FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE QUOTA PLEDGE AGREEMENT Among The Bank of New York Mellon as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA and SIG Beverages Germany GmbH as...
EXHIBIT 4.450
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE QUOTA PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Among
The Bank of New York Mellon
as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA
and
SIG Beverages Germany GmbH
as Grantors
as Grantors
and
SIG Beverages Brasil Ltda.
as the Company
as the Company
________________________
Dated as of
September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE QUOTA PLEDGE AGREEMENT
This Fourth Amendment to the Quota Pledge Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as
of September 8, 2011 by and among:
(a) SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA, a company, duly organized and existing in
accordance with the laws of Germany, with its registered office at Xxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, registered with the Commercial Register of the Local Court Xxxxx under HR B 5754, herein
duly represented in accordance with its Charter Documents (together with its successors and
permitted assignees, “SIG Euro”);
(b) SIG Beverages Germany GmbH, a company duly incorporated and existing under the
laws of Germany, with its registered office at Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxxxx- Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, registered with the Commercial Register of the Local Court Freiburg i. Br. under HR B
702482, herein duly represented in accordance with its Charter Documents, “SIG Beverages
Germany” and together with SIG Euro, the “Grantors”);
(c) The Bank of New York Mellon, a financial institution duly organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New York, with its registered office at, One Wall Street, New York,
New York, enrolled with the Brazilian Taxpayers Roll of the Ministry of Finance (CNPJ/MF) under nº
09.214.177/0001-65, acting exclusively in the capacity as collateral agent of and for the benefit
of the Secured Parties under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (together with its successors
and permitted assignees in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”); and
(d) SIG Beverages Brasil Ltda., a limited liability company duly organized and
existing in accordance with the laws of Brazil, with its registered office in the City of São
Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Rua Xxxxxx Xxxxx, nº 222, Torre B, conjunto 42 — A, of Edifício
Millenium Office Park, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, CEP 04551-065, enrolled with the Brazilian Taxpayers Roll of
the Ministry of Finance (CNPJ/MF) under nº 57.866.238/0001-11 (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2010, the parties hereto entered into the Quota Pledge Agreement (the
“Pledge Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Pledge Agreement was amended by (i) the Amendment to the Quota Pledge Agreement
dated May 4, 2010, in respect of an Amendment No. 2 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement
dated May 4, 2010, (ii) the Second Amendment to the Quota Pledge Agreement dated November 16, 2010,
in respect of an Amendment No. 3 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement dated September 30,
2010 and a Senior Secured Notes Indenture dated October 15, 2010, and (iii) the Third Amendment to
the Quota Pledge Agreement dated March 2, 2011, in respect of an Amendment No. 4 and Incremental
Term Loan Assumption Agreement dated February 9, 2011 and the February 2011 Secured Notes
Indenture.
WHEREAS, the following document was entered into on the dates, and by and among the parties,
described below:
Amendment No. 6 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement dated August 9, 2011, entered
into by and among, including others, Xxxxxxxx Group Holdings Inc., Xxxxxxxx Consumer Products
Holdings Inc., Closure Systems International Holdings Inc., SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA, SIG
Austria Holding GmbH, Closure Systems International B.V., Pactiv Corporation, Xxxxxxxx Group
Holdings Limited, the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time
party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent for the Lenders, related to and
amending and restating the Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 2009, as set out therein and as
further amended, extended, restructured, renewed, novated, supplemented, restated, refunded,
replaced or modified from time to time (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to an indenture (the “August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture”) dated
August 9, 2011, and entered into between, among others, the August 2011 Escrow Issuers (as defined
below), The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar
and collateral agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited, as additional collateral agent, certain
secured notes (the “August 2011 Secured Notes”) were issued by the August 2011 Escrow
Issuers. On or about the date of this agreement, the August 2011 Secured Notes shall be released
from escrow, RGHL US Escrow II Inc. and RGHL US Escrow II LLC shall be merged with and into
Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer Inc. and Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer LLC (together with Xxxxxxxx Group (Luxembourg)
S.A., the “August 2011 Ultimate Issuers”), respectively, and the obligations of the August 2011
Escrow Issuers shall be assumed by the August 2011 Ultimate Issuers pursuant to one or more
supplemental indentures between, among others, the August 2011 Escrow Issuers, the August 2011
Ultimate Issuers, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent,
registrar and collateral agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited, as additional collateral
agent.
WHEREAS, the obligations in respect of the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture and any Senior
Secured Note Documents (as defined therein) have been designated as “Additional Obligations” under,
and in accordance with section 5.02(c) of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (the “Secured
Notes Designation”).
WHEREAS, the parties recognize and agree that the security interest created under the Pledge
Agreement shall extend to secure, in addition to the obligations currently secured thereby, the
obligations created under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the Additional
Documents (as defined under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) in respect of the Secured Notes
Designation (“Additional Covered Obligations”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment
are used herein and in any notice given under this Amendment with the same meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Pledge Agreement and in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.
All terms defined in this Amendment shall have the defined meanings contained herein when used in
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
therein.
2. Amendment. The parties hereto agree to amend the Pledge Agreement as follows, such
amendments to be in force and effect as of the date hereof:
(a) | The following new definitions will be inserted at the appropriate place in alphabetical order with the following wording: | ||
“August 2011 Issuers” means the “Issuers” under, and as defined in, the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture, including their successors in interest. | |||
“August 2011 Escrow Issuers” means RGHL US Escrow II Inc. and RGHL US Escrow II LLC, including their successors in interest. | |||
“August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture” means the indenture dated August 9, 2011 between the August 2011 Escrow Issuers and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and collateral agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited, as additional collateral agent, as amended, extended, restructured, renewed, refunded, novated, supplemented, restated, replaced or modified from time to time and to which Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer Inc., Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer LLC and Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A. have or will become a party as issuers by way of RGHL US Escrow II Inc. and RGHL US Escrow II LLC merging with and into Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer Inc. and Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer LLC, respectively, and one or more supplemental indentures being entered into between, among others, the August 2011 Escrow Issuers, Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer Inc., Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer LLC, Xxxxxxxx Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and collateral agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as additional collateral agent. | |||
“August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture Secured Parties” shall mean such entities as fall within the definition of “Additional Secured Parties” under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as a result of the designation of the obligations in respect of the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture and the Senior Secured Note Documents (as defined therein) being “Additional Obligations” under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. | |||
“Credit Agreement” means the second amended and restated credit agreement dated August 9, 2011 among Xxxxxxxx Group Holdings Inc., Xxxxxxxx Consumer Products Holdings Inc., SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA, Closure Systems International Holdings Inc., Closure Systems International B.V., Pactiv Corporation and SIG Austria Holding GmbH as borrowers, Xxxxxxxx Group Holdings Limited, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent, as further amended, extended, restructured, renewed, novated, supplemented, restated, refunded, replaced or modified from time to time.” |
(b) In order to evidence the extension of the security interest created under the Pledge Agreement
to the Additional Covered Obligations, the Parties agree to amend the description of the Secured
Obligations contained in Schedule A-I of the Pledge Agreement to read as follows:
Description of the Secured Obligations under the Loan Documents
A) All obligations owed to the Secured Parties now existing or hereafter arising, direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, under the Loan Documents, including (and
without limitation):
(i) | a senior secured U.S. Tranche B term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of US$2,325,000,000 with an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Margin plus (a) the greater of (i) 1.25% per annum and (ii) the product of (x) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (y) Statutory Reserves or (b) the Alternate Base Rate as applicable; which shall be repaid in full on February 9, 2018 (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions); | ||
(ii) | a senior secured U.S. Tranche C term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of US$2,000,000,000 with an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Margin plus (a) the greater of (i) 1.25% per annum and (ii) the product of (x) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (y) Statutory Reserves or (b) the Alternate Base Rate as applicable; which shall be repaid in full on August 9, 2018 (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions); | ||
(iii) | a European term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately €250,000,000 with an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Margin plus (a) the greater of (i) 1.50% per annum and (ii) (x) the EURIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period plus (y) Mandatory Cost or (b) in the case of loans denominated in Euro, the Foreign Base Rate as applicable; which shall be repaid in full on February 9, 2018 (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions); | ||
(iv) | a senior secured U.S. revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately US$120,000,000, which principal amounts include sub-limits for letter of credit facilities with an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Margin plus (a) the greater of (i) 2.00% per annum and (ii) the product of (x) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (y) Statutory Reserves or (b) the Alternate Base Rate as applicable; which shall be repaid in full on November 5, 2014 (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions); | ||
(v) | a European revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately €80,000,000, which principal amounts include sub-limits for letter of credit facilities with an interest rate equivalent to the Applicable Margin plus (a) the greater of (i) 2.00% per annum and (ii) (x) the EURIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period plus (y) Mandatory Cost or (b) in the case of loans denominated in Euro, the Foreign Base Rate as applicable; which shall be repaid in full on November 5, 2014 (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions); and |
(vi) | incremental loan facilities in a principal amount up to US$750,000,000 with an interest rate equivalent to the rates set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, as applicable to the relevant incremental loan facility; which shall be repaid in full as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, as applicable to the incremental loan facility or such other as set out in the relevant Incremental Assumption Agreement, which date shall be earlier than the dates set forth above as applicable to the incremental loan facility (subject to prepayment and acceleration provisions). |
B) all other obligations, advances, debts and liabilities owed to the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement, including indemnities, fees and interest incurred under, arising out of or in
connection with the Credit Agreement.
Definitions
For the purpose of this item “I” of this Schedule A all capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit
Agreement.
(c) In order to evidence the extension of the security interest created under the Pledge Agreement
to the Additional Covered Obligations, the Parties also agree to insert Schedule A-V describing the
obligations in respect of the August 2011 Secured Notes:
V — Description of the Obligations Under the Senior Secured Note Documents
(Relating to the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture)
All obligations owed to the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture Secured Parties now existing or
hereafter arising, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, under the
Senior Secured Note Documents (as such term is defined in the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture),
including (and without limitation):
(i) | the due and punctual payment of: |
(a) | (A) US$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount on the notes due 2019 and interest, which shall be paid on February 15 and August 15, at the rate of 7.875% per annum (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the notes, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise; and |
(b) | all other monetary obligations of any August 2011 Issuer to any of the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture Secured Parties under the Senior Secured Note Documents (as such term is defined in the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture), including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding). |
(ii) | the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the August 2011 Issuers under or pursuant to the Senior Secured Note Documents (as such term is defined in the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture); and | ||
(iii) | the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other obligor under or pursuant to the Senior Secured Note Documents (as such term is defined in the August 2011 Secured Notes Indenture). |
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that, as a result of this amendment: (i) the
obligations created under the Second Amended and RestatedCredit Agreement and the August
2011 Secured Notes Indenture and the Senior Secured Note Documents (as defined therein) shall be
considered “Secured Obligations” for the purposes of the Pledge Agreement; and (ii) any August 2011
Secured Notes Indenture Secured Parties (including any holder of the August 2011 Secured Notes)
shall be considered “Secured Parties” for the purposes of the Pledge Agreement.
2. Registration of this Amendment. The Grantor, at its expense, shall within 20
(twenty) days from the execution date of this Amendment, (i) cause the signature of the parties who
have signed this Amendment outside Brazil to be notarized by a public notary and consularized at
the local Brazil consulate, (ii) cause this Amendment to be translated into Portuguese by a sworn
translator (tradutor público juramentado), and (iii) have this Amendment, together with its sworn
translation (tradução juramentada) into Portuguese, annotated at the margin of the registration of
the Pledge Agreement with the competent Registry of Deeds and Documents (Cartório de Registro de
Títulos e Documentos) in Brazil pursuant to Article 128 of Law No. 6,015 of December 31, 1973. The
Grantor shall, promptly after such registration deliver to the Collateral Agent evidence of such
registration in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. All expenses incurred in
connection with such registrations shall be borne by the Grantor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, at its sole discretion, may decide to
undertake any of the registrations, translations, filings and other formalities described herein if
Grantor fails to do so, whereupon the Grantor shall reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly of any
and all costs and expenses incurred by it related to such registrations, translations, filings and
other formalities in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Finance Documents.
3. Effectiveness of the Pledge Agreement. All the provisions of the Pledge Agreement
not expressly amended as a result of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
4. Security Document. The Parties agree that this Amendment shall be deemed a
“Security Document” for the purposes of and as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
(and for no other purpose) and that, accordingly, all rights, duties, privileges, protections and
benefits of the Collateral Agent set forth in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement are hereby
incorporated by reference.
5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of Brazil. The parties irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts sitting in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil, any action
or proceeding to resolve any dispute or controversy related to or arising from this Amendment and
the parties irrevocably agree that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard
and determined in such courts, with the express waiver of the jurisdiction of any other court,
however privileged it may be.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed in the presence of
the undersigned witnesses.
SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA represented by its general partner SIG Reinag AG |
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/s/ Edimara Iansen Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
By: Edimara Iansen Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | attorney-in-fact | |||
SIG Beverages Germany GmbH |
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/s/ Edimara Iansen Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
By: Edimara Iansen Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | attorney-in-fact | |||
SIG Beverages Brasil Ltda. |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Morea | ||||
By: Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Title: | Manager | |||
The Bank of New York Mellon as Collateral Agent acting as agent of and for the benefit of
the Secured Parties
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | attorney-in-fact | |||
WITNESSES:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
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