DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. (F/K/A FOOD LION, INC), as Issuer DELHAIZE GROUP, FOOD LION, LLC, HANNAFORD BROS. CO., KASH N’ KARRY FOOD STORES, INC., FL FOOD LION, INC., RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., HANNBRO COMPANY, MARTIN’S FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON,...
Exhibit 99.4
DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. (F/K/A FOOD LION, INC), as Issuer
DELHAIZE GROUP, FOOD LION, LLC, HANNAFORD BROS. CO., KASH N’ XXXXX
FOOD STORES, INC., FL FOOD LION, INC., RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.,
HANNBRO COMPANY, XXXXXX’X FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, INC., SHOP ‘N
SAVE-MASS., INC., HANNAFORD PROCUREMENT CORP., XXXXX XXXXXX & SONS,
INC., X.X. XXXXXX CO., LLC, HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP.
AND VICTORY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
Dated May 21, 2007
$150,000,000 7.55% Notes due 2007
$150,000,000 8.05% Notes due 2027
This THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Third Supplemental Indenture”), dated May 21, 2007, among Delhaize America, Inc.(f/k/a Food Lion, Inc.), a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), Delhaize Group, a public limited liability company (société anonyme / naamloze vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (“Delhaize Group”), Food Lion, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“Food Lion”), Hannaford Bros. Co., a Maine corporation (“Hannaford”), Kash n’ Xxxxx Food Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Kash n’ Xxxxx”), FL Food Lion, Inc., a Florida corporation (“FL Food Lion”), Risk Management Services, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“RMS”), Hannbro Company, a Maine corporation (“Hannbro”), Xxxxxx’x Foods of South Burlington, Inc., a Vermont corporation (“Xxxxxx’x”), Shop ‘n Save-Mass., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Shop ‘n Save”), Hannaford Procurement Corp., a Maine corporation (“HPC”), Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Sons, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“Boney”), X. X. Xxxxxx Co., LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Harvey’s”), Hannaford Licensing Corp., a Maine corporation (“HLC”), Victory Distributors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Victory”), and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as successor to The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the Company has previously executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of August 15, 1991 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the Company’s securities;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have previously executed a First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of April 21, 1997 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), creating two series of securities of the Company: (i) 7.55% Notes due 2007 and (ii) 8.05% Notes due 2027 (the “Debt Securities”);
WHEREAS, the Company, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n’ Xxxxx, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Xxxxxx’x, Shop ‘n Save, HPC, Boney, Harvey’s and HLC have previously executed a Second Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2004;
WHEREAS, Section 10.01.B. of the Indenture provides that the Indenture may be modified or amended to add such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions as the board of directors of the Company shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of all or any series of the Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, the actions taken herein are for the protection and benefit of the Holders of all series of the Debt Securities;
WHEREAS, each of Delhaize Group and Victory have fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed the Debt Securities pursuant to the Cross Guarantee Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2007 (the “Cross Guarantee Agreement”), by and among Delhaize Group, the Company, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n’ Xxxxx, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Xxxxxx’x, Shop ‘n Save, HPC, Boney, Harvey’s, HLC and Victory; and
WHEREAS, all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to this Third Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, the Company, Delhaize Group, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n’ Xxxxx, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Xxxxxx’x, Shop ‘n Save, HPC, Boney, Harvey’s, HLC, Victory and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Debt Securities:
ARTICLE I
1.1. Acknowledgement of Guarantees. Each of Delhaize Group and Victory hereby acknowledges that it has fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed the Debt Securities pursuant to the Cross Guarantee Agreement.
1.2. Mutatis Mutandis Effect. The Indenture is hereby amended mutatis mutandis to reflect the acknowledgment of the full and unconditional and joint and several guarantee of the Debt Securities by each of Delhaize Group and Victory pursuant to the Cross Guarantee Agreement.
ARTICLE II
2.1. Counterparts. This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
2.2. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Third Supplemental Indenture is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
2.3. Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction hereof.
2.4. Successors and Assigns. Any agreements in this Third Supplemental Indenture by the Company, Delhaize Group, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n’ Xxxxx, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Xxxxxx’x, Shop ‘n Save, HPC, Boney, Harvey’s, HLC and Victory shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
2.5. Governing Law. THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT UNDER THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE.
2.6. Effect of Third Supplemental Indenture. Except as amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, the terms and provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.
2.7. Trustee. The Trustee accepts the modifications effected by this Third Supplemental Indenture, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, which shall be taken as the statements of the Company, Delhaize
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Group, Food Lion, Hannaford, Kash n’ Xxxxx, FL Food Lion, RMS, Hannbro, Xxxxxx’x, Shop ‘n Save, HPC, Boney, Harvey’s, HLC and Victory, and the Trustee shall not be responsible or accountable in any way whatsoever for or with respect to the validity, execution or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture and the Trustee makes no representation with respect thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.
| DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President of Finance and Treasurer | |
| DELHAIZE GROUP | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President -Finance | |
| FOOD LION, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ G. Xxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | G. Xxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| HANNAFORD BROS. CO. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |
| KASH N’ XXXXX FOOD STORES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | |
| FL FOOD LION, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ G. Xxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | G. Xxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ G. Xxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | G. Xxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary and Treasurer | |
| HANNBRO COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | President | |
| XXXXXX’X FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |
| SHOP ‘N SAVE-MASS., INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| HANNAFORD PROCUREMENT CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| XXXXX XXXXXX & SONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| X.X. XXXXXX CO., LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ G. Xxxx Xxxxx
| |
| Name: | G. Xxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
| HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| VICTORY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Secretary | |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
| |
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Assistant Treasurer | |
