Contract
Exhibit 4.22
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 10 (this “Supplement”), dated as of January 22, 2008 is
entered into by and among CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), BWE, INC., a Delaware corporation, ATLAS PEAK VINEYARDS, INC., a California
corporation, BUENA VISTA WINERY, INC., a California corporation, CLOS DU BOIS WINES, INC., a
California corporation, XXXX XXXXXXX WINES, INC., a California corporation, PEAK WINES
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, and PLANET 10 SPIRITS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (collectively, the “New Guarantors” and each individually, a “New
Guarantor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (successor trustee to BNY Midwest
Trust Company, as applicable), as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE NEW GUARANTORS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee have executed and delivered an Indenture,
dated as of November 17, 1999, providing for the issuance by the Company of £150,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Company’s 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2009 (together with any supplements and
amendments thereto made prior to the date hereof and in effect on the date hereof, the
“Indenture”), pursuant to which the Guarantors have agreed to guarantee, jointly and
severally, the full and punctual payment and performance when due of all Indenture Obligations;
WHEREAS, each New Guarantor has become a Subsidiary and, pursuant to Section 4.15 of the
Indenture, is obligated to enter into this Supplement thereby guaranteeing the punctual payment and
performance when due of all Indenture Obligations;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture, the Company, the New Guarantors and the
Trustee may enter into this Supplement without the consent of any Holder;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplement have been duly authorized by Board
Resolutions of the respective Boards of Directors of the Company and New Guarantors; and
WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make the Supplement valid and binding
upon the Company and New Guarantors, and enforceable against the Company and New Guarantors in
accordance with its terms, have been performed and fulfilled.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each of the parties hereto agrees, for
the benefit of the others and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes,
as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
THE NEW GUARANTEE
THE NEW GUARANTEE
Section 1.01. For value received, each New Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees (the “New Guarantee”), jointly and severally among itself and the
Guarantors, to the Trustee and the Holders, as if such New Guarantor was the principal debtor, the
punctual payment and performance when due of all Indenture Obligations (which for purposes of the
New Guarantee shall also be deemed to include all commissions, fees,
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charges, costs and other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of one
counsel) arising out of or incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in connection with the
enforcement of this New Guarantee). The agreements made and obligations assumed hereunder by each
New Guarantor shall constitute and shall be deemed to constitute a Guarantee under the Indenture
and for all purposes of the Indenture, and such New Guarantor shall be considered a Guarantor for
all purposes of the Indenture as if such New Guarantor was originally named therein as the
Guarantor.
Section 1.02. The New Guarantee shall be released upon the occurrence of the events as
provided in the Indenture.
Section 1.03. In accordance with the terms of the Indentures, each New Guarantor hereby
waives all rights of subrogation or contribution arising by reason of any payment by it pursuant to
its Guarantee under the Indenture.
ARTICLE TWO
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.01. Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires, all terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned
to them in the Indenture. Except as supplemented hereby, the Indenture (including the Guarantees
incorporated therein) and the notes issued pursuant thereto are in all respects ratified and
confirmed and all the terms and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2.02 This Supplement shall be effective as of the close of business on January 22,
2008.
Section 2.03. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company
and New Guarantors, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee
makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplement.
Section 2.04. This Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the jurisdiction which govern the Indenture and its construction.
Section 2.05. This Supplement 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to be duly executed and
attested all as of the day and year first above written.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
BWE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
ATLAS PEAK VINEYARDS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
BUENA VISTA WINERY, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
CLOS DU BOIS WINES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
XXXX XXXXXXX WINES, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
PEAK WINES INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
PLANET 10 SPIRITS, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | ||||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. |
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By: | /s/ X. X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | X. X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Attest: |
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/s/ X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | Vice President |