SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.2
Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of September 13, 2010, among
Zayo Fiber Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a
subsidiary of Zayo Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and/or Zayo
Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Company, the
“Issuers”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association
organized and existing under the bank of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, each of the Company, the Co-Issuer, and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture
referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
“Indenture”), dated as of March 12, 2010, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate
principal amount of 10.25% Senior Secured First-Priority Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ Obligations under the
Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree
for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(2) Agreement to be Bound. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the
Indenture as a Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the
obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
(3) Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees, on a joint and several basis with
all the existing Guarantors, to Guarantee to each Holder of the Notes and the Trustee the Indenture
Obligations pursuant to Article 13 of the Indenture.
(4) No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator, or
stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the
Issuers or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, any Note
Guarantees, the Indenture, or this Supplemental Indenture, or for any claim based on, in respect
of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting Notes, waives
and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for
issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees.
(5) Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(6) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.
(7) Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.
(8) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or
in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of
the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary.
(9) Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it
will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the
Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to
this Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
(10) Successors. All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental
Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture. All agreements
of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed, all as of the date first above written.
| ZAYO FIBER SOLUTIONS, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx xxxXxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx xxxXxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as
Trustee |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. (Xxxx) Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxx X. (Alex) Briffett | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
