Exhibit 10.2

 

Interest Rate Swap Transaction

 

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the amendment of the terms
and conditions of the Transaction entered into between:

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(“JPMorgan”)

 

and

 

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.

(the “Counterparty”)

 

on the Trade Date and identified by the JPMorgan Deal Number specified below
(the “Transaction”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as
referred to in the Master Agreement specified below, and supersedes any previous
confirmation or other writing with respect to the transaction described below.

 

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions
(“Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc. are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any
inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation,
this Confirmation will govern.

 

This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the ISDA Master
Agreement dated as of 12 March 2002, as amended and supplemented from time to
time (the “Agreement”), between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) and
WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC. (the “Counterparty”). All provisions contained in
the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.

 

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The terms of the particular Interest Rate Swap Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

A.            TRANSACTION DETAILS

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Deal Number(s):

 

6900009965603

 

 

 

Notional Amount:

 

USD 100,000,000.00

 

 

 

Trade Date:

 

28 July 2005

 

 

 

Effective Date:

 

18 January 2006

 

 

 

Termination Date:

 

18 January 2011 subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following
Business Day Convention.

 

 

 

Fixed Amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Payer:

 

Counterparty

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates:

 

The 18 July and 18 January in each year, from and including 18 July 2006 to and
including the Termination Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the
Modified Following Business Day Convention and there will be an adjustment to
the Calculation Period.

 

 

 

Fixed Rate:

 

4.56500 percent

 

 

 

Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction:

 

30/360

 

 

 

Business Days:

 

London, New York

 

 

 

Floating Amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Payer:

 

JPMorgan

 

 

 

Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates:

 

The 18 April, 18 July, 18 October and 18 January in each year, from and
including 18 April 2006 to and including the Termination Date, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention and
there will be an adjustment to the Calculation Period.

 

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Floating Rate for initial Calculation Period:

 

To be determined

 

 

 

Floating Rate Option:

 

USD-LIBOR-BBA

 

 

 

Designated Maturity:

 

3 Month

 

 

 

Spread:

 

None

 

 

 

Floating Rate Day Count Fraction

 

Actual/360

 

 

 

Reset Dates:

 

The first day of each Calculation Period.

 

 

 

Compounding:

 

Inapplicable

 

 

 

Business Days:

 

London, New York

 

 

 

Calculation Agent:

 

JPMorgan, unless otherwise stated in the Agreement.

 

 

 

B.            EARLY TERMINATION

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Early Termination:

 

Applicable

 

 

 

C.            SETTLEMENT TERMS

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Early Termination Date:

 

18 January 2006

 

 

 

Cash Settlement Valuation Time:

 

11:00 a.m. New York time

 

 

 

Cash Settlement Valuation Date:

 

2 Valuation Business Days preceding the Mandatory Early Termination Date

 

 

 

Valuation Business Days:

 

New York, London

 

 

 

Cash Settlement Method:

 

Cash Price

 

 

 

Cash Settlement Currency:

 

USD

 

 

 

Cash Settlement Reference Banks:

 

As defined in the Definitions

 

 

 

Quotation Rate:

 

mid

 

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D.            ACCOUNT DETAILS

 

 

 

 

 

Payments to JPMorgan in USD:

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA – NEW YORK – JPMCB NYC GLB FX NYST
BIC: CHASUS33XXX
AC No. 099997979

 

 

 

Payments to Counterparty in USD:

 

As per your standard settlement instructions.

 

 

 

E.             OFFICES

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan:

 

NEW YORK

 

 

 

Counterparty:

 

OVERLAND PARK

 

F.             DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED

 

Each party shall deliver to the other, at the time of its execution of this
Confirmation, evidence of the incumbency and specimen signature of the person(s)
executing this Confirmation, unless such evidence has been previously supplied
and remains true and in effect.

 

G.            RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTIES

 

Each party will be deemed to represent to the other party on the date on which
it enters into a Transaction that (absent a written agreement between the
parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction):

 

(a)           Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made
its own independent decisions to enter into that Transaction and as to whether
that Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and
upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on
any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or
as a recommendation to enter into that Transaction; it being understood that
information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of a
Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to
enter into that Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from
the other party shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the
expected results of that Transaction.

 

(b)           Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the
merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent
professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and
risks of that Transaction. It is capable of assuming, and assumes the risks of
that Transaction.

 

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(c)           Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as a fiduciary
for or an adviser to it in respect of that Transaction.

 

Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our
agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us or by
sending to us a letter, telex or facsimile substantially similar to this letter,
which letter, telex or facsimile sets forth the material terms of the
Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates agreement to those
terms. When referring to this Confirmation, please indicate:  JPMorgan Deal
Number(s):  6900009965603.

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

 

/s/ Carmine Pilla

 

 

 

Name:

Carmine Pilla

Title:

Vice President

 

 

Accepted and confirmed as of the date

first written:

 

WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL, INC.

 

 

/s/ Daniel P. Connealy

 

 

 

Name:

Daniel P. Connealy

Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Your reference number:

6900009965603

 

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