EXHIBIT 4.4
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture") dated
as of February 28, 2003, among XXXXXX-XXXXX COMPANY, XXXXXX-XXXXX HOLDINGS INC.,
KH HOLDINGS, INC., LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC., XXXXX AUTOMOTIVE
INC., LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTO HOLDINGS INC., TRW
AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP., TRW AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE (LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L., TRW
AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC, TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY
SYSTEMS ARKANSAS INC., TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC., TRW
EAST INC., TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH AFRICA INC., TRW ODYSSEY INC., TRW
OVERSEAS INC., TRW POWDER METAL INC., TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., TRW TECHNAR INC.,
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., VARITY EXECUTIVE PAYROLL, INC., WORLDWIDE
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC. (each, a "New Guarantor"), each a subsidiary of TRW
AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the indenture
referred to below (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to
the Trustee an Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of February 18, 2003,
providing for the issuance of the Company's 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2013 (the "Securities"), initially in the aggregate principal amount of
$300,000,000;
WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that the
Company is required to cause each New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the
Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each New Guarantor shall
unconditionally guarantee all the Company's obligations under the Securities
pursuant to a Senior Subordinated Guarantee on the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the
Trustee, the Company and the existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
each New Guarantor, the Company, and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for
the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as follows:
1. Agreement to Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby agrees,
jointly and severally with all existing Guarantors (if any), to unconditionally
guarantee the
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Company's obligations under the Securities on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in Articles 11 and 12 of the Indenture and to be bound by
all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Securities.
2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of
Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects
ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a
part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of
them together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
XXXXXX-XXXXX COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
XXXXXX-XXXXX HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
KH HOLDINGS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES
TRANSPORTATION, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: President
XXXXX AUTOMOTIVE INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE
HOLDING COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
TRW AUTO HOLDINGS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
TRW AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
TRW AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE
(LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Sole Manager
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING
COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and General Counsel
TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS
ARKANSAS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
TRW EAST INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH
AFRICA INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW ODYSSEY INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW OVERSEAS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary and
Vice President
TRW POWDER METAL INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and President
TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW TECHNAR INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
VARITY EXECUTIVE PAYROLL, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary and Vice President
TRW AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION
CORP.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
