(b) Counterparty agrees that Counterparty shall not enter into or alter any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting any Transaction. Without limiting the generality of the provisions set forth opposite the caption “Unwind Activities” in Section 2 of this Master Confirmation, Counterparty acknowledges that it has no right to, and agrees that it will not seek to, control or influence Dealer’s decision to make any “purchases or sales” (within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B)(3)) under or in connection with any Transaction, including, without limitation, Dealer’s decision to enter into any hedging transactions.
(c) Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Master Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a “plan” as defined in Rule 10b5-1(c). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5, and no such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made at any time at which Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares.
(d) Counterparty shall promptly provide notice thereof to Dealer (i) upon the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party, as the case may be, and (ii) upon public announcement by Counterparty of any event that, if consummated, would constitute an Extraordinary Event or Potential Adjustment Event.
(e) Neither Counterparty nor any of its “affiliated purchasers” (as defined by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 10b-18”)) shall take any action that would cause any purchases of Shares by Dealer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of any Transaction not to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 if such purchases were made by Counterparty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during any Unwind Period for any Transaction, except with the prior written consent of Dealer, Counterparty will not, and will cause its affiliated purchasers (as defined in Rule 10b-18) not to, directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of a derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or announce or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares. However, the foregoing shall not (i) limit Counterparty’s ability, pursuant to any equity compensation plan or dividend reinvestment program, to re-acquire Shares from employees in connection with such a plan or program, (ii) limit Counterparty’s ability to withhold shares to cover tax liabilities associated with such a plan or program, (iii) prohibit any purchases effected by or for an issuer “plan” by an “agent independent of the issuer” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18), (iv) otherwise restrict in any manner ordinary course transactions required or permitted under a Counterparty-sponsored qualified or non-qualified plan that holds employer securities and/or a Counterparty sponsored plan under which Shares are offered to Counterparty’s employees or non-employee directors, (v) otherwise restrict Counterparty’s or any of its affiliates’ ability to repurchase Shares under unsolicited transactions or privately negotiated, off-market transactions with any of its employees, officers, directors, affiliates or any third party that, in each case, are not reasonably expected to result in any market purchases or (vi) limit Counterparty’s ability to grant stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units or performance share units, or issue Shares upon the exercise of such options or vesting of such units or the ability of “affiliated purchasers” (as defined in Rule 10b-18) to acquire such options, shares or units or acquire Shares upon the exercise of such options or vesting of such units, in each case, in connection with Counterparty’s equity compensation plans for directors, officers and employees or any agreements with respect to the compensation of directors, officers or employees of any entities that are acquisition targets of Counterparty, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (vi), to the extent that such transaction or event does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18). Counterparty shall be deemed to represent to Dealer that any purchase pursuant to one of the transactions or events described in the immediately preceding sentence does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18).
(f) Counterparty will not be subject to any “restricted period” (as such term is defined in Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”)) in respect of Shares or any security with respect to which the Shares are a “reference security” (as such term is defined in Regulation M) during any Unwind Period for any Transaction.
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