WAIVER NO. 1 UNDER INDENTURE
Exhibit
4.2
WAIVER
NO. 1 UNDER INDENTURE
WAIVER
NO.
1 (this “Waiver”) dated as of February 15, 2008 under the
Indenture dated as of November 21, 2003 (the “Indenture”) by
and among TEKNI-PLEX, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), the GUARANTORS party thereto (the
“Guarantors”) and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a
national banking association organized under the laws of the United States
of
America, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Company is contemplating various restructuring initiatives, which may
include an exchange of certain Subordinated Notes for Voting Stock of the
Company (the “Exchange”), which, if consummated, may under
certain circumstances result in a Change of Control;
WHEREAS,
the Company has conducted no substantive discussions relating to such
restructuring initiatives, however, it has requested this Waiver in
advance;
WHEREAS,
the Company has requested that the Holders permanently and irrevocably waive
compliance with Section 4.15 of the Indenture, to the extent that such section
would otherwise require the Company to repurchase any Note or take any other
action upon a Change of Control arising out of or in connection with
the Exchange;
WHEREAS,
Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that, subject to certain inapplicable
exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes
then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular
instance by the Company with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes, the
Security Documents or the Subsidiary Guarantees;
WHEREAS,
the Holders that have approved this Waiver (as evidenced by their execution
of a
Consent Form) constitute Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of
the Notes now outstanding and are willing to grant such waivers;
and
WHEREAS,
consistent with DTC practice, DTC has authorized direct participants in DTC
set
forth in the position listing of DTC as of the date hereof to approve this
Waiver as if they were Holders of the Notes held of record in the name of DTC
or
the name of its nominee.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the
Indenture has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.
Section
2. Waiver. The
Holders that have approved this Waiver (as evidenced by their execution of
a
Consent Form), as Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes outstanding voting as a single class, permanently and irrevocably waive
compliance with Section 4.15 of the Indenture, to the extent that such section
would otherwise require the Company to repurchase any Note or take any other
action upon a Change of Control arising out of or in connection with the
Exchange.
Section
3. Indenture
Remains in Full Force and Effect. Except to the extent waived
hereby, all provisions in the Indenture shall remain in full force and
effect.
Section
4. Separability. If
any one or more of the provisions contained in this Waiver 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
5. Governing
Law. THIS WAIVER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
ANY
OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS.