(2) Party B (in the case Party B is an entity disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, its sole owner) makes the following representations: Party B is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used inSection 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(ii)Withholding Tax imposed on payments tonon-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include 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, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”). For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.
(iii)HIRE Act. The parties agree that the definitions and provisions contained in the 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol, as published by ISDA, are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
(iv)Tax documentation. For the purpose of Section 4(a)(i) of the Agreement: Party A shall provide to Party B a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service FormW-9, or any successor thereto, (i) upon execution and delivery of this Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Party B, and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided by Party A has become obsolete or incorrect. Party B shall provide to Party A a valid U.S. Internal Revenue Service FormW-9, or any successor thereto, (i) upon execution and delivery of this Confirmation, (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Party A, and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided by Party B has become obsolete or incorrect.
(r)GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.THIS CONFIRMATIONAND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.
(s)WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(t)Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010. The parties hereby agree that none of (i) Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), (ii) any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, (iii) the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, (iv) any requirement under WSTAA nor (v) an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions incorporated herein and therein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, Increased Cost of Hedging, Loss of Stock Borrow, Increased Cost of Stock Borrow or Illegality (as defined in the Confirmation or the Agreement)).
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