EXHIBIT 4(b)
XXXXXXX PURINA COMPANY, Issuer
AND
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Trustee
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of July 29, 1997
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Supplemental to Indenture dated as of May 26, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION......... 2
Section 1.01 Definitions........................... 2
Section 1.02 Effect of Headings.................... 5
Section 1.03 Successors and Assigns................ 6
Section 1.04 Separability.......................... 6
Section 1.05 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act..... 6
Section 1.06 Benefits of Supplemental Indenture.... 6
Section 1.07 Application of Supplemental
Indenture......................... 6
Section 1.08 Governing Law......................... 6
ARTICLE II.
THE SAILS.................. 6
Section 2.01 Title and Terms....................... 6
Section 2.02 Exchange at Maturity.................. 7
Section 2.03 No Fractional Shares.................. 8
Section 2.04 Adjustment of Exchange Rate........... 8
Section 2.05 Notice of Adjustments and Certain
other Events..........................13
Section 2.06 Taxes.................................15
Section 2.07 Delivery of Securities upon Maturity..16
ARTICLE III.
COVENANTS..................16
Section 3.01 Shares Free and Clear.................16
Section 3.02 Discharge of Indenture................16
ARTICLE IV.
MISCELLANEOUS................17
Section 4.01 Confirmation of Indenture.............17
Section 4.02 Concerning the Trustee................17
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This First Supplemental Indenture (the "Supplemental Indenture") is made
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and entered into as of July 29, 1997 between Xxxxxxx Purina Company, a Missouri
corporation (the "Company" or "Issuer"), and The First National Bank of Chicago
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(the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of May 26, 1995 (the
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"Indenture").
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WHEREAS, the parties hereto previously entered into the Indenture to
provide for the issuance of one or more series of debt securities (the
"Securities"); and
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WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Indenture provides that the Company, when
authorized by its Board of Directors, and the Trustee, may from time to time and
at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture,
without the consent of any Holder of Securities, among other things, to
establish the form and terms of new Securities of any series; and
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of a series of its
Securities denominated its "7% Exchangeable Notes Due 2000" representing up to
7,749,000 of its "Stock Appreciation Income Linked Securities/SM/" (such
Securities being referred to herein as the "SAILS/SM/"), the principal amount of
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which is mandatorily exchangeable at maturity into Common Stock par value $.01
per share (the "IBC Common Stock"), of Interstate Bakeries Corporation, a
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Delaware corporation ("IBC"), or, at the option of the Company under certain
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circumstances, cash, in either case at the Exchange Rate (as defined herein),
and/or other securities or cash as described herein; and
WHEREAS, the entry into this Supplemental Indenture by the parties hereto
is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Indenture, and all things necessary have been done to make the
SAILS, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder
and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to
make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance
with their and its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE:
For and in consideration of the premises and purchase of the SAILS by the
holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and
proportionate benefit of all holders of the Securities of such series, as
follows:
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ARTICLE I.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.01 Definitions.
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For all purposes of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture,
except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article;
(2) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of
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similar import refer to the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; and
(3) capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein are used
herein as they are defined in the Indenture.
"Adjustment Event" means (i) any dividend or distribution by IBC to
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all holders of IBC Common Stock of evidences of its indebtedness or other assets
(other than (1) dividends or distributions referred to in Section 2.04(a)(i)(A)
hereof, (2) any common shares issued pursuant to a reclassification referred to
in Section 2.04(a)(i)(D) hereof and (3) any Ordinary Cash Dividends) or any
issuance by IBC to all holders of IBC Common Stock of rights or warrants (other
than rights or warrants for which adjustment is then required pursuant to
Section 2.04(a)(ii) hereof or for which an adjustment may be later required as
set forth in Section 2.04(a)(iii) hereof), (ii) any consolidation or merger of
IBC with or into another entity (other than a merger or consolidation in which
IBC is the continuing corporation and in which the shares of IBC Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation are not exchanged
for cash, securities or other property of IBC or another corporation), (iii) any
sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another corporation of the property of
IBC as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, (iv) any statutory exchange
of securities of IBC with another corporation (other than in connection with a
merger or acquisition) or (v) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of IBC.
"Business Day" means, solely for the purposes of this Supplemental
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Indenture, any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the NYSE
or banking institutions or trust companies in The City of New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Closing Price" of any security on any date of determination means (a)
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the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last
reported sale price) of such
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security (regular way) on the NYSE on such date, (b) if such security is not
listed for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in the composite
transactions for the principal United States securities exchange on which such
security is so listed, (c) if such security is not so listed on a United States
national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the NASDAQ Stock
Market, (d) if such security is not so reported, the last quoted bid price for
such security in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National
Quotation Bureau or similar organization or (e) if such security is not so
quoted, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for such
security from each of at least three nationally recognized investment banking
firms selected by the Company for such purpose.
"Dilution Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
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"Exchange Rate" means a rate, determined by the Company and notified
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to the Trustee, equal to (a) if the Maturity Price is greater than or equal to
$75.5638 (the "Threshold Appreciation Price"), 0.8197 of a share of IBC Common
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Stock per SAILS, (b) if the Maturity Price is less than the Threshold
Appreciation Price but is greater than the Initial Price, (i) a fraction equal
to the Initial Price divided by the Maturity Price of (ii) one share of IBC
Common Stock per SAILS (such fractional share being calculated to the nearest
1/10,000th of a share or, if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th of a share, to
the next lower 1/10,000th of a share) and (c) if the Maturity Price is less than
or equal to the Initial Price, one share of IBC Common Stock per SAILS;
provided, however, that the Exchange Rate is subject to adjustment from time to
time pursuant to Section 2.04.
"IBC Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
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Supplemental Indenture and includes any other common stock of IBC issued in a
reclassification of any shares of such IBC Common Stock.
"Initial Price" means $61.9375 per share of IBC Common Stock.
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"Market Price" means, as of any date of determination, the average
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Closing Price per share of IBC Common Stock for the 20 Trading Days immediately
prior to the date of determination; provided, however, that if there are not 20
Trading Days for the IBC Common Stock occurring later than the 60th calendar day
immediately prior to, but not including, such date, the Market Price shall be
determined as the market value per share of IBC Common Stock as of such date as
determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained for such
purpose by the Company.
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"Maturity" means the date of Stated Maturity or such earlier date as
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the SAILS may become due in accordance with the provisions hereof.
"Maturity Price" means the average Closing Price per share of IBC
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Common Stock for the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to, but not including,
the date of Maturity, which price shall be determined by the Company and
notified to the Trustee; provided, however, that if there are not 20 Trading
Days for the IBC Common Stock occurring later than the 60th calendar day
immediately prior to, but not including, the date of Maturity, Maturity Price
means the market value per share of IBC Common Stock as of the date of Maturity
as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained for
such purpose by the Company; provided, further, that the Maturity Price is
subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in the last paragraph of
Section 2.04(a) and Section 2.04(b)(2).
"NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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"Ordinary Cash Dividend" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.04(b)(5).
"Reported Securities" means securities received in an Adjustment Event
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(A) (i) that are listed on a United States national securities exchange, (ii)
that are reported on a United States national securities system subject to last
sale reporting, (iii) that are traded in the over-the-counter market and
reported on the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization or (iv) for
which bid and ask prices are available from at least three nationally recognized
investment banking firms and (B) that are either (x) perpetual equity securities
or (y) non-perpetual equity securities or debt securities with a stated maturity
after the Stated Maturity of the SAILS.
"SAILS" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
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Supplemental Indenture.
"Share Components" means the ratios of shares of IBC Common Stock per
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SAILS specified in clauses (a), (b) (ii) and (c) of the definition of "Exchange
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Rate" set forth in this Article.
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"Stated Maturity" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
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"Threshold Appreciation Price" has the meaning specified in the
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definition of "Exchange Rate" set forth in this Article.
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"Trading Day" means a Business Day on which the security, the Closing
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Price of which is being determined, (a) is not suspended from trading on any
national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter
market at the close of business and (b) has traded at least once on the national
or
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regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is
the primary market for the trading of such security.
"Transaction Value" means (a) for any cash received in any Adjustment
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Event, the amount of cash received per share of IBC Common Stock, (b) for any
Reported Securities received in any Adjustment Event, an amount equal to (x) the
Market Price of such Reported Securities for the 20 Trading Days immediately
prior to Maturity multiplied by (y) the number of such Reported Securities (as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(4)) received per share of IBC Common Stock
and (c) for any property received in any Adjustment Event other than cash or
such Reported Securities, an amount equal to the fair market value of the
property received per share of IBC Common Stock on the date such property is
received, as determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm
retained for this purpose by the Company; provided, however, that in the case of
clause (b), (i) with respect to securities that are Reported Securities by
virtue of only clause A(iv) of the definition of Reported Securities,
Transaction Value with respect to any such Reported Security means the average
of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for such Reported Security as of
Maturity from each of at least three nationally recognized investment banking
firms retained for such purpose by the Company multiplied by the number of such
Reported Securities (as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(4)) received per
share IBC Common Stock and (ii) with respect to all other Reported Securities,
if there are not 20 Trading Days for any particular Reported Security occurring
later than the 60th calendar day immediately prior to, but not including, the
date of Maturity, Transaction Value with respect to such Reported Security means
the market value per security of such Reported Security as of Maturity as
determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained for such
purpose by the Company multiplied by the number of such Reported Securities (as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(4)) received per share of IBC Common Stock.
For purposes of calculating Transaction Value, any cash, Reported Securities or
other property receivable in an Adjustment Event shall be deemed to have been
received immediately prior to the close of business on the record date for such
Adjustment Event or, if there is no record date for such Adjustment Event,
immediately prior to the close of business on the effective date of such
Adjustment Event.
"Trigger Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(iii).
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Section 1.02 Effect of Headings.
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The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.
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Section 1.03 Successors and Assigns.
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All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental Indenture by the
Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 1.04 Separability.
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In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or the SAILS
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.
Section 1.05 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.
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If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another
provision hereof which is required to be included in this Supplemental Indenture
by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision
shall control.
Section 1.06 Benefits of Supplemental Indenture.
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Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, shall
give to any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
hereunder, and the holders of the SAILS any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 1.07 Application of Supplemental Indenture.
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This Supplemental Indenture shall take effect on the date hereof, and
shall apply only to the SAILS. This Supplemental Indenture shall have no effect
on any other Securities, whether originally issued prior to the date hereof or
thereafter.
Section 1.08 Governing Law.
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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE SAILS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE AND EACH SUCH SAILS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
ARTICLE II.
THE SAILS
Section 2.01 Title and Terms.
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There is hereby created under the Indenture a series of Securities
known and designated as the "7% Exchangeable Notes Due 2000" of the Company.
The aggregate principal amount of SAILS that may be authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture is
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limited to $479,953,687.50, except for SAILS authenticated and delivered upon
reregistration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other SAILS
pursuant to Sections 2.8, 2.9 or 2.11 of the Indenture.
The stated maturity for payment of principal of the SAILS shall be
August 1, 2000 ("Stated Maturity") and the SAILS shall bear interest on the
principal amount at the rate of 7% per annum, from the date of original issuance
or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for, payable quarterly in arrears on February 1, May 1, August 1 and
November 1 of each year (commencing November 1, 1997), to the persons in whose
names the SAILS (or any predecessor securities) are registered at the close of
business on the 15th day of the calendar month immediately preceding such
interest payment date, provided that interest payable at Maturity shall be
payable to the person to whom the principal is payable.
The SAILS shall be issuable in denominations of $61.9375 and any
integral multiple thereof.
The SAILS shall be initially issued in the form of one or more Global
Securities and the Depositary for the SAILS shall be The Depository Trust
Company, New York, New York.
The SAILS shall not be redeemable prior to their Stated Maturity. The
SAILS shall not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Company shall not be obligated to pay any additional amount on the
SAILS in respect of taxes, except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.06 and
3.01 hereof.
The form of SAILS attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby adopted,
pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.14 and 8.1(e) of the Indenture, as a form of
Securities of a series that consists of SAILS.
The SAILS shall be mandatorily exchangeable as provided in Section
2.02 hereof.
Section 2.02 Exchange at Maturity.
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Subject to Section 2.04, at Maturity the principal amount of each
SAILS shall be mandatorily exchanged by the Company into a number of shares of
IBC Common Stock and Reported Securities (or the equivalent amount of cash, as
provided below) at the Exchange Rate; provided, however, that, pursuant to
Section 2.03, no fractional shares of IBC Common Stock or Reported Securities
shall be issued. The holders of the SAILS shall be responsible for the payment
of any and all brokerage costs upon the subsequent sale of such shares. The
Company may, at its option, in lieu of delivering shares of IBC Common Stock and
Reported Securities, deliver cash in an amount (calculated to the nearest
1/100th of a dollar per SAILS or, if there is not a
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nearest 1/100th of a dollar, then to the next higher 1/100th of a dollar) equal
to the product of the number of shares of IBC Common Stock otherwise deliverable
on the date of Maturity multiplied by the Maturity Price; provided, however,
that if such option is exercised, the Company shall deliver cash with respect to
all, but not less than all, of the IBC Common Stock that would otherwise be
deliverable. In determining the amount of cash deliverable in exchange for the
SAILS in lieu of shares of IBC Common Stock pursuant to the prior sentence
hereof, if more than one SAILS shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by
the same holder, the amount of cash which shall be delivered upon exchange shall
be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of SAILS so surrendered at
Maturity.
Section 2.03 No Fractional Shares.
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If more than one SAILS shall be surrendered for exchange pursuant to
Section 2.02 at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares of IBC
Common Stock or Reported Securities which shall be delivered upon such exchange,
in whole or in part, as the case may be, shall be computed on the basis of the
aggregate number of SAILS surrendered. No fractional shares or scrip
representing fractional shares of IBC Common Stock or Reported Securities shall
be issued or delivered upon any exchange pursuant to Section 2.02 of any SAILS.
In lieu of any fractional shares of IBC Common Stock or Reported Securities
which, but for the immediately preceding sentence, would otherwise be
deliverable upon such exchange, the Company, through any applicable Paying
Agent, shall make a cash payment in respect of such fractional interest in an
amount equal to the value of such fractional share at the Maturity Price. The
Company shall, upon such exchange of any SAILS, provide cash to any applicable
Paying Agent in an amount equal to the cash payable with respect to any
fractional shares of IBC Common Stock or Reported Security deliverable upon such
exchange, and the Company shall retain such fractional shares of IBC Common
Stock or Reported Securities.
Section 2.04 Adjustment of Exchange Rate.
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(a) Adjustment for Distributions, Reclassifications, etc. The
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Exchange Rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(i) If IBC shall, after the date hereof:
(A) pay a stock dividend or make a distribution, in each case,
with respect to IBC Common Stock in shares of IBC Common Stock;
(B) subdivide or split the outstanding shares of IBC Common
Stock into a greater number of shares;
(C) combine the outstanding shares of IBC Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares; or
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(D) issue by reclassification (other than a reclassification
pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of the definition of
Adjustment Event) of the outstanding shares of IBC Common Stock any
shares of common stock of IBC;
(each of the foregoing, together with the event described in paragraph
(a)(ii) of this Section, a "Dilution Event") then, in any such event, the
Exchange Rate shall be adjusted by adjusting each of the Share Components
of the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to such event so that a
holder of any SAILS shall be entitled to receive, upon mandatory exchange
of the principal amount of such SAILS at Maturity, the number of shares of
IBC Common Stock (or, in the case of a reclassification referred to in
clause (D) of this sentence, such number of shares and/or the number of
other common shares of IBC issued pursuant to such reclassification,
determined by allocating each of the Share Components among the securities
held by a holder of IBC Common Stock following such event) which such
holder of such SAILS would have owned or been entitled to receive
immediately following such event had such SAILS been exchanged immediately
prior to such event or any record date with respect thereto. Each such
adjustment shall become effective at the opening of business on the
Business Day next following the record date for determination of holders of
IBC Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution in the
case of a dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately
after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, split, combination
or reclassification. Each such adjustment shall be made successively.
(ii) If IBC shall, after the date hereof, issue rights or
warrants to all holders of IBC Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for
or purchase shares of IBC Common Stock (other than rights or warrants
described in clause (iii) below) at a price per share less than the Market
Price of IBC Common Stock on the Business Day next following the record
date for the determination of holders of IBC Common Stock entitled to
receive such rights or warrants, then in each case the Exchange Rate shall
be adjusted by multiplying each of the Share Components of the Exchange
Rate in effect on the record date to the issuance of such rights or
warrants by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be (A) the number of
shares of IBC Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the issuance
of such rights or warrants, plus (B) the number of additional shares of IBC
Common Stock offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to such rights
or warrants, and of which the denominator shall be (x) the number of shares
of IBC Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the issuance of such
rights or warrants, plus (y) the number of additional shares of IBC Common
Stock which the aggregate offering price of the total number of
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shares of IBC Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase pursuant
to such rights or warrants would purchase at the Market Price of the IBC
Common Stock on the Business Day next following the record date for the
determination of holders of IBC Common Stock entitled to receive such
rights or warrants, which number of additional shares shall be determined
by multiplying such total number of shares by the exercise price of such
rights or warrants and dividing the product so obtained by such Market
Price. Such adjustment shall become effective at the opening of business
on the Business Day next following the record date for the determination of
holders of IBC Common Stock entitled to receive such rights or warrants.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (ii) above, no
adjustment of the Exchange Rate shall be required in the event that IBC
shall (A) issue rights to purchase shares of IBC Common Stock pursuant to a
plan for the reinvestment of dividends or (B) distribute to all holders of
IBC Common Stock rights or warrants which, upon the occurrence of a
specified event or events ("Trigger Event"), entitle such holders to
subscribe for or purchase shares of IBC Common Stock or other capital stock
of IBC at a price per share less than the Market Price of the IBC Common
Stock or such other capital stock of IBC at the time of distribution,
provided, however, that such adjustment of the Exchange Rate shall be made
if, upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, such holders acquire the right
to subscribe for or purchase shares of IBC Common Stock or other capital
stock of IBC at a price per share less than the Market Price of the IBC
Common Stock or such other capital stock of IBC on the Business Day next
following the date of the occurrence of the Trigger Event. Such adjustment
shall be made at the time that such rights or warrants actually become
exercisable at such lesser price.
(iv) To the extent that any of the rights or warrants described
in clause (ii) or (iii), for which adjustment has been made, above expire
prior to the maturity of the SAILS and shares of IBC Common Stock are not
delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants prior to such expiration, the
Exchange Rate shall be readjusted to the Exchange Rate which would then be
in effect had such adjustments for the issuance of such rights or warrants
been made upon the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of IBC
Common Stock actually delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants. Each
such adjustment shall be made successively.
(v) Any shares of IBC Common Stock issuable in payment of a
dividend shall be deemed to have been issued immediately prior to the close
of business on the record date for such dividend for purposes of
calculating the number of outstanding shares of IBC Common Stock under
paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section.
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(vi) All adjustments to the Exchange Rate shall be calculated
to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of IBC Common Stock (or if there is
not a nearest 1/10,000th of a share, to the next lower 1/10,000th of a
share). No adjustment in the Exchange Rate shall be required unless such
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent
therein; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this
paragraph (a)(vi) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and
taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
If an adjustment is made to the Exchange Rate pursuant to paragraphs
(a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this Section, an adjustment shall also be made to the
Maturity Price as such term is used to determine which of clauses (a), (b) or
(c) of the definition of "Exchange Rate" will apply at maturity and for purposes
of calculating the fraction in sub-clause (b)(i) of the definition of Exchange
Rate. The required adjustment to the Maturity Price shall be made at maturity
by multiplying the Maturity Price by the cumulative number or fraction
determined pursuant to the Share Component adjustment procedure described above.
In the case of the reclassification of any shares of IBC Common Stock into any
common stock of IBC other than IBC Common Stock, such common stock shall be
deemed IBC Common Stock solely to determine the Maturity Price and to apply the
Exchange Rate at maturity. Each such adjustment to the Exchange Rate and the
Maturity Price shall be made successively.
(b) Other Adjustment Events. If an Adjustment Event occurs, the
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property receivable by holders of SAILS at maturity shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time as follows:
(1) Each holder of a SAILS will receive at Maturity, in lieu of or
(in the case of an Adjustment Event described in clause (i) of the
definition thereof) in addition to, each share of IBC Common Stock that it
would otherwise receive (as required by Section 2.02 and utilizing the
Maturity Price described in subparagraph (b)(2) below), cash in an amount
equal to (A) if the Maturity Price is greater than or equal to the
Threshold Appreciation Price, 0.8197 multiplied by the Transaction Value,
(B) if the Maturity Price is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but
greater than the Initial Price, the product of (x) the Initial Price
divided by the Maturity Price multiplied by (y) the Transaction Value and
(C) if the Maturity Price is less than or equal to the Initial Price, the
Transaction Value.
(2) Following an Adjustment Event, the Maturity Price, as such term
is used throughout the definition of Exchange Rate and in subparagraph
(b)(1) above, shall be deemed to equal (A) the Maturity Price of the shares
of the IBC Common Stock as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of the last
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paragraph of Section 2.04(a) hereof, plus (B) the Transaction Value.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Reported
Securities received in such Adjustment Event, the Company may, at its
option, in lieu of delivering the amount of cash deliverable in respect of
Reported Securities received in an Adjustment Event, determined in
accordance with subparagraph (b)(l), deliver a number of such Reported
Securities with a value equal to such cash amount, as determined in
accordance with clause (b) of the definition of Transaction Value, as
applicable; provided, however, that (i) if such option is exercised, the
Company shall deliver Reported Securities in respect of all, but not less
than all, cash amounts that would otherwise be deliverable in respect of
Reported Securities received in an Adjustment Event, (ii) the Company may
not exercise such option if the Company has elected to deliver cash in lieu
of the shares of IBC Common Stock, if any, deliverable upon Maturity or if
such Reported Securities have not yet been delivered to the holders
entitled thereto following such Adjustment Event or any record date with
respect thereto and (iii) subject to clause (ii) of this proviso, the
Company must exercise such option if the Company does not elect to deliver
cash in lieu of the shares of IBC Common Stock, if any, deliverable upon
Maturity. If the Company elects to deliver Reported Securities, each
holder of a SAILS will be responsible for the payment of any and all
brokerage and other transaction costs upon the sale of such Reported
Securities. If, following any Adjustment Event, any Reported Security
ceases to qualify as a Reported Security, then (x) the Company may no
longer elect to deliver such Reported Security in lieu of an equivalent
amount of cash and (y) notwithstanding clause (b) of the definition of
Transaction Value, the Transaction Value of such Reported Security shall
mean the fair market value of such Reported Security on the date such
security ceases to qualify as a Reported Security, as determined by a
nationally recognized investment banking firm retained for this purpose by
the Company.
(4) The amount of cash and/or the kind and number of securities into
which the SAILS shall be exchangeable after an Adjustment Event shall be
subject to adjustment following the date of such Adjustment Event in the
same manner and upon the occurrence of the same type of events as described
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section with respect to shares of IBC
Common Stock and IBC.
(5) For purposes of the foregoing, the term "Ordinary Cash Dividend"
means, with respect to any consecutive 365-day period, any dividend with
respect to IBC Common Stock paid in cash to the extent that the amount of
such dividend, together with the aggregate amount of all other dividends on
the IBC Common Stock paid in cash during such
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365-day period, does not exceed on a per share basis 10% of the average of
the Closing Prices per share of IBC Common Stock over such 365-day period.
Section 2.05 Notice of Adjustments and Certain other Events.
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(a) Whenever the Exchange Rate is adjusted as herein provided or an
Adjustment Event occurs, the Company shall:
(i) forthwith compute the adjusted Exchange Rate (or
Transaction Value) in accordance with Section 2.04 and prepare a
certificate signed by an officer of the Company setting forth the adjusted
Exchange Rate (or Transaction Value), the method of calculation thereof in
reasonable detail and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which
such adjustment is based, which certificate shall be conclusive, final and
binding evidence of the correctness of the adjustment, and file such
certificate forthwith with the Trustee; and
(ii) within ten Business Days following the occurrence of a
Dilution Event or an Adjustment Event that permits or requires a change in
the consideration to be received by holders pursuant to Section 2.04(b)
(or, in either case, if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as
soon as practicable after becoming so aware), provide written notice to the
Trustee and to the holders of the outstanding SAILS of the occurrence of
such Dilution Event or Adjustment Event, including a statement in
reasonable detail setting forth the method by which any adjustment to the
Exchange Rate or change in the consideration to be received was determined
and setting forth the revised Exchange Rate or consideration, as the case
may be, per SAILS; provided, however, that in respect of any adjustment to
the Maturity Price, such notice need only disclose the factor by which the
Maturity Price is to be multiplied pursuant to the last paragraph of
Section 2.04(a) in order to determine which clause of the definition of the
Exchange Rate will apply at maturity, it being understood that, until
maturity, the Exchange Rate itself cannot be determined.
(b) In case at any time while any of the SAILS are outstanding the
Company receives notice that:
(i) IBC shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on
or in respect of the IBC Common Stock to which Section 2.04(a)(i) or (ii)
shall apply (other than any cash dividends and distributions, if any, paid
from time to time by IBC that constitute Ordinary Cash Dividends);
(ii) IBC shall authorize the issuance to all holders of IBC
Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase shares of
IBC Common Stock or of any other
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subscription rights or warrants (other than rights or warrants described in
Section 2.04(a)(iii));
(iii) there shall occur any conversion or reclassification of
IBC Common Stock (other than a subdivision or combination of such
outstanding shares of IBC Common Stock) or any consolidation, merger or
reorganization to which IBC is a party and for which approval of any
stockholders of IBC is required, or the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of IBC; or
(iv) there shall occur the voluntary or involuntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of IBC;
then the Company shall promptly cause to be delivered to the Trustee and any
applicable Paying Agent and filed at the office or agency maintained for the
purpose of exchange of SAILS at maturity, and shall promptly cause to be mailed
to the holders of SAILS at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the
registration books of the Securities registrar, at least ten days before the
date hereinafter specified (or the earlier of the dates hereinafter specified,
in the event that more than one is specified), a notice stating (x) the date on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or
grant of rights or warrants or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of
which the holders of IBC Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend,
distribution or grant of rights or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the
date, if known by the Company, on which such reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to
become effective. Following any Adjustment Event, the provisions of this
paragraph (b) shall apply with respect to any Reported Securities in the same
manner as with respect to IBC and the IBC Common Stock.
(c) On or prior to the fourth Business Day preceding the Stated
Maturity of the SAILS, the Company shall provide notice to the holders of record
of the SAILS and to the Trustee and will publish a notice in a daily newspaper
of national circulation stating whether the Company will deliver, in accordance
with Section 2.02, shares of IBC Common Stock or cash (and/or, in accordance
with Section 2.04(b), cash or Reported Securities) upon the mandatory exchange
of the principal amount of the SAILS; provided, however, in the event the
Company intends to deliver cash, the Company shall have the right to require
certification as to the domicile and residency of each beneficial holder of
SAILS, as a condition to delivery of such cash. After the close of business on
the Business Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity of the SAILS, the
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the number of shares of IBC
Common Stock and/or Reported Securities, or the amount of cash to be paid per
SAILS.
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Section 2.06 Taxes.
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(a) The Company will pay any and all documentary, stamp, transfer or
similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the transfer and delivery of IBC
Common Stock (or Reported Securities) pursuant hereto; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in
respect of any transfer involved in the delivery of IBC Common Stock (or
Reported Securities) in a name other than that in which the SAILS so exchanged
were registered, and no such transfer or delivery shall be made unless and until
the person requesting such transfer has paid to the Company the amount of any
such tax, or has established, to the satisfaction of the Company, that such tax
has been paid.
(b) The parties hereto hereby agree, and each holder of a SAILS by
its purchase of a SAILS hereby agrees (in the absence of an administrative
determination or judicial ruling to the contrary):
(i) to treat, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each SAILS
as a forward purchase contract to purchase IBC Common Stock at Maturity
(including as a result of acceleration or otherwise) (the "forward purchase
contract characterization"), under the terms of which contract (a) at the
time of issuance of the SAILS the holder deposits irrevocably with the
Company a fixed amount of cash equal to the purchase price of the SAILS to
assure the fulfillment of the holder's purchase obligation described in
clause (c) below, which deposit will unconditionally and irrevocably be
applied at Maturity to satisfy such obligation, (b) until Maturity the
Company will be obligated to pay interest on such deposit at a rate equal
to the stated rate of interest on the SAILS as compensation to the holder
for the Company's use of such cash deposit during the term of the SAILS,
and (c) at Maturity such cash deposit unconditionally and irrevocably will
be applied by the Company in full satisfaction of the holder's obligation
under the forward purchase contract, and the Company will deliver to the
holder the number of shares of IBC Common Stock (and Reported Securities)
that the holder is entitled to receive at that time pursuant to the terms
of the SAILS (subject to the Company's right to deliver cash in lieu of
shares of IBC Common Stock and Reported Securities);
(ii) to treat, consistent with the above characterization, (x)
amounts paid to the Company in respect of the original issue of a SAILS as
allocable in their entirety to the amount of the cash deposit attributable
to such SAILS, and (y) amounts denominated as interest that are payable
with respect to the SAILS as interest payable on the amount of such
deposit, includible annually in the income of the holder as interest income
in accordance with its method of accounting; and
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(iii) to file all U.S. federal, state and local income and
franchise tax returns consistent with the forward purchase contract
characterization (unless required otherwise by an applicable taxing
authority).
Section 2.07 Delivery of Securities upon Maturity.
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All shares of IBC Common Stock and Reported Securities deliverable to
holders upon the Maturity of the SAILS shall be delivered to such holders,
whenever practicable, in such manner (such as by book-entry transfer) so as to
assure same-day transfer of such securities to holders and otherwise in the
manner customary at such time for delivery of such securities and securities of
the same type.
ARTICLE III.
COVENANTS
Section 3.01 Shares Free and Clear.
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With respect to the SAILS only and for the benefit of only the holders
thereof, the Company covenants and warrants, unless the Company elects to
deliver cash in lieu of IBC Common Stock, that upon exchange of a SAILS at
Maturity pursuant to the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, the holder
of a SAILS shall receive good and valid title to the IBC Common Stock and, in
the event an Adjustment Event has occurred, the Reported Securities (unless the
Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of Reported Securities) for which such
SAILS is at such time exchangeable pursuant to this Indenture, free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, equities and claims whatsoever. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 2.06(a), the Company shall pay all taxes and charges with
respect to the delivery of IBC Common Stock (and Reported Securities) delivered
in exchange for SAILS hereunder. In addition, the Company further warrants that
any shares of IBC Common Stock (and Reported Securities) delivered in exchange
for SAILS hereunder shall be free of any transfer restrictions (other than such
as are solely attributable to any holder's status as an affiliate of IBC or the
issuer of such Reported Securities).
Section 3.02 Discharge of Indenture.
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The provisions of Section 13.2 of the Indenture with respect to
defeasance shall not be applicable to the SAILS.
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ARTICLE IV.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01 Confirmation of Indenture.
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The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental
Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto, is in all respects
ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto shall be read, taken and construed as one and
the same instrument.
Section 4.02 Concerning the Trustee.
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The Trustee assumes no duties, responsibilities or liabilities by
reason of this Supplemental Indenture other than as set forth in the Indenture.
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This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be
hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXXX PURINA COMPANY
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:_____________________
Name:
Title:
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CHICAGO
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:____________________
Name:
Title:
00
XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX
XX.:
XXXXXX XX
XXXX XX XX. LOUIS
on the ____ day of ________, 1997, before me personally came
_________________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say
that he is the ______________ of XXXXXXX PURINA COMPANY, one of the parties
described in and which executed the above instrument; that she/he knows the seal
of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate
seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the board of directors of said
corporation, and that she/he signed her/his name thereto by like authority.
___________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
SEAL
STATE OF ILLINOIS SS.:
COUNTY OF XXXX
on the ____ day of __________, 1997, before me personally came
____________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that
he is the ___________ of THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, one of the
corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that she/he
knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is
such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the board of
directors of said corporation, and that she/he signed her/his name thereto by
like authority.
______________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
SEAL
EXHIBIT A
This Security is a Global Security within the meaning of the Indenture
hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of the Depositary
hereinafter referred to or a nominee of the Depositary. This Security is
exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other than the
Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances described in the
Indenture, and may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a
nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or
another nominee of the Depositary.
Unless this Security is presented by an authorized representative of
The Depository Trust Company (the "Depository") to the Company or its agent for
registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any security issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co., or such other name as requested by an
authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and any payment hereon
is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co.,
has an interest herein.
NO. R- CUSIP NO. 751277 40 1
[Form of Face of SAILS]
XXXXXXX PURINA COMPANY
SAILS/(SM)/
(STOCK APPRECIATION INCOME LINKED SECURITIES/(SM)/
7% EXCHANGEABLE NOTE DUE 2000
(Subject to Exchange at Maturity into Common Stock,
Par Value $.01 Per Share, of Interstate Bakeries Corporation)
Xxxxxxx Purina Company, a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of Missouri (hereinafter called the "Company", which term
includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to),
for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,
the principal sum of ___________ DOLLARS (US$_____________) (or $61.9375 for
each Stock Appreciation Income Linked Security (each, a "SAILS") represented by
this note) on August 1, 2000 (subject to the mandatory exchange provisions at
Maturity described below), and to pay interest thereon (computed on the basis of
a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) on such principal amount from the date
of original issuance or from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined
below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly in
arrears on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year (each, an
"Interest Payment Date" and, collectively, the "Interest Payment Dates"),
commencing November 1, 1997, at the rate per annum specified in the title of
this note, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
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Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the person
in whose name this SAILS (or the SAILS in exchange or substitution for which
this SAILS was issued) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date (as defined below) for interest payable on such Interest Payment
Date. The Regular Record Date for any interest payment is the close of business
on the 15th day of the calendar month immediately preceding the relevant
Interest Payment Date, whether or not a Business Day (as defined below),
provided that interest payable at maturity shall be payable to the person to
whom the principal hereof is payable. In any case where such Interest Payment
Date falls on a day which is not a business day or which is a legal holiday on
which the corporate trust office of the Trustee or banking institutions in the
place of payment are authorized or required to close (notwithstanding any other
provision of said Indenture or this SAILS) payment of such interest need not be
made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding business day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, and, if such
payment is so made, no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such
Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the holder on such Regular
Record Date, and may either be paid to the person in whose name this SAILS (or
the SAILS in exchange or substitution for which this SAILS was issued) is
registered at the close of business on a special record date as described in
Section 2.7 of the Indenture for the payment of such defaulted interest to be
fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to holders of the SAILS not
less than 10 days prior to such special record date, or may be paid at any time
in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the SAILS may be listed, and upon such notice as
may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
At maturity, the principal amount of this SAILS will be mandatorily
exchanged into a number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"IBC Common Stock"), of Interstate Bakeries Corporation ("IBC") at the Exchange
Rate (as defined below) or an equivalent amount of cash at the option of the
Company as discussed below. The "Exchange Rate" is equal to (a) if the Maturity
Price (as defined below) is greater than or equal to $75.5638 (the "Threshold
Appreciation Price"), 0.8197 of a share of IBC Common Stock per SAILS, (b) if
the Maturity Price is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but is greater
than $61.9375 (the "Initial Price"), (i) a fraction equal to the Initial Price
divided by the Maturity Price of (ii) one share of IBC Common Stock per SAILS
(such fractional share being calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share or,
if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th of a share, to the next lower 1/10,000th of
a share) and (c) if the Maturity Price is less than or equal to the Initial
Price, one share of IBC Common Stock per SAILS. ACCORDINGLY, THE VALUE OF THE
SHARES OF IBC COMMON STOCK TO BE RECEIVED BY HOLDERS OF THE SAILS (OR, AS
DISCUSSED BELOW, THE
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CASH EQUIVALENT THAT MAY BE RECEIVED IN LIEU OF SUCH SHARES) AT MATURITY WILL
NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SAILS. Any shares of IBC
Common Stock delivered by the Company to the holders of the SAILS that are not
affiliated with IBC shall be free of any transfer restrictions, and the holders
of SAILS will be responsible for the payment of any and all brokerage costs upon
the subsequent sale of such shares. No fractional shares of IBC Common Stock
will be issued at maturity as provided in the Indenture.
The Company may at its option, in lieu of delivering shares of IBC
Common Stock, deliver cash in an amount equal to the value of such number of
shares of IBC Common Stock at the Maturity Price as provided in the Indenture;
provided, however, that if such option is exercised, the Company shall deliver
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cash with respect to all, but not less than all, of the shares of IBC Common
Stock that would otherwise be deliverable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the case of certain Dilution
Events, the Exchange Rate and the Maturity Price will be subject to adjustment
and (ii) in the case of certain Adjustment Events, the consideration received by
holders of SAILS at Maturity will be shares of IBC Common Stock, other
securities and/or cash, each as provided in the Indenture.
The "Maturity Price" is defined as the average Closing Price per share
of IBC Common Stock for the 20 Trading Days immediately prior to (but not
including) the date of maturity or, under certain circumstances, the market
value per share of IBC Common Stock as of the date of maturity as determined by
a nationally recognized investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the
Company, as provided in the Indenture. The "Closing Price" of any security on
any date of determination means (i) the closing sale price (or, if no closing
sale price is reported, the last reported sale price) of such security, (regular
way) on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") on such date, (ii) if such
security is not listed for trading on the NYSE on any such date, as reported in
the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange
on which such security is so listed, (iii) if such security is not so listed on
a United States national or regional securities exchange, as reported by the
Nasdaq Stock Market, (iv) if such security is not so reported, the last quoted
bid price for such security in the over-the-counter market as reported by the
National Quotation Bureau or similar organization or (v) if such security is not
so quoted, the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for such
security from each of at least three nationally recognized investment banking
firms selected for such purpose by the Company. A "Trading Day" means a
Business Day on which the security the Closing Price of which is being
determined (i) is not suspended from trading on any national or regional
securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market at the close of
business and (ii) has traded at least once on the national or regional
securities exchange or association or over-the-counter
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market that is the primary market for the trading of such security. "Business
Day" means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the NYSE
or banking institutions or trust companies in The City of New York, New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Interest on this SAILS will be payable, and delivery of shares of IBC
Common Stock (or, at the Company's option, cash in an amount equal to the value
of such IBC Common Stock and/or such other consideration as permitted or
required herein) in exchange for the principal amount of this SAILS at maturity
will be made upon surrender of this SAILS, at the office or agency of the
Company maintained for that purpose in St. Louis, Missouri and payment of
interest on (and, if the Company elects not to deliver IBC Common Stock and/or
other securities upon exchange at maturity, the cash equivalent thereof payable
upon exchange for the principal amount of) this SAILS will be made in such coin
or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the
option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the
address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the
register for the SAILS.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this SAILS set
forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual
signature, this SAILS shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture,
or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. "SAILS" and "Stock Appreciation
Income Linked Securities" are service marks of Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Xxxxxxx Purina Company has caused this instrument
to be duly executed under its corporate seal.
Dated: July 29, 0000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX COMPANY
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
Name:
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TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated as SAILS
referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as
Trustee
By:__________________________________
Authorized Officer
[Form of Reverse of SAILS]
XXXXXXX PURINA COMPANY
7% EXCHANGEABLE NOTE DUE 2000
(Subject to Exchange at Maturity into Common Stock
Par Value $.01 Per Share, of Interstate Bakeries Corporation)
This SAILS is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the
Company (hereinafter called the "Securities") issued and to be issued in one or
more series under an Indenture, dated as of May 26, 1995, as supplemented by the
First Supplemental Indenture dated July 29, 1997 (as so supplemented and as may
be further supplemented from time to time, the "Indenture") between the Company
and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee",
which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which
Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made
for a statement of the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties and
immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the holders of the
Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. This SAILS is one of a series of the Securities
designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to
$479,953,687.50.
The SAILS may not be redeemed and are not entitled to the benefit of
any sinking fund.
The provisions of Section 13.2 of the Indenture with respect to
defeasance of the Debt Securities of a series and covenant defeasance of the
Securities of a series, respectively, shall not be applicable to the SAILS, as
provided in a supplement to the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to the SAILS shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all SAILS may be declared due and payable and
therefore will result in the mandatory exchange of the principal amount thereof
for IBC Common Stock (or, at the Company's option, cash and/or such other
consideration as permitted or required herein), all in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the
Trustee to modify the Indenture or any supplemental indenture without the
consent of the holders of the Securities in regard to matters including, without
limitation, the following: (a) to pledge to the Trustee as security for the
Securities of one or more series any property or assets, (b) to evidence the
succession of another corporation to the Issuer, (c) to add to the covenants of
the Issuer such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the
Board of Directors and the Trustee shall consider to be for the protection of
the Holders of Securities, (d) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or
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supplement any provision and (e) to establish the form or terms of new
Securities of any series. The Indenture also permits, with certain exceptions
as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights
and obligations of the Company and the rights of the holders of the Securities
of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and
the Trustee with the consent of the majority of the holders in principal amount
of the Securities at the time outstanding of each series to be affected. The
Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of specified
percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time
outstanding, on behalf of the holders of all Securities of such series, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain
past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or
waiver by the holder of this SAILS shall be conclusive and binding upon such
holder and upon all future holders of this SAILS and of any Security issued upon
the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof,
whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this SAILS.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this SAILS or
of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this SAILS
at the times, place and rate, and in the manner, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, this SAILS is transferable in the Security register, upon
surrender of this SAILS for registration of transfer at the office or agency of
the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this SAILS are
payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form satisfactory to the Company and the Security registrar duly executed by,
the holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one
or more new SAILS, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate
principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
SAILS are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $61.9375 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, SAILS are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of SAILS and of like tenor of
a different authorized denomination, as requested by the holder surrendering the
same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
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Prior to due presentment of this SAILS for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name this SAILS is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this SAILS be overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
All terms used in this SAILS which are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
THIS SAILS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM--as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-- ____ Custodian _______
TEN ENT--as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN --as joint tenants with right of Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants
in common ________________________________
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto
Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D. or
other Identifying Number of Assignee
________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Please Print or Type Name and Address including Postal Zip Code of Assignee
________________________________________________________________________________
the within SAILS and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and
appointing
________________________________________________ attorney to transfer said SAILS
on the books of Xxxxxxx Purina Company with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated:__________________________ ________________________________________
Signature
________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment
must correspond with the name as it appears
upon the face of the within SAILS in every
particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
NOTICE: Signature(s) must bc guaranteed by a member
of an Approved Signature Guaranty Medallion Program.
