HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
Exhibit 4.3
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THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
Dated as of August 16, 2005
to
Indenture
Dated as of March 21, 2002
9 7/8% Senior Notes due 2009
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 16, 2005 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), between HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), the existing Guarantors named therein, the New Guarantors described herein, and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States (as successor by consolidation with Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”). All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2002 (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Company issued its 9 7/8% Senior Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Huntsman LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“HLLC”), has merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing in existence (the “Merger”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Subsidiaries (formerly Subsidiaries of HLLC) who are listed on the signature page hereto under the heading “New Guarantors” (the “New Guarantors”) wish to become Guarantors under the Indenture in accordance with Section 4.18 and Article X thereof;
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the definition of Tax Sharing Agreement in the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture by means of this supplemental indenture without the consent of the holders of Notes for the foregoing purposes;
WHEREAS, the Company has delivered to the Trustee the required Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel in connection with the execution and delivery of this supplemental indenture; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized and all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement have been duly performed and complied with;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE I
Guarantees; Amendment
Section 1.1 Guarantees. Each New Guarantor hereby, in compliance with Section 4.18 of the Indenture, Guarantees the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes in the manner specified in Section 10.01 of the Indenture and becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor, in each case subject to all of the rights, obligations and other provisions and limitations (including release provisions) of the Indenture relating to Guarantors.
Section 1.2 Amendment. The definition in of Tax Sharing Agreement in the Indenture is hereby amended to add the following language at the end thereof: “, and any change thereto that does not affect in any material respect the rights of any Noteholders hereunder.”
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 2.1 Upon execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes, and all the terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute one and the same instrument, except that in case of conflict, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture will control.
Section 2.2 Each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee hereby confirms and reaffirms the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.3 The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.4 This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 2.5 The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company or the Guarantors, as applicable, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee shall not be liable or responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due authorization of this Supplemental Indenture by the Company or the Guarantors. In entering into this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year written above.
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/s/ XXXX XXXXXXX |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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EXISTING GUARANTORS |
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Eurofuels LLC |
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Eurostar Industries LLC |
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Xxxxxxxx XX Holdings, LLC |
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Huntsman Ethyleneamines Ltd., |
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Xxxxxxxx XX Holdings LLC, its |
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Huntsman International Financial LLC |
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Huntsman International Fuels, L.P. |
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Eurofuels LLC, its General Partner |
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Huntsman Propylene Oxide Holdings LLC |
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Huntsman Propylene Oxide Ltd. |
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Huntsman Propylene Oxide Holdings |
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Huntsman Texas Holdings LLC |
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/s/ XXXX XXXXXXX |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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Tioxide Americas Inc. |
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L. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Tioxide Americas Inc. |
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/s/ L. XXXXXXX XXXXX |
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Name: L. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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/s/ XXXXX XXXXX |
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Witness |
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Tioxide Group |
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/s/ J. XXXX XXXXXX |
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Name: J. Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
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NEW GUARANTORS
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Huntsman Chemical Purchasing Corporation |
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Huntsman International Chemicals Corporation |
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Huntsman International Trading Corporation |
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Huntsman Petrochemical Purchasing Corporation |
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Polymer Materials Inc. |
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Airstar Corporation |
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Huntsman Procurement Corporation |
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JK Holdings Corporation |
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Huntsman Australia Inc. |
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Huntsman Chemical Finance Corporation |
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Huntsman Enterprises Inc. |
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Huntsman Family Corporation |
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Huntsman Group Holdings Finance Corporation |
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Huntsman Group Intellectual Property Holdings Corporation |
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Huntsman International Services Corporation |
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Huntsman MA Investment Corporation |
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Huntsman MA Services Corporation |
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Huntsman Petrochemical Corporation |
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Huntsman Petrochemical Finance Corporation |
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Huntsman Expandable Polymers Company, LC |
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Huntsman International Chemicals Corporation, |
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its Manager |
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Huntsman Petrochemical Canada Holdings Corporation |
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Huntsman Polymers Holdings Corporation |
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Huntsman Chemical Company LLC |
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Huntsman Polymers Corporation |
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Huntsman Purchasing, Ltd. |
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Huntsman Procurement Corporation, |
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its General Partner |
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Petrostar Industries LLC |
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Huntsman Headquarters Corporation |
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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Huntsman Fuels, L.P. |
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Petrostar Fuels LLC, |
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its General Partner |
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Petrostar Fuels LLC |
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/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX |
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXXX |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Vice President |
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