Exhibit
10.7
Opening
Transaction
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To:
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International Game Technology
9295 Prototype Drive
Reno, Nevada 89521
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From:
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The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
c/o RBS Securities Inc.
600 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, CT 06830
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Re:
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Convertible Bond Hedge
Transaction
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Ref. No:
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To be provided by
Dealer.
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Date:
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May 5, 2009
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Dear Sir(s):
The purpose of this
communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set
forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction
entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “
Transaction ”) between The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
acting through RBS Securities Inc., as its agent (“
Dealer ”) and International Game Technology (“
Counterparty ”). This communication constitutes
a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master
Agreement specified below.
1.
This Confirmation is
subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the
2006 ISDA Definitions (the “ 2006 Definitions ”)
and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity
Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions
”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “
Definitions ”), in each case as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“
ISDA ”). In the event of any inconsistency
between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity
Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein
have the meanings assigned to them in the Offering Circular dated
May 5, 2009 (the “ Offering Circular ”) and the
Indenture to be dated as of the closing date of the initial
issuance of the convertible securities described below between
Counterparty and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee (the
“ Indenture ”), each relating to the
USD725,000,000 principal amount of 3.25% convertible notes due May
1, 2014 (the “ Convertible Securities ”).
In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined
in the Indenture or defined in the Offering Circular and this
Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the
avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture
are based on the description of the Convertible Securities set
forth in the Offering Circular. If any relevant provisions of
the Indenture differ in any material respect from those described
in the Offering Circular, the parties will, if appropriate, amend
this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of
the parties. The parties further acknowledge that references
to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in
effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is
amended, modified or supplemented following its execution, any such
amendment, modification or supplement will be disregarded for
purposes of this Confirmation (other than Section 8(b)(ii) below)
unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. The
Transaction is subject to early unwind if the closing of the
Convertible Securities is not consummated for any reason, as set
forth below in Section 8(k).
Each party is hereby
advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has
engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial
transactions and has taken other material actions in
reliance upon the
parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth
below.
This Confirmation
evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and
Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to
an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of
the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency—Cross Border)
as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such
form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i)
the election of Loss and Second Method and US Dollars (“
USD ”) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the
replacement of the word “third” in the last line of
Section 5(a)(i) of the Agreement with the word “first”,
(iii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions
of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Counterparty
with a “Threshold Amount” equal to USD25 million and to
Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” equal to USD50
million; provided that Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement
is amended by deleting the phrase “, or becoming capable at
such time of being declared,” and (iv) such other elections
as set forth in this Confirmation).
All provisions
contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will
govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein.
In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation
and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation
shall govern.
The Transaction
hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement.
If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and
Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer
and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is
deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master
Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to
which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall
not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by,
such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.
2.
The Transaction
constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity
Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which
this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General
Terms:
Trade Date:
May 5, 2009
Effective
Date:
The closing date of the initial
issuance of the Convertible Securities.
Option Style:
Modified American, as described
under “Procedures for Exercise” below.
Option Type:
Call
Seller:
Dealer
Buyer:
Counterparty
Shares:
The Common Stock of Counterparty,
par value USD0.00015625 (Ticker Symbol:
“IGT”).
Number of
Options:
The number of Convertible
Securities in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount, other
than any Additional Convertible Securities (as defined below),
issued by Counterparty on the closing date for the initial issuance
of the Convertible Securities (such Convertible Securities, the
“ Initial Convertible Securities ”);
provided that the Number of Options shall be automatically
increased as of the date of exercise by Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
as representative of the Purchasers (as defined in the
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Purchase Agreement), of the option
pursuant to Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated May 5, 2009
between Counterparty and Goldman, Sachs & Co. as representative
of the Purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase
Agreement ”) by the number of Convertible Securities in
denominations of USD1,000 principal amount issued pursuant to such
exercise (such Convertible Securities, the “ Additional
Convertible Securities ”).
Applicable
Percentage:
127/725 (the “ Specified
Percentage ”); provided that if the Number of
Options is increased pursuant to the proviso to the definition of
“Number of Options” above, the Applicable Percentage
shall thereafter equal the Specified Percentage multiplied
by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
Initial Convertible Securities and the denominator of which is the
sum of the number of Initial Convertible Securities and the number
of Additional Convertible Securities.
Option
Entitlement:
As of any date, a number of Shares
per Option equal to the “Conversion Rate” (as defined
in the Indenture as described in the Offering Circular under
“Description of Notes — General”), but without
regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate as set forth in
the section of the Indenture containing the provision described in
the Offering Circular under “Description of Notes —
Make Whole upon Certain Transactions” (a “
Fundamental Change Adjustment ”) or a discretionary
adjustment as set forth in the section of the Indenture containing
the provisions described in the seventh to last paragraph in the
Offering Circular under “Description of Notes —
Conversion Rate Adjustments” ( i.e. , the paragraph
beginning “We may also (but are not required to)
increase…”) (a “
Discretionary Adjustment ”).
Strike Price:
As of any date, an amount in USD,
rounded to the nearest cent (with 0.5 cents being rounded upwards),
equal to USD1,000 divided by the Option Entitlement as of
such date.
Number of
Shares:
The product of the Number of
Options, the Option Entitlement and the Applicable
Percentage.
Premium:
USD26,497,178.38
Premium Payment
Date:
The Effective Date
Exchange:
New York Stock Exchange
Related
Exchange:
All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:
Exercise
Date:
Each Conversion Date.
Conversion
Date:
Each “Conversion Date”
(as defined in the Indenture as described in the Offering Circular
under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rate
and
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Conversion Procedures”)
occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Securities
each in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount (such
Convertible Securities, the “ Relevant Convertible
Securities ” for such Conversion Date).
Exercise
Period:
The period from and excluding the
Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration
Date:
The earlier of (i) the last day on
which any Convertible Securities remain outstanding and (ii) the
second “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the
Indenture as described in the Offering Circular under
“Description of Notes — Settlement Upon
Conversion”) immediately preceding the “Maturity
Date” (as defined in the Indenture as described in the
Offering Circular under “Description of Notes —
General”).
Automatic Exercise
on
Conversion
Dates:
Applicable; and means that on each
Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of
Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in
denominations of USD1,000 principal amount shall be automatically
exercised, subject to “Notice of Exercise”
below.
Notice
Deadline:
In respect of any exercise of
Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, 12:00 P.M., New York City
time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the first
“Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture as
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”) of the
“Applicable Conversion Reference Period” (as defined in
the Indenture as described in the Offering Circular under
“Description of Notes — Settlement upon
Conversion”); provided that in the case of any
exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of
any Relevant Convertible Securities for any Conversion Date
occurring during the period from and including the 30 th
“Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture as
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”) prior to the
Maturity Date to and including the Expiration Date (such period,
the “ Final Conversion Period ”), the Notice
Deadline shall be 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
“Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture as
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”) immediately
following the relevant Exercise Date.
Notice of
Exercise:
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation
to make any payment or delivery in respect of any
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exercise of Options hereunder and
such obligation in respect of such exercise shall be permanently
extinguished unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior
to 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline in
respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Relevant Convertible
Securities being converted on the related Conversion Date, (ii) the
scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Relevant
Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date and (iii) the first
“Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Applicable
Conversion Reference Period” (each, as defined in the
Indenture as described in the Offering Circular under
“Description of Notes — Settlement upon
Conversion”); provided that in the case of any
exercise of Options in connection with the conversion of any
Relevant Convertible Securities for any Conversion Date occurring
during the Final Conversion Period, the contents of such notice
shall be as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above. For the
avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when
due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s
obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such
exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall
not cure such failure.
Dealer’s Telephone
Number
and Telex and/or
Facsimile Number
and Contact Details for
purpose of
Giving
Notice:
As specified in Section
6(b) below.
Settlement
Terms:
Settlement
Date:
For any Exercise Date, the
settlement date for the Shares to be delivered in respect of the
Relevant Convertible Securities for the relevant Conversion Date
pursuant to the section of the Indenture containing the provisions
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”); provided
that the Settlement Date shall not be prior to the Exchange
Business Day immediately following the date Counterparty provides
the Notice of Delivery Obligation prior to 12:00 P.M., New
York City time.
Delivery Obligation:
In lieu of the obligations set
forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and
subject to “Notice of Exercise” above, in respect of an
Exercise Date, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the related
Settlement Date (the “ Delivery Obligation ”), a
number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Applicable
Percentage and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares, if any, that
Counterparty would be obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the
Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date (the
“ Deliverable Shares ”) pursuant to the section
of the Indenture described in the Offering Circular
under
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“Description of Notes —
Settlement upon Conversion” (except that such number of
Deliverable Shares shall be determined without taking into
consideration any rounding pursuant to the section of the Indenture
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion” and shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of
fractional shares, if any, resulting from such rounding
(collectively, the “ Convertible Obligation ”);
provided that the Delivery Obligation shall be determined
excluding any Shares (and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if
any) that Counterparty is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the
Relevant Convertible Securities as a direct or indirect result of
any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental
Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment and any interest
payment that Counterparty is (or would have been) obligated to
deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for
such Conversion Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the
“Daily Conversion Value” (as defined in the Indenture
as described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”) for each of the
“Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture as
described in the Offering Circular under “Description of
Notes — Settlement upon Conversion”) occurring in the
Applicable Conversion Reference Period is less than or equal to
USD40, Dealer will have no delivery obligation hereunder in respect
of the related Exercise Date.
Settlement
Currency:
USD
Notice of Delivery
Obligation:
No later than the Exchange Business
Day immediately following the last day of the Applicable Conversion
Reference Period, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the
final number of Shares (and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if
any) comprising the relevant Convertible Obligation;
provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring
during the Final Conversion Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer
with a single notice of the aggregate number of Shares (and cash in
lieu of fractional Shares) comprising the Convertible Obligations
for all Exercise Dates occurring during such period (it being
understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of
Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit
Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of
Exercise, as set forth above, in any way).
Other Applicable
Provisions:
To the extent Dealer is obligated
to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c),
9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will
be
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applicable as if “Physical
Settlement” applied to the Transaction; provided that
the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the
Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any
representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations,
limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that
exist as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of
the Shares.
Restricted Certificated
Shares:
Notwithstanding anything to the
co