UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
01741R102
(CUSIP Number)
Kevin R. Evanich, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP,
200 East Randolph Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 861-2200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 28, 200 5
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Richard P. Simmons |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x |
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
N/A |
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
5,628,866 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,328,866(1) 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,628,866 |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.8% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN |
| (1) | Mr. Simmons has entered into forward contracts and sold call options covering 300,000 of his shares and he currently does not have dispositive power with respect to such shares. |
Item 5 of the Statement on Schedule 13D dated August 21, 1996, as amended, is hereby further amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
| (a) - (b) | At the date of this Amendment No. 8, Mr. Simmons has sole voting power with respect to 5,628,866 shares of ATI Common Stock, representing approximately 5.8% of the total number of the issued and outstanding shares of ATI Common Stock. As described below in Item 6 to this Amendment, 300,000 of Mr. Simmons shares are subject to either calls or forward contracts, and he currently does not have dispositive power with respect to such shares. As a result such calls and forward contracts, Mr. Simmons has sole dispositive power over 5,328,866 shares of ATI Common Stock, representing approximately 5.5% of the total number of the issued and outstanding shares of ATI Common Stock. The percentages set forth above are based on information contained in the Form 10-Q Quarterly Report of ATI for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Included in these share amounts and percentages are 3,026 shares of ATI Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options granted to Mr. Simmons pursuant to ATI incentive plans. The options are exercisable within 60 days after the date of this Amendment No. 8. |
| (c) | The following sales of ATI Common Stock were effected by Mr. Simmons since July 29, 2005, through brokers transactions on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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Trade Date |
Amount of Securities
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Price Per Share
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August 9, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.00 | ||
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August 9, 2005 |
5,500 | $ | 30.10 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.10 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.20 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.30 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.40 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.50 | ||
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August 10, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.60 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
400 | $ | 30.83 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
700 | $ | 30.82 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
1,000 | $ | 30.85 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
1,400 | $ | 30.84 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
5,300 | $ | 30.86 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.90 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.80 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.70 | ||
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September 26, 2005 |
1,200 | $ | 30.89 | ||
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September 28, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 31.25 | ||
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September 28, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 31.15 | ||
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September 28, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 31.05 | ||
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September 28, 2005 |
10,000 | $ | 30.95 | ||
In addition, on September 26, 2005, Mr. Simmons sold 500 standardized call option contracts (each contract covering 100 shares of ATI Common Stock) through brokers transactions on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Of these contracts, 92 were sold at a price of $2.20 per underlying share and 408 were sold at a price of $2.25 per underlying share. Pursuant to the terms of these contracts, the purchaser of the call options may purchase the underlying shares from Mr. Simmons on April 22, 2005 at a price of $35.00 dollars per share.
| (d) | Not applicable. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
On July 15, 2005 and September 27, 2005, Mr. Simmons entered into forward contracts with Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (the Forward Contracts). The pricing terms and number of shares subject to the Forward Contracts are set forth in the table below.
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Pricing Date
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July 15, 2005 |
100,000 | $ | 25.20 | $ | 32.31 | January 17, 2006 | ||||
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September 27, 2005 |
50,000 | $ | 30.3109 | $ | 37.828 | March 27, 2006 | ||||
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September 27, 2005 |
100,000 | $ | 30.00 | $ | 37.44 | March 27, 2006 | ||||
The Initial Price and Target Price set forth above are subject to adjustment as set forth in the Forward Contracts to effect the intent of the parties with respect to the expected economic consequences of these transactions.
Pursuant to the Forward Contracts, Mr. Simmons has agreed, if the final price on the Pricing Date (the Final Price) is greater than the Initial Price, to deliver to Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (Bear Stearns) on the third NYSE business day following the Pricing Date (the Settlement Date) a number of shares of ATI Common Stock equal to the Delivery Amount. The price to be paid by Bear Stearns for these shares (the Settlement Price) shall be equal to the product of (i) the Delivery Amount and (ii) the lesser of (A) [(2x(Final Price - Initial Price)) + Initial Price] and (B) the Target Price. If the Final Price is equal to or less than the Initial Price, Mr. Simmons will not have any delivery obligations under the Forward Contracts.
Alternatively, Mr. Simmons has the option to settle the Forward Contracts for cash, determined in reference to the amount equal to the product of (i) the Final Price minus the lesser of (A) [(2x(Final Price - Initial Price)) + Initial Price] and (B) the Target Price and (ii) the Delivery Amount (the Cash Settlement Amount). If the Cash Settlement Amount is positive, Mr. Simmons will pay to Bear Stearns the Cash Settlement Amount. If the Cash Settlement Amount is negative, Bear Stearns will pay to Mr. Simmons the absolute value of the Cash Settlement Amount. If the Cash Settlement Amount is zero, no payment will be required of either party.
Mr. Simmons has delivered the number of shares of ATI Common Stock equal to the Delivery Amounts to secure his obligations under the Forward Contracts. Although Mr. Simmons has delivered these shares to secure such obligations, he has retained all voting rights with respect to these shares and accordingly continues to be deemed the beneficial owners of such shares. As a result of the pledge of the shares, however, Mr. Simmons does not currently have dispositive power with respect to these shares.
The foregoing description of the Forward Contracts is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Confirmation of Forward Sale Agreement included as Exhibit 1 to this Amendment.
Mr. Simmons also sold call options on a total of 50,000 shares of ATI Common Stock on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on September 26, 2005 in the amounts and prices indicated in Item 5(c) above.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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| 1 | Form of Confirmation of Forward Sale Agreement between Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and Richard P. Simmons | |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 11, 200 5
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/s/ Richard P. Simmons |
| Richard P. Simmons |
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Exhibit 1
BEAR STEARNS
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
383 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
212-272-2000
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| TO: | Mr. Richard Simmons | |
| TELEPHONE: | 1-412-741-7491 | |
| FACSIMILE: | 1-412-741-0663 | |
| FROM: | Derivatives Documentation | |
| TELEPHONE: | 212-272-2711 | |
| FACSIMILE: | 212-272-9857 | |
| SUBJECT: | Equity Derivatives Confirmation / ASAP Forward | |
| REFERENCE NUMBER: | [ ] | |
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the Transaction) between Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (Bear Stearns) and Mr. Richard Simmons (Counterparty). This letter agreement constitutes the sole and complete Confirmation, as referred to in the Master Agreement specified below, with respect to this Transaction.
1. In lieu of negotiating an ISDA Master Agreement and Schedule, Bear Stearns and Counterparty hereby agree that the ISDA Master Agreement, with a Schedule attached thereto containing all elections, modifications and amendments thereto contained in Elections, Modifications and Amendments Under the Master Agreement below (as so supplemented, the Master Agreement)) shall be deemed to have been executed by both of us on the Trade Date on which we entered into the first Transaction (as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement), with Elections, Modifications and Amendments Under the Master Agreement below constituting the Schedule thereto. This Confirmation and the Transaction to which it relates, as well as all other Transactions between us (unless otherwise specified in the Confirmations relating to such Transactions) shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to such Master Agreement. All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to the Master Agreement shall govern the Transaction referenced in this Confirmation, as well as all other Transactions between the parties heretofore or hereafter entered into, except as expressly modified herein or therein. THUS THIS CONFIRMATION CONSTITUTES BOTH A MASTER AGREEMENT AND A CONFIRMATION THEREUNDER.
This Confirmation is subject to and incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the Definitions) and the 1996 Equity Derivatives Definitions (the 1996 Definitions), each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA).
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In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation, the Definitions or the Master Agreement, as such inconsistencies may relate to this Transaction, this Confirmation shall prevail.
2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
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| Settlement Date: | The third Exchange Business Day following the Pricing Date (or if such day is not a Currency Business Day, the next Currency Business Day). | |
| Applicability of Certain Sections of the 1996 Definitions: | Sections 6.6 ( Expenses ) and, except to the extent expressly set forth to the contrary herein, 6.7 ( Dividends ) of the 1996 Definitions will apply to any delivery of Shares hereunder, save that the reference to Exercise Date will be deemed to be a reference to Pricing Date. | |
| Section 6.8 ( Representation and Agreement ) of the 1996 Definitions will apply to any delivery of Shares hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the Additional Representations of the Counterparty set forth below will also apply to any delivery of Shares hereunder, including, without limitation, subparagraph (a) thereof, which imposes conditions on the Shares that Seller may deliver. | ||
| Section 6.9 ( Failure to Deliver ) of the 1996 Definitions will apply to any obligation to deliver Shares hereunder, save that the reference to Exercise Date will be deemed to be a reference to Pricing Date and that the Additional Termination Event will occur in respect of (and the Affected Transaction will be) a Transaction (after consideration of any partial delivery) consisting of the obligation to deliver Shares on the Settlement Date only. | ||
| Section 6.10 ( Default Interest ) of the 1996 Definitions will apply to any obligation to deliver Shares hereunder. | ||
| Clearance System: | The principal domestic clearance system customarily settling trades on a free delivery basis in the Shares as of the Pricing Date, as selected by the Calculation Agent; subject to Settlement by Delivery of Collateral below. | |
| Cash Settlement Terms: | ||
| Cash Settlement Payment Date: | The third Exchange Business Day following the Pricing Date (or if such day is not a Currency Business Day, the next Currency Business Day). | |
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| Cash Settlement Amount: | An amount equal to the product of (i) the Final Price minus the Reference Number (as defined herein) and (ii) the Delivery Amount. | |
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The lesser of: (A) [(2 x (Final Price Initial Price)) + Initial Price]; and (B) Target Price |
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| Payment: | If the Settlement Condition is deemed to be fulfilled, then on the Cash Settlement Payment Date, (i) if the Cash Settlement Amount is positive, Seller will pay to Buyer the Cash Settlement Amount and (ii) if the Cash Settlement Amount is negative, Buyer will pay to Seller the absolute value of the Cash Settlement Amount and (iii) if the Cash Settlement Amount is zero, then no payment will be required by either party. | |
| Right of Seller to Elect Cash Settlement: | Seller shall have the right to elect that the Cash Settlement Terms apply to this Transaction. If no such election is made, then the Physical Settlement Terms will apply. | |
| Notice of such election must be given to Bear Stearns between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (New York time) not less than five Exchange Business Days prior to the Pricing Date. Such notice shall be given telephonically and shall be irrevocable when given. | ||
| Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Bear Stearns determines, in its sole discretion, that the requirements of Section 6.8 ( Representation and Agreement ) of the 1996 Definitions and the Additional Representations of the Counterparty set forth below including, without limitation, subparagraph (a) thereof, are not or will not be satisfied, then Bear Stearns may deem that notwithstanding whether Counterparty has made any election hereunder, the Cash Settlement Terms shall apply. | ||
| Settlement by Delivery of Collateral: | The parties agree that if Bear Stearns would otherwise be obligated to return Collateral (as defined in the Collateral Provisions below) in accordance with the Collateral Provisions and Seller would otherwise be obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, Bear Stearns may, at its sole option, retain the Collateral (but only to the extent of the number of Shares required to be delivered by Seller) and Seller will thereupon not be obligated to deliver the Shares. | |
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| thereof and distributions thereon. These Collateral Provisions constitute a Credit Support Document and the failure by a party to deliver or return Collateral in accordance with these Collateral Provisions (if such failure is not remedied on or before the Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to such party) shall constitute an Event of Default for purposes of Section 5(a)(iii) of the Master Agreement with respect to such party. For purposes of these Collateral Provisions, the term Local Business Day shall have the meaning given such term in the Master Agreement, except that references to a payment in clause (b) thereof will be deemed to include a delivery or return of Collateral hereunder. | ||
| (c) The collateral delivered hereunder shall be used to secure Counterpartys obligations under this Transaction, as well as under any other transaction with Bear Stearns or any of its affiliates (in any case, a Bear Stearns Entity), including, without limitation, any loans or other extensions of credit made by a Bear Stearns Entity. Any such transactions, loans or other extensions of credit shall be subject to the Customer Agreement (defined herein) between Counterparty and any Bear Stearns Entity and/or any affiliate(s) thereof. In addition, you may from time to time be required to post additional collateral with Bear Stearns in accordance with the provisions of the Customer Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, Customer Agreement means, as applicable, any document(s) provided by a Bear Stearns Entity which is referred to as the Customer Agreement, the Professional Account Agreement, the Institutional Account Agreement, the Standard Terms and Conditions of Business, or a similar name. | ||
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Payments to Bear Stearns : Citibank N.A., New York ABA Code: [ ], for the account of Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. Account Number: [ ], for further credit to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Sub-Account Number: [ ] |
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Payments to Counterparty: Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. Account Number: [ ] |
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Additional Provisions:
Non-Reliance. Each party represents to the other party that (a) it has not received and is not relying upon any legal, tax, regulatory, accounting or other advice (whether written or oral) of the other party regarding this Transaction, other than representations expressly made by that other party in this Confirmation and in the Master Agreement and (b) in respect of this Transaction, (i) it has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent professional advice) this Transaction and has made its own decision to enter into this Transaction and (ii) it understands the terms, conditions and risks of this Transaction and is willing to assume (financially and otherwise) those risks. Counterparty acknowledges that Bear Stearns has advised Counterparty to consult its own tax and legal advisors in connection with this Transaction evidenced by this Confirmation and that the Counterparty has done so.
Additional Representations of the Counterparty. With respect to the Shares pledged as Collateral under this Transaction and any Shares delivered in accordance herewith, Counterparty represents and warrants to Bear Stearns and its affiliates and subsidiaries (which representation and warranty will be deemed repeated at all times during the period from and including the Trade Date to and including the Settlement Date) that:
(a) the Shares pledged as Collateral under this Transaction and any Shares delivered to the Bear Stearns hereunder in connection with this Transaction are not and shall not be subject to any condition to or restriction on the ability of the holder thereof to freely sell, assign or otherwise transfer such Shares, including any contractual restriction, requirement for receipt of approval, limitations on the status of transferees, deliveries of certifications, opinions or other documents (other than a stock power or like instrument of transfer), limitations imposed pursuant to Rule 144 (Rule 144) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or requirement of registration or prospectus delivery, and that Counterparty has the sole legal right, power and authority to sell, pledge, transfer and deliver the Shares; and
(b) the Shares pledged as collateral under this Transaction were acquired and fully paid for by the Counterparty on a date which is at least 2 years prior to the Trade Date; and
(c) Counterparty is not, as at the Trade Date, in possession of any material non-public information regarding the Shares or the Issuer, and Counterparty has not provided Bear Stearns with any material non-public information relating to the Issuer.
Elections, Modifications and Amendments Under the Master Agreement:
Survival. The following provisions shall apply to all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement, notwithstanding the termination of this particular Transaction.
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Payment Date Netting. The parties agree that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of the Master Agreement will not apply to any Transactions that are or will be governed by the Master Agreement. Thus all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of all Transactions shall be netted.
Payment Measure. For all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement, Loss and Second Method shall be the payment measure for purposes of Section 6(e) of the Master Agreement, subject, however, as to any particular Terminated Transaction, to the Confirmation therefor.
Transfer. For all Transactions which are will or will be governed by the Master Agreement, Bear Stearns may transfer the Transaction(s) pursuant to this Confirmation and all of its interests in such Transaction(s) and all of its Obligations in or under this Confirmation to its Credit Support Provider or any Affiliates thereof, and if such transfer is to an entity other than its Credit Support Provider, Bear Stearns will furnish to Counterparty a Guaranty of such Credit Support Provider which guarantees all of such transferees Obligations in substantially the form of the Guaranty of the Credit Support Provider of Bear Stearns delivered in connection with this Confirmation. Upon such transfer, Bear Stearns will be fully released from any and all Obligations and liabilities related to the interests assigned.
Governing Law. For all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the choice of law principles thereof will be the governing law for purposes of Section 13(a) of the Master Agreement.
Dispute Resolution. C ONTROVERSIES ARISING BETWEEN THE C OUNTERPARTY AND B EAR S TEARNS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE A RBITRATION P ROVISIONS OF THE C USTOMER A GREEMENT BETWEEN S ELLER AND B EAR S TEARNS AND ITS AFFILIATES ( THE C USTOMER A GREEMENT ) WHICH FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE .
Rate of Interest. For all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement and for purposes of determining the Default Rate, the Non-default Rate or the Termination Rate, it will be deemed that each partys cost of funding will be determined daily as equaling USD-Federal Funds-H.15 for such day (as defined in the Definitions).
Credit Support Document. For all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement, each of (a) the Collateral Provisions contained in this Confirmation, or any like provisions contained in any other Confirmation and (b) the Customer Agreement will be deemed to be a Credit Support Document.
Specified Transaction. For all Transactions which are or will be governed by the Master Agreement and for purposes of Section (c) of the definition of Specified Transactions contained in Section 14 of the Master Agreement. Specified Transactions shall mean any
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transaction, agreements (including the Customer Agreement) and extensions of credit between Bear Stearns or any Affiliate of Bear Stearns and the Counterparty, whether now existing or hereafter entered into.
Termination Currency. For all Transactions which are of will be governed by the Master Agreement, USD.
This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed on original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Bear Stearns a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please contact Derivatives Documentation by telephone at 212-272-2711. For all other inquiries please contact Derivatives Documentation by telephone at 353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.
We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.
Very truly yours,
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Counterparty, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to, accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.
| MR. RICHARD SIMMONS | ||
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| As authorized agent or officer for Mr. Richard Simmons | ||
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