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Form S-3ASR Under Armour, Inc.

February 28, 2019 4:24 PM EST

Registration No. 333-            

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2019

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Under Armour, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

52-1990078

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1020 Hull Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230

(410) 454-6428

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

John P. Stanton

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Under Armour, Inc.

1020 Hull Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230

(410) 454-6428

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

Including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copy to:

Daniel J. Bursky, Esq.

Mark Hayek, Esq.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

(212) 859-8000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
    

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 


Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered

 

Amount

To Be

Registered (1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Unit (1)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (1)

  Amount of
Registration Fee (1)

Debt Securities

       

Preferred Stock

       

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share

       

Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share

       

Warrants(2)

       

 

 

 

(1)

An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the Registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fees.

(2)

Representing rights or obligations to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock, Class C Common Stock or other securities, property or assets.

 

 

 


PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

Under Armour, Inc.

Debt Securities

Preferred Stock

Class A Common Stock

Class C Common Stock

Warrants

 

 

Under Armour, Inc. may, from time to time, sell securities in one or more offerings pursuant to this prospectus separately or together in any combination. The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be provided in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.

Our Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock are listed on The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “UAA” and “UA” respectively. Unless stated otherwise in a prospectus supplement, none of the other securities offered hereby will be listed on any securities exchange.

The securities may be sold to or through one or more agents, underwriters or dealers, or directly to purchasers, on a delayed or continuous basis.

Investing in our securities involves risks. You should consider the risk factors described in any accompanying prospectus supplement or any documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, if applicable.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

This prospectus is dated February 28, 2019.


We have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or in any such free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date of this prospectus or of any prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or document incorporated by reference.

We are not making an offer of these securities to any person or in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1  

UNDER ARMOUR

     2  

RISK FACTORS

     2  

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     2  

USE OF PROCEEDS

     4  

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

     5  

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     6  

DESCRIPTION OF EQUITY SECURITIES

     7  

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

     14  

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     17  

LEGAL OPINIONS

     19  

EXPERTS

     19  

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

     19  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     20  

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell in one or more offerings, debt securities, preferred stock, Class A common stock, Class C common stock, warrants to purchase any of the foregoing or other securities, properties or assets.

Each time securities are sold, a prospectus supplement will be provided that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering, including the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent any statement made in a prospectus supplement or a document incorporated by reference herein after the date hereof is inconsistent with the statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement or the incorporated document.

You should carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under the headings “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information.” We have filed or incorporated by reference exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. You should read the exhibits carefully for provisions that may be important to you.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference include registered trademarks, trade names and service marks of Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

In both this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, unless we otherwise specify or the context otherwise requires, references to “Under Armour,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are to Under Armour, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

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UNDER ARMOUR

We are a leading developer, marketer and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and youth. The brand’s performance apparel and footwear are engineered in many designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional products. Our products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe, as well as by consumers with active lifestyles.

Our net revenues are generated primarily from the wholesale sales of our products to national, regional, independent and specialty retailers and distributors. We also generate net revenue from the sale of our products through our direct to consumer sales channel, which includes our brand and factory house stores and websites, from product licensing and from subscriptions and digital advertising through our Connected Fitness business. We plan to continue to grow our business over the long term through increased sales of our apparel, footwear and accessories, expansion of our wholesale distribution, growth in our direct to consumer sales channel and expansion in international markets. Our digital strategy is focused on supporting these long term objectives, emphasizing connecting and engaging with our consumers through multiple digital touch points, including through our Connected Fitness business.

We were incorporated as a Maryland corporation in 1996. Our principal executive offices are located at 1020 Hull Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, and our telephone number is (410) 454-6428.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves risks. Before deciding to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors described in Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (which is incorporated by reference herein), any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and the risk factors and other information contained in or incorporated by reference into any accompanying prospectus supplement. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference and oral statements made from time to time by us, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are based on current expectation and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In addition to the risks and uncertainties noted in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference, there are certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results for any quarter or annual period to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties to which our forward-looking statements are subject include without limitation:

 

   

changes in general economic or market conditions that could affect overall consumer spending or our industry;

 

   

changes to the financial health of our customers;

 

   

our ability to successfully execute our long-term strategies;

 

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our ability to successfully execute any restructuring plans and realize expected benefits;

 

   

our ability to effectively drive operational efficiency in our business;

 

   

our ability to manage the increasingly complex operations of our global business;

 

   

our ability to comply with existing trade and other regulations, and the potential impact of new trade, tariff and tax regulations on our profitability;

 

   

our ability to effectively develop and launch new, innovative and updated products;

 

   

our ability to accurately forecast consumer demand for our products and manage our inventory in response to changing demands;

 

   

any disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design, implementation or application of our new global operating and financial reporting information technology system;

 

   

increased competition causing us to lose market share or reduce the prices of our products or to increase significantly our marketing efforts;

 

   

fluctuations in the costs of our products;

 

   

loss of key suppliers or manufacturers or failure of our suppliers or manufacturers to produce or deliver our products in a timely or cost-effective manner, including due to port disruptions;

 

   

our ability to further expand our business globally and to drive brand awareness and consumer acceptance of our products in other countries;

 

   

our ability to accurately anticipate and respond to seasonal or quarterly fluctuations in our operating results;

 

   

our ability to successfully manage or realize expected results from acquisitions and other significant investments or capital expenditures;

 

   

risks related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

   

our ability to effectively market and maintain a positive brand image;

 

   

the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, as well as any potential interruption of such systems or technology;

 

   

risks related to data security or privacy breaches, including the 2018 data security issue related to our Connected Fitness business;

 

   

our ability to raise additional capital required to grow our business on terms acceptable to us;

 

   

our potential exposure to litigation and other proceedings; and

 

   

our ability to attract key talent and retain the services of our senior management and key employees.

For additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected herein, in the documents incorporated herein and in the applicable prospectus supplement, please refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K incorporated by reference herein.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes. We may temporarily invest funds that are not immediately needed for these purposes in short-term investments, including, but not limited to, marketable securities.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data is qualified by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and our historical financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2018     2017     2016      2015      2014  

Net income available per common share

            

Basic net income (loss) per share of Class A and B common stock

   $ (0.10   $ (0.11   $ 0.45      $ 0.54      $ 0.49  

Basic net income (loss) per share of Class C common stock

   $ (0.10   $ (0.11   $ 0.72      $ 0.54      $ 0.49  

Diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A and B common stock

   $ (0.10   $ (0.11   $ 0.45      $ 0.53      $ 0.47  

Diluted net income (loss) per share of Class C common stock

   $ (0.10   $ (0.11   $ 0.71      $ 0.53      $ 0.47  

Weighted average common shares outstanding Class A and B common stock

            

Basic

     221,001       219,254       217,707        215,498        213,227  

Diluted

     221,001       219,254       221,944        220,868        219,380  

Weighted average common shares outstanding Class C common stock

            

Basic

     224,814       221,475       218,623        215,498        213,227  

Diluted

     224,814       221,475       222,904        220,868        219,380  

Dividends declared

   $ —       $ —       $ 59,000      $ —        $ —    

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a description of the debt securities that may be offered under this prospectus.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF EQUITY SECURITIES

General

The following summary of the rights of our Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock does not purport to be complete. This summary is subject to and qualified by the provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (our “charter”), the Articles Supplementary to our charter setting forth the terms of the Class C Stock (our “articles supplementary”), our Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (our “bylaws”), and the terms of the Class C Settlement Agreement (as defined below), which are incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, the Maryland General Company Law (“MGCL”) also affects the terms of our capital stock.

Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 834,450,000 shares, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share, of which:

 

   

400,000,000 shares are classified and designated as Class A Common Stock (“Class A Stock”);

 

   

34,450,000 shares are classified and designated as Class Convertible B Common Stock (“Class B Stock”); and

 

   

400,000,000 shares are classified and designated as Class C Common Stock (“Class C Stock”).

Our charter and articles supplementary provide for (1) the Class A Stock, which has one vote per share; (2) the Class B Stock, which has 10 votes per share; and (3) the Class C Stock, which has no voting rights in the election of directors and only limited voting rights described below. Except as described herein or expressly provided in our charter, the powers, preferences and rights of the holders of Class A Stock, Class B Stock and Class C Stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, are in all material respects identical.

As of December 31, 2018, there were 187,710,319 shares of Class A Stock, 34,450,000 shares of Class B Stock and 226,421,963 of Class C Stock outstanding. At that date, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Capital Stock

Voting Rights

Holders of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock have identical voting rights, except that holders of shares of Class A Stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of shares of Class B Stock are entitled to 10 votes per share. In addition, amendments to certain specified provisions of the charter that set forth the terms of the Class A Stock and have a material adverse effect on the rights of the Class A Stock must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by holders of Class A Stock, voting as a single class, and amendments to certain specified provisions of the charter that set forth the terms of the Class B Stock and have a material adverse effect on the rights of the Class B Stock must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by holders of Class B Stock, voting as a single class.

Holders of shares of Class C Stock have no voting rights, except:

 

   

as may be required by law;

 

   

with respect to amendments to the provisions of the charter that set forth the terms of the Class C Stock and have a material adverse effect on the rights of the Class C Stock, which require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by holders of Class C Stock, voting as a single class;

 

   

with respect to amendments to, or waivers of, the provisions of the charter requiring that shares of Class C Stock be treated in a manner that is at least as favorable as shares of Class B Stock in certain merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, conversion and negotiated tender offer transactions, which must be declared advisable by our board of directors, including at least 75% of the Independent Directors (as defined in the charter to, among other things, exclude members of Mr. Plank’s family and directors having a material financial or service relationship to Mr. Plank or his family), and approved by at least 75% of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the holders of (1) Class C Stock (other than Kevin A. Plank, the Kevin A. Plank Family Entities (which are defined in our charter as entities controlled by Mr. Plank or his wife or children), the Kevin A. Plank Family Members (as defined in the charter) or executive officers of the Company), voting as a single class, and (2) Class B Stock, voting as a single class; and

 

   

upon the conversion of all of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock into shares of Class A Stock, upon which holders of shares of Class C Stock will immediately have voting rights equal to holders of shares of Class A Stock and will vote together with the Class A Stock as a single class.

 

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There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors.

Dividends

Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of shares of Class C Stock will be entitled to share equally with the holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock, on a per share basis, in any dividends that our board of directors may authorize and we may pay from time to time. In the event that a dividend is paid in the form of shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Stock or Class B Stock, the holders of shares of Class C Stock shall receive shares of Class C Stock, or rights to acquire shares of Class C Stock, as the case may be, in an equal amount per share.

Liquidation Rights

Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the holders of Class C Stock will be entitled to share proportionately, on a per share basis, with the holders of the Class A Stock and Class B Stock in the assets of the Company available for distribution after payment of any liabilities and the liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock.

Conversion

Class A Stock

Shares of Class A Stock are not convertible into any other shares of our capital stock.

Class B Stock

Mr. Plank or Kevin A. Plank Family Entities beneficially own all outstanding shares of Class B Stock. Each share of Class B Stock is convertible at any time at the option of Mr. Plank into one share of Class A Stock.

In addition, each share of Class B Stock automatically converts into one share of Class A Stock upon any sale, pledge, transfer, assignment or disposition (each a “Transfer”) of such share of Class B Stock to any person, whether or not for value, except for certain transfers between Mr. Plank and any Kevin A. Plank Family Entity, or pledges that do not grant the pledgee the power to vote or direct the vote of the pledged share or direct the disposition of the pledged share, in each case prior to default.

Each share of Class B Stock will be automatically converted into one share of Class A Stock such that no shares of Class B Stock remain outstanding upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

   

A record date for any meeting of the Company’s stockholders, if the aggregate number of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock beneficially owned on such record date by Mr. Plank and each Kevin A. Plank Family Entity, when taken together, is less than 15.0% of the total number of shares of Class A Stock and Class B Stock outstanding on that record date, (ii) the death of Mr. Plank or (iii) Mr. Plank’s ceasing to be affiliated with the Company in any capacity as a result of a permanent disability.

 

   

The termination of Mr. Plank as our Chief Executive Officer (or another position approved by Mr. Plank and a majority of our Independent Directors) for “Cause” (as defined in the Confidentiality, Non-Competition, and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2015, between the Company and Kevin A. Plank, as amended on April 7, 2016, and as it may be further amended from time to time with the approval of at least 75% of the Independent Directors (the “Non-Compete Agreement”)) in accordance with the terms of the Non-Compete Agreement or upon the resignation of Mr. Plank as such an officer.

 

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A Transfer Conversion Time, which means the time at which Mr. Plank, together with all Kevin A. Plank Family Entities, has Transferred, in the aggregate, from and after March 28, 2016, a number of shares of Class A Stock and Class C Stock exceeding the Permitted Sale Amount (as defined below) then in effect.

For purposes of determining the occurrence of the Transfer Conversion Time, (i) all Transfers of Class A Stock or Class C Stock by Mr. Plank or a Kevin A Plank Family Entity to Kevin A. Plank or a Kevin A Plank Family Entity are disregarded; (ii) a pledge of shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock, prior to default thereunder, which does not grant to the pledgee the power to vote or direct the vote of the pledged share or the power to vote or direct the disposition of the pledged share prior to a default, without any foreclosure or transfer of ownership, is not deemed a Transfer of such shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock; (iii) in the event shares of Class B Stock have been automatically converted into shares of Class A Stock in connection with a purported direct or indirect Transfer of shares of Class B Stock, such shares of Class A Stock are deemed to have been Transferred by Mr. Plank and the Kevin A Plank Family Entities; and (iv) the withholding by the Company of shares of Class A Stock or Class C Stock otherwise deliverable to Mr. Plank pursuant to any equity compensation award for the purpose of satisfying the exercise price of such equity compensation award on a cashless basis or to cover tax withholding obligations with respect to the vesting or exercise of such equity compensation award is not considered a Transfer of such shares.

The “Permitted Sale Amount” initially means 2,500,000 shares minus two times the number of shares of Class A Stock Transferred (or deemed Transferred) by Mr. Plank or a Kevin A Plank Family Entity between January 1, 2016 and March 28, 2016. The Permitted Sale Amount will be increased by 2,500,000 shares as of January 1 of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2017. In the event of any split, subdivision, combination or reclassification of the shares of Class A Stock, Class B Stock and Class C Stock (including a split effected by a dividend paid in shares of common stock on all outstanding shares of common stock) after the initial distribution of the Class C Stock (the “Class C Dividend”) (but not including the Class C Dividend), proportional adjustments will be made to the Permitted Sale Amount and in calculating the number of shares of Class A Stock and Class C Stock Transferred prior thereto for purposes of determining the occurrence of the Transfer Conversion Time.

Once converted into shares of Class A Stock, shares of Class B Stock are retired and may not be reissued.

Class C Stock

Upon conversion of all of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock into shares of Class A Stock, the Class C Stock will immediately have voting rights equal to the Class A Stock and be entitled to vote together with the Class A Stock as a single class on all matters, and the Class C Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Stock on a one-for-one basis on a date fixed by the Company that is as soon as reasonably practicable and in accordance with our charter and any further procedures required by the Company. The Class C Stock is not otherwise convertible into any other class of capital stock.

Equal Treatment

In the event of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, statutory share exchange between the Company and any other entity or conversion of the Company into another entity (whether or not the Company is the surviving entity) or a third party tender offer entered into pursuant to an agreement with the Company (a “Negotiated Tender Offer”), each holder of shares of Class C Stock or Class A Stock will be entitled to receive the same consideration as each holder of shares of Class B Stock on a per share basis, and each holder of shares of Class C Stock or Class A Stock will be entitled to receive the same consideration on a per share basis as each holder of shares of Class B Stock is entitled to receive on a per share basis in connection with a transfer of such shares of Class B Stock incidental to such a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, conversion or Negotiated Tender Offer, even if the consideration for such transfer is not paid as consideration in such merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, conversion or Negotiated Tender Offer.

However, any amounts paid to Mr. Plank as compensation for services rendered or to be rendered by Mr. Plank to the Company or any acquiring entity or any of their respective affiliates (for example, participating in a retention bonus pool established in connection with a proposed merger or compensation paid for pre- or post-merger services), which payment was approved by a majority of the Independent Directors then serving on our board of directors, will not be deemed to be part of such consideration.

 

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Class C Settlement Agreement

In connection with the creation of our Class C Stock, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland (the “Court”) approved a settlement entered into by the Company, each of its directors and the plaintiffs in the class action litigation regarding the authorization of the distribution of the Class C Stock captioned In re: Under Armour Shareholder Litigation, Case No. 24-C-15-003240. The Court approved the settlement terms as stipulated by the parties (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Settlement Agreement included certain non-monetary remedies, including an amendment to the Non-Compete Agreement and an agreement that the Company will not, within four years following April 7, 2016, use shares of Class C Stock in an amount equal to or greater than 5% of the then outstanding shares of Class C Stock as consideration in a transaction to acquire a business, the assets of a business, or more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock of a business, unless our Independent Directors (or a designated committee composed entirely of Independent Directors) have first considered the effects (which consideration may involve measures, advisers, or procedures as they deem advisable in discharging their duties as directors) of using such shares of Class C Stock on the holders of Class A Stock and on the Company.

Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue, from time to time, without approval by our stockholders, preferred stock in one or more series. Our board of directors may determine the number of shares constituting that series and may fix the distinctive designations, preferences, voting powers, conversion or other rights and any other restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms and conditions of redemption of the shares of a series of preferred stock. Our board of directors could authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could dilute the voting power or rights of the holders of Class A Stock, Class B Stock, and Class C Stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Under Armour, Inc. and might harm the market price of our Class A Stock or Class C Stock.

The particular terms of any series of preferred stock offered by us will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of preferred stock. Those terms relating to the series of preferred stock offered may include:

 

   

the number of shares of the preferred stock being offered;

 

   

the title and liquidation preference per share of the preferred stock;

 

   

voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

   

conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as our board of directors shall determine;

 

   

the purchase price of the preferred stock;

 

   

the dividend rate or method for determining the dividend rate;

 

   

the dates on which dividends will be paid;

 

   

whether dividends on the preferred stock will be cumulative or noncumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends shall commence to accumulate;

 

   

any redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the preferred stock;

 

   

any securities exchange on which the preferred stock may be listed; and

 

   

any additional dividend, liquidation, redemption, sinking fund and other rights and restrictions applicable to the preferred stock.

 

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Our board of directors are authorized from time to time to classify or reclassify any unissued shares of the capital stock by setting or changing the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms and conditions of redemption of such shares and, in such event, we will file for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland articles supplementary in substance and form as prescribed by Maryland law.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws

Certain provisions of our charter and bylaws and of the MGCL could have the effect of delaying, deferring, or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us.

Three Classes of Stock

Our Class B Stock has 10 votes per share, while our Class A Stock has one vote per share and our Class C Stock has no voting rights (other than as described above). As a result of his beneficial ownership of all of the outstanding shares of Class B Stock, Mr. Plank currently has the ability to elect all of our directors and to determine the outcome of most matters submitted for a vote of our stockholders. This concentrated voting control could discourage others from initiating any potential merger, takeover, or other change of control transaction that other stockholders may view as beneficial.

Because the Class C Stock has no voting rights (other than as described above), the issuance of Class C Stock will not result in voting dilution to the holders of shares Class A Stock or Class B Stock. The issuance of Class C Stock could, however, prolong the duration of Mr. Plank’s ownership of a majority of our voting power and his ability to elect all of our directors and to determine the outcome of most matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders.

So long as Mr. Plank has the ability to determine the outcome of most matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, third parties may be deterred in their willingness to make an unsolicited merger, takeover, or other change of control proposal, or to engage in a proxy contest for the election of directors.

Board of Directors

Our charter and bylaws provide that the number of our directors may be established by our board of directors, provided that the number of directors must be between one and 15 directors. Our charter provides that any vacancy will be filled by a majority of the remaining directors.

Our board of directors is not currently classified and, although it would otherwise be permissible under Maryland law for our board of directors to become classified without stockholder approval, we have included a provision in our charter prohibiting the classification of our board of directors without the recommendation of our board of directors and the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on such matter by holders of our common stock.

Removal of Directors

Our charter provides that a director may be removed only for cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of the director to be removed.

Business Combinations

Our charter contains a provision opting out of the Maryland business combination statute, which would otherwise prohibit specified business combinations between the Company and any interested stockholder or affiliate of an interested stockholder for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder.

Control Share Acquisitions

Our bylaws contain a provision exempting any and all acquisitions of our shares from the provisions of the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, which provides that control shares of a Maryland Company acquired in a control share acquisition have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, our board of directors may opt to make these provisions applicable to future control share acquisitions at any time by amending or repealing this bylaw provision.

 

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Consideration of Constituencies

Maryland law provides that our charter may allow our board of directors, in considering a potential acquisition of control of the Company, to consider the effects of the change of control on stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers and creditors of the Company, and the communities in which offices or other establishments of the Company are located. Our charter contains this type of provision, which may enable our board of directors to make adverse recommendations to our stockholders with respect to a potential acquisition or takeover.

Amendment to the Charter

Our charter generally may be amended only upon the recommendation of the board of directors and the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, except that a majority of the entire board of directors may, without action by our stockholders, approve amendments to our charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. However, our charter provisions regarding removal of directors, vacancies on the board of directors and amendment of the bylaws may be amended only by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than two-thirds of all of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote on the matter.

In addition, amendments to the provisions of our charter that set forth the terms of one of our three classes of common stock (Class A Stock, Class B Stock and Class C Stock) and that have a material adverse effect on the rights of such class of stock must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by holders of such class of capital stock. Amendments to or waivers of the provisions of our charter requiring that the holders of Class A Stock and Class C Stock receive equal treatment as the holders of Class B Stock in connection with certain merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, conversion and Negotiated Tender Offer transactions must be declared advisable by our board of directors, including at least 75% of the Independent Directors, and approved by at least 75% of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the holders of (1) Class A Stock and/or Class C Stock (other than Mr. Plank, any Kevin A. Plank Family Entity, any Kevin A. Plank Family Member or any executive officer of the Company), as applicable, each voting as a single class, and (2) Class B Stock, voting as a single class. Amendments to the provisions of our charter requiring us to maintain a majority of Independent Directors and independent compensation and corporate governance committees, and providing that an Independent Director may not have any family relationship with Mr. Plank, or material financial or service relationship with Mr. Plank or any members of his family (in addition to the independence requirements to which we are subject under the listing standards of any exchange upon which our stock is listed) must be declared advisable by our board of directors, including at least 75% of the Independent Directors, and approved by at least 75% of the votes entitled to be cast thereon by the holders of (1) Class A Stock (other than Mr. Plank, any Kevin A. Plank Family Entity, any Kevin A. Plank Family Member or any executive officer of the Company), voting as a single class, and (2) Class B Stock, voting as a single class.

Undesignated Preferred Stock

The ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring or preventing hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of our Company.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business

Our bylaws provide that with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to our board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only:

 

   

pursuant to our notice of the meeting;

 

   

by our board of directors; or

 

   

by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice and at the time of the meeting, is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures specified in the bylaws.

 

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Therefore, our bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed. These provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company.

Special Meeting of Stockholders

Our bylaws provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be called by our chairman, president, chief executive officer or a majority of our board of directors. In addition, our secretary must also call a special meeting of stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at that meeting.

Majority Action

Our charter provides that any corporate action which, under the general laws of the State of Maryland would (in the absence of a provision in our charter) require the authorization or approval of a greater proportion than a majority of all votes entitled to be cast for such action to be effective and valid, shall be effective and valid if authorized or approved by at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our capital stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Listing

Our Class A Stock and Class C Stock are listed on NYSE under the symbols “UAA” and “UA” respectively. Our Class B Stock is not listed on any stock market or exchange.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

General

We may offer warrants, including warrants to purchase Debt Securities, Preferred Stock, Class A Stock, Class C Stock or other securities, property or assets (including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices), as well as other types of warrants. We may offer warrants independently or together with other securities offered under this prospectus, and they may be attached to or separate from those securities. We will issue the warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, that we will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants we offer.

The following is a summary of certain general terms and provisions of the warrants, but they are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate relating to the warrants. Forms of these documents will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, either by an amendment to the registration statement or by a Current Report on Form 8-K. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for information on how to obtain copies of these documents. You should read the summary below, the applicable prospectus supplement and the provisions of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificate before investing in our warrants.

Debt Warrants

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of warrants to purchase debt securities that we may offer, the warrant agreement relating to the debt warrants and the warrant certificates representing the debt warrants. These terms will include the following:

 

   

the title of the debt warrants;

 

   

the debt securities for which the debt warrants are exercisable;

 

   

the aggregate number of the debt warrants;

 

   

the price or prices at which we will issue the debt warrants, the principal amount of debt securities that you may purchase upon exercise of each debt warrant and the price or prices at which such principal amount may be purchased upon exercise;

 

   

currency, currencies, or currency units, if other than in U.S. dollars, in which such debt warrants are to be issued or for which the debt warrants may be exercised;

 

   

the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the debt warrants;

 

   

the designation and terms of any related debt securities issued with the debt warrants, and the number of debt warrants issued with each debt security;

 

   

the date, if any, from which you may separately transfer the debt warrants and the related securities;

 

   

the date on which your right to exercise the debt warrants commences, and the date on which your right expires;

 

   

the maximum or minimum number of the debt warrants which you may exercise at any time;

 

   

if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations;

 

   

any other terms of the debt warrants and terms, procedures and limitations relating to your exercise of the debt warrants; and

 

   

the terms of the securities you may purchase upon exercise of the debt warrants.

 

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We will also describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any provisions for a change in the exercise price or expiration date of the warrants and the kind, frequency and timing of any notice to be given. You may exchange debt warrant certificates for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations and may exercise debt warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office that we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to exercise, you will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon that exercise and will not be entitled to payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities purchasable upon the exercise.

Other Warrants

We may issue other warrants for Preferred Stock, Class A Stock, Class C Stock or other securities, property or assets (including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices), as well as other types of warrants. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the following terms of those warrants:

 

   

the title of the warrants;

 

   

the securities, which may include Preferred Stock, Class A Stock, Class C Stock or other securities, property or assets (including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices), for which you may exercise the warrants;

 

   

the aggregate number of the warrants;

 

   

the price or prices at which we will issue the warrants, the number of securities or amount of other property or assets that you may purchase upon exercise of each warrant and the price or prices at which such securities, property or assets may be purchased;

 

   

currency, currencies, or currency units, if other than in U.S. dollars, in which such warrants are to be issued or for which the debt warrants may be exercised;

 

   

the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants;

 

   

the designation and terms of any related securities issued with the warrants, and the number of warrants issued with each security;

 

   

the date, if any, from which you may separately transfer the warrants and the related securities;

 

   

the date on which your right to exercise the warrants commences, and the date on which your right expires;

 

   

the maximum or minimum number of warrants which you may exercise at any time;

 

   

if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

 

   

any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to your exchange and exercise of the warrants.

We will also describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any provisions for a change in the exercise price or the expiration date of the warrants and the kind, frequency and timing of any notice to be given. You may exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of different denominations and may exercise warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office that we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of your warrants, you will not have any of the rights of holders of the Preferred Stock, Class A Stock, Class C Stock or other securities purchasable upon that exercise and will not be entitled to dividend payments, if any, or voting rights of the Preferred Stock, Class A Stock, Class C Stock or other securities purchasable upon the exercise.

Exercise of Warrants

We will describe in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants the principal amount or the number of our securities, or amount of other securities, property or assets that you may purchase for cash upon exercise of a warrant,

 

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and the exercise price. You may exercise a warrant as described in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date stated in the prospectus supplement. Unexercised warrants will become void after the close of business on the expiration date, or any later expiration date that we determine.

We will forward the securities purchasable upon the exercise as soon as practicable after receipt of payment and the properly completed and executed warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or other office stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. If you exercise less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue you a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell securities, separately or in combination, in one or more of the following ways:

 

   

to or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters;

 

   

through one or more underwriters without a syndicate for them to offer and sell to the public;

 

   

through dealers or agents; or

 

   

directly to investors.

The securities we distribute by any of these methods may be sold to the public, in one or more transactions, either:

 

   

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

 

   

at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

 

   

at prices related to prevailing market prices; or

 

   

at negotiated prices.

We may sell securities from time to time to one or more underwriters, who would purchase the securities as principal for resale to the public, either on a firm-commitment or best-efforts basis. If we sell securities to underwriters, we may execute an underwriting agreement with them at the time of sale and will name them in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with those sales, underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters may resell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from purchasers for whom they may act as agents. The applicable prospectus supplement will include any required information about underwriting compensation we pay to underwriters, and any discounts, concessions or commissions underwriters allow to participating dealers, in connection with an offering of securities.

We may solicit offers to purchase securities directly from the public from time to time. We may also designate agents from time to time to solicit offers to purchase securities from the public on our behalf. If required, the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any particular offering of securities will name any agents designated to solicit offers, and will include information about any commissions we may pay the agents, in that offering. Agents may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined in the Securities Act.

From time to time, we may sell securities to one or more dealers acting as principals. The dealers, who may be deemed to be “underwriters” as that term is defined in the Securities Act, may then resell those securities to the public.

Any underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale of any securities will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Underwriters, agents and dealers may be entitled, under agreements with us, to indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased.

In connection with an offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.

 

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Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities than they are required to purchase in an offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while an offering is in progress.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the underwriters have repurchased securities sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short-covering transactions.

These activities by the underwriters may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. As a result, the price of the securities may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

Certain of the underwriters, dealers or agents and their affiliates may engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.

 

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LEGAL OPINIONS

Certain legal matters with respect to the securities will be passed upon for the Company by John P. Stanton, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Company, or by any Counsel, Senior Counsel or Deputy General Counsel of the Company, and by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, New York, to the extent governed by New York law. As of February 28, 2019, Mr. Stanton owned or had the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of less than 0.1% of each of the Company’s Class A Stock and Class C Stock.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this document the information which Under Armour filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information by referring you to those documents. Any information referred to in this way is considered part of this prospectus from the date we file that document. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus and information that Under Armour files later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents filed by the Company (File No. 001-33202) with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act of 1934 are incorporated herein by reference other than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished, pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Current Reports on Form 8-K (including exhibits related thereto) or other applicable SEC rules, rather than filed, prior to the termination of the offerings under this prospectus:

 

   

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018; and

 

   

The descriptions of our Class A Stock and Class C Stock contained on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2016 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of filing of this registration statement and prospectus and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC (including exhibits related thereto), shall be incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part of this prospectus from the dates of filing of such reports and documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement and prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequent prospectus or prospectus supplement hereunder or in any document subsequently filed with the SEC which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement or prospectus. All documents incorporated by reference into the Form S-3 of which this prospectus is a part are also incorporated by reference, unless the information therein is superseded by a later filing.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

The Company will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon the oral or written request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents). Requests should be directed to:

Under Armour, Inc.

Attn: Corporate Secretary

1020 Hull Street

Baltimore, MD 21230

Telephone: (410) 454-6428

The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s Internet site is www.sec.gov.

You may also get a copy of these reports from our website at https://about.underarmour.com. Please note, however, that we have not incorporated any other information by reference from or accessible through our website, other than the documents listed above under “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference”.

 

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PART II

Information Not Required in Prospectus

 

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following is a statement of the expenses (all of which are estimated) to be incurred by the Registrant in connection with the distribution of the securities registered under this registration statement:

 

     Amount
to be paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $ (1

Legal fees and expenses

     (2

Fees and expenses of qualification under state securities laws (including legal fees)

     (2

Accounting fees and expenses

     (2

Printing fees

     (2

Trustee’s and transfer agent’s fees and expenses

     (2

Rating agency fees

     (2
  

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

     (2
  

 

 

 

Total

     (2
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

(2)

These fees will be dependent on the amount of securities offered and number of offerings and, therefore, cannot be estimated at this time.

 

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Under the Company’s by-laws and the Maryland General Corporation Law, the directors and officers of the Company may be entitled to indemnification in respect of threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“proceedings”), to which they are made a party by reason of their position as a director or officer of the Company. In the case of conduct in their official capacity with the Company, directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification unless the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services. In the case of criminal proceedings the director or the officer also must have had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.

If the director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any proceeding, the director or officer will be entitled to indemnification against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings regardless of whether the foregoing standards are met. In addition, a court of appropriate jurisdiction may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer has met the foregoing standards, or if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.

Any indemnification required or permitted by the Company’s by-laws and the Maryland General Corporation Law may be against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. However, if the proceeding is by or in the right of the Company, indemnification may be made only against expenses and may not be made in respect of any proceeding in which the director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the Company.

Under the Company’s charter, the monetary liability of directors and officers to the Company or its stockholders is eliminated except for, and to the extent of, actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, or in respect of a judgment or other final adjudication based on a finding of active and deliberate dishonesty material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding.

 

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The Company also maintains for the benefit of its directors and officers insurance covering certain liabilities asserted against or incurred by such persons in their capacity as, or as a result of their position as, director or officer of the Company. This insurance may afford protection for liabilities not subject to indemnification under the Company’s by-laws and the Maryland General Corporation Law.

The form of Underwriting Agreement of the Company is expected to provide for indemnification of the Company and its directors, officers and certain other persons under certain circumstances described therein by each underwriter participating in an offering of securities.

 

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Item 16.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt Securities).*
  1.2    Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity Securities).*
  1.3    Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants).*
  4.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2016 (File No. 001-33202).
  4.2    Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of the Class C Common Stock, dated June  15, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Appendix F to the Preliminary Proxy Statement (File No. 33202) filed by the Company on June 15, 2015).
  4.3    Third Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33202) filed June 27, 2017).
  4.4    Indenture, dated as of June  13, 2016, between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2016).
  4.5    Terms of Settlement of In re: Under Armour Shareholder Litigation, Case No, 24-C-15-00324 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-A (File No. 001-33202) filed on March 21, 2016).
  4.6    Form of debt securities (included in Exhibit 4.4).
  4.7    Specimen Class A Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 of Amendment No.  3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on November 15, 2005) (Registration No. 333-127856).
  4.8    Specimen Class  C Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.  001-33202) filed on March 21, 2016).
  4.9    Specimen Preferred Stock Certificate.*
4.10    Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of warrant certificate).*
  5.1    Opinion of John P. Stanton, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Company.
  5.2    Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2    Consent of John P. Stanton (included in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.3    Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2).

 

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24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
25.1    Statement of Eligibility of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on Form T-1.

 

*

To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17.

Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that

 

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time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) To supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Under Armour, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, on the 28th day of February, 2019.

 

UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
By:   /s/ Kevin A. Plank
  Name:  Kevin A. Plank
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints John P. Stanton and David E. Bergman his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-3 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature    Title   Date

/s/ Kevin A. Plank

Kevin A. Plank

   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   February 28, 2019

/s/ David E. Bergman

David E. Bergman

   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)   February 28, 2019

/s/ George W. Bodenheimer

George W. Bodenheimer

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Douglas E. Coltharp

Douglas E. Coltharp

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Jerri L. DeVard

Jerri L. DeVard

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Mohamed A. El-Erian

Mohamed A. El-Erian

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Karen W. Katz

Karen W. Katz

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ A.B. Krongard

A.B. Krongard

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ William R. McDermott

William R. McDermott

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Eric T. Olson

Eric T. Olson

   Director   February 28, 2019

/s/ Harvey L. Sanders

Harvey L. Sanders

   Director   February 28, 2019

Exhibit 5.1

February 28, 2019

Under Armour, Inc.

1020 Hull Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have acted as counsel for Under Armour, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with certain matters of Maryland law arising out of the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the contemplated issuance by the Company from time to time, as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”) and as may be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”), of (i) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share (the “Class A Stock”), (ii) shares of the Company’s Class C common stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share (the “Class C Stock”), (iii) shares of the Company’s preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”), (iv) one or more series of the Company’s debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (v) the Company’s warrants to purchase Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or other securities, property or assets (the “Warrants”). With your permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on my part, and I express no opinion with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of such assumptions or items relied upon.

The Debt Securities may be issued pursuant to a base indenture, dated as of June 13, 2016 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33202) filed with the SEC on June 13, 2016. The Warrants may be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement” and, collectively, the “Warrant Agreements”) to be entered into by and between the Company and a financial institution identified therein as warrant agent. The Indenture, the Warrants, and the Warrant Agreements and any other documents contemplated thereby or hereby are collectively referred to herein as the “Documents”.

In connection with this opinion letter, I, or persons reporting to me, have (i) investigated such questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed or reproduction copies of such documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such other documents and (iii) received such information from officers and representatives of the Company and others, in each case, as I have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion letter.

In all such examinations, I have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified copies of all copies submitted to me as conformed or facsimile, electronic or photostatic copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, I have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, statements and representations contained in the certificates and other information of or from representatives of the Company and others.

To the extent it may be relevant to the opinions expressed below, I have assumed that (i) all of the parties to the Documents (other than the Company) are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization; (ii) the Company will have sufficient authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of Class A Stock, Class C Stock and Preferred Stock on the date of any


issuance of shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement; (iii) all of the parties to the Documents (other than the Company) have the power and authority to (a) execute and deliver the Documents, (b) perform their obligations thereunder, and (c) consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; (iv) the Documents have been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto; (v) each of the Documents will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each of the parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms and (vi) all of the parties to the Documents will comply with all of their obligations under the Documents and all laws applicable thereto.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, I am of the opinion that:

 

  (i)

The Company is a corporation validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland;

 

  (ii)

The Company has the corporate power and authority to issue and sell the Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or Warrants, to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the applicable transactions contemplated thereby;

 

  (iii)

When the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company or the Finance and Capital Planning Committee of the Board (the “Finance Committee”) take all necessary corporate action in conformity with (i) the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) and (ii) the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of the Class C Stock (the “Articles Supplementary” and, together with the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the “Charter”) and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), to approve the issuance and sale of the Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or Warrants, as the case may be, the Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or Warrants will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company;

 

  (iv)

When (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) have become effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the terms of the issuance and sale of the shares of Class A Stock by the Company registered pursuant to the Registration Statement have been duly approved by the Board or the Finance Committee in conformity with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken in connection therewith and in a manner so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, and (iii) such shares of Class A Stock have been issued and delivered against payment therefor in an amount in excess of the par value thereof, in accordance with the terms of the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such shares of Class A Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable;

 

  (v)

When (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) have become effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the terms of the issuance and sale of the shares of Class C Stock by the Company registered pursuant to the Registration Statement have been duly approved by the Board or the Finance Committee in conformity with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken in connection therewith and in a manner so as not


  to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, and (iii) such shares of Class C Stock have been issued and delivered against payment therefor in an amount in excess of the par value thereof, in accordance with the terms of the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such shares of Class C Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and

 

  (vi)

When (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective amendments) have become effective under the Securities Act, (ii) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the MGCL and in conformity with the Company’s Charter and the Bylaws, (a) the Board or the Finance Committee has fixed the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions, if any, of a class or series of Preferred Stock registered pursuant to the Registration Statement and adopted appropriate articles supplementary to the Charter relating to the class or series of Preferred Stock to be sold under the Registration Statement (in each such case, “Preferred Articles Supplementary”) and (b) the Preferred Articles Supplementary have been filed with and accepted for record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, (iii) the terms of the issuance and sale of such shares of Preferred Stock have been duly approved by the Board or the Finance Committee in conformity with the Company’s Charter and Bylaws and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken in connection therewith and in a manner so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and (iv) such shares of Preferred Stock have been issued and delivered against payment therefor in an amount in excess of the par value (if any) thereof, in accordance with the terms of the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such shares of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

I am admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland. The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of Maryland, as currently in effect; and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that such other laws may have on the opinions expressed herein.

This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the opinions expressly stated herein. The opinions expressed herein are given only as of the date hereof, and I undertake no responsibility to update or supplement this opinion letter after the date hereof for any reason.

I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement to be filed by the Company and to the references to me in such Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ John P. Stanton
John P. Stanton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit 5.2

[Letterhead of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP]

February 28, 2019

Under Armour, Inc.

1020 Hull Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel to Under Armour, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the contemplated issuance by the Company from time to time, as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”) and as may be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”), of (i) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share (the “Class A Stock”), (ii) shares of the Company’s Class C common stock, par value $0.0003 1/3 per share (the “Class C Stock”), (iii) shares of the Company’s preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”), (iv) one or more series of the Company’s debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (v) the Company’s warrants to purchase Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or other securities, properties or assets (the “Warrants”). With your permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on our part, and we express no opinion with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of such assumptions or items relied upon.

The Debt Securities may be issued pursuant to a base indenture, dated as of June 13, 2016 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Reg. No. 001-33202) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 13, 2016. The Warrants may be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement” and, collectively, the “Warrant Agreements”) to be entered into by and between the Company and a financial institution identified therein as warrant agent. The Indenture, the Warrants, and the Warrant Agreements and any other documents contemplated thereby or hereby are collectively referred to herein as the “Documents.”

In connection with this opinion, we have (i) investigated such questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or reproduction copies of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of the Company, such certificates of public officials and such other documents and (iii) received such information from officers and representatives of the Company, in each case, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or reproduction copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and others.


To the extent it may be relevant to the opinions expressed below, we have assumed that (i) all of the parties to the Documents are or will be validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization; (ii) the Company will have sufficient authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of Class A Stock, Class C Stock and Preferred Stock on the date of any issuance of such shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement; (iii) all of the parties to the Documents have or will have the power and authority to (a) execute and deliver the Documents, (b) perform their obligations thereunder, and (c) consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; (iv) the Documents have been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto; (v) each of the Documents will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each of the parties thereto (other than as expressly addressed in the opinions below as to the Company), enforceable against such parties in accordance with their terms and (vi) all of the parties to the Documents will comply with all of their obligations under the Documents and all laws applicable thereto.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

(1)    When (i) the Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the terms of the issuance and sale of the Debt Securities have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture and any relevant supplemental indenture and duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the Finance and Capital Planning Committee of the Board (the “Finance Committee”) in conformity with the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) and the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of the Class C Stock (the “Articles Supplementary” and, together with the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the “Charter”) and Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken in connection therewith and in a manner so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, (iii) any relevant supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) the Debt Securities have been duly authenticated by the Trustee and duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company against payment thereof in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, any relevant supplemental indenture and the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(2)    When (i) the Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the terms of the issuance and sale of the Warrants registered pursuant to the Registration Statement have been established in conformity with the applicable Warrant Agreement and duly approved by the Board or the Finance Committee in conformity with the MGCL, Charter and Bylaws and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken in connection therewith and in a manner so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, (iii) the applicable Warrant Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the warrant agent, (iv) such Warrants have been duly countersigned by the warrant agent and duly executed and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable Warrant Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, (v) the terms of Class A Stock, Class C Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or other securities, properties or assets issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly approved by the Board or the Finance Committee in conformity with the Charter and Bylaws as specified above and (vi) Class A Stock, Class C Stock,


Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and/or other securities, properties or assets issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been properly reserved for issuance, such Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

We express no opinion as to the validity or binding effect of any provision of the Documents:

 

  (i)

relating to indemnification, contribution or exculpation;

 

  (ii)

containing any purported waiver, release, variation, disclaimer, consent or other agreement of similar effect (all of the foregoing, collectively, a “Waiver”) by any party under any provision of such Documents to the extent limited by provisions of applicable law (including judicial decisions), or to the extent that such a Waiver applies to a right, claim, duty, defense or ground for discharge otherwise existing or occurring as a matter of law (including judicial decisions), except to the extent that such a Waiver is effective under, and is not prohibited by or void or invalid under, provisions of applicable law (including judicial decisions);

 

  (iii)

related to (a) forum selection or submission to jurisdiction (including, without limitation, any waiver of any objection to venue in any court or of any objection that a court is an inconvenient forum) to the extent that the validity or binding effect of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a court of the State of New York, (b) choice of governing law to the extent that the validity or binding effect of any such provision is to be determined by any court other than a court of the State of New York or a federal district court sitting in the State of New York, in each case, applying the choice of law principles of the State of New York or (c) any waiver of right to trial by jury;

 

  (iv)

specifying that provisions thereof may be waived only in writing;

 

  (v)

purporting to give any person or entity the power to accelerate obligations without any notice to the obligor; and

 

  (vi)

which may be construed to be in the nature of a penalty.

We express no opinion as to the validity or binding effect of any provision of the Documents (i) providing for payments thereunder in a currency other than currency of the United States of America to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction, under applicable law, will convert any judgment rendered in such other currency into currency of the United States of America or to the extent that payment in a currency other than currency of the United States of America is contrary to applicable law, (ii) providing for governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currency or composite currency or (iii) concerning the enforceability of the waiver of rights or defenses contained in the Documents relating to waiver of stay, extension or usury laws.

The opinions set forth above are subject to the following qualifications:

 

  (i)

applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws (or related judicial doctrines) now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally;


  (ii)

general principles of equity including, without limitation, standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity; and

 

  (iii)

the application of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent obligation, or preferential transfer law or any law governing the distribution of assets of any person now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, as currently in effect, and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that such other laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. The opinions expressed herein are limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. This letter is given only as of the time of its delivery, and we undertake no responsibility to update or supplement this letter after its delivery.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the caption “Legal Opinions” in the Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement. In giving these consents, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON LLP

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Under Armour, Inc. of our report dated February 22, 2019 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Under Armour, Inc.‘s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

February 28, 2019

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

 

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

16-1486454

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

(Address of principal executive offices)

Janet V Banks

Assistant Vice President

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

(302) 636-4261

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

Under Armour, Inc.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   52-1990078

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1020 Hull Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

ITEM 2.

AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each affiliation:

Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and information available to the trustee, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee.    

ITEM 3 – 15. Not Applicable

 

ITEM 16.

LIST OF EXHIBITS.

Listed below are all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification.

 

  1.

A copy of the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

  2.

The authority of Wilmington Trust, National Association to commence business was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 above.

 

  3.

The authorization to exercise corporate trust powers was granted under the Charter for Wilmington Trust, National Association, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 above.

 

  4.

A copy of the existing By-Laws of Trustee, as now in effect, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4of this Form T-1.

 

  5.

Not applicable.

 

  6.

The consent of Wilmington Trust, National Association as required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached hereto as Exhibit 6 of this Form T-1.

 

  7.

Current Report of the Condition of Wilmington Trust, National Association, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached hereto as Exhibit 7 of this Form T-1.

 

  8.

Not applicable.

 

  9.

Not applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 28th day of February, 2019.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:   /s/ Sarah Vilhauer
Name:   Sarah Vilhauer
Title:   Banking Officer


EXHIBIT 1

CHARTER OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

For the purpose of organizing an association to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned do enter into the following articles of association:

FIRST.     The title of this association shall be Wilmington Trust, National Association.

SECOND.    The main office of the association shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The general business of the association shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.

THIRD.    The board of directors of this association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the association or of a holding company owning the association, with an aggregate par, fair market or equity value $1,000. Determination of these values may be based as of either (i) the date of purchase or (ii) the date the person became a director, whichever value is greater. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the association or holding company may be used.

Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may not increase the number of directors between meetings of shareholders to a number which:

 

  1)

exceeds by more than two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 15 or less; or

 

  2)

exceeds by more than four the number of directors last elected by shareholders where the number was 16 or more, but in no event shall the number of directors exceed 25, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit.

Directors shall be elected for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.

Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determine the number of directors of the association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.

FOURTH.    There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any


other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the bylaws, or, if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed, or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases at least 10 days advance notice of the time, place and purpose of a shareholders’ meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. The sole shareholder of the bank is permitted to waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting.

In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares such shareholder owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. If, after the first ballot, subsequent ballots are necessary to elect directors, a shareholder may not vote shares that he or she has already fully cumulated and voted in favor of a successful candidate. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.

Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for election of directors. Nominations other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management shall be made in writing and be delivered or mailed to the president of the association not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nominations shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:

 

  1)

The name and address of each proposed nominee.

 

  2)

The principal occupation of each proposed nominee.

 

  3)

The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee.

 

  4)

The name and residence address of the notifying shareholder.

 

  5)

The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.

Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee. No bylaw may unreasonably restrict the nomination of directors by shareholders.

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

A director may be removed by shareholders at a meeting called to remove the director, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove the director is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against the director’s removal.


FIFTH.     The authorized amount of capital stock of this association shall be ten thousand shares of common stock of the par value of one hundred dollars ($100) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States.

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix. Preemptive rights also must be approved by a vote of holders of two-thirds of the bank’s outstanding voting shares. Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the articles of association, must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.

Unless otherwise specified in these articles of association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval. If a proposed amendment would affect two or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment.

Shares of one class or series may be issued as a dividend for shares of the same class or series on a pro rata basis and without consideration. Shares of one class or series may be issued as share dividends for a different class or series of stock if approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued, unless there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. Unless otherwise provided by the board of directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend shall be the date authorized by the board of directors for the share dividend.

Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.

If a shareholder is entitled to fractional shares pursuant to a stock dividend, consolidation or merger, reverse stock split or otherwise, the association may: (a) issue fractional shares; (b) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, issue script or warrants entitling the holder to receive a full share upon surrendering enough script or warrants to equal a full share; (c) if there is an established and active market in the association’s stock, make reasonable arrangements to provide the shareholder with an opportunity to realize a fair price through sale of the fraction, or purchase of the additional fraction required for a full share; (d) remit the cash equivalent of the fraction to the shareholder; or (e) sell full shares representing all the fractions at public auction or to the highest bidder after having solicited and received sealed bids from at least three licensed stock brokers; and distribute the proceeds pro rata to shareholders who otherwise would be entitled to the fractional shares. The holder of a fractional share is entitled to exercise the rights for shareholder, including the right to vote, to receive dividends, and to participate in the assets of the association upon liquidation, in proportion to the fractional interest. The holder of script or warrants is not entitled to any of these rights unless the script or warrants explicitly provide for such rights. The script or warrants may be subject to such additional conditions as: (1) that the script or warrants will become void if not exchanged for full shares before a specified date; and (2) that the shares for which the script or warrants are exchangeable may be sold at the option of the association and the proceeds paid to scriptholders.


The association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether or not subordinated, which may be issued by the association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.

SIXTH. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this association, and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors’ and shareholders’ meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this association.

A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws.

The board of directors shall have the power to:

 

  1)

Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the association.

 

  2)

Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the association.

 

  3)

Fix the compensation and enter into employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law.

 

  4)

Dismiss officers and employees.

 

  5)

Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.

 

  6)

Ratify written policies authorized by the association’s management or committees of the board.

 

  7)

Regulate the manner in which any increase or decrease of the capital of the association shall be made, provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital.

 

  8)

Manage and administer the business and affairs of the association.

 

  9)

Adopt initial bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the articles of association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the association.

 

  10)

Amend or repeal bylaws, except to the extent that the articles of association reserve this power in whole or in part to shareholders.

 

  11)

Make contracts.

 

  12)

Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform.

SEVENTH. The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any other place within the limits of Wilmington, Delaware, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of such association for a relocation outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of Wilmington Delaware, but not more than 30 miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any branch or branches of the association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.


EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.

NINTH. The board of directors of this association, or any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 50 percent of the stock of this association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or the laws of the United States, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given at least 10 days prior to the meeting by first-class mail, unless the OCC determines that an emergency circumstance exists. If the association is a wholly-owned subsidiary, the sole shareholder may waive notice of the shareholders’ meeting. Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws or these articles, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.

TENTH. For purposes of this Article Tenth, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).

Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.

Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that


such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these articles of association and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.

In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Article Tenth have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these articles of association, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these articles of association with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.

The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in these articles of association, the bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.

If this Article Tenth or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Article Tenth shall remain fully enforceable.


The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these articles of association; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage to pay or reimburse any institution-affiliated party for the cost of any judgment or civil money penalty assessed against such person in an administrative proceeding or civil action commenced by any federal banking agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution-affiliated parties.

ELEVENTH. These articles of association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of this association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount. The association’s board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the articles of association for submission to the shareholders.


EXHIBIT 4

BY-LAWS OF WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Effective as of April 17, 2018)

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the main office of the association, Rodney Square North, 1100 Market Street, City of Wilmington, State of Delaware, at 1:00 o’clock p.m. on the first Tuesday in March of each year, or at such other place and time as the board of directors may designate, or if that date falls on a legal holiday in Delaware, on the next following banking day. Notice of the meeting shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 days and no more than 60 days prior to the date thereof, addressed to each shareholder at his/her address appearing on the books of the association. If, for any cause, an election of directors is not made on that date, or in the event of a legal holiday, on the next following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the date fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the date, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares. In these circumstances, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first class mail to shareholders.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose at any time by the board of directors or by any one or more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than fifty percent of the stock of the association. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called by mailing, postage prepaid, not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting, to each shareholder at the address appearing on the books of the association a notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

The board of directors may fix a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting, in reasonable proximity to the date of giving notice to the shareholders of such meeting. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting is the date the first shareholder signs a demand for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.

A special meeting may be called by shareholders or the board of directors to amend the articles of association or bylaws, whether or not such bylaws may be amended by the board of directors in the absence of shareholder approval.

If an annual or special shareholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place, if the new date, time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment, unless any additional items of business are to be considered, or the association becomes aware of an intervening event materially affecting any matter to be voted on more than 10 days prior to the date to which the meeting is adjourned. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date. If, however, the meeting to elect the directors is adjourned before the election takes place, at least ten days’ notice of the new election must be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.


Section 3. Nominations of Directors. Nominations for election to the board of directors may be made by the board of directors or by any stockholder of any outstanding class of capital stock of the association entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the existing management of the association, shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the president of the association and the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C., not less than 14 days nor more than 50 days prior to any meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors; provided, however, that if less than 21 days’ notice of the meeting is given to shareholders, such nomination shall be mailed or delivered to the president of the association not later than the close of business on the seventh day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed. Such notification shall contain the following information to the extent known to the notifying shareholder:

 

  (1)

The name and address of each proposed nominee;

 

  (2)

The principal occupation of each proposed nominee;

 

  (3)

The total number of shares of capital stock of the association that will be voted for each proposed nominee;

 

  (4)

The name and residence of the notifying shareholder; and

 

  (5)

The number of shares of capital stock of the association owned by the notifying shareholder.

Nominations not made in accordance herewith may, in his/her discretion, be disregarded by the chairperson of the meeting, and upon his/her instructions, the vote tellers may disregard all votes cast for each such nominee.

Section 4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing, but no officer or employee of this association shall act as proxy. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting, to be specified therein, and any adjournments of such meeting. Proxies shall be dated and filed with the records of the meeting. Proxies with facsimile signatures may be used and unexecuted proxies may be counted upon receipt of a written confirmation from the shareholder. Proxies meeting the above requirements submitted at any time during a meeting shall be accepted.

Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the articles of association, or by the shareholders or directors pursuant to Article IX, Section 2. If a meeting for the election of directors is not held on the fixed date, at least 10 days’ notice must be given by first-class mail to the shareholders.


ARTICLE II

Directors

Section 1. Board of Directors. The board of directors shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the board of directors.

Section 2. Number. The board of directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the bank from the 25-member limit. The exact number within such minimum and maximum limits is to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any meeting thereof.

Section 3. Organization Meeting. The secretary or treasurer, upon receiving the certificate of the judges of the result of any election, shall notify the directors-elect of their election and of the time at which they are required to meet at the main office of the association, or at such other place in the cities of Wilmington, Delaware or Buffalo, New York, to organize the new board of directors and elect and appoint officers of the association for the succeeding year. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within 30 days thereof. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum, the directors present may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until a quorum is obtained.

Section 4. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, by resolution designate the place, date and hour for the holding of a regular meeting, but in the absence of any such designation, regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held, without notice, on the first Tuesday of each March, June and September, and on the second Tuesday of each December at the main office or other such place as the board of directors may designate. When any regular meeting of the board of directors falls upon a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next banking business day unless the board of directors shall designate another day.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of the association, or at the request of two or more directors. Each member of the board of directors shall be given notice by telegram, first class mail, or in person stating the time and place of each special meeting.

Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the entire board then in office shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, except when otherwise provided by law or these bylaws, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held, as adjourned, without further notice. If the number of directors present at the meeting is reduced below the number that would constitute a quorum, no business may be transacted, except selecting directors to fill vacancies in conformance with Article II, Section 7. If a quorum is present, the board of directors may take action through the vote of a majority of the directors who are in attendance.

Section 7. Meetings by Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such board or committees by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.


Section 8. Procedures. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at every meeting of the board of directors may be determined by the person presiding at the meeting.

Section 9. Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of the stockholders. Any director may be removed without cause, at any meeting of stockholders notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote. Any director may be removed for cause, at any meeting of the directors notice of which shall have referred to the proposed action, by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

Section 10. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors, according to the laws of the United States, may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the board of directors, or at a special meeting called for that purpose at which a quorum is present, or if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board of directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office, or by shareholders at a special meeting called for that purpose in conformance with Section 2 of Article I. At any such shareholder meeting, each shareholder entitled to vote shall have the right to multiply the number of votes he or she is entitled to cast by the number of vacancies being filled and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a resignation effective at a later date) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

ARTICLE III

Committees of the Board

The board of directors has power over and is solely responsible for the management, supervision, and administration of the association. The board of directors may delegate its power, but none of its responsibilities, to such persons or committees as the board may determine.

The board of directors must formally ratify written policies authorized by committees of the board of directors before such policies become effective. Each committee must have one or more member(s), and who may be an officer of the association or an officer or director of any affiliate of the association, who serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. Provisions of the articles of association and these bylaws governing place of meetings, notice of meeting, quorum and voting requirements of the board of directors, apply to committees and their members as well. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by the board of directors.

Section 1. Loan Committee. There shall be a loan committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The loan committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have power to discount and purchase bills, notes and other evidences of debt, to buy and sell bills of exchange, to examine and approve loans and discounts, to exercise authority regarding loans and discounts, and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors that may lawfully be delegated. The loan committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.


Section 2. Investment Committee. There shall be an investment committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The investment committee, on behalf of the bank, shall have the power to ensure adherence to the investment policy, to recommend amendments thereto, to purchase and sell securities, to exercise authority regarding investments and to exercise, when the board of directors is not in session, all other powers of the board of directors regarding investment securities that may be lawfully delegated. The investment committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the board of directors at which a quorum is present, and any action taken by the board of directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the board of directors.

Section 3. Examining Committee. There shall be an examining committee composed of not less than 2 directors, exclusive of any active officers, appointed by the board of directors annually or more often. The duty of that committee shall be to examine at least once during each calendar year and within 15 months of the last examination the affairs of the association or cause suitable examinations to be made by auditors responsible only to the board of directors and to report the result of such examination in writing to the board of directors at the next regular meeting thereafter. Such report shall state whether the association is in a sound condition, and whether adequate internal controls and procedures are being maintained and shall recommend to the board of directors such changes in the manner of conducting the affairs of the association as shall be deemed advisable.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 3, the responsibility and authority of the Examining Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association’s parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.

Section 4. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a trust audit committee in conformance with Section 1 of Article V.

Section 5. Other Committees. The board of directors may appoint, from time to time, from its own members, compensation, special litigation and other committees of one or more persons, for such purposes and with such powers as the board of directors may determine.

However, a committee may not:

 

  (1)

Authorize distributions of assets or dividends;

 

  (2)

Approve action required to be approved by shareholders;

 

  (3)

Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any of its committees;

 

  (5)

Amend articles of association;

 

  (6)

Adopt, amend or repeal bylaws; or

 

  (6)

Authorize or approve issuance or sale or contract for sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a class or series of shares.

Section 6. Committee Members’ Fees. Committee members may receive a fee for their services as committee members and traveling and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending any meeting of a committee of which they are a member. The fee may be a fixed sum to be paid for attending each meeting or a fixed sum to be paid quarterly, or semiannually, irrespective of the number of meetings attended or not attended. The amount of the fee and the basis on which it shall be paid shall be determined by the board of directors.


ARTICLE IV

Officers and Employees

Section 1. Officers. The board of directors shall annually, at the Annual Reorganization Meeting of the board of directors following the annual meeting of the shareholders, appoint or elect a Chairperson of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer and a President, and one or more Vice Presidents, a Corporate Secretary, a Treasurer, a General Auditor, and such other officers as it may determine. At the Annual Reorganization Meeting, the board of directors shall also elect or reelect all of the officers of the association to hold office until the next Annual Reorganization Meeting. In the interim between Annual Reorganization Meetings, the board of directors may also elect or appoint a Chief Executive Officer, a President or such additional officers to the rank of Vice President, including (without limitation as to title or number) one or more Administrative Vice Presidents, Group Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Executive Vice Presidents, and any other officer positions as they deem necessary and appropriate. The Chief Executive Officer of M&T Bank, the head of the Human Resources Department of M&T Bank, and any one executive Vice Chairman of M&T Bank, acting jointly, may appoint one or more officers to the rank of Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President. The head of the Human Resources Department of M&T Bank or his or her designee or designees, may appoint other officers up to the rank of Group Vice President, including (without limitation as to title or number) one or more Administrative Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Auditors, and any other officer positions as they deem necessary and appropriate. Each such person elected or appointed by the board of directors, the Chief Executive Officer of M&T Bank, the head of the Human Resources Department of M&T Bank, and an executive Vice Chairman of M&T Bank, acting jointly, or the head of the Human Resources Department of M&T Bank or his or her designee or designees, in between Annual Reorganization Meetings shall hold office until the next Annual Reorganization Meeting unless otherwise determined by the board of directors or such authorized officers.

Section 2. Chairperson of the Board. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the chairperson of the board to serve at its pleasure. Such person shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors. The chairperson of the board shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the board of directors; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the board of directors.

Section 3. President. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members to be the president of the association. In the absence of the chairperson, the president shall preside at any meeting of the board of directors. The president shall have general executive powers and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation, or practice to the office of president, or imposed by these bylaws. The president shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the board of directors.

Section 4. Vice President. The board of directors may appoint one or more vice presidents. Each vice president shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the board of directors. One vice president shall be designated by the board of directors, in the absence of the president, to perform all the duties of the president.

Section 5. Secretary. The board of directors shall appoint a secretary, treasurer, or other designated officer who shall be secretary of the board of directors and of the association and who shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these bylaws; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice to the office of treasurer, or imposed by these bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time, by the board of directors.


Section 6. Other Officers. The board of directors may appoint one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more trust officers, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more managers and assistant managers of branches and such other officers and attorneys in fact as from time to time may appear to the board of directors to be required or desirable to transact the business of the association. Such officers shall respectively exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president. The board of directors may authorize an officer to appoint one or more officers or assistant officers.

Section 7. Tenure of Office. The president and all other officers shall hold office for the current year for which the board of directors was elected, unless they shall resign, become disqualified, or be removed; and any vacancy occurring in the office of president shall be filled promptly by the board of directors.

Section 8. Resignation. An officer may resign at any time by delivering notice to the association. A resignation is effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

ARTICLE V

Fiduciary Activities

Section 1. Trust Audit Committee. There shall be a Trust Audit Committee composed of not less than 2 directors, appointed by the board of directors, which shall, at least once during each calendar year make suitable audits of the association’s fiduciary activities or cause suitable audits to be made by auditors responsible only to the board, and at such time shall ascertain whether fiduciary powers have been administered according to law, Part 9 of the Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency, and sound fiduciary principles. Such committee: (1) must not include any officers of the bank or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the bank’s fiduciary activities; and (2) must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the board of directors has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the bank.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of this section 1, the responsibility and authority of the Trust Audit Committee may, if authorized by law, be given over to a duly constituted audit committee of the association’s parent corporation by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.

Section 2. Fiduciary Files. There shall be maintained by the association all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

Section 3. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and applicable law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made, but does vest in the association investment discretion, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under applicable law.


ARTICLE VI

Stock and Stock Certificates

Section 1. Transfers. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall in proportion to such shareholder’s shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. The board of directors may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the association with respect to stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings and related matters and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.

Section 2. Stock Certificates. Certificates of stock shall bear the signature of the president (which may be engraved, printed or impressed) and shall be signed manually or by facsimile process by the secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or any other officer appointed by the board of directors for that purpose, to be known as an authorized officer, and the seal of the association shall be engraved thereon. Each certificate shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the association properly endorsed.

The board of directors may adopt or use procedures for replacing lost, stolen, or destroyed stock certificates as permitted by law.

The association may establish a procedure through which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee may be recognized by the association as the shareholder. The procedure may set forth:

 

  (1)

The types of nominees to which it applies;

 

  (2)

The rights or privileges that the association recognizes in a beneficial owner;

 

  (3)

How the nominee may request the association to recognize the beneficial owner as the shareholder;

 

  (4)

The information that must be provided when the procedure is selected;

 

  (5)

The period over which the association will continue to recognize the beneficial owner as the shareholder;

 

  (6)

Other aspects of the rights and duties created.

ARTICLE VII

Corporate Seal

Section 1. Seal. The seal of the association shall be in such form as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors. The president, the treasurer, the secretary or any assistant treasurer or assistant secretary, or other officer thereunto designated by the board of directors shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any document requiring such seal and to attest the same. The seal on any corporate obligation for the payment of money may be facsimile.


ARTICLE VIII

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the association shall be the calendar year.

Section 2. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, indentures, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association by the chairperson of the board, or the president, or any vice president, or the secretary, or the treasurer, or, if in connection with the exercise of fiduciary powers of the association, by any of those offices or by any trust officer. Any such instruments may also be executed, acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the association in such other manner and by such other officers as the board of directors may from time to time direct. The provisions of this section 2 are supplementary to any other provision of these bylaws.

Section 3. Records. The articles of association, the bylaws and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the board of directors, and standing committees of the board of directors shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for that purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the secretary, treasurer or other officer appointed to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 4. Corporate Governance Procedures. To the extent not inconsistent with federal banking statutes and regulations, or safe and sound banking practices, the association may follow the Delaware General Corporation Law, Del. Code Ann. tit. 8 (1991, as amended 1994, and as amended thereafter) with respect to matters of corporate governance procedures.

Section 5. Indemnification. For purposes of this Section 5 of Article VIII, the term “institution-affiliated party” shall mean any institution-affiliated party of the association as such term is defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813(u).

Any institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may be indemnified or reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings and appeals therein, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative or investigative, in accordance with and to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such law now or hereafter exists; provided, however, that when an administrative proceeding or action instituted by a federal banking agency results in a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association, then the association shall require the repayment of all legal fees and expenses advanced pursuant to the next succeeding paragraph and may not indemnify such institution-affiliated parties (or their heirs, executors or administrators) for expenses, including expenses for legal fees, penalties or other payments incurred. The association shall provide indemnification in connection with an action or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) only if such action or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors.

Expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding under 12 U.S.C. 164 or 1818 may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) a determination by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding that the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) has a


reasonable basis for prevailing on the merits, (b) a determination that the indemnified individual (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) will have the financial capacity to reimburse the bank in the event he or she does not prevail, (c) a determination that the payment of expenses and fees by the association will not adversely affect the safety and soundness of the association, and (d) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event of a final order or settlement pursuant to which such person: (i) is assessed a civil money penalty, (ii) is removed from office or prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the association, or (iii) is required to cease and desist from or to take any affirmative action described in 12 U.S.C. 1818(b) with respect to the association. In all other instances, expenses incurred by an institution-affiliated party (or by his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in connection with any action or proceeding as to which indemnification may be given under these articles of association may be paid by the association in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon (a) receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such institution-affiliated party (or by or on behalf of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) to repay such advancement in the event that such institution- affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) is ultimately found not to be entitled to indemnification as authorized by these bylaws and (b) approval by the board of directors acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such action or proceeding or, if such a quorum is not obtainable, then approval by stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, the board of directors or, if applicable, the stockholders, shall not be required to find that the institution-affiliated party has met the applicable standard of conduct provided by law for indemnification in connection with such action or proceeding.

In the event that a majority of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the remaining members of the board may authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the remaining members of the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If independent legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the remaining members of the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

In the event that all of the members of the board of directors are named as respondents in an administrative proceeding or civil action and request indemnification, the board shall authorize independent legal counsel to review the indemnification request and provide the board with a written opinion of counsel as to whether the conditions delineated in the first four paragraphs of this Section 5 of Article VIII have been met. If legal counsel opines that said conditions have been met, the board of directors may rely on such opinion in authorizing the requested indemnification.

To the extent permitted under applicable law, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these articles of association (a) shall be available with respect to events occurring prior to the adoption of these bylaws, (b) shall continue to exist after any restrictive amendment of these bylaws with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment, (c) may be interpreted on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the action or proceeding, or on the basis of applicable law in effect at the time such rights are claimed, and (d) are in the nature of contract rights which may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction as if the association and the institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) for whom such rights are sought were parties to a separate written agreement.

The rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not, to the extent permitted under applicable law, be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any such institution-affiliated party (or his or her heirs, executors or administrators) may now or hereafter be otherwise entitled whether contained in the association’s articles of association, these bylaws, a resolution of stockholders, a resolution of the board of directors, or an agreement providing such indemnification, the creation of such other rights being hereby expressly authorized. Without limiting the generality of the


foregoing, the rights of indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in these bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights, pursuant to statute or otherwise, of any such institution-affiliated party (or of his or her heirs, executors or administrators) in any such action or proceeding to have assessed or allowed in his or her favor, against the association or otherwise, his or her costs and expenses incurred therein or in connection therewith or any part thereof.

If this Section 5 of Article VIII or any part hereof shall be held unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remainder of this Section 5 of Article VIII shall remain fully enforceable.

The association may, upon affirmative vote of a majority of its board of directors, purchase insurance to indemnify its institution-affiliated parties to the extent that such indemnification is allowed in these bylaws; provided, however, that no such insurance shall include coverage for a final order assessing civil money penalties against such persons by a bank regulatory agency. Such insurance may, but need not, be for the benefit of all institution- affiliated parties.


ARTICLE IX

Inspection and Amendments

Section 1. Inspection. A copy of the bylaws of the association, with all amendments, shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the main office of the association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during banking hours.

Section 2. Amendments. The bylaws of the association may be amended, altered or repealed, at any regular meeting of the board of directors, by a vote of a majority of the total number of the directors except as provided below, and provided that the following language accompany any such change.

I,                                     , certify that: (1) I am the duly constituted (secretary or treasurer) of                                               and secretary of its board of directors, and as such officer am the official custodian of its records; (2) the foregoing bylaws are the bylaws of the association, and all of them are now lawfully in force and effect.

I have hereunto affixed my official signature on this                                     day of                                     .

 

                                                                                                                                    

(Secretary or Treasurer)

  

The association’s shareholders may amend or repeal the bylaws even though the bylaws also may be amended or repealed by the board of directors.


EXHIBIT 6

Section 321(b) Consent

Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, Wilmington Trust, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon requests therefor.

 

    WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Dated: February 28, 2019     By:   /s/ Sarah Vilhauer
      Name: Sarah Vilhauer
      Title: Banking Officer


EXHIBIT 7

R E P O R T    O F    C O N D I T I O N

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

As of the close of business on December 31, 2018

 

ASSETS

     Thousands of Dollars  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

     4,091,107  

Securities:

     5,431  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreement to resell:

     0  

Loans and leases held for sale:

     0  

Loans and leases net of unearned income, allowance:

     165,319  

Premises and fixed asset

     4,690  

Other real estate owned:

     392  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies:

     0  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures:

     0  

Intangible assets:

     0  

Other assets:

     55,199  

Total Assets:

     4,322,138  

LIABILITIES

     Thousands of Dollars  

Deposits

     3,688,737  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     0  

Other borrowed money:

     0  

Other Liabilities:

     48,112  

Total Liabilities

     3,736,849  

EQUITY CAPITAL

     Thousands of Dollars  

Common Stock

     1,000  

Surplus

     398,090  

Retained Earnings

     186,677  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (478

Total Equity Capital

     585,289  

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

     4,322,138  


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