(ii) Dealer and its affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares and derivatives linked to the Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transactions, including acting as agent or as principal and for its own account or on behalf of customers;
(iii) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in Counterparty’s securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price and the Settlement Price for each Transaction;
(iv) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price and the Settlement Price for each Transaction, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty; and
(v) each Transaction is a derivatives transaction; Dealer may purchase or sell shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the price received by Counterparty under the terms of the relevant Transaction.
(i) Counterparty and Dealer agree and acknowledge that (A) the Transactions contemplated by this Master Confirmation will be entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation hereto form a single agreement between Counterparty and Dealer, and Dealer would not otherwise enter into such Transactions; (B) this Master Confirmation, together with each Supplemental Confirmation hereto, is a “qualified financial contract,” as such term is defined inSection 5-701(b)(2) of the General Obligations Law; (C) each Supplemental Confirmation hereto, regardless of whether transmitted electronically or otherwise, constitutes a “confirmation in writing sufficient to indicate that a contract has been made between the parties” hereto, as set forth inSection 5-701(b)(3)(b) of the General Obligations Law; and (D) this Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation hereto constitute a prior “written contract,” as set forth in Section 5-701(b)(1)(b) of the General Obligations Law, and each party hereto intends and agrees to be bound by this Master Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation.
(j) Counterparty and Dealer agree that, upon the delivery of any Transaction Notice (as such term is defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) relating to a Forward (as such term is defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) by Counterparty, in respect of the Transaction to which such Transaction Notice relates, each of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and other provisions of this Master Confirmation and the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction (including, without limitation, Dealer’s right to designate an Early Valuation Date in respect of such Transaction pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Early Valuation” in Section 2 and the termination of such Transaction following a Bankruptcy Termination Event as described in Section 7) shall govern, and be applicable to, such Transaction as of the first Trading Day of the Forward Hedge Selling Period for such Transaction as if the Trade Date for such Transaction were such first Trading Day.
9. Tax Matters.
| (a) | Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the Agreement, each party makes the following representation: |
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 9(h) of the Agreement or any other payments of interest or penalty charges for late payment) to be made by it to the other party under the Agreement.
In making this representation, a party may rely on:
| a. | the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Agreement, |
| b. | the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement, and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement, and |
| c. | the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of the Agreement; |
provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) above and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
| (ii) | For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement: |
| (A) | Dealer makes the following representation(s): |
| (B) | Counterparty represents that it is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes and an exempt recipient under section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii) of the United States Treasury Regulations. |
| (b) | Document Delivery. For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement: |
| (i) | Dealer agrees to complete, accurately and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Counterparty, to execute and to deliver to Counterparty a valid and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8ECI, as applicable (or any successor form), and any required attachments thereto (i) upon execution of this Master Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Counterparty and (iii) promptly upon learning that the information on any such Form W-9 or W-8ECI, as applicable (or any successor thereto) previously provided by Dealer has become inaccurate or incorrect. |
| (ii) | Counterparty agrees to complete, accurately and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to execute and to deliver to Dealer a valid and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) and any required attachments thereto (i) upon execution of this Master Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer and (iii) promptly upon learning that the information on any such Form W-9 (or any successor thereto) previously provided by Counterparty has become inaccurate or incorrect. |
| (iii) | Counterparty and Dealer agree to deliver any other form or document, accurately completed and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the other party, that may be required or reasonably requested in order to allow the other party to make a payment under this Master Confirmation, including any Credit Support Document, without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction at a reduced rate (i) promptly upon the reasonable demand of such other party. |
| (c) | Withholding Tax Imposed on Payments to Non-US Counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. “Tax” as used in the preceding paragraph (a) of this Section (Tax Representations) and “Indemnifiable Tax” as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code (“FATCA”), or any fiscal or regulatory legislation or rules adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of FATCA (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”), or (ii) any tax imposed or collected pursuant to Section 871(m) of the Code or any current or future regulations or official interpretation thereof (a “Section 871(m) Withholding Tax”). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax and a Section 871(m) Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law. |
| (d) | Change of Account. Section 2(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following after the word “change” in the fourth line thereof: “; provided that if any new account of one party is not in the same tax jurisdiction as the original account, the other party shall not be obliged to pay, for tax reasons, any greater amount and shall not be obliged to accept any lesser amount as a result of such change than would have been the case if such change had not taken place.” |
| (e) | Tax Documents. Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding prior to the existing text: “upon the earlier of learning that such form or documents is required or”. |
10. Indemnification. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and its assignees and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and