EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(Unrestricted
Notes)
___________________ (including any
other persons or entities exchanging Existing Notes hereunder for
whom the undersigned Holder holds contractual and investment
authority, the “ Holder ”) enters into this
Exchange Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with DST
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company
”) on ___________, 2009 whereby the Holder will exchange (the
“ Exchange ”) the Company’s 4.125 % Series
C Senior Convertible Debentures due August 12, 2023 (the “
Existing Notes ”) for the Company’s new 4.125%
Series A Senior Convertible Debentures due August 12, 2023 (the
“ New Notes ”) that will be issued pursuant to
the provisions of an Indenture dated as of October __, 2009 among
the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as
Trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as it may be
supplemented or amended from time to time (collectively, the
“ Indenture ”).
On and subject to the terms hereof,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I
: Exchange of the Existing Notes
for New Notes
At the Closing (as defined herein),
the Holder hereby agrees to exchange and deliver to the Company the
following Existing Notes, and in exchange therefor the Company
hereby agrees to issue to the Holder the principal amount of New
Notes described below and to pay in cash the following accrued but
unpaid interest on such Existing Notes:
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Principal Amount of Existing Notes
to be Exchanged:
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(the “Exchanged Notes”).
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Principal amount of New Notes to be
issued in Exchange:
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$
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(the “Holder’s New
Notes”).
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Cash Payment of Accrued but Unpaid
Interest on Exchanged Notes:
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$
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(the “Cash Payment”).
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The closing of the Exchange (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur no later than three
business days after the date of this Agreement. At the Closing,
(a) the Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company all right, title and interest in and to the Exchanged Notes
free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, option, equity or
other adverse claim thereto (collectively, “ Liens
”), together with any documents of conveyance or transfer
that the Company may deem necessary or desirable to transfer to and
confirm in the Company all right, title and interest in and to the
Exchanged Notes free and clear of any Liens, and (b) the
Company shall issue to the Holder the Holder’s New Notes and
shall deliver to the Holder the Cash Payment; provided, however,
that the parties acknowledge that the issuance of the
Holder’s New Notes to the Holder may be delayed due to
procedures and mechanics within the system of the Depository Trust
Company and that such delay will not be a default under this
Agreement so long as (i) the Company is using its reasonable
best efforts to effect the issuance of one or more global notes
representing the New Notes, (ii) such delay is no longer than
three business days, and (iii) interest shall accrue on such
New Notes from the date of the Indenture. Simultaneously with or
after the Closing, the Company may issue New Notes to one or more
other holders of outstanding Existing Notes, subject to the terms
of the Indenture.
Article II
: Covenants, Representations and
Warranties of the Holder
The Holder hereby covenants as
follows, and makes the following representations and warranties,
each of which is and shall be true and correct on the date hereof
and at the Closing, to the Company, Lazard Frères
&
Co. LLC and Lazard Capital Markets
LLC, and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall
survive the Exchange.
Section 2.1
Power and Authorization. The Holder is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing, and has the power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its
obligations hereunder, and to consummate the Exchange contemplated
hereby. If the Holder that is signatory hereto is executing this
Agreement to effect the exchange of Exchanged Notes beneficially
owned by one or more other persons or entities (who are thus
included in the definition of “Holder” hereunder),
(a) such signatory Holder has all requisite discretionary and
contractual authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of,
and bind, each such other person or entity that is a beneficial
owner of Exchanged Notes, and (b) Exhibit A hereto is
a true, correct and complete list