GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.4
GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Guarantor Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of July 30, 2004, among Xxxxx Xxxxx Inc., a Delaware corporation (as successor by merger to Xxxxx Xxxxx Acquisition Corp. (“DRAC”)) (the “Company”), Xxxxx Xxxxx, a New York general partnership (“Xxxxx Xxxxx GP”, and together with the Company, the “Co-Obligors”), DRI I Inc., a Delaware corporation, Xxxxx Xxxxx International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Xxxxx Xxxxx Realty, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (each, a “New Guarantor”), 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 Co-Obligors and the Trustee are parties to an indenture, as supplemented (the “Indenture”), dated as of July 30, 2003, providing for the issuance of 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that, without the consent of any Holders, DRAC, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may modify, supplement or amend the Indenture to add a Guarantor or additional obligor under the Indenture or permit any Person to guarantee the Notes and/or obligations under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, each New Guarantor wishes to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture each of the Co-Obligors, each of the New Guarantors and the Trustee have agreed to enter into this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture for the purposes stated herein; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, when executed and delivered by each of the Co-Obligors, each of the New Guarantors and the Trustee, the legal, valid and binding agreement of each of the Co-Obligors and each of the New Guarantors, in accordance with its terms.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the Co-Obligors, each of the New Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(2) Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby agrees to guarantee the Indenture and the Notes related thereto pursuant to the terms and conditions of Article Eleven of the Indenture, such Article Eleven being incorporated by reference herein as if set forth at length herein (each
such guarantee, a “Guarantee”) and such New Guarantor agrees to be bound as a Guarantor under the Indenture as if it had been an initial signatory thereto.
(3) GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD INDICATE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(4) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
(5) Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
(6) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each of the Co-Obligors and each of the New Guarantors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
Dated: July 30, 2004
XXXXX XXXXX INC. (as
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
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XXXXX XXXXX, a New York general partnership |
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By: Xxxxx Xxxxx Inc., as General Partner |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
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DRI I INC., a Delaware corporation |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
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XXXXX XXXXX INTERNATIONAL, |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Secretary |
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XXXXX XXXXX REALTY, INC., a |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Authorized Signatory |
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