FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.2
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 3, 2011, among NBTY, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), NBTY Florida, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of the Company (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), and The Bank of New York Mellon, 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 (the “Indenture”), dated as of October 1, 2010 providing for the issuance of 9% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Guarantor Obligations on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary 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. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article X thereof.
4. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. An incorporator, director, officer, employee, stockholder or controlling person, as such, of the Company or any Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
5. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this First Supplemental Indenture by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e. a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
7. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
8. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
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NBTY, INC. | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
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Name: |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President |
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NBTY FLORIDA, INC. | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
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Name: |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: |
Secretary |
[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, | ||
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as Trustee | ||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
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Name: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: |
Senior Associate |
[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]