Contract
Exhibit 4.16
EXECUTION VERSION
TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Twentieth Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of April 1, 2019, among XXXXXXXX CONSTRUCTORS, INC., a Texas corporation (the “New Guarantor”), MASTEC, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 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 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”) dated as of June 5, 2009, providing for (i) the issuance by the Company from time to time of its senior debt securities evidencing its unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one or more series and (ii) the guaranty of such securities by the guarantors party thereto;
WHEREAS the Company has heretofore supplemented the Indenture by, among other things, executing and delivering to the Trustee (i) the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 18, 2013 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, relating to the Company’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”), (ii) the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2013, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (iii) the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 11, 2013, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (iv) the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (v) the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries as subsidiary guarantors, (vi) the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2014, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (vii) the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2015, relating to certain amendments to the Indenture, (viii) the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 7, 2016, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (ix) the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2016, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (x) the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (xi) the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2017, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, (xii) the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2017, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors, and (xiii) the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2018, relating to the joinder of certain subsidiaries of the Company as subsidiary guarantors;
WHEREAS Section 4.15 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture provides that under certain circumstances, the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 901 of the Indenture and Section 9.01 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the New Guarantor are each 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, the New Guarantor, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. | Defined Terms. Defined terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. |
2. | Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing guarantors (if any), to (i) provide an unconditional guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in (A) Article Seventeen of the Indenture and (B) Article Eleven of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and (ii) be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture. |
3. | No Recourse against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the notes or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant |
or agreement of any obligor in this Indenture, or in any of the Notes or Guarantees or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person of the Company or of any Subsidiary or of any successor Person thereof. Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
4. | Notices. All notices or other communications to the New Guarantor shall be given as provided in Section 13.02 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. |
5. | 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. |
6. | Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. |
7. | Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. |
8. | 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. |
9. | Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof. |
10. | Recitals and Statements. The recitals and statements contained herein are deemed to be solely those of the New Guarantor and the Company. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
XXXXXXXX CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary
MASTEC, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Apple
Name: Xxxxxx X. Apple
Title: Chief Operating Officer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
