FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
EXHIBIT 4.7
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
This Fourth Supplemental Indenture is dated as of June 20, 2006 (this “Fourth
Supplemental Indenture”), among X.X. Xxxxxxxx Tobacco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”); Xxxxxxxx American Inc., a North
Carolina corporation (“RAI”), X. X. Xxxxxxxx Tobacco Company, a North Carolina corporation
(“RJRT”), RJR Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, GMB, Inc., a North Carolina
corporation, FHS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, X. X. Xxxxxxxx Tobacco Co., a Delaware corporation,
(collectively, the “Guarantors”); and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company, X. X. Xxxxxxxx Tobacco Company, a New Jersey corporation which was a
predecessor—in-interest of RJRT, and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an
Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2002, providing for the issuance of, among other series, an
aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 of the Company’s 6.500% Notes due 2007, an aggregate
principal amount of $300,000,000 of the Company’s 6.500% Secured Notes due 2010, an aggregate
principal amount of $450,000,000 of the Company’s 7.250% Notes due 2012, and an aggregate principal
amount of $200, 000,000 of the Company’s 7.300% Secured Notes due 2015 (collectively, the
“Notes”); and
WHEREAS, RAI has solicited consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from the Holders of
the Notes to certain proposed amendments to the Indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”) as
set forth in Article II hereof, in accordance with the terms of an Offer to Exchange and Consent
Solicitation Statement dated May 19, 2006 (the “Offer to Exchange”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Indenture, with the consent of the Holders of
not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (voting
as one class), the Company, RAI, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental
indenture for the purpose of adopting the Proposed Amendments;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes have consented in writing to the adoption of the Proposed
Amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Notes are the only series of notes currently outstanding under the Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant
and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, terms
defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used herein as therein defined,
except that the term “Holders” in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the
“Holders” as defined in the Indenture and to the Trustee acting on behalf or for the benefit of
such Holders. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in
this Fourth Supplemental Indenture refer to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not
to any particular section hereof.
ARTICLE II
Indenture Amendments
SECTION 2.1 Deletion of Certain Articles, Sections and Clauses from the Indenture.
The text of the following articles and sections of the Indenture shall be deleted from the
Indenture:
Section 3.5 Negative Pledge
Section 3.6 Certain Sale and Lease-back Transactions
Section 3.7 Corporate Existence
Section 3.8 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims
Section 3.9 Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws
Article IV
Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance
In addition, the text set forth in clause (f) of Section 6.1, “Event of Default Defined;
Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default,” shall be deleted.
In place of the deleted text of the foregoing articles, sections and clauses, the following
text shall be inserted immediately after the section or article number or clause letter:
"[Reserved].”
Any and all references to the foregoing articles, sections and clauses and any and all
obligations thereunder related solely to such articles, sections and clauses throughout the
Indenture shall be of no further force or effect. All definitions in the Indenture which are used
exclusively in the articles, sections and clauses deleted pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be of
no further force or effect.
SECTION 2.1 Amendment of Clause (e) of Section 6.1. The following proviso shall be
inserted immediately after the existing text that precedes the semicolon in clause (e) of Section
6.1, “Event of Default Defined; Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Default”:
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“provided, however, that it shall not be an Event of Default if the Company or any Guarantor
that is a Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, consents to the entry of such a decree
or order”
ARTICLE III
Effectiveness of Supplemental Indenture; Operativeness of Amendments
SECTION 3.1 Effectiveness of Supplemental Indenture. This Fourth Supplemental
Indenture shall become effective upon the due execution and delivery by the Company, the
Guarantors, RAI and the Trustee of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 3.2 Operativeness of Amendments. Notwithstanding Section 3.1 of this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture, the Proposed Amendments set forth in Article II of this Fourth Supplemental
Indenture shall become operative when, and only when, all of the following shall have been
satisfied: RAI shall have accepted the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the
exchange offer described in the Offer to Exchange.
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
SECTION 4.1 Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be
construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture
or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.
SECTION 4.2 Governing Law. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by
the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 4.3 Severability Clause. In any case any provision in this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality and
unenforceability.
SECTION 4.4 Ratification of Indenture; Fourth Supplemental Indenture 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 Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes,
and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound
hereby.
SECTION 4.5 Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this
Fourth Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the
same agreement
SECTION 4.6 Headings. The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Fourth
Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.
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SECTION 4.7 Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to
be those of the Company, the guarantors and RAI and not of the Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
Address: | X.X. XXXXXXXX TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, X X 00000 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | XXXXXXXX AMERICAN INC., | |||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Winston-Salem, N C 27102 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | RJR ACQUISITION CORP., | |||||
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Xxxxx 0000 |
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
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By: |
/s/ XxXxxx X. Xxxxx, III
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Title: Vice President & Assistant Secretary | ||||||
Address: | X. X. XXXXXXXX TOBACCO COMPANY, | |||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Winston-Salem, N C 27102 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | X. X. XXXXXXXX TOBACCO CO., | |||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Winston-Salem, N C 27102 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
Signature Pages to Fourth Supplemental Indenture to 0000 Xxxxxxxxx
Address: | FHS, INC., | |||||
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Xxxxx 0000 |
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | GMB, INC., | |||||
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | as a Guarantor | |||||
Winston-Salem, N C 27102 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Treasurer |
Signature Pages to Fourth Supplemental Indenture to 2002 Indenture