Assignment:
Dealer may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or duties under this Master Confirmation and any Supplemental Confirmation relating to a Transaction to any affiliate of Dealer without the prior written consent of Party B, so long as the senior unsecured debt rating or long term issuer credit rating (as applicable, the “Credit Rating”) of such affiliate (or any guarantor of its obligations under such Transaction) is equal to or greater than the Credit Rating of Dealer, as specified by S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investor Service, Inc., at the time of such assignment or transfer; provided that Party B shall have recourse to Dealer in the event of failure by its assignee to perform any of such duties hereunder; provided, further, that such assignment or transfer will not result in any negative tax or accounting consequences for, or additional payments by, Party B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the recourse to Dealer shall be limited to recoupment of Party B’s monetary damages and Party B hereby waives any right to seek specific performance by Dealer of its obligations hereunder. In connection with any assignment or transfer pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, the guarantee of any guarantor of the relevant transferee’s obligation shall constitute a Credit Support Document under the Agreement. If Dealer so assigns or transfers any of its rights or delegates any of its duties under this Master Confirmation and any Supplemental Confirmation relating to a Transaction, as the case may be, Dealer shall give prompt written notice to Party B of such assignment, transfer or delegation, as applicable.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Agreement or in the Equity Definitions, (i) Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase or receive such Shares or otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of any Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations, and Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Party B to the extent of any such performance; and (ii) to the extent Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies to any portion of a Transaction, such Transaction shall, effective two Business Days prior to the applicable Settlement Date, be deemed to be automatically assigned by Dealer to any of Dealer’s designated broker-dealer affiliates selected by Dealer, and delivery of the Shares shall be made to an account of such designated broker-dealer affiliates, as advised by Dealer.
Indemnity:
Party B agrees to indemnify Dealer and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and controlling parties (Dealer and each such affiliate or person being an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint or several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party, but only to the extent arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, the failure of a Supplemental Confirmation to become effective pursuant to the provisions set forth under the heading “Conditions to Effectiveness” above on account of any breach of the representations and covenants of Party B set forth thereunder as conditions precedent to such effectiveness. In addition, Party B will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees and reasonable expenses) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto) at the time, and only to the extent, that the relevant loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the failure of a Supplemental Confirmation to become effective pursuant to the provisions set forth under the heading “Conditions to Effectiveness” above on account of any breach of the representations and covenants of Party B set forth thereunder as conditions precedent to such effectiveness. For the avoidance of doubt, Party B will not be liable under this “Indemnity” paragraph to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Dealer’s gross negligence, fraud, bad faith and/or willful misconduct or a breach of any representation or covenant of Dealer contained in this Master Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation or the Agreement.
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