Brown & Brown, Inc. and to U.S. Bank National Association), as Trustee Fourth Supplemental Indenture Dated as of March 17, 2022
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Xxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc.
and
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor
to U.S. Bank
National Association),
as Trustee
Dated as of March 17, 2022
to Senior Debt Indenture Dated as of September 18, 2014
Establishing several series of Securities, designated
4.200% Senior Notes due 2032
and
4.950% Senior Notes due 2052
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01 Relation to Base Indenture 3
SECTION 1.02 Definitions 4
ARTICLE TWO
CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01 Creation of the Notes 7
SECTION 2.02 Form of the Notes 7
SECTION 2.03 Terms and Conditions of the Notes 8
SECTION 2.04 Ranking 9
SECTION 2.05 Sinking Fund 9
SECTION 2.06 Place of Payment………………………………………………………………..10
SECTION 2.07 Transfer and Exchange………………………………………………………….10
SECTION 2.08 Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes 11
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES
SECTION 3.01 Optional Redemption by Company 11
SECTION 3.02 Mandatory Redemption of the 2032 Notes 13
ARTICLE FOUR REMEDIES
SECTION 4.01 Event of Default 12
ARTICLE FIVE
CHANGE OF CONTROL
SECTION 5.01 Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon Change of Control
Triggering Event 12
ARTICLE SIX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.01 Ratification of Base Indenture 14
SECTION 6.02 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. 14
SECTION 6.03 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents 14
SECTION 6.04 Successors and Assigns 14
SECTION 6.05 Separability Clause 14
SECTION 6.06 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals 14
SECTION 6.07 Governing Law and Waiver of Jury Trial. 14
SECTION 6.08 Counterparts 15
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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 17, 2022 (this "Fourth Supplemental Indenture") between Xxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida (hereinafter called the "Company"), having its principal executive office located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States (hereinafter called the "Trustee").
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WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2014 (the "Base Indenture" and, together with this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture"), providing for the issuance from time to time of the Company's senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein and therein called the "Securities"), to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Base Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture without the consent of any Holders to establish the form and terms of any series of Securities;
WHEREAS, Section 201 of the Base Indenture permits the form of Securities of any series to be established in a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Base Indenture permits certain terms of any series of Securities to be established pursuant to a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the Base Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of Securities originally in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 to be designated the "4.200% Senior Notes due 2032" (the “2032 Notes”) and a new series of Securities originally in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 to be designated the "4.950% Senior Notes due 2052" (the “2052 Notes” and, together with the 2032 Notes, the "Initial Notes") under the Base Indenture, the form and substance of such Initial Notes and any Additional Notes (as defined herein) and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and the purchase of the Notes (as defined herein) established by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture by the holders thereof (the "Holders"), it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all such Holders, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01 Relation to Base Indenture. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture constitutes a part of the Base Indenture (the provisions of which, as modified by this Fourth Supplemental
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Indenture, shall apply to the Notes) in respect of the Notes but shall not modify, amend or otherwise affect the Base Indenture insofar as it relates to any other series of Securities or modify, amend or otherwise affect in any manner the terms and conditions of the Securities of any other series.
SECTION 1.02 Definitions. For all purposes of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the capitalized terms used herein (i) which are defined in this Section 1.02 have the respective meanings assigned hereto in this Section 1.02 and (ii) which are defined in the Base Indenture (and which are not otherwise defined in this Section 1.02) have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Base Indenture. For all purposes of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture:
singular:
"2032 Notes" has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
"2052 Notes" has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
“2032 Par Call Date” means December 17, 2031.
“2052 Par Call Date” means September 17, 2051.
"2032 Maturity Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b) hereof.
"2052 Maturity Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b) hereof.
"Additional Notes" means Notes (other than Initial Notes), if any, issued pursuant to Section 2.03(f) and otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture.
"Applicable Procedures" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a).
"Base Indenture" has the meaning given to such term in the Recitals hereof.
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:
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"Change of Control Triggering Event" means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Decline.
"Company" has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereof.
"Definitive Notes" means certificated Notes registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, except that such Security shall not bear the Global Note Legend.
"Depositary" means, with respect to Global Notes issued under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, DTC.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their successors and assigns.
"Global Note" means a single permanent fully-registered global note in book-entry form, without coupons, substantially in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto.
"Global Note Legend" means any legend set forth on the face of any Global Note identifying such Note as a Global Note.
“GRP” means GRP (Jersey) Holdco Limited and its business.
“GRP Acquisition” means the closing of the transaction contemplated by the GRP Acquisition Agreement.
“GRP Acquisition Agreement” means the majority share purchase agreement entered into by the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xxxxx & Xxxxx UK Holdco Limited, to acquire GRP from the owners of the entire share capital of GRP.
"Holders" has the meaning given to such term in the Recitals hereof. "Indenture" has the meaning given to such term in the Recitals hereof.
"Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note
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through a Participant.
"Interest Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).
"Investment Grade" means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody's (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Xxxxx'x) and BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company's control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency).
"Maturity", means the date on which the principal of the Notes or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided in or pursuant to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture or such Note, whether at the 2032 Maturity Date or the 2052 Maturity Date, by declaration of acceleration or upon repurchase at the option of one or more Holders pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof, and includes a Redemption Date for such Note, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date for the 2032 Notes, and a date fixed for the repurchase or repayment of such Note at the option of the Holder.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
"Notes" means the Initial Notes together with the Additional Notes, if any.
“Outside Date” means December 31, 2022.
"Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with
the Depositary.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
"Rating Agency" means (1) each of Moody's and S&P; and (2) if either of Moody's or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company's control, any other "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" registered under Rule 15E under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moody's or S&P, or both, as the case may be.
"Ratings Decline" means at any time during the period commencing on the earlier of,
(i) the occurrence of a Change of Control or (ii) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, and ending sixty (60) days thereafter (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) that
"Redemption Date" means the Business Day on which the applicable Notes are redeemed by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof.
"Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.0l(a).
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"Regular Record Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).
"Registered Securities" means any Securities which are registered in the Security Register.
"S&P" means S&P Global Ratings and any successor to its rating agency business.
"Securities" has the meaning given to such term in the Recitals hereof.
“Special Mandatory Redemption Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).
“Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
“Special Mandatory Redemption Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any Redemption Date for any Notes of a series, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate applicable to such redemption shall be determined by the Company as of 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or as of such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear as of such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)-H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities-Treasury constant maturities-Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the applicable Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields-one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date on a straightline basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the Redemption Date.
If on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date no such yield or yields appear in H.15 or H.15 or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate applicable to such redemption based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such Redemption Date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the applicable Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the applicable Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the applicable Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the applicable Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States
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Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
"Trustee" has the meaning given to such term in the preamble hereof.
"Voting Stock" of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person the holders of which are at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person.
ARTICLE TWO
CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SECURITIES
SECTION 2.01 Creation of the Notes. In accordance with Section 301 of the Base Indenture, the Company hereby creates the Notes as a separate series of its securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The 2032 Notes shall be issued initially in an aggregate principal amount of
$600,000,000 and the 2052 Notes shall be issued initially in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000.
SECTION 2.02 Form of the Notes. The Notes shall each be issued in the form of a Global Note, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, which shall be deposited with the Trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of "Cede & Co.," as the nominee of DTC. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon). Notes issued in definitive certificated form in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, if any, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A and Exhibit B attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon). So long as DTC, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a Global Note, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, shall be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Notes represented by such Global Note for all purposes under the Indenture. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Note shall be shown on, and transfers thereof shall be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to beneficial interests of participants) or by participants or Persons that hold interests through participants (with respect to beneficial interests of beneficial owners). In addition, the following provisions of clauses (1), (2), and (3) below shall apply only to Global Notes:
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SECTION 2.03 Terms and Conditions of the Notes. The Notes shall be governed by all the terms and conditions of the Base Indenture, as supplemented or modified by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. In particular, the following provisions shall be terms of the Notes:
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With respect to any Additional Notes, in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Base Indenture, the Company shall set forth in an Officers' Certificate, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:
SECTION 2.04 Ranking. The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The Notes shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness, including, without limitation, any unsecured senior indebtedness, of the Company and senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness of the Company.
SECTION 2.05 Sinking Fund. The Notes shall not be entitled to any sinking fund.
SECTION 2.06 Place of Payment. The Place of Payment in respect of the Notes will be at the office or agency of the Company in The City of New York, State of New York or at the office or agency of the Paying Agent in The City of New York, State of New York. The Company initially appoints the Trustee such office or agency. The Company will give to the Trustee notice of the location of each such office or agency and of any change of location thereof. In case the Company shall fail to maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to give such notice of the location or of
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any change in the location thereof, presentations, notices and demands may be made at the office or agency of the Trustee in The City and State of New York.
SECTION 2.07 Transfer and Exchange.
SECTION 2.08 Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 309 of the Base Indenture. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in
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a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Security Registrar or by the Depositary at the direction of the Security Registrar to reflect such increase.
ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES
SECTION 3.01 Optional Redemption by Company.
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date.
On and after the 2032 Par Call Date, the Redemption Price for the 2032 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date.
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date.
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On and after the 2052 Par Call Date, the Redemption Price for the 2052 Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2052 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the Redemption Date.
(c) The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Company will notify the Trustee of the Redemption Price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any calculation of the Redemption Price or of any component thereof, or for determining whether manifest error has occurred.
(d) Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed.
(e) On and after the Redemption Date of Notes of a series, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest. On or before the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with a Paying Agent, or the Trustee, money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date. In the case of a partial redemption of a series of Notes, selection of the Notes of such series for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Depositary. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note of a series is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Note of such series will state the portion of the principal amount of the Note of such series to be redeemed. A new Note of such series in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note of such series will be issued in the name of the holder of the Note upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note. For so long as the Notes are held by DTC (or another Depositary), the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Depositary.
(f) Except as otherwise set forth in this Article II, the terms and conditions upon which and the manner in which the Notes may be redeemed by the Company pursuant to this Article II are governed by the provisions of Article III of the Base Indenture.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and (b) above, installments of interest on the applicable Notes that are due and payable on any Interest Payment Date falling on or prior to a Redemption Date shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Date according to the terms of the Notes and the Indenture. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date interest shall cease to accrue on any Notes or portions thereof that are called for redemption.
(g) In addition to the Company's right to redeem the Notes as set forth above, the Company may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes in open market transactions, tender offers or otherwise.
SECTION 3.02 Mandatory Redemption of the 2032 Notes.
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ARTICLE FOUR REMEDIES
SECTION 4.01 Event of Default.
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(a) Section 501 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended, solely with respect to the Notes, to add the following Event of Default:
For the avoidance of doubt, all other provisions of Section 501 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes.
ARTICLE FIVE CHANGE OF CONTROL
SECTION 5.01 Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon Change of Control Triggering Event.
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ARTICLE SIX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.01 Ratification of Base Indenture. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be construed as an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture, and as supplemented and modified hereby, the Base Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Base Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
SECTION 6.02 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof, or with a provision of the Base Indenture, which is required to be included in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, or in the Base Indenture, respectively, by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control to the extent it is applicable.
SECTION 6.03 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 6.04 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 6.05 Separability Clause. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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SECTION 6.06 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Company, or for or with respect to (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or any of the terms or provisions hereof, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by the Company by action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by the Company or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters.
SECTION 6.07 Governing Law and Waiver of Jury Trial. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said State. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE BASE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, ANY COUPONS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 6.08 Counterparts. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Fourth Supplemental Indenture and signature pages for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
By: /s/ R. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: R. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
[Form of Face of 2032 Note]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
XXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
4.200% Notes due 2032
No. CUSIP NO. 000000XX0
$[ ]
Xxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., a Florida corporation (herein called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Dollars on March 17, 2032 and to pay interest thereon from March 17, 2022 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March 17 and September 17 in each year (or, if any such Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be made on the next Business Day), commencing September 17, 2022, at the rate of 4.200% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the March 3 or September 3 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will 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 Security is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice of which shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any automated quotation system or securities exchange on which the Notes may be quoted or listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.
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Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, State of New York or at the office or agency of the Paying Agent in The City of New York, State of New York, 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 (i) check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) wire transfer in immediately available funds to the place and account designated in writing by the Person entitled to such payment as specified in the Security Register; and provided further, that if this Security is a Global Note, payment may be made pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary as permitted in the Indenture.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note 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 hereof has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
XXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
_____________________________________
By:
Name:
Title:
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By:
Name:
Title:
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This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2014 (the "Base Indenture"), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2022 (the "Fourth Supplemental Indenture" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Note and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $[ ], provided that the Company may, without the consent of any Holder, at any time and from time to time issue additional Notes.
The Notes of this series are subject to redemption as provided in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and Article Eleven of the Base Indenture.
This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Note, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture 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 Holders of a majority 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 Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note 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 Note.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Notes of
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this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee an indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Note for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Note 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 Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral amounts of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series 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.
Prior to due presentment of this Note 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 Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
THE SECURITIES OF THIS SERIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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EXHIBIT B
[Form of Face of 2052 Note]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
XXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
4.950% Notes due 2052
No. CUSIP NO. 000000XX0
$[ ]
Xxxxx & Xxxxx, Inc., a Florida corporation (herein called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Dollars on March 17, 2052 and to pay interest thereon from March 17, 2022 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March 17 and September 17 in each year (or, if any such Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be made on the next Business Day), commencing September 17, 2022, at the rate of 4.950% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the March 3 or September 3 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will 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 Security is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice of which shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any automated quotation system or securities exchange on which the Notes may be quoted or listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.
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Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, State of New York or at the office or agency of the Paying Agent in The City of New York, State of New York, 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 (i) check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) wire transfer in immediately available funds to the place and account designated in writing by the Person entitled to such payment as specified in the Security Register; and provided further, that if this Security is a Global Note, payment may be made pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary as permitted in the Indenture.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note 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 hereof has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
XXXXX & XXXXX, INC.
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By:
Name:
Title:
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By:
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[Form of Reverse of 2052 Note]
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Notes"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2014 (the "Base Indenture"), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2022 (the "Fourth Supplemental Indenture" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Note and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $[ ], provided that the Company may, without the consent of any Holder, at any time and from time to time issue additional Notes.
The Notes of this series are subject to redemption as provided in Section 3.01 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and Article Eleven of the Base Indenture. The Notes of this series are not subject to redemption as provided in Section 3.02 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
This Note will not be subject to any sinking fund.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Note, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture 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 Holders of a majority 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 Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note 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 Note.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this
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series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Notes of
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this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee an indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Note for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Note 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 Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral amounts of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series 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.
Prior to due presentment of this Note 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 Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
THE SECURITIES OF THIS SERIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
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