“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or the Trust Indenture Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.
“Common Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Control” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Securities Act and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.
“Conversion Shares” shall mean, subject to Article 5 of the Indenture, the Common Shares into which the Notes are convertible or that have been issued upon any conversion of Notes into Common Shares, including any Additional Shares (as defined in the Indenture) and any Common Shares issuable in connection with any Interest Make-Whole Payment (as defined in the Indenture).
“Deferral Period” shall have the meaning indicated in Section 3(i).
“Depositary” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture.
“Effectiveness Deadline” shall have the meaning indicated in Section 2(a).
“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Filing Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or any successor agency thereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean each offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Registrable Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities.
“Holder” or “Holders” shall have the meanings set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Investor” or “Investors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Majority Holders” shall mean, on any date and subject to Section 17, Holders (determined, in the case of Holders of Notes, on an as-converted basis) of a majority of the Conversion Shares.
“Maturity Date” shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture.
“Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Notice and Questionnaire” shall mean a written notice delivered to the Company substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
“Notice Holder” shall mean, on any date, any Holder that has delivered a Notice and Questionnaire to the Company on or prior to such date.
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