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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 1)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
44930K108
(CUSIP Number)
Michael Colvin
Highland Capital Management, L.P.
Two Galleria Tower
13455 Noel Road, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas 75240
(972) 628-4100
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 12, 2007
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition
that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e),
(f) or (g), check the following box. þ
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the
schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on
this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for
the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Highland Capital Management, L.P.
75-2716725 |
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SEC USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS |
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WC |
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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25,362,457 |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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1,346,258 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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PERSON |
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25,362,457 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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1,346,258 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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26,708,715 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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18.5% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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PN, IA |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Strand Advisors, Inc.
95-4440863 |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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25,362,457 |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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1,346,258 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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PERSON |
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25,362,457 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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1,346,258 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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26,708,715 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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18.5% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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CO, HC |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
James Dondero |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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United States
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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30,118,314 |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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1,446,258 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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PERSON |
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30,118,314 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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1,446,258 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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31,564,572 |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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21.8% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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IN, HC |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Highland Credit Strategies Fund (1)
20-4948762 |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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225,000 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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225,000 |
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225,000 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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0.2% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON |
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(1) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of the shares of the Issuers Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons. However,
with respect to the matters described herein, no other Reporting Person may bind, obligate or take any action,
directly or indirectly, on behalf of Highland Credit Strategies Fund. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims
membership in a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer for the purposes of Section 13(d)
or 13(g) of the Act.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Highland Equity Opportunities Fund (1)
20-4570552 |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS |
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WC |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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261,201 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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PERSON |
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0 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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261,201 |
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261,201 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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0.2% |
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(1) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of the shares of the Issuers Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons. However,
with respect to the matters described herein, no other Reporting Person may bind, obligate or take any action,
directly or indirectly, on behalf of Highland Equity Opportunities Fund. The Reporting Person expressly
disclaims membership in a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer for the purposes of
Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act.
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CUSIP
No. 44930K108 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Highland Multi-Strategy Onshore Master SubFund, L.L.C.
20-5237152 |
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Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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0 |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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860,057 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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PERSON |
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0 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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860,057 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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860,057 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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0.6% |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Highland Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P.
20-5237085 |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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Bermuda
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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NUMBER OF |
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SHARES |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
BENEFICIALLY |
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OWNED BY |
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860,057 |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
REPORTING |
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860,057 |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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860,057 |
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0.6% |
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This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D is jointly filed by and on behalf of each reporting person to
amend and/or supplement the Schedule 13D relating to shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer
filed by such reporting person with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2007.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of
Issuer
Item 6 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Except as stated herein, none of the Reporting Persons, or to the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons any of the persons identified on Appendix I hereto, is a party to any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person relating to any securities of the
Issuer.
Highland Capital Management, L.P., through Highland Crusader Offshore Partners, L.P.
(Highland Crusader), entered into a share option transaction (the Option Transaction) with
Goldman Sachs & Co. on December 12, 2007. By and under the Option Transaction, Highland Crusader
agreed to purchase 2,200,000 options at the strike price of $3.60 per share, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent.
A copy of the letters providing for the Option Transaction are attached hereto as Exhibit
2 and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 is amended to include the following:
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Letters from Goldman Sachs and Co. to Highland Capital, dated December 12, 2007. |
-9-
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Date: December 17, 2007 |
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Highland Credit Strategy Fund |
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By: |
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/s/ James Dondero |
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Name: James Dondero |
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Title: President |
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Highland Equity Opportunities Fund |
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Highland Fund I, its management investment company |
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By: |
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/s/ James Dondero |
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Name: James Dondero |
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Title: President |
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Highland Multi-Strategy Onshore Master SubFund, L.L.C. |
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By: Highland Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P., its managing member |
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By: Highland Multi-Strategy Fund GP, L.P., its general partner |
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By: Highland Multi-Strategy Fund GP, L.L.C., its general partner |
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By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., its sole member |
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By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner |
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By: |
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/s/ James Dondero |
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Name: James Dondero |
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Title: President |
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Highland Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P. |
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By: Highland Multi-Strategy Fund GP, L.P., its general partner |
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By: Highland Multi-Strategy Fund GP, L.L.C., its general partner |
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By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., its sole member |
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By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner |
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EXHIBIT 2
EXECUTION VERSION
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. | 85 BROAD STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 | TEL: 212-902-1000
Opening Transaction
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Highland Crusader Offshore Partners, L.P. |
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c/o Highland Capital Management, L.P. |
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Two Galleria Tower |
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Re:
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Share Option Transaction |
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December 12, 2007 |
Dear Sir(s):
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and
conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
Transaction) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS&Co.) and Highland Crusader Offshore Partners,
L.P. (Counterparty).
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the
2006 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions
and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and
together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency
between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern.
This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 1992
ISDA Master Agreement as if GS&Co. and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the
date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of Loss and Second Method and US
Dollars (USD) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the replacement of the word third in the last
line of Section 5(a)(i) with the word first, (iii) the election that the Cross Default
provision of Section 5(a)(vi) shall apply to Counterparty, with a Threshold Amount of
USD20,000,000, and (iv) the election of Netting provision of Section 2(c) with the deletion of
and at the end of clause (i) thereof and deleting clause (ii) thereof and the replacement of each
occurrence of the word Transactions in Section 2(c) with the words transactions between
Counterparty and GS&Co.). This Confirmation, together with the Agreement, evidences a complete
and binding agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which
this Confirmation relates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other agreement
between GS&Co. and Counterparty, the Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the
Agreement.
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this
Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this
Confirmation and the Definitions or the Agreement, as the case may be, this Confirmation shall
govern.
2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for the purposes of the Equity
Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as
follows:
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Trade Date:
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December 12, 2007 |
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Option Style:
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European |
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Option Type:
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GS&Co. |
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Buyer:
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Counterparty |
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Class A Common Stock of ICO Global
Communications (Holdings) Limited, a
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Number of Options:
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2,200,000 |
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USD3.60 |
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Exchange:
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Related Exchange(s):
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The day on which GS&Co. receives
from Counterparty a written notice
of the approval of a Notification
and Report form filed by
Counterparty under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended
(the HSR Act) with respect to the
potential purchase of the Number of
Shares by Counterparty hereunder
(the date such approval was obtained
by Counterparty, the HSR Approval
Date and such notice, the HSR
Approval Notice); provided that if
GS&Co. does not receive the HSR
Approval Notice by January 14, 2008,
the Expiration Date shall not occur,
the Transaction shall be cancelled
as of such date and all of the
respective rights and obligations of
GS&Co. and Counterparty hereunder
shall be cancelled and terminated.
Following such termination and
cancellation, each party shall be
released and discharged by the other
party from any claim, and agrees not
to make any claim against the other
party, with respect to any
obligations or liabilities of either
party arising out of and to be
performed in connection with the
Transaction either prior to or after
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Automatic Exercise:
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Applicable; provided that Automatic
Exercise shall mean that the Number
of Options will be deemed
automatically exercised at the
Expiration Time on the Expiration
Date but only if the Reference Price
is equal to or greater than the
Strike Price. For the avoidance of
doubt, Sections 3.4(b) and (c) of
the Equity Definitions shall be
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Physical Settlement |
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The first day immediately following
the Expiration Date that is both a
Clearance System Business Day and a
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Other Applicable Provisions:
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Settlement of the Transaction, the
Representation and Agreement
contained in Section 9.11 of the
Equity Definitions shall be modified
by excluding any representations
therein relating to restrictions,
obligations, limitations or
requirements under applicable
securities laws that exist as a
result of the fact that Buyer is an
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Method of Adjustment:
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Calculation Agent Adjustment;
provided that Section 11.2(e)(iii)
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Payment of Cash Dividends:
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Seller shall, in respect of any cash
dividend on the Shares the record
date for which occurs from or after
the HSR Approval Date to but
excluding the Settlement Date, pay
to Buyer within one Currency
Business Day of the payment date of
such cash dividend an amount in cash
equal to the product of the per
Share amount of such cash dividend
paid to holders of the Shares and
the Number of Shares. |
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(a) Share-for-Share:
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Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment |
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Cancellation and Payment |
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Agreements and Acknowledgements
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contrary in the Agreement, GS&Co.
may assign, transfer and set over
all rights, title and interest,
powers, privileges and remedies of
GS&Co. under the Transaction, in
whole or in part, to an affiliate of
GS&Co. that is guaranteed by The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. without
the consent of Counterparty. |
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GS&Co. Payment Instructions: |
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For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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A/C #930-1-011483 |
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ABA: 021-000021 |
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Telephone No.: (212) 902-8996 |
Details for purpose of Giving |
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Facsimile No.: (212) 902-0112 |
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Attention: Albert Dombrowski |
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Counterpartys Contact |
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Andrei Dorenbaum |
Details for purpose of Giving |
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Assistant General Counsel |
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Highland Capital Management, L.P. |
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13455 Noel Road, Suite 800 |
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Telephone No.: (972) 419-2573 |
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Facsimile No.: (972) 628-4147 |
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3. Calculation Agent. GS&Co.
4. Additional Provisions.
The time of execution of the Transaction is available upon written request.
Each party represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is an eligible contract
participant as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended) and (ii) it has entered
into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or
otherwise).
Each party acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), by
virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D thereunder. Accordingly, each
party represents and warrants to the other that (a) it has the financial ability to bear the
economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its
investment, (b) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined under Regulation D, (c) it
will purchase the Transaction for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof, and (d) the disposition of the Transaction is restricted under this Confirmation, the
Securities Act and state securities laws.
Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC
Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The
Options Clearing Corporation entitled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.
Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to
violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.
5. Additional Representations and Agreements. Counterparty represents and warrants to
and agrees with GS&Co. that:
1.1. on the date that the Transaction is entered into, Counterparty is not entering into
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Transaction on the basis of, or is aware of, any material, non-public information
concerning the Issuer or the Shares;
1.2. the Transaction contemplated herein will not violate any corporate policy of the
Issuer or other rules or regulations of the Issuer applicable to Counterparty or its affiliates,
including, but not limited to, the Issuers window period policy;
1.3. Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to the Transaction contemplated hereby,
will not be, required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
1.4. Counterparty shall make as promptly as practicable all necessary filings,
notifications and any other required submissions required under the HSR Act, and shall use best
efforts to obtain any approval under the HSR Act required to be obtained in connection with the
potential purchase of the Number of Shares hereunder;
1.5. Counterparty is, and shall be as of the date of any payment by Counterparty
hereunder, solvent and able to pay its debts as they come due, with assets having a fair value
greater than liabilities and with capital sufficient to carry on the businesses in which it
engages;
1.6. Counterparty hereby confirms that it has received advice from legal counsel regarding
the securities law implications and consequences of the Transaction contemplated hereunder; and
1.7. Counterparty is aware of the requirements of, and has considered the implications of,
Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the
Transaction. Furthermore Counterparty is currently, in the past has been, and for the term of the
Transaction will be, in compliance with its reporting obligations under such Sections 13 and
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(i) the Transaction to be a securities contract as defined in Section
741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the
protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17),
362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 555, 556, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy
Code;
(ii) the Agreement to be a master netting agreement as defined in Section
101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code;
(iii) a partys right to liquidate, terminate or accelerate the
Transaction, net out or offset termination values or payment amounts, and to
exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or
Termination Event under the Agreement with respect to the other party or any
Extraordinary Event that results in the termination or cancellation of the
Transaction to constitute a contractual right (as defined in the Bankruptcy
Code);
(iv) all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all
payments for the Shares and the transfer of such Shares to constitute settlement
payments and transfers (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code).
(b) Each party acknowledges that there is no agreement between the parties to act together
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing the Shares.
6. Acknowledgments. (a) The parties hereto intend for:
7. Credit Provisions. In consideration of GS&Co. entering into the Transaction and in
order to support and secure GS&Co.s obligations under the Transaction, the Agreement and any other
transaction between Counterparty and GS&Co. or its affiliates, Counterparty will from time to time
deposit with and pledge to GS&Co. Eligible Collateral as provided below.
A Credit Support Annex in the form of the 1994 ISDA Credit Support Annex (New York law) as
modified by this paragraph 7 (the Credit Support Agreement) shall be deemed to form a part of the
Agreement and constitute a Credit Support Document under the Agreement. In the event of any
inconsistency between paragraph 7 hereof and the Credit Support Agreement, paragraph 7 hereof shall
govern. Any amounts delivered hereunder will be deemed to be held in accordance with and subject
to the terms of the Credit Support Agreement as modified below.
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Credit Support Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3 of the Credit Support
Agreement, except that the Credit Support Amount applicable to Counterparty shall never be less
than the aggregate Independent Amount applicable to Counterparty.
Eligible Collateral means cash in United States dollars pledged by Counterparty to
GS&Co. hereunder. Interest shall accrue on cash at the rate at which GS&Co. generally pays
interest to its customers on cash balances held in their account. GS&Co. shall apply the Valuation
Percentage set forth below:
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Exposure means, for any Valuation Date, the greatest of the margin amounts required of
Counterparty as of such date by Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220) (Regulation T), the Rules of
the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE Rules) and the internal policies of GS&Co. in effect from
time to time, such amount being GS&Co.s Exposure to Counterparty.
Independent Amount means with respect to Counterparty, zero. With respect to GS&Co.,
Independent Amount is not applicable.
Threshold means with respect to Counterparty, $0 and with respect to GS&Co., $0.
Minimum Transfer Amount means with respect to Counterparty, $0 and with respect to
GS&Co., $250,000.
Rounding means the Delivery Amount and Return Amount will be rounded up and down,
respectively, to the nearest multiple of $100,000.
Secured Party and Pledgor
(i) the term Secured Party as used hereunder means only GS&Co.;
(ii) the term Pledgor as used hereunder means only Counterparty;
(iii) only Counterparty makes the pledge and grant as contemplated herein; and
(iv) only Counterparty will be required to make transfers of Eligible Collateral.
Valuation Date means any day on which the Valuation Agent, in its discretion, determines
the Delivery Amount or Return Amount hereunder.
Valuation Time means the close of business in the city of the Valuation Agent on the
Local Business Day before the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that
the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same time on the same
date.
Notification Time means no later than 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a Local Business
Day; provided, however, that the Valuation Agent will only include notice of its calculations with
any notice of Credit Support Amount due to a party upon request by either party hereto.
Value. For the purpose of Paragraph 5(i)(C) and 5(ii) of the Credit Support Agreement,
the Value of Posted Credit Support will be calculated as follows:
The Value of Cash will be the face amount thereof.
8. Modifications. (a) Paragraph 7, Subparagraph (i), Events of Default, of the
Credit Support Agreement is amended by deleting two Local Business Days and inserting one Local
Business Day.
(b) In addition to any event designated as a Specified Condition in Paragraph 13 of the
Credit Support Agreement to be executed between the parties, for purposes of Paragraph 8 thereof,
Specified Condition shall mean, with respect to Counterparty, any event specified as an
Additional Termination Event for Counterparty in any Confirmation or in the Schedule to the ISDA
Master Agreement executed (or to be executed) between the parties.
(c) To the extent that Regulation T and the NYSE Rules apply to the Transaction,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 3(a) or Paragraph 4(a)(i), Counterparty will
provide additional Eligible
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Collateral to GS&Co. only if the applicable Delivery Amount equals or exceeds Counterpartys
Minimum Transfer Amount.
9. Set-Off. The parties agree that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or
Termination Event with respect to a party who is the Defaulting Party or an Affected Party (X),
the other party (Y) will have the right (but not be obliged) without prior notice to X or any
other person to set-off or apply any obligation of X owed to Y (or any Affiliate of Y) (whether or
not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the Agreement, and regardless of the
currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation) against any obligation of Y (or any
Affiliate of Y) owed to X (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under
the Agreement, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the
obligation). Y will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected under this Section 9.
Amounts (or the relevant portion of such amounts) subject to set-off may be converted by Y
into the Termination Currency at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, acting in
a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency. If any
obligation is unascertained, Y may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of
the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is
ascertained. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be effective to create a charge or other security
interest. This Section 9 shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off,
combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled
(whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).
10. Governing Law. Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, the Agreement and this
Confirmation, and all matters arising in connection therewith, shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without reference to its choice
of laws doctrine.
11. Offices.
The Office of GS&Co. for the Transaction is: 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.
12. The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Two Galleria Tower, 13455 Noel Road,
Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 752401.
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon
receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm
that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by GS&Co.) correctly sets forth the terms of the
agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this
Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other
information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Equity Derivatives
Documentation Department, Facsimile No. 212-428-1980/83.
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Authorized Signatory |
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Agreed and Accepted By:
HIGHLAND CRUSADER OFFSHORE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Highland Crusader Fund GP, L.P., its general partner
By: Highland Crusader GP, LLC, its general partner
By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., its sole member
By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner
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EXECUTION VERSION
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. | 85 BROAD STREET | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 | TEL: 212-902-1000
Opening Transaction
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Highland Crusader Offshore Partners, L.P. |
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c/o Highland Capital Management, L.P. |
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Two Galleria Tower |
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From:
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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Re:
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Share Option Transaction |
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Date:
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December 12, 2007 |
Dear Sir(s):
The purpose of this communication (this Confirmation) is to set forth the terms and
conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the
Transaction) between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS&Co.) and Highland Crusader Offshore Partners,
L.P. (Counterparty).
1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the
2006 ISDA Definitions (including the Annex thereto) (the 2006 Definitions) and the definitions
and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the Equity Definitions, and
together with the 2006 Definitions, the Definitions), in each case as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA). In the event of any inconsistency
between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern.
This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the Agreement) in the form of the 1992
ISDA Master Agreement as if GS&Co. and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the
date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of Loss and Second Method and US
Dollars (USD) as the Termination Currency, (ii) the replacement of the word third in the last
line of Section 5(a)(i) with the word first, (iii) the election that the Cross Default
provision of Section 5(a)(vi) shall apply to Counterparty, with a Threshold Amount of
USD20,000,000, and (iv) the election of Netting provision of Section 2(c) with the deletion of
and at the end of clause (i) thereof and deleting clause (ii) thereof and the replacement of each
occurrence of the word Transactions in Section 2(c) with the words transactions between
Counterparty and GS&Co.). This Confirmation, together with the Agreement, evidences a complete
and binding agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which
this Confirmation relates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other agreement
between GS&Co. and Counterparty, the Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the
Agreement.
All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this
Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this
Confirmation and the Definitions or the Agreement, as the case may be, this Confirmation shall
govern.
2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for the purposes of the Equity
Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as
follows:
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General Terms: |
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Trade Date: |
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December 12, 2007 |
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Seller: |
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Counterparty |
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Buyer: |
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GS&Co. |
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Shares: |
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Class A Common Stock of ICO Global |
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Communications (Holdings) Limited, a |
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Delaware corporation (Exchange |
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symbol: ICOG). |
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Number of Options: |
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2,200,000 |
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Strike Price: |
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USD3.60 |
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Premium Payment Date: |
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The NASDAQ Global Market |
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Related Exchange(s): |
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All Exchanges |
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Procedures for Exercise: |
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Expiration Time: |
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The day on which GS&Co.
receives from Counterparty a written notice of the approval of a
Notification and Report form filed by Counterparty under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the
HSR Act) with respect to the potential purchase of the
Number of Shares by Counterparty hereunder (the date such approval
was obtained by Counterparty, the HSR Approval Date and
such notice, the HSR Approval Notice); provided that if
GS&Co. does not receive the HSR Approval Notice by January 14,
2008, the Expiration Date shall not occur, the Transaction shall be
cancelled as of such date and all of the respective rights and
obligations of GS&Co. and Counterparty hereunder shall be
cancelled and terminated. Following such termination and
cancellation, each party shall be released and discharged by the
other party from any claim, and agrees not to make any claim against
the other party, with respect to any obligations or liabilities of
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Transaction either prior to or after the date of such cancellation. |
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Automatic Exercise: |
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Applicable; provided that
Automatic Exercise shall mean that the Number of
Options will be deemed automatically exercised at the Expiration Time
on the Expiration Date but only if the Reference Price is less than
the Strike Price. For the avoidance of doubt, Sections 3.4(b) and
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Settlement Terms: |
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Settlement Method: |
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Physical Settlement |
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The first day immediately following
the Expiration Date that is both a Clearance System Business Day and
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Settlement Currency: |
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With respect to the Physical Settlement of the Transaction, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Buyer is an affiliate of the Issuer. |
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Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that Section 11.2(e)(iii) of the Equity Definitions shall be hereby deleted in its entirety. |
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Extraordinary Events: |
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Consequences of Merger Events: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
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Component Adjustment |
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Consequences of Tender Offers: |
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(a) Share-for-Share: |
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Cancellation and Payment
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Additional Acknowledgements: |
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Transfer: |
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Agreement, GS&Co.
may assign, transfer and set over
all rights, title and interest,
powers, privileges and remedies of
GS&Co. under the Transaction, in
whole or in part, to an affiliate of
GS&Co. that is guaranteed by The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. without
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GS&Co. Payment Instructions: |
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Chase Manhattan Bank New York |
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For A/C Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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A/C #930-1-011483 |
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ABA: 021-000021 |
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GS&Co. Contact |
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Telephone No.: (212) 902-8996 |
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Facsimile No.: (212) 902-0112 |
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Attention: Albert Dombrowski |
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Andrei Dorenbaum |
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Assistant General Counsel |
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Highland Capital Management, L.P. |
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13455 Noel Road, Suite 800 |
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Dallas, Texas 75240 |
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Telephone No.: (972) 419-2573 |
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Facsimile No.: (972) 628-4147 |
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3. Calculation Agent. GS&Co.
4. Additional Provisions.
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The time of execution of the Transaction is available upon written request.
Each party represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is an eligible contract
participant as defined in the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act (as amended) and (ii) it has entered
into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or
otherwise).
Each party acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), by
virtue of Section 4(2) thereof and the provisions of Regulation D thereunder. Accordingly, each
party represents and warrants to the other that (a) it has the financial ability to bear the
economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its
investment, (b) it is an accredited investor as that term is defined under Regulation D, (c) it
will purchase the Transaction for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof, and (d) the disposition of the Transaction is restricted under this Confirmation, the
Securities Act and state securities laws.
Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC
Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The
Options Clearing Corporation entitled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.
Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to
violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.
5. Additional Representations and Agreements. Counterparty represents and warrants to
and agrees with GS&Co. that:
1.8. on the date that the Transaction is entered into, Counterparty is not entering into
the Transaction on the basis of, or is aware of, any material, non-public information concerning
the Issuer or the Shares;
1.9. the Transaction contemplated herein will not violate any corporate policy of the
Issuer or other rules or regulations of the Issuer applicable to Counterparty or its affiliates,
including, but not limited to, the Issuers window period policy;
1.10. Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to the Transaction contemplated hereby,
will not be, required to register as an investment company as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
1.11. Counterparty shall make as promptly as practicable all necessary filings,
notifications and any other required submissions required under the HSR Act, and shall use best
efforts to obtain any approval under the HSR Act required to be obtained in connection with the
potential purchase of the Number of Shares hereunder;
1.12. Counterparty is, and shall be as of the date of any payment by Counterparty
hereunder, solvent and able to pay its debts as they come due, with assets having a fair value
greater than liabilities and with capital sufficient to carry on the businesses in which it
engages;
1.13. Counterparty hereby confirms that it has received advice from legal counsel
regarding the securities law implications and consequences of the Transaction contemplated
hereunder; and
1.14. Counterparty is aware of the requirements of, and has considered the implications
of, Sections 13 and 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the
Transaction. Furthermore Counterparty is currently, in the past has been, and for the term of the
Transaction will be, in compliance with its reporting obligations under such Sections 13 and
16.
6. Acknowledgments. (a) The parties hereto intend for:
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(i) the Transaction to be a securities contract as defined in Section
741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the
protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17),
362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 555, 556, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy
Code;
(ii) the Agreement to be a master netting agreement as defined in Section
101(38A) of the Bankruptcy Code;
(iii) a partys right to liquidate, terminate or accelerate the
Transaction, net out or offset termination values or payment amounts, and to
exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default or
Termination Event under the Agreement with respect to the other party or any
Extraordinary Event that results in the termination or cancellation of the
Transaction to constitute a contractual right (as defined in the Bankruptcy
Code);
(iv) all payments for, under or in connection with the Transaction, all
payments for the Shares and the transfer of such Shares to constitute settlement
payments and transfers (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code).
(b) Each party acknowledges that there is no agreement between the parties to act together
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing the Shares.
7. Credit Provisions. In consideration of GS&Co. entering into the Transaction and in
order to support and secure GS&Co.s obligations under the Transaction, the Agreement and any other
transaction between Counterparty and GS&Co. or its affiliates, Counterparty will from time to time
deposit with and pledge to GS&Co. Eligible Collateral as provided below.
A Credit Support Annex in the form of the 1994 ISDA Credit Support Annex (New York law) as
modified by this paragraph 7 (the Credit Support Agreement) shall be deemed to form a part of the
Agreement and constitute a Credit Support Document under the Agreement. In the event of any
inconsistency between paragraph 7 hereof and the Credit Support Agreement, paragraph 7 hereof shall
govern. Any amounts delivered hereunder will be deemed to be held in accordance with and subject
to the terms of the Credit Support Agreement as modified below.
Credit Support Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3 of the Credit Support
Agreement, except that the Credit Support Amount applicable to Counterparty shall never be less
than the aggregate Independent Amount applicable to Counterparty.
Eligible Collateral means cash in United States dollars pledged by Counterparty to
GS&Co. hereunder. Interest shall accrue on cash at the rate at which GS&Co. generally pays
interest to its customers on cash balances held in their account. GS&Co. shall apply the Valuation
Percentage set forth below:
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Exposure means, for any Valuation Date, the greatest of the margin amounts required of
Counterparty as of such date by Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220) (Regulation T), the Rules of
the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE Rules) and the internal policies of GS&Co. in effect from
time to time, such amount being GS&Co.s Exposure to Counterparty.
Independent Amount means with respect to Counterparty, zero. With respect to GS&Co.,
Independent Amount is not applicable.
Threshold means with respect to Counterparty, $0 and with respect to GS&Co., $0.
Minimum Transfer Amount means with respect to Counterparty, $0 and with respect to
GS&Co., $250,000.
Rounding means the Delivery Amount and Return Amount will be rounded up and down,
respectively, to the nearest multiple of $100,000.
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Secured Party and Pledgor
(i) the term Secured Party as used hereunder means only GS&Co.;
(ii) the term Pledgor as used hereunder means only Counterparty;
(iii) only Counterparty makes the pledge and grant as contemplated herein; and
(iv) only Counterparty will be required to make transfers of Eligible Collateral.
Valuation Date means any day on which the Valuation Agent, in its discretion, determines
the Delivery Amount or Return Amount hereunder.
Valuation Time means the close of business in the city of the Valuation Agent on the
Local Business Day before the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that
the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same time on the same
date.
Notification Time means no later than 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a Local Business
Day; provided, however, that the Valuation Agent will only include notice of its calculations with
any notice of Credit Support Amount due to a party upon request by either party hereto.
Value. For the purpose of Paragraph 5(i)(C) and 5(ii) of the Credit Support Agreement,
the Value of Posted Credit Support will be calculated as follows:
The Value of Cash will be the face amount thereof.
8. Modifications. (a) Paragraph 7, Subparagraph (i), Events of Default, of the
Credit Support Agreement is amended by deleting two Local Business Days and inserting one Local
Business Day.
(b) In addition to any event designated as a Specified Condition in Paragraph 13 of the
Credit Support Agreement to be executed between the parties, for purposes of Paragraph 8 thereof,
Specified Condition shall mean, with respect to Counterparty, any event specified as an
Additional Termination Event for Counterparty in any Confirmation or in the Schedule to the ISDA
Master Agreement executed (or to be executed) between the parties.
(c) To the extent that Regulation T and the NYSE Rules apply to the Transaction,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 3(a) or Paragraph 4(a)(i), Counterparty will
provide additional Eligible Collateral to GS&Co. only if the applicable Delivery Amount equals or
exceeds Counterpartys Minimum Transfer Amount.
9. Set-Off. The parties agree that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or
Termination Event with respect to a party who is the Defaulting Party or an Affected Party (X),
the other party (Y) will have the right (but not be obliged) without prior notice to X or any
other person to set-off or apply any obligation of X owed to Y (or any Affiliate of Y) (whether or
not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under the Agreement, and regardless of the
currency, place of payment or booking office of the obligation) against any obligation of Y (or any
Affiliate of Y) owed to X (whether or not matured or contingent and whether or not arising under
the Agreement, and regardless of the currency, place of payment or booking office of the
obligation). Y will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected under this Section 9.
Amounts (or the relevant portion of such amounts) subject to set-off may be converted by Y
into the Termination Currency at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, acting in
a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency. If any
obligation is unascertained, Y may in good faith estimate that obligation and set-off in respect of
the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the
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other when the obligation is ascertained. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be effective to create a
charge or other security interest. This Section 9 shall be without prejudice and in addition to
any right of set-off, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any party is at any
time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).
10. Governing Law. Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, the Agreement and this
Confirmation, and all matters arising in connection therewith, shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without reference to its choice
of laws doctrine.
11. Offices.
The Office of GS&Co. for the Transaction is: 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.
12. The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Two Galleria Tower, 13455 Noel Road,
Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 752401.
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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon
receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm
that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by GS&Co.) correctly sets forth the terms of the
agreement between GS&Co. and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this
Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other
information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Equity Derivatives
Documentation Department, Facsimile No. 212-428-1980/83.
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Agreed and Accepted By:
HIGHLAND CRUSADER OFFSHORE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Highland Crusader Fund GP, L.P., its general partner
By: Highland Crusader GP, LLC, its general partner
By: Highland Capital Management, L.P., its sole member
By: Strand Advisors, Inc., its general partner
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