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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-062165
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170228
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HCI Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001400810
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34126
		FILM NUMBER:		17647338

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 WEST CYPRESS STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33607
		BUSINESS PHONE:		813 849-9500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 WEST CYPRESS STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			TAMPA
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33607

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Homeowners Choice, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070524
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;28, 2017 (February 28, 2017) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCI GROUP, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Florida</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-34126</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>20-5961396</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 100 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(813) 849-9500 </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;28, 2017, HCI Group, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;) with JMP Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives (the &#147;Representatives&#148;) of the several initial purchasers named
therein (collectively, the &#147;Initial Purchasers&#148;), in connection with the issuance and sale of $125 million aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2037 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) in a private
placement to qualified, institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In addition, the Company granted the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional
$18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes on the same terms and conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations,
warranties and covenants by the Company and customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act, and to contribute to payments the Initial Purchasers may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. Furthermore, the Company has agreed with the Initial Purchasers not to offer or sell any shares of common stock or securities
exchangeable for or convertible into common stock, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, until April&nbsp;29, 2017, without the prior written consent of the Representatives. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of the Purchase Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have provided in the past, and
may provide from time to time in the future, certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services to the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their business, for which the Initial Purchasers have
received and may continue to receive customary fees and commissions. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing its intent,
subject to market and other conditions, to offer the Notes in a private placement to qualified, institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of $125 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes in a private placement to qualified, institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes and the shares of the Company&#146;s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such </P>
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registration requirements. This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities (including the shares of the Company&#146;s common stock
issuable upon conversion of the Notes) and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibits are being filed herewith: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2017, by and between HCI Group, Inc. and JMP Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of HCI Group, Inc., dated February 28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of HCI Group, Inc., dated February 28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: February&nbsp;28, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>HCI GROUP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard R. Allen</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Richard R. Allen</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2017, by and between HCI Group, Inc. and JMP Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of HCI Group, Inc., dated February 28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release of HCI Group, Inc., dated February 28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCI Group, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.25%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Purchase Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">February&nbsp;28, 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JMP Securities LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">600 Montgomery Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suite 1100 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Francisco, CA 94111 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3333 Peachtree Road NE, 11<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Atlanta, GA 30326 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>Section&nbsp;1.</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Introductory. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI Group, Inc. (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;), a Florida corporation,
proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Purchasers named in Schedule A hereto (the &#147;<I>Purchasers</I>&#148;), for which each of you are acting as a representative (each a
&#147;<I>Representative</I>&#148; and together, the &#147;<I>Representatives</I>&#148;), an aggregate of $125,000,000&nbsp;principal amount of its 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 (the &#147;<I>Firm Securities</I>&#148;), convertible into
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, no par value (&#147;<I>Common Stock</I>&#148;), cash or a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, and, at the election of the Purchasers, up to an aggregate of $18,750,000 additional principal
amount of its 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 (the &#147;<I>Optional Securities</I>&#148;) (the Firm Securities and the Optional Securities which the Purchasers elect to purchase pursuant to Section&nbsp;4 hereof are herein collectively
called the &#147;<I>Securities</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the Purchasers as follows: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Representations and Warranties of the Company. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company represents and warrants to
the several Purchasers that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) A preliminary offering memorandum, dated February&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;<I>Preliminary Offering
Memorandum</I>&#148;) and an<B> </B>offering memorandum, dated February&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;<I>Offering Memorandum</I>&#148;), have been prepared in connection with the offering of the Securities and cash and/or shares of the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion thereof. The Preliminary<B> </B>Offering Memorandum, as amended and supplemented with the Additional Written Offering Communication (as defined below) set forth on Schedule B hereto immediately prior to 5:30 A.M., New York
City Time, on February&nbsp;28, 2017 (the &#147;<I>Applicable Time</I>&#148;), is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<I>Pricing Memorandum</I>&#148;. Any reference to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum or the Offering
Memorandum shall be deemed to refer to and include the Company&#146;s </P>
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most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and all subsequent documents filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;), on or prior to the date of such memorandum, and any reference to the
Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, as amended or supplemented, as of any specified date, shall be deemed to include (i)&nbsp;any documents filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, and prior to such specified date and (ii)&nbsp;any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<I>1933 Act</I>&#148;)) that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than the Preliminary Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum (&#147;<I>Additional Written Offering
Communication</I>&#148;) furnished by the Company prior to the completion of the distribution of the Securities; and all documents filed under the Exchange Act and so deemed to be included in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing
Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, or any amendment or supplement thereto are hereinafter called the &#147;<I>Exchange Act Reports</I>.&#148; The Exchange Act Reports, when they were or are filed with the Commission,
conformed or will conform in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and no such documents were filed with the Commission since the
Commission&#146;s close of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and prior to the execution of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the<B> </B>Offering Memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto and the Exchange Act
Reports<B> </B>did not and will not, as of their respective dates, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by a
Purchaser through the Representatives expressly for use therein (the &#147;<I>Purchaser Information</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Pricing
Memorandum as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and each Additional Written Offering Communication does not conflict with the information contained in the Pricing Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum and each such Additional Written Offering Communication, as supplemented by and
taken together with the Pricing Memorandum as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Company and its subsidiaries have been duly organized or formed and are validly
existing as corporations or limited liability companies in active status or good standing (as the case may be) under the laws of their respective places of incorporation or formation, as the case may be, with the corporate power and authority or the
power and authority as a limited liability company, as applicable, to own their properties and conduct their business as described in the </P>
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Pricing Memorandum; the Company and each of its subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business as foreign corporations or foreign limited liability companies, as applicable, under the applicable
law of, and are in good standing as such in, each jurisdiction in which they own or lease substantial properties, have an office, or in which substantial business is conducted and such qualification is required except in any such case where the
failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect upon the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a &#147;<I>Material Adverse Effect</I>&#148;); and no proceeding of which the Company has knowledge has
been instituted in any such jurisdiction, revoking, limiting or curtailing, or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail, such power and authority or qualification. The State of Florida is the only jurisdiction in the United States in which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries maintains an office or leases property. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Company owns directly or indirectly 100&nbsp;percent of the
issued and outstanding shares or limited liability company interests, as applicable, of each of its subsidiaries, free and clear of any claims, liens, encumbrances or security interests and all of such shares or limited liability company interests,
as applicable, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Company as set forth in the Pricing Memorandum have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable; the shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly and validly authorized
and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and the Indenture referred to below, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable,</FONT>
free of preemptive or similar rights and will conform in all material respects to the description of the Common Stock of the Company contained in the Pricing Memorandum and Offering Memorandum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Securities to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and when issued, delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement,
will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the indenture to be dated as of March&nbsp;3, 2017 (the
&#147;<I>Indenture</I>&#148;) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;<I>Trustee</I>&#148;), under which they are to be issued; the Indenture has been duly authorized and, when executed and
delivered by the Company and the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles; and the Securities and the Indenture will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum and will be in
substantially the form previously delivered to the Representatives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The making and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the
issuance of the Securities and issuance of the Common Stock, if any, upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not (i)&nbsp;violate any provision of the Company&#146;s charter or bylaws,
(ii)&nbsp;result, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default or change of control under (A)&nbsp;any agreement, franchise, license, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any subsidiary or the </P>
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property of any of them may be bound or affected, or (B)&nbsp;any statute, rule, regulation or order applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary or any of their respective properties, or any order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body entered in
any proceeding to which the Company or any subsidiary was or is now a party or by which it is bound. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body is required for
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the issuance of the Securities and the issuance of the Common Stock, if any, upon conversion of the Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or the Indenture, except as may
be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws or The New York Stock Exchange in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Purchasers. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The accountants who have expressed their opinions with respect to certain of the consolidated financial statements incorporated by
reference in the Pricing Memorandum are an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the 1933 Act and the Exchange Act, and such accountants are not in violation of the auditor independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (the &#147;<I>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) The consolidated financial statements of the Company incorporated by reference
in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the respective dates of such financial statements, and the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows of the Company for the respective periods covered thereby, all in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial information set forth in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum under &#147;Summary Financial Data&#148; presents
fairly, in all material respects, on the basis stated in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, the information set forth therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All disclosures contained in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum regarding
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-GAAP</FONT> financial measures&#148; (as such term is defined by the Commission&#146;s rules and regulations) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is
(i)&nbsp;in violation of its organizational documents or (ii)&nbsp;in default under any consent decree, or in default with respect to any material provision of any lease, loan agreement, franchise, license, permit or other contract obligation to
which it is a party; and, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, there does not exist any state of facts which constitutes an event of default as defined in such documents or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such an event of
default, in each case, except in the case of clause (ii)&nbsp;for violations or defaults that neither singly nor in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) There are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending, or to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened to which the Company or
any subsidiary is or may be a party or </P>
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of which material property owned or leased by the Company or any subsidiary is or may be the subject, or related to environmental or discrimination matters that are not disclosed in the Pricing
Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, or that question the validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) There are no holders of securities of the Company having rights to registration thereof or preemptive rights to purchase Common Stock.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned in the
financial statements hereinabove described (or elsewhere in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum), subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind except those, if any, reflected in such financial statements (or
elsewhere in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum) or that are not material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company and each of its subsidiaries hold their respective leased properties that are material to the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole under valid and binding leases. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) The Company has not taken and will not take during the
offering period (including any time after the date of the Offering Memorandum during which the Purchasers are deemed to be making a distribution of the Securities), directly or indirectly, any action designed to or which has constituted or which
might reasonably be expected to cause or result, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; provided, however, that any
repurchase of the Company&#146;s common stock pursuant to a publicly announced share repurchase plan shall not be deemed to be a violation of this provision. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, and except as
contemplated by the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, have not incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions not in
the ordinary course of business and there has not been any material adverse change in their condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations nor any material change in their capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) There is no material document of a character required to be described in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum or Exchange
Act Reports which is not described as required. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum, the
Company together with its subsidiaries owns and possesses all right, title and interest in and to, or has duly licensed from third parties, all patents, patent rights, trade secrets, inventions, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">know-how,</FONT>
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, service marks and other proprietary rights (&#147;<I>Trade Rights</I>&#148;) material to the business of the Company and each of its subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has received any notice of infringement, misappropriation or conflict from any third party as to such material Trade Rights which has not been resolved or disposed of and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated
or otherwise conflicted with material Trade Rights of any third parties, which infringement, misappropriation or conflict would have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
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all respects with applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) The Company and its subsidiaries possess certificates, authorizations, or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies
necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, and have not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or its
subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) All offers and sales by the Company of the
Company&#146;s capital stock or membership interests of its subsidiaries prior to the date hereof were either (i)&nbsp;made pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission under the 1933 Act or (ii)&nbsp;at all relevant
times exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and, in each case, all such offers and sales during the twelve months prior to the date hereof were duly registered with or the subject of an available exemption from the registration
requirements of the applicable state and local securities or blue sky laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The Company has filed all necessary federal and state
income and franchise tax returns that were required to be filed prior to the date hereof, after taking into account all applicable extensions obtained, and has paid all taxes shown as due thereon and there is no tax deficiency that has been, or to
the knowledge of the Company might be, asserted against the Company or any of its properties or assets, in each case that would have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) A registration statement pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act to register the Common Stock thereunder has been declared
effective by the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the Common Stock is duly registered thereunder. The Common Stock of the Company is listed on The New York Stock Exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-15</FONT> under the Exchange Act) and such controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information relating to the Company, including its
subsidiaries, is made known to the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer. The Company has utilized such controls and procedures (to the extent applicable) in preparing and evaluating the disclosures included in the Pricing
Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorizations; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and
(iv)&nbsp;amounts reflected on the Company&#146;s consolidated balance sheet for assets are compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(z) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and
the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Pricing Memorandum will not be, and does not intend to conduct its business in a manner in which it would become, an &#147;investment company&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#147;<I>Investment Company Act</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(aa) No transaction has occurred between or among
the Company and any of its officers or directors, stockholders or any affiliate or affiliates of any such officer or director or stockholder that is required to be described in and is not described in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering
Memorandum or the Exchange Act Reports. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(bb) The Company&#146;s board of directors has validly appointed an audit committee whose
composition satisfies the requirements of Section 303A.07 of the Listed Company Manual of The New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;<I>NYSE Rules</I>&#148;), and the board of directors or the audit committee has adopted a charter that satisfies the
requirements of the NYSE Rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(cc) The Company and its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility
against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are customary in the businesses in which they are engaged or propose to engage after giving effect to the transactions described in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum. To the
knowledge of the Company, all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; and the Company and its
subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(dd) The Company is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ee) None of the Company and its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any such dispute
threatened. The Company is not aware of any threatened or pending litigation between the Company and any of its executive officers and has not received notice from any of its executive officers that such officer does not intend to remain in the
employment of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ff) The statements set forth in the Pricing Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum under the caption
&#147;Description of Notes&#148; and &#147;Description of Common Stock&#148;, insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, under the caption
&#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;, and under the caption &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148;, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions or provide summaries of the laws and documents referred to therein, fairly and
accurately summarize the matters referred to therein in all material respects. </P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">six-month</FONT> period preceding the date of the Offering Memorandum, including any sales pursuant to Regulation D of the Act, other than (i)&nbsp;shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans or
other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants, or (ii)&nbsp;as disclosed in the Pricing Memorandum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(hh) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other
person associated with or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the
&#147;<I>FCPA</I>&#148;), and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, by making use of mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or
authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any &#147;foreign official&#148; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or
official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office in contravention of the FCPA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all
jurisdictions in which the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively,
the &#147;<I>Money Laundering Laws</I>&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering
Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(jj) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department
(&#147;<I>OFAC</I>&#148;); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or
entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(kk) None
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities) will violate or result in a violation of Section&nbsp;7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulation promulgated
thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U, and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ll) When the
Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Securities will not be of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act) as securities which are listed on a national securities exchange registered under
Section&nbsp;6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(mm) The Company is subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all the
material required to be filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed in a timely manner, other than the information set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;3, 2016, all reports required to be filed thereunder during the 12 calendar months and any portion of a month immediately preceding the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(nn) Neither the Company nor any person acting on its or their behalf (provided, however, that no representation is made as to the Purchasers
or any person acting on behalf of any Purchaser) has offered or sold the Securities by means of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 1933 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(oo) Within the preceding six months, neither the Company nor any other person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold to any
person any Securities, or any securities of the same or a similar class as the Securities, other than Securities offered or sold to the Purchasers hereunder. The Company will take reasonable precautions designed to insure that any offer or sale,
direct or indirect, in the United States or to any U.S. person (as defined in Rule 902 under the 1933 Act) of any Securities or any substantially similar security issued by the Company, within six months subsequent to the date on which the
distribution of the Securities has been completed, is made under restrictions and other circumstances reasonably designed not to affect the status of the offer and sale of the Securities in the United States and to U.S. persons contemplated by this
Agreement as transactions exempt from the registration provisions of the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(pp) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Purchasers contained in Section&nbsp;3 and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Purchasers in the manner contemplated
by this Agreement to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(qq) The Securities satisfy the requirements set forth in Rule&nbsp;144A(d)(3) under the 1933 Act. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Each Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, represents and warrants that such Purchaser is a qualified institutional buyer as defined in Rule&nbsp;144A under the 1933 Act (a &#147;<I>QIB</I>&#148;). Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that (i)&nbsp;it
will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, such Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the 1933 Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act and (ii)&nbsp;it will solicit offers for such Securities only from, and will offer such Securities only to, persons that it reasonably believes to be QIBs that in purchasing such Securities are deemed to have
represented and agreed as provided in the Offering Memorandum under the captions &#147;Notice to Investors&#148; and &#147;Transfer Restrictions&#148;. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants, and agrees with respect to
offers and sales outside the United States that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) such Purchaser understands that no action has been or will be taken in any
jurisdiction by the Company that would permit a public offering of the Securities, or possession or distribution of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum or any other offering or publicity material
relating to the Securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) the Securities have not
been registered under the 1933 Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in accordance with Rule&nbsp;144A under the 1933 Act or pursuant to another exemption from the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Securities. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the basis of the representations,
warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (a)&nbsp;the Company agrees to sell to the Purchasers named in Schedule&nbsp;A hereto, and the Purchasers agree, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from the Company at a purchase price of 96.75% of the principal amount thereof, of Firm Securities, and (b)&nbsp;in the event and to the extent that the Representatives shall exercise the election to purchase Optional Securities as provided
below, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Purchasers, and each of the Purchasers agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the same purchase price set forth in clause (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;4, that
portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Optional Securities as to which such election shall have been exercised (to be adjusted by the Company so as to eliminate fractions of $1,000), in each case as set forth opposite the name of such
Purchaser in Schedule A hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby grants to the Purchasers the right to purchase at their election up to $18,750,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the Optional Securities, at the purchase price set forth in clause (a)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of this Section&nbsp;4. Any such election to purchase Optional Securities may be exercised only by written notice from
you to the Company, given within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this Agreement solely to cover overallotments, setting forth the aggregate principal amount of Optional Securities to be purchased and the date on which such Optional
Securities are to be delivered, as determined by the Representatives but in no event earlier than the First Closing Date (as defined below) or, unless the Representatives and the Company otherwise agree in writing, earlier than two or later than ten
New York Business Days after the date of such notice. &#147;<I>New York Business Day</I>&#148; shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities to be purchased by each Purchaser hereunder will be represented by one or
more definitive global Securities in book-entry form which will be deposited by or on behalf of the Company with The Depository Trust Company (&#147;<I>DTC</I>&#148;) or its designated custodian. The Company will deliver the Securities to the
Representatives for the account of each Purchaser, against payment by or on behalf of such Purchaser of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(same-day)</FONT> funds, by causing DTC to credit the
Securities to the account of the Representatives at DTC. The Company will cause the certificates representing the Securities to be made available to the Representatives for checking at least twenty-four hours prior to the Closing Date (as defined
below) </P>
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at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304 (the &#147;<I>Closing Location</I>&#148;). The time and date
of such delivery and payment shall be, with respect to the Firm Securities, 9:30 a.m., New York time, on March&nbsp;3, 2017 or such other time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing, and, with respect to the
Optional Securities, 9:30 a.m., New York time, on the date specified by the Representatives in the written notice given by the Representatives of the Purchasers&#146; election to purchase such Optional Securities, or such other time and date as the
Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. Such time and date for delivery of the Firm Securities is herein called the &#147;<I>First Closing Date</I>&#148;, such time and date for delivery of the Optional Securities, if not the
First Closing Date, is herein called the &#147;<I>Second Closing Date</I>&#148;, and each such time and date for delivery is herein called a &#147;<I>Closing Date</I>&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents to be delivered at each Closing Date by or on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section&nbsp;8 hereof, including the
cross receipt for the Securities and any additional documents requested by the Purchasers pursuant to Section 8(e)(vii) hereof, will be delivered at the Closing Location, and the Securities will be delivered at the office of DTC or its designated
custodian (the &#147;<I>Designated Office</I>&#148;), all at such Closing Date. A meeting will be held at the Closing Location at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day next preceding such Closing Date, at which meeting the
final drafts of the documents to be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties hereto. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Covenants of the Company. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company covenants and agrees as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To furnish to the Representatives, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in
Section 5(d) or (e), PDF copies and, upon request and without charge, as many printed copies of the Pricing Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as the
Representatives may reasonably request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Before amending or supplementing the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum
or the Offering Memorandum, to furnish to the Representatives a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to use any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably objects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To furnish to the Representatives a copy of each proposed Additional Written Offering Communication to be prepared by or on behalf of,
used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed Additional Written Offering Communication to which the Representatives reasonably objects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) If the Pricing Memorandum is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Offering Memorandum is not yet
available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Purchasers, it is </P>
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necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Memorandum to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Purchasers and to any dealer upon request,
either amendments or supplements to the Pricing Memorandum so that the statements in the Pricing Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when delivered to a prospective
purchaser, be misleading or so that the Pricing Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If, during
such period after the date hereof and prior to the date on which all of the Securities shall have been sold by the Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering
Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Purchasers, it is
necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Purchasers, either amendments or supplements to the Offering Memorandum so that the statements in
the Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made when the Offering Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Offering Memorandum, as amended or
supplemented, will comply with applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue
Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States and Canada as the Representatives shall reasonably request; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in
securities or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction which it
otherwise would not. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act) will sell,
offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the 1933 Act) which could be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner which would require the registration under the 1933 Act of
the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Not to solicit any offer to buy or offer or sell the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the 1933 Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) While any of the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities remain &#147;restricted securities&#148; within
the meaning of the 1933 Act, to make available, upon request, to any seller of such Securities the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the 1933 Act, unless the Company is then subject to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) During the period of one year after the First Closing Date or Second Closing Date, if later, the Company will not, and will not permit any
of its affiliates to resell any of the Securities or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities which constitute &#147;restricted securities&#148; under Rule 144 that have been reacquired by any of them. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) Not to take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with
the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) For so long as the Company is subject to the Exchange Act, the Company will
comply in all material respects with all registration, filing and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and The New York Stock Exchange and the Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) The Company will maintain such controls and other procedures, including without limitation those required by the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and the applicable regulations thereunder, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the Commission&#146;s rules and forms, including without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#146;s management, including its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) For so long as the Company is subject to the Exchange Act, the Company and its subsidiaries will maintain a system of internal accounting
controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorizations; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and
(iv)&nbsp;amounts reflected on the Company&#146;s consolidated balance sheet for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company also agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Purchasers, it will not, during the
period ending 60 days after the date of the Offering Memorandum (the &#147;<I>Restricted Period</I>&#148;), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2)&nbsp;enter into any swap or
other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the common stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1)&nbsp;or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of common stock
or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a)&nbsp;the sale of the Securities under this Agreement, (b)&nbsp;the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities, if applicable,
(c)&nbsp;the issuance by the Company of any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof, or (d)&nbsp;any grants under the Company&#146;s equity or stock plans in
accordance with the terms of such plans as described in the Offering Memorandum. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Covenants of the Company and the Purchasers. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company represents and agrees that,
unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that, except for one or more term sheets relating to the Securities containing customary information and conveyed to
purchasers of Securities, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that, if the offering of Securities contemplated by this Agreement were
conducted as a public offering pursuant to a registration statement under the 1933 Act, would constitute an &#147;issuer free writing prospectus,&#148; as defined in Rule 433, or that would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus,&#148;
as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Payment of Expenses. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are
consummated or this Agreement becomes effective as to all of its provisions or is terminated, the Company agrees to pay (i)&nbsp;all costs, fees and expenses (other than legal fees and disbursements of counsel for the Purchasers and the expenses
incurred by the Purchasers) incurred in connection with the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Company and of the
Company&#146;s independent accountants, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing and distribution (including electronic delivery) of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum, the
Offering Memorandum, any Additional Written Offering Communication (including all exhibits and financial statements) and all amendments and supplements provided for herein, this Agreement and a blue sky memorandum, (ii)&nbsp;all reasonable
third-party costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of outside legal counsel for the Purchasers not to exceed $15,000) incurred by the Purchasers in connection with qualifying or registering all or any part of the
Securities for offer and sale under blue sky laws; (iii)&nbsp;all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities to the Purchasers, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon; (iv)&nbsp;all reasonable costs,
fees and expenses (including without limitation any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Purchasers caused by a
breach of the representation contained in the second paragraph of Section&nbsp;2(c); provided, however, that except as provided in this Section&nbsp;7 and in Sections 9, 11 and 14 of this Agreement, the Purchasers will pay all of their own costs and
expenses, including fees of their counsel (except as set forth above); (v) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Securities; (vi)&nbsp;the fees and expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the admission of the Securities for
trading on any appropriate market system; (vii)&nbsp;the costs and charges of the Trustee and any transfer agent, registrar or depositary; (viii)&nbsp;the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities; (ix)&nbsp;the costs and
expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any &#147;road show&#148; undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or
dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with production of road show slides and graphics and fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in </P>
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connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company; (x)&nbsp;the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement; and
(xi)&nbsp;all other cost and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Conditions of the Obligations of the Purchasers. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The obligations of the several
Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Firm Securities on the First Closing Date and the Optional Securities on the Second Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company herein set
forth as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Company made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of
its obligations hereunder, and to the following additional conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Securities shall have been qualified for sale under the
blue sky laws of such states as shall have been specified by the Representatives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The legality and sufficiency of the authorization,
issuance and sale or transfer and sale of the Securities hereunder, the validity and form of the certificates representing the Securities, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and all corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident
thereto, and the form of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, Pricing Memorandum and Offering Memorandum shall have been approved by counsel for the Purchasers exercising reasonable judgment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) You shall not have advised the Company that the Pricing Memorandum, or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto,
contains an untrue statement of fact, which, in the opinion of counsel for the Purchasers, is material or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of the Company or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course
of business, which, in the judgment of the Representatives, makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or purchase of the Securities as contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) There shall have been furnished to you, as Representatives of the Purchasers, on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the
case may be, except as otherwise expressly provided below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) An opinion of Foley&nbsp;&amp; Lardner LLP, counsel for the Company,
addressed to the Purchasers and dated the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) The Company has
been duly incorporated and is existing and in active status under the laws of the State of Florida, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Memorandum and the Company&#146;s
Exchange Act Reports. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Each U.S. subsidiary of the Company that is a corporation or limited liability company has
been duly incorporated or formed and is existing and in active status or good standing (as applicable) under the laws of the state of its incorporation or formation, with power and authority (corporate or limited liability company, as applicable) to
own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Memorandum; all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such U.S. subsidiary of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and
nonassessable; and all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each such U.S. subsidiary are owned of record by the Company, either directly or through subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution, and delivery
thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) The Securities have
been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution, and delivery of the Indenture and authentication of the Securities by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture, when delivered to and paid
for by the Purchasers as provided for under this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles, and entitled to the benefits provided by
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) The Securities conform in all material respects as to legal matters to the description of such Securities contained in
the Pricing Memorandum under the heading &#147;Description of Notes&#148;; and the authorized capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Pricing Memorandum under the heading &#147;Description of Capital Stock.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) The stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights contained in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws and, to our knowledge, have
no preemptive rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) The shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Securities (i)&nbsp;have
been duly authorized and reserved for issuance, (ii)&nbsp;upon such conversion, conform to the description of such Common Stock contained in the Offering Memorandum under the heading &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148;, and (iii)&nbsp;when
issued upon conversion the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) The Company is not and, after giving
effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Pricing Memorandum, will not be an &#147;investment company&#148; as defined in the Investment Company Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required for the issuance
and sale of the Securities and shares of Common Stock of the Company that may be issuable upon conversion of the Securities, except such as have been already made, obtained, or rendered, as applicable, and such as may be required under state
securities laws or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws or other foreign laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) To our knowledge, there are no pending
or threatened actions, suits, or proceedings against or affecting the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that are not disclosed in the Company&#146;s Exchange Act Reports and that, if determined adversely to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, or would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Indenture or this Agreement, or which
are otherwise material in the context of the sale of the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) The execution, delivery and performance of the Indenture and
this Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Securities and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, (i)&nbsp;any applicable
statute, rule, regulation or order known to us of any U.S. federal or New York or Florida state governmental agency or body or any U.S. federal or New York or Florida state court having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its U.S. subsidiaries,
or any of their properties, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries is subject and that is filed with or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to any of the Company&#146;s Exchange Act Reports, or (ii)&nbsp;the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or the organizational documents of any
of its subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (i), for any such breaches, violations, or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) The Company has full power and authority to authorize, issue and sell the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement. </P>
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Company and has been executed and delivered by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(14) It is not necessary in connection with (i)&nbsp;the offer, sale and
delivery of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement or (ii)&nbsp;the resales of the Securities by the Purchasers in the manner contemplated by this Purchase Agreement, to register the Securities under the 1933 Act
or to qualify an indenture in respect thereof under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(15) The statements in the Offering Memorandum under
the heading &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;, insofar as such statements summarize legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements,
documents or proceedings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(16) <I></I>Although such counsel is not passing upon and does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Offering Memorandum, including the documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements or amendments thereto, nothing has come to such counsel&#146;s attention that causes it to
believe that (i)&nbsp;the Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any of the Company&#146;s Exchange Act Reports, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii)&nbsp;the Pricing Memorandum, as of the Applicable Time and as of the date hereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it being understood that we express no opinion as to the financial statements, or schedules or notes thereto, or other financial, accounting, or statistical data
contained in the Pricing Memorandum, the Offering Memorandum, or any of the Company&#146;s Exchange Act Reports. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) An opinion of
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel for the Purchasers, dated the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Representatives, and the
Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents and shall have exhibited to them such papers and records as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) A certificate of the chief executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company, dated the First Closing Date or the
Second Closing Date, as the case may be, to the effect that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:17%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
Section&nbsp;2 of this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:17%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any
intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating
organization,&#148; as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:17%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) there shall not have occurred any change, or
any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Memorandum provided to the
prospective purchasers of the Securities that, in the Representatives&#146; judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Representatives&#146; judgment, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner
contemplated in the Pricing Memorandum; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:17%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Pricing
Memorandum, and except as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Memorandum, (A)&nbsp;none of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material
transactions not in the ordinary course of business, and (B)&nbsp;there has not been any change that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or any material change in short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company
and its subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The delivery of the certificate provided for in this subparagraph shall be and constitute a representation and warranty of the
Company as to the facts required in the immediately foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4)&nbsp;to be set forth in said certificate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) On the date hereof and also on the First Closing Date or the Second Closing Date, as the case may be, there shall be delivered to you
letters addressed to you, from Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, an independent registered public accountant firm, the first one to be dated the date hereof, the second one to be dated the First Closing Date and the third one (in the event of a second
closing) to be dated the Second Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers. There shall not have been any change or decrease specified in the letters referred to in this subparagraph which makes it impractical or
inadvisable in the judgment of the Representatives to proceed with the offering or purchase of the Securities as contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;lock-up&#148;</FONT> agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;A hereto,
between the Representatives and each of the officers and directors of the Company named in Schedule C hereto relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on
or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) An application for the listing of the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities (assuming the Company elects to physically settle the Securities) shall have been submitted to The New York Stock Exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) Such further certificates and documents as you may reasonably request. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All such opinions, certificates, letters and documents shall be in compliance with the provisions
hereof only if they are satisfactory to you and to Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel for the Purchasers, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish you with such manually
signed or conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as you request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any condition to the Purchasers&#146;
obligations hereunder to be satisfied prior to or at the First Closing Date is not so satisfied, this Agreement at your election will terminate upon notification to the Company without liability on the part of any Purchaser or the Company, except
for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by the Company pursuant to Sections 7 and 9 hereof and except to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Reimbursement of Purchasers&#146; Expenses. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the sale to the Purchasers of the Firm
Securities on the First Closing Date is not consummated because any condition of the Purchasers&#146; obligations hereunder is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein
or to comply with any provision hereof, unless such failure to satisfy such condition or to comply with any provision hereof is due to the default or omission of any Purchaser, the Company agrees to reimburse you and the other Purchasers upon demand
for all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been reasonably incurred by you and them in connection with the
proposed purchase and the sale of the Securities. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section&nbsp;7, Section&nbsp;9 and Section&nbsp;10 shall at all times be effective and
shall apply. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Indemnification. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser
and each person, if any, who controls any Purchaser within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Purchaser or such controlling person may become subject
under the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum
or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Additional Written Offering Communication prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, any road show or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out
of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; and will
reimburse each Purchaser and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Purchaser or such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
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liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Additional Written Offering Communication prepared by or on behalf
of, used by, or referred to by the Company, any road show or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Purchaser through
the Representatives, specifically for use therein. In addition to its other obligations under this Section 10(a), the Company agrees that, as an interim measure during the pendency of any claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding
arising out of or based upon any statement or omission, or any alleged statement or omission, described in this Section 10(a), it will reimburse the Purchasers on a monthly basis for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection
with investigating or defending any such claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding, notwithstanding the absence of a judicial determination as to the propriety and enforceability of the Company&#146;s obligation to reimburse the
Purchasers for such expenses and the possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper by a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Purchaser will severally indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company, or any such director, officer, or controlling person may become subject under the 1933
Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Purchaser), insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum or any amendment or
supplement thereto, any Additional Written Offering Communication prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, any road show or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made to the extent, but only to the
extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Pricing Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Additional Written Offering
Communication prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, any road show or the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with Section&nbsp;3 of this Agreement or any other
written information furnished to the Company by such Purchaser through the Representatives specifically for use in the preparation thereof, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following: the first sentence
of the sixth paragraph, the fourth sentence of the seventh paragraph and the sixteenth paragraph, each under the heading &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum; and will reimburse any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company, or any such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. In addition to their other obligations
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under this Section 10(b), the Purchasers agree that, as an interim measure during the pendency of any claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding arising out of or based upon any
statement or omission, or any alleged statement or omission, described in this Section 10(b), they will reimburse the Company on a monthly basis for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any
such claim, action, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding, notwithstanding the absence of a judicial determination as to the propriety and enforceability of the Purchasers&#146; obligation to reimburse the Company for such expenses and the
possibility that such payments might later be held to have been improper by a court of competent jurisdiction. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Purchaser may otherwise have. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;10 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;10, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it
from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party except to the extent that the indemnifying party was prejudiced by such failure to notify. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded, based on the
advice of outside counsel, that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or the indemnified and indemnifying parties may have
conflicting interests which would make it inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both of them, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the
defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;10 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i)&nbsp;the
indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption of legal defense in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for
the expenses of more than one separate counsel, approved by the Representatives in the case of paragraph (a)&nbsp;representing all indemnified parties not having different or additional defenses or potential conflicting interest among themselves who
are parties to such action), (ii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or
(iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
release of such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such proceeding. </P>
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party under paragraphs (a)&nbsp;or (b) hereof in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Purchasers from the offering of the
Securities or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also the relative
fault of the Company and the Purchasers in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The respective relative benefits received
by the Company and the Purchasers shall be deemed to be in the same proportion, in the case of the Company, as the total price paid to the Company for the Securities by the Purchasers (net of discount but before deducting expenses) bears to, and in
the case of the Purchasers, as the discount received by them bears to, the total of such amounts paid to the Company and received by the Purchasers as discount, in each case as contemplated by Section&nbsp;4. The relative fault of the Company and
the Purchasers shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Purchasers and
the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to above
shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and the Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 10(d) were determined by
pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10(d), no Purchaser shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities purchased by it and distributed exceeds the amount of any damages which such Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such
untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Purchasers&#146; obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 10(d) are several in proportion to their respective commitments and not joint. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The provisions of this Section&nbsp;10 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Default of Purchasers. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It shall be a condition to the agreement and obligation of the
Company to sell and deliver the Securities hereunder, and of each Purchaser to purchase the Securities hereunder, that, except as hereinafter in this paragraph provided, each of the Purchaser shall purchase and pay for all Securities agreed to be
purchased by such Purchaser hereunder upon tender to the Representatives of all such Securities in accordance with the terms hereof. If any Purchaser or Purchasers default in their </P>
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obligations to purchase Securities hereunder on the First Closing Date and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Purchaser or Purchasers agreed but failed to purchase
does not exceed 10&nbsp;percent of the total aggregate principal amount of Securities which the Purchasers are obligated to purchase on the First Closing Date, the Representatives (or, if a Representative is in default, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Purchasers) may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Securities by other persons, including any of the Purchasers, but if no such arrangements are made by such date
the nondefaulting Purchasers shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Purchasers agreed but failed to purchase on such date. If any Purchaser or
Purchasers so default and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occur is more than the above percentage and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives (or, if a Representative is in
default, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Purchasers) and the Company for the purchase of such Securities by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on
the part of any nondefaulting Purchaser or the Company, except for the expenses to be paid by the Company pursuant to Sections 7 and 9 hereof and except to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that Securities to which a default relates are to be purchased by the nondefaulting Purchasers or by another party or parties,
the Representatives (or, if a Representative is in default, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Purchasers) or the Company shall have the right to postpone the First Closing Date for not more than seven business days in order
that the necessary changes in the Pricing Memorandum and Offering Memorandum and any other documents, as well as any other arrangements, may be effected. As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;Purchaser&#148; includes any person substituted for a
Purchaser under this Section&nbsp;11. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Purchaser from liability for its default. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Effective Date. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery
hereof by the parties hereto. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Termination. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without limiting the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to any
other provision hereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) This Agreement may be terminated by the Company by notice to you or by you by notice to the Company at any
time prior to the time this Agreement shall become effective as to all its provisions, and any such termination shall be without liability on the part of the Company to any Purchaser (except for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to
Sections 7 and 9 hereof and except to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof) or of any Purchaser to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) This
Agreement may also be terminated by you prior to the First Closing Date, and the option referred to in Section&nbsp;4, if exercised, may be cancelled at any time prior to the Second Closing Date, if (i)&nbsp;trading in securities on the New York
Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market shall have been suspended or minimum prices shall have been established on such </P>
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exchange or market, or (ii)&nbsp;a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Florida, New York, or United States authorities, or (iii)&nbsp;there shall have been any material adverse change
in financial markets or any material adverse change in political, economic or financial conditions which, in the opinion of the Representatives, either renders it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering and sale of the Securities
on the terms set forth in the Pricing Memorandum or materially and adversely affects the market for the Securities, or (iv)&nbsp;there shall have been an outbreak of major armed hostilities between the United States and any foreign power or
terrorist organization which in the opinion of the Representatives makes it impractical or inadvisable to offer or sell the Securities. Any termination pursuant to this paragraph (b)&nbsp;shall be without liability on the part of any Purchaser to
the Company or on the part of the Company to any Purchaser (except for expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to Sections 7 and 9 hereof and except to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers and of the several Purchasers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by
or on behalf of any Purchaser or the Company or any of its or their partners, principals, members, officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>Section&nbsp;15.</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Notices. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Purchaser
will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to you c/o JMP Securities LLC, 600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, CA 94111, with a copy to John A. Fore, c/o Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati, Professional Corporation,
Palo Alto, California 94304; if sent to the Company will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to the Secretary of the Company at its corporate headquarters, 5300 West Cypress Street, Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607, with a copy to Curt P.
Creely, c/o Foley&nbsp;&amp; Lardner LLP, 100 North Tampa St., Suite 2700, Tampa, Florida 33602. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company acknowledges and agrees that
(a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Purchasers, on the other hand, (b)&nbsp;in connection with the offering of the Securities contemplated by this
Agreement and the process leading to such transaction each Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c)&nbsp;no Purchaser
has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Purchaser has
advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Purchaser has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement except the obligations expressly set
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forth in this Agreement, (d)&nbsp;the Purchasers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and
(e)&nbsp;the Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Successors. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective successors, personal representatives and assigns, and to the benefit of the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section&nbsp;10, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
The term &#147;successors&#148; shall not include any purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the Purchasers merely by reason of such purchase. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>Section&nbsp;18.</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Representation of Purchasers. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will act as Representatives for the several
Purchasers in connection with this financing, and any action under or in respect of this Agreement taken by you will be binding upon all the Purchasers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Partial Unenforceability. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is
for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I>Section&nbsp;20.</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><I>Applicable Law. </I></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>[Signature Page Follows] </I></P>
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return to us the enclosed duplicates hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several Purchasers including you, all in accordance with its terms. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>HCI Group, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard R. Allen</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Richard R. Allen</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas Kilian</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Terence T. O&#146;Malley, Jr.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Terence T. O&#146;Malley, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Firm<BR>Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<BR>Purchased</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JMP Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">75,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pricing term sheet, dated February&nbsp;28, 2017 </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>DATED February&nbsp;28, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCI GROUP, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$125,000,000 4.25% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The information in this pricing term sheet supplements HCI Group, Inc.&#146;s preliminary offering memorandum, dated February&nbsp;28, 2017 (the
&#147;Preliminary Offering Memorandum&#148;), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. In all other respects, this term sheet is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, including all other documents incorporated by reference therein. References to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148; refer to HCI Group, Inc. and not to its
consolidated subsidiaries. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars. </I></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">HCI Group, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Ticker/Exchange for Common Stock (&#147;common stock&#148;):</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&#147;HCI&#148;/ The New York Stock Exchange.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Securities:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 (the &#147;notes&#148;).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Principal Amount:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$125,000,000.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Option to Purchase Additional Notes:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$18,750,000.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$1,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Ranking:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior unsecured.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Maturity:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;1, 2037, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Optional Redemption:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">We may not redeem the notes prior to March&nbsp;6, 2022. On or after March&nbsp;6, 2022, we may redeem for cash all or part of the notes at a redemption price equal to the sum of 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, including additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Repurchase at the Option of the Holder:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">On March&nbsp;1, 2022, March&nbsp;1, 2027 and March&nbsp;1, 2032, the holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their notes at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest, including any additional interest, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Fundamental Change:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Following certain corporate transactions specified as a &#147;fundamental change&#148; (as defined in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under the caption &#147;Description of Notes&#151;Fundamental Change Permits Holders to
Require Us to Repurchase Notes&#148;), subject to certain conditions, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or part of their notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The fundamental change repurchase price
will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest and Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.25% per year.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest will accrue from March&nbsp;3, 2017 and will be payable semiannually in arrears on March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 of each year, beginning on September&nbsp;1, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Regular Record Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, immediately preceding the relevant March&nbsp;1 or September&nbsp;1 interest payment date, as the case may be.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issue Price:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100% of principal, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 3 if settlement occurs after that date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Last Reported Sale Price of Our Common Stock on February&nbsp;27, 2017:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$49.19.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Initial Conversion Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">16.2635 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, subject to adjustment.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Initial Conversion Price:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Approximately $61.49 per share, subject to adjustment.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Conversion Premium:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Approximately 25% above the last reported sale price of our common stock on February&nbsp;27, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Method:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election, as described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Joint Book-Running Managers:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JMP Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,
Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Pricing Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">February&nbsp;28, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Settlement Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;3, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP Number (144A):</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">40416EAC7</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>ISIN (144A):</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US40416EAC75</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Listing:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">None.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Net Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $120.6&nbsp;million ($138.8&nbsp;million if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes in full), after deducting the initial
purchasers&#146; discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Use of Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering as follows:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.90em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;up to $29.75&nbsp;million for the repurchase of shares of our common stock,
either (a)&nbsp;through common stock repurchases at today&#146;s closing price from institutional investors through one of the initial purchasers or its affiliate, as our agent, concurrently with the pricing of this offering, (b)&nbsp;by entering
into a prepaid forward contract with Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale for the repurchase of shares of our common stock, or (c)&nbsp;through a combination of both;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.90em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;approximately $40.8&nbsp;million for the redemption of all of our
outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes due 2020; and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.90em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the remainder for general corporate purposes.</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a &#147;make-whole fundamental change&#148; (as defined in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum) occurs at any time prior to the maturity
date and a holder elects to convert its nots in connection with such make-whole fundamental change, we will, under certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for the notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of
common stock, as described under &#147;Description of Notes&#151;Conversion Rights&#151;Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon Conversion Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change&#148; in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum.</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth the number of additional shares to be received per $1,000
principal amount of notes for each stock price and effective date set forth below:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="38" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Stock Price</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:48.15pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Effective Date</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$49.19</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$54.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$60.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$61.49</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$65.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$75.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$85.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$95.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$105.00</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>$115.00</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;3, 2017</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.0793</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.1572</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.9699</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.5826</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.8001</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.3439</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0954</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0005</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;1, 2018</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.0467</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.0935</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.9018</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.5082</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.7289</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.2931</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0697</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;1, 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.9815</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.9887</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.7922</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.3925</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.6257</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.2219</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0347</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;1, 2020</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.8478</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.8020</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.6001</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.1978</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.4696</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.1276</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0034</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March&nbsp;1, 2021</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.5594</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.2215</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.8317</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.2260</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0234</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.0659</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.2551</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.4032</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.0000</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table, the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between
the number of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices and the earlier and later effective dates, as applicable, based on a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">365-day</FONT> year. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">If the stock price is greater than $115.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the
conversion rate. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">If the stock price is less than $49.19 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above), no additional shares will be added to the conversion
rate. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of notes exceed
20.3294 shares, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under &#147;Description of Notes&#151;Conversion Rights&#151;Conversion Rate Adjustments&#148; in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, long-term debt and capitalization at December&nbsp;31, 2016: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">on an actual basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except as described in the footnotes below; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">on a pro forma basis to give effect to the conversion on February&nbsp;28, 2017 of a revolving credit line held by one of our subsidiaries to a three-year term note having a principal amount of $9.5&nbsp;million; and
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of the notes offered hereby in the aggregate principal amount of $125&nbsp;million and the use of proceeds therefrom as described in &#147;Use of
Proceeds,&#148; after deducting the initial purchasers&#146; discounts and estimated offering fees and expenses payable by us. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should
read this table in conjunction with the information included under the heading &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; and with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and unaudited consolidated financial statements and related
notes thereto incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>As of December&nbsp;31, 2016<BR></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Pro&nbsp;Forma<BR>As <BR>Adjusted</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(in&nbsp;thousands,&nbsp;except&nbsp;share<BR>amounts and per share<BR>amounts)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and cash equivalents</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">280,531</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">280,531</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">331,149</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Short-term investments</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">280,531</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">280,531</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">331,149</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Long-term debt<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP>:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notes offered hereby<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.000% Senior notes due 2020</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.875% Convertible senior notes due 2019</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">89,990</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">89,990</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">89,990</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.000% Promissory note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,820</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,820</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,820</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.750% Promissory note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,924</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,924</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,924</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Promissory note converting from short term on February&nbsp;27, 2017<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,464</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,464</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total long-term debt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">147,984</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">157,448</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">242,198</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders&#146; equity:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7% Series A cumulative convertible preferred stock (liquidation preference $10.00 per share), no
par value, 1,500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Series B junior participating preferred stock, no par value, 400,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued or outstanding</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Preferred stock (no par value, 18,100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or
outstanding)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock (no par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares, 9,662,761 shares issued and outstanding,
actual, 9,058,061 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted)<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2) </SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-in</FONT> capital<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,139</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,139</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Retained earnings<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(6)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">232,964</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">232,964</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">210,865</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accumulated other comprehensive income</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,643</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,643</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,643</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total stockholders&#146; equity<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">243,746</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">243,746</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">213,508</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total capitalization<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">391,730</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">401,194</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">455,706</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In accordance with ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">470-20,</FONT> a convertible debt instrument (such as the notes) that may be wholly or partially settled in cash is required to be separated into liability and
equity components, such that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> interest expense reflects our nonexchangeable debt interest rate. Upon issuance, a debt discount is recognized as a decrease in debt and an increase in equity. The debt
component accretes up to the principal amount over the expected term of the debt. ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">470-20</FONT> does not affect the actual amount that we are required to repay, and the amount shown in the table above for the
notes is the aggregate principal amount of the notes without reflecting the debt discount or fees and expenses that we are required to recognize or the increase in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-in</FONT> capital on our consolidated balance
sheet. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The common stock shown in the table above excludes approximately (i) 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options, having a weighted average exercise price of $4.02; (ii) 542,503 shares with respect
to restricted stock units granted under our equity incentive plans; and (iii) 4.2&nbsp;million additional shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our equity incentive plans. In addition, the common stock shown excludes the shares of
common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the notes offered by this offering memorandum. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Issuance of the notes (giving effect to the application of ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">470-20</FONT> as described in note (1)&nbsp;above) will result in a net increase in additional <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-in</FONT> capital and, therefore, a net increase in total stockholders&#146; equity and total capitalization, which is not reflected in the table above. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Long-term debt is reported herein at the principal amount outstanding, which is not in accordance with U.S. GAAP. U.S. GAAP requires long-term debt to be presented net of any issuance costs in accordance with ASC <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">835-30</FONT> and net of any debt discount in accordance with ASC <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">470-20.</FONT> Such issuance costs and discounts as of December&nbsp;31, 2016 aggregated approximately $9,000 (actual and
proforma). With respect to the notes issued in this offering (pro forma as adjusted), it is estimated that such issuance costs and discount will be approximately $18,000 in the aggregate at issuance. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Reflects the conversion on February&nbsp;28, 2017 of a revolving credit line held by one of our subsidiaries to a three-year term note having a principal amount of $9,500. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The reduction of $8,139 of additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-in</FONT> capital and $22,099 of retained earnings is attributable to the $29,745 share repurchase described in &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;
above and $493, which represents the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">write-off</FONT> of unamortized debt issuance costs, net of the related tax benefit, related to our 8% Senior Notes due 2020 that will be redeemed with the net proceeds from this
offering. With respect to the notes issued in this offering, it is estimated that issuance costs and the discount (see footnote 4 above) will be approximately $18,000 in the aggregate at issuance. Such amount is not included in the proforma as
adjusted. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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information only and is not intended to be used by anyone other than you. This information does not purport to be a complete description of the notes or the offering. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any notes in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. </B></P>

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registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or any other securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or any other jurisdiction, except pursuant to an exemption from, or
in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. The initial purchasers are initially offering the notes only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in, and in
reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The notes and any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes are not
transferable except in accordance with the restrictions described under &#147;Notice to Investors&#148; and &#147;Transfer Restrictions&#148; in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A copy of the Preliminary Offering Memorandum for the offering of the notes may be obtained by contacting JMP Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department,
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, San Francisco, California 94111, by telephone at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">415-835-3959</FONT></FONT> or email at CCornell@jmpsecurities.com or SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,
Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, 9<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, by telephone at
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Signatories to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Lock-up</FONT> Agreement </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paresh Patel </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard R. Allen </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew L. Graham </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sanjay Madhu </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Martin A. Traber </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Harish Patel </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James Macchiarola </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wayne Burks </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">George Apostolou </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gregory Politis </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[FORM OF <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">LOCK-UP</FONT> LETTER] </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JMP Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">600 Montgomery Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suite 1100 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Francisco, CA 94111 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3333 Peachtree Road NE, 11<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Atlanta, GA 30326 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned
understands that JMP Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (each a &#147;<I>Representative</I>&#148; and together, the &#147;<I>Representatives</I>&#148;) propose to enter into a Purchase Agreement (the &#147;<I>Purchase
Agreement</I>&#148;) with HCI Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148;), providing for the placement (the &#147;<I>Placement</I>&#148;) by the several Purchasers, including the Representatives (the
&#147;<I>Purchasers</I>&#148;), of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 (the &#147;<I>Securities</I>&#148;). The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares of common stock of the Company, no par value (the &#147;<I>Common Stock</I>&#148;) or
a combination of cash and Common Stock, at the Company&#146;s election. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To induce the Purchasers that may participate in the Placement to
continue their efforts in connection with the Placement, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Purchasers, it will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and
ending 60 days after the date of the final offering memorandum (the &#147;<I>Restricted Period</I>&#148;) relating to the Placement, (1)&nbsp;offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common
Stock or (2)&nbsp;enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause&nbsp;(1) or (2)&nbsp;above
is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock as a bona fide gift,(b)
to the extent applicable, distributions of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to limited partners or stockholders of the undersigned, (c)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into
Common Stock to any trust, partnership or </P>
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limited liability company for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, (d)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security
convertible into Common Stock to a wholly owned subsidiary of the undersigned or to the direct or indirect members or partners of the undersigned, (e)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock by will or
intestate, (f)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a transfer would be permissible under clauses (a)&nbsp;through (f); <I>provided</I> that in
the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses&nbsp;(a) thru (f)&nbsp;(i) each donee or distributee shall sign and deliver a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> letter agreement substantially in the form of this letter and
(ii)&nbsp;no filing under Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, (g)&nbsp;in connection with the
surrender or forfeiture of shares to the Company solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations or the exercise price upon exercise or vesting of stock options or awards, (h)&nbsp;the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, <I>provided</I> that (A)&nbsp;such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (B)&nbsp;to the
extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a
statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period, or (i)&nbsp;sales of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a trading plan established pursuant to Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act, provided that such trading plan was established prior to the date hereof and made available to the Representatives or its counsel. In addition, the undersigned agrees that,
without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Purchasers, it will not, during the Restricted Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any
security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company&#146;s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the
undersigned&#146;s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> letter agreement, the term &#147;immediate family&#148; shall mean a spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, first cousin, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, grandchild or other lineal descendant
(including by adoption), <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">father-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mother-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">son-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">daughter-in-law,</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">brother-in-law</FONT></FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sister-in-law</FONT></FONT> of the undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is understood that the
undersigned will be released from its obligations under this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> letter agreement if the Company notifies the undersigned that it does not intend to proceed with the Placement, if the Purchase Agreement
(other than the provisions thereof that survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities or if the Placement shall not have occurred by April&nbsp;30, 2017. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned understands that the Company and the Purchasers are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the
Placement. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned&#146;s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. </P>

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conditions. Any Placement will only be made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Purchasers. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCI Group Announces Proposed $115 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tampa, Fla. &#150; February&nbsp;28, 2017 &#150; HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI)</B>, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other
conditions, $115 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2037 (the &#147;notes&#148;) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Act&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $17.25 million aggregate
principal amount of the notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of HCI, and interest will be payable semi-annually. The notes will rank
senior in right of payment to HCI&#146;s future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes; equal in right of payment to HCI&#146;s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; and
effectively junior in right of payment to any of HCI&#146;s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to December&nbsp;1, 2036, the notes will be convertible only upon the occurrence of specified events, and, thereafter, through maturity, the notes will
be convertible at any time. Upon conversion, the notes will be settled in cash, shares of HCI&#146;s common stock, or any combination thereof, at HCI&#146;s election. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI will have the right to redeem the notes, in whole or in part, for cash at any time on or after March&nbsp;6, 2022 at a redemption price of 100% of the
principal amount being redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Also, on each of March&nbsp;1, 2022,&nbsp;March&nbsp;1, 2027, and March&nbsp;1, 2032, holders of the notes will have the right to require HCI to repurchase all or any
part of the notes for cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount being repurchased, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Final terms of the notes, including the interest rate, conversion rate and other terms, will be determined
by negotiations between HCI and the initial purchasers of the notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI intends to use up to $35 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the
notes to repurchase shares of its common stock, either through common stock repurchases from institutional investors through one of the initial purchasers or its affiliate, as HCI&#146;s agent, concurrently with the pricing of the offering and/or
through the terms of a prepaid forward contract (the &#147;prepaid forward&#148;) entered into in connection with the offering of the notes, as described below. HCI also intends to use approximately $40.8 million of the net proceeds for the
redemption of all of HCI&#146;s outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes Due 2020 following completion of the offering and the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with the pricing of the notes, HCI intends to enter into a prepaid forward with Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale (the &#147;forward
counterparty&#148;). If the prepaid forward is entered into, the repurchased shares are to be delivered over a settlement period in 2022. The prepaid forward will be subject to early settlement, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the final
settlement date at the option of the forward counterparty, as well as early settlement or settlement with alternative consideration in the event of certain corporate transactions. In the event HCI pays any cash dividends on its common stock,
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the forward counterparty will pay an equivalent amount to HCI. The shares to be purchased under the prepaid forward will be treated as retired as of the effective date of the prepaid forward, but
will remain outstanding for corporate law purposes, including for purposes of any future stockholder votes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The forward counterparty has advised HCI that
if the prepaid forward is executed, the forward counterparty or its respective affiliates expect to enter into derivative transactions relating to HCI&#146;s common stock with purchasers of the notes who are hedging their exposure to the notes, and
that it or its respective affiliates expect to purchase in secondary market transactions or otherwise acquire shares of HCI&#146;s common stock prior to or at the time of settlement of the prepaid forward. These activities could have the effect of
increasing, or preventing a decline in, the trading price of HCI&#146;s common stock, concurrently with or following the pricing of the notes and during the term of the prepaid forward, including the settlement period related to such transactions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This announcement is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offer of these securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion of the notes, if any, will not be registered under the Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Act and applicable state laws. HCI does not intend to apply to list the notes on any securities exchange or automated dealer quotation system. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This news release may contain
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;confident,&#148;
&#147;prospects&#148; and &#147;project&#148; and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to
various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should any risks or uncertainties develop into actual events, these developments could
have material adverse effects on the company&#146;s business, financial condition and results of operations. HCI Group, Inc. disclaims all obligations to update any forward-looking statements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kevin Mitchell, Vice President of
Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI Group, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel 813-405-3603 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>kmitchell@hcigroup.com </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Relations Contact:
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Koehler </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Liolios Group, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel 949-574-3860 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>hci@liolios.com </U></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HCI Group Announces Pricing of $125 Million Offering of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2037 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tampa, Fla. &#150; February&nbsp;28, 2017 &#150; HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI)</B>, today announced the pricing of an offering of $125 million aggregate
principal amount of 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2037 (the &#147;notes&#148;) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;). The sale of the
notes is expected to close on March&nbsp;3, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI also granted the initial purchasers of the notes an option
to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of HCI and will
pay interest semiannually at a rate of 4.25%. The notes will mature on March&nbsp;1, 2037, unless converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Prior to December&nbsp;1, 2036, the notes will be convertible only upon the occurrence of
specified events, and, thereafter, through maturity, the notes will be convertible at any time. The notes will rank senior in right of payment to HCI&#146;s future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the notes; equal
in right of payment to HCI&#146;s existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; and effectively junior in right of payment to any of HCI&#146;s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such
indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The conversion rate for the notes will initially be 16.2635 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equivalent to an initial
conversion price of approximately $61.49 per share of common stock, and is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 25% to the $49.19 per share closing price of HCI&#146;s
common stock on February&nbsp;27, 2017. Upon conversion, the notes may be settled in cash, shares of HCI&#146;s common stock, or any combination thereof, at HCI&#146;s election. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI will have the right to redeem the notes, in whole or in part, for cash at any time on or after March&nbsp;6, 2022 at a redemption price of 100% of the
principal amount being redeemed, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Also, on each of March&nbsp;1, 2022,&nbsp;March&nbsp;1, 2027, and March&nbsp;1, 2032, holders of the notes will have the right to require HCI to repurchase all or any
part of the notes for a cash amount equal to 100% of the principal amount being repurchased, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI intends to
use up to $29.75 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to repurchase shares of its common stock, either (a)&nbsp;through common stock repurchases from institutional investors through one of the initial purchasers or its
affiliate, as HCI&#146;s agent, concurrently with the pricing of the offering, (b)&nbsp;by entering into a prepaid forward contract (the &#147;prepaid forward&#148;) for the repurchase of shares of our common stock, as described below, or
(c)&nbsp;through a combination of both. HCI also intends to use approximately $40.8 million of the net proceeds for the redemption of all of HCI&#146;s outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes Due 2020 following the completion of the offering and the
remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the pricing of the offering, HCI is entering into the above-described prepaid forward with
Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale (the &#147;forward counterparty&#148;). Under the prepaid forward, the repurchased shares are to be delivered over a settlement period in 2022. The prepaid forward is subject to early settlement, in whole
or in part, at any time prior to the final settlement date at the option of the forward counterparty, as well as early settlement or settlement with alternative consideration in the event of certain corporate transactions. In the event HCI pays any
cash dividends on its common stock, the forward counterparty will pay an equivalent amount to HCI. The shares to be purchased under the prepaid forward will be treated as retired as of the effective date of the prepaid forward, but will remain
outstanding for corporate law purposes, including for purposes of any future stockholders votes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The forward counterparty has advised HCI that in
connection with entering into the prepaid forward, it or its respective affiliates expect to enter into derivative transactions relating to HCI&#146;s common stock with purchasers of the notes who are hedging their exposure to the notes, and that it
or its respective affiliates expect to purchase in secondary market transactions or otherwise acquire shares of HCI&#146;s common stock prior to or at the time of settlement of the prepaid forward. These activities could have the effect of
increasing, or preventing a decline in, the trading price of HCI&#146;s common stock, concurrently with or following the pricing of the notes and during the term of the prepaid forward, including the settlement period related to such transactions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have not been and will not be registered under the Act or any
state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and applicable state laws. HCI does not intend to apply to list the notes
on any securities exchange or automated dealer quotation system. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This announcement is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to
buy, any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offer of these securities will be made only by means of a private offering
memorandum. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
news release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
&#147;confident,&#148; &#147;prospects&#148; and &#147;project&#148; and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but
rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should any risks or uncertainties develop into actual events,
these developments could have material adverse effects on the company&#146;s business, financial condition and results of operations. HCI Group, Inc. disclaims all obligations to update any forward-looking statements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kevin Mitchell, Vice President of
Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HCI Group, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel 813-405-3603 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>kmitchell@hcigroup.com </U></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Koehler </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Liolios Group, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel 949-574-3860 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>hci@liolios.com </U></P>
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