Synthetic Short Position

Synthetic Short Position. Shall mean any transaction involving any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or other security, contract right or derivative position or similar right (including any "swap" transaction with respect to any security, other than a broad based market basket or index), whether or not presently exercisable, that has an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to the value of the Voting Securities or a value determined in... whole or in part with reference to, or derived in whole or in part from, the value of the Voting Securities and that increases in value as the market price or value of the Voting Securities decreases or that provides to the holder an opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the Voting Securities, in each case regardless of whether (i) such derivative conveys any voting rights in such Voting Securities to such person or any of such person's Affiliates, (ii) such derivative is required to be, or capable of being, settled through delivery of such securities or (iii) such person or any of such person's Affiliates may have entered into other transactions that hedge the economic effect of such derivative; View More