STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OF WEST VIRGINIA SUBSIDIARY, INC. and OSIRIS HOLDING OF MARYLAND SUBSIDIARY, INC. AND THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN, AND WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE...
Exhibit 4.1
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STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OF WEST VIRGINIA SUBSIDIARY, INC. and OSIRIS HOLDING OF MARYLAND SUBSIDIARY, INC.
AND
THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,
AND
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of May 24, 2013
to
Indenture
Dated as of November 24, 2009
10.25% Senior Notes due 2017
THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 24, 2013, is by and among StoneMor Operating LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), Cornerstone Family Services of West Virginia Subsidiary, Inc., a West Virginia corporation (“Cornerstone Co”) and Osiris Holding of Maryland Subsidiary, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Osiris Co” and together with the Company and Cornerstone Co, the “Issuers”), StoneMor Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), the Subsidiary Guarantors listed on Schedule 1 hereto (such Subsidiary Guarantors, together with the Partnership, being called the “Guarantors”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as successor trustee by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered that certain Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2009, as amended and supplemented (the “Indenture”);
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2009, the Issuers issued $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 (collectively, the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes is currently outstanding;
WHEREAS, Section 8.02 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (excluding any Notes owned by the Issuers or any of their Affiliates), the Issuers and the Guarantors, when each is authorized by a Board Resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of amending or supplementing the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees (subject to certain exceptions);
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been authorized by a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of each of the Issuers and the Guarantors;
WHEREAS, the Issuers desire and have requested the Trustee to join with them and the Guarantors in entering into this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture and the Notes in certain respects as permitted by Section 8.02 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Issuers have been soliciting consents to this Supplemental Indenture upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in their Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated May 13, 2013 and the related consent and letter of transmittal (which together, including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, constitute the “Tender Offer”);
WHEREAS, (1) the Issuers have received the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding any Notes owned by the Issuers or any of their Affiliates), all as certified by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, (2) the Issuers have delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture an Opinion of Counsel relating to this Supplemental Indenture as contemplated by Section 8.06 of the Indenture and (3) the Issuers and the Guarantors have satisfied all other conditions required under Article 8 of the Indenture to enable the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the benefit of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE AND NOTES
Section 1.1 Amendments to Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Indenture. The Indenture is hereby amended by (1) substituting the words “three Business Days” for “30” in Section 3.03(a) of the Indenture and (2) deleting the following Sections, paragraphs or clauses of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety:
Section 4.02 (Reports to Holders);
Section 4.03 (Waiver of Stay, Extension and Usury Laws);
Section 4.04(b) (Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default);
Section 4.05 (Payment of Taxes and Other Claims);
Section 4.08 (Compliance with Laws);
Section 4.09 (Maintenance of Properties and Insurance);
Section 4.10 (Limitations on Additional Indebtedness);
Section 4.11 (Limitations on Restricted Payments);
Section 4.12 (Limitations on Asset Sales);
Section 4.13 (Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates);
Section 4.14 (Limitations on Liens);
Section 4.15 (Change of Control);
Section 4.16 (Limitations on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries);
Section 4.18 (Conduct of Business);
Section 4.19 (Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries);
Section 4.20 (Additional Note Guarantees);
Clause (2) of Section 5.01(a) (Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.); and
Clauses (f) and (g) of Section 6.01 (Events of Default).
Section 1.2 Amendments to Notes. The Notes are hereby amended to substitute the words “three Business Days” for the words “30 days” in the first sentence of paragraph 6 thereof and to delete all provisions inconsistent with the other amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 2.1 Defined Terms. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in capitalized form in this Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
Section 2.2 Indenture. Except as amended hereby, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby and all terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute a single instrument, except that in the case of conflict the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.
Section 2.3 Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 2.4 Successors. All agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 2.5 Duplicate Originals. All parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. It is the express intent of the parties to be bound by the exchange of signatures on this Supplemental Indenture via telecopy or other form of electronic transmission.
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Section 2.6 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 2.7 Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, which terms and provisions shall in like manner define and limit its liabilities and responsibilities in the performance of the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Issuers and the Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters. Additionally, the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.8 Effectiveness. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective only upon execution and delivery of this instrument by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon the purchase by the Issuers, pursuant to the Tender Offer, of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding, for this purpose, any Notes owned by the Issuers or any of their Affiliates), with the result that the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be revoked retroactive to the date hereof if such purchase shall not occur. The Issuers shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly after the occurrence of such purchase or promptly after the Issuers shall determine that such purchase will not occur.
Section 2.9 Endorsement and Change of Form of Notes. Any Notes authenticated and delivered after the close of business on the date that this Supplemental Indenture becomes operative in substitution for Notes then outstanding and all Notes presented or delivered to the Trustee on and after that date for such purpose shall be stamped, imprinted or otherwise legended by the Issuers, with a notation as follows:
“Effective as of May 24, 2013, certain restrictive covenants of the Issuers and certain Events of Default have been eliminated and the minimum notice period for optional redemptions has been reduced from 30 days to three Business Days, all as provided in the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 24, 2013. Reference is hereby made to such Seventh Supplemental Indenture, copies of which are on file with the Trustee, for a description of the amendments made therein.”
Section 2.10 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect 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 day and year written above.
ISSUERS: | ||
STONEMOR OPERATING LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||
CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OF WEST VIRGINIA SUBSIDIARY, INC. | ||
OSIRIS HOLDING OF MARYLAND SUBSIDIARY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
PARENT GUARANTOR: | ||
STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P. | ||
By: | StoneMor GP LLC, its General Partner | |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS: | ||
THE ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO, as Subsidiary Guarantors | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
President | ||
TRUSTEE: | ||
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor by merger to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxx | ||
Vice President |
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SCHEDULE 1
ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
ALTAVISTA MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
ARLINGTON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
AUGUSTA MEMORIAL PARK PERPETUAL CARE COMPANY
BIRCHLAWN BURIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
BRONSWOOD CEMETERY, INC.
CEDAR HILL FUNERAL HOME, INC.
CEMETERY INVESTMENTS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
CHAPEL HILL ASSOCIATES, INC.
CHAPEL HILL FUNERAL HOME, INC.
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
CORNERSTONE FAMILY INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
XXXXXXXXX MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC.
XXXXXXXXX MEMORIAL GARDENS, INC.
COVENANT ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY, INC.
XXXXXX X. XXXXX FUNERAL HOME, INC.
FOREST LAWN GARDENS, INC.
FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL CHAPEL INC.
FOREST LAWN MEMORY GARDENS INC.
XXXX HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
XXXXX MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
KIRIS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
LAKEWOOD/XXXXXXXX CEMETERY SUBSIDIARY, INC.
LAKEWOOD MEMORY GARDENS SOUTH SUBSIDIARY, INC.
LAUREL HILL MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
LAURELWOOD HOLDING COMPANY
LEGACY ESTATES, INC.
XXXXXX [VIRGINIA] SUBSIDIARY, INC.
XXXXXXXX XXXX CEMETERY SUBSIDIARY, INC.
MODERN PARK DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY, INC.
OAK HILL CEMETERY SUBSIDIARY, INC.
OSIRIS HOLDING FINANCE COMPANY
OSIRIS HOLDING OF RHODE ISLAND SUBSIDIARY, INC.
OSIRIS MANAGEMENT, INC.
OSIRIS TELEMARKETING CORP.
PERPETUAL XXXXXXX.XXX, INC.
PRINCE XXXXXX CEMETERY CORPORATION
PVD ACQUISITIONS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
ROCKBRIDGE MEMORIAL GARDENS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
ROSE LAWN CEMETERIES SUBSIDIARY, INCORPORATED
ROSELAWN DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION
XXXXXXX MEMORIAL CEMETERY SUBSIDIARY, INC.
SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
SIERRA VIEW MEMORIAL PARK
SOUTHERN MEMORIAL SALES SUBSIDIARY, INC.
SPRINGHILL MEMORY GARDENS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STAR CITY MEMORIAL SALES SUBSIDIARY, INC.
XXXXXXX X. XXXX FUNERAL HOME, INC.
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XXXXXXX SUBSIDIARY, INCORPORATED
STONEMOR ALABAMA SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR CALIFORNIA, INC.
STONEMOR CALIFORNIA SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR GEORGIA SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR HAWAII SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR NORTH CAROLINA FUNERAL SERVICES, INC.
STONEMOR OHIO SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR PUERTO RICO CEMETERY AND FUNERAL, INC.(FORMERLY
SCI PUERTO RICO FUNERAL AND CEMETERY SERVICES, INC.)
STONEMOR TENNESSEE SUBSIDIARY, INC.
STONEMOR WASHINGTON, INC.
SUNSET MEMORIAL GARDENS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY, INC.
TEMPLE HILL SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION
THE VALHALLA CEMETERY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION
VIRGINIA MEMORIAL SERVICE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION
W N C SUBSIDIARY, INC.
WICOMICO MEMORIAL PARKS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
WILLOWBROOK MANAGEMENT CORP.
ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL PARK LLC
ALTAVISTA MEMORIAL PARK LLC
BIRCHLAWN BURIAL PARK LLC
CEMETERY INVESTMENTS LLC
CEMETERY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.L.C.
CEMETERY MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF MID-ATLANTIC STATES, L.L.C.
CEMETERY MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF OHIO, L.L.C.
CMS WEST LLC
CMS WEST SUBSIDIARY LLC
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL PARK LLC
CORNERSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OF WEST VIRGINIA LLC
CORNERSTONE FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES LLC
COVENANT ACQUISITION LLC
XXXX HAVEN MEMORIAL PARK LLC
HENLOPEN MEMORIAL PARK LLC
HENLOPEN MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY LLC
XXXXX MEMORIAL PARK LLC
JUNIATA MEMORIAL PARK LLC
KIRIS LLC
LAKEWOOD/XXXXXXXX CEMETERY LLC
LAKEWOOD MEMORY GARDENS SOUTH LLC
LAUREL HILL MEMORIAL PARK LLC
XXXXXX [VIRGINIA] LLC
XXXXXXXX XXXX CEMETERY LLC
MODERN PARK DEVELOPMENT LLC
OAK HILL CEMETERY LLC
OSIRIS HOLDING OF MARYLAND LLC
OSIRIS HOLDING OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC
OSIRIS HOLDING OF RHODE ISLAND LLC
PLYMOUTH WAREHOUSE FACILITIES LLC
PVD ACQUISITIONS LLC
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XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX LLC
ROLLING GREEN MEMORIAL PARK LLC
ROSE LAWN CEMETERIES LLC
ROSELAWN DEVELOPMENT LLC
XXXXXXX MEMORIAL CEMETERY LLC
SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL PARK LLC
SOUTHERN MEMORIAL SALES LLC
SPRINGHILL MEMORY GARDENS LLC
STAR CITY MEMORIAL SALES LLC
XXXXXXX LLC
STONEMOR ALABAMA LLC
STONEMOR ARKANSAS SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR CEMETERY PRODUCTS LLC
STONEMOR COLORADO LLC
STONEMOR COLORADO SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR FLORIDA LLC
STONEMOR FLORIDA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR GEORGIA LLC
STONEMOR HAWAII LLC
STONEMOR HAWAIIAN JOINT VENTURE GROUP LLC
STONEMOR HOLDING OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC
STONEMOR ILLINOIS LLC
STONEMOR ILLINOIS SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR INDIANA LLC
STONEMOR INDIANA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR IOWA LLC
STONEMOR IOWA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR KANSAS LLC
STONEMOR KANSAS SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR KENTUCKY LLC
STONEMOR KENTUCKY SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR MICHIGAN LLC
STONEMOR MICHIGAN SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR MISSISSIPPI LLC
STONEMOR MISSISSIPPI SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR MISSOURI LLC
STONEMOR MISSOURI SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR NORTH CAROLINA LLC
STONEMOR NORTH CAROLINA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR OHIO LLC
STONEMOR OKLAHOMA LLC
STONEMOR OKLAHOMA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR OREGON LLC
STONEMOR OREGON SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR PENNSYLVANIA LLC
STONEMOR PENNSYLVANIA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR PUERTO RICO LLC
STONEMOR PUERTO RICO SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR SOUTH CAROLINA LLC
STONEMOR SOUTH CAROLINA SUBSIDIARY LLC
STONEMOR WASHINGTON SUBSIDIARY LLC
SUNSET MEMORIAL GARDENS LLC
SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK LLC
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TEMPLE HILL LLC
THE VALHALLA CEMETERY COMPANY LLC
TIOGA COUNTY MEMORIAL GARDENS LLC
VIRGINIA MEMORIAL SERVICE LLC
WNCI LLC
WICOMICO MEMORIAL PARKS LLC
WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK SUBSIDIARY LLC
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