In addition, holders may convert their Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at their option at any time on or after June 15, 2030, and prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the stated maturity date of the Notes, without regard to the foregoing circumstances.
Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), subject to certain conditions, holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of their Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a repurchase price of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date or if we deliver a notice of redemption, we will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such a corporate event or convert its notes called (or deemed called) for redemption during the related redemption period, as the case may be.
The Indenture contains customary covenants and events of default.
The foregoing summary of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and form of Note, which are attached as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Convertible Bond Hedge Transactions and Warrants
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes, their respective affiliates and/or other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of the common stock underlying the Notes. Concurrently with entering into the convertible note hedge transactions, the Company also entered into warrant transactions with the option counterparties whereby it sold to the option counterparties warrants to purchase, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, up to the same number of shares of the common stock. From the Company’s perspective, the aforementioned convertible note hedge and warrant transactions increase the effective conversion price to $283.42 per share.
The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of the common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transactions, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the notes. If, however, the market price per share of the common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants, there would nevertheless be dilution to the extent that such market price exceeds the strike price of the warrants unless, subject to the terms of the warrant transactions, the Company elects to cash settle the warrants.
The Company will not be required to make any cash payments to the option counterparties or their affiliates upon the exercise of the options that are a part of the convertible note hedge transactions, but the Company will be entitled to receive from them a number of shares of the common stock, an amount of cash or a combination thereof generally based on the amount by which the market price per share of the common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transactions during the relevant valuation period under the convertible note hedge transactions. Additionally, if the market price per share of the common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants during the measurement period at the maturity of the warrants, the Company will owe the option counterparties a number of shares of the common stock or, if it so elects, subject to certain conditions, cash, in an amount based on the excess of such market price per share of the common stock over the strike price of the warrants.
The convertible note hedge transactions and the warrant transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the option counterparties, are not part of the terms of the Notes and will not change the holders’ rights under the notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the convertible note hedge transactions or the warrant transactions.
