day. For the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Share Amount will be zero for such VWAP Trading Day if such Daily Conversion Value does not exceed such Daily Maximum Cash Amount.

 

 

“Daily VWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “ALM <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Common Share on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company, which may be any of the Initial Purchasers). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

 

“De-Legending Deadline Date” means, with respect to any Note, the fifteenth (15th) day after the Free Trade Date of such Note; provided, however, that if the De-Legending Deadline Date determined as aforesaid would be after a Regular Record Date and before the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately after the next Interest Payment Date, then the De-Legending Deadline Date for such Note will instead be the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date.

 

“Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.

 

“Default Settlement Method” means Physical Settlement; provided, however, that (x) subject to Section 5.03(A)(iii), the Company may, from time to time, change the Default Settlement Method by sending notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent; and (y) the Default Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.03(A)(ii).

 

“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.

 

“Depositary Participant” means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.

 

“Depositary Procedures” means, with respect to any Conversion, transfer, exchange or other transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such Conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction.

 

“Effective Date” means, with respect to a stock split or stock combination of the Common Shares, the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the relevant stock exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

 

“Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Shares, the first date on which Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Shares under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

 

 

“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“Exempted Fundamental Change” means any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in accordance with Section 4.02(I), the Company does not offer to repurchase any Notes.

 

“Free Trade Date” means, with respect to any Note, the date that is one (1) year after the Last Original Issue Date of such Note.

 

“Freely Tradable” means, with respect to any Note, that such Note would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise if held by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act (except that, during the six (6) month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of such Note, any such requirement as to the availability of current public information will be disregarded if the same is satisfied at that time); provided, however, that from and after the De-Legending Deadline Date of such Note, such Note will not be “Freely Tradable” unless such Note (x) is not identified by a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number; and (y) is not represented by any certificate that bears the Restricted Note Legend. For the avoidance of doubt, whether a Note is deemed to be identified by a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number or to bear the Restricted Note Legend is subject to Section 2.12.

 

“Fundamental Change” means any of the following events:

 

(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, files any report with the SEC indicating that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) of Common Shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the Common Shares;

 

(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of amalgamation, merger, arrangement, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Shares are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any amalgamation, merger, arrangement, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B); or

 

 

(C) the Company’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of common shares or other corporate common equity interests listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common shares or other corporate common equity interests, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.

 

For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner,” whether shares are “beneficially owned,” and percentage beneficial ownership, will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

 

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).

 

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).

 

“Global Note” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.

 

“Global Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

“Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Initial Purchasers” means the several initial purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

“Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2027 (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.

 

“Issue Date” means June 9, 2026.

 

“Last Original Issue Date” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including any Notes issued pursuant to the exercise of the Shoe Option by the Initial Purchasers), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the later of (i) the Issue Date and (ii) the last date any Notes are originally issued pursuant to the exercise of the Shoe Option; and (B) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.03(B), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, either (i) the later of (x) the date such Notes are originally issued and (y) the last date any Notes are originally issued as part of the same offering pursuant to the exercise of an option granted to the initial purchaser(s) of such Notes to purchase additional Notes; or (ii) such other date as is specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee before the original issuance of such Notes.

 

“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Shares for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per Common Share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per Common Share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per Common Share) on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed. If the Common Shares are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per Common Share on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per Common Share on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company, which may be any of the Initial Purchasers. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.

 

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (C) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); (B) the occurrence of a Termination of Trading; or (C) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(G); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(K), the sending of a Redemption Notice for a Provisional Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for a Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.

 

 

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period” has the following meaning:

 

(A) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), a Termination of Trading that is a Termination of Trading Event of Default, which the Company elects to cure in accordance with Section 7.06(B), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and

 

(B) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;

 

provided, however, that if the Conversion Date for the Conversion of a Note that has been called for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (C) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such Conversion, (x) such Conversion Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.

 

“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date” means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.

 

“Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Shares are listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares.

 

“Maturity Date” means July 1, 2031.

 

“Non-Affiliate Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3.

 

“Note Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

 

“Notes” means the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture.

 

 

“Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note to be Converted, (A) subject to clause (B) below, if the Conversion Date for such Note occurs before April 1, 2031, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the second (2nd) VWAP Trading Day immediately after such Conversion Date; (B) if such Conversion Date occurs on or after the date the Company has sent a Redemption Notice calling all or any Notes for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G) and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before the related Redemption Date, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty first (41st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause (B) above, if such Conversion Date occurs on or after April 1, 2031, the forty (40) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty first (41st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

 

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of the Company.

 

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate that is delivered to the Trustee and that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 11.03.

 

“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

 

“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion, from legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that meets the requirements of Section 11.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.

 

“Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.

 

“Physical Note” means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.

 

“Provisional Redemption” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03(B).

 

“Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated June 4, 2026, between the Company and the representatives of the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

“Qualified Successor Entity” means, with respect to a Business Combination Event, a corporation; provided, however, that a limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity will also constitute a Qualified Successor Entity with respect to such Business Combination Event if either (A) such Business Combination Event is an Exempted Fundamental Change; or (B) both of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) either (1) such limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity, as applicable, is treated as a corporation or is a direct or indirect, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of, and disregarded as an entity separate from, a corporation, in each case for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or (2) the Company has received an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that such Business Combination Event will not be treated as an exchange under Section 1001 of the Code for Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes; and (ii) such Business Combination Event constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists solely of any combination of cash in U.S. dollars and common shares or other corporate common equity interests of an entity that is (1) treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (2) duly organized and existing under the laws of Canada, any Province thereof, the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and (3) the direct or indirect parent of such limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity.

 

“Redemption” means a Provisional Redemption or a Tax Redemption.

 

“Redemption Date” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(E), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.

 

“Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G).

 

“Redemption Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(F).

 

“Regular Record Date” has the following meaning with respect to an Interest Payment Date: (A) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on January 1, the immediately preceding December 15 (whether or not a Business Day); and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on July 1, the immediately preceding June 15 (whether or not a Business Day).

 

“Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.

 

“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee in its Corporate Trust division or department located at the Corporate Trust Office having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture or any other officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter relating to this Indenture is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who will have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

“Restricted Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.

 

 

“Restricted Share Legend” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in respect of any Conversion Shares issued prior to the date that is four (4) months and one (1) calendar day after the Last Original Issue Date, includes the following legend: “UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY BEFORE [DATE].”

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.

 

“Settlement Method” means Cash Settlement, Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement.

 

“Share Price” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Shares receive only cash in consideration for their Common Shares in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” then the Share Price is the amount of cash paid per Common Share in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Share Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

“Shoe Option” means the Initial Purchasers’ option to purchase up to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) aggregate principal amount of additional Notes as provided for in the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

“Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person; provided, however, that, if a Subsidiary meets the criteria of clause (1)(iii), but not clause (1)(i) or (1)(ii), of the definition of “significant subsidiary” in Rule 1-02(w) (or, if applicable, the respective successor clauses to the aforementioned clauses), then such Subsidiary will be deemed not to be a Significant Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests, for the last completed fiscal year before the date of determination exceeds seventy five million dollars ($75,000,000).

 

“Special Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.

 

“Specified Dollar Amount” means, with respect to the Conversion of a Note to which Combination Settlement applies, the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of such Note deliverable upon such Conversion (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional Common Share).

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.

 

“Tax” means any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties and interest and other similar liabilities related thereto).

 

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada).

 

“Tax Redemption” means the repurchase of any Note pursuant to Section 4.03(C).

 

A “Termination of Trading” will be deemed to occur if the Common Shares cease to be listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

 

“TSX” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

 

“Trading Day” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

“Trading Price” of the Notes on any Trading Day means the average of the secondary market bid quotations, expressed as a cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day from three (3) nationally recognized independent securities dealers selected by the Company, which may include any of the Initial Purchasers; provided, however, that, if three (3) such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two (2) such bids are obtained, then the average of the two (2) bids will be used, and if only one (1) such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, then that one (1) bid will be used. If, on any Trading Day, (A) the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one (1) bid for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized independent securities dealer; (B) the Company is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids when required; or (C) the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to solicit bids when required, then, in each case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such Trading Day will be deemed to be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day.

 

“Transfer-Restricted Security” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:

 

(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;

 

(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and

 

(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.

 

 

The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.

 

“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

“Trustee” means, as the context requires, either or both of the U.S. Trustee and the Canadian Co-Trustee, until a successor replaces either or both in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor U.S. Trustee or such successor Canadian Co-Trustee.

 

“U.S. Trustee” means the Person named as the “U.S. Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor U.S. Trustee will have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “U.S. Trustee” will mean or include each Person who is then a U.S. Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “U.S. Trustee” as used with respect to the Notes of any series will mean the U.S. Trustee with respect to Notes of that series.

 

“VWAP Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed, or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Shares, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

 

“VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Shares generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

 

Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term		Defined in Section
“Additional Amounts”		3.05(A)
“Additional Shares”		5.07(A)
“Business Combination Event”		6.01(A)
“Cash Settlement”		5.03(A)
“Combination Settlement”		5.03(A)
“Common Share Change Event”		5.09(A)
“Conversion Agent”		2.06(A)
“Conversion Consideration”		5.03(B)
“Default Interest”		2.05(B)
“Defaulted Amount”		2.05(B)
“Deferred Additional Interest”		3.04(C)(i)
“Deferred Additional Interest Demand Request”		3.04(C)(i)
“Event of Default”		7.01(A)
“Expiration Date”		5.05(A)(v)
“Expiration Time”		5.05(A)(v)
“Fundamental Change Offer Notice”		4.02(E)
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer”		4.02(A)
“Indemnified Taxes”		3.05(A)(viii)
“Ineligible Consideration”		5.03(B)(v)
“Initial Notes”		2.03(A)
“Measurement Period”		5.01(C)(i)(2)
“Notice of Election to Pay Deferred Additional Interest”		3.04(C)(i)
“Paying Agent”		2.06(A)
“Physical Settlement”		5.03(A)
“Redemption Notice”		4.03(G)
“Reference Property”		5.09(A)
“Reference Property Unit”		5.09(A)
“Register”		2.06(B)
“Registrar”		2.06(A)
“Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”		3.05(A)
“Reporting Event of Default”		7.03(A)
“Specified Courts”		11.07
“Spin-Off”		5.05(A)(iii)(2)
“Spin-Off Valuation Period”		5.05(A)(iii)(2)
“Stated Interest”		2.05(A)
“Successor Entity”		6.01(A)
“Successor Person”		5.09(A)
“Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election”		4.03(C)(ii)
“Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice”		4.03(C)(ii)(1)
“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”		5.05(A)(v)
“Termination of Trading Event of Default”		7.01(A)(vii)
“Trading Price Condition”		5.01(C)(i)(2)

 

Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.

 

For purposes of this Indenture:

 

(A) “or” is not exclusive;

 

(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;

 

 

(C) “will” expresses a command;

 

(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;

 

(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;

 

(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(G) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(H) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(I) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture; and

 

(J) the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Default Interest, Additional Interest (including, if applicable, Deferred Additional Interest and interest on such Deferred Additional Interest) and Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

Article 2. The Notes

 

Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations.

 

The Notes and the U.S. Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Depositary. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.

 

Except to the extent otherwise provided in a Company Order delivered to the U.S. Trustee in connection with the issuance and authentication thereof, the Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes. Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as provided in Section 2.10.

 

The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.

 

Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.

 

 

The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.

 

Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

 

(A) Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.

 

(B) Authentication by the U.S. Trustee and Delivery.

 

(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the U.S. Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the U.S. Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

 

(ii) The U.S. Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the U.S. Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the U.S. Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the U.S. Trustee that (a) requests the U.S. Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the U.S. Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the U.S. Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.

 

(iii) The Trustee will have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Notes: (1) if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not be taken lawfully; (2) if the Trustee in good faith determines that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to Holders of any then-outstanding Notes; or (3) if the issuance of any Notes pursuant to this Indenture would affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and/or this Indenture.

 

(iv) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authenticating agent was validly appointed to undertake.

 

(v) Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, the U.S. Trustee will be solely responsible for authentication and delivery of the Notes.

 

 

Section 2.03. Initial Notes and Additional Notes.

 

(A) Initial Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued eight hundred million dollars ($800,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “Initial Notes.”

 

(B) Additional Notes. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company may, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date and the Last Original Issue Date of such additional Notes), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture; provided, however, that if any such additional Notes (and any Notes that are resold after such Notes have been purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries) are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Indenture for purposes of U.S. federal income tax, Canadian federal income tax, U.S. federal securities laws or provincial Canadian securities laws or, if applicable, the Depositary Procedures, then such additional or resold Notes will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no CUSIP number.

 

Section 2.04. Method of Payment.

 

(A) Global Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture.

 

(B) Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the U.S. Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; (y) with respect to any cash Conversion Consideration, the relevant Conversion Date; and (z) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.

 

 

Section 2.05. Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.

 

(A) Accrual of Interest. Each Note will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 2.25% (the “Stated Interest”), plus any Default Interest, Additional Interest and Special Interest that may accrue pursuant to Sections 2.05(B), 3.04 and 7.03, respectively. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(F) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Additional Interest and Special Interest, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

(B) Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any cash amount (a “Defaulted Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest accrues, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; and (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid, at the Company’s election, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below.

 

(i) Payment of Default Amounts on a Special Payment Date. The Company will have the right to pay such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that (1) such special record date is no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (2) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company sends notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.

 

(ii) Payment of Default Amount in Any Other Lawful Manner. If not paid in accordance with Section 2.05(B)(i), such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid by the Company in any other lawful manner.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.05(B), a Default in the payment or delivery of any Conversion Consideration when due will be cured upon the payment or delivery of the same (together, if applicable in the case of any cash Conversion Consideration, with Default Interest thereon) to the Person to whom such Conversion Consideration is payable or deliverable (determined in accordance with Article 5).

 

 

(C) Delay of Payment When Payment Date Is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day with the same force and effect as if such payment were made on such due date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay). Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”

 

(D) Special Provision for Global Notes. If the first date on which any Additional Interest or Special Interest begins to accrue on a Global Note is on or after the fifth (5th) Business Day before a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the amount thereof accruing in respect of the period from, and including, such first date to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date but will instead be deemed to accrue (without duplication) entirely on such Interest Payment Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no interest will accrue as a result of the related delay).

 

Section 2.06. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

 

(A) Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”); and (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for Conversion (the “Conversion Agent”). If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as such and will receive compensation therefor in accordance with this Indenture and any other agreement between the Trustee and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.06(A), each of the Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent with respect to any Global Note must at all times be a Person that is eligible to act in that capacity under the Depositary Procedures.

 

(B) Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the “Register”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and Conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.

 

(C) Co-Agents; Company’s Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Conversion Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.

 

 

(D) Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the U.S. Trustee as, and designates its Corporate Trust Office identified in Section 11.01 (as the same exists on the Issue Date) in the continental United States as the office for, the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent.

 

Section 2.07. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.

 

The Company will require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent that is not the Trustee to agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the U.S. Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further responsibility or liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the U.S. Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the U.S. Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the U.S. Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.

 

Section 2.08. Holder Lists.

 

If the U.S. Trustee is not the Registrar, then the Company will furnish to the U.S. Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the U.S. Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the U.S. Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.

 

Section 2.09. Legends.

 

(A) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or any similar legend, not inconsistent with this Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).

 

(B) Non-Affiliate Legend. Each Note will bear the Non-Affiliate Legend.

 

 

(C) Restricted Note Legend. Subject to Section 2.12,

 

(i) each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and

 

(ii) if a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial Conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(C)(ii)), including pursuant to Section 2.10(B), 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such Conversion, as applicable; provided, however, that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.

 

(D) Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.

 

(E) Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.

 

(F) Restricted Share Legend.

 

(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Share Legend if the Note upon the Conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been Converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Share Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Share Legend.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(F), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Share Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Share Legend.

 

Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.

 

(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(i) Generally. Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.

 

 

(ii) Transferred and Exchanged Notes Remain Valid Obligations of the Company. Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.

 

(iii) No Services Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or Conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or Conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.

 

(iv) Transfers and Exchanges Must Be in Authorized Denominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.

 

(v) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.

 

(vi) Legends. Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

(vii) Settlement of Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.

 

(viii) Interpretation. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Global Note or a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Global Note or Physical Note; and (y) if such Global Note or Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Global Note or Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.

 

 

(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes.

 

(i) Certain Restrictions. Subject to the immediately following sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided, however, that a Global Note will be exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:

 

(1) (x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the U.S. Trustee in writing that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;

 

(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company, the U.S. Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or

 

(3) the Company, in its sole discretion, permits the exchange of any beneficial interest in such Global Note for one or more Physical Notes at the request of the owner of such beneficial interest.

 

(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):

 

(1) the U.S. Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, then the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the U.S. Trustee to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15);

 

(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the U.S. Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such other Global Note;

 

(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;

 

(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary procedures); and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

 

 

(5) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, the Company or the Depositary will provide to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Section 6045 of the Code. The Trustee may conclusively rely on such information provided to them and will have no responsibility or liability to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

 

(iii) Compliance with Depositary Procedures. Each transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Depositary Procedures.

 

(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.

 

(i) Requirements for Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Depositary Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:

 

(1) surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the U.S. Trustee or the Registrar; and

 

(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D).

 

(ii) Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):

 

(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15;

 

 

(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;

 

(3) in the case of a transfer:

 

(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the U.S. Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note(s), which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; provided, however, that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount that is to be so transferred but that is not effected by notation as provided above; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

 

(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

 

(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

 

(D) Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:

 

(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;

 

(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or

 

(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,

 

then the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require for the Company to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws; provided, however, that no such certificates, documentation or evidence need be so delivered on or after the Free Trade Date with respect to such Note unless the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Note is not eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act.

 

(E) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for Conversion, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Redemption or the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.

 

Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.

 

(A) Partial Conversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be Converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such Conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so Converted or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so Converted or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be Converted or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such Conversion or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.

 

 

(B) Cancellation of Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.

 

(i) Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be Converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such Conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15; and (2) in the case of a partial Conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so Converted or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

(ii) Global Notes. If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to be Converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18, the U.S. Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so Converted or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15).

 

Section 2.12. Removal of Transfer Restrictions.

 

Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Indenture (including Section 3.04), the Restricted Note Legend affixed to any Note will be deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.12 and the footnote to such Restricted Note Legend, to be removed therefrom upon the Company’s delivery to the U.S. Trustee of notice, signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers, to such effect (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such notice need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel in order to be effective to cause such Restricted Note Legend to be deemed to be removed from such Note). If such Note bears a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number at the time of such delivery, then, upon such delivery, such Note will be deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.12 and the footnotes to the CUSIP and ISIN numbers set forth on the face of the certificate representing such Note, to thereafter bear the “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers identified in such footnotes; provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note and the Depositary thereof requires a mandatory exchange or other procedure to cause such Global Note to be identified by “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers in the facilities of such Depositary, then, for purposes of Section 3.04 and the definition of Freely Tradable, such Global Note will not be deemed to be identified by “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers until such time as such exchange or procedure is effected.

 

Section 2.13. Replacement Notes.

 

If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the U.S. Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the U.S. Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee and the Company. The Company may charge the Holder of a Note for the Company’s and the U.S. Trustee’s expenses in replacing such Note pursuant to this Section 2.13. In addition, in the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security and/or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company and the Trustee from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced.

 

Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture, regardless of whether the related lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note is at any time enforceable by any Person.

 

Section 2.14. Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.

 

Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under this Indenture as the owner of such Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the U.S. Trustee as its custodian, and the Company, the U.S. Trustee and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided, however, that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note under this Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company and the U.S. Trustee, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.

 

Section 2.15. Cancellation.

 

The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the U.S. Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or Conversion. The U.S. Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or Conversion.

 

 

Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.17. Temporary Notes.

 

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.

 

Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes.

 

(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated, excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the U.S. Trustee or delivered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any a Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full (including upon Conversion) in accordance with this Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.18.

 

(B) Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the U.S. Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.

 

(C) Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest, in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.

 

 

(D) Notes to Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be Converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D), upon such Conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.08.

 

(E) Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a Default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.

 

Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15, the Company may, from time to time, repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.

 

Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

 

Subject to Section 2.12, the Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.

 

Article 3. Covenants

 

Section 3.01. Payment on Notes.

 

(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.

 

(B) Deposit of Funds. Before 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.

 

 

Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports.

 

(A) Generally. The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Form 6-K and 8-K reports) within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any such report that the Company files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder, the U.S. Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has sent the U.S. Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the U.S. Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

The “grace periods” referred to in the preceding paragraph with respect to any report will include the maximum period afforded by Rule 12b-25 (or any successor rule thereto) under the Exchange Act regardless of whether the Company files, or indicates in the related Form 12b-25 (or any successor form thereto) that the Company expects to or will file, such report before the expiration of such maximum period. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company fails to file with the SEC any report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Form 6-K and 8-K reports) on or before the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act), then such failure will not constitute a Default with respect to the covenant set forth in this Section 3.02(A) at any time before the lapsing of the fifteen (15) calendar days referred to in the first sentence of this Section 3.02(A).

 

(B) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for determining whether any filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) have been made. Delivery of reports, information and other documents to the Trustee (and/or their availability on the EDGAR system (or such successor)) under the Indenture is for information purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof will not constitute actual or constructive notice or actual or constructive knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable therefrom including our compliance with any covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information.

 

If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or Common Shares issuable upon Conversion of the Notes are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or Common Shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or Common Shares pursuant to Rule 144A; provided, however, that, from and after the De-Legending Deadline Date of any Note, such information need not be provided with respect to such Note, or any Common Share issued upon Conversion of such Note, if such Note or share, as applicable, is Freely Tradable (determined, with respect to any Common Share, as each reference to any Note in the definition of “Freely Tradable” were instead a reference to Common Shares).

 

 

Section 3.04. Additional Interest.

 

(A) Accrual of Additional Interest.

 

(i) If, at any time during the six (6) month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note,

 

(1) the Company fails to timely file any report that is required for the Company to satisfy the requirements set forth in Rule 144(c)(1) (after giving effect to all grace periods permitted thereunder); or

 

(2) such Note is not otherwise Freely Tradable,

then Additional Interest will accrue on such Note for each day during such period on which such failure is continuing or such Note is not Freely Tradable. The “grace periods” referred to in the preceding sentence with respect to any report will include the maximum period afforded by Rule 12b-25 (or any successor rule thereto) under the Exchange Act regardless of whether the Company files, or indicates in the related Form 12b-25 (or any successor form thereto) that the Company expects to or will file, such report before the expiration of such maximum period.

 

(ii) In addition, Additional Interest will accrue on a Note on each day on which such Note is not Freely Tradable on or after the De-Legending Deadline Date for such Note.

 

(B) Amount and Payment of Additional Interest. Subject to Section 3.04(C), any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Additional Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Additional Interest (excluding any interest that accrues on any Deferred Additional Interest pursuant to Section 3.04(C)), together with any Special Interest, accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one half of one percent (0.50%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note.

 

 

(C) Deferral of Additional Interest.

 

(i) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.04, but subject to Section 3.04(C)(iii), Additional Interest that accrues on any Note for any period on or after the De-Legending Deadline Date of such Note will not be payable on any Interest Payment Date occurring on or after such De-Legending Deadline Date unless (1) a Holder (or an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note) has delivered to the Company and the U.S. Trustee, no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day before the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date, a written notice (a “Deferred Additional Interest Demand Request”) demanding payment of Additional Interest; or (2) the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, elects, by sending notice of such election (a “Notice of Election to Pay Deferred Additional Interest”) to Holders before such Regular Record Date, to pay such Additional Interest on such Interest Payment Date (any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest that, in accordance with this sentence, is not paid on such Interest Payment Date, “Deferred Additional Interest”). Interest will accrue on such Deferred Additional Interest from, and including, such Interest Payment Date at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest accrues on the Notes to, but excluding, the date on which such Deferred Additional Interest, together with accrued interest thereon, is paid. Once any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest becomes payable on an Interest Payment Date (whether as a result of the delivery of a written notice pursuant to clause (1) above or, if earlier, the Company’s election to pay the same pursuant to clause (2) above), Additional Interest will thereafter not be subject to deferral pursuant to this Section 3.04(C).

 

(ii) Interpretive Provisions. Each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to any accrued interest (including in the definitions of the Redemption Price and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note) or to any accrued Additional Interest includes, to the extent applicable, and without duplication, any Deferred Additional Interest, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to pay any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest on an Interest Payment Date will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under this Indenture or the Notes if such payment is deferred in accordance with Section 3.04(C)(i). Otherwise, such a failure to pay will be subject to Section 7.01(A)(ii).

 

(iii) Payment or Extinguishment Upon Maturity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if (1) any unpaid Deferred Additional Interest exists on any Notes as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) no Holder (or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note) has delivered a Deferred Additional Interest Demand Request in the manner set forth in Section 3.04(C)(i) on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day before such Regular Record Date; and (3) the Company has not sent a Notice of Election to Pay Deferred Additional Interest in the manner set forth in Section 3.04(C)(i) before such Regular Record Date, then Deferred Additional Interest on each Note then outstanding will cease to accrue, and all Deferred Additional Interest, together with interest thereon, on such Note will be deemed to be extinguished on the following date: (a) if such Note is to be Converted, the Conversion Date for such Conversion (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Conversion Consideration therefor need not include, and the amount referred to in clause (i) of Section 5.02(D) need not include, the payment of any such Deferred Additional Interest or any interest thereon); and (b) in all other cases, the later of (x) the Maturity Date; and (y) the first date on which the Company has repaid the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest (other than such Deferred Additional Interest and any interest thereon) on, such Note in full.

 

 

(D) Notice of Accrual of Additional Interest; Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Company will send notice to the Holder of each Note, and to the Trustee, of the commencement and termination of any period in which Additional Interest accrues on such Note, except that no such notice is required in respect of any Additional Interest that is deferred in accordance with Section 3.04(C). In addition, if Additional Interest is payable by the Company under this Indenture, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate (upon which the Trustee may rely conclusively) to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

 

(E) Exclusive Remedy. The accrual of Additional Interest will be the exclusive remedy available to Holders for the failure of their Notes to become Freely Tradable.

 

Section 3.05. Additional Amounts.

 

(A) Requirement to Pay Additional Amounts. All payments and deliveries made by, or on behalf of, the Company under or with respect to the Notes (including payment of the principal of, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, or the delivery of any Conversion Consideration due upon Conversion of, any Note) will be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any Taxes, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or regulation or by governmental policy having the force of law. If any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) in which the Company or any Successor Entity is, for tax purposes, incorporated, organized or resident or doing business or through which payment is made or deemed to be made (each such jurisdiction, subdivision or authority, as applicable, a “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) are required to be withheld or deducted from any payments or deliveries made under or with respect to the Notes, then, subject to Section 4.03(C)(ii), the Company or such Successor Entity, as applicable, will pay to the Holder of each Note such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the Holder or beneficial owner of such Note after such withholding or deduction (and after withholding or deducting any Taxes on the Additional Amounts) will equal the amounts that would have been received by such Holder or beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required; provided, however, that such obligation to pay Additional Amounts will not apply to:

 

(i) any Tax that would not have been imposed but for:

 

(1) the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or beneficial owner of such Note and the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than a connection from merely acquiring, owning, holding or being a beneficial owner of such Note or the receipt or enforcement of payments or deliveries thereunder), including such Holder or beneficial owner being or having been a national, domiciliary or resident, or treated as a resident, of, or being or having been engaged in a trade or business, or having had a permanent establishment, in, such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction;

 

 

(2) in cases where presentation of such Note is required to receive such payment or delivery, the presentation of such Note after a period of thirty (30) days after the later of (x) the date on which such payment or delivery became due and payable or deliverable, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and (y) the date such payment or delivery was made or duly provided for, except, in each case, to the extent that such Holder or beneficial owner would have been entitled to Additional Amounts if it presented such Note for payment or delivery, as applicable, before or at the end of such thirty (30) day period; or

 

(3) the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to comply with a timely request from the Company or the Successor Entity, addressed to such Holder or beneficial owner, to (x) provide certification, information, documentation or other evidence concerning such Holder’s or beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, identity or connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the Holder or beneficial owner is not resident in the relevant taxing jurisdiction); or (y) make any declaration or satisfy any other reporting requirement relating to such matters, in each case if and to the extent that such Holder or beneficial owner is legally entitled without material burden to comply with such request and due and timely compliance with such request is required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in order to reduce or eliminate such withholding or deduction;

 

(ii) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar Tax;

 

(iii) any Taxes that are imposed as a result of the Holder or beneficial owner of Notes not dealing at arm’s length with the Company (within the meaning of the Tax Act) at the time of making such payment or delivery or as a result of the Holder or beneficial owner of Notes being, or not dealing at arm’s length with any person who is, a “specified shareholder” of the Company (as defined in subsection 18(5) of the Tax Act);

 

(iv) any Taxes imposed on a payment to a Holder or beneficial owner of Notes by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner being an entity in respect of which the Company is a “specified entity” (as defined in subsection 18.4(1) of the Tax Act);

 

(v) any Taxes imposed by reason of such payment being considered to arise under a “reverse hybrid arrangement” or an “imported hybrid arrangement” for purposes of section 18.4 of the Tax Act as it is proposed to be amended by legislative proposals released by the Department of Finance (Canada) on January 29, 2026, or any successor proposals thereto (as each may ultimately be enacted);

 

(vi) any Taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future U.S. Treasury Regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder, any agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any law or regulation adopted pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement with respect to the foregoing or any agreements entered into pursuant to section 1471(b)(1) of the Code;

 

 

(vii) any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Company to such Holder if such Holder is a fiduciary, partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that such payment would be required, under the laws of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, to be included for tax purposes in the income of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a partner or member of such partnership, or a beneficial owner, who would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, partner, member or beneficial owner been the Holder thereof; or

 

(viii) any combination of items referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (vii), inclusive, above (any taxes imposed by a relevant taxing jurisdiction that are not excluded pursuant to any of the above clauses are referred to as “Indemnified Taxes”).

 

(B) Indemnification for Taxes. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless a Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes for the amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including, for greater certainty, tax payable pursuant to Regulation 803 of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada)) levied or imposed and paid by such Holder or beneficial owner as a result of payments made under or with respect to the Notes, any liability (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, and any such Indemnified Taxes levied or imposed and paid by such Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes with respect to any reimbursement under this sentence. In addition, the Company will pay any present or future stamp, issue, registration, transfer, documentary, excise, property or other similar Taxes and duties, including interest, penalties and Additional Amounts with respect thereto, payable in a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in respect of the creation, issue, offering, delivery, registration, enforcement, redemption or retirement of, or payments with respect to, the Notes and the Company agrees to indemnify the Holders and beneficial owners of the Notes for any such amounts (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) paid by such Holders and beneficial owners.

 

(C) Special Provision Regarding Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Note is called for a Tax Redemption and the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Amounts will apply to the interest payment due on such Note on such Interest Payment Date unless such Note is subject to a Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice.

 

(D) Tax Receipts. If the Company is required to make any deduction or withholding from any payments or deliveries with respect to the Notes, then (i) the Company will use reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of official tax receipts (or, if, after expending reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain such receipts, other evidence of payments) evidencing the remittance to the relevant tax authorities of the amounts so withheld or deducted; and (ii) the U.S. Trustee or the Company will provide a copy of such receipts or evidence, as applicable, to any Holder or beneficial owner of any Notes upon request.

 

(E) Interpretation of Indenture and Notes. All references in this Indenture or the Notes to any payment on, or delivery with respect to, the Notes (including payment of the principal of, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, or the delivery of any Conversion Consideration due upon Conversion of, any Note) will, to the extent that Additional Amounts are payable in respect thereof, be deemed to include the payment of such Additional Amounts.

 

 

(F) Survival of Obligations. The obligations set forth in this Section 3.05 will survive any transfer of Notes by a Holder (or, in the case of a Global Note, a holder of a beneficial interest therein) and any termination or discharge of this Indenture and will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any jurisdiction in which any Successor Person to the Company is incorporated, organized, resident or doing business for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which such Person or its paying agent makes any payment or deemed payment on the Notes and, in each case, any department, political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.

 

Section 3.06. Compliance and Default Certificates.

 

(A) Annual Compliance Certificate. Within ninety (90) days after the last day of each fiscal year of the Company, beginning with the first such fiscal year ending after the date of this Indenture, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

 

(B) Default Certificate. If a Default occurs, then the Company will, within thirty (30) days after its first occurrence, deliver an Officer’s Certificate to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to deliver such Officer’s Certificate at any time after such Default is cured or waived.

 

Section 3.07. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

 

To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any right, remedy or power granted to the Trustee by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such right, remedy, and/or power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 3.08. Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, Notes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.16) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any of its controlled Affiliates from acquiring any Note (or any beneficial interest therein).

 

 

Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption

Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund.

 

No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.

 

Section 4.02. Offer to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.

 

(A) Offer to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, the Company will be required to offer to each Holder to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer”) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

 

(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D), on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the U.S. Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).

 

(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Offer Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).

 

(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.

 

 

(E) Fundamental Change Offer Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change and offering to repurchase the Notes from the Holder (a “Fundamental Change Offer Notice”).

 

Such Fundamental Change Offer Notice must state:

 

(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;

 

(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;

 

(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to accept the Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;

 

(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;

 

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D));

 

(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Offer Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);

 

(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

 

(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be Converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and

 

(x) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

 

 

Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Offer Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Offer Notice will limit the requirement of the Company to offer to repurchase the Notes of any Holder pursuant to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

 

(F) Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer.

 

(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To accept a Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:

 

(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and

 

(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note) or by book-entry transfer (if such Note is a Global Note).

 

The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.

 

(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:

 

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

 

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

 

(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer with respect to such principal amount of such Note;

 

provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).

 

(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:

 

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

 

 

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

 

(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination;

 

provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).

 

Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof (or, if applicable with respect to any Global Note, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the U.S. Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Note in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).

 

(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical Note) or (y) the Depositary Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holder’s beneficial interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered or such Depositary Procedures are complied with pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).

 

(H) Third Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if (i) one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company; and (ii) an owner of a beneficial interest in any Note repurchased by such third party or parties will not receive a lesser amount (as a result of withholding or other similar taxes) than such owner would have received had the Company repurchased such Note.

 

 

(I) No Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Convertible into an Amount of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will not be required to send a Fundamental Change Offer Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with a Common Share Change Event that constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof (regardless of whether such Common Share Change Event also constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to any other clause of such definition), if (i) the Reference Property of such Common Share Change Event consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become Convertible, pursuant to Section 5.09(A) and, if applicable, Section 5.07, into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change); and (iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Fundamental Change required pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b) and includes, in such notice, a statement that the Company is relying on this Section 4.02(I).

 

(J) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all U.S. federal and state securities laws and Canadian provincial securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of such obligations.

 

(K) Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.

 

Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.

 

(A) No Right to Redeem Before July 1, 2029 Except Pursuant to a Tax Redemption. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option pursuant to this Section 4.03 at any time before July 1, 2029, except pursuant to a Tax Redemption.

 

 

(B) Right to Redeem the Notes on or After July 1, 2029. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, or any portion in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after July 1, 2029 and on or before the fortieth (40th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (i) the Notes are Freely Tradable as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and all accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, has been paid in full, as of the first Interest Payment Date occurring on or before such Redemption Notice Date; and (ii) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date; provided, however, that the Company will not call less than all of the outstanding Notes for Redemption unless the excess of the principal amount of Notes outstanding as of the time the Company sends the related Redemption Notice over the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in such Redemption Notice as being subject to such Redemption is at least one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof.

 

(C) Right to Redeem the Notes After a Change in Tax Law.

 

(i) Generally. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, and without limiting the Company’s right to redeem any Notes pursuant to Section 4.03(B), the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes, at any time, on a Redemption Date before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the Company has (or, on the next Interest Payment Date, would) become obligated to pay any Additional Amounts to Holders as a result of any Change in Tax Law; (2) the Company cannot avoid such obligation by taking commercially reasonable measures available to the Company (provided that changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation or organization is not a commercially reasonable measure for purposes of this Section 4.03 but changing the jurisdiction of a paying agent is a commercially reasonable measure for purposes of this Section 4.03); and (3) the Company delivers to the Trustee (x) an Opinion of Counsel from outside legal counsel of recognized standing in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee attesting to clause (1) above; and (y) an Officer’s Certificate attesting to clauses (1) and (2) above; and (4) if the Redemption Date is after the De-Legending Deadline Date of the Notes, the Notes are Freely Tradable, and all accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, has been paid in full, as of the Redemption Notice Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for a Tax Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof.

 

(ii) Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election. If the Company calls the Notes for a Tax Redemption, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.03 or in Section 3.05, each Holder will have the right to elect (a “Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election”) not to have such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) redeemed pursuant to such Tax Redemption, in which case, from and after the Redemption Date for such Tax Redemption (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, from and after such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full), the Company will no longer have any obligation to pay any Additional Amounts with respect to such Notes solely as a result of such Change in Tax Law, and all future payments with respect to such Notes will be subject to the deduction or withholding of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction’s taxes required by law to be deducted or withheld as a result of such Change in Tax Law; provided, however, that if such Holder Converts such Notes with a Conversion Date occurring before such Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, such Notes are submitted for Conversion at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full), then the Company will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to such Conversion.

 

 

(1) Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice. To make a Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination), the Holder of such Note must (subject, in the case of a Global Note or any portion thereof, to the Depositary Procedures) deliver a notice (a “Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice”) to the Paying Agent before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date, which notice must state: (x) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note; (y) the principal amount of such Note as to which the Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election will apply, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and (z) that such Holder is making a Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election with respect to such Note (or such portion thereof); provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.03(C)(ii)(1)).

 

(2) Withdrawal of Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) may (subject, in the case of a Global Note or any portion thereof, to the Depositary Procedures) withdraw such Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice by delivering a withdrawal notice to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full), which withdrawal notice must state: (x) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note; (y) the principal amount of such Note as to which the Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election is being withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and (z) that such Holder is withdrawing the Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election with respect to such Note (or such portion thereof); provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.03(C)(ii)(2)).

 

(iii) Right to Convert Not Affected. For the avoidance of doubt, a Tax Redemption will not affect any Holder’s right to Convert any Notes or the Company’s obligation to pay any Additional Amounts with respect to such Conversion.

 

 

(D) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the U.S. Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interests in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).

 

(E) Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than sixty five (65), nor less than forty five (45), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if, in accordance with Section 5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has elected to settle all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, then the Company may instead elect to choose a Redemption Date that is a Business Day no more than forty five (45), nor less than fifteen (15), calendar days after such Redemption Notice Date.

 

(F) Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.

 

(G) Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must send to each Holder of such Notes a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”).

 

Such Redemption Notice must state:

 

(i) that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;

 

 

(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;

 

(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F));

 

(iv) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be Converted at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);

 

(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07);

 

(vii) the Settlement Method that will apply to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before such Redemption Date; and

 

(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

 

On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent.

 

(H) Special Requirement for Notice of Tax Redemption. A Redemption Notice relating to a Tax Redemption must be sent pursuant to Section 4.03(G) no earlier than one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days before the earliest date on which the Company would have been required to make the related payment or withholding (assuming a payment in respect of the Notes were then due), and the obligation to pay Additional Amounts must be in effect as of the date the Company sends such Redemption Notice and must be expected to remain in effect at the time of the next payment or delivery in respect of the Notes.

 

(I) Selection and Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part.

 

(i) If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then the Notes to be redeemed will be selected by the Company as follows: (1) in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Depositary Procedures; and (2) in the case of Physical Notes, pro rata, by lot or by such other method the Company considers fair and appropriate.

 

(ii) If only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption (including as a result of a Tax Redemption Opt-Out Election Notice that applies to only a portion of such Note) and such Note is Converted in part, then the Converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.

 

 

(J) Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.

 

(K) Special Provisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to a Provisional Redemption, and the Holder of any Note, or any owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note, is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the forty second (42nd) Scheduled Trading Day (or, if, in accordance with Section 5.03(A)(i)(3), the Company has elected to settle all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date by Physical Settlement, the tenth (10th) calendar day) immediately before the Redemption Date for such Provisional Redemption, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Provisional Redemption, then such Holder or owner, as applicable, will be entitled to Convert such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before such Redemption Date, and each such Conversion will be deemed to be of a Note called for Provisional Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Sections 5.01(C)(i)(4) and 5.07. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to (x) any Note that is called for Redemption (or similar language) includes any Note that is deemed to be called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.03(K); and (y) any Note that is not called for Redemption (or similar language) excludes any Note that is deemed to be called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.03(K).

 

(L) Repurchases or Other Acquisitions Other Than by Redemption Not Affected. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4.03 will limit or otherwise apply to any repurchase or other acquisition, by the Company or its Affiliates, or any other Person, of any Notes not by Redemption (including in open market transactions, private or public tender or exchange offers or otherwise).

 

Article 5. The Conversion of Notes

 

Section 5.01. Right to Convert.

 

(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, Convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.

 

(B) Conversions in Part. Subject to the terms of this Indenture, Notes may be Converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the Conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to Conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.

 

 

(C) When Notes May Be Converted.

 

(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.01(C)(ii), a Note may be Converted only in the following circumstances:

 

(1) Conversion Upon Satisfaction of share of Common Share Sale Price Condition. Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 1, 2031, a Holder may Convert its Notes during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2026, if the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price for each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

 

(2) Conversion Upon Satisfaction of Note Trading Price Condition. Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 1, 2031, a Holder may Convert its Notes during the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately after any ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (such ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, the “Measurement Period”) if the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth below, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. The condition set forth in the preceding sentence is referred to in this Indenture as the “Trading Price Condition.”

 

The Trading Price will be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The Bid Solicitation Agent (if not the Company) will have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Company has requested such determination in writing, and the Company will have no obligation to make such request (or seek bids itself) unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share and the Conversion Rate. If a Holder provides such evidence, then the Company will (if acting as Bid Solicitation Agent), or will instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to, determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. If the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same. If, on any Trading Day after the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same.

 

 

(3) Conversion Upon Specified Corporate Events.

 

(a) Certain Distributions. If, prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 1, 2031, the Company elects to:

 

(I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan, so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Shares and are not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event, except that such rights will be deemed to be distributed under this clause (I) upon their separation from the Common Shares or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii)); or

 

(II) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, assets or securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution per Common Share has a value, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced,

 

 

then, in either case, (x) the Company will send notice of such distribution, and of the related right to Convert Notes, to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent at least forty five (45) Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or, if later in the case of any such separation of rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan or the occurrence of any such triggering event under a shareholder rights plan, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company becomes aware that such separation or triggering event has occurred or will occur); and (y) once the Company has sent such notice, Holders may Convert their Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date and the Company’s announcement that such distribution will not take place; provided, however, that the Notes will not become Convertible pursuant to clause (y) above (but the Company will be required to send notice of such distribution pursuant to clause (x) above) on account of such distribution if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and solely by virtue of being a Holder, in such distribution without having to Convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of Common Shares equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date for such distribution; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such record date; provided, further, that if the Company is then otherwise permitted to settle Conversions of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not elected another Settlement Method to apply, including pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i)(1)), then the Company may instead elect to provide such notice at least ten (10) Scheduled Trading Days before such Ex-Dividend Date, in which case (x) the Company must settle all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the date the Company provides such notice and on or before the Business Day immediately before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or any earlier announcement by the Company that such distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement; and (y) such notice must state that all such Conversions will be settled by Physical Settlement. The Company’s election to allow Holders to participate in any such transaction as opposed to adjusting the Conversion Rate will be subject to approval by the TSX for so long as our common shares are listed on the TSX.

 

(b) Certain Corporate Events. If, prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 1, 2031, a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change (other than a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof) or Common Share Change Event occurs (other than an amalgamation, merger or other business combination transaction that is effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and that does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), then, in each case, Holders may Convert their Notes at any time from, and including, the effective date of such transaction or event to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such effective date (or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change, a Termination of Trading Event of Default which the Company has elected to cure in accordance with the Section 7.06(B)), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); provided, however, that if the Company does not provide the notice referred to in the immediately following sentence by the Business Day after such effective date, then the last day on which the Notes are Convertible pursuant to this sentence will be extended by the number of Business Days from, and including, the Business Day after such effective date to, but excluding, the date the Company provides such notice. No later than the Business Day after such effective date, the Company will send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such transaction or event, such effective date and the related right to Convert Notes.

 

 

(4) Conversion Upon Redemption. If the Company calls any Note for Redemption, then the Holder of such Note may Convert such Note at any time before the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full).

 

(5) Conversions During Free Convertibility Period. A Holder may Convert its Notes at any time from, and including, April 1, 2031 until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes may become Convertible pursuant to any one or more of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this Section 5.01(C)(i) and the Notes ceasing to be Convertible pursuant to a particular sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i) will not preclude the Notes from being Convertible pursuant to any other sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i).

 

(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:

 

(1) Notes may be surrendered for Conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;

 

(2) in no event may any Note be Converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

 

(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not Convert such Note after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture; and

 

(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be Converted, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture.

 

 

Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures.

 

(A) Generally.

 

(i) Global Notes. To Convert a beneficial interest in a Global Note that is Convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the owner of such beneficial interest must (1) comply with the Depositary Procedures for Converting such beneficial interest (at which time such Conversion will become irrevocable); and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).

 

(ii) Physical Notes. To Convert all or a portion of a Physical Note that is Convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the Conversion Notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such Conversion Notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such Conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).

 

(B) Effect of Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be Converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or 5.02(D), upon such Conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).

 

(C) Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any Common Share is issuable upon Conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on (i) the Conversion Date for such Conversion, in the case of Physical Settlement; or (ii) the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.

 

(D) Interest Payable Upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances. If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for Conversion must deliver to the Conversion Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of such interest referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for Conversion need not deliver such cash (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of any Additional Interest, Special Interest, overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is Converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be Converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for Conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).

 

 

(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any stamp, issue, registration, documentary, transfer or other similar taxes and duties, including interest, penalties and Additional Amounts with respect thereto, due on the issue or delivery of any Common Shares upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any taxes, duties, interest, penalties or Additional Amounts that are due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such amounts and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such amounts, the Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any such Common Shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.

 

(F) Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is submitted for Conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any written notice of Conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly (and, in any event, no later than the date the Conversion Agent receives such Note or notice) notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Conversion Date for such Note.

 

Section 5.03. Settlement Upon Conversion.

 

(A) Settlement Method. Upon the Conversion of any Note, and as provided in this Article 5, the Company will settle such Conversion by delivering Common Shares, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(1) (a “Physical Settlement”), or may pay or deliver, as applicable either (x) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a “Cash Settlement”); or (y) a combination of cash and Common Shares, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(3) (a “Combination Settlement”).

 

(i) The Company’s Right to Elect Settlement Method. The Company will have the right to elect the Settlement Method applicable to any Conversion of a Note; provided, however, that:

 

(1) subject to clause (3) below, all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after April 1, 2031 will be settled using the same Settlement Method, and the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to Holders no later than the Open of Business on April 1, 2031;

 

 

(2) subject to clause (3) below, if the Company elects a Settlement Method with respect to the Conversion of any Note whose Conversion Date occurs before April 1, 2031, then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note and the Conversion Agent no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately after such Conversion Date;

 

(3) if any Notes are called for Redemption, then (a) the Company will specify, in the related Redemption Notice (and, in the case of a Redemption of less than all outstanding Notes, in a notice simultaneously sent to all Holders of Notes not called for Redemption) sent pursuant to Section 4.03(G), the Settlement Method that will apply to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the related Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before the related Redemption Date; and (b) if such Redemption Date occurs on or after April 1, 2031, then such Settlement Method must be the same Settlement Method that, pursuant to clause (1) above, applies to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after April 1, 2031;

 

(4) the Company will use the same Settlement Method for all Conversions of Notes with the same Conversion Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not be obligated to use the same Settlement Method with respect to Conversions of Notes with different Conversion Dates, except as provided in clause (1) or (3) above);

 

(5) if the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method with respect to the Conversion of a Note, then the Company will be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default);

 

(6) if the Company timely elects Combination Settlement with respect to the Conversion of a Note but does not timely notify the Holder of such Note of the applicable Specified Dollar Amount, then the Specified Dollar Amount for such Conversion will be deemed to be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely send such notification will not constitute a Default or Event of Default); and

 

(7) the Settlement Method will be subject to Sections 4.03(E) and 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a).

 

At or before the time the Company sends any notice referred to in the preceding sentence, the Company will send a copy of such notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, but the failure to timely send such copy will not affect the validity of any Settlement Method election.

 

 

(ii) The Company’s Right to Irrevocably Fix or Eliminate Settlement Methods. The Company will have the right, exercisable at its election by sending notice of such exercise to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent), to (1) irrevocably fix the Settlement Method that will apply to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders; or (2) irrevocably eliminate any one or more (but not all) Settlement Methods (including eliminating Combination Settlement with a particular Specified Dollar Amount or range of Specified Dollar Amounts) with respect to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders, provided, in each case, that (v) the Company will not irrevocably elect to have either Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement apply to any Conversion occurring on or prior to the date that is five (5) years plus one (1) day from the Last Original Issue Date of the Notes; (w) the Settlement Method so elected pursuant to clause (1) above, or the Settlement Method(s) remaining after any elimination pursuant to clause (2) above, as applicable, must be a Settlement Method or Settlement Method(s), as applicable, that the Company is then permitted to elect (for the avoidance of doubt, including pursuant to, and subject to, the other provisions of this Section 5.03(A)); (x) no such irrevocable election will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to this Indenture (including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) or this Section 5.03(A)); (y) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (1) above, the Default Settlement Method will automatically be deemed to be set to the Settlement Method so fixed; and (z) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (2) above, the Company will, if needed, simultaneously change the Default Settlement Method to a Settlement Method that is consistent with such irrevocable election. Such notice, if sent, must set forth the applicable Settlement Method(s) so elected or eliminated, as applicable, and the Default Settlement Method applicable immediately after such election, and expressly state that the election is irrevocable and applicable to all Conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, such an irrevocable election, if made, will be effective without the need to amend this Indenture or the Notes, including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) (it being understood, however, that the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such an amendment at its option).

 

(iii) Requirement to Publicly Disclose the Fixed or Default Settlement Method. If the Company changes the Default Settlement Method pursuant to clause (x) of the proviso to the definition of such term or irrevocably fixes the Settlement Method(s) pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(ii), then the Company will, substantially concurrently therewith, either post the Default Settlement Method or fixed Settlement Method(s), as applicable, on its website or disclose the same in a report on Form 6-K or 8-K (or any successor form) that is filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

 

(B) Conversion Consideration.

 

(i) Generally. Subject to Sections 5.03(B)(ii), 5.03(B)(iii) and 5.09(A)(2), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be Converted will be as follows:

 

(1) if Physical Settlement applies to such Conversion, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such Conversion;

 

 

(2) if Cash Settlement applies to such Conversion, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion; or

 

(3) if Combination Settlement applies to such Conversion, consideration consisting of (a) a number of Common Shares equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion; and (b) an amount of cash equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period.

 

(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the Conversion of any Note and the number of Common Shares deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon such Conversion is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such Conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) (x) the Daily VWAP on the Conversion Date for such Conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement; or (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.

 

(iii) Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder Converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such Conversion will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Depositary Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes Converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.

 

(iv) Notice of Calculation of Conversion Consideration. If Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the Conversion of any Note, then the Company will determine the Conversion Consideration due thereupon promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and will promptly thereafter, and in any event within one (1) Business Day following the last day of the Observation Period, send notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail or in such detail as requested by the Depositary. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.

 

(v) Ineligible Consideration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if prior to the date that is five (5) years plus one (1) day following the Last Original Issue Date of the Notes, Holders of Notes would otherwise be entitled to receive, upon Conversion of the Notes, consideration other than “prescribed securities,” for the purposes of clause 212(1)(b)(vii)(E) of the Tax Act as it applied for the 2007 taxation year (such other consideration referred to herein as “Ineligible Consideration”), such Holders will not be entitled to receive such Ineligible Consideration but the Company or the successor or acquirer, as the case may be, will have the right (at the sole option of the Company or the successor or acquirer, as the case may be) to deliver either such Ineligible Consideration or “prescribed securities,” with a market value equal to the market value of such Ineligible Consideration.

 

 

(C) Delivery of the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(D) and 5.09, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the Conversion of any Note to the Holder as follows: (i) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such Conversion, on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such Conversion; and (ii) if Physical Settlement applies to such Conversion, on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such Conversion; provided, however, that if Physical Settlement applies to the Conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, or of any Note that has been called for Redemption with a Conversion Date that occurs during the fifteen (15) calendar days preceding the related Redemption Date, then, solely for purposes of such Conversion, (x) the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion on or before the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day), in the case of a Conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, or the related Redemption Date, in the case of a Conversion of any Note that has been called for Redemption with a Conversion Date that occurs during the fifteen (15) calendar days preceding such Redemption Date; and (y) the Conversion Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the date referred to in clause (x).

 

(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder Converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such Conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D) in respect of the Conversion Date of a Note that is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest on a Converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In addition, subject to Section 5.02(D), if the Conversion Consideration for a Note consists of both cash and Common Shares, then accrued and unpaid interest that is deemed to be paid therewith will be deemed to be paid first out of such cash.

 

Section 5.04. Reserve and Status of Common Shares Issued Upon Conversion.

 

(A) Share Reserve. At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the Company will reserve (out of its authorized and not outstanding Common Shares that are not reserved for other purposes) a number of Common Shares sufficient to permit the Conversion of all then-outstanding Notes, assuming (x) Physical Settlement will apply to such Conversion; and (y) the Conversion Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Conversion Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07. To the extent the Company delivers Common Shares held in its treasury in settlement of the Conversion of any Notes, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the issuance of Common Shares in connection therewith will be deemed to include such delivery, mutatis mutandis.

 

 

(B) Status of Conversion Shares; Listing. Each Conversion Share, if any, delivered upon Conversion of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share (except that any Conversion Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 5.08 need not be a newly issued or treasury share) and will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Shares are then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon Conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.

 

Section 5.05. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.

 

(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(i) Share Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all Common Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or a share combination of the Common Shares (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable;

 

OS0

=

the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination; and

 

OS1

=

the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

 

If any dividend, distribution, share split or share combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such share split or share combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination not been declared or announced.

 

(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a shareholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

OS

=

the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

X

=

the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

Y

=

a number of Common Shares obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced.

 

To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that Common Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants.

 

 

For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) and Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)(I), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.

 

(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares, excluding:

 

(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii);

 

(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv);

 

(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a shareholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F);

 

(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C)) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2);

 

(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply; and

 

(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,

 

then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

SP

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

 

FMV

=

the fair market value (as determined by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and subject to TSX approval for so long as the Common Shares are listed on the TSX), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per Common Share pursuant to such distribution;

 

provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, the amount and kind of shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received in such distribution if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

 

To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

 

(2) Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange or on the TSX (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off;

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period;

 

FMV

=

the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Shares in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per Common Share in such Spin-Off; and

 

SP

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such Conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such Conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.

 

To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

 

 

(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

 

SP

=

the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

 

 

D

=

the cash amount distributed per Common Share in such dividend or distribution;

 

provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received in such dividend or distribution if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

 

To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid. The Company will not make any distribution that would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iv) unless it receives approval from the TSX for such distribution and Conversion Rate adjustment prior to the date such adjustment would become effective.

 

 

(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer (with “tender offer or exchange offer” including an “issuer bid” (as defined under Canadian provincial securities laws) for purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(v), but excluding a “normal course issuer bid” (as defined under Canadian provincial securities laws)) for Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and subject to TSX approval for so long as the Common Shares are listed on the TSX) of the cash and other consideration paid per Common Share in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer;

 

CR1

=

the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period;

 

AC

=

the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Company in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and subject to TSX approval for so long as the Common Shares are listed on the TSX) of all cash and other consideration paid for Common Shares purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer;

 

OS0

=

the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

 

OS1

=

the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

 

SP

=

the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date;

 

 

provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such Conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose Conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such Conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.

 

To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of Common Shares in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of Common Shares, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.

 

(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases.

 

(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a share split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to Convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of Common Shares equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date. The Company’s election to allow Holders to participate in any such transaction as opposed to adjusting the Conversion Rate will be subject to the approval of the TSX.

 

 

(ii) Certain Events. The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:

 

(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of Common Shares for a purchase price that is less than the market price per Common Share or less than the Conversion Price;

 

(2) the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any such plan;

 

(3) the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(4) the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;

 

(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Shares; or

 

(6) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes.

 

(C) Adjustment Deferral. If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate otherwise required by this Article 5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, the Company may, at its election, defer and carry forward such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would, had they not been so deferred and carried forward, result in a change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate; (ii) the Conversion Date of, or any VWAP Trading Day of an Observation Period for, any Note; (iii) the date a Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs; (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption; and (v) April 1, 2031.

 

(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

 

(i) a Note is to be Converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;

 

(ii) the record date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such Conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on or before any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement), but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date or VWAP Trading Day, as applicable;

 

 

(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion includes any whole Common Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Common Shares (in the case of Combination Settlement); and

 

(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related record date or otherwise),

 

then, solely for purposes of such Conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such Conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such Conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.

 

(E) Conversion Rate Adjustments Where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

 

(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);

 

(ii) a Note is to be Converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;

 

(iii) the Conversion Date for such Conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such Conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related record date;

 

(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion includes any whole Common Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Common Shares (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and

 

(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),

 

then (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such Conversion and the Common Shares issuable upon such Conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, but there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such Conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such Common Shares had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will be made for such Conversion in respect of such VWAP Trading Day, but the Common Shares issuable with respect to such VWAP Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.

 

 

(F) Shareholder Rights Plans. If any Common Shares are to be issued upon Conversion of any Note and, at the time of such Conversion, the Company has in effect any shareholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such Conversion, the rights set forth in such shareholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Shares at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Shares, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1).

 

(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per Common Share being less than the par value per Common Share.

 

(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate the Share Price or an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), or to calculate Daily VWAPs over an Observation Period, the Company will make appropriate adjustments, if any, to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) that becomes effective, or any event requiring such an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period or Observation Period, as applicable.

 

(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Shares. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of Common Shares outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares; and (ii) exclude Common Shares held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on Common Shares held in its treasury).

 

(J) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a Common Share (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).

 

(K) Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.

 

 

Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments.

 

(A) Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares as a result of any dividend or distribution of Common Shares (or rights to acquire Common Shares) or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period; and (iv) the Company obtains the relevant approval from the TSX.

 

(B) Notice of Voluntary Increases. If the Board of Directors determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, no later than the first Business Day of the related twenty (20) Business Day period referred to in Section 5.06(A), the Company will send notice to each Holder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.

 

Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

(A) Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Conversion Date for the Conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Conversion Rate applicable to such Conversion will be increased by a number of shares (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Share Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

		Share Price
Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date		$20.68				$23.00				$26.00				$27.40				$30.00				$35.62				$40.00				$45.00				$50.00				$60.00				$70.00				$80.00				$120.00				$170.00
June 9, 2026			11.8608				11.8608				11.4096				10.4197				8.8763				6.4663				5.1633				4.0644				3.2466				2.1377				1.4464				0.9929				0.2069				0.0000
July 1, 2027			11.8608				11.8608				11.0965				10.0807				8.5053				6.0738				4.7783				3.7004				2.9090				1.8565				1.2173				0.8083				0.1370				0.0000
July 1, 2028			11.8608				11.8608				10.5400				9.4974				7.8950				5.4646				4.1993				3.1684				2.4284				1.4740				0.9179				0.5760				0.0630				0.0000
July 1, 2029			11.8608				11.8608				9.5108				8.4467				6.8357				4.4694				3.2900				2.3667				1.7312				0.9582				0.5414				0.3035				0.0068				0.0000
July 1, 2030			11.8608				10.6774				7.6081				6.5270				4.9493				2.8150				1.8665				1.1984				0.7862				0.3503				0.1541				0.0604				0.0068				0.0000
July 1, 2031			11.8608				6.9830				1.9665				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000				0.0000

 

If such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Share Price is not set forth in the table above, then:

 

(i) if such Share Price is between two Share Prices in the table above or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Share Prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and

 

 

(ii) if the Share Price is greater than $170.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Share Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B)), or less than $20.68 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares will be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 48.3558 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(K), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice for a Provisional Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Conversion Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Provisional Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.

 

(B) Adjustment of Share Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The Share Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).

 

(C) Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change (i) occurring pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b); and (ii) occurring pursuant to clause (C) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 4.03(G).

 

Section 5.08. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, and subject to the terms of this Section 5.08, if a Note is submitted for Conversion, the Company may elect to arrange to have such Note exchanged in lieu of Conversion by a financial institution designated by the Company. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note, and will notify the designated financial institution, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the relevant Settlement Method and relevant deadline for payment and/or delivery of the Conversion Consideration. If the Company has made such election, then:

 

(A) no later than the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date, the Company must deliver (or cause the Conversion Agent to deliver) such Note, together with delivery instructions for the Conversion Consideration due upon such Conversion (including wire instructions, if applicable), to a financial institution designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver the same pursuant to this Article 5;

 

 

(B) if such Note is a Global Note, then (i) such designated institution will send written confirmation to the Conversion Agent promptly after wiring the cash Conversion Consideration, if any, and delivering any other Conversion Consideration, due upon such Conversion to the Holder of such Note; and (ii) the Conversion Agent will as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter contact such Holder’s custodian with the Depositary to confirm receipt of the same; and

 

(C) such Note will not cease to be outstanding by reason of such exchange in lieu of Conversion;

 

provided, however, that if such financial institution does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such Conversion Consideration, then the Company will be responsible for delivering such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Article 5 as if the Company had not elected to make an exchange in lieu of Conversion.

 

Section 5.09. Effect of Common Share Change Event.

 

(A) Generally. If there occurs any:

 

(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Shares (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Shares, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) share splits and share combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);

 

(ii) amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;

 

(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or

 

(iv) other similar event,

 

and, as a result of which, the Common Shares are converted into, or are exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Share Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) Common Share would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Share Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, but subject to Section 5.03(B)(v),

 

 

(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon Conversion of any Note, and the conditions to any such Conversion, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Common Shares in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03(B), each reference to any number of Common Shares in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (III) for purposes of the definitions of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Shares” and the Company’s “common equity” will be deemed to refer to the common equity (including depositary receipts representing common equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;

 

(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then (I) each Conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event will be settled entirely in cash in an amount, per $1,000 principal amount of such Note being Converted, equal to the product of (x) the Conversion Rate in effect on such Conversion Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any increase to such Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.07, if applicable); and (y) the amount of cash constituting such Reference Property Unit; and (II) the Company will settle each such Conversion no later than the fifth (5th) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and

 

(3) for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of common equity securities will be determined by reference to the definition of “Daily VWAP,” substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of common equity securities, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities, will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

 

If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per Common Share, by the holders of Common Shares. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

 

 

Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, at or before the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Share Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent Conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, no such supplemental indenture is required (but the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such a supplemental indenture at its option) if (i) the Company the resulting, surviving or transferee Person of such Common Share Change Event; and (ii) the Reference Property of such Common Share Change Event does not include consideration other than cash or securities of the Company.

 

(B) Notice of Common Share Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Share Change Event to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event.

 

(C) Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Share Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.

 

Article 6. Successors

 

Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc.

 

(A) Generally. The Company will not amalgamate or consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:

 

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a Qualified Successor Entity (such Qualified Successor Entity, the “Successor Entity”) duly organized and existing under the laws of Canada, any Province thereof, the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05); and

 

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default will have occurred and be continuing.

 

(B) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. At or before the effective time of any Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) comply with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.

 

 

Section 6.02. Successor Entity Substituted.

 

At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Entity (if not the Company) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

Section 6.03. Exclusion for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 6, this Article 6 will not apply to any transfer of assets (other than by amalgamation, merger or consolidation) between or among the Company and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.

 

Article 7. Defaults and Remedies

 

Section 7.01. Events of Default.

 

(A) Definition of Events of Default. “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;

 

(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in the payment when due of interest on any Note;

 

(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this Indenture, a Fundamental Change Offer Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3), if (in the case of any notice other than a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)) such failure is not cured within five (5) Business Days after its occurrence;

 

(iv) a default in the Company’s obligation to Convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the Conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within five (5) Business Days after its occurrence;

 

(v) a default in the Company’s obligations under Article 6;

 

(vi) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the U.S. Trustee, or to the Company and the U.S. Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;

 

 

(vii) a Termination of Trading occurs (any such event, a “Termination of Trading Event of Default”);

 

(viii) a default by the Company or any of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for borrowed money of at least seventy five million dollars ($75,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:

 

(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or

 

(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity,

 

in each case where such default is not cured or waived, or such indebtedness is not paid or discharged in full, within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by the U.S. Trustee or to the Company and the U.S. Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;

 

(ix) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:

 

(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

 

(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;

 

(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

 

(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or

 

(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

 

 

(x) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:

 

(1) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;

 

(2) appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

 

(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

 

(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,

 

and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(x), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days.

 

(B) Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

Section 7.02. Acceleration.

 

(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), or the Company fails to timely elect to cure a Termination of Trading Event of Default in accordance with Section 7.06(B), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.

 

(B) Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) with respect to the Company and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately. For the avoidance of doubt, if such Event of Default is not continuing at the time such notice is provided (that is, such Event of Default has been cured or waived as of such time), then such notice will not be effective to cause such amounts to become due and payable immediately.

 

(C) Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

 

Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.

 

(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first three hundred sixty five (365) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the three hundred sixty sixth (366th) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such three hundred sixty sixth (366th) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant to Section 2.05(B)).

 

(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first one hundred eighty (180) days on which Special Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest, together with any Additional Interest (excluding any interest that accrues on any Deferred Additional Interest pursuant to Section 3.04(C)), accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one half of one percent (0.50%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.

 

(C) Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.

 

(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If Special Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

 

 

(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.

 

Section 7.04. Other Remedies.

 

(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.

 

(B) Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults.

 

A Default that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (vi) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vi) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder) can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right arising therefrom. Each such waiver of a Default will have the effect set forth in Section 8.04(D).

 

Section 7.06. Cure of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs.

 

(A) For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the manner in which any Default can be cured, (i) a Default consisting of a failure to send a notice in accordance with this Indenture will be cured upon the sending of such notice; (ii) a Default in making any payment on (or delivering any other consideration in respect of) any Note will be cured upon the delivery, in accordance with this Indenture, of such payment (or other consideration) together, if applicable, with Default Interest thereon; (iii) a Default that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) a Reporting Event of Default will be cured upon the filing of the relevant report(s) giving rise to such Default. In addition, for the avoidance of doubt, if a Default that is not an Event of Default is cured or waived before such Default would have constituted an Event of Default, then no Event of Default will result from such Default; and (iv) a Termination of Trading Event of Default will be cured as provided in Section 7.06(B).

 

 

(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company may elect to cure a Termination of Trading Event of Default by offering to repurchase the outstanding Notes as described pursuant to Section 4.02 as if the occurrence of such Termination of Trading Event of Default were an occurrence of a Fundamental Change. To make this election, the Company must send out a notice to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent setting out the terms of the repurchase offer within twenty (20) calendar days after the occurrence of such Termination of Trading. In such case, such notice will be deemed a Fundamental Change Offer Notice for the purposes of the offer to purchase described pursuant to Section 4.02. If the Company elects to cure any such Termination of Trading Event of Default by making a repurchase offer in accordance with the foregoing, then Holders and the Trustee may not exercise any remedies or institute enforcement proceedings with respect to the Notes or this Indenture (or the related obligations) arising from the occurrence of such Termination of Trading Event of Default, including, without limitation, acceleration of the Notes, or institute any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 7.06(B) will limit a Holder’s right to Convert any of its Notes upon the occurrence of a Termination of Trading Event of Default or affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default (including any such Event of Default arising from a failure by the Company to comply with the applicable requirements resulting from the Company’s offer to repurchase the outstanding Notes following a Termination of Trading Event of Default). If the Company does not timely elect to cure a Termination of Trading Event of Default in accordance with this Section 7.06(B), or if the Company makes such an election but does not pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due, the Notes will immediately become subject to acceleration as provided in Section 7.02.

 

Section 7.07. Control by Majority.

 

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct in writing the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 10.01, the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of the Notes (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to determine whether any direction is unduly prejudicial to any Holder) or may involve the Trustee in personal liability or financial risk, unless the Trustee is offered security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability, fee, claim, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.

 

 

Section 7.08. Limitation on Suits.

 

No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to Convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:

 

(A) such Holder has previously delivered to the U.S. Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(B) Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a request to the U.S. Trustee to pursue such remedy;

 

(C) such Holder or Holders provide to the U.S. Trustee security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the U.S. Trustee against any loss, liability, fee, claim, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the U.S. Trustee that may result from the U.S. Trustee’s following such request;

 

(D) the U.S. Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security and/or indemnity; and

 

(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the U.S. Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.

 

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain or determine whether any action or inaction disturbs or prejudices the rights of any Holder or seeks to obtain priority or preference over any Holder.

 

Section 7.09. Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon Conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 7.10. Collection Suit by Trustee.

 

The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section 7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, or Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon Conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and, to the extent lawful, any Default Interest on any Defaulted Amounts, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, fees, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other compensation provided for in Section 10.06.

 

 

Section 7.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

 

The U.S. Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the U.S. Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the U.S. Trustee, and, if the U.S. Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the U.S. Trustee any amount due to the U.S. Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the U.S. Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the U.S. Trustee pursuant to Section 10.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the U.S. Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the U.S. Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 7.12. Priorities.

 

The U.S. Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects or receives pursuant to this Article 7:

 

First: to the Trustee (in all of its capacities) and its agents and attorneys for all amounts due hereunder (including Section 10.06 hereof), including payment of all fees and compensation of, and all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by, the Trustee (in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including as Note Agent) and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or Redemption Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon Conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and

 

Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.

 

 

The U.S. Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.12, in which case the U.S. Trustee will instruct the Company to, and the Company will, deliver, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.

 

Section 7.13. Undertaking for Costs.

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit; and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.13 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.09 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

Section 8.01. Without the Consent of Holders.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder to:

 

(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes;

 

(B) add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture or the Notes;

 

(C) secure the Notes;

 

(D) add to the Company’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;

 

(E) provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6;

 

(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Share Change Event;

 

(G) irrevocably elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount as contemplated pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(ii); provided, however, that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 5.03(A);

 

(H) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this Indenture, of a successor Trustee;

 

 

(I) conform the provisions of this Indenture and the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section of the Company’s preliminary offering memorandum, dated June 4, 2026, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, dated June 4, 2026;

 

(J) provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B);

 

(K) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture, or any related supplemental indenture, under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; or

 

(L) make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect, as determined by the Company in good faith.

 

At the written request of any Holder of a Note or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Company will provide a copy of the “Description of Notes” section and pricing term sheet referred to in Section 8.01(I).

 

Section 8.02. With the Consent of Holders.

 

(A) Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.09 and the immediately following sentence, the Company and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may:

 

(i) reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of any Note;

 

(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;

 

(iii) reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;

 

(iv) make any change that adversely affects the Conversion rights of any Note;

 

(v) impair the rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.09 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);

 

(vi) change the ranking of the Notes;

 

(vii) make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;

 

 

(viii) make any direct or indirect change to Section 3.05 in any manner that is adverse to the rights of the Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes;

 

(ix) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or

 

(x) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture or the Notes that requires the consent of each affected Holder.

 

(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 8.03. Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.

 

As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders and the Trustee notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 8.04. Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.

 

(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.

 

(B) Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.

 

 

(C) Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.

 

(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any Default, Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).

 

Section 8.05. Notations and Exchanges.

 

If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the U.S. Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the U.S. Trustee so that the U.S. Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the U.S. Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 8.06. Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.

 

The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the Trustee need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, benefits, privileges, duties, protections, indemnities, limitations of liability or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02) will be fully protected in relying on, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; (B) that all conditions precedent thereto have been met or waived; and (C) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, that such amendment or supplemental indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Article 9. Satisfaction and Discharge

 

Section 9.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations.

 

This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:

 

(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13) have (i) been delivered to the U.S. Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon Conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;

 

(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the U.S. Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be Converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property (including, if applicable, all related Additional Amounts) due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13);

 

 

(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;

 

provided, however, that Article 10 and Section 11.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the obligations of the U.S. Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.

 

At the Company’s request, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

Section 9.02. Repayment to Company.

 

Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the U.S. Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.

 

Section 9.03. Reinstatement.

 

If the U.S. Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 will be rescinded; provided, however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the U.S. Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.

 

 

Article 10. Trustee

 

Section 10.01. Duties of the Trustee.

 

(A) Each Trustee hereby accepts the duties and obligations imposed upon it by this Indenture and covenants and agrees to perform the same as herein expressed. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustees will be subject to the provisions of this Section 10.01.

 

(B) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee has received written notice or obtained actual knowledge of the same, then, without limiting the generality of Section 10.02(F), the U.S. Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

 

(C) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(ii) in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may, without investigation, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(D) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in a final non-appealable order by a court of competent jurisdiction except that:

 

(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 10.01(C);

 

(ii) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.07.

 

(E) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend, advance or risk its own funds or incur any liability.

 

 

(F) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money or other property held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.

 

(G) The Trustee will not be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

 

(H) Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee (including any provision that affects the liability of, or affords protection to, the Trustee) is subject to this Section 10.01, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.

 

Section 10.02. Rights of the Trustee.

 

(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.

 

(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.

 

(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible or liable for the action, inaction, misconduct or negligence of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care.

 

(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.

 

(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered the Trustee security and/or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability, cost, fee, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) that it may incur in complying with such request or direction or exercising such rights or powers at the request or direction of any Holder.

 

(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), irrespective if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(H) The permissive rights, privileges or powers of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture will not be construed as duties imposed on the Trustee.

 

 

(I) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution or performance of this Indenture or otherwise.

 

(J) Unless a Responsible Officer of the U.S. Trustee has received notice from the Company that Additional Amounts, Additional Interest or Special Interest is owing or, if applicable, accruing, on the Notes, the Trustee may assume that no Additional Amounts, Additional Interest or Special Interest, as applicable, as applicable, is payable or, if applicable, accruing.

 

(K) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including as Note Agent and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

(L) The Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any document or agreement other than this Indenture and the Notes.

 

(M) Neither the Trustee nor any Note Agent will have any responsibility or liability to any person for any action taken or not taken by, or any records or any other aspect of the operations of, the Depositary (including the delivery of notices, or the making of payments, through the facilities of the Depositary) and may conclusively rely, without investigation, on any information provided by the Depositary.

 

(N) The Trustee will not incur any liability or responsibility whatsoever or be in any way responsible or liable for the consequence of any breach on the part of the Company or any of its covenants herein contained or of any acts of any directors, officers, employees, agents or servants of the Company.

 

Section 10.03. Individual Rights of the Trustee.

 

The U.S. Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not the U.S. Trustee; provided, however, that if the U.S. Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as U.S. Trustee. Each Note Agent will have the same rights and duties as the U.S. Trustee under this Section 10.03.

 

Section 10.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.

 

Each of the Trustees will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than such Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than such Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

 

 

Section 10.05. Notice of Defaults.

 

The Trustee will not be deemed to have actual or constructive knowledge or actual or constructive notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, will have received written notice from the Company or a Holder describing such Default or Event of Default, and stating that such notice is a notice of Default or Event of Default. If a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Trustee will deliver to each Holder notice of the Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it receives such notice. If there occurs a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Note, then the Trustee will notify the Holders of such Default within ninety (90) days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has obtained actual knowledge of such Default; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be required to deliver such notice at any time after such Default is cured or waived. Each Trustee will promptly give the other Trustee notice of any Default or Event of Default known to it.

 

Section 10.06. Compensation and Indemnity.

 

(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, fees, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

(B) The Company will indemnify the Trustee (in each of its capacities under this Indenture) and its directors, officers, employees and agents, in their capacities as such, and hold them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, fees, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and court costs) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing indemnification under this Indenture (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs) against the Company (including this Section 10.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability, damage, claim, fee, cost or expense is attributable (as determined by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction) to its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity, but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 10.06(B), except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

 

(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 10.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.

 

(D) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 10.06, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture and resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Section 10.07. Replacement of the Trustee.

 

(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.07, a resignation or removal of a Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 10.07.

 

(B) A Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from the trust created by this Indenture by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove a Trustee by so notifying such Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove a Trustee with at least 30 days’ written notice if:

 

(i) such Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.09;

 

(ii) such Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to such Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of such Trustee or its property; or

 

(iv) such Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

(C) If a Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

 

(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States for the appointment of a successor U.S. Co-Trustee and any court of competent jurisdiction in Canada for the appointment of a successor Canadian Co-Trustee.

 

 

(E) If a Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 10.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of such Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, and upon payment of the retiring Trustee’s fees, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 10.06(D).

 

Section 10.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

 

Any entity into which a Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Trustee is a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business or assets of such Trustee, will (without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Indenture) be the successor of such Trustee under this Indenture, provided that such entity is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under this Article 10.

 

Section 10.09. Eligibility; Disqualification.

 

There will at all times be a U.S. Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

 

Article 11. Miscellaneous

 

Section 11.01. Notices.

 

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:

 

If to the Company:

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

8 S Idaho St, Suite A

Dillon, Montana 59725

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Email: [Redacted – Contact Information]

 

with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

 

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, P.O. Box 53

Toronto, ON M5K 1E7

Attention: Pierre Dagenais

Facsimile: 416-216-3930

Email: pierre.dagenais@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

If to the Trustee:

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

1505 Energy Park Drive

St. Paul, MN 55108

Facsimile: 1-877-407-4679

Attention: Corporate Trust Services—Almonty Industries, Inc. Administrator

 

Computershare Trust Company of Canada

3rd Floor, Burrard Street

Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B9

Canada

Attention: General Manager, Corporate Trust

Email: corporatetrust.vancouver@computershare.com

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.01, notices to the Trustee (other than a notice pursuant to Section 2.12) or any Note Agent must be in writing and will be deemed to have duly been given upon receipt by the Trustee or such Note Agent, as applicable.

 

The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.

 

 

The Trustee will not have any duty to confirm that the person sending any notice, instruction or other communication by electronic transmission (including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider acceptable to the Trustee) will be deemed original signatures for all purposes. Any person that uses electronic signatures or electronic methods to send communications to the Trustee assumes all risks arising out of such use, including the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized communication and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Trustee may, in any instance and in its sole discretion, require that an original document bearing a manual signature be delivered to the Trustee in lieu of, or in addition to, any such electronic communication.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders and the Trustee) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt is acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent electronically or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided, however, that a notice or communication to a Holder of a Global Note may, but need not, instead be sent pursuant to the Depositary Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.

 

If the U.S. Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the U.S. Trustee, the U.S. Trustee will cause any notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Depositary Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the U.S. Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.

 

If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities (and, for purposes of the interpretation of this Indenture, such notice will be deemed to have been duly sent at the time otherwise required by this Indenture); and (B) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.

 

Section 11.02. Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.

 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (other than the initial authentication of Notes under this Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee:

 

(A) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and

 

(B) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.

 

Section 11.03. Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.06) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture will include:

 

(A) a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or condition;

 

(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;

 

(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

 

(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.

 

Section 11.04. Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent.

 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. Each of the Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

 

Section 11.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders.

 

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

Section 11.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE EXERCISE, PERFORMANCE OR DISCHARGE BY THE CANADIAN CO-TRUSTEE OF ANY OF ITS RIGHTS, POWERS, DUTIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTES WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.

 

Section 11.07. Submission to Jurisdiction.

 

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Trustee and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

Section 11.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.

 

 

Section 11.09. Successors.

 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.

 

Section 11.10. Force Majeure.

 

The Trustee and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including, without limitation, any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism, epidemic or pandemic, quarantine, national emergency, computer hardware or software failure, communications system failure, malware or ransomware attack, unavailability of any securities clearing system or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

Section 11.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with the Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements under the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act and its implementing regulations, the U.S. Trustee in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the U.S. Trustee. The parties hereby agree that they will provide the U.S. Trustee with such information as it may request including, but not limited to, each party’s name, physical address, tax identification number and other information that will help the U.S. Trustee identify and verify each party’s identity such as organizational documents, certificate of good standing, license to do business, or other pertinent identifying information.

 

Section 11.12. Calculations.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily Conversion Value, the Daily Cash Amount, the Daily Share Amount, the Daily VWAP, the Trading Price, accrued interest on the Notes, the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the Conversion Rate.

 

The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide an Officer’s Certificate and schedule of its calculations to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon the Trustee’s receipt of a Holder’s written request therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for making or confirming any calculations or other amounts called for under this Indenture or the Notes.

 

 

Section 11.13. Severability.

 

If any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 11.14. Counterparts.

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. This Indenture will be valid, binding, and enforceable against a party only when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) any electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) (collectively, “Signature Law”); (ii) an original manual signature; or (iii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature. Each electronic signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature will for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto will be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and will have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any party and will have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts will, together, constitute one and the same instrument. For avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures will be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.

 

Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

 

The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.

 

Section 11.16. Withholding Taxes.

 

Each Holder of a Note agrees, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, by its acquisition of such interest, is deemed to agree, that if the Company or other applicable withholding agent (including the Trustee) pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Shares or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note, subject to the Company’s obligation to pay Additional Amounts in certain circumstances pursuant to Section 3.05 and Section 4.03(C)(ii).

 

 

Section 11.17. Service of Process.

 

The Company’s principal executive offices in the United States are located at: Almonty Industries Inc., 8 S Idaho St, Suite A, Dillon, Montana 59725, Attention: Lewis Black, Chief Executive Officer, email: [Redacted – Contact Information]. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any sovereign or other immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture or under any Note.

 

Section 11.18. Currency Indemnity.

 

U.S. dollars are the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the Company under or in connection with the Notes, including damages. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than U.S. dollars (as a result of, or through the enforcement of, a judgment or order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the Company’s winding-up or dissolution or otherwise) by any Holder of a Note in respect of any sum expressed to be due to it from the Company will only constitute a discharge to the Company to the extent of the U.S. dollar amount that the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so received or recovered in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is not practicable to make that purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is practicable to do so). If that U.S. dollar amount is less than the U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the recipient under any Note, the Company will indemnify such Holder against any loss sustained by it as a result; and if the amount of U.S. dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to such Holder, such Holder will, by accepting a Note, be deemed to have agreed to repay such excess. In any event, the Company will indemnify the recipient against the cost of making any such purchase.

 

Section 11.19. Interest Act (Canada).

 

For purposes of disclosure pursuant to the Interest Act (Canada), as amended, restated, replaced or re-enacted from time to time, the (i) yearly rate of interest to which any rate of interest or other amount payable under this Indenture or the Notes which is to be calculated on the basis of a number of days that is less than a full calendar year (such as a year of three hundred sixty (360) days consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months) is equivalent, may be determined by multiplying such rate by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the calendar year in which such yearly interest is to be ascertained and the denominator of which is the number of days comprising such other basis, (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest does not apply to any interest with respect to the Notes and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated in respect of the Notes are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	Almonty Industries Inc.
	By:	/s/ Lewis Black
	Name:	Lewis Black
	Title:	Chairman, President and CEO
	Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. Trustee
	By:	/s/
	Name:	Chriss Reichow
	Title:	Vice President
	Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian Co-Trustee
	By:	/s/ Shaivya Dhyani
	Name:	Shaivya Dhyani
	Title:	Corporate Trust Officer
	By:	/s/ Tram Vu
	Name:	Tram Vu
	Title:	Professional, Corporate Trust

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTE

 

[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]

 

[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]

 

[Insert Non-Affiliate Legend]

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2031

 

CUSIP No.:	[___][Insert for a “restricted” CUSIP number: *]	Certificate No. [___]
ISIN No.:	[___][Insert for a “restricted” ISIN number: *]

 

Almonty Industries Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___] dollars ($[___]) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)]^† on July 1, 2031 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.

 

Interest Payment Dates:	January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing on [date].
Regular Record Dates:	December 15 and June 15.

 

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

 

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*  This Note will be deemed to be identified by CUSIP No. [___] and ISIN No. [___] from and after such time when the Company delivers, pursuant to Section 2.12 of the within-mentioned Indenture, written notice to the Trustee of the deemed removal of the Restricted Note Legend affixed to this Note.

 

†  Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Almonty Industries Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

			Almonty Industries Inc.
Date:			By:
			Name:
			Title:

 

 

 

U.S. TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Date:			By:
				Authorized Signatory

 

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2031

 

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Almonty Industries Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Company”), designated as its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of June 9, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as U.S. Trustee, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Canadian Co-Trustee (together, with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the “Trustee,” as applicable), as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the U.S. Trustee, the Canadian Co-Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.

 

1. Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, [date].

 

2. Maturity. This Note will mature on July 1, 2031, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or Converted.

 

3. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture.

 

4. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.

 

5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.

 

6. Company to Offer to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change) occurs, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase all of a Holder’s Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture. Holders may accept such repurchase offer for all of their Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination).

 

7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.

 

 

8. Conversion. The Holder of this Note may Convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.

 

9. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Indenture places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.

 

10. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.

 

11. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Indenture.

 

12. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Shareholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

13. Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the U.S. Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the U.S. Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

 

14. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

15. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS NOTE.

 

* * *

 

 

To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

8 S Idaho St, Suite A

Dillon, Montana 59725

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE^*

 

INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $[___]

 

The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:

 

Date		Amount of Increase (Decrease) in Principal Amount of this Global Note		Principal Amount of this Global Note After Such Increase (Decrease)		Signature of Authorized Signatory of U.S. Trustee

 

* Insert for Global Notes only.

 

 

CONVERSION NOTICE

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to Convert (check one):

 

☐	the entire principal amount of
☐	$________________ * aggregate principal amount of

 

the Note identified by CUSIP No. _______________ and Certificate No. _______________.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be Converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for Conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.

 

Date:
			(Legal Name of Holder)

 

	By:
	Name:
	Title:
	Signature Guaranteed:
		Participant in a Recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
	By:
		Authorized Signatory

 

^* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

 

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Offer with respect to (check one):

 

☐

the entire principal amount of

 

☐

$ ____________ *aggregate principal amount of

 

the Note identified by CUSIP No. ____________ and Certificate No. ____________.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.

 

Date:
			(Legal Name of Holder)

 

	By:
	Name:
	Title:
	Signature Guaranteed:
		Participant in a Recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
	By:
		Authorized Signatory

 

^* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

Almonty Industries Inc.

 

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below assigns (check one):

 

☐

the entire principal amount of

 

☐

$_____________ * aggregate principal amount of

 

the Note identified by CUSIP No. _____________ and Certificate No. _____________, and all rights thereunder, to:

 

	Name:
	Address:
	Social security or tax id. #:
and irrevocably appoints:

 

as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.

 

Date:
			(Legal Name of Holder)

 

	By:
	Name:
	Title:
	Signature Guaranteed:
		Participant in a Recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program
	By:
		Authorized Signatory

 

^* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

 

TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):

 

1.	☐	Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
2.	☐	Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.
3.	☐	Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the undersigned further certifies that the within Note is being transferred to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a Person reasonably believed to be a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A. If this item is checked, then the transferee must complete and execute the acknowledgment contained on the next page.
4.	☐	Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act).

 

Dated:
(Legal Name of Holder)
By:
Name:
Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
(Participant in a Recognized Signature
Guarantee Medallion Program)
By:
	Authorized Signatory

 

 

TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

The undersigned represents that it is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the undersigned exercises sole investment discretion, and that the undersigned and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The undersigned acknowledges that the transferor is relying, in transferring the within Note, on the exemption from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 144A and that the undersigned has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A.

 

Dated:
(Name of Transferee)
By:
Name:
Title:

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND

 

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

 

(1)	REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT; AND
(2)	AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY:

 

	(A)	TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;
	(B)	PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;
	(C)	TO A PERSON REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;
	(D)	PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR
	(E)	PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C), (D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.^[**]

 

UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON SHARES, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY, BEFORE [DATE].

 

^* This paragraph and the immediately preceding paragraph will be deemed to be removed from the face of this Note at such time when the Company delivers written notice to the Trustee of such deemed removal pursuant to Section 2.12 of the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND

 

THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.

 

 

EXHIBIT B-3

 

FORM OF NON-AFFILIATE LEGEND

 

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.