THIS DEFEASANCE TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 1997 (the
"Trust Agreement"), by and between REVLON WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), as grantor, and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, a trust company organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the
"Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Company is party to an Indenture, dated as of March 15,
1993 (the "Indenture"), by and between the Company and the Trustee, as
successor trustee to The First National Bank of Boston;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Company issued Securities
having an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $1,115,760,000, consisting
of (i) the Company's Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998 (the "Initial
Notes"), of which Initial Notes having an aggregate Principal Amount at
Maturity of $6,790,000 remained Outstanding after consummation of the exchange
referred to in clause (ii) of this sentence and (ii) the Company's Series B
Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998 having an aggregate Principal Amount at
Maturity of $1,108,970,000 issued in exchange for Initial Notes having a like
aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity that had previously been Outstanding
under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, (a) prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation Securities having an aggregate
Principal Amount at Maturity of $570,893,000, and (b) on the date of this
Agreement, the Company delivered to the Trustee for cancellation additional
Securities having an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $207,547,000, as
a result of which there remains Outstanding under the Indenture Securities
having an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $337,320,000 (the
"Outstanding Notes");
WHEREAS, the Company desires to exercise its covenant defeasance
option under Section 8.01(b)(ii) of the Indenture and, accordingly, wishes to
deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the equal and ratable benefit of the
Holders of the Outstanding Notes, U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to
provide for the timely payment of the Principal Amount at Maturity of the
Outstanding Notes as contemplated by Section 8.02(1) of the Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Establishment of the Trust. In consideration of the premises, the
Company hereby irrevocably transfers to the Trustee and its successors in the
trust created under this Trust Agreement (the "Trust"), and its and their
assigns, all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the U.S.
Government Obligations
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identified on Schedule I hereto (the "Government Securities Property" and,
together with all investments made therewith or proceeds thereof and, except as
provided in Section 5, earnings thereon, being hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust Estate") TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said Trust Estate IN TRUST for the equal
and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes, as provided
herein.
2. Acceptance by the Trustee. The Trustee accepts the Trust on the
terms and subject to the provisions set forth in this Trust Agreement, and the
Trustee agrees to discharge and perform fully and faithfully all of the duties
and obligations imposed upon the Trustee hereunder. The Trustee hereby
acknowledges that the creation of the Trust pursuant to this Trust Agreement is
made for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Section 8.02(1) of the
Indenture.
3. Limitation on Use of Trust Estate. No part of the corpus or income
of the Trust Estate shall be recoverable by the Company or used for any purpose
other than for the exclusive purpose of providing payments to the Paying Agent
in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement until all such
payments required by this Trust Agreement have been made.
4. Collection of Principal and Interest. The Trustee shall collect the
principal of and the interest payable on the Government Securities Property
when paid in accordance with the terms thereof and shall hold the amounts so
received and shall apply such amounts as provided herein.
5. Investments. Except as provided in Section 6, the Trustee shall, to
the extent reasonably practicable, invest the amounts received pursuant to
Section 4 in U.S. Government Obligations which mature on or before March 16,
1998. Any U.S. Government Obligations purchased by the Trustee pursuant to this
Section 5 shall be added to the Trust Estate and, thereafter, shall be deemed
Government Securities Property for all purposes of this Trust Agreement;
provided, however, that any earnings thereon shall not be part of the Trust
Estate and shall be released to the Company pursuant to Section 6.
6. Payments by the Trustee.
6.1 Unless payment shall theretofore have been made to the Paying
Agent pursuant to Section 6.2 or arrangements for redemption shall theretofore
have been made pursuant to Section 6.3, on March 16, 1998 the Trustee shall
deposit with the Paying Agent, for distribution in accordance with the
Indenture, the amount of the Trust Estate after giving effect to the receipt of
all principal and interest payable on the Government Securities Property on
that date.
6.2 In the event that both (i) the Outstanding Notes shall be
accelerated on a date prior to March 16, 1998 pursuant to Section 6.02 of the
Indenture to the extent permitted by Section 8.01(b) of the Indenture, and (ii)
a court of competent jurisdiction determines prior to March 16, 1998 that the
acceleration of
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the Outstanding Notes was appropriate as a result of a bona fide Event of
Default under the Indenture and was consistent with such Section 8.01(b), the
Trustee shall liquidate the Government Securities Property as soon as
reasonably practicable after such court determination and shall deposit with
the Paying Agent, for distribution in accordance with the Indenture, the amount
of the Trust Estate after giving effect to such liquidation.
6.3 As provided in Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of the Indenture, (i) the
Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior
exercise of its covenant defeasance option, and (ii) the Company may make
arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of the Notes at a
future date in accordance with Article III of the Indenture even if those
arrangements are made after the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement.
6.4 As provided in Section 8.04 of the Indenture, the Trustee shall
promptly turn over to the Company upon request any money or securities held by
the Trustee at any time which are not part of the Trust Estate.
7. Trustee. The Company and the Trustee acknowledge and agree that the
Trustee is serving under this Trust Agreement in its capacity as Trustee under
the Indenture as contemplated by Article VIII of the Indenture and, therefore,
all of the provisions of Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.07 of the
Indenture shall apply to the Trustee in serving under this Trust Agreement. In
addition, the Company and the Trustee acknowledge and agree that the Trustee
under the Indenture and under this Trust Agreement shall always be the same
Person and, therefore, if the Trustee resigns or is removed under the
Indenture, the Trustee shall automatically cease to be the Trustee under this
Trust Agreement, and any successor Trustee under the Indenture shall
automatically be the successor Trustee under this Trust Agreement.
8. Termination. The Company may not revoke the Trust or this Trust
Agreement. The Trust and this Trust Agreement shall terminate when all
distributions required to be made hereunder to the Paying Agent have been made
and any money or securities which are not part of the Trust Estate have been
returned to the Company pursuant to Section 6.4.
9. Amendments.
9.1 The Company may not amend or modify, in whole or in part, any
or all of the provisions of this Trust Agreement without the written consent of
the Holders of at least a majority in Principal Amount at Maturity of the
Outstanding Notes and, with respect to any amendment or modification that makes
the duties of the Trustee hereunder more onerous, without the written consent
of the Trustee.
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9.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may amend or modify
this Trust Agreement without notice to or consent of any Holder for any purpose
set forth in Section 9.01(1) through (8) of the Indenture.
9.3 The parties shall execute such supplements to, or amendments
of, this Trust Agreement as shall be necessary to give effect to any such
amendment or modification.
10. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered as provided in Section 11.02 of the Indenture addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
Revlon Worldwide Corporation
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
If to the Trustee:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
or to such other address as any party hereto shall have last designated by
notice to the other parties.
11. Miscellaneous Provisions.
11.1 This Trust Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Company and the Trustee and their respective successors and
assigns.
11.2 The Trustee assumes no obligation or responsibility with
respect to any action required by this Trust Agreement on the part of the
Company.
11.3 Section headings in this Trust Agreement are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not control the meaning or
interpretation of any provision of this Trust Agreement.
11.4 This Trust Agreement and the Trust established hereunder shall
be governed by and construed, enforced and administered in
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accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and to be performed entirely within such State.
11.5 This Trust Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Trust Agreement has been duly executed by the
parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
REVLON WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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STATE OF NEW YORK )
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the 28th day of March, 1997, before me personally came Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that (s)he
resides at , that (s)he is a Vice President
and Assitant Secretary of Revlon Worldwide Corporation, the corporation
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; and that (s)he signed
his or her name thereto pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors of
said corporation.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Notary Public
XXXXX X. XXXXX
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 4975737
Qualified in New York County
Commission Expires Dec. 17, 0000
XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX )
: ss.:
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK )
On the 28th day of March, 1997, before me personally came Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that
(s)he resides at , that (s)he is a Asst. Vice
President of State Street Bank and Trust Company, the trust company described
in and which executed the foregoing instrument; and that (s)he signed his or
her name thereto pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors of said
trust company.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Notary Public
XXXXX XXXX
Notary Public
My Commission Expires July 12, 2002
SCHEDULE I
Government Securities Collateral:
$337,320,000 in aggregate principal amount of Treasury Notes due March 5, 1998.
