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EXHIBIT 4.3
Exhibit 4.3
NEBIUS
GROUP N.V.
and
U.S.
Bank Trust Company, National Association
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 24, 2026
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1.
Definitions;
Rules of Construction
1
Section 1.01.
Definitions
1
Section 1.02.
Other
Definitions
12
Section 1.03.
Rules of
Construction
13
Article 2.
The Notes
14
Section 2.01.
Form,
Dating and Denominations
14
Section 2.02.
Execution,
Authentication and Delivery
14
Section 2.03.
Initial
Notes and Additional Notes
15
Section 2.04.
Method
of Payment
16
Section 2.05.
Accrual
of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day
16
Section 2.06.
Registrar,
Paying Agent and Conversion Agent
18
Section 2.07.
Paying
Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust
19
Section 2.08.
Holder
Lists
19
Section 2.09.
Legends
19
Section 2.10.
Transfers
and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
20
Section 2.11.
Exchange
and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption
25
Section 2.12.
Removal
of Transfer Restrictions
26
Section 2.13.
Replacement
Notes
26
Section 2.14.
Registered
Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes
27
Section 2.15.
Cancellation
27
Section 2.16.
Notes
Held by the Company or its Affiliates
27
Section 2.17.
Temporary
Notes
27
Section 2.18.
Outstanding
Notes
27
Section 2.19.
Repurchases
by the Company
28
Section 2.20.
CUSIP
and ISIN Numbers
28
Section 2.21.
Accretion
29
Article 3.
Covenants
29
Section 3.01.
Payment
on Notes
29
Section 3.02.
Exchange
Act Reports
29
Section 3.03.
Rule 144A
Information
30
Section 3.04.
Additional
Interest
30
Section 3.05.
Compliance
and Default Certificates
32
Section 3.06.
Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws
33
Section 3.07.
Acquisition
of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates
33
Section 3.08.
Existence
33
Section 3.09.
Additional
Amounts
33
Section 3.10.
Settlement
in Ordinary Shares in the Event of Withholding or Deduction upon Conversion
36
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Article 4.
Repurchase
and Redemption
37
Section 4.01.
No Sinking
Fund
37
Section 4.02.
Right
of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change
37
Section 4.03.
Right
of the Company to Redeem the Notes
42
Article 5.
Conversion
46
Section 5.01.
Right
to Convert
46
Section 5.02.
Conversion
Procedures
50
Section 5.03.
Settlement
Upon Conversion
52
Section 5.04.
Reserve
and Status of Ordinary Shares Issued Upon Conversion
55
Section 5.05.
Adjustments
to the Conversion Rate
56
Section 5.06.
Voluntary
Adjustments
66
Section 5.07.
Adjustments
to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change
67
Section 5.08.
Exchange
in Lieu of Conversion
68
Section 5.09.
Effect
of Ordinary Share Change Event
68
Section 5.10.
Remaining
Accreted Amount Extinguished upon Conversion
70
Article 6.
Successors
70
Section 6.01.
When
the Company May Merge, Etc.
70
Section 6.02.
Successor
Entity Substituted
71
Section 6.03.
Exclusion
for Asset Transfers with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
71
Article 7.
Defaults
and Remedies
71
Section 7.01.
Events
of Default
71
Section 7.02.
Acceleration
73
Section 7.03.
Sole
Remedy for a Failure to Report
74
Section 7.04.
Other
Remedies
75
Section 7.05.
Waiver
of Past Defaults
75
Section 7.06.
Cure
of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs
75
Section 7.07.
Control
by Majority
76
Section 7.08.
Limitation
on Suits
76
Section 7.09.
Right
of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration
77
Section 7.10.
Collection
Suit by Trustee
77
Section 7.11.
Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim
77
Section 7.12.
Priorities
78
Section 7.13.
Undertaking
for Costs
78
Article 8.
Amendments,
Supplements and Waivers
78
Section 8.01.
Without
the Consent of Holders
78
Section 8.02.
With
the Consent of Holders
79
Section 8.03.
Notice
of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
81
Section 8.04.
Revocation,
Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.
81
Section 8.05.
Notations
and Exchanges
81
Section 8.06.
Trustee
to Execute Supplemental Indentures
82
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Article 9.
Satisfaction
and Discharge
82
Section 9.01.
Termination
of Company’s Obligations
82
Section 9.02.
Repayment
to Company
83
Section 9.03.
Reinstatement
83
Article 10.
Trustee
83
Section 10.01.
Duties
of the Trustee
83
Section 10.02.
Rights
of the Trustee
84
Section 10.03.
Individual
Rights of the Trustee
85
Section 10.04.
Trustee’s
Disclaimer
86
Section 10.05.
Notice
of Defaults
86
Section 10.06.
Compensation
and Indemnity
86
Section 10.07.
Replacement
of the Trustee
87
Section 10.08.
Successor
Trustee by Merger, Etc.
88
Section 10.09.
Eligibility;
Disqualification
88
Article 11.
Miscellaneous
88
Section 11.01.
Notices
88
Section 11.02.
Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion
of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent
90
Section 11.03.
Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate
and Opinion of Counsel
91
Section 11.04.
Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying
Agent and the Conversion Agent
91
Section 11.05.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees
and Shareholders
91
Section 11.06.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial
91
Section 11.07.
Submission to Jurisdiction
92
Section 11.08.
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements
92
Section 11.09.
Successors
92
Section 11.10.
Force Majeure
92
Section 11.11.
U.S.A. PATRIOT Act
92
Section 11.12.
Calculations
93
Section 11.13.
Severability
93
Section 11.14.
Counterparts
93
Section 11.15.
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
93
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
Affiliate Resale Legend
B3-1
Exhibit B-4: Form of
OID Legend
B4-1
Exhibit C: Accretion Table
C-1
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INDENTURE,
dated as of August 24, 2026, between Nebius Group N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated
under the laws of the Netherlands, with its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands registered in the
trade register under number 27265167, as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as 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 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”).
Article 1. Definitions;
Rules of Construction
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Accreted Principal
Amount” means, as of any date, the Original Principal Amount plus the principal accreted thereon up to, and including, such
date pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Accretion Ratio”
means, as of any date, the Accreted Principal Amount per $1,000 in Original Principal Amount of Notes (as of the date of calculation)
divided by the Original Principal Amount per $1,000 of Notes.
“Additional Amounts”
has the meaning specified in Section 3.09.
“Additional Interest”
means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04.
“Additional Notes”
has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Affiliate”
has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.
“Affiliate Resale
Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3.
“Authorized Denomination”
means, with respect to a Note, an Original Principal Amount thereof equal to a minimum of $200,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000
in excess thereof.
“Bankruptcy Law”
means the Netherlands Bankruptcy Act (Faillissementswet), as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute, or the laws
of any other jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation,
reorganization or relief of debtors, or any similar foreign law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation,
reorganization or relief of debtors or any amendments to, succession to or change in any such law.
“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.
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“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 a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law
or executive order to close or be closed.
“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.
“Change in Tax Law”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.03(C)(i).
“Close of Business”
means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“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 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 3.0802 Ordinary Shares per $1,000 Original 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 Ordinary Share delivered or deliverable upon conversion of any Note.
“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-thirtieth (1/30th) of the product of (A) the Conversion Rate on
such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP per Ordinary Share on such VWAP Trading Day.
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“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) thirty (30).
“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 Ordinary Shares as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg
VWAP” on Bloomberg page “NBIS<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 Ordinary 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 include an Initial Purchaser). 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 3.10 and 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 3.10
and 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.
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“Ex-Dividend Date”
means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Ordinary Shares, the first date on which Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Free Trade 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 the Ordinary Shares representing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the Ordinary 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 merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all
of the Ordinary 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 merger, 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);
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(C) the
Company’s shareholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(D) the
Ordinary Shares cease to be listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market
(or any of their respective successors);
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 Ordinary Shares (excluding
cash payments in lieu of fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists
of shares of common stock or other corporate common equity interests listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock
or other corporate common equity interests, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of the New York Stock Exchange, 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 an Ordinary Share Change Event whose Reference
Property consists of such consideration.
For the avoidance of doubt,
references in this definition to the Company, the Ordinary Shares and the Company’s “common equity” will be subject
to (x) Article 6 and (y) Section 5.09(A)(1)(III).
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).
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“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 or supplemented from time to time.
“Initial Purchasers”
mean the initial purchasers named in the Purchase Agreement.
“Interest Payment
Date” means, with respect to a Note, each February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15,
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 August 24, 2026.
“Last Original Issue
Date” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and any Notes issued in exchange
therefor or in substitution thereof, the Issue Date; 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 Ordinary Shares for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported,
the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last
bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Ordinary Shares on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for
the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed. If the Ordinary 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 Ordinary Share on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar
organization. If the Ordinary Shares are not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the mid-point of
the last bid price and the last ask price per Ordinary Share on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment
banking firm selected by the Company, which may be an Initial Purchaser. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty
to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.
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“Make-Whole Fundamental
Change” means a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D) of
the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition).
“Make-Whole Fundamental
Change Conversion Period” means 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), to, but excluding,
the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date);
“Make-Whole Fundamental
Change Effective Date” means the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective.
“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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating
to the Ordinary Shares.
“Maturity Date”
means February 15, 2034.
“Note Agent”
means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
“Notes”
means the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034 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 December 15, 2033, the thirty (30) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including,
the third (3rd) 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 thirty (30) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on,
and including, the thirty-first (31st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause
(B) above, if such Conversion Date occurs on or after December 15, 2033, the thirty (30) consecutive VWAP Trading Days
beginning on, and including, the thirty-first (31st) 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 General Counsel, the Secretary or any Vice-President of the Company.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets
the requirements of Section 11.03.
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“OID Legend”
means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-4.
“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.
“Ordinary Shares”
means the Class A ordinary shares in the share capital of the Company (CUSIP N97284108), nominal value €0.01 per share, subject
to Section 5.09.
“Original Principal
Amount” means (a) with respect to the Notes issued on the Issue Date, the principal amount of the Notes on the Issue Date,
which, on an aggregate basis, is $2,300,000,000, and (b) with respect to any Additional Notes, the principal amount of such Additional
Notes on their date of issuance as set forth in the certificate(s) representing such Additional Notes.
“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.
“Purchase
Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated August 19, 2026, between the Company and Goldman Sachs &
Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein.
“Redemption”
means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03.
“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
February 15, the immediately preceding February 1; and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on August 15, the
immediately preceding August 1.
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“Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.09.
“Repurchase Upon
Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.
“Responsible Officer”
means (A) any officer within the corporate trust group of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer
of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of such officers; and (B) with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter relating to this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge
of, and familiarity with, the particular subject, and who, in each case, has 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.
“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 Ordinary Shares are then listed or, if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities
exchange, on the principal other market on which the Ordinary Shares are then traded. If the Ordinary 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.
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“Share Price”
has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Ordinary Shares receive only cash in consideration
for their Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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.
“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
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000).
“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 Original Principal Amount of such Note deliverable upon such conversion (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional Ordinary 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.
“Trading
Day” means any day on which (A) trading in the Ordinary Shares generally occurs on the principal U.S. national
or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or, if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed on a U.S.
national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Ordinary Shares are then traded; and (B) there
is no Market Disruption Event. If the Ordinary Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
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“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 Original Principal Amount of Notes, obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such
lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in Original 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 an Initial
Purchaser; 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 five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lesser amount as
may then be outstanding) in Original 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
Original 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 Ordinary 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 the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions
of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.
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“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 Ordinary Shares are then listed, or, if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or
regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares
generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or,
if the Ordinary Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which
the Ordinary Shares are then traded. If the Ordinary 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 Shares”
5.07(A)
“Business Combination
Event”
6.01(A)
“Cash Settlement”
5.03(A)
“Combination Settlement”
5.03(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)
“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
Notice”
4.02(E)
“Fundamental Change
Repurchase Right”
4.02(A)
“Initial Notes”
2.03(A)
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“Measurement Period”
5.01(C)(i)(2)
“Notice of Election
to Pay Deferred Additional Interest”
3.04(C)(i)
“Ordinary Share
Change Event”
5.09(A)
“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)
“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)
“Tender/Exchange
Offer Valuation Period”
5.05(A)(v)
“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;
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(I) the
exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture;
(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;
(K) for
the avoidance of doubt, no reference to interest herein shall be interpreted as including any amount accruing on the Original Principal
Amount of any Note pursuant to Section 2.21; and
(L) unless
otherwise expressly indicated in this Indenture, any reference to the principal amount of the Notes is to the Original Principal Amount
of the Notes, and any references to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes are to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 Original
Principal Amount of the Notes (and not the Accreted Principal Amount of the Notes).
Article 2. The
Notes
Section 2.01. Form,
Dating and Denominations.
The Notes and the 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 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, electronic
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.
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(B) Authentication
by the Trustee and Delivery.
(i) No
Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory
of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
(ii) The
Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the 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 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 Trustee that (a) requests
the 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 Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then
the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.
(iii) 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.
Section 2.03. Initial
Notes and Additional Notes.
(A) Initial
Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued two billion three hundred million dollars ($2,300,000,000) aggregate Original
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 or notice to any Holder, the Company may, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02),
issue additional Notes (“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, the Accreted Principal Amount in respect of
such Additional Notes as of the date of issuance of 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 federal income tax or federal securities laws or, if applicable,
the Depositary Procedures, then such Additional Notes or resold Notes will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or ISIN number or
by no CUSIP number or ISIN number.
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Section 2.04. Method
of Payment.
(A) Global
Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the Accreted Principal Amount (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 Accreted Principal Amount (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 Original 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 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 specified in clause (i) in the preceding sentence 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 on its Original Principal Amount at a rate per annum equal to 4.50% (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.
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(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 as provided either in clause (i) or
(ii) below, at the Company’s election.
(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 must be 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 will send 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).
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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 Original Principal Amount of 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 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.
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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 Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if
not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further 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
and the 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 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 (viii) or (ix) 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 Trustee will
serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.
Section 2.08. Holder
Lists.
If
the Trustee is not the Registrar, then the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each
Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as
the 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) Affiliate
Resale Legend. Each Note will bear the Affiliate Resale 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.
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(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.
(G) OID
Legend. Each Note will bear the OID 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 of Physical Notes 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.
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(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 Trustee 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 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
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(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
Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the Original 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 an Original Principal Amount of zero, then the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the Trustee to cancel such Global
Note pursuant to Section 2.15);
(2) if
required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the Original 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 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;
and
(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 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 Original Principal Amount equal to the
Original 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.
(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.
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(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
Original Principal Amount equal to the aggregate Original 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 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 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 Original Principal Amount equal to the Original 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 Trustee will reflect an increase of the Original 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 Original 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 Original
Principal Amount exceeding the maximum aggregate Original Principal Amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company
will issue, execute and deliver, and the 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 Original Principal Amount equal to the Original
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
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(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 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 Original Principal
Amount equal to the Original 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 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 Original Principal
Amount equal to the Original 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 Trustee and the Registrar
may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and
the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the 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.
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(E) Transfers
of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,
the Company, the 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 Original Principal Amount equal to
the Original 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 an Original Principal Amount equal to the Original 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 Original 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 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 Original Principal Amount equal to the
Original 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.
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(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 Trustee will reflect a decrease of the Original Principal Amount of such Global
Note in an amount equal to the Original 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 Original 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 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 (i) the Company will effect such
exchange or procedure as soon as reasonably practicable; and (ii) 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 Trustee
will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such
mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Company. 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 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.
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Section 2.14. Registered
Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.
Except to the extent rights
hereunder are expressly granted to owners of beneficial interests in 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 Trustee as its custodian,
and the Company, the 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 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 Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the Trustee each
Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The 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 Original 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 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 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 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 Trustee or delivered to the Trustee
for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15; (ii) assigned an Original Principal Amount of zero by notation on
the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any 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.
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(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 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 Accreted 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 Accreted 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.
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Section 2.21. Accretion.
Commencing on August 24,
2026, to, and including, the Maturity Date, the principal amount of the Notes shall accrete in the manner provided in this Section 2.21.
Exhibit C hereto sets forth the Accreted Principal Amounts per $1,000 Original Principal Amount of Notes as of specified dates during
the period from the Issue Date through the Maturity Date, and the method of calculating the Accreted Principal Amount on any given date.
If a calculation of the Accreted Principal Amount is required at any given time, the Company will make such calculation in accordance
with the method set forth on Exhibit C hereto, and will provide such calculations to the Trustee and (upon request) the Holders.
The Holders may deliver a written request to the Company (with a copy to the Trustee) to provide such calculations and the Company shall
provide such calculations promptly (and, in any event, no later than five (5) Business Days following the date the Company receives
such request).
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 or furnish with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file or furnish 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 report that the Company files with or furnishes to 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 or furnished via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon
the request of any Holder, the Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has sent the Trustee pursuant
to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.
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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 Company expects to or will file, such report before the expiration of such maximum period.
(B) Trustee’s
Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Company has filed or furnished any material via the EDGAR system (or such
successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) will not be deemed to constitute actual or
constructive knowledge of or notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein,
including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture.
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 Ordinary Shares deliverable 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 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 shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company (or its successor) will take such further action as any Holder
or beneficial owner of such Notes or shares may reasonably request to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares
pursuant to Rule 144A.
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) such
Note is not registered under the Securities Act and the Company fails to timely file any report (other than Form 6-K reports) that
the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (after giving effect to all
applicable grace periods 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 this Section 3.04(A)(i) 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 Company expects to or will file, such report before the expiration
of such maximum period.
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(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 Original 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 Original
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 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 (with a copy to the Trustee)
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 being “Deferred Additional Interest”).
Without further action by the Company or any other Person, 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).
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(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 Accreted Principal Amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest (other
than such Deferred Additional Interest and any interest thereon) on the Original Principal Amount of, 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 accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional 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 Additional Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that
is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee (x) will have no duty to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable (or
whether the same is deferred or is accruing interest) or the amount thereof and (y) may assume (without inquiry) that no Additional
Interest is payable or has been deferred unless and until the Company delivers such Officer’s Certificate.
(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. Compliance
and Default Certificates.
(A) Annual
Compliance Certificate. Within one hundred and twenty (120) 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 or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such
signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or
Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
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(B) Default
Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will, within thirty (30) days after its first occurrence,
deliver an Officer’s Certificate to 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 or Event of Default is cured or waived.
Section 3.06. 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 power granted to the Trustee by this Indenture, but will
suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 3.07. 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 Trustee
for cancellation.
Section 3.08. Existence.
Subject to Article 6,
the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.
Section 3.09. Additional
Amounts.
(a) All payments and
deliveries made by, or on behalf of, the Company or any successor to the Company under or with respect to this Indenture and the Notes,
including, but not limited to, payments of the Accreted Principal Amount, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the Redemption Price,
payments of interest, including any additional interest, payments of cash upon conversion of the Notes and deliveries of Ordinary Shares
(together with payments of cash in lieu of any fractional Ordinary Share) upon conversion of the Notes, shall be made without withholding
or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (“Taxes”)
imposed or levied by or within any jurisdiction in which the Company or any successor to the Company is organized or resident for tax
purposes, maintaining a permanent establishment, or doing business or through which payment or deliveries is made or deemed made (or
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein) (each, as applicable, a “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”),
unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event that any such withholding or deduction is so required, other
than any such withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any Taxes that is imposed in connection with payments of cash upon conversion
of the Notes or deliveries of Ordinary Shares, together with payments of cash in lieu of any fractional Ordinary Share, upon conversion
of the Notes (other than any de minimis amount of withholding or deduction in the nature of the costs of issuance of
Ordinary Shares), the Company or any successor to the Company shall pay to each Holder such additional amounts (“Additional
Amounts”) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the Holder or beneficial owner after such withholding
or deduction (and after deducting any Taxes on the Additional Amounts) shall equal the amounts that would have been received by such
Holder or beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required; provided that no Additional Amounts shall
be payable:
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(i) for
or on account of:
(A) any
tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge 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,
including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner being or having been a national, domiciliary or resident of such Relevant
Taxing Jurisdiction or treated as a resident thereof or being or having been physically present or engaged in a trade or business therein
or having or having had a permanent establishment therein, other than merely holding such Note or the receipt of payments thereunder;
(2) the
presentation of such Note (in cases in which presentation is required) more than 30 days after the later of the date on which the payment
of the Accreted Principal Amount, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the Redemption Price, as applicable, with respect to, and
interest on, such Note, together with payments of cash and the delivery of Ordinary Shares (together with payment of cash in lieu of
any fractional Ordinary Share) upon conversion of such Note became due and payable pursuant to the terms thereof or was made or duly
provided for; or
(3) the
failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to comply with a reasonable and timely request from the Company or any successor of the Company,
addressed to the Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning
such Holder’s or beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction,
or to make any declaration or satisfy any other reporting requirement relating to such matters, if and to the extent that due and timely
compliance with such request is required by statute, regulation or administrative practice of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction in order
to reduce or eliminate any withholding or deduction as to which Additional Amounts would have otherwise been payable to such Holder and
only if and to the extent that such Holder or beneficial owner is legally entitled to provide such information or documentation or to
make such declaration or claim or to satisfy such requirement;
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(B) any
estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(C) any
tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is payable otherwise than by withholding from payments under or with respect
to the Notes;
(D) any
combination of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges referred to in the preceding clauses (A), (B) or (C);
(E) any
taxes imposed, withheld or deducted pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any amended
or successor version of such sections that is substantially comparable) (the “Code”), any current or future regulations
thereunder, official interpretations thereof or agreements (including any intergovernmental agreement or any laws, rules or practices
implementing such intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith or otherwise pursuant to any agreements described
in Section 1471 (b) of the Code;
(F) any
taxes imposed, withheld or deducted pursuant to the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021), as amended (or any
amended or successor version of the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021), and any current or future regulations thereunder and official interpretations
thereof; or
(G) any
taxes that were imposed with respect to any payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the
Redemption Price, as applicable, with respect to, and interest on, such Note if the Holder is a fiduciary, partnership or person other
than the sole beneficial owner of that payment to the extent that no Additional Amounts would have been payable had the beneficial owner
of the applicable Note been the Holder of such Note.
For
the avoidance of doubt, no Additional Amounts will be payable in the case of withholding or deduction that is imposed in connection with
payments of cash upon conversion of the Notes or deliveries of Ordinary Shares, together with payments of cash in lieu of any fractional
Ordinary Share (other than any de minimis amount of withholding or deduction in the nature of the costs of issuance
of Ordinary Shares) upon conversion of the Notes.
(b) If the Company becomes
obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment or delivery under or with respect to the Notes, the Company will timely
deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount estimated
to be so payable. The Officer’s Certificate must also set forth any other information reasonably necessary to enable the Paying
Agent or the Conversion Agent, as the case may be, to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee shall
be entitled to rely solely on such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary. The Company will
provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts.
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(c) The Company will
make all withholdings and deductions required by law and will timely remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing
authority in accordance with applicable law. The Company will obtain tax receipts from each taxing authority evidencing the payment of
any Taxes so deducted or withheld and timely furnish to the Holders certified copies of tax receipts evidencing payment by the Company.
In the event that (i) the taxing authority of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction determines that amounts should have been withheld or
deducted in respect of any payments or deliveries under or with respect to the Notes in excess of any amounts that were actually withheld
or deducted by the Company or its successor, and (ii) the Company or its successor would have been required to pay Additional Amounts
if such amounts had been withheld or deducted, then the Company or its successor shall indemnify each Holder and beneficial owner of
the Notes and the Trustee, on an after-Tax basis, for any and all losses incurred as a result of the Company’s failure to make
such withholdings and deductions and to pay Additional Amounts (including any Additional Amounts).
(d) Any
reference in this Indenture or the Notes in any context to the payment of the Accreted Principal Amount, the Fundamental Change Repurchase
Price or the Redemption Price, with respect to, and interest on, any Note shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts, unless the
context requires otherwise, that may be payable with respect to that amount under the obligations referred to in this Section 3.09.
(e) The Company or any
successor to the Company will promptly pay when due and indemnify the Holder or beneficial owner for any present or future stamp, court
or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any taxing jurisdiction from the
execution, delivery or registration or enforcement of each Note or any other document or instrument referred to herein or therein or
the receipt of any payments with respect thereto.
(f) The foregoing obligations
shall survive termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture, any transfer by a Holder or beneficial owner of its Notes, and
will apply, mutatis mutandis, for the avoidance of doubt, to any jurisdiction in which any successor to the Company is then incorporated,
organized, or resident for tax purposes, or engaged in business or any jurisdiction from or through which any payment or deliveries is
made or deemed made and any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein having the power to tax, or the earlier
resignation or removal of the Trustee.
Section 3.10. Settlement
in Ordinary Shares in the Event of Withholding or Deduction upon Conversion.
In
the event that any withholding or deduction (other than any de minimis amount of withholding or deduction in
the nature of the costs of issuance of Ordinary Shares) is required by law upon or in connection with any payments of cash upon conversion
of the Notes or deliveries of Ordinary Shares (together with payments of cash in lieu of any fractional Ordinary Share) upon conversion
of the Notes, whether made in cash, Ordinary Shares or other consideration, the Company shall timely take any reasonable measures to
minimize or eliminate such withholding or deduction including but not limited to, by electing to settle the conversion of the Notes solely
in Ordinary Shares and not to settle the conversion in cash (in whole or in part). If such withholding or deduction can be eliminated
(or reduced to a de minimis amount in the nature of the costs of issuance of Ordinary Shares) if Physical Settlement is the applicable
settlement method for a conversion of the Notes, the Company will be deemed to have elected Physical Settlement for all conversions otherwise
subject to such withholding or deduction.
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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. Right
of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.
(A) Right
of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02,
if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to
require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) 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 Accreted 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 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 Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).
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(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 Accreted 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 Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will
send to the Holders, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental
Change Notice”).
Such Fundamental Change 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 require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including
the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right 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 Original 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 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;
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(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 Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder
or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
(F) Procedures
to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
(i) Delivery
of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right 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
Original 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 Right with respect to such Original 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)).
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(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
Original Principal Amount of such Note to be withdrawn, such that the withdrawn portion of such Note is an Authorized Denomination (or
such lesser amount held by such Holder); and
(3) the
Original Principal Amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, such that the withdrawn
portion of such Note is an Authorized Denomination (or such lesser amount held by such Holder);
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 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 prescribed 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).
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(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
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 Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase
or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with an Ordinary Share Change Event that constitutes
a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof (regardless of whether such Ordinary Share Change
Event also constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to any other clause of such definition), if (i) the Reference Property of such
Ordinary 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 Original Principal Amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change
Repurchase Price per $1,000 Original 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 federal and
state 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, and
instead the Company will be deemed to be in compliance with such obligations if the Company complies with its obligation to repurchase
Notes upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change in accordance with this Section 4.02, modified as necessary by the Company
in good faith to permit compliance with such law or regulation.
(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.
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Section 4.03. Right
of the Company to Redeem the Notes.
(A) No
Right to Redeem the Notes Before August 21, 2028 Except Pursuant to an Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes.
The Company may not redeem
the Notes at its option pursuant to this Section 4.03 at any time before August 21, 2028 except under the circumstances
described in Section 4.03(C).
(B) Right
to Redeem the Notes on or After August 21, 2028. 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 August 21, 2028, and on or before the thirtieth (30th) 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 and all
accrued and unpaid Additional Interest, if any, has been paid, as of the Redemption Notice Date and (ii) the Last Reported Sale
Price per Ordinary Share is equal to or exceeds one hundred and fifty percent (150%), provided that the redemption of the Notes occurs
on or after August 21, 2028 and prior to August 21, 2029, or one hundred and thirty percent (130%), provided that the redemption
of the Notes occurs on or after August 21, 2029, in each case of the product of the Conversion Price and the Accretion Ratio 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 the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately
before such Redemption Notice Date; provided, however, that the Company will not be entitled to call less than all of the
outstanding Notes for Redemption unless the excess of the aggregate Accreted Principal Amount of Notes outstanding as of the time the
Company sends the related Redemption Notice over the aggregate Accreted 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).
(C) Optional
Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes.
(i) If
the Company has, or on the next Interest Payment Date would, become obligated to pay to the Holders Additional Amounts that are, in aggregate,
more than a de minimis amount, as a result of (x) any change or amendment in the laws or any rules or regulations
of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or (y) any change in an interpretation, administration or application of such laws, rules or
regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory or administrative authority of such Relevant
Taxing Jurisdiction (including the enactment of any legislation and the announcement or publication of any judicial decision or regulatory
or administrative interpretation or determination) (a “Change in Tax Law”), in each case of clauses (x) and (y),
that is not announced before, and becomes effective after the date of the Issue Date (or, if the applicable relevant taxing jurisdiction
became a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, on a date after the Issue Date, such later date), the Company may at its option, redeem all but
not part of the Notes (except in respect of Holders that elect otherwise as described in sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this
Section 4.03(C)) at the Redemption Price, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Amounts with respect to such
Redemption Price; provided that the Company may only redeem the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03(C) if
(x) it cannot avoid these obligations by taking reasonable measures available to it (provided that changing the Company’s
jurisdiction of incorporation or tax residency shall not be considered a reasonable measure for purposes of this Section 4.03(C))
and (y) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from outside counsel of recognized standing in the Relevant Taxing
Jurisdiction and an Officer’s Certificate attesting to such Change in Tax Law and obligation to pay such Additional Amounts.
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(ii) Upon
receiving a Redemption Notice pursuant to this Section 4.03(C), subject to the Depositary Procedures, each Holder will have
the right to elect not to have its Notes redeemed pursuant to sub-paragraph (iii) of this Section 4.03(C), in which
case the Company shall not be obligated to pay any Additional Amounts on any payment with respect to such Notes solely as a result of
such Change in Tax Law that resulted in the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts (whether upon conversion, required repurchase in
connection with a Fundamental Change, on the Maturity Date or otherwise, and whether in cash, Ordinary Shares, Reference Property or
otherwise) after the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price on the Redemption Date, such later date on
which the Company pays the Redemption Price), and all future payments with respect to such Notes will be subject to the deduction or
withholding of such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction taxes to the extent required by law to be deducted or withheld as a result solely of
such Change in Tax Law. The obligations to pay Additional Amounts to any electing Holder for payments made in periods prior to the Redemption
Date will continue to apply.
(iii) Subject
to the Depositary Procedures, a Holder electing not to have its Notes redeemed pursuant to this Section 4.03(C) must
deliver to the Paying Agent a written notice of election (a “No Redemption Notice”) so as to be received by the Paying
Agent prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date (or such earlier date as shall be
required pursuant to the Depositary Procedures); provided that a Holder that complies with the requirements for conversion
of its Notes as described in Article 5 will be deemed to have delivered a No Redemption Notice. Subject to the Depositary Procedures,
a Holder may withdraw any No Redemption Notice (other than a No Redemption Notice that was deemed delivered as set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence) by delivering to the Paying Agent a written notice withdrawing such No Redemption Notice prior to the Close of Business
on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price on the Redemption
Date, such later date on which the Company pays the Redemption Price). If, in respect of any Holder, such Holder does not deliver
a No Redemption Notice (and is not deemed to have delivered a No Redemption Notice), such Holder will have its Notes redeemed without
any further action.
(D) Redemption
Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the Accreted 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 Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interests
in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
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(E) Redemption
Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than fifty-five
(55), nor less than thirty-five (35), 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 sixty
(60), 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 Accreted Principal Amount (as of
the Redemption Date for such Redemption) 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 being 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, the Trustee and the Paying Agent 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 each $1,000 Original 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);
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(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) 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 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.
(I) Payment
of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time prescribed 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.
(J) Special
Provisions for Partial Calls.
(i) If
the Company decides to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes, Notes will be selected to be redeemed by lot, on a pro rata
basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate and, in the case of a Global Note, in accordance with, and
subject to, the Depositary Procedures.
(ii) Subject
to the Depositary Procedures, in the case of a Global Note, if only a portion of a Holder’s Note is selected for redemption and
such Holder converts a portion of such Note, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion that was selected
for redemption.
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(iii) If
the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03, 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 thirty-second (32nd) 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 Redemption, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed
pursuant to such 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 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 Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.03(J)(iii);
and (y) any Note that is not called for Redemption (or similar language) excludes any Note that is deemed to be called for Redemption
pursuant to this Section 4.03(J)(iii). The Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall have no obligation to make any determination
in connection with the foregoing.
Article 5. Conversion
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 (or such lesser
amount held by such Holder). 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 Ordinary Share Sale Price Condition. 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 Ordinary
Share is equal to or exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the product of the Conversion Price and the Accretion Ratio 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.
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(2) Conversion
Upon Satisfaction of Note Trading Price Condition. 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 Original 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 Ordinary 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 Original Principal Amount of Notes would be
less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Ordinary 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 Original Principal Amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported
Sale Price per Ordinary 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 Original Principal Amount of Notes
is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per Ordinary 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, before December 15, 2033, the Company elects to:
(I) distribute,
to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary
Shares or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after
the date such distribution is first publicly announced, to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at a price per share that is less
than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Ordinary 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
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(II) distribute,
to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares, assets or securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s
securities, which distribution per Ordinary Share has a value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding ten percent
(10%) of the Last Reported Sale Price per Ordinary 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 thirty-five (35) 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares equal
to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the record date for such distribution; and (ii) the aggregate Original
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 (or been deemed to have 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.
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(b) Certain
Corporate Events. If a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Ordinary Share Change Event occurs (other than a 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), 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 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, 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).
For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will not constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(5) Conversions
During Free Convertibility Period. A Holder may convert its Notes at any time from, and including, December 15, 2033, 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;
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(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) or Section 5.08.
(C) Holder
of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any Ordinary Share is deliverable 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.
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(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 documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due
on the issue or delivery of any Ordinary Shares upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is 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
tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any such
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 notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly 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.
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Section 5.03. Settlement
Upon Conversion.
(A) Settlement
Method. Upon the conversion of any Note, the Company will settle such conversion by paying or delivering, as applicable and as provided
in this Article 5, either (x) Ordinary Shares, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided
in Section 5.03(B)(i)(1) (a “Physical Settlement”); (y) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a
“Cash Settlement”); or (z) a combination of cash and Ordinary 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, subject to Section 3.10, 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 December 15, 2033, 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 December 15, 2033;
(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 December 15, 2033, then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note 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 December 15, 2033, 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
December 15, 2033;
(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 Original 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
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(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 (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 or Default Settlement Method change 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).
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(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 Current Report on Form 6-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)(ii), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion
Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 Original Principal Amount of a Note to be converted will be as follows:
(1) if
Physical Settlement applies to such conversion, a number of Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Original 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 send notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable
detail. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.
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(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 (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(J)(iii), to be called) for Redemption, 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 (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(J)(iii), to be called)
for Redemption; 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 Accreted Principal Amount 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 Accreted Principal Amount 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),
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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary
Shares that are not reserved for other purposes) a number of Ordinary 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 then in effect 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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, encumbrance or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien, encumbrance 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 Ordinary 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.
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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 Consolidations. If the Company issues solely Ordinary Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially
all of the Ordinary Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or a share consolidation of the Ordinary Shares (in each case excluding
an issuance solely pursuant to an Ordinary 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 consolidation, 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 Ordinary 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 consolidation; and
OS1
=
the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share consolidation.
If any dividend, distribution, share
split or share consolidation 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 consolidation, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend,
distribution, share split or share consolidation not been declared or announced.
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(ii) Rights,
Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary 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 forty-five (45) calendar days after the date such
distribution is first publicly announced, to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at a price per share that is less than the average
of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend
Date;
X =
the total number of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y =
a number of Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants.
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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 Ordinary Shares to
subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Ordinary
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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will
apply; and
(z) a
distribution solely pursuant to an Ordinary 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;
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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 Ordinary 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), as of such Ex-Dividend Date,
of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per Ordinary 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 Original 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 Ordinary Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares (other than
solely pursuant to (x) an Ordinary Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer
or exchange offer for Ordinary 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 (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;
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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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Share in such Spin-Off;
and
SP =
the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Ordinary 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.
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(iv) Cash
Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary 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 Ordinary Share on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend
Date; and
D =
the
cash amount distributed per Ordinary 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 Original 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 Ordinary Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, 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 Ordinary 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.
(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
for Ordinary 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) of the cash
and other consideration paid per Ordinary Share in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per Ordinary 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;
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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) of all cash and other consideration paid for Ordinary Shares purchased or exchanged in such tender
or exchange offer;
OS0
=
the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all Ordinary Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS1
=
the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all Ordinary Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP
=
the average of the Last Reported Sale
Prices per Ordinary 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 the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange
offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
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(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 share consolidation 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares equal to the product of (i) the
Conversion Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate Original Principal Amount (expressed in thousands) of
Notes held by such Holder on such date.
(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 Ordinary Shares for a purchase price that is less than the market price
per Ordinary Share or less than the Conversion Price;
(2) the
issuance of any Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares under any such plan;
(3) the
issuance of any Ordinary Shares or options or rights to purchase Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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) December 15, 2033.
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(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 Ordinary Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect
of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Ordinary Share (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;
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(iv) the
Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Ordinary Shares (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect
of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional Ordinary Share (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 Ordinary Shares deliverable 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares are to be delivered 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 Ordinary 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 Ordinary
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 Ordinary Share being less than the par value per Ordinary 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, Daily Conversion Values, Daily Cash Amounts or Daily Share Amounts 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, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period or Observation
Period, as applicable.
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(I) Calculation
of Number of Outstanding Ordinary Shares. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding at
any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Ordinary Shares; and (ii) exclude
Ordinary Shares held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on Ordinary 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 an Ordinary 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 Ordinary Shares or rights to purchase
Ordinary Shares as a result of any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) of Ordinary Shares or any similar
event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable
during such period.
(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.
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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 the number of Ordinary 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
$223.90
$275.00
$324.65
$375.00
$422.05
$486.98
$600.00
$800.00
$1,000.00
$1,500.00
$2,000.00
August 24, 2026
1.3860
0.9739
0.7239
0.5542
0.4419
0.3323
0.2133
0.1062
0.0548
0.0073
0.0000
February 15, 2027
1.3860
0.9813
0.7250
0.5521
0.4383
0.3280
0.2092
0.1035
0.0531
0.0070
0.0000
February 15, 2028
1.3860
0.9997
0.7278
0.5469
0.4296
0.3175
0.1993
0.0968
0.0491
0.0062
0.0000
February 15, 2029
1.3860
1.0219
0.7296
0.5385
0.4167
0.3026
0.1857
0.0882
0.0441
0.0052
0.0000
February 15, 2030
1.3860
1.0484
0.7290
0.5242
0.3967
0.2808
0.1667
0.0768
0.0377
0.0039
0.0000
February 15, 2031
1.3860
1.0836
0.7252
0.5011
0.3661
0.2484
0.1401
0.0619
0.0299
0.0030
0.0000
February 15, 2032
1.3860
1.1359
0.7187
0.4649
0.3192
0.2009
0.1039
0.0437
0.0209
0.0017
0.0000
February 15, 2033
1.3860
1.2311
0.7109
0.3995
0.2360
0.1240
0.0546
0.0226
0.0111
0.0006
0.0000
February 15, 2034
1.3860
0.5561
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 $2,000.00 (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 $223.90 (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 4.4662 Ordinary
Shares per $1,000 Original 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).
(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 occurring pursuant to the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b).
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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. If the Company has made such
election, then:
(A) no
later than the 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 Ordinary Share Change Event.
(A) Generally.
If there occurs any:
(i) recapitalization,
reclassification or change of the Ordinary Shares (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of
the Ordinary 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 consolidations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);
(ii) 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 Ordinary Shares
are converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination
of the foregoing (such an event, an “Ordinary 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) Ordinary Share would
be entitled to receive on account of such Ordinary 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,
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(1) from
and after the effective time of such Ordinary 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 Ordinary 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, each reference to any number of Ordinary 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 “Ordinary 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 Ordinary Share Change Event will be settled entirely in cash in an amount, per $1,000 Original 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
second (2nd) 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 Ordinary Share, by the holders of Ordinary 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.
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At or before the effective
time of such Ordinary Share Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Ordinary
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 of a Person other than the Company or the Successor Person,
then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions,
if any, to protect the interests of the Holders, including the provisions providing for repurchase rights set forth in Section 4.02.
(B) Notice
of Ordinary Share Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Ordinary Share Change Event to Holders, the Trustee and the
Conversion Agent no later than the Business Day after the effective date of such Ordinary Share Change Event.
(C) Compliance
Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Ordinary Share Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.
Section 5.10. Remaining
Accreted Amount Extinguished upon Conversion.
Upon conversion pursuant to
this Article 5, the remaining Accreted Principal Amount in excess of the Original Principal Amount converted shall be deemed to be
extinguished.
Article 6. Successors
Section 6.01. When
the Company May Merge, Etc.
(A) Generally.
The Company will not 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, (1) is a corporation (or,
if such Business Combination Event is an Exempted Fundamental Change, is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership
or other similar entity) (such corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or other similar entity, as applicable, the
“Successor Entity”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia or the Netherlands, (2) is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (3) 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; and
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(ii) immediately
after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of 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 between
or among the Company and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that is not effected by merger or consolidation. For the avoidance
of doubt, in the case of any such transfer of assets, the transferee will not succeed to the transferor, and the transferor will not be
discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
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 Accreted
Principal Amount 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 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)) such failure is not cured within three
(3) 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 ten (10) Business Days after its occurrence;
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(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 Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at
least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate Original 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
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 money borrowed of
at least one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) (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 within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at
least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of Notes then outstanding;
(viii) 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
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(6) generally
is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(ix) 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)(ix),
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)(viii) or 7.01(A)(ix) occurs
with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the Accreted Principal Amount
of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Principal Amount of, 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)(viii) or
7.01(A)(ix) 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 Original
Principal Amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the Accreted 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) Continued
Accretion Following Acceleration. For the avoidance of doubt, the Accreted Principal Amount of the Notes will, until paid, continue
to accrete pursuant to Section 2.21 following the acceleration of the Accreted Principal Amount of the Notes pursuant to this
Section.
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(D) Rescission
of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Original
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 Accreted Principal Amount 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 one hundred eighty (180) 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 one hundred eighty first (181st) 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 one hundred eighty first (181st) 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 Original Principal Amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Special Interest accrues
and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the Original Principal Amount thereof; provided,
however, that in no event will Special Interest, together with any Additional 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 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 and Deferred 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.
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(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.
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 Holders
of not less than seventy five percent (75%) of the aggregate Original Principal Amount of Notes then outstanding as provided under Section 8.02(A)),
and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default
or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount
of the Notes then outstanding. 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 Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
Section 7.06. Cure
of Defaults; Ability to Cure or Waive Before Event of Default Occurs.
For the avoidance of doubt,
and without limiting the manner in which any Default can be cured, (A) a Default consisting of a failure to send a notice in accordance
with this Indenture will be cured upon the sending of such notice; (B) 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; and (C) 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 Reporting Event of 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.
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Section 7.07. Control
by Majority.
Holders
of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct 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 or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee
is offered (and, if requested, provided with) security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense
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
Accreted Principal Amount 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), without limiting, however, the provisions in Section 8.01,
and except as provided in Section 8.02, unless:
(A) such
Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(B) Holders
of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a request to the Trustee
to pursue such remedy;
(C) such
Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss,
liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;
(D) the
Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security
or indemnity; and
(E) during
such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding do not
deliver to the 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 will have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding
sentence.
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Section 7.09. Right
of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.
Without
limiting Section 8.01 and except as provided in Section 8.02, the right of each Holder of a Note to bring
suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the Accreted Principal Amount 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 Accreted Principal Amount 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 compensation provided for in Section 10.06.
Section 7.11. Trustee
May File Proofs of Claim.
The
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 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 Trustee, and, if the Trustee
consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the 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 (senior to
the rights of Holders) 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 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 Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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Section 7.12. Priorities.
The Trustee will pay or deliver
in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:
First: to
the Trustee and its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 10.06, 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 Accreted Principal Amount 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 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 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 Original 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;
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(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 an Ordinary Share Change
Event;
(G) irrevocably
elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount; 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) provide
for or confirm the issuance of Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B);
(J) conform
the provisions of this Indenture and the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section of the Company’s preliminary offering
memorandum, dated August 19, 2026, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, dated August 19, 2026; or
(K) 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(J).
Section 8.02. With
the Consent of Holders.
(A) Generally.
Subject to Section 8.01 and the immediately following sentence, the Company and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders
of a majority in aggregate Original 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 the Holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in aggregate Original
Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision
of this Indenture or the Notes, may:
(i) reduce
or cancel any of the Original Principal Amount or Accreted Principal Amount of any Note;
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(ii) change
the Maturity Date, the earliest date that can be designated as a Redemption Date pursuant to Section 4.03, the earliest and
latest date that can be designated as a Redemption Notice Date pursuant to Section 4.03(E) or the Interest Payment Date
of any Note;
(iii) 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, including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a Fundamental Change;
(iv) reduce
the rate of, or cancel, or extend the time for the payment for, interest on any Note;
(v) make
any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Note or that otherwise modifies the conversion rights, including reducing
the Conversion Rate or limiting the circumstances in which conversion rights may be exercised (other than as expressly permitted or required
by this Indenture);
(vi) impair
the rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.09 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);
(vii) change
the ranking of the Notes;
(viii) change
the currency of the Authorized Denomination of the Notes;
(ix) make
any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Notes;
(x) reduce
the percentage of aggregate Original Principal Amount of Notes, as contemplated in this Section 8.02(A), required to consent
to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or
(xi) 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 Holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in aggregate Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding.
This Section 8.02(A) shall
not limit the Company’s ability to enter into a supplemental indenture, as contemplated in Section 5.09.
(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.
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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 Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder
of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the 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 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.
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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
the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, duties, liabilities 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; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, 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 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 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 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 Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other
property deposited with them will survive such discharge.
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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 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 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
Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.
Article 10. Trustee
Section 10.01. Duties
of the Trustee.
(A) If
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has written notice or actual knowledge of
the same, then, without limiting the generality of Section 10.02(F), the 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.
(B) 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 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.
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(C) The
Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its negligence or willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this
paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 10.01(B);
(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.
(D) No
provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.
(E) 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
held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.
(F) The
Trustee will not be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.
(G) 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, an Opinion of Counsel or both. 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 written 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 for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent 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.
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(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 (and, if requested, has provided) the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability
or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction.
(G) The
Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits),
even 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 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 Trustee has received notice from the Company that Additional Interest or Special Interest is owing or, if
applicable, accruing, on the Notes, the Trustee may assume that no Additional Interest or Special Interest, as applicable, is payable
or, if applicable, accruing.
(K) The
rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to,
and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including as Note Agent.
(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.
Section 10.03. Individual
Rights of the Trustee.
The
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 Trustee; provided, however, that if the
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 Trustee. Each Note Agent will have the same rights and duties as
the Trustee under this Section 10.03.
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Section 10.04. Trustee’s
Disclaimer.
The Trustee 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 the 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 the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
Section 10.05. Notice
of Defaults.
If
a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, then the Trustee
will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not actually
known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes
actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default or Event
of Default in the payment of the Accreted Principal Amount of, or interest on the Original Principal Amount of, any Note, or a Default
in the payment or delivery of the Conversion Consideration, 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. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged
with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless (A) written notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer and
(B) such notice references the Notes and this Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default, as applicable,
has occurred.
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, as separately agreed by the Company and the Trustee. 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, 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, against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses 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 this Indenture 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 or expense is attributable (as determined by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction)
to its 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.
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(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 the Accreted Principal Amount of, or interest on,
particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture.
(E) If
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (viii) or (ix) 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 the 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) The
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 Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and
the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(i) the
Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.09;
(ii) the
Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(iii) a
custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(iv) the
Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(C) If
the 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 Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace
such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
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(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 Original Principal Amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition
any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(E) If
the 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 the 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, upon which notice 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.
If the Trustee consolidates,
merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another entity, then such entity will
become the successor Trustee without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act.
Section 10.09. Eligibility;
Disqualification.
There will at all times be
a 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:
Schiphol Boulevard 165
Schiphol 1118 BG
Netherlands
Email:
[email protected]
Attn: General Counsel
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with a copy (which will not constitute
notice) to:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
Condor House, 5-10 St. Paul’s Churchyard
London EC4M 8AL
United Kingdom
Email:
[email protected]
Attn: Timothy J. Corbett
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
United States of America
Attn: W. Jones (Nebius Group Administrator)
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 been given upon actual 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) 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 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.
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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 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 shall 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 Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee,
the 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 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 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 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.
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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 3.05) 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.
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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. The Company has appointed Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc., 420
Lexington Avenue, Suite 901, New York, NY 10170, as its authorized agent upon whom process may be served in any such suit, action
or proceeding which may be instituted in any Specified Courts arising out of or based upon this Indenture, the Notes or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (the “Authorized Agent”). The Company expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any
such court in respect of any such action and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto
and waives any right to trial by jury. Such appointment shall be irrevocable unless and until replaced by an agent reasonably acceptable
to the Trustee. The Company represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as said agent for service of process,
and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary
to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of
such service to the Company shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company. 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 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 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 Company acknowledges that,
in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, 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 Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information
as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
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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 (including Additional Interest, Deferred Additional Interest or Special Interest) on the Notes, the
Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, the Conversion Rate, the Accreted Principal Amount and the Accretion Ratio.
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
a 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 its written request therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will not be obligated to make or
confirm 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. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent
the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or
in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
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.
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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.
Nebius Group N.V.
By:
Name:
Title:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Indenture]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Affiliate Resale Legend]
[Insert OID Legend]
NEBIUS
GROUP N.V.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
CUSIP No.:
[___][Insert for a “restricted”
CUSIP number: *]
Certificate No. [___]
ISIN No.:
[___][Insert for a “restricted” ISIN number:
*]
[Initially]† $[___]
Nebius Group N.V., a public
limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) formed under the laws of the Netherlands, with its corporate seat (statutaire
zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands registered in the Dutch trade register under number 27265167, for value received, promises to
pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the Original Principal Amount of [_______] dollars ($[_________]) multiplied
by the Accretion Ratio [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)]‡ on February 15,
2034, and to pay interest on the Original Principal Amount, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the Accreted Principal
Amount and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Original Principal Amount are paid or duly provided for.
Interest Payment Dates:
February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2027.
Regular Record Dates:
February 1 and August 1.
Additional provisions of this
Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
[The Remainder of This Page Intentionally
Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]
*
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.
‡
Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Nebius Group N.V. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.
Nebius Group N.V.
Date:
By:
Name:
Title:
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date:
By:
Authorized Signatory
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NEBIUS
GROUP N.V.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
This Note is one of a duly
authorized issue of notes of Nebius Group N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) formed under the laws
of the Netherlands, with its corporate seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands registered in the Dutch trade register
under number 27265167 (the “Company”), designated as its 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”),
all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of August 24, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the
“Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, 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 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 February 15, 2034, 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 Original 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. Right
of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental
Change) occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof
in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.
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.
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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. Accretion.
Commencing on August 24, 2026, to, and including, the Maturity Date, the Original Principal Amount of this Note shall accrete in
the manner provided in Section 2.21 of the Indenture.
10. 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.
11. Defaults
and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the Accreted 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Authentication.
No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized
signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
15. 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).
16. Governing
Law. 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.
* * *
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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:
Schiphol Boulevard 165
Schiphol 1118 BG
Netherlands
Attn: Investor Relations
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SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL
NOTE*
INITIAL ORIGINAL 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 Original Principal Amount of this Global Note
Original Principal Amount of this Global Note After Such Increase (Decrease)
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Trustee
* Insert for Global Notes only.
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CONVERSION NOTICE
Nebius
group n.v.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
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 Original Principal Amount of
$ †
aggregate Original 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.
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
nebius
group n.v.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
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 Right with respect to (check one):
the
entire Original Principal Amount of
$ *
aggregate Original 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.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
nebius
group n.v.
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2034
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned
Holder of the Note identified below assigns (check one):
o the
entire Original Principal Amount of
o $ *
aggregate Original 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.
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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend,
the undersigned further certifies that (check one):
1. o
Such
Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
2. o
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. o
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. o
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
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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:
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EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND
THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE ORDINARY
SHARES, IF ANY, DELIVERABLE 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)(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.
NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OF NEBIUS GROUP N.V. OR PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF NEBIUS
GROUP N.V. DURING THE THREE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST
HEREIN.*
*
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.
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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.
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EXHIBIT B-3
FORM OF AFFILIATE RESALE LEGEND
ANY AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY THAT ACQUIRES THIS NOTE OR ANY ORDINARY SHARE ISSUED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY INTEREST IN ANY
OF THE FOREGOING) MAY NOT RESELL SUCH NOTE OR SHARE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), AS APPLICABLE, UNLESS IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING WHICH SUCH RESOLD NOTE OR SHARE (OR INTEREST THEREIN), AS APPLICABLE, IS NOT A “RESTRICTED SECURITY” (AS DEFINED
IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).
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EXHIBIT B-4
FORM OF OID LEGEND
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED SOLELY FOR
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME
TAX PURPOSES. THIS NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL
ISSUE DISCOUNT” (“OID”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1273 OF THE CODE, AND THIS LEGEND IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1275(c) OF
THE CODE. HOLDERS MAY OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF ANY OID, THE ISSUE PRICE, THE ISSUE DATE AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY
RELATING TO THE NOTE BY CONTACTING THE ISSUER AT SCHIPHOL BOULEVARD 165, SCHIPHOL 1118 BG, NETHERLANDS, EMAIL:
[email protected].
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Exhibit C
The following table sets forth the Accreted Principal
Amount per $1,000 Original Principal Amount of Notes as of the specified dates during the period from, and including, August 24,
2026 to, and including, the Maturity Date:
Accretion Table
August 24, 2026
$ 1,000.00
February 15, 2027
$ 1,013.00
August 15, 2027
$ 1,026.00
February 15, 2028
$ 1,040.00
August 15, 2028
$ 1,054.00
February 15, 2029
$ 1,069.00
August 15, 2029
$ 1,085.00
February 15, 2030
$ 1,101.00
August 15, 2030
$ 1,117.00
February 15, 2031
$ 1,134.00
August 15, 2031
$ 1,152.00
February 15, 2032
$ 1,170.00
August 15, 2032
$ 1,189.00
February 15, 2033
$ 1,209.00
August 15, 2033
$ 1,229.00
February 15, 2034
$ 1,250.00
The Accreted Principal Amount per $1,000 Original
Principal Amount of Notes between the dates listed above will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the Accreted Principal
Amount set forth for the immediately earlier and the immediately later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable,
and semi-annual accrual, as calculated by the Company.
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