SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
CARLYLE & CO. OF MONTGOMERY
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of May 19,
2005, among Carlyle & Co. of Montgomery, an Alabama corporation (the
"Guaranteeing Subsidiary"), a subsidiary of Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation (or
its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the other
Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and HSBC
Bank USA, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the "Trustee").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
an indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of June 3, 2004 providing for the
issuance of 8 3/8% Notes due June 1, 2012 (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 Company's Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on
the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Indenture (the "Subsidiary
Guarantee"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 9.01 and 9.06 of the Indenture, the Trustee
is 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
Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Company 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
unconditionally guarantees all of the Company's Obligations as set forth in
Article 10 of the Indenture in the same manner and to the same extent as if it
had executed the Indenture on the date thereof as Subsidiary Guarantor
thereunder.
3. Continuing Agreement. Except as herein amended, all terms, provisions
and conditions of the Indenture, all Exhibits thereto and all instruments
executed in connection therewith shall continue in full force and effect and
shall remain enforceable and binding in accordance with their respective terms.
4. New York Law to Govern. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL
GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE BUT WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
5. 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 constitute the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.
7. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this 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 Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above
written.
Dated: May 19, 0000
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: SVP, Treasurer & CFO
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: SVP, Treasurer & CFO
HSBC BANK USA, as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
CARLYLE & CO. OF MONTGOMERY
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned Subsidiary Guarantor (which term
includes any successor Person under the Indenture) jointly and severally, hereby
unconditionally guarantees, subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as
of June 3, 2004 (the "Indenture") among Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation and HSBC
Bank USA, as trustee (the "Trustee"), but irrespective of the validity and
enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes and the obligations of the Company
thereunder, (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Notes (as defined in the Indenture), whether at
maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment
of interest on overdue principal and premium, and, to the extent permitted by
law, interest, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of
the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of
the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of
any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid
in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or
renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The
obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the
Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set
forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the
Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantee. Each Holder of a
Note, by accepting the same, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.
CARLYLE & CO. OF MONTGOMERY
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: SVP, Treasurer & CFO
