EFTA00615092.pdf

Deutsche Bank 06 February 2015 Southern Financial LLC 6100 Red Hook Quarter ST Thomas VI 00802 Our Transaction Reference Number. NY EUS612676 Dear Sir / Madam, Deutsche Bank AG London Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street Telephone: Go Deutsche Bank Securities Inc 80 Wail Street New York, NY 10005 'Masi Relormwe Number NY•14Y4W-EUS6121/70.2-00 The purpose of this letter agreement (this "Confirmation') Is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the "Transaction") between Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its London branch ("Party A" or "Deutsche") and Southern Financial LLC ("Party B" or "Counterparty"). This Confirmation constitutes a "Confirmation" as referred to In the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written and oral communications with respect thereto. DEUTSCHE BANK AG IS NOT REGISTERED AS A BROKER DEALER UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. ("DBSI") HAS ACTED SOLELY AS AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TRANSACTION AND HAS NO OBLIGATION, BY WAY OF ISSUANCE, ENDORSEMENT, GUARANTEE OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF EITHER PARTY UNDER THE TRANSACTION. AS SUCH, ALL DELIVERY OF FUNDS, ASSETS, NOTICES, DEMANDS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF ANY KIND RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION BETWEEN PARTY A AND PARTY B SHALL BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH DBSI. DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (SIPC). 1. This Confirmation supplements. forms a part of and is subject to, the ISDA Mester Agreement dated as of 28 October 2013, as amended end supplemented from time to time (the "Agreement"), between Deutsche Bank AG and Counterparty. Ail provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below. The definitions and provisions contained in the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the '2006 Definitions") and in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the "Equity Definitions" and, together with the 2006 Defkiltions, the "Definitions"), In each case as published by the International Swaps end Derivatives Association, Inc. are Incorporated Into this Confirmation. In the event of any Inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. In the event of any inconsistency between either set of Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. References herein to a "Transaction' shall be deemed to be references to a "Swap Transaction' for purposes of the 2008 Definitions. 2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows, General Terns: Trade ID: EUSB12676 EFTA00615092 Trade Date: Effective Date: Termination Date: Shares: RIC Code: Exchange: Related Exchange: Calculation Agent Equity Amounts Payable: Equity Amount Payer: Number of Shares: Equity Notional Amount: Equity Notional Reset: Type of Return: Initial Price: Final Price: Valuation Time: Valuation Date(s): Floating Amounts Payable: Floating Amount Payer: Notional Amount: Payment Date(s): Floating Rate Option: Designated Maturity: Spread: Floating Rate Day Count Fraction: Reset Dates. Compounding: Settlement Terms: Cash Settlement: Settlement Currency: Cash Settlement Payment Date: Dividends: Ordinary Dividend Terms: /27 January 2015 ✓30 January 2015 The final (or only) Cash Settlement Payment Date, which is expected to be 01 February 2018. Twitter Inc (the "Issuer"). TWTR.N New York Stock Exchange All Exchanges Party A Party A /100,000 ✓USD 3,898,620.00 Applcable Total Return / USD 38.9682 The official closing price per Share quoted by the Exchange as of the Valuation Time on the relevant Valuation Date The Scheduled Closing Time. 27 February 2015, 27 March 2015, 27 April 2015, 27 May 2015, 29 June 2015, 27 July 2015, 27 August 2015, 28 September 2015, 27 October 2015, 30 November 2015, 28 December 2015 end 27 January 2016. Party B The Equity Notional Amount The Cash Settlement Payment Date(s) USD-LIBOR-BBA One (1) month Plus 75 basis points Actual 360 The VII day of each Calculation Period Inapplicable Applicable USD. Where currency conversion is appropriate, the Calculation Agent shall perform such conversion In good faith using commercially reasonable procedures. Three (3) Currency Business Days following each Valuation Date. Subject to the "Dividend Disruption Event' provisions below, the Equity Amount Payer shal pay the Dividend Amount on the Dividend Payment Date pursuant to the folowing EFTA00615093 Dividend Amount: Dividend Period: Dividend Payment Date: Re-Investment of Dividends: Share Dividend Elections: Dividend Disruption Event• provisions. The following provisions shall not apply to Extraordinary Dividends. 'Dividend Receipt Date means the date of receipt of a dividend by holders of record. 'Record Date" means each relevant date of determination of holder of record status. An amount equal to 100% migjakk ky the Record Amount (converted to the Settlement Currency as of the Dividend Receipt Date) mullioned gy Number of Shares. The period commencing on and including the Clearance System Business Day that is one Settlement Cycle fo' ow ng the Trade Date end ending on but excluding the final Cash Settlement Payment Date. The first Cash Settlement Payment Date occurring on or after the DIvkiend Receipt Date. For Dividend Amounts for which a Dividend Receipt Date is scheduled to take place after the Dividend Period, then the Equity Amount Payer shat pay the relevant Dividend Amount on the Dividend Receipt Date (or If such day Is not a Currency Business Day, the Currency Business Day immediately following such date). Inapplicable In the event that an actual dividend is payable In either cash or property or a combination thereof at the election of a person who would be a holder of record of such Shares and Party A is the Equity Amount Payer, the Dindend Amount shall be determined as If no election were made pursuant to the election default provision as set forth In the documents relating to the payment of dividends on the Shares. If Party 8 Is the Equity Amount Payer, the Dividend Amount shall be determined by the Calculation Agent with respect to the Shares. The Calculation Agent shall notify Party 8 of such determination et feast three (3) Scheduled Trading Days prior to the last date the election may be made. In the event that the Calculation Agent reasonably determines that there has been any Change In Tax Law (es defined in the Agreement) which would have the effect of reducing or increasing the amount of either the cash receivable or tax credit attributable to the Dividend Amount that would be paid by an issuer to a holder of such Shares that had either (I) a tax residence in the UK, Germany, or n the Jurisdiction of any Lender (where the Transaction Is entered into by Party A through its office located in the UK); or (II) a taxable presence In the U.S. ore tax residence in Germany or in the jurisdiction of any Lender (where the Transaction Is entered into by Party A through an affiliate as its agent in the U.S.) (a 'Dividend Disruption Evenr), the Calculation Agent may adjust the Dividend Amount with immediate effect by notice in writing to the parties, or, in the event that any such change is expressed to take effect prior to the date upon which Calculation Agent gives such notice, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustments to the payment obligations of the parties in respect of the Transaction, as it deems appropriate. In the event that the Transaction shall have been previously closed (including by reason of a Change in Law Additional Disruption Event), but the amount of any payment previously made or subsequently to be made thereunder is affected by such Change in Tax Law, the relevant party shall Indemnify the other in respect of . !Irl EFTA00615094 any such change on a full indemnity basis. 'Lender means any third party entity resident for tax purposes in the jurisdiction of the issuer of the Shares who may be engaged in securities lending transactions with Party A in connection with the Transaction involving securities identical or equivalent to (or Involving securities of the same issuer In respect 00 the Shares. Share Adjustments: Method of Adjustment: Extraordinary Events: Extraordinary Dividend: Additional Tender Offer Terms: New Shares: Calculation Agent Adjustment As determined by the Calculation Agent, (x) any cash dividend or distribution declared on the Shares at a time when the issuer has not previously declared or paid dividends or distributions on such Shares for the prior four quarterly periods; or (y) any Increase In the dividends or distrbutIons paid on the Shams; or (z) any other "special' cash or non- cash dividend on, or distribution with respect to, the Shares which Is, by its terms or declared intent, declared and paid outside the normal operations or normal dividend procedures of the issuer, provided that, In ell cases, the related Record Date occurs during the Dividend Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Calculation Agent shall make the relevant adjustment to this Transaction in respect of any Extraordinary Dividend In accordance with Section 11.2(c)(C) of the Equity Definitions. Party A and Party B each acknowledges that, if during the term of this Transaction, (I) the Shares hereunder are, or become, the subject of a Tender Offer and (II) the parties agree that. as a consequence of the Tender Offer, the definition of "Shares" shall be adjusted to reflect the consideration for Shares participating in such Tender Offer, then, notwithstanding anything set forth to the contrary herein or In the Equity Definitions, this Transaction may not be terminated pursuant to the 'Optional Early Termination" provisions below during the period from end Including the Tender Offer Expiration Date (as defined below) up to but excluding the Tender Offer Date. For the purpose hereof, the following term shall have the meaning indicated below: "Tender Offer Expiration Date" shall mean the last business day on which a theoretical holder of the Shams may elect to tender its Shares pursuant to such Tender Offer, as provided In the documents related to such Tender Offer (subject to any extensions as provided pursuant to the documents related to such Tender Offer). The definition of 'New Shares" in Section 12.1(1) of the Equity Definitions shall apply provided however that- (a) if the Exchange mentioned therein is located in the United States, the definition of "New Shares" shall be amended by deleting subsection (I) In its entirely and replacing it with the following: "(i) publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System (or their respective successors)".; end Exchange (b7ifthe mentioned therein is within the European EFTA00615095 Union, the definition of 'New Shares" shall be amended by deleting subsection (i) in its entirety and replacing it with the following: "(i) publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the exchanges or quotation systems located In United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Norway or Switzerland". Consequercos of Merger Events: Share-for-Share: Share-for-Other: Share-for-Combined: Determining Party: Tender Offer: Consequences of Tender Offers: Share-for-Share: Share-for-Other: Share-for-Combined: Determining Party: Composition of Combined Consideration; Nationalisation, Insolvency or De-listing: Determining Party: De-listing: Additional Disruption Events: Change In Law: Insolvency Filing: Hedging Disruption: Hedging Party: Increased Cost of Hedging: Hedging Party: Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: Hedging Party: Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Party A Applicable Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment Party A inapplicable Cancellation and Payment Party A In addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)011) of the Equity Definitions and for the avoidance of doubt, It will constitute a De-listing if (a) the Exchange is located in the Unked States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market System (or their respective successors): and (b) the Exchange is within the European Union, and the Shares we not immediately re-fisted, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the exchanges or quotation systems located in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal. Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Applicable, except that Section 12.9(a)(ii) is amended by the replacement of the word "Shares' with 1-ledge Positions" Appacable Applicable Party A Applicable Party A Appicable. For the avoidance of doubt, "Initial Stock Loan Rate" shall be determined by the Calculation Agent end refers to the basis point fee used by stock lenders for the specific Shares underlying the Transaction end does not include the prevailing interest rate. Party A EFTA00615096 Determining Party: Other Provisions: Optional Early Termination: Optional Early Termination Payment Date: For ell Additional Disruption Events, Party A Notwithstanding any other termination provision contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement and so long as no Termination Event or Event of Default (as such terms are defined In the Agreement) shad have occurred and then be continuing with respect to the party making the election hereunder, either party may upon three (3) Scheduled Trading Days' prior notice to the other party terminate this Transaction In whole or in part by designating an earlier Scheduled Trading Day as the "Optional Early Termination Valuation Date'. For the avoidance of doubt, if such right is exercised by either party pursuant to the terms hereof, with respect to the portion of the Transaction being terminated: (1) the Optional Early Termination Valuation Date shall be deemed to be the final Valuation Date (subject to Disrupted Day provisions, if applicable), (2) the Optional Early Termination Payment Date (as defined below) shall be deemed to be the final Cash Settlement Payment Date and the Floating or Fbred Amount Payment Date (as the case may be), (3) the Final Price for the Share shall be based on an objective measure (either the current market price for the applicable number of shares or the closing price) as agreed by the parties (except, if the parties are unable to agree, en objective measure determined by the Calculation Agent), With the Final Price determined by the Calculation Agent, (4) the amount payable shall be adjusted (up or down) by funding breakage costs, es determined by Party A In a commercially reasonable manner, (5) if Party A is unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to acquire, establish, re- establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transactions or assets it deems necessary to effect such early termination or realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transactions or assets (Termination Adjustments"). it may, In whole or In part, move the Optional Early Termination Valuation Date forward to the nearest dates as it is *Me to make such Termination Adjustments, and (6) Party B shall be deemed to represent that tts election to terminate early will not directly or indirectly result in a violation or breach of any law or other obligation applicable to Party B or Involve Party A In any such violation or breach. The date that is one Settlement Cycle following the Optional Early Termination Valuation Date or, if such date is not a Currency Business Day, the next following Currency Business Day. Representations: Non-Reliance: Applicable Agreement and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities: Applicable Additional Acknowledgments: Applicable Party B Representations. Party B represents, warrants and acknowledges that: EFTA00615097 Securities Act. It is a 'qualified institutional buyer' as defined n Rule 144A under the U.S Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the' Securities Acr), Other Representations: Party 8 represents and warrants to Party A that: (I) To the extent the Shares underlying the Transaction are a class of security that is subject to reporting under Section 13 of the U.S. Securties Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Affected Shares"), Counterparty represents and warrants to Deutsche that the aggregate of Counterparts exposure to the Affected Shares through actual ownership, derivative positions (including swaps and all Transactions), or otherwise (the 'Total Exposure') Is less than 10% of the total stock outstanding of the issuer ('TSO'); provided that a breach of this representation shall not be an Event of Default under the Agreement but rather shall give Deutsche the right but not the obligation to Immediately terminate the relevant Transaction on Affected Shares. (I) Counterparty does not have the current intent to Influence or otherwise lake an 'active' role with the company and will comply with all reporting requirements including Section 13 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Counterparty represents that (A) each Transaction is intended to be part of a profitable tracing strategy that is independent of any tax savings to Counterparty and (B; it has vald business reasons for entering into the Transaction as opposed to direct ownership of the Shares (which may include but are not limited to Improved financing rates, bankruptcy safe harbour protection, leverage or anonymity of Counterpart's trading strategy). (Iv) Counterparty is an 'eligible contract participant' within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the 'CEK). (v) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to hedge securities that are subject to resale restrictions under Rule 144 or Rule 145 under the Securities Act or otherwise. (vi) Counterparty Is not an 'affiliate' or 'Insider' of any relevant issuer of shares underlying the Transaction within the meaning of any securities law applicable to such issuer, and will not attain such status during the term of the Transaction. Credit Support Provisions: For purposes of this Transaction and, with respect to Party B solely, the "Independent Amount" • shall mean the amount required in accordance with the Rules of the Road Margin Requirements which have been separately provided to Party B (the "Rules". 3. Account Details: Payments to Patty A Payments to Party B: 4. Contact Names: Confirmations Telephone: Fax: e-mail address: Payments/Fixings Telephone: Fax: e-mail address: 5. Offices: To be advised To be advised Non-Market Pro Control +44 207 647 1202 +44 113 336 2009 Hybrid Flow New York +1 212 250 2836 +1 212 797 5495 Sp asm Hybrid Flow London +44 207 547 6887 +44 207 545 492a GEFMidoffriblist. The Office of Party A for the Transaction Is London. Party B Representations. Party B represents, warrants and acknowledges that: EFTA00615098 The execution, delivery and performance of this Confirmation end the Transactions contemplated hereunder will not violate any applicable law or regulation, Including, without initiation, any short-selling restrictions and reporting obligations as may be Imposed In any relevant jurisdiction from time to time, and that Counterpart)/ Is not engaging in the Transactions contemplated hereunder with the inteM to Impermissbly avoid any such restrictions, reporting or disclosure obligations Or any applicable regulatory flings. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE THE ONLY FORM OF CONFIRMATION DISPATCHED BY US. PLEASE EXECUTE AND RETURN IT BY FACSIMILE PROMPTLY TO FAX NUMBER +44 113 336 2009. IF YOU WISH TO EXCHANGE HARD COPY FORMS OF THIS CONFIRMATION PLEASE CONTACT US. Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by sending to us a letter or telex substantially similar to this facsimile, which letter or telex sets forth the materiel terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates your agreement to those terms. The time of execution of this Transaction will be made available by Party A upon written request. Yours faithfully, for and on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 1•---A-- -ISro CV- \". By: Name: Mark Brownson Title: Authorised Signatory DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. Lulea Besrayeva Authorised Signatory Osideche Sank Secant*, Inc. By: Name:Larisa Besrayeva Tltle:Aulhorised Signatory By: Name: Jon Abele Title: Authorised Signatory Adrian Oa-Nicole Authorised Signatory Dettlethe Batik Securities Inc. By: Name:Adrian De-Nicola TitkrAuthorised Signatory EFTA00615099 Confirmed es of the date first above written; SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LLC / er, Name: jegarAt SIM>) Tale: Chita.= of the Supenksory Board: Or. Pod ASS. Menregement Boot Argon FsSn (Cc/CI:ammo). Anoka Jinn (Co. Chohinen). &Mao Known, Stephan Laltoor. Sean Lents. Robs Nee. Relay RYlplta end Chrtsban SnienO 8y Name: Title: ~dicta Beak AGM oulhorlood undo, Gamin mini Lew (competent ~oat/. Bann - Feint Ftrocla Suponiono Aultially) in0 moulad by IN anandil ~On &Monty ler the cant« of UK tannest a ~robe/ ol the London Stock Eschinge. Chrutscno Birk AG le ajotd coach codroraton vnits ladled BolAly boceporeled In No Federal %pubic of Gaits NMI Pb. 70000 OfaUtot Coal of Froatrial one Lien: Brooch flaillaretiOnhoEntiOnd IS Wale* 80000205: Repaired eddies. Wnchotler NOUN. t Groot ~chant: Stmt. Landon EC2N 200. Noted, Bra Group at: lalp:terne.deuteche-bank.com EFTA00615100