Template:Nutshell Equity Derivatives 12.6

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12.6 Nationalization, Insolvency and Delisting
12.6(a) The following definitions apply:

(i) “Nationalization” means all an Issuer’s Shares or substantially all of its assets have to be transferred to a government;
(ii) “Insolvency” means that an Issuer becomes insolvent and:
(A) all its Shares have to be transferred to an insolvency administrator or
(B) Shareholders of that Issuer are prohibited from transferring them; and
(iii) “Delisting” means that the Exchange announces that the Shares will cease to be listed on the Exchange (except because of a Merger Event or Tender Offer) and are not immediately re-listed on another exchange in the same country (or, where the Exchange is in the European Union, in the European Union).

12.6(b) If either party becomes aware of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting, it will promptly tell the other party.
12.6(c) When determining the consequence of any Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

(i)if “Negotiated Close-out” applies, then unless the parties agree to terminate the Transaction it will continue, but either party may choose to cash settle a Physically-settled Transaction, and if a Scheduled Valuation Date is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent will ignore Section 6.6 (Disrupted Days) and use its good faith estimate to determine the Settlement Price or Final Price as of the Valuation Time on that Valuation Date;
(ii) “Cancellation and Payment” means that the Transaction will be cancelled as of the Announcement Date and
(A) For Option Transactions, Seller will pay Buyer an amount calculated per Section 12.7(b);
(B) For Forward Transactions or Equity Swap Transactions, one party will pay the other an amount calculated per Section 12.7(c); and
(iii) “Partial Cancellation and Payment” means that the portion of a Share Basket Transaction representing Affected Shares will be cancelled as of the Announcement Date, the amount for the Affected Shares will be calculated and paid per Section 12.7 and the remainder of the Share Basket Transaction will continue with the non-Affected Shares, the Calculation Agent adjusting any terms as necessary to preserve as far as possible the economic terms for the remaining Share Basket.