KKR & Co. Inc 8-K, filed Mar 7, 2025
KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR)
8-K
2025-03-07
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About this 8-K
KKR & Co. Inc filed this 8-K on March 7, 2025, reporting on events of March 4, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 3.03: Change to shareholders' rights
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2025
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Sec.230.405 of this chapter)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sec.240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any
new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 3.03
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Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders.
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On March 7, 2025, KKR & Co. Inc. (the “Company”) issued 51,750,000 shares, or $2,587,500,000 aggregate liquidation preference, of its 6.25% Series D
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”) (including 6,750,000 shares, or $337,500,000 aggregate liquidation preference, of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock issued upon exercise by the underwriters of
over-allotment option in full) pursuant to a previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). In connection with the issuance of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations (the
“Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 7, 2025 to establish the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof, including the dividend rate, the amount payable with respect thereto in the event of the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of
any other class or series, the terms and conditions of conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the voting rights of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designations became effective upon such filing.
Subject to certain exceptions, so long as any share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distributions will be
declared or paid on shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), or any other class or series of stock ranking junior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and no Common Stock or any other class or
series of stock ranking junior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be purchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its subsidiaries unless, in each case, all accumulated and unpaid dividends for
all preceding dividend periods have been declared and paid in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, or a sufficient sum of cash or number of shares of Common Stock has been set aside for the payment of such dividends, on all
outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, when dividends on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (i) have not been declared and paid in full on any dividend payment date (or, in the case of any parity
stock having dividend payment dates different from such dividend payment dates on a dividend payment date falling within a regular dividend period related to such dividend payment date), or (ii) have been declared but a sum of cash or number of
shares of Common Stock sufficient for payment thereof has not been set aside for the benefit of the holders thereof on the applicable regular record date, no dividends may be declared or paid on any parity stock unless dividends are declared on the
shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such shares of parity stock shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the
shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of any shares of parity stock then outstanding.
Unless converted earlier in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will
automatically convert on the mandatory conversion date, which is expected to be March 1, 2028, into between 0.3312 shares and 0.4140 shares of Common Stock, in each case, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments described in the Certificate of
Designations. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion will be determined based on the average volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the
21st scheduled trading day immediately prior to March 1, 2028.
Dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be payable on a cumulative basis when, as and if declared by the Company’s board of directors, or
an authorized committee thereof, at an annual rate of 6.25% on the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and may be paid in cash or, subject to certain limitations, in shares of Common Stock or, subject
to certain limitations, any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. If declared, dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year to, and including,
March 1, 2028, commencing on June 1, 2025.
Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, each holder of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled
to receive a liquidation preference in the amount of $50.00 per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on such shares, whether or not declared, to, but excluding, the date fixed for
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, such amount to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to its stockholders after satisfaction of debt and other liabilities owed to the Company’s creditors and holders of shares
of its stock ranking senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any stock ranking junior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designations in this Item 3.03 is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designations, which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 5.03
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
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The information set forth above under Item 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
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Item 8.01
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Other Events.
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On March 4, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC, as representatives of the
several underwriters named therein relating to the Offering.
The net proceeds from the Offering were approximately $2.53 billion, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
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The following documents are herewith filed or furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit Description
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Underwriting Agreement relating to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, dated March 4, 2025 among KKR & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC, as representatives of the underwriters.
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Certificate of Designations of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of KKR & Co. Inc.
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Form of 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock Certificate (included within Exhibit 3.1).
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Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP regarding the legality of the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, dated March 7, 2025.
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Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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KKR & CO. INC.
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Date: March 7, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Christopher Lee
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Name:
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Christopher Lee
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Title:
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Secretary
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Exhibit 1.1
KKR & CO. INC.
45,000,000 Shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
March 4, 2025
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
KKR Capital Markets LLC
As Representatives of the Underwriters
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
c/o KKR Capital Markets LLC
30 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
KKR & Co. Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Issuer”), proposes to issue and sell to the several parties named in Schedule
I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, an aggregate of 45,000,000 shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an initial liquidation preference of $50.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of the Issuer (the “Underwritten Shares”), and, at the option of the Representatives, up to an additional 6,750,000 shares of the Preferred Stock (the “Option Shares”).
The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are herein referred to as the “Securities.” The Preferred Stock will be convertible into a variable number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer (the “Common Stock”), and such shares of Common Stock into which the
Securities are convertible, together with any shares of Common Stock delivered in payment of dividends on the Securities, are hereinafter referred to as the “Underlying Shares.” The terms of the Preferred
Stock will be set forth in the Certificate of Designation (the “Certificate of Designation”) to be filed by the Issuer under applicable Delaware law as an amendment to the Issuer’s Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein
pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be;
and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any
document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
The use of the neuter in this underwriting agreement (this “Agreement”) shall include the feminine and masculine wherever appropriate. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 24 hereof.
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1. Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
(a) The Issuer meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 (file number 333-279233) on
Form S-3, including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, became effective upon
filing. The Issuer may have filed with the Commission, as part of an amendment to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been
furnished to you. The Issuer will file with the Commission a final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act and
the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the
Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Issuer has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or
made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). The initial Effective Date of the Registration Statement was not earlier than the date three years before the Execution Time.
(b) On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date (as defined herein), the
Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the
Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any
filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Issuer makes no
representation or warranty as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to
the Issuer by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(c) The Disclosure Package, as of the Execution Time, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
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(d) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by
post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Issuer or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule
163(c)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163, and (iv) at the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Issuer was or is (as the case may
be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405. The Issuer agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in
accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r).
(e) (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Issuer or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii) as
of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Issuer was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission
pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Issuer be considered an Ineligible Issuer.
(f) Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration
Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information
furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.
(g) The Issuer is subject to and in full compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(h) The Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus will not be,
required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
(i) The Issuer has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
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(j) The Issuer has been duly organized, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to
operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction that requires
such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to have such power and authority or to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or
properties of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries (as defined below), taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(k) Each subsidiary of the Issuer, including without limitation, KKR Group Holdings Corp., KKR Group Partnership L.P., The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC and each of their respective subsidiaries, but not
including the KKR Funds (as defined below) or their portfolio companies or investments (each a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) and each of the KKR
Funds, has been duly organized or formed, is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company, general or limited or exempted limited partnership, trust or other entity, as applicable, in good standing (to the extent such concept exists
in the jurisdiction in question) under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered, registered or organized with full corporate, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity power and authority, as applicable, to own or
lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust or other entity, as applicable, and is in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the jurisdiction in question) under the laws of each jurisdiction that requires such qualification, except to the extent that the
failure to have such power and authority or to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. “KKR Funds” means, collectively, all Funds (as defined
below) (excluding their portfolio companies and investments thereof, and excluding special purpose entities formed to acquire any such portfolio companies and investments) (i) sponsored or promoted by any of the Subsidiaries, (ii) for which any of
the Subsidiaries acts as a general partner or managing member (or in a similar capacity) or (iii) for which any of the Subsidiaries acts as an investment adviser or investment manager; and “Fund” means any
investment vehicle (whether open-ended or closed-ended) to manage investments on behalf of third party investors including, without limitation, an investment company, a general and limited partnership, a trust, a company or other business entity
organized in any jurisdiction that provides for management fees, incentive fees or “carried interest” (or other similar profits allocations) to be borne directly or indirectly by investors therein.
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(l) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock, partnership interests, partnership units, member interests or other equity interests of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid (in the case of any Subsidiaries that are organized as limited liability companies, limited partnerships or other entities, to the extent required under the applicable limited liability company, limited partnership or other organizational
agreement) and non-assessable (except in the case of interests held in partnerships, limited liability companies or similar entities under the applicable laws of other jurisdictions, in the case of any Subsidiaries that are organized as limited
liability companies, as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 18-607 or Section 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware LLC Act”) or similar provisions under the
applicable laws of other jurisdictions or the applicable limited liability company agreement and, in the case of any Subsidiaries that are organized as limited partnerships, as such non-assessability may be affected by Section 17-607 or Section
17-804 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “Delaware RULPA”) or similar provisions under the applicable laws of other jurisdictions or the applicable limited partnership agreement),
and, to the extent owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, are owned free and clear of any security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance, except (i) any security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance with respect to (A) the Third Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2024 among Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and the other parties thereto, (B) the Credit Agreement dated as of May 7, 2024 among Global Atlantic Financial Limited and the other parties thereto,
(C) the Fourth Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 4, 2024 among KKR Capital Markets Holdings, L.P. and the other parties thereto, (D) the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 4, 2024 among KKR
Capital Markets Holdings L.P. and the other parties thereto, and (E) customary interest rate and foreign exchange swaps, if any, and (ii) in each case as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus or as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) The statements in the Base Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus under the headings “Description of Capital Stock – Common Stock,” “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock,”
“Plan of Distribution,” “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences,” and “Summary – Organizational Structure” fairly summarize the matters therein described in all material respects.
(n) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Issuer.
(o) The Securities to be issued and sold by the Issuer to the Underwriters hereunder have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, and upon the
filing and effectiveness of the Certificate of Designation, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description thereof in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; and the issuance of the
Securities is not subject to any preemptive or similar rights that have not been duly waived.
(p) The Certificate of Designation has been duly authorized by the Issuer and will have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and duly filed pursuant to applicable Delaware law on or before the Closing
Date. The holders of the Preferred Stock will have the rights set forth in the Certificate of Designation upon filing of the Certificate of Designation under applicable Delaware law.
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(q) The Securities will be convertible into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation; a number of Underlying Shares equal to the Maximum
Number of Underlying Shares (as defined below) has been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate actions of the Issuer; all Underlying Shares, when issued upon such conversion or delivery (as the case may be) in
accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights. As used herein, “Maximum Number of Underlying Shares” means the product of (A) the sum of (x) a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the initial maximum conversion rate per share of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation and (y) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable by the Issuer in respect of
dividends payable per share of Preferred Stock (whether or not declared), multiplied by (B) the aggregate number of Securities (assuming the exercise in full of the option set forth in Section 2 herein), in
each case in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation.
(r) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including the sale of the Securities and
the issuance of a number of Underlying Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares issuable by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation, or the execution, delivery and
performance of the Certificate of Designation and the Securities, except such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in which the Securities are offered and sold and except for the filing of the Certificate of Designation
with the State of Delaware and any such consents, approvals, authorizations, filings or orders the absence of which would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Certificate of Designation, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of a number of Underlying Shares
equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares issuable by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designation, or the consummation of any other of the transactions herein or therein
contemplated, or the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to
(i) the charter or by-laws or comparable constituting documents of the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries; (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation,
condition, covenant or instrument to which the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject; or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, which conflict, breach, violation or imposition would, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate with all other conflicts, breaches, violations and impositions referred to in this paragraph (s) (if any), have a Material Adverse Effect.
(t) The historical financial statements and schedules (including the related notes) of the Issuer included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus present fairly in all
material respects the financial position, the results of operations and the changes in cash flows of the entities purported to be shown thereby as of the dates and for the periods indicated in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Act.
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(u) No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer, any of the Subsidiaries or any of the KKR Funds or its or their property is
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, threatened that (i) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(v) None of the Issuer, any of the Subsidiaries nor any of the KKR Funds is in violation or default of (i) any provision of its charter or bylaws or comparable constituting documents; (ii) the terms of any
indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject; or (iii) any statute, law,
rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Issuer, any of the Subsidiaries or any of the KKR Funds of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over
the Issuer, any of the Subsidiaries or any of the KKR Funds or any of its or their properties, as applicable, which violation or default would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate with all other
violations and defaults referred to in this paragraph (v) (if any), have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business, operations,
properties or partners’ capital of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Disclosure Package.
(x) Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose reports are included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, is and, during the periods covered by their reports, was an independent
registered public accounting firm as required by the Act and the published rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
(y) The Issuer and each of the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which
they are engaged; all material policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Issuer or any of the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect in all material
respects; and none of the Issuer nor any of the Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be
necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
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(z) Each of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by all applicable authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses,
and none of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries nor the KKR Funds has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto); each of the Issuer, the
Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds, and each of their respective directors, officers, partners and employees, is a member in good standing of each federal, state or foreign exchange, board of trade, clearing house, association, self-regulatory or
similar organization, as applicable, in each case as are necessary to conduct the businesses of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus or as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(aa) Each of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, since the end of the Issuer’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Issuer’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting (whether or
not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Issuer’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting that has materially adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect, the Issuer’s or any of the
Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting.
(bb) The Issuer maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
(cc) Each of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds (i) that is required to be in compliance with, or registered, licensed or qualified pursuant to, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Advisers Act”), the Investment Company Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, is in compliance with, or registered, licensed or qualified pursuant to, such laws, rules and regulations (and such registration, license or
qualification is in full force and effect), to the extent applicable, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus or where the failure to be in such compliance or so registered, licensed or qualified would not, singly or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (ii) that is required to be registered, licensed or qualified as a broker-dealer or as a commodity trading advisor, a commodity pool operator or a futures commission
merchant or any or all of the foregoing, as applicable, is so registered, licensed or qualified in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business requires such registration, license or qualification (and such registration, license or
qualification is in full force and effect other than those jurisdictions where approval is being applied for and pending), and is in compliance with all applicable laws requiring any such registration, licensing or qualification, except as
disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus or where the failure to be so registered, licensed, qualified or in compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(dd) To the knowledge of the Issuer, none of the Subsidiaries which act as a general partner or managing member (or in a similar capacity) or as an investment adviser or investment manager of any KKR Fund has
performed any act or otherwise engaged in any conduct that would prevent the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from benefiting from any exculpation clause or other limitation of liability available to it under the terms of the
management agreement or advisory agreement, as applicable, between the Issuer or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and the KKR Fund except, in each case, as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(ee) The statistical and market and industry-related data included in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Issuer reasonably believes to be reliable and
accurate in all material respects.
(ff) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, (i) neither the Issuer nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liability or
obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any transaction; (ii) neither the Issuer nor any of the Subsidiaries has purchased any of their respective outstanding equity interests, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or
distribution of any kind, except as disclosed in the subsequent events footnote in the financial statements for the year-ended December 31, 2024; and (iii) there has not been any change in the respective partners’ capital, short-term debt or
long-term debt of any of the Issuer or the Subsidiaries, except in each case (x) as disclosed in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, respectively, or as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or (y) any transaction effectuated pursuant to a plan to repurchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to an announced repurchase program including a plan that satisfies all of the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange
Act existing on the date hereof.
(gg) The operations of each of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements,
including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the anti-money laundering
statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering
Laws”), as applicable, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving any of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries or the KKR Funds with respect to the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
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(hh) None of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries nor the KKR Funds nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of any of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries or the KKR Funds, is an
individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is currently subject to any sanctions (“Sanctions”) administered by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”), and the Issuer represents and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities
hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries or the KKR Funds, joint venture partner or other Person for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that is the subject of
Sanctions.
(ii) None of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries nor the KKR Funds, nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with, affiliated with or acting on behalf of any of
the Issuer, the Subsidiaries or the KKR Funds, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or
indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of
the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to illegally influence official action or secure an improper advantage in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010,
or similar law of any jurisdiction applicable to the Issuer, the Subsidiaries or the KKR Funds; and each of the Issuer, the Subsidiaries and the KKR Funds have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have
instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.
(jj) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and
warranty by the Issuer, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
(kk) The interactive data in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus fairly
presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(ll) Each of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries has timely filed all U.S. federal, and material U.S. state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement; all such returns were
true and complete in all material respects; and all taxes shown as due and payable on such returns have been timely paid, or withheld and remitted, to the appropriate taxing authority, except (i) for any taxes that are being contested in good faith
and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP or (ii) where failure to pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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2. Purchase and Sale. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Issuer agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuer the respective number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule I hereto at a price per share (the “Purchase Price”)
of $48.875; it being understood that the aggregate purchase price for the Securities is $2,199,375,000. In addition, the Issuer agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the
Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, solely to cover over-allotments, severally and not jointly, from the
Issuer, the Option Shares at the Purchase Price less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Issuer and payable on the Underwritten Shares but not payable on the Option Shares. If any Option Shares are to be
purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth
opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Issuer by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional
Securities as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make. The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase Option Shares at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of the
Final Prospectus, by written notice from the Representatives to the Issuer. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be
delivered (the “Additional Closing Date”) and paid for, which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date or later than the tenth
full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement). Any such notice shall be given at least two business days prior to the date and
time of delivery specified therein (unless such date and time is the same date and time as the Closing Date).
3. Delivery and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Shares shall be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on March 7, 2025, or at such time on
such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the Issuer or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such
date and time of delivery and payment for the Underwritten Shares being herein called the “Closing Date”). Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters against payment by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Issuer by wire transfer payable in same-day funds to the account specified by the Issuer.
Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
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4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the Disclosure Package and
that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter.
5. Agreements. The Issuer agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) The Issuer will furnish to each Underwriter and to counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an
Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Issuer will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.
(b) The Issuer will prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the form approved by you and attached as Schedule III hereto and will
file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within the time required by such Rule.
(c) The Issuer will not amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus other than by the Issuer filing documents under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference therein, without the prior written consent of the Representatives; provided, however, that prior to the completion of the distribution
of the Securities by the Underwriters (as defined by the Underwriters), the Issuer will not file any document under the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus unless, prior to such
proposed filing, the Issuer has furnished the Representatives with a copy of such document for their review and the Representatives have not reasonably objected to the filing of such document. The Issuer will promptly advise the Representatives
when any document filed under the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission. The Issuer will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any
supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such
timely filing. The Issuer will promptly advise the Representatives (i) when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (ii) when, prior to termination of the
offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iii) of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the
Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose and (v) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose. The Issuer will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection,
to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its best efforts to
have such amendment or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable.
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(d) If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs
as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange
Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Final Prospectus, the Issuer promptly will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event; (ii) prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the
requirements of Section 5(c), an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; (iii) use its best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new
registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Final Prospectus and (iv) supply any supplemented Final Prospectus to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters without
charge in such quantities as they may reasonably request.
(e) The Issuer agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Issuer that, unless it has or shall
have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Issuer, it has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined
in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in
Rule 405) required to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission or retained by the Issuer under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b)
hereto; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule II hereto. Any such free writing
prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Issuer is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Issuer agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be,
each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in
respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.
(f) The Issuer will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale by the Underwriters under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate (including Japan and certain
provinces of Canada) and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for the sale of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Issuer be obligated to qualify to do business in
any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so
subject. The Issuer will promptly advise the Representatives of the receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding
for such purpose.
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(g) As soon as practicable, the Issuer will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Issuer and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(h) The Issuer will cooperate with the Representatives and use their best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through The Depository Trust Company.
(i) The Issuer will use the net proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the
caption “Use of Proceeds.”
(j) The Issuer will not for the period between the Execution Time and 30 days after the date of the Final Prospectus (the “Lock-up Period”), without the prior written consent
of the Representatives, (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer
or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the Commission a registration statement under the Act relating to any Common Stock, securities similar to or ranking on par with or senior to the Common Stock or any securities convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for the Common Stock or any such similar, parity or senior securities, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, disposition or filing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that
transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock or any such similar, parity or senior securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of
Common Stock or any such similar, parity or senior securities, in cash or otherwise.
The restrictions described above do not apply to (i) the issuance of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible
or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options (including net exercise) or the settlement of restricted stock units (including net settlement), in each case outstanding on the date of this Agreement and described in the
Prospectus; (ii) grants of stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, restricted stock units, or other equity awards and the issuance of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common
Stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to the Issuer’s employees, officers, directors, advisors, or consultants pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan in effect as of the Closing Date and described in the
Prospectus; (iii) the offer, sale and issuance of the Securities; (iv) the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with the acquisition by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries of the securities, business, property or other assets of
another person or business entity or pursuant to any employee benefit plan assumed by the Issuer in connection with any such acquisition or (v) the issuance of shares of Common Stock, of restricted stock awards or of options to purchase shares of
Common Stock, in each case, in connection with joint ventures, commercial relationships or other strategic transactions; provided that, in the case of immediately preceding clauses (iv) and (v), the
aggregate number of restricted stock awards and shares of Common Stock issued in connection with, or issuable pursuant to the exercise of any options issued in connection with, all such acquisitions and other transactions does not exceed 10% of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the offering of the Securities and any recipient of more than 25,000 shares of Common Stock agrees in writing to be bound by the same terms described
in the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B; (vi) the filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to securities granted or to be granted pursuant to any plan in effect on the date of this Agreement and described in the Prospectus or
any assumed benefit plan pursuant to an acquisition or similar strategic transaction; (vii) the issuance, if any, of Underlying Shares pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation; or (viii) the issuance, if any, of shares of Common
Stock issuable as dividends on the Preferred Stock.
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(k) The Issuer will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization
or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(l) The Issuer will, for a period of twelve months following the Execution Time, furnish to the Representatives (i) all reports or other communications (financial or other) regarding the Issuer generally made
available to its security holders, and deliver such reports and communications to the Representatives as soon as they are available, unless such documents are furnished to or filed with the Commission or any securities exchange on which any class
of securities of the Issuer is listed and generally made available to the public and (ii) such additional information concerning the business and financial condition of the Issuer as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request
(such statements to be on a consolidated basis to the extent the accounts of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are consolidated in reports furnished to their security holders).
(m) The Issuer agrees to pay the costs and expenses relating to the following matters: (i) the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration
Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii) the printing (or reproduction) and
delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free writing Prospectus, and all amendments or
supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii) the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Securities; (iv) any stamp
or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Securities; (v) the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and
delivered in connection with the offering of the Securities; (vi) the registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act and the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”); (vii) any
registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states, Japan, the provinces of Canada and any other jurisdictions specified pursuant to Section 5(f) (including filing fees and
the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (viii) any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”)
(including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (ix) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of representatives of the Issuer in connection with
presentations to prospective purchasers of the Securities; (x) the fees and expenses of the Issuer’s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Issuer in respect of the transactions contemplated
hereby; (xi) any fees charged by the rating agencies for the rating of the Securities; and (xii) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Issuer of its obligations hereunder. It is understood, however, that the Underwriters
will pay transfer taxes, if any, on resale of any of the Securities by them.
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(n) The Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance, the Securities and a number of Underlying Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares on the NYSE.
(o) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as executed by the executive officers and directors of the Issuer listed on Exhibit C hereto relating to sales and certain other
dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect during the Lock-up Period. During the Lock-up Period, the Issuer will not cause or permit any
waiver, release, modification or amendment of any such stop transfer instructions or stop transfer procedures without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
(p) The Issuer will reserve, and keep available at all times, beginning at the Closing Date, a number of Underlying Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares, free of preemptive or similar rights, for
the purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Securities and payment of dividends on the Securities, as applicable.
(q) The Issuer will, during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the earlier of (a) the purchase by the Underwriters of all of the Option Shares and (b) the expiration of the
Underwriters’ option to purchase Option Shares, not do or authorize or cause any act or thing that would result in an adjustment of the “fixed conversion rates” (as defined in the Disclosure Package) of the Preferred Stock.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Issuer
contained herein at the Execution Time, the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Issuer made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Issuer of its obligations
hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(b) hereto, and any other
material required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.
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(b) The Issuer shall have requested and caused Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Issuer, to furnish to the Representatives its opinion and disclosure letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to
the Representatives, substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2, respectively.
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to
the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (as amended or supplemented at the Closing Date) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Issuer shall have furnished to
such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(d) The Representatives shall have received on the Closing Date: (i) certificates, dated the Closing Date and each signed by an executive officer of the Issuer, on behalf of the Issuer to the effect that (x) each of
the signers of such certificate has carefully examined the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, and this Agreement, (y) the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Agreement
are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date and that the Issuer has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date and (z) since the
date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise) earnings, business or properties of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), provided that any executive officer signing
and delivering such certificate may rely upon his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened; and (ii) a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the chief financial officer of the Issuer on behalf of the Issuer, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(e) At the Execution Time and at the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives letters, at the
request of the Issuer, dated respectively as of the Execution Time, as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by
reference in each of the Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date shall use a “cut-off”
date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
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(f) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section 6; or (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the condition (financial or otherwise) earnings, business or properties of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so
material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
(g) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Issuer’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined for
purposes of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.
(h) On or before the Closing Date, the Certificate of Designation shall have been filed under applicable Delaware law and become effective and the Issuer shall have delivered evidence of such filing and
effectiveness to the Representatives.
(i) On or before the Closing Date, the Issuer shall have filed the requisite listing application with the NYSE for the listing of a number of Underlying Shares equal to the Maximum Number of Underlying Shares on
the NYSE (subject to adjustments as described in the Certificate of Designation).
(j) Prior to the Closing Date or any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Issuer shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives
may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall
not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date or any
Additional Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Issuer in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 will be delivered at the office of counsel for the Underwriters, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, at 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, on the Closing
Date or any Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.
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7. Reimbursement of Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not
satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Issuer to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by
any of the Underwriters, the Issuer, will reimburse the Underwriters severally through the Representatives on demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in
connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents of each Underwriter and each person
who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or
other U.S. federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities or actions in respect thereof arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or any other
preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheet required to be prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, or in any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action; provided, however, that the Issuer will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is
based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the
Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Issuer may otherwise have.
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(b) Each Underwriter severally, and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, its officers, and each person who controls the Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the
Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity to each Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Issuer acknowledges that (i) the statements set forth
in the first sentence of the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and (ii) under the heading “Underwriting,” the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth paragraphs related to stabilization, syndicate
covering transactions and penalty bids in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Underwriters for inclusion in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final
Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any other written information used by or on behalf of the Issuer in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities, or in any amendment or supplement thereto.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent
it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any
indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including local counsel) of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying
party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local
counsel if not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel
shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel (including local counsel) to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the
indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or
proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an
unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any
indemnified party.
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(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Issuer and the Underwriters
severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage, liability or action) (collectively
“Losses”) to which the Issuer and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer on the one hand and by the
Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of
the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Issuer and the Underwriters severally
shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Issuer on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that
resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Issuer shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits
received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Issuer on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the
parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Issuer and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by
pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee, Affiliate and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act and each officer and each director of the Issuer shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuer, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter hereunder and such failure to purchase
shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Securities set forth
opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed
10% of the aggregate amount of Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting
Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter or the Issuer. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be
postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Issuer or any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
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10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Issuer prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any
time prior to such time (i) trading in the Issuer’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the NYSE or trading in securities generally on the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been
established on such exchange; (ii) there shall have occurred a material disruption in clearance or settlement services in the United States; (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. federal or New York State authorities;
or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is material and adverse and which,
singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (iv), makes it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
11. Research Analyst Independence. The Issuer acknowledges that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions
and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Issuer and other
Subsidiaries and/or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Issuer hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Issuer or any other Subsidiary may
have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or
advice communicated to the Issuer or any other Subsidiary by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Issuer acknowledges that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to
applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the entities that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
12. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Issuer or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or
made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or the Issuer or any of the indemnified persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive
delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
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13. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
1585 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Attention: Investment Banking Division, fax: (212) 507-8999; KKR Capital Markets LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY
10001, Attention: Legal Department, fax: (212) 859-4000; or, if sent to the Issuer, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (212) 750-0003 and confirmed to it at 30 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Chief Legal Officer.
14. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the indemnified persons referred to in Section 8 hereof and their
respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
15. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Issuer and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
16. Applicable Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.
17. Waiver of Jury Trial. The Issuer hereby 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 Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
18. No Fiduciary Duty. The Issuer hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Issuer, on the one
hand, and the Underwriters and any Affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Issuer and (c) the Issuer’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection
with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Issuer agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering
(irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Issuer on related or other matters). The Issuer agrees that they will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or
respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Issuer, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto. The Issuer acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Securities none of the activities of the
Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person.
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19. Waiver of Tax Confidentiality. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, purchasers of the Securities (and each employee, representative or other agent of a purchaser) may disclose to any and all
persons, without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure of any transaction contemplated herein and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the purchasers of the
Securities relating to such U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure, other than any information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.
20. Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies their respective clients, including the Issuer, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their
respective clients.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, each of which shall
constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in
connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature,
physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.
22. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
23. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes. In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from
such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such
interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a
U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution
Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(a) “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
(b) “Covered Entity” means any of the following:
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(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
(c) “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
(d) “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
24. Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the base prospectus referred to in Section 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Execution Time.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law
to close in The City of New York.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Base Prospectus, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (iii) the Issuer Free Writing
Prospectuses, if any, and any other pricing information set forth in Schedule II hereto, (iv) the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(b) hereto, if any, and (v) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall
hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base
Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Investment Company Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus referred to in Section 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Final
Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto
becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D under the Act.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 430B” and “Rule
433” refer to such rules under the Act.
[Signature pages follow]
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement
between the Issuer and the Representatives, acting on behalf of the Underwriters.
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Very truly yours.
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KKR & Co. Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Robert H. Lewin
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Name:
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Robert H. Lewin | ||
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer | ||
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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By:
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/s/ Timothy O’Connor
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Name: Timothy O’Connor
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Title: Executive Director
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KKR Capital Markets LLC
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By:
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/s/ Craig Lee
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Name: Craig Lee
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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For themselves and the other several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the foregoing Agreement.
SCHEDULE I
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Underwriters
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Number of
Securities to
be Purchased
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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12,600,000
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KKR Capital Markets LLC
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12,600,000
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
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4,500,000
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UBS Securities LLC
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4,500,000
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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630,000
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BofA Securities, Inc.
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630,000
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CIBC World Markets Corp.
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630,000
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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630,000
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Evercore Group L.L.C.
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630,000
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
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630,000
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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630,000
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
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630,000
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Mizuho Securities USA LLC
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630,000
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Nomura Securities International, Inc.
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598,500
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WR Securities, LLC
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31,500
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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630,000
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Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
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630,000
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SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
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630,000
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Truist Securities, Inc.
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630,000
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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630,000
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BTIG, LLC
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225,000
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Loop Capital Markets LLC
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225,000
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Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
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225,000
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Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
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225,000
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American Veterans Group, PBC
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90,000
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C.L. King & Associates, Inc.
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90,000
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Guzman & Company
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90,000
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Strong Capital Markets, LLC
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90,000
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Tigress Financial Partners LLC
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90,000
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Total
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45,000,000
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SCHEDULE II
List of Free Writing Prospectuses (expressly included in the Disclosure Package):
The Pricing Term Sheet in the form of Schedule III.
SCHEDULE III
Pricing Term Sheet
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Pricing Term Sheet
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Free Writing Prospectus
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dated as of March 4, 2025
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Filed pursuant to Rule 433
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Supplementing the
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Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 4, 2025 to the
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Prospectus dated May 8, 2024
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Registration No. 333-279233
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KKR & Co. Inc.
45,000,000 Shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
The information in this pricing term sheet should be read together with KKR & Co. Inc.’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2025 (the
“Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein and the related base prospectus dated May 8, 2024, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Registration No.
333-279233. Terms not defined in this pricing term sheet have the meanings given to such terms in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The information in this pricing term sheet supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the accompanying prospectus. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars. The size
of the offering was increased from the previously announced offering of 30,000,000 shares. The final prospectus supplement relating to the offering will reflect conforming changes relating to such increase
in the size of the offering.
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Issuer:
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KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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Ticker / Exchange for the Common Stock:
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KKR / The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
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Trade Date:
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March 5, 2025.
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Settlement Date:
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March 7, 2025, which is the second business day after the initial trade date for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+2”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the
Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally must settle in one business day, unless the parties to the trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
before the business day before the settlement date must, because the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock initially will settle T+2, specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Those
purchasers should consult their advisors.
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Securities Offered:
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45,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”).
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Over-Allotment Option:
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6,750,000 additional shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Public Offering Price:
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$50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Underwriting Discount:
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$1.125 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Liquidation Preference:
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$50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Dividends:
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6.25% of the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock per annum.
The expected dividend payable on the first Dividend Payment Date (as defined below) is approximately $0.7292 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Each subsequent dividend is expected to be
$0.78125 per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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Dividend Record Dates:
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Dividend Payment Dates:
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Mandatory Conversion Date:
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The second business day immediately following the last trading day of the 20 consecutive trading day period beginning on, and including, the 21st scheduled trading day immediately preceding March 1, 2028. The
Mandatory Conversion Date is expected to be March 1, 2028.
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Initial Price:
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Approximately $120.7729, which is equal to $50.00, divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate (as defined below).
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Threshold Appreciation Price:
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Approximately $150.9662, which represents an approximately 25% appreciation over the Initial Price and is equal to $50.00, divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate (as
defined below).
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Floor Price:
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$42.2705 (approximately 35% of the Initial Price), subject to adjustment as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
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Conversion Rate:
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Upon conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the conversion rate for each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be not more than 0.4140 shares of the Issuer’s common stock (the “Maximum
Conversion Rate”) and not less than 0.3312 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”), depending on the Applicable Market Value of the Issuer’s common stock and subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments.
The following table illustrates hypothetical conversion rates per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments described in the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement:
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Assumed Applicable
Market Value of
the Issuer’s common
stock
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Assumed Conversion Rate
(number of shares of the Issuer’s
common stock to be received
upon mandatory conversion of
each share of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock)
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Greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price
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0.3312 shares of common stock
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Equal to or less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but greater than or equal to the Initial Price
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Between 0.3312 and 0.4140 shares of common stock, determined by dividing $50.00 by the Applicable Market Value
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Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder:
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Other than during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period, at any time prior to March 1, 2028, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have the option to elect to convert their shares of the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part into shares of the Issuer’s common stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate.
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Conversion at the Option of the Holder upon Fundamental Change; Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount:
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If a Fundamental Change occurs on or prior to March 1, 2028, holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will have the right to convert their shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in
whole or in part (but in no event in increments of less than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), into shares of common stock (or units of exchange property (as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement)) at
the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate.
Holders who convert their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock within the Fundamental Change Conversion Period will also receive a Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and, to the extent there is
any, the Accumulated Dividend Amount.
The following table sets forth the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock based on the Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Fundamental Change Stock
Price:
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Fundamental Change Stock Price
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Fundamental
Change
Effective Date
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$
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20.00
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$
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40.00
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$
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60.00
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$
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80.00
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$
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100.00
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$
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120.77
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$
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140.00
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$
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150.97
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$
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180.00
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$
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200.00
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$
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220.00
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$
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240.00
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$
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260.00
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$
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280.00
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$
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300.00
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March 7, 2025
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0.3681
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0.3859
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0.3823
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0.3719
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0.3608
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0.3512
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0.3444
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0.3413
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0.3355
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0.3329
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0.3311
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0.3298
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0.3290
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0.3284
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0.3280
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March 1, 2026
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0.3827
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0.3963
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0.3947
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0.3845
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0.3714
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0.3587
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0.3495
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0.3453
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0.3375
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0.3343
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0.3321
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0.3307
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0.3298
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0.3293
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0.3289
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March 1, 2027
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0.3980
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0.4055
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0.4067
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0.4008
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0.3870
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0.3695
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0.3553
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0.3490
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0.3380
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0.3340
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0.3319
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0.3307
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0.3302
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0.3299
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0.3298
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March 1, 2028
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0.4140
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0.4140
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0.4140
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0.4140
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0.4140
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0.4140
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0.3571
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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0.3312
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The exact Fundamental Change Stock Price and Fundamental Change Effective Date may not be set forth in the table, in which case:
• if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is between two Fundamental Change Stock Price amounts in the table or the Fundamental Change Effective Date is between
two Fundamental Change Effective Dates in the table, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth for the higher and lower
Fundamental Change Stock Price amounts and the earlier and later Fundamental Change Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable;
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• if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is in excess of $300.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Fundamental Change Stock Prices set forth
in the first row of the table above as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will be the Minimum Conversion Rate; and
• if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than $20.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Fundamental Change Stock Prices set forth in
the first row of the table above as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will be the Maximum Conversion Rate.
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Discount Rate for Purposes of Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount:
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The discount rate for purposes of determining the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount is 4.77% per annum.
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Use of Proceeds:
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The Issuer estimates that the net proceeds to it from the offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by it, will be approximately $2.20 billion (or
approximately $2.53 billion if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in full).
The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the acquisition of additional equity interests in core private equity portfolio companies reported in its Strategic Holdings segment and for
other general corporate purposes.
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Listing:
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The Issuer intends to apply to list the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the symbol “KKR PR D.” If the application is approved, the Issuer expects trading in the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock on the NYSE to begin within 30 days after the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is first issued.
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CUSIP / ISIN for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
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48251W 500 / US48251W5004
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KKR Capital Markets LLC
UBS Securities LLC
BofA Securities, Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
WR Securities, LLC
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Wells Fargo Securities LLC
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Co-Managers:
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Loop Capital Markets LLC
American Veterans Group, PBC
C.L. King & Associates, Inc.
Strong Capital Markets, LLC
Tigress Financial Partners LLC
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The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and the other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information
about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC,
Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, by email to prospectus@morganstanley.com; and KKR Capital Markets LLC, by telephone at (212) 750-8300 or by email to ECMCapitalMarkets@kkr.com.
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS
COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF OPINION TO BE PROVIDED BY
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
[Attached]
EXHIBIT A-2
FORM OF DISCLOSURE LETTER TO BE PROVIDED BY
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
[Attached]
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
KKR & Co. Inc.
Public Offering of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
______________, 2025
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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KKR Capital Markets LLC
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As Representatives of the Underwriters named in
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Schedule I of the Underwriting Agreement
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c/o
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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1585 Broadway
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New York, New York 10036
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c/o
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KKR Capital Markets LLC
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30 Hudson Yards
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New York, New York 10001
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter (the “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and you as the representatives (the “Representatives”) of the Underwriters named therein, relating to an offering of mandatory convertible preferred stock of the Company (the “Offering”). Capitalized terms used
but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Underwriting Agreement.
In order to induce you and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, offer, sell, contract to sell, or
otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the
undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned or any person in privity with the undersigned or any affiliate of the undersigned), directly or indirectly, including the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Shares”) or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for such Common Stock (“Related Securities”), or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, for a period from the date hereof until 30 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement.
The foregoing restrictions shall not apply:
| (i) |
to the transfer of Shares or Related Securities as a bona fide gift; provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the
extent permitted by such Section and the related rules and regulations, that such transfer is a bona fide gift;
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| (ii) |
to the transfer of Shares or Related Securities by will or intestate succession to a family member or to a trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or one or
more family members or to a charitable organization;
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| (iii) |
if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, to (1) transfers of Shares or Related Securities to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other
business entity that is a direct or indirect affiliate (as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) of the undersigned or (2) distributions of Shares or Related Securities to general partners, limited partners, limited liability
company members or stockholders of the undersigned or holders of similar equity interests in the undersigned;
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| (iv) |
if the undersigned is a trust, to transfers to the beneficiary of such trust;
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| (v) |
to transfers to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned;
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| (vi) |
to transfers to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (v);
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| (vii) |
to transfers to the Company (1) pursuant to the exercise, in each case on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis, of any option to purchase Shares granted by the Company pursuant to any employee benefit plans or arrangements described in
or filed as an exhibit to the registration statement with respect to the Offering, where any Shares received by the undersigned upon any such exercise will be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement, or (2) for the purpose of
satisfying any withholding taxes (including estimated taxes) due as a result of the exercise of any option to purchase Shares or the vesting of any restricted stock awards granted by the Company pursuant to employee benefit plans or
arrangements described in or filed as an exhibit to the registration statement with respect to the Offering, in each case on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis, where any Shares received by the undersigned upon any such exercise or
vesting will be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement; provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the extent
permitted by such Section and the related rules and regulations, the reason for such disposition and that such transfer of Shares was solely to the Company;
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| (viii) |
to transfers pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency (for purposes of this Letter Agreement, a “court or regulatory agency” means any domestic or foreign, federal, state or local government, including any political
subdivision thereof, any governmental or quasi-governmental authority, department, agency or official, any court or administrative body, and any national securities exchange or similar self-regulatory body or organization, in each case of
competent jurisdiction); provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the extent permitted by such Section and the related
rules and regulations, that such transfer is pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency;
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| (ix) |
to transfers of Shares or Related Securities to the Company pursuant to the call provisions of existing employment agreements and equity grant documents; provided that any filing under Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the extent permitted by such Section and the related rules and regulations, the reason for such disposition and that such transfer of Shares or Related Securities
was solely to the Company;
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| (x) |
to transfers from an executive officer to the Company upon death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such executive officer;
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| (xi) |
to transfers of Shares or Related Securities acquired in the Offering or in open-market transactions after the completion of the Offering;
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| (xii) |
to transfers in response to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to or with all holders of securities involving a “change of control” (as defined below) of the Company occurring
after the consummation of the Offering, that has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, provided that in the event that the tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such
transaction is not completed, the undersigned’s Shares shall remain subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement. For purposes of this clause (xii), “change of control” means the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer,
merger, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, other than the Company, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules
13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of at least 51% of total voting power of the voting stock of the Company;
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| (xiii) |
to entry into a written plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Shares that does not in any case provide for the transfer of Shares during the lock-up period;
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| (xiv) |
the transfer of Shares or Related Securities pursuant to a written plan in effect on the date hereof meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act; provided that any filing
under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the extent permitted by such Section and the related rules and regulations, that such disposition was pursuant to such a written plan;
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| (xv) |
the transfer of Shares or Related Securities to effect the exchange of direct or indirect interests in KKR Group Partnership L.P. for Shares; provided that such Shares will be subject to the
restrictions on transfer provided herein and any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with such transfer shall indicate, to the extent permitted by such Section and the related rules and regulations, that such
disposition was such an exchange of interests; and
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| (xvi) |
transfers to solely reflect a change in method of beneficial ownership by the undersigned of such Shares or Related Securities from direct through the Company’s transfer agent to indirect through a brokerage or similar account
established for the benefit of the undersigned, provided that appropriate controls are imposed to provide reasonable assurance that the terms of this Letter Agreement are complied with;
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Provided, further, that:
| A. |
in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) above, it shall be a condition to such transfer that each transferee executes and delivers to the Representatives an agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC stating that such transferee is receiving and holding such Shares and/or Related Securities subject to the provisions of this Letter Agreement and agrees not to sell or offer to sell such Shares
and/or Related Securities, engage in any swap or engage in any other activities restricted under this Letter Agreement except in accordance with this Letter Agreement (as if such transferee had been an original signatory hereto)[; provided, however, that this paragraph A shall not apply to one or more transfers by the undersigned of up to 20,000 shares of Common Stock and/or Related Securities in the aggregate as bona fide gifts
pursuant to clause (i)]1;
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| B. |
in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vi), (xiii) and (xvi) above, prior to the expiration of the lock-up period no
filing by any party (transferor or transferee) under the Exchange Act (other than those required pursuant to Section 13), or other public announcement reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of Shares shall be required or shall be
made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution.
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If for any reason (i) prior to entering into the Underwriting Agreement, the Company notifies the Representatives in writing that the Company does not intend to proceed with the Offering, (ii) the Company and the
Representatives have not entered into the Underwriting Agreement on or before March 31, 2025 or (iii) the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the Closing Date (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement), this Letter Agreement shall
likewise be terminated.
[Signature Page Follows]
1 To be included only for specified officer(s).
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Yours very truly,
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature Page to the Lock-up Agreement]
EXHIBIT C
LIST OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE ISSUER
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1.
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Henry R. Kravis
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2.
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George R. Roberts
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3.
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Joseph Y. Bae
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4.
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Scott C. Nuttall
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5.
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Adriane M. Brown
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6.
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Matthew R. Cohler
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7.
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Mary N. Dillon
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8.
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Arturo Gutiérrez Hernández
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9.
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Xavier B. Niel
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10.
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Kimberly A. Ross
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11.
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Patricia F. Russo
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12.
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Robert W. Scully
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13.
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Evan T. Spiegel
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14.
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Robert H. Lewin
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15.
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Dane E. Holmes
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16.
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Ryan D. Stork
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17.
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Kathryn K. Sudol
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATE
KKR & CO. INC.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
March 7, 2025
I, Robert H. Lewin, as Chief Financial Officer of KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) who is issuing [•] shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Shares”), do hereby certify, in my capacity as an officer of the Company and not in my individual capacity, on behalf of the Company that:
1. I am providing this certificate in connection with the offering (the “Offering”) of the Shares by the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions described in
the final prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2025 (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”).
2. I am knowledgeable with respect to the accounting records and internal accounting practices, policies, procedures and controls of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and have had responsibility
for financial and accounting matters with respect to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.
3. I have read and am familiar with the Final Prospectus Supplement and the financial statements and other financial and statistical information set forth or incorporated by reference therein, including the
audited consolidated statements of the financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2024; and the audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024.
4. I have reviewed the circled information contained on the attached Exhibit A and marked with an “A” (the “Tickmark A Circled Information”), which is included or
incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus Supplement. As of the date hereof, the Tickmark A Circled Information is accurately derived from internal records or schedules prepared by management.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Underwriting Agreement, dated March 4, 2025, between the Company and the Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
This certificate is being furnished to the Underwriters of the Offering solely to assist them in conducting their investigation of the Company and its subsidiaries in order to establish appropriate defenses under
applicable securities laws or other similar laws relating to disclosure to investors, in connection with the Offering.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Officer’s Certificate on behalf of the Company as of the date first written above.
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KKR & Co. Inc.
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By:
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Robert H. Lewin
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Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit A
Circled Information
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
6.25% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
KKR & CO. INC.
KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on
December 11, 2024, February 3, 2025 and February 27, 2025, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Charter”), delegated to the Financing Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Financing Committee”), the power to create,
designate, authorize and provide for the issuance of shares of a new series of the Corporation’s undesignated preferred stock and to establish the number of shares to be included in such series, and to fix the powers, preferences and rights of the
shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof; and (b) on March 4, 2025, the Financing Committee adopted the resolution set forth immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all times since its date of
adoption has been, in full force and effect:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Charter, which authorizes the issuance of up to 1,500,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and delegated to
the Financing Committee, a series of preferred stock be, and hereby is, created and designated 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting powers, designations,
preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, are as set forth in this certificate of designations, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”) as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Number of Shares. Pursuant to the Charter, there is hereby created out of the authorized and
unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), a series of Preferred Stock consisting of 51,750,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the “6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock” (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof
and the requirements of applicable law; provided that (i) no increase shall cause the number of authorized shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to exceed the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) no decrease
shall reduce the number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding.
Section 2. General Matters; Ranking. Each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects
to every other share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, as applicable, of the Corporation,
shall rank (i) senior to each class or series of Junior Stock, (ii) on parity with each class or series of Parity Stock, (iii) junior to each class or series of Senior Stock and (iv) junior to the Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness and
other liabilities. In addition, with respect to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be structurally subordinated to any existing
and future indebtedness and other liabilities of each of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3. Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:
“Accumulated Dividend Amount” means, with respect to any Fundamental Change, the aggregate amount of undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, for Dividend Periods prior to the relevant Fundamental
Change Effective Date, including for the partial Dividend Period, if any, from, and including, the Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Effective Date, subject
to the last sentence of Section 10(a).
“ADRs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Agent Members” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21(a).
“Applicable Market Value” means the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the Settlement Period.
“Average Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(iii).
“Average VWAP” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in the relevant period.
“Averaging Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(v).
“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
“Bylaws” means the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, as they may be amended or restated from time to time.
“Certificate of Designations” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Charter” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Clause A Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).
“Clause B Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).
“Clause C Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).
“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, subject to Section 15.
“Continuing KKR Person” means, immediately prior to and immediately following any relevant date of determination, (i) an individual who (a) is an executive of the KKR Group, (b) devotes substantially all of his or
her business and professional time to the activities of the KKR Group and (c) did not become an executive of the KKR Group or begin devoting substantially all of his or her business and professional time to the activities of the KKR Group in
contemplation of a Fundamental Change, or (ii) any “person” in which any one or more of such individuals directly or indirectly, singly or as a group, holds a majority of the controlling interests.
“Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent” means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Corporation’s duly appointed conversion and dividend disbursing agent for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor
appointed under Section 16.
“Conversion Date” shall mean the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Date or the Early Conversion Date, as applicable.
“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Depositary” means DTC or its nominee or any successor appointed by the Corporation.
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“Dividend Payment Date” means March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year to, and including, March 1, 2028, commencing on June 1, 2025.
“Dividend Period” means the period from, and including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the
Initial Issue Date and shall end on, and exclude, the June 1, 2025 Dividend Payment Date.
“Dividend Rate” shall have the meaning set for in Section 4(a).
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.
“Early Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(i).
“Early Conversion Average Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(ii).
“Early Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b).
“Early Conversion Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(ii).
“Effective Date” shall mean the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
“Ex-Date” means the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the
issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Corporation or, if applicable, from the seller of the Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Existing Series I Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, with a liquidation value of $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
“Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(v).
“Financing Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Fixed Conversion Rates” means the Maximum Conversion Rate and the Minimum Conversion Rate.
“Floor Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e)(ii).
A “Fundamental Change” shall be deemed to have occurred, at any time after the Initial Issue Date of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if any of the following occurs:
(i) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or change in par value) as a result
of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); (B) any consolidation, merger or other combination of the Corporation or binding share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or a combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer or disposition in one
transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any person other than a Continuing KKR Person or one or more of the Corporation’s Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries;
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(ii) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable), other than the Corporation, any of its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries, a Continuing KKR Person or any of the Corporation’s or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries’ employee benefit plans (or any person or entity acting solely in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan),
filing a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock then outstanding entitled to vote generally in elections of the Corporation’s directors; or
(iii) the Common Stock (or other common stock constituting Exchange Property) ceases to be listed or quoted for trading on NYSE, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (or
another U.S. national securities exchange or any of their respective successors).
For the avoidance of doubt, any event or action contemplated by, or taken in furtherance of consummating the transactions contemplated by and in compliance with, the Reorganization Agreement as in effect on the Initial
Issue Date will not constitute a Fundamental Change.
However, a transaction or transactions described in clause (i) or clause (ii) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Stock,
excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of NYSE, the Nasdaq Global Select Market
or the Nasdaq Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and as a result of such transaction or transactions such consideration
(excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) becomes the Exchange Property.
“Fundamental Change Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(i).
“Fundamental Change Conversion Date” means a date occurring during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period on which a Holder has satisfied the requirements in Section 11(c), to the extent applicable.
“Fundamental Change Conversion Period” means the period beginning on, and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date and ending at the Close of Business on the date that is 20 calendar days after the
Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if applicable as described in the immediately succeeding sentence, the date that is 20 calendar days after the date of notice of such Fundamental Change), but in no event later than March 1, 2028. If the
Corporation provides the Fundamental Change Notice later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Period shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days from,
and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, the date of such Fundamental Change Notice; provided, however, that the Fundamental Change Conversion Period shall not be extended beyond March 1, 2028.
“Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” means, for any Fundamental Change Conversion, the conversion rate per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth in the table below for the Fundamental Change
Effective Date and the Fundamental Change Stock Price applicable to such Fundamental Change:
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Fundamental Change Stock Price
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Fundamental
Change
Effective Date
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$
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20.00
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$
|
40.00
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$
|
60.00
|
$
|
80.00
|
$
|
100.00
|
$
|
120.77
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$
|
140.00
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$
|
150.97
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$
|
180.00
|
$
|
200.00
|
$
|
220.00
|
$
|
240.00
|
$
|
260.00
|
$
|
280.00
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$
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300.00
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March 7, 2025
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0.3681
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0.3859
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0.3823
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0.3719
|
0.3608
|
0.3512
|
0.3444
|
0.3413
|
0.3355
|
0.3329
|
0.3311
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0.3298
|
0.3290
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0.3284
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0.3280
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March 1, 2026
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0.3827
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0.3963
|
0.3947
|
0.3845
|
0.3714
|
0.3587
|
0.3495
|
0.3453
|
0.3375
|
0.3343
|
0.3321
|
0.3307
|
0.3298
|
0.3293
|
0.3289
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March 1, 2027
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0.3980
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0.4055
|
0.4067
|
0.4008
|
0.3870
|
0.3695
|
0.3553
|
0.3490
|
0.3380
|
0.3340
|
0.3319
|
0.3307
|
0.3302
|
0.3299
|
0.3298
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March 1, 2028
|
0.4140
|
0.4140
|
0.4140
|
0.4140
|
0.4140
|
0.4140
|
0.3571
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
|
0.3312
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The exact Fundamental Change Stock Price and Fundamental Change Effective Date may not be set forth in the table, in which case:
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if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is between two Fundamental Change Stock Price amounts in the table above or the Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two Fundamental Change Effective Dates in the table above, the Fundamental
Change Conversion Rate shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth for the higher and lower Fundamental Change Stock Price amounts and the earlier and later Fundamental Change
Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable;
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| (ii) |
if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is in excess of $300.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Fundamental Change Stock Prices in the column headings of the table above), then the
Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate; and
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| (iii) |
if the Fundamental Change Stock Price is less than $20.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Fundamental Change Stock Prices in the column headings of the table above), then the Fundamental
Change Conversion Rate shall be the Maximum Conversion Rate.
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The Fundamental Change Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above are each subject to adjustment as of any date on which the Fixed Conversion Rates are adjusted. The adjusted Fundamental Change Stock Prices
shall equal (x) the Fundamental Change Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately prior to
the adjustment giving rise to the Fundamental Change Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table above will be each subject to
adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 14.
“Fundamental Change Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).
“Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a)(ii).
“Fundamental Change Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of the relevant Fundamental Change.
“Fundamental Change Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).
“Fundamental Change Stock Price” means, for any Fundamental Change, the price paid (or deemed paid) per share of Common Stock in the Fundamental Change, which shall equal (i) if all holders of Common Stock receive
only cash in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid per share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, and (ii) in all other cases, the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and
including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Effective Date.
“Global Preferred Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21(a).
“Global Preferred Share” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21(a).
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“Holder” means each Person in whose name shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who shall be treated by the Corporation and the Registrar as the absolute owner of those shares of Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.
“Initial Dividend Threshold” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iv).
“Initial Issue Date” means March 7, 2025, the first original issue date of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Initial Price” means $50.00, divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate, which quotient is initially equal to approximately $120.7729.
“Junior Stock” means (i) the Common Stock, (ii) the Existing Series I Preferred Stock and (iii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of
which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks either (x) senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on parity
with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“KKR Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “KKR Group.”
“KKR Group” means the KKR Group Partnership, the direct and indirect parents (including, without limitation, general partners) of the KKR Group Partnership (the “Parent Entities”), any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries of the Parent Entities or the KKR Group Partnership, the general partner or similar controlling entities of any investment or vehicle that is managed, advised or sponsored by the KKR Group (“KKR Fund”) and any other entity through
which any of the foregoing directly or indirectly conduct its business, but shall exclude any company in which a KKR Fund has an investment.
“KKR Group Partnership” means KKR Group Partnership L.P.
“Liquidation Dividend Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Liquidation Preference” means, as to Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $50.00 per share.
“Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c)(i).
“Mandatory Conversion Date” means the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Settlement Period. The Mandatory Conversion Date is expected to be March 1, 2028. If the Mandatory
Conversion Date occurs after March 1, 2028 (whether because a Scheduled Trading Day during the Settlement Period is not a Trading Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or otherwise), no interest or other amounts will accrue as a
result of such postponement.
“Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.
“Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (ii) the occurrence or existence, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on
any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock, for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the
Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock.
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“Maximum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b)(iii).
“Minimum Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b)(i).
“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i).
“Nonpayment Remedy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iii).
“NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange.
“Officer” means the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, any Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Treasurer, any Vice President, any Assistant Treasurer, the
Principal Accounting Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, the General Counsel, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, as the case may be.
“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Parent Entities” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “KKR Group.”
“Parity Stock” means any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank on parity with the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other
entity of whatever nature.
“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 of this Certificate of Designations.
“Preferred Stock Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i).
“Prospectus Supplement” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2025, relating to the offering and sale of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as supplemented by the related pricing term
sheet.
“Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of the Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities
or other property or in which the Common Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Stock (or such other security)
entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, statute, contract or otherwise).
“Record Holder” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the Close of
Business on the related Regular Record Date.
“Registrar” initially means Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Corporation’s duly appointed registrar for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any successor appointed under Section 16.
“Regular Record Date” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Dividend Payment Date. These
Regular Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Regular Record Date is a Business Day.
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“Relevant Stock Exchange” means NYSE or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the
Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.
“Reorganization Agreement” means the Reorganization Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2021, by and among KKR & Co. Inc., KKR Holdings L.P., KKR Management LLP, KKR Associates Holdings L.P. and the other
parties thereto.
“Reorganization Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Reorganization Valuation Percentage” for any Reorganization Event shall be equal to (x) the Average VWAP of one share of the relevant Reorganization Common Stock over the relevant Reorganization Valuation Period
(determined as if references to “Common Stock” in the definition of “VWAP” were references to the “Reorganization Common Stock” for such Reorganization Event), divided by (y) the Average VWAP of one share of Common Stock over the relevant
Reorganization Valuation Period.
“Reorganization Valuation Period” for any Reorganization Event means the five consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding, but excluding, the effective date for such Reorganization Event.
“Reorganization Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Senior Stock” means each class or series of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or distribution rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.
“Settlement Period” means the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day
immediately preceding March 1, 2028.
“Share Dilution Amount” means the increase in the number of diluted shares of Common Stock outstanding (determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and as measured from the Initial
Issue Date) resulting from the grant, vesting or exercise of equity-based compensation to directors, employees and agents and equitably adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar transaction.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, shares of Common Stock issued as payment
of a dividend on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion.
“Spin-Off” means a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business
unit of the Corporation that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other interests
(including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i)
such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
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“Threshold Appreciation Price” means $50.00, divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate, which quotient is initially equal to approximately $150.9662.
“Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that if the Common Stock is not listed
or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means any Business Day.
“Transfer Agent” shall initially mean Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, the Corporation’s duly appointed transfer agent for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any successor appointed under Section 16.
“Trigger Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).
“Unit of Exchange Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15.
“Valuation Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14(a)(iii).
“Voting Preferred Stock” means any other class or series of Parity Stock upon which like voting powers for the election of directors as set forth in Section 7 have been conferred and are exercisable.
“VWAP” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “KKR<EQUITY>AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not
available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is not available, the market value per share of
Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary”
shall be deemed to be replaced by a reference to “100%”.
Section 4. Dividends.
(a) Rate. Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Senior Stock, Holders shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee
thereof, out of funds of the Corporation legally available for payment, in the case of dividends paid in cash, and shares of Common Stock legally permitted to be issued, in the case of dividends paid in shares of Common Stock, cumulative dividends at
the rate per annum of 6.25% of the Liquidation Preference per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Dividend Rate”) (equivalent to $3.125 per annum per share), payable in cash, by delivery of shares of Common Stock or
through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 4(c), as determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(e)).
If declared, dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate from the most recent date as to which
dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available or shares of Common Stock legally permitted to be issued
for the payment of such dividends.
If declared, dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date, whether or not such Record Holders convert their shares of Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, or such shares are automatically converted, after such Regular Record Date and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date; provided that the Regular Record Date for any such dividend shall not
precede the date on which such dividend was so declared. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to
this delay.
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The amount of dividends payable on each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for each full Dividend Period (subsequent to the initial Dividend Period) shall be computed by dividing the Dividend Rate by four.
Dividends payable on Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the initial Dividend Period and any partial Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve
30-day months). Accumulated dividends on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not bear interest, nor shall additional dividends be payable thereon, if they are paid subsequent to the applicable Dividend Payment Date.
No dividend shall be paid unless and until the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee of the Board of Directors, declares a dividend payable with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. No dividend
shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum of cash or number of shares of Common Stock set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to any Dividend Period unless all
dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum of cash or number of shares of Common Stock has been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock.
Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether payable in cash, property or shares of Common Stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends.
Except as described in this Section 4(a), dividends on shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock shall cease to accumulate, and all other rights of Holders will terminate, from and after
the applicable Conversion Date (other than the right to receive the consideration due upon such conversion as described herein).
(b) Priority of Dividends. So long as any share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on the Common Stock or any other class or
series of Junior Stock, and no Common Stock or any other class or series of Junior Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless, in each case,
all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid in full in cash, shares of the Common Stock or a combination thereof, or a sufficient sum of cash or number of shares of the Common Stock has been set
apart for the payment of such dividends, on all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to:
(i) any dividend or distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional share;
(ii) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any benefit or other incentive plan, including any employment
contract, in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, (x) purchases to offset the Share Dilution Amount pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase plan, provided that any purchases to offset the Share Dilution Amount
shall in no event exceed the Share Dilution Amount, (y) the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholding or other acquisitions or surrender of shares to which the holder may otherwise be entitled upon exercise, delivery or
vesting of equity awards (whether in payment of applicable taxes, the exercise price or otherwise), and (z) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares;
(iii) purchases or deemed purchases or acquisitions of fractional interests in shares of any Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such shares of
other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock;
(iv) any dividends or distributions of rights or Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any
stockholders’ rights plan;
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(v) purchases of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Common Stock or other Junior Stock, including under a contractually binding stock
repurchase plan, in each case, existing prior to the date of the Prospectus Supplement;
(vi) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other
than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares;
(vii) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation preference) or Junior
Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares; and
(viii) the acquisition of shares of any Junior Stock in exchange for, or a purchase, redemption or other acquisition for value of shares of any Junior Stock with the proceeds of a substantially
concurrent sale of, shares of Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of Junior Stock.
When dividends on shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (i) have not been declared and paid in full on any Dividend Payment Date (or, in the case of Parity Stock having dividend payment dates different
from such Dividend Payment Dates, on a dividend payment date falling within a regular dividend period related to such Dividend Payment Date), or (ii) have been declared but a sum of cash or number of shares of Common Stock sufficient for payment
thereof has not been set aside for the benefit of the Holders thereof on the applicable Regular Record Date, no dividends may be declared or paid on any shares of Parity Stock unless dividends are declared on the shares of Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such shares of Parity Stock shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders of the shares of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of any shares of Parity Stock then outstanding. For purposes of calculating the pro rata allocation of partial dividend payments, the Corporation shall allocate those payments so that the respective amounts
of those payments for the declared dividend bear the same ratio to each other as all accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all declared and unpaid dividends per share on such shares of
Parity Stock bear to each other (subject to their having been declared by the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, out of legally available funds); provided that any unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock will continue to accumulate, except as described herein. For purposes of this calculation, with respect to non-cumulative Parity Stock, the Corporation shall use the full amount of dividends that would be payable for the most recent dividend
period if dividends were declared in full on such non-cumulative Parity Stock.
Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends as may be determined by the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, may be declared and paid (payable in cash, securities or other property) on
any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and Holders shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.
(c) Method of Payment of Dividends. (i) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(e), the Corporation may pay any declared dividend (or any portion of any declared dividend) on the shares of
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (whether or not for a current Dividend Period or any prior Dividend Period, including in connection with the payment of declared and unpaid dividends pursuant to Section 8 or Section 10), as determined in the
Corporation’s sole discretion:
(A) in cash;
(B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock; or
(C) through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock.
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(ii) The Corporation shall make each payment of a declared dividend on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in cash, except to the extent the Corporation elects to make all or any
portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock. The Corporation shall give notice to Holders of any such election, and the portion of such payment that will be made in cash and the portion that will be made in shares of Common Stock, no later than
10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Dividend Payment Date for such dividend, provided, however, that if the Corporation does not provide timely notice of this election, the Corporation will be deemed to have elected to pay the
relevant dividend in cash.
(iii) All cash payments to which a Holder is entitled in connection with a declared dividend on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be rounded to the nearest cent. If the
Corporation elects to make any such payment of a declared dividend, or any portion thereof, in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be valued for such purpose, in the case of any dividend payment or portion thereof, at 97% of the Average VWAP
per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the sixth Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date (such average, the “Average Price”). If the five
Trading Day period to determine the Average Price ends on or after the relevant Dividend Payment Date (whether because a Scheduled Trading Day is not a Trading Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or otherwise), then the Dividend
Payment Date will be postponed until the second Business Day after the final Trading Day of such five Trading Day period; provided that no interest or other amounts shall accrue as a result of such postponement.
(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the Holders in payment or partial payment of a dividend. The Corporation shall instead, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so and to the
extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing the Corporation’s indebtedness, pay a cash amount (computed to the nearest cent) to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock based on the
Average Price with respect to such dividend. In the event the Corporation cannot pay cash in lieu of a fractional share, it will instead round up to the nearest whole share for such Holder.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered in connection with any declared dividend, including any declared dividend payable in connection with a
conversion, exceed a number equal to:
(i) the declared dividend, divided by
(ii) $42.2705, subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to any anti-dilution adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate as provided in Section 14 (such dollar amount, as adjusted,
the “Floor Price”).
To the extent that the amount of any declared dividend exceeds the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in connection with such declared dividend and (y) 97% of the Average Price, the Corporation shall, if it is legally
able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing the Corporation’s indebtedness, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent). To the
extent that the Corporation is not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with its indebtedness, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of Common
Stock in respect of such amount, and such amount shall not form a part of the cumulative dividends that may be deemed to accumulate on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(f) To the extent that a Shelf Registration Statement is required in the Corporation’s reasonable judgment in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, Common Stock issued as payment of a dividend on the
shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion, the Corporation shall, to the extent such a Shelf Registration Statement is not currently filed and effective, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of such time as all such shares of Common Stock have been resold thereunder and such time as all such shares would be freely tradable without
registration by holders thereof that are not (and were not at any time during the preceding three months) “affiliates” of the Corporation for purposes of the Securities Act. To the extent applicable, the Corporation shall also use its commercially
reasonable efforts to have such shares of the Common Stock approved for listing on NYSE (or if the Common Stock is not listed on NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed), and
qualified or registered under applicable state securities laws, if required; provided that the Corporation will not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in
any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it is not presently subject to taxation as a foreign corporation and such qualification or action would subject it to such taxation.
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Section 5. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-Up. (a) In the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Liquidation Preference of $50.00 per share of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, plus an amount (the “Liquidation Dividend Amount”) equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on such share, whether or not declared, to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution,
such amount to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of debt and other liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of shares of any Senior Stock and
before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock.
(b) If, upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount on the
shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends (to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding up or dissolution) on, all Parity Stock, if
applicable, are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any such Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences and amounts equal to the
accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.
(c) After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the Liquidation Dividend Amount for such Holder’s shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder as such shall
have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
(d) Neither the sale, lease nor exchange of all or substantially all of Corporation’s assets or business, nor its merger or consolidation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation.
Section 6. No Redemption; No Sinking Fund.
The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. However, at the Corporation’s option, it may purchase or exchange the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock from time to time in the open market, by tender or exchange offer or otherwise, without the consent of, or notice to, Holders.
Section 7. Voting Power.
(a) General. Holders shall not have any voting rights or powers other than those set forth in this Section 7, except as specifically required by Delaware law or by the Charter from time to time.
(b) Right to Elect Two Directors Upon Nonpayment. (i) Whenever dividends on any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more Dividend
Periods, whether or not for consecutive Dividend Periods (a “Nonpayment”), the authorized number of directors on the Board of Directors shall, at the Corporation’s next annual meeting of the stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders
as provided below, automatically be increased by two and Holders, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding, shall be entitled, at the Corporation’s next annual meeting of
stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders, if any, as provided below, to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of the Board of Directors (the “Preferred Stock Directors”); provided, however, that
the election of any such Preferred Stock Directors will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of NYSE (or any other exchange or automated quotation system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or
quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors; and provided further that the Board of Directors shall, at no time, include more than two Preferred Stock Directors.
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(ii) In the event of a Nonpayment, the Holders of at least 25% of the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and holders of record of any other series of Voting Preferred Stock may
request that a special meeting of stockholders be called to elect such Preferred Stock Directors (provided, however, that if the next annual or a special meeting of stockholders is scheduled to be held within 90 days of the receipt of
such request, the election of such Preferred Stock Directors, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Bylaws, shall, instead, be included in the agenda for, and shall be held at, such scheduled annual or special meeting of stockholders). The
Preferred Stock Directors shall stand for reelection annually, at each subsequent annual meeting of the stockholders, so long as the Holders continue to have such voting powers. At any meeting at which the Holders are entitled to elect Preferred
Stock Directors, the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the then outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum and the vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and other Voting Preferred Stock so present or represented by proxy at any such meeting at which there shall be a quorum shall be
sufficient to elect the Preferred Stock Directors. Whether a plurality, majority or other portion in voting power of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other Voting Preferred Stock have been voted in favor of any matter shall be determined
by reference to the respective liquidation preference amounts of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such other Voting Preferred Stock voted.
(iii) If and when all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have been paid in full, or declared and a sum or number of shares of the Common Stock sufficient
for such payment shall have been set aside for the benefit of the Holders thereof on the applicable Regular Record Date (a “Nonpayment Remedy”), the Holders shall immediately and, without any further action by the Corporation, be divested of
the voting powers described in this Section 7(b), subject to the revesting of such powers in the event of each subsequent Nonpayment. If such voting powers for the Holders and all other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall have terminated, each
Preferred Stock Director then in office shall automatically be disqualified as a director and shall no longer be a director and the term of office of each Preferred Stock Director so elected shall terminate at such time and the authorized number of
directors on the Board of Directors shall automatically decrease by two.
(iv) Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the holders of record of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock and any other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class), when they have the voting powers described in this Section 7(b). In the event that a Nonpayment shall have occurred and there shall
not have been a Nonpayment Remedy, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Stock Director (other than prior to the initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment) may be filled by the written consent of the Preferred Stock Director
remaining in office, except that in the event that such vacancy is created as a result of such Preferred Stock Director being removed, or if no Preferred Stock Director remains in office, then such vacancy may be filled by a vote of the holders of
record of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they have the voting powers described
in this Section 7(b); provided, however, that the election of any such Preferred Stock Directors to fill such vacancy will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of NYSE (or any other exchange or
automated quotation system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors. The Preferred Stock Directors shall each be entitled to one vote per
director on any matter that shall come before the Board of Directors for a vote.
(c) Other Voting Powers. So long as any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of record of at
least two-thirds in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and, solely in the case of clause (i) below, all other series of Voting Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon
(subject to the last paragraph of this Section 7(c)), voting together as a single class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at an annual or special meeting of such stockholders:
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(i) amend or alter the provisions of the Charter so as to authorize or create, or increase the authorized number of, any class or series of Senior Stock;
(ii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations so as to materially and adversely affect the special rights, preferences or voting powers of the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; or
(iii) consummate a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another entity,
unless in each case: (i) the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding following the consummation of such binding share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation or, in the case of any such merger or
consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity (or the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is otherwise exchanged or reclassified), are converted or reclassified into or exchanged for preference
securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent; and (ii) the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that remain outstanding or such shares of preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights,
preferences and voting powers that, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences and voting powers, taken as a whole, of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to the
consummation of such transaction;
provided, however, that in the event a transaction would trigger voting powers under clauses (ii) and (iii) above, clause (iii) shall govern; provided, further, however, that for
all purposes of this Section 7(c):
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any increase in the number of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock,
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any increase in the number of the authorized or issued shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock,
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the creation and issuance, or increase in the authorized or issued number, of any class or series of Parity Stock or Junior Stock, or
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the application of the provisions described in Section 15,
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shall in each case be deemed not to adversely affect (or to otherwise cause to be materially less favorable) the rights, preferences or voting powers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or
consent of Holders.
If any amendment, alteration, repeal, share exchange, reclassification, merger or consolidation specified in this Section 7(c) would adversely affect the rights, preferences or voting powers of one or more but not all
series of Voting Preferred Stock (including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for this purpose), then only the series of Voting Preferred Stock the rights, preferences or voting powers of which are adversely affected and entitled to vote
shall vote as a class in lieu of all other series of Voting Preferred Stock.
(d) Without the vote or consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, correct, supplement or repeal any terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the following purposes:
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to cure any ambiguity, omission or mistake, or to correct or supplement any provision contained in the Certificate of Designations that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained in the Certificate of
Designations;
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to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Charter or the Certificate of Designations; or
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to make any other change that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).
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In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in order to (x) conform the terms thereof to the description
of the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth under “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” in the Prospectus Supplement or (y) file a certificate of correction with respect to the Certificate of Designations to
the extent permitted by Section 103(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(e) Prior to the Close of Business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be
outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Common Stock, including voting powers, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or
other distributions on the Common Stock, by virtue of holding the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(f) The number of votes that each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any Voting Preferred Stock participating in the votes set forth in this Section 7 shall have and shall be in proportion to the
liquidation preference of such share.
(g) The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a
meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and
procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Charter, the Bylaws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.
Section 8. Mandatory Conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date. (a) Each outstanding share of the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall automatically convert (unless previously converted in accordance with Section 9 or Section 10) on the Mandatory Conversion Date (“Mandatory Conversion”), into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Mandatory
Conversion Rate.
(b) The “Mandatory Conversion Rate” shall, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 8(c), be as follows:
(i) if the Applicable Market Value is greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 0.3312 shares of Common Stock per share of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Minimum Conversion Rate”);
(ii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to the Threshold Appreciation Price but equal to or greater than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate per share of the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be equal to $50.00 divided by the Applicable Market Value, rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth of a share of Common Stock; or
(iii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 0.4140 shares of Common Stock per share of the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Maximum Conversion Rate”);
provided that the Fixed Conversion Rates are each subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.
(c) If the Corporation declares a dividend on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the Dividend Period ending on, but excluding, March 1, 2028, the Corporation shall pay such dividend to the Record Holders
as of the immediately preceding Regular Record Date, in accordance with Section 4. If on or prior to March 1, 2028, the Corporation has not declared a dividend payable in the amount of all of the accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be adjusted so that Holders receive an additional number of shares of Common Stock equal to:
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(i) the amount of such undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount”), divided by
(ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) 97% of the Average Price (calculated using March 1, 2028 as the applicable Dividend Payment Date).
To the extent that the Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and 97% of the Average Price, the Corporation shall, if it is
legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing its indebtedness, declare and pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) pro rata per share to the Holders. To the extent that
the Corporation is not able to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with its indebtedness, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of Common Stock in
respect of such amount, and such amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall in no event exceed the Maximum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 14, and exclusive of any amounts owing in
respect of any Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount or any accrued and unpaid dividends paid at the Corporation’s election in shares of Common Stock.
Section 9. Early Conversion at the Option of the Holder. (a) Other than during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period,
subject to satisfaction of the conversion procedures set forth in Section 11, the Holders shall have the option to convert their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event in increments of less than one share of the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at any time prior to March 1, 2028 (an “Early Conversion”), into shares of Common Stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9(b).
(b) If, as of any Early Conversion Date, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on or prior to the Dividend Payment Date
immediately prior to such Early Conversion Date, the Minimum Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to the relevant Early Conversion, so that the Holders converting their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at such time receive an
additional number of shares of Common Stock equal to:
(i) such amount of undeclared, accumulated and unpaid dividends per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for such prior full Dividend Periods (the “Early Conversion Additional
Conversion Amount”), divided by
(ii) the greater of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the Average VWAP per share of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Early Conversion Settlement Period”)
commencing on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Early Conversion Date (such Average VWAP, the “Early Conversion Average Price”).
To the extent that the Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and the Early Conversion Average Price, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay
the shortfall in cash or deliver shares of Common Stock in respect of such shortfall.
Except as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 9(b), upon any Early Conversion of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on
such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless such Early Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, in which case the
Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holder of the converted shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as of such Regular Record Date, in accordance with Section 4.
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Section 10. Fundamental Change Conversion. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs on or
prior to March 1, 2028, the Holders shall have the right (the “Fundamental Change Conversion Right”) during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period to:
(i) convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event in increments of less than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) (any
such conversion pursuant to this Section 10(a) being a “Fundamental Change Conversion”) into a number of shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property in accordance with Section 15) equal to the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate per
share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;
(ii) with respect to such converted shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive an amount equal to the present value, calculated using a discount rate of 4.77% per annum, of all
dividend payments on such shares (excluding any Accumulated Dividend Amount) for (a) the partial Dividend Period, if any, from, and including, the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date and (b) all the
remaining full Dividend Periods from, and including, the Dividend Payment Date following the Fundamental Change Effective Date to, but excluding, March 1, 2028 (the “Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount”), payable in cash or shares of
Common Stock; and
(iii) with respect to such converted shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive the Accumulated Dividend Amount payable in cash or shares of Common Stock,
subject, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to certain limitations with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock the Corporation will be required to deliver as set forth in Section 10(d). Notwithstanding clauses (ii) and (iii), if the
Fundamental Change Effective Date or the Fundamental Change Conversion Date falls after the Regular Record Date for a Dividend Period for which the Corporation has declared a dividend and on or prior to the next Dividend Payment Date, then the
Corporation shall pay such dividend on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Regular Record Date, in accordance with Section 4, and the Accumulated Dividend Amount shall not include the amount of such dividend, and the
Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount shall not include the present value of the payment of such dividend.
(b) To exercise the Fundamental Change Conversion Right, Holders must submit their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion at any time during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period. Holders
that submit their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period shall be deemed to have exercised their Fundamental Change Conversion Right. Holders who do not submit their shares for
conversion during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period shall not be entitled to convert their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at the relevant Fundamental Change Conversion Rate or to receive the relevant Fundamental Change Dividend
Make-Whole Amount or the relevant Accumulated Dividend Amount.
The Corporation shall provide written notice (the “Fundamental Change Notice”) to Holders of the Fundamental Change Effective Date no later than the second Business Day immediately following such Fundamental
Change Effective Date.
The Fundamental Change Notice shall state:
(i) the event causing the Fundamental Change;
(ii) the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date or actual Fundamental Change Effective Date, as the case may be;
(iii) that Holders shall have the right to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Conversion Period; and
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(v) the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change.
(c) Not later than the second Business Day following the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the Corporation shall notify Holders of:
(i) the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate (if notice is provided to Holders prior to the anticipated Fundamental Change Effective Date, specifying how the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will
be determined);
(ii) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount in cash, shares of Common Stock (or to the extent applicable, Units of Exchange Property) or
a combination thereof, specifying the combination, if applicable; and
(iii) the Accumulated Dividend Amount as of the Fundamental Change Effective Date and whether the Corporation will pay such amount in cash, shares of Common Stock (or to the extent applicable,
Units of Exchange Property) or a combination thereof, specifying the combination, if applicable.
(d) (i) For any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, in addition to the Common Stock issued upon conversion at the Fundamental
Change Conversion Rate, the Corporation shall at its option (subject to satisfaction of the requirements of this Section 10):
(A) pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent), to the extent the Corporation is legally permitted to do so and to the extent permitted under
the terms of the documents governing its indebtedness;
(B) increase the number of shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) to be issued upon conversion by a number equal to (x) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount, divided by (y) the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price; or
(C) pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) in accordance with the provisions of
clauses (A) and (B) above.
(ii) In addition, to the extent that the Accumulated Dividend Amount exists as of the Fundamental Change Effective Date, the converting Holder shall be entitled to receive such Accumulated
Dividend Amount upon such Fundamental Change Conversion. The Corporation shall, at its option, pay the Accumulated Dividend Amount (subject to satisfaction of the requirements of this Section 10):
(A) in cash (computed to the nearest cent), to the extent the Corporation is legally permitted to do so and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing its
indebtedness;
(B) in an additional number of shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) equal to (x) the Accumulated Dividend Amount, divided by (y)
the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price; or
(C) through a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) in accordance with the provisions of clauses (A) and (B) above.
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(iii) The Corporation shall pay the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount and the Accumulated Dividend Amount in cash, except to the extent the Corporation elects on or prior to the second
Business Day following the relevant Fundamental Change Effective Date to make all or any portion of such payments in shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property). If the Corporation elects to deliver Common Stock (or Units of Exchange
Property) in respect of all or any portion of the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount or the Accumulated Dividend Amount, to the extent that the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount or the Accumulated Dividend Amount or the dollar
amount of any portion thereof paid in Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) exceeds the product of (x) the number of additional shares the Corporation delivers in respect thereof and (y) 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price, the
Corporation shall, if it is legally able to do so, and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing its indebtedness, pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent). To the extent that the Corporation is not able
to pay such excess amount in cash under applicable law and in compliance with its indebtedness, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay such amount in cash or deliver additional shares of Common Stock in respect of such amount, and such
amount will not form a part of the cumulative dividends that may be deemed to accumulate on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(iv) No fractional shares of Common Stock (or, to the extent applicable, Units of Exchange Property) shall be delivered by the Corporation to converting Holders in respect of the Fundamental Change
Dividend Make-Whole Amount or the Accumulated Dividend Amount. The Corporation shall, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so and to the extent permitted under the terms of the documents governing its indebtedness, instead pay a cash amount
(computed to the nearest cent) to each converting Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock (or to the extent applicable, Units of Exchange Property) based on the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock
(or to the extent applicable, Units of Exchange Property) over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Conversion Date. In the event the Corporation
cannot pay cash in lieu of a fractional share, it shall instead round up to the nearest whole share for such Holder.
(v) If the Corporation is prohibited from paying or delivering, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount (whether in cash or in shares of Common Stock), in whole or in
part, due to limitations of applicable Delaware law, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate will instead be increased by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to:
(A) the cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount, divided by
(B) the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Fundamental Change Stock Price.
To the extent that the cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and 97% of the
Fundamental Change Stock Price, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in cash or deliver additional shares of Common Stock in respect of such amount.
Section 11. Conversion Procedures. (a) Pursuant to Section 8, on the Mandatory
Conversion Date, any outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall mandatorily and automatically convert into shares of Common Stock.
Subject to any applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary, if more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by the same Holder is automatically converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date,
the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so converted.
A Holder of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are mandatorily converted shall not be required to pay any transfer or similar taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of the Common Stock
upon conversion, except that such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of the Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder.
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A certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and delivered to the converting Holder or, if the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock being converted is in book-entry
form, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be delivered to the converting Holder through book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depositary, in each case, together with delivery by the Corporation to the converting
Holder of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled, only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by such converting Holder have been paid in full. Such shares issuable upon conversion will be registered by book-entry on the
books and records of the Transfer Agent on the later of (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date and (ii) the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any, and such shares and cash will be delivered to the
converting Holders through the facilities of the Depositary in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures on such date. The Corporation shall not be responsible for any delays caused by the Depositary in delivering such shares and/or cash to the
converting Holders.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion shall be treated as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the Close of Business on the Mandatory
Conversion Date. Prior to the Close of Business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the Mandatory Conversion Date shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any
purpose and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such Common Stock, including voting powers, rights to respond to tender offers and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Stock, by virtue
of holding the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) To effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 9, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 9 of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of DTC (or
any other Depositary for the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form appointed by the Corporation).
The Early Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (“Early Conversion Date”).
Subject to any applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary, if more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by or for the same Holder, the number of
full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any transfer or similar taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Stock upon conversion, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be
payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder.
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A certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and delivered to the converting Holder or, if the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock being converted are in book-entry
form, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be delivered to the converting Holder through book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depositary, in each case, together with delivery by the Corporation to the converting
Holder of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled, only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by such converting Holder have been paid in full. Such shares will be registered by book-entry on the books and records of the
Transfer Agent on the latest of (i) the second Business Day immediately succeeding the Early Conversion Date, (ii) the second Business Day immediately succeeding the last day of the Early Conversion Settlement Period, and (iii) the Business Day after
the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any (provided, however, that if any Early Conversion Date falls on or after the Regular Record Date
immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Date but before the Mandatory Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the related conversion will be so registered on the later of (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date and (ii) the
Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any), and such shares and cash will be delivered to the converting Holders through the facilities of the Depositary in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures on
such date. The Company shall not be responsible for any delays caused by the Depositary in delivering such shares and/or cash to the converting Holders.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Early Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the Close of Business on
the applicable Early Conversion Date. Prior to the Close of Business on such applicable Early Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be
outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to such shares of Common Stock, including voting powers, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or
other distributions on the Common Stock, by virtue of holding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
In the event that an Early Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon
such Early Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Transfer Agent and Registrar to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock as to which Early Conversion was not effected, or, if the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is held in book-entry form, the Corporation shall cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar to reduce the number of shares of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the global certificate by making a notation on Schedule I attached to the global certificate or otherwise notate such reduction in the register maintained by such Transfer Agent and Registrar.
(c) To effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 10, a Holder must:
(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;
(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;
(iii) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and
(iv) if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 10 of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply
with the applicable procedures of DTC (or any other Depositary for the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form appointed by the Corporation).
Subject to any applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary, if more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by or for the same Holder, the number of
full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered.
A Holder shall not be required to pay any transfer or similar taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Stock upon conversion, but such Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be
payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder.
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A certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and delivered to the converting Holder or, if the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock being converted are in book-entry
form, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be delivered to the converting Holder through book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depositary, in each case, together with delivery by the Corporation to the converting
Holder of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled, only after all applicable taxes and duties, if any, payable by such converting Holder have been paid in full, on the later of (i) the second Business Day immediately succeeding the
Fundamental Change Conversion Date and (ii) the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable taxes and duties, if any.
The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Fundamental Change Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the
Close of Business on the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date. Prior to the Close of Business on such applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights, powers or preferences with respect to the Common Stock, including voting powers, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common
Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Stock, by virtue of holding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
In the event that a Fundamental Change Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a
Holder, upon such Fundamental Change Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Transfer Agent and Registrar to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Fundamental Change Conversion was not effected, or, if Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is held in book-entry form, the Corporation shall cause the Transfer Agent and Registrar to reduce the
number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the global certificate by making a notation on Schedule I attached to the global certificate or otherwise notate such reduction in the register maintained by such Transfer Agent
and Registrar.
(d) In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if
applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock should be sent, the Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the
records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.
(e) Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and other amounts and shares of Common Stock, if any, to which they are entitled pursuant to Sections 8, 9 or 10, as applicable and, if the applicable Conversion Date occurs after the
Regular Record Date for a declared dividend and prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, subject to the right of the Record Holders of such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on such Regular Record Date to receive
payment of the full amount of such declared dividend on such Dividend Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.
Section 12. Reservation of Common Stock. (a) The Corporation shall at all times
reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive or other similar rights, a number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of all shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (which shall initially equal a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (x)
the product of (i) 51,750,000 shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) the initial Maximum Conversion Rate and (y) the product of (i) 51,750,000 shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and (ii) the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock that would be added to the Mandatory Conversion Rate assuming (A) the Corporation paid no dividends on the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date and (B) the Floor Price is greater than
97% of the relevant Average Price. For purposes of this Section 12(a), the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at
the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.
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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon conversion of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as payment of any dividend on such shares of Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Common Stock reacquired and held in the treasury of the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free
and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders).
(c) All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion of, or as payment of a dividend on, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free
and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and other encumbrances (other than liens, charges, security interests and other encumbrances created by the Holders) and free of preemptive rights.
(d) Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
comply with all federal and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority.
(e) The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation shall, if
permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Common Stock
issuable upon conversion (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount or Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount) of, or issuable in respect of the payment of dividends, the
Accumulated Dividend Amount and the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided, however, that if the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system permit the
Corporation to defer the listing of such Common Stock until the earlier of (x) the first conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock in accordance with the provisions hereof and (y) the first payment of any dividends, any
Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation covenants to list such Common Stock issuable upon the earlier of (1) the first conversion of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-Whole Amount on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the requirements of such
exchange or automated quotation system at such time.
Section 13. Fractional Shares. (a) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued to Holders as a result of any conversion of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(b) In lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of any Holder that are converted on the Mandatory
Conversion Date pursuant to Section 8 or at the option of the Holder pursuant to Section 9 or Section 10, the Corporation shall pay (in accordance with, and subject to the requirements of, the procedures of the Depositary) an amount in cash (computed
to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (i) that same fraction and (ii) the Average VWAP of the Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion
Date, Early Conversion Date or Fundamental Change Conversion Date, as applicable. In the event the Corporation cannot pay cash in lieu of a fractional share, the Corporation shall instead round up to the nearest whole share for such Holder.
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Section 14. Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates. (a) Each Fixed
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as set forth in this Section 14, except that the Corporation shall not make any adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates if Holders participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the
same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in any of the transactions set forth in Sections 14(a)(i)-(v) without having to convert their Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the Maximum Conversion Rate as of the Record Date for such transaction, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by such Holder.
(i) Adjustment for Stock Dividends or Distributions. If the Corporation exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on
shares of Common Stock, or if the Corporation effects a share split or share combination, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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OS1
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OS0
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Effective Date of such share split or share
combination, as applicable;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date or immediately after the Open of Business on such Effective Date, as applicable;
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| OS0 = |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Effective Date, as applicable, before giving effect to such dividend,
distribution, share split or share combination; and
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| OS1 = |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.
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Any adjustment made under this Section 14(a)(i) shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the
Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 14(a)(i) is declared but not so paid or made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted,
effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the
purposes of this Section 14(a)(i), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date or immediately prior to the Open of Business on the relevant Effective Date, as the case may be, and the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination shall, in each case, not include shares that the Corporation holds in treasury. The Corporation shall not
pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock that it holds in treasury.
(ii) Adjustment for Rights, Options or Warrants. If the Corporation issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock any rights, options or
warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the Average VWAP per share of Common
Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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OS0 + X
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OS0 + Y
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such issuance;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date;
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| OS0 = |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date;
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| X = |
the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
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| Y = |
the number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by (ii) the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10
consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.
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Any increase made under this Section 14(a)(ii) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for
such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be
decreased to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered,
if any. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to issue such rights, options or
warrants, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.
For the purpose of this Section 14(a)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such Average VWAP per
share for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be
taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of
Directors or a committee thereof.
(iii) Adjustments for Certain Distributions and Spin-Offs. (x) If the Corporation distributes shares of its capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s
indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, excluding:
(A) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which the provisions set forth in Section 14(a)(i) or Section 14(a)(ii) shall apply;
(B) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which the provisions set forth in Section 14(a)(iv) shall apply;
(C) any dividends and distributions upon conversion of, or in exchange for, shares of Common Stock in connection with a recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger or
other combination, share exchange, or sale, lease or other transfer or disposition resulting in the change in the conversion consideration as set forth under Section 15;
(D) except as otherwise set forth in Section 14(a)(vii), rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan adopted by the Corporation; and
(E) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in clause (y) of this Section 14(a)(iii) shall apply;
then each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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SP0
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SP0 – FMV
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such distribution;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on such Record Date;
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| SP0 = |
the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and
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| FMV = |
the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) of the shares of capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants so distributed, expressed as an
amount per share of Common Stock on the Ex-Date for such distribution.
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Any increase made under this clause (x) of Section 14(a)(iii) will become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, each
Fixed Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such
distribution had not been declared.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), or if the difference is less
than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Corporation’s
capital stock, evidences of the Corporation’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Corporation or rights, options or warrants to acquire its capital stock or other securities that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.
(y) With respect to an adjustment where there has been a Spin-Off, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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FMV0 + MP0
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MP0
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off;
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| FMV0 = |
the Average VWAP per share of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Ex-Date
for the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
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| MP0 = |
the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the Valuation Period.
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The increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate under this clause (y) of Section 14(a)(iii) will be calculated as of the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period but will be given retroactive effect
as of immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Date of the Spin-Off. Because the Corporation shall make the adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate with retroactive effect, it shall delay the settlement of any conversion of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock where any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs during the Valuation Period until the second Business Day after the last Trading Day of such Valuation Period. If such
dividend or distribution is not so paid, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be such Fixed Conversion
Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
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For purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and subject in all respects to Section 14(a)(i) and Section 14(a)(ii)):
(A) rights, options or warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe
for or purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain conditions), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”):
(1) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock;
(2) are not exercisable; and
(3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock,
shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 14(a)(iii) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates under this Section 14(a)(iii) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest
Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be made under this Section 14(a)(iii).
(B) If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the Initial Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of
which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and
Record Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof).
(C) In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately
preceding clause (B)) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates under this Section 14(a)(iii) was made:
(1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or repurchase (I)
the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (II) the Fixed Conversion Rates shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as
the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution pursuant to Section 14(a)(iv), equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming
such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase; and
(2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if
such rights, options and warrants had not been issued;
provided that, in each case, such rights, options or warrants are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock and are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock.
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For purposes of Section 14(a)(i), Section 14(a)(ii) and this Section 14(a)(iii), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is applicable includes one or both of:
(A) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 14(a)(i) is applicable (the “Clause A Distribution”); or
(B) an issuance of rights, options or warrants to which Section 14(a)(ii) is applicable (the “Clause B Distribution”),
then:
(1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 14(a)(iii) is
applicable (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 14(a)(iii) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made; and
(2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 14(a)(i)
and Section 14(a)(ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the “Record Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause C
Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the Open of
Business on such Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(i) or “outstanding immediately prior to Close of Business on such Record Date” within the meaning of Section 14(a)(ii).
(iv) Adjustment for Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock other
than a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.185 per share (the “Initial Dividend Threshold”), each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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SP0 – T
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SP0 – C
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;
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| SP0 = |
the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution;
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| T = |
the Initial Dividend Threshold; provided that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be deemed to be zero; and
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| C = |
the amount in cash per share the Corporation distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock.
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The Initial Dividend Threshold is subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate; provided that if the Fixed Conversion Rates are adjusted pursuant to this
Section 14(a)(iv), no adjustment will be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold.
Any increase made under this Section 14(a)(iv) shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, each
Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such
dividend or distribution had not been declared.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), or if the difference is less
than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder
would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.
(v) Adjustment for Tender or Exchange Offer. If the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries make a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer
pursuant to a Schedule TO or registration statement on Form S-4 for Common Stock (and excluding any tender offer solely to Holders of fewer than 100 shares of Common Stock), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in
the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Averaging Period”) commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which
tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration Date”), each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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CR1 = CR0 ×
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AC + (SP1 × OS1)
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OS0 × SP1
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where,
| CR0 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date;
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| CR1 = |
such Fixed Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Expiration Date;
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| AC = |
the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof in good faith) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
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| OS0 = |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
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| OS1 = |
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
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| SP1 = |
the Average VWAP of Common Stock over the Averaging Period.
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The increase to each Fixed Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will be calculated at the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period but will be given retroactive effect as of immediately
after the Close of Business on the Expiration Date. Because the Corporation will make the adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate with retroactive effect, it will delay the settlement of any conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
where any date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder occurs during the Averaging Period until the second Business Day after the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment
under this Section 14(a)(v) will be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in any Fixed Conversion Rate, except as set forth in the immediately succeeding sentence.
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In the event that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently
prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then each Fixed Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange
offer had not been made (or had been made only in respect of the purchases that have been made and not rescinded).
(vi) If:
(A) the record date for a dividend or distribution on shares of the Common Stock occurs after the end of the 20 consecutive Trading Day period used for calculating the Applicable Market Value
and before the Mandatory Conversion Date; and
(B) such dividend or distribution would have resulted in an adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holders had such record date occurred on or before the last
Trading Day of such 20-Trading Day period,
then the Corporation shall deem the Holders to be holders of record, for each share of their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate for
purposes of that dividend or distribution, and in such a case, the Holders would receive the dividend or distribution on Common Stock together with the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon mandatory conversion of Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock.
(vii) If the Corporation has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Holders shall receive, in addition to any shares of Common
Stock received in connection with such conversion, the rights under the rights plan. However, if, prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable rights plan,
each Fixed Conversion Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation distributed to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, shares of its capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or
warrants as set forth in Section 14(a)(iii), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
(viii) The Corporation may (but is not required to), to the extent permitted by law and the rules of NYSE or any other securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock or the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock is then listed, increase each Fixed Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if such increase is irrevocable during such 20 Business Days and the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof,
determines that such increase would be in the best interest of the Corporation. The Corporation may also (but is not required to) make such increases in each Fixed Conversion Rate as it deems advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to
holders of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.
However, in either case, the Corporation may only make such discretionary adjustments if it makes the same proportionate adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate.
(ix) The Corporation shall not adjust the Fixed Conversion Rates:
(A) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Corporation and the
investment of additional optional amounts in Common Stock under any plan;
(B) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or rights or warrants to purchase such shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future benefit or other incentive plan or program
of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(C) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in (B) of this Section 14(a)(ix)
and outstanding as of the Initial Issue Date;
(D) for a change in par value of the Common Stock;
(E) for stock repurchases that are not tender or exchange offers referred to in Section 14(a)(v), including structured or derivative transactions or pursuant to a stock repurchase program
approved by the Board of Directors;
(F) as a result of a tender offer that satisfies the exception described in Section 14(a)(v) for offers solely to Holders of fewer than 100 shares of our Common Stock;
(G) as a result of a tender or exchange offer by a person other than the Corporation or one or more of the Corporation’s Subsidiaries;
(H) for accumulated dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except as described in Sections 8, 9 and 10; or
(I) for any other issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such
convertible or exchangeable securities, except as otherwise stated herein.
(x) Adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock. No adjustment to any Fixed Conversion Rate will be required unless the
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Fixed Conversion Rate; provided, however, that if an adjustment is not made because the adjustment does not change the Fixed Conversion Rates by at least 1%, then
such adjustment will be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each date for determining the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to a Holder upon any conversion of the Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall give effect to all adjustments that otherwise had been deferred pursuant to this clause (x), and those adjustments will no longer be carried forward and taken into account in any future adjustment.
The Corporation shall not be required to provide notice to Holders of any carried forward adjustments. Except as otherwise provided above, the Corporation will be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Fundamental Change Stock Price, the VWAPs, the Average VWAPs and the Fixed Conversion Rates of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and shall be made in
good faith. The Corporation may, at its sole discretion, engage a calculation agent in connection with making such calculations.
(xi) For the avoidance of doubt, if an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates, no separate inversely proportionate adjustment will be made to the Initial Price or the Threshold
Appreciation Price because the Initial Price is equal to $50.00 divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate (as adjusted in the manner described herein) and the Threshold Appreciation Price is equal to $50.00 divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate (as adjusted in the manner described herein).
(xii) Whenever any provision of the Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of Common Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors, or any
authorized committee thereof, shall make appropriate adjustments in good faith (including, without limitation, to the Applicable Market Value, the Early Conversion Average Price, the Fundamental Change Stock Price and the Average Price, as the case
may be) to account for any adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates (as the case may be) that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the Ex-Date, Effective Date, Record Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of
such event occurs during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.
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(b) Whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates are to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:
(i) compute such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates;
(ii) within 10 Business Days after the Fixed Conversion Rates are to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and
(iii) within 10 Business Days after the Fixed Conversion Rates are to be adjusted, provide or cause to be provided, to the Holders, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by
which the adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates were determined and setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates.
Section 15. Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Common Stock. In the event of:
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person;
(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation;
(iii) any reclassification of Common Stock into securities including securities other than Common Stock; or
(iv) any statutory exchange of securities of the Corporation with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition),
in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (each, a “Reorganization Event”), each share of
the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into the kind of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or
any combination thereof) that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such stock, other securities or
other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), the “Exchange Property,” with each “Unit of Exchange Property” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is
entitled to receive).
If any Reorganization Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election),
the Exchange Property into which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of the Common Stock in such
Reorganization Event.
The Corporation shall notify Holders of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
The number of Units of Exchange Property the Corporation shall deliver for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted, or as a payment of dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as
applicable, following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 8, Section 9 and Section 10 to shares of Common Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without interest thereon and without any
right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a Record Date that is prior to the date on which Holders of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock become holders of record of the underlying shares of Common Stock). For the purpose of
determining which of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 8(b) shall apply upon Mandatory Conversion, and for the purpose of calculating the Mandatory Conversion Rate if clause (ii) of Section 8(b) is applicable, the value of a Unit of Exchange
Property shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or an authorized committee thereof (which determination will be final), except that if a Unit of Exchange Property includes common stock or American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”)
that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, the value of such common stock or ADRs shall be the average over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period used for calculating the Applicable Market Value of the volume-weighted Average Prices for
such common stock or ADRs, as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg screen (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or an authorized committee thereof (which determination will be final)); or, if such price is not available, the average
market value per share of such common stock or ADRs over such period as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose.
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The above provisions of this Section 15 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events, and the provisions of Section 14 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor
thereto) received by the holders of Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.
The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of
such occurrence and of the kind and amount of cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 15.
In connection with any Reorganization Event, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be subject to adjustment as described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) below, as the case may be:
(i) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 15 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of shares
of common stock (the “Reorganization Common Stock”), the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of
such Reorganization Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Reorganization Common Stock that a holder of one share of Common Stock would receive in such Reorganization Event (such quotient rounded down to the nearest cent).
(ii) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 15 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed in part of shares
of Reorganization Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event, multiplied
by (y) the Reorganization Valuation Percentage for such Reorganization Event (such product rounded down to the nearest cent).
(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above in this Section 15 and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is
composed entirely of consideration other than shares of common stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to zero.
Section 16. Transfer Agent, Registrar, and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent,
Registrar and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be Equiniti Trust Company, LLC. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend
Disbursing Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent, as the case may be; provided that if the Corporation removes Equiniti Trust Company, LLC,
the Corporation shall appoint a successor transfer agent, registrar or conversion and dividend disbursing agent, as the case may be, who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment,
the Corporation shall give notice thereof to the Holders.
Section 17. Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation and the Transfer Agent may deem
and treat the Holder of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.
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Section 18. Notices. All notices or communications in respect of Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Charter or the Bylaws and
by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are represented by a Global Preferred Certificate, such notices may also be given to the Holders in any manner permitted by DTC or any similar
facility used for the settlement of transactions in Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Section 19. No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe for any
stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.
Section 20. Other Rights. The shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences,
privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter or as provided by applicable law.
Section 21. Book-Entry Form. (a) The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be issued in the form of one or more
permanent global shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in definitive, fully registered form eligible for book-entry settlement with the global legend as set forth on the form of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate attached
hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Global Preferred Certificate” and the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Global Preferred Certificate, the “Global Preferred Shares”), which is hereby incorporated
in and expressly made part of this Certificate of Designations. The Global Preferred Certificates may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Corporation is subject, if any, or usage (provided
that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Corporation). The Global Preferred Certificates shall be deposited on behalf of the Holders represented thereby with the Registrar, at its New York office as custodian for
the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary, duly executed by the Corporation and countersigned and registered by the Registrar as hereinafter provided. The aggregate number of shares represented by each Global Preferred Certificate
may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.
This Section 21(a) shall apply only to a Global Preferred Certificate deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary. The Corporation shall execute and the Registrar shall, in accordance with this Section 21(a),
countersign and deliver any Global Preferred Certificate that (i) shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or other nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Registrar to Cede & Co. or pursuant to instructions received
from Cede & Co. or held by the Registrar as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Registrar. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this
Certificate of Designations with respect to any Global Preferred Share held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Registrar as the custodian of the Depositary, or under such Global Preferred Share, and the Depositary may be treated by the
Corporation, the Registrar and any agent of the Corporation or the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Global Preferred Share for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Corporation, the Registrar
or any agent of the Corporation or the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary
practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Preferred Share. The Holder of the Global Preferred Shares may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any Person to take any action that
a Holder is entitled to take pursuant to the Global Preferred Shares, this Certificate of Designations or the Charter.
Owners of beneficial interests in Global Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless (x) the Depositary notifies the
Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Preferred Shares and the Corporation does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency”
registered under the Exchange Act and the Corporation does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days. In any such case, the Global Preferred Certificates shall be exchanged in whole for definitive stock certificates that
are not issued in global form, with the same terms and of an equal aggregate Liquidation Preference, and such definitive stock certificates shall be registered in the name or names of the Person or Persons specified by the Depositary in a written
instrument to the Registrar.
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(b) Signature. Any two authorized Officers shall sign each Global Preferred Certificate for the Corporation, in accordance with the Corporation’s Bylaws and applicable Delaware law, by manual or facsimile
signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Global Preferred Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Registrar countersigned such Global Preferred Certificate, such Global Preferred Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A
Global Preferred Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Registrar manually countersigns such Global Preferred Certificate. Each Global Preferred Certificate shall be dated the date of its countersignature. The foregoing
paragraph shall likewise apply to any certificate representing shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
Section 22. Listing. The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if its listing application for the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock is approved by NYSE, upon such listing, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock listed on NYSE (or if the Common Stock is not listed on NYSE, on the principal
other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed).
If the Global Preferred Share or Global Preferred Shares, as the case may be, shall be listed on NYSE or any other stock exchange, the Depositary may, with the written approval of the Corporation, appoint a registrar
(acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of such Global Preferred Share or Global Preferred Shares, as the case may be, in accordance with the requirements of such exchange. Such registrar (which may be the Registrar if so permitted by the
requirements of such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar appointed by the Registrar upon the request or with the written approval of the Corporation. If the Global Preferred Share or Global Preferred Shares, as the case may be, are
listed on one or more other stock exchanges, the Registrar will, at the request and expense of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange of such Global Preferred Share or Global Preferred Shares, as
the case may be, and the Global Preferred Certificate or Global Preferred Certificates representing such shares as may be required by law or applicable stock exchange regulations.
Section 23. Stock Certificates. (a) Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be represented by stock certificates
substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto.
(b) Stock certificates representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be signed by any two authorized Officers of the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws and applicable Delaware law,
by manual or facsimile signature.
(c) A stock certificate representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be valid until manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Each stock
certificate representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.
(d) If any Officer of the Corporation who has signed a stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent and Registrar countersigns the stock certificate, the stock certificate shall be
valid nonetheless.
Section 24. Replacement Certificates. If any Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall, at the expense of the Holder, issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent Liquidation Preference of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by Robert Lewin, its Chief Financial Officer, this 7th day of March, 2025.
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF 6.25% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
CERTIFICATE]
[INCLUDE FOR GLOBAL PREFERRED SHARES]
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CORPORATION OR THE TRANSFER AGENT NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE,
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 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 IN AS MUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO. HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL 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 SECURITY SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SHARES. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SUCH CERTIFICATES
AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
Certificate Number [ ] [Initial] Number of Shares of Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock [ ]
CUSIP 48251W 500
ISIN US48251W5004
KKR & CO. INC.
6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
(par value $0.01 per share)
(Liquidation Preference as specified below)
KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that [ ] (the “Holder”), is the registered owner of [ ] [the number shown on Schedule I hereto of]
fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Corporation’s designated 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share and a Liquidation Preference of $50.00 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock”). The shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Registrar, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for
transfer. The designations, rights, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented hereby are and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations of
6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of KKR & Co. Inc. dated March 7, 2025 as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Designations”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the
meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations. The Corporation will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business. In the case of any
conflict between this Certificate and the Certificate of Designations, the provisions of the Certificate of Designations shall control and govern.
Reference is hereby made to the provisions of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof and in the Certificate of Designations, which provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as
if set forth at this place.
Upon receipt of this executed certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.
Unless the Transfer Agent and Registrar have properly countersigned, these shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by the below authorized Officers of the Corporation this [ ] of [ ] [ ].
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COUNTERSIGNATURE
These are shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE FOR 6.25% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK]
Cumulative dividends on each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable at the applicable rate provided in the Certificate of Designations when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors.
The shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the manner and accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each Holder who so requests the powers, designations, limitations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class or series of
stock of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(To be Executed by the Holder
in order to Convert 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock)
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the “Conversion”) 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of KKR & Co. Inc. (hereinafter
called the “Corporation”), represented by stock certificate No(s). [ ] (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificates”), into common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”)
according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), as of the date written below. Holders that submit shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period shall be deemed to have exercised their Fundamental Change Conversion Right.
If Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.
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The Corporation is not required to issue Common Stock until the original Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) to be converted are received by the Corporation or the
Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
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Address where Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:
(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)
(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints:
as agent to transfer the shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
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(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Certificate)
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Signature Guarantee:
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(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include
membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance
with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)
SCHEDULE I
KKR & Co. Inc.
Global Preferred Certificate
6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Certificate Number:
The number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock initially represented by this Global Preferred Certificate shall be [ ]. Thereafter the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall note changes in the number of
shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced by this Global Preferred Certificate in the table set forth below:
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Amount of Decrease
in Number of Shares
Represented by this
Global Preferred Certificate
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Amount of Increase in
Number of Shares
Represented by this
Global Preferred Certificate
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Number of Shares
Represented by this
Global Preferred
Certificate following
Decrease or Increase
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Signature of
Authorized Officer of
Transfer Agent and
Registrar
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Exhibit 5.1
Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett llp
425
lexington avenue
new york,
ny 10017-3954
telephone:
+1-212-455-2000
facsimile:
+1-212-455-2502
March 7, 2025
KKR & Co. Inc.
30 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to KKR & Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the issuance by the Company of 51,750,000 shares of 6.25% Series D Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with an initial liquidation preference of $50.00 per share (“Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock”). The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company pursuant to the certificate of designations (the “Certificate of
Designations”) establishing the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
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BEIJING
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BOSTON
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BRUSSELS
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HONG KONG
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HOUSTON
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LONDON
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LOS ANGELES
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PALO ALTO
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SÃO PAULO
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TOKYO
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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KKR & Co. Inc.
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March 7, 2025
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We have examined the Registration Statement; the
Underwriting Agreement dated March March 4, 2025 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company and the underwriters named therein pursuant to which the
underwriters have agreed to purchase 51,750,000 shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock issued by the Company (the “Shares”); and the Certificate of
Designations governing the Shares, including the form of share certificate representing the Shares set forth as Exhibit A thereto. In addition, we have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, originals, or duplicates or certified or
conformed copies, of such records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and have made such other investigations as we have
deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions hereinafter set forth.
In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. Upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
2. When the shares of the Common Stock initially issuable pursuant to the Certificate of Designations upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock have been issued by the Company in accordance with the Certificate of Designations, such shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
For purposes of our opinion set forth in paragraph 2 above, we assume that the adjustment in the conversion rate (as described in the
Certificate of Designations) upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations represents reasonable compensation of the lost option value of the
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as a result of the Fundamental Change. In rendering our opinion set forth in paragraph 2 above, we note that such opinion does not address any shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the payment of
dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
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We do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the law of the State of New York and the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 7, 2025 and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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