Contract
Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
This SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated
as of January 11, 2011, among XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), the Guarantors listed in Schedule I (the “Guarantors”), and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture,
dated as of December 15, 2009 (the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from
time to time of its debt securities to be issued in one or more series;
WHEREAS, Sections 2.1 and 9.1 of the Indenture provide, among other things, that the Company
and the Trustee may, without the consent of Holders, enter into indentures supplemental to the
Indenture to provide for specific terms applicable to any series of notes;
WHEREAS, Section 2.1 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that there shall be
established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth, or determined in the manner
provided, in an Officers’ Certificate of the Company or in a Company Order, or established in one
or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series
whether Securities of the series are entitled to the benefits of any Securities Guarantee of any
Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture, the identity of any such Guarantors, whether Notations of such
Securities Guarantees are to be included on such Securities and any terms of such Securities
Guarantee with respect to the Securities of the series in addition to those set forth in
Article X of the Indenture, or any exceptions to or changes to those set forth in
Article X of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 10.1 of the Indenture provides that prior to the authentication and delivery
upon original issuance of Securities of any series that are to be guaranteed by a Person, the
Company, the Trustee and such Person shall have entered into a supplemental indenture pursuant to
Section 9.1(11) of the Indenture whereby such Person shall have executed a Securities Guarantee
under the Indenture with respect to any series of Securities as to which such Person has been so
established pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Indenture as a Guarantor thereof.
WHEREAS, the Company intends by this Second Supplemental Indenture to create and provide for
the issuance of new series of debt securities to be designated as the “2.900% Notes due 2016” (the
“Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Company intends by this Second Supplemental Indenture to provide that the Notes
will be entitled to the benefits of the Securities Guarantee of the Guarantors;
WHEREAS, the Guarantors intend by this Second Supplemental Indenture to execute a Securities
Guarantee with respect to the Notes;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1(9) and (11) of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and
the Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Second Supplemental Indenture to amend or
supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes;
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth hereinafter and in the Indenture and delivered as provided in the Indenture against payment
therefor, valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and the Guarantors according to their
terms, and all actions required to be taken by the Company and the Guarantors under the Indenture
to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company and
the Guarantors, have been done;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.01 Definitions.
(a) All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Indenture.
(b) The following are definitions used in this Second Supplemental Indenture, and to the
extent that a term is defined both herein and in the Indenture, the definition in this Second
Supplemental Indenture shall govern with respect to the Notes.
“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at any time of
determination, the present value at that time of the obligation of the lessee for net rental
payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction.
Such present value will be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit
in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that if such sale and
leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Attributable Debt
represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease
Obligation.”
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at any time of determination, the amount of the liability in
respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the consummation of any
transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) resulting in any “person”
(as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company or one of
its Subsidiaries) becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company or other
Voting Stock into which the Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or
changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (2) the direct or indirect sale,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in a
transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets and the assets of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to
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one or more Persons (other than the Company or one of its subsidiaries); or (3) the first day
on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors are not Continuing
Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of
Control if (a) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding
company and (b)(i) immediately following that transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the
Voting Stock of the holding company are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s
Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction, or (ii) immediately following that transaction
no Person is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of
the holding company.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a
Rating Event.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by an Independent
Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed
that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial
practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and
lowest of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all of these
quotations.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of
determination, the total assets reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its
subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of such Person for which
consolidated financial statements have been prepared, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
“Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of
Directors of the Company who (a) was a member of the Board of Directors on the date the Notes were
issued or (b) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to the Board of Directors with the
approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board of Directors at
the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval of
the Company’s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a
director, without objection to such nomination).
“Credit Agreements” means the Existing Credit Agreements as such agreements may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any agreement, indenture or other
documentation relating to extensions, refinancings, replacements or restructuring of the credit
facilities governed by the Existing Credit Agreements, whether the same or any other agent, agents,
lenders or group of lenders is or are parties thereto.
“Existing Credit Agreements” means (1) the Credit Agreement dated as of March 10, 2008 and
amended and restated on April 11, 2008, among the Company, the lenders and issuing
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banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America,
N.A., as syndication agent, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding,
Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as documentation agents and (2) the 364-day Bridge Credit Agreement
dated as of March 10, 2008 and amended and restated on April 11, 2008, among the Company, the
lenders and issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank
of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Partners L.P., Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Senior Funding, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as documentation agents.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings.
“Funded Debt” means Indebtedness which by its terms matures at or is extendible or renewable
at the option of the obligor to date more than 12 months after the date of the creation or
incurrence of such Indebtedness.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any indebtedness of
such Person, whether or not contingent: (1) in respect of borrowed money; (2) evidenced by bonds,
notes, debentures, or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements with
respect thereto); (3) in respect of banker’s acceptances, bank guarantees, surety bonds or similar
instruments; (4) representing Capital Lease Obligations; or (5) representing the balance deferred
and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such
property is acquired or such services are completed, except any such balance that constitutes a
trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor incurred in the ordinary course of
business; if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit) would
appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the notes thereto) of the specified Person
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all of the following items, whether or not any
such items would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of the specified Person in accordance
with GAAP: (1) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person
(whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person); and (2) to the extent not
otherwise included, any guarantee by the specified Person of Indebtedness of any other Person.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the
Company.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than BBB- (or the equivalent) by
Fitch, Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, and the equivalent
investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by
the Company.
“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance of any
kind, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or
other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute) of
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any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an operating lease shall not be deemed to
constitute a Lien.
“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means: (1) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being
contested in good faith; (2) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and
other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing
obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days (or if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled
and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens) or are being contested in good faith;
(3)(i) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations and (ii) pledges
and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or
indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank
guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability
insurance to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; (4) deposits to secure the performance
of bids, trade contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money), leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature
(including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), in each case in the
ordinary course of business; (5) judgment liens for the payment of money (i) not in excess of
$75,000,000 in the aggregate (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance) or
(ii) in respect of judgments that the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is in good faith
prosecuting an appeal or other proceeding for review or Liens incurred by the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any
litigation or other proceeding to which the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is a party; (6)
easements, restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances and minor title defects on real
property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any
payment obligations and do not, in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the affected
property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company; (7) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of
business which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness; (8) Liens in favor of customs
and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in
connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business; (9) Liens (i) of a
collection bank on the items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading
accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and
(iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering
deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off)
and which are customary in the banking industry; (10) any interest or title of a lessor under
leases entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
and financing statements with respect to a lessor’s right in and to personal property leased to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ business other than through a capital lease; (11) Liens arising out of conditional
sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the
Company or any Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (12) Liens deemed to exist in
connection with Permitted Investments and reasonable customary initial deposits and
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margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage
accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; (13) Liens
that are contractual rights of set-off: (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations
with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of
Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the Company to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and
other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in the
ordinary course of business; (14) Liens solely on any xxxx xxxxxxx money deposits made by the
Company or any Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement; (15)
ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries are located; (16) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing
the financing of the premiums with respect thereto; (17) any zoning or similar law or right
reserved to or vested in any governmental authority to control or regulate the use of any real
property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; and (18) Liens on specific items of inventory or other
goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters
of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate
the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods.
“Permitted Investments” means: (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency thereof to
the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each
case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) investments in commercial
paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of
acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s; (c) investments in
certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the
date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit
accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws
of the United States or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term
of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a
financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; and (e) money market
funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of
at least $5,000,000,000.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Principal Property” means (i) any manufacturing, processing or bottling plant, warehouse or
distribution center (including the land upon which it is situated), owned and operated by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company on the date the separation of the Company from Cadbury
Schweppes was completed, other than property which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the
Company, individually and in the aggregate, is not of material importance to the business conducted
by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
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(ii) any manufacturing, processing or bottling plant, warehouse or distribution center
(including the land upon which it is situated), purchased or constructed by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company after the date the separation of the Company from Cadbury Schweppes was
completed, provided that the original cost of such purchase or construction is an amount greater
than 1% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Company.
“Rating Agencies” means (a) each of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P; and (b) if any of Fitch, 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, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”
(within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) selected by the Company as
a replacement Rating Agency for a former Rating Agency.
“Rating Event” means the rating on the Notes is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and
such Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day
within the 60-day period (which 60-day period will 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)
after the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) public notice of the
occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control;
provided that a Rating Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change
of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of
Control Triggering Event) if each Rating Agency making the reduction in rating does not publicly
announce or confirm or inform the trustee in writing at the Company’s request that the reduction
was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a
result of, or in respect of, the Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control
has occurred at the time of the Rating Event). If any Rating Agency is not providing a rating of
the Notes on any day during the relevant period for any reason and the Company has not selected a
replacement Rating Agency pursuant to the terms hereof, the rating of such Rating Agency shall be
deemed to be below an Investment Grade Rating on such day and such Rating Agency will be deemed to
have lowered its rating of the Notes during the relevant period.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC (or their respective affiliates that are primary U.S.
Government securities dealers), and their respective successors, or if at any time any of the above
is not a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, one other nationally recognized investment
banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such
redemption date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining
scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due
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after the related redemption date for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such
redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next
succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued
thereon to such redemption date.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
“Treasury Rate” means, for any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual
equivalent yield to maturity, computed as the second business day immediately preceding that
redemption date, of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury
Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price
for that redemption date.
Section 1.02 Other Definitions.
Term | Defined in Section | |||
“Change of Control Offer”
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4.01 | (b) | ||
“Change of Control Payment”
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4.01 | (a) | ||
“Change of Control Payment Date”
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4.01(b)(ii) | |||
“Interest Payment Date”
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2.04 | (c) | ||
“Maturity Date”
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2.04 | (b) | ||
“Redemption Price”
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3.01 | |||
“Regular Record Date”
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2.04 | (c) |
Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
The Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, which are
incorporated by reference in and made a part of the Indenture. The following Trust Indenture Act
terms have the following meanings:
“indenture securities” means the Notes.
“indenture security holder” means a Holder.
“indenture to be qualified” means this Second Supplemental Indenture.
“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company and the Guarantors and any other
obligor on the indenture securities.
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All other Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Second Supplemental Indenture that are
defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or
defined by Commission rule have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.
ARTICLE II
APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
AND CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NOTES
AND CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NOTES
Section 2.01 Application of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of
this Second Supplemental Indenture, including the covenants set forth herein, are expressly and
solely for the benefit of the holders of the Notes. The Notes constitute a separate series of
Securities as provided in Section 2.1 of the Indenture.
Section 2.02 Creation of the Notes. In accordance with Section 2.1 of the Indenture,
the Company hereby creates the Notes as a separate series of its Securities issued pursuant to the
Indenture. The Notes shall be issued initially in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000.
Section 2.03 Form of the Notes. The Notes shall each be issued in the form of a
Global Note, duly executed by the Company and the Guarantors 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
attached hereto. 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 will be effective 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).
Section 2.04 Terms and Conditions of the Notes.
The Notes shall be governed by all the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as supplemented
by this Second Supplemental Indenture. In particular, the following provisions shall be terms of
the Notes:
(a) Title and Conditions of the Notes. The title of the Notes shall be as
specified in the Recitals; and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall be as
specified in Section 2.02 of this Article II, except for Notes authenticated and delivered
upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, the Notes pursuant to
Sections 2.8, 2.9, 2.13, 2.16, 5.7 or 9.5 of the Indenture.
(b) Stated Maturity. The Notes shall mature, and the principal of the Notes
shall be due and payable in U.S. Dollars to the Holders thereof, together with all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, on January 15, 2016 (the “Maturity Date”).
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(c) Payment of Principal and Interest. The Notes shall bear interest at 2.900%
per annum, from and including January 11, 2011, or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date (as defined hereafter) on which interest has been paid or provided for until the
principal thereof becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent
that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue
installment of interest at the same rate per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Notes shall be
payable semi-annually in arrears in U.S. Dollars on January 15 and July 15 of each year,
commencing on July 15, 2011 (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date” for the
purposes of the Notes under this Second Supplemental Indenture). Payments of interest shall
be made to the Person in whose name a Note (or predecessor Note) is registered (which shall
initially be the Depositary) at the close of business on January 1 or July 1, as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a “Regular Record
Date” for the purposes of the Notes under this Second Supplemental Indenture.
(d) Registration and Form. The Notes shall be issuable as registered
securities as provided in Section 2.03 of this Article II. The form of the Notes shall be
as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. The Notes shall be issued and may be
transferred only in minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof. All payments of principal, Redemption Price (as defined below) and accrued
unpaid interest in respect of the Notes shall be made by the Company by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case
may be, as the registered owner of the Global Notes representing such Notes.
(e) Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The provisions for legal
defeasance in Section 8.2 of the Indenture, and the provisions for covenant defeasance in
Section 8.3 of the Indenture, shall be applicable to the Notes.
(f) Further Issuance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein or in the Indenture, the Company may, from time to time, without the consent of or
notice to the Holders, create and issue further securities having the same ranking and
interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes, except for issue date, the public
offering price and the first interest payment date. Additional Notes issued in this manner
shall be consolidated with and shall form a single series with the previously outstanding
Notes.
(g) Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption by the Company in whole or
in part in the manner described herein.
(h) Guarantees. The payment of the principal and any accrued and unpaid
interest on the Notes, whether at the Maturity Date, by acceleration, by redemption or
otherwise, is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Guarantors
as provided in Article X of the Indenture.
(i) Ranking. The Notes and the Securities Guarantees are senior unsecured
obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and rank equally in right of
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payment with all unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and the
Guarantors, respectively.
(j) Sinking Fund. The Notes are not entitled to any sinking fund.
(k) Other Terms and Conditions. The Notes shall have such other terms and
conditions as provided in the form thereof attached as Exhibit A hereto.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption at any time or
from time to time, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at a redemption price (the
“Redemption Price”) equal to the greater of:
(i) | 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and | ||
(ii) | the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, |
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
Section 3.02 Notices to Trustee.
If the Company elects to redeem the Notes pursuant to this Article III, it shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed.
The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section upon not later
than the earlier of 45 days before the redemption date or the date on which notice is given to the
Holders (unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period). Such notice shall be accompanied by an
Officers’ Certificate to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein and
in the Indenture.
Section 3.03 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.
If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall, subject to applicable law,
select the Notes to be redeemed as follows: (1) if the Notes are listed on any national securities
exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on
which the Notes are listed; or (2) on a pro rata basis, if the Notes are not listed on any national
securities exchange.
The Trustee shall make the selection of Notes to be redeemed from outstanding Notes not
previously called for redemption. Provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture that apply to
the Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of the Notes called for redemption. The
Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Notes or portions of the Notes to be redeemed.
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Section 3.04 Notice of Redemption.
At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date of the Notes, the
Company shall mail a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder of the Notes to be
redeemed at such Holder’s registered address.
The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:
(a) the redemption date;
(b) the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest to the redemption date;
(c) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(d) that the Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to
collect the Redemption Price;
(e) if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate numbers
and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed;
(f) if the Notes are to be redeemed in part, upon surrender of such Notes, the Holder
will receive, without charge, a new Note for the principal amount remaining unredeemed;
(g) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying
Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of the Indenture,
interest on the Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and
after the redemption date;
(h) the CUSIP number, if any, printed on the Notes being redeemed; and
(i) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP
number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.
At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s
name and at the Company’s expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the
information required by this Section.
Section 3.05 Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once notice of redemption is mailed, the Notes called for redemption become due and payable on
the redemption date and at the Redemption Price stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying
Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in the notice, plus accrued
interest, if any, to the redemption date; provided, however, that installments of interest on the
Notes that are due and payable on the Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a redemption
date will 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
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and the Indenture. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not
affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.
Section 3.06 Deposit of Redemption Price.
Prior to 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with
the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money
sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that
date.
Section 3.07 Notes Redeemed in Part.
Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company and the Guarantors shall
execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company’s expense) a new Note
equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Notes surrendered.
ARTICLE IV
CHANGE OF CONTROL
Section 4.01 Change of Control.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless all Notes have been
called for redemption pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof, each Holder of Notes shall have the right to
require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to an integral multiple of $1,000) of such
Holder’s Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes
repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase
(the “Change of Control Payment”).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event or, at the Company’s
option, prior to any proposed Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the proposed
Change of Control, the Company shall mail, or cause to be mailed, a notice (a “Change of
Control Offer”) to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and
specifying:
(i) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.01 and
that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment;
(ii) the Change of Control Payment and the purchase date, which shall be a Business Day
no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the
“Change of Control Payment Date”);
(iii) the CUSIP numbers for the Notes;
(iv) that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest;
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(v) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment,
all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue
interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;
(vi) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control
Offer will be required to surrender such Notes to the Paying Agent at the address specified
in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change
of Control Payment Date;
(vii) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election referred to in clause
(vi) if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second
Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or
letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for
purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have the Notes
purchased;
(viii) that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new
Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which
unpurchased portion will be equal to $2,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple of
$1,000 in excess thereof; and
(ix) if the notice is mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of
Control, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering
Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
(c) The Company shall cause the Change of Control Offer to remain open for at least 20
Business Days or such longer period as is required by applicable law. The Company shall comply
with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and
regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with
the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent
that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this
Section 4.01, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will
not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.01 by virtue of such conflict.
(d) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together
with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of
Notes being purchased by the Company.
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(e) The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change
of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to
be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any
unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a
principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will
publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the
Change of Control Payment Date.
(f) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of
Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the
times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.01 applicable
to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not
withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section 4.01, if an Event of Default exists under the Indenture (which is unrelated to the
repurchase provisions of this Section 4.01), including Events of Default arising with respect to
other series of Securities, the Company shall not be required to repurchase the Notes.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
The covenants set forth in this Article V shall be applicable to the Company in addition to
the covenants in Article III of the Indenture, which shall in all respects be applicable in respect
of the Notes.
Section 5.01 Limitation on Secured Indebtedness.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, issue, assume, or
guarantee any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any Principal Property or on any Capital Stock or
Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company owning any Principal Property, owned or acquired by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, without effectively providing that the outstanding
Notes and the Securities Guarantees (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other
Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created which is not
subordinate to the Notes or the Securities Guarantees) shall be secured equally and ratably with
(or prior to) such secured Indebtedness so long as such secured Indebtedness shall be so secured.
The foregoing restrictions do not apply to:
(a) Permitted Encumbrances;
(b) Liens on any asset or property at the date of the indenture, provided that,
(i) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company (other than the proceeds or products of the property or asset
originally subject to such Liens), and
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(ii) such Liens shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of the
Indenture and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the
outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c) Liens on any asset or property of any corporation or other Person at the time such
corporation or other Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or
consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, provided that,
(i) such Liens were in existence prior to such corporation or other Person becoming a
Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation and shall not apply to any other
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than the proceeds
or products of the property or asset originally subject to such Liens), and
(ii) such Liens shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date that
such corporation or other Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or the date of such
merger or consolidation, and
(iii) extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the
outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d) Liens securing Indebtedness of
(i) a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Guarantor,
(ii) the Company to a Guarantor, or
(iii) a Guarantor to the Company or another Guarantor;
(e) Liens on any property or asset to secure the payment of all or any part of the Capital
Lease Obligations or purchase price of such property or asset upon the acquisition or lease of such
property or asset by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or to secure any Indebtedness
incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 270 days after, the later of the date of acquisition
or lease of such property or asset and the date such property or assets is placed in service, for
the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof or Capital Lease Obligations
with respect thereto, or Liens to secure any Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing the
cost to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of construction, alteration or improvement to
such acquired property or asset;
(f) Liens securing industrial revenue bonds, pollution control bonds or other similar
tax-exempt bonds;
(g) any other Liens incidental to construction or maintenance of real property of the Company
or any Subsidiary of the Company which were not incurred in connection with borrowing money or
obtaining advances or credits or the acquisition of property or assets and in the aggregate do not
materially impair the use of any property or assets or which are being contested in good faith by
the Company or such Subsidiary; or
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(h) any extension, renewal or replacement (including successive extensions, renewals or
replacements), as a whole or in part, of any of the Liens enumerated in clauses (a) through (g)
above; provided, however, that
(i) such extension, renewal or replacement Liens are limited to all or part of the same
property or asset that secured the Liens extended, renewed, or replaced (plus improvements
on such property or asset) and
(ii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens at such time is not
increased.
Section 5.02 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
The Company shall not directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any Subsidiary directly or
indirectly to, engage in the sale or transfer of any Principal Property to a Person and the taking
back by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of a lease of such Principal
Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless:
(a) such transaction was entered into prior to date of the Indenture;
(b) such transaction was for the sale and leasing back to the Company by any one of its
Subsidiaries;
(c) such transaction involves a lease for not more than three years;
(d) such transaction occurs within six months from the date of acquisition of the subject
Principal Property or the date of the completion of construction or commencement of full operations
of such Principal Property, whichever is later;
(e) the Company or such Subsidiary under Sections 6.01(a) through (h) of this Second
Supplemental Indenture may incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien with respect to such sale and
leaseback transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes; or
(f) the Company or a Subsidiary applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of
such Principal Property to the purchase of other property or assets used or useful in its business
or to the retirement of Funded Debt within 270 days before or after the effective date of any such
sale and leaseback transaction; provided that, in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of
Funded Debt, the Company or a Subsidiary may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation, such
Notes to be credited to the amount of net proceeds from the sale of such property or assets at the
cost of acquisition of such Notes to the Company or such Subsidiary.
Section 5.03 Exceptions.
Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Sections 5.01 and 5.02 of this Second
Supplemental Indenture on Indebtedness secured by Lien and sale and leaseback transactions,
respectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur, issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness
secured by a Lien on any Principal Property or on any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary of the Company owning any Principal Property, or engage in the
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sale or transfer of any Principal Property and the leaseback of such Principal Property by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that at the time of such restricted transaction, and
after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness secured by Liens on
any Principal Property or on any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company
owning any Principal Property, together with the aggregate amount of Attributable Debt outstanding
in respect of sale and leaseback transactions does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets of
the Company.
ARTICLE VI
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND; SECURITIES GUARANTEE
Section 6.01 Agreements to be Bound. Each Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the
Indenture as a Guarantor and as such shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the
obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guarantors agree to be bound by
all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the
obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
Section 6.02 Guarantees. Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees, jointly
and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by
the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, the full and punctual payment when
due, whether at Maturity, by redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of the obligations of the
Company under the Notes and the other guaranteed obligations of the Company set forth in Article X
of the Indenture. The terms of each Securities Guarantee are more fully set forth in Article X of
the Indenture and each Guarantor agrees to be bound by such terms.
Section 6.03 Future Guarantors. The Company shall cause any Subsidiary of the Company
that guarantees, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness of the Company (including any
Indebtedness under any Credit Agreement) to at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplement to the Indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will guarantee payment of the Notes
on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Indenture. Thereafter, such Subsidiary
shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of the Indenture until such Securities Guarantee is released
in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.01 Ratification of Indenture.
This Second Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be constructed as an indenture
supplement to the Indenture, and as supplemented and modified hereby, the Indenture is in all
respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall
read, taken and constructed as one and the same instrument.
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Section 7.02 Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If any provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with
another provision that is required or deemed to be included in this Second Supplemental Indenture
by the Trust Indenture Act, the required or deemed provision shall control.
Section 7.03 Notices.
All notices and other communications shall be given as provided in the Indenture; provided
that notices to a Guarantor shall be given to such Guarantor in care of the Company.
Section 7.04 Governing Law.
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7.05 Successors.
All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Second Supplemental Indenture and the
Notes shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Second Supplemental
Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 7.06 Multiple Originals.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture. Each signed
copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy
is enough to prove this Second Supplemental Indenture.
Section 7.07 Headings.
The headings of the Articles and Sections of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been
inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and
shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 7.08 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company and the Guarantors,
and the Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture, except
that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Second
Supplemental Indenture and perform its obligations hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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This is a signature page to the Second Supplemental Indenture.
GUARANTORS: 234DP AVIATION, LLC A&W CONCENTRATE COMPANY AMERICAS BEVERAGES MANAGEMENT GP AMTRANS, INC. BERKELEY SQUARE US, INC. BEVERAGE INVESTMENTS LLC BEVERAGES DELAWARE INC. DP BEVERAGES INC. DPS AMERICAS BEVERAGES, LLC DPS BEVERAGES, INC. DPS FINANCE II, INC. DPS HOLDINGS INC. XX XXXXXX/SEVEN-UP BEVERAGE SALES COMPANY XX XXXXXX/SEVEN UP MANUFACTURING COMPANY XX XXXXXX/SEVEN UP, INC. HIGH RIDGE INVESTMENTS US, INC. INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE INVESTMENTS GP INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT LLC XXXX’X GENERAL PARTNERSHIP XXXX’X LLP MSSI LLC NANTUCKET ALLSERVE, INC. NUTHATCH TRADING US, INC. PACIFIC SNAPPLE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. ROYAL CROWN COMPANY, INC. SNAPPLE BEVERAGE CORP. THE AMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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SPLASH TRANSPORT, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||
This is a signature page to the Second Supplemental Indenture.
TRUSTEE: XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
This is a signature page to the Second Supplemental Indenture.
SCHEDULE I
LIST OF GUARANTORS
234DP Aviation, LLC
A&W Concentrate Company
Americas Beverages Management GP
AmTrans, Inc.
Berkeley Square US, Inc.
Beverage Investments LLC
Beverages Delaware Inc.
DP Beverages Inc.
DPS Americas Beverages, LLC
DPS Beverages, Inc.
DPS Finance II, Inc.
DPS Holdings Inc.
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven-Up Beverage Sales Company
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven Up Manufacturing Company
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven Up, Inc.
High Ridge Investments US, Inc.
International Beverage Investments GP
International Investments Management LLC
Xxxx’x General Partnership
Xxxx’x LLP
MSSI LLC
Nantucket Allserve, Inc.
Nuthatch Trading US, Inc.
Pacific Snapple Distributors, Inc.
Royal Crown Company, Inc.
Snapple Beverage Corp.
Splash Transport, Inc.
The American Bottling Company
A&W Concentrate Company
Americas Beverages Management GP
AmTrans, Inc.
Berkeley Square US, Inc.
Beverage Investments LLC
Beverages Delaware Inc.
DP Beverages Inc.
DPS Americas Beverages, LLC
DPS Beverages, Inc.
DPS Finance II, Inc.
DPS Holdings Inc.
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven-Up Beverage Sales Company
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven Up Manufacturing Company
Xx Xxxxxx/Seven Up, Inc.
High Ridge Investments US, Inc.
International Beverage Investments GP
International Investments Management LLC
Xxxx’x General Partnership
Xxxx’x LLP
MSSI LLC
Nantucket Allserve, Inc.
Nuthatch Trading US, Inc.
Pacific Snapple Distributors, Inc.
Royal Crown Company, Inc.
Snapple Beverage Corp.
Splash Transport, Inc.
The American Bottling Company
Schedule I — Page 1
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE
REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITORY 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 TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE &
CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
CUSIP NO. 26138E AM1
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
2.900% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016
$500,000,000 | No.: R-1 |
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”), for value
received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS or such other Principal Amount as shall be set forth on Schedule I hereto
on January 15, 2016 and to pay interest thereon at the rate of 2.900% per annum from and including
January 11, 2011, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2011 (each an
“Interest Payment Date”), 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, except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the Person in
whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on
the regular record date for such interest, which will be the January 1 and July 1, as the case may
be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date. Any such
interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the
Holder on such Regular Record Date and either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or
one or more Predecessor Notes) 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,
Exhibit A — Page 1
notice whereof shall be given to the Holders not less than ten days prior to such Special
Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided in
the Indenture. Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be made at the office or
agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to the Indenture (initially the
principal corporate trust office of the Trustee in Fort Worth, Texas (the “Corporate Trust
Office”)), 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 payment of interest
may be made at the option of the Company (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an
account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Security Register. Payments
of principal and interest at maturity will be made against presentation of this Note at the
Corporate Trust Office (or such other office as may be established pursuant to the Indenture), by
check or wire transfer.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse side
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set
forth at this place.
Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or an
authenticating agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by the manual signature
of one of its authorized officers, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
[Signature Pages Follow]
Exhibit A — Page 2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed in its name by the manual or
facsimile signature of its Chief Executive Officer, its President or one of its Vice Presidents and
attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.
Date: January 11, 2011
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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ATTEST:
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Secretary
Secretary
Exhibit A — Page 3
Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the
within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee |
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By: | ||||
Authorized Officer |
Exhibit A — Page 4
(Reverse of Note)
XX XXXXXX SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
2.900% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2016
1. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its
2.900% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000
issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of December 15, 2009, between the Company and
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor
Trustee under the Indenture), and the second supplemental indenture, dated as of January 11, 2011
(the “Base Indenture,” as so supplemented and as it may be further supplemented or amended from
time to time, is herein referred to as the “Indenture”), between the Company, the guarantors named
therein and the Trustee. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the
respective rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the
terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The indebtedness of the
Company evidenced by the Notes, including the principal thereof and interest thereon (including
post-default interest), will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company
and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s current and future unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness.
2. The Notes are subject to redemption at any time or from time to time, in whole or in part,
at the Company’s option at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and
(ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to
be redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by an Independent
Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed
that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial
practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and
lowest of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all of these
quotations.
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“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the
Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC, Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC (or their respective affiliates that are primary U.S.
Government securities dealers), and their respective successors, or if at any time any of the above
is not a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, one other nationally recognized investment
banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference
Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such
redemption date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining
scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the
related redemption date for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is
not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled
interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such
redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, for any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual
equivalent yield to maturity, computed as the second business day immediately preceding that
redemption date, of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury
Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price
for that redemption date.
Any notice to Holders of Notes of a redemption pursuant to this paragraph 2 hereof will
include, among other things set forth in the Indenture, the redemption date, the Redemption Price,
the amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and the name and address of the
Paying Agent.
3. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless all Notes have been
called for redemption pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Note, each Holder of the Notes shall have the
right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to an integral multiple of
$1,000) of such Holder’s Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating
Event, as such terms are defined in the Indenture. The Change of Control Offer will be made in
accordance with the terms specified in the Indenture.
4. The payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes will be unconditionally
guaranteed by the Guarantors, if any, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
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5. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the
principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided
in the Indenture.
6. 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
Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding. The Indenture
also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of
Notes at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, 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 therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation
of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
7. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions 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 interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or
currency, herein prescribed.
8. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of
this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and duly
executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount,
will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
9. The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$2,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000. As provided in the
Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a
like aggregate principal amount of Notes in authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
10. 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.
11. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer or exchange, 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.
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12. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. Interest shall be payable to and excluding any Interest Payment Date.
13. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits
from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the
Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.
14. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the
Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Securities Guarantees or for any claim based
on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by
accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver and release may not be effective to waive or
release liabilities under the federal securities laws.
15. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or
an authenticating agent.
16. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN
COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with
right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUT (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform
Gifts to Minors Act).
17. Each Holder of this Note covenants and agrees by such Holder’s acceptance thereof to
comply with and be bound by the foregoing provisions.
18. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
19. All capitalized 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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ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE |
________________________________________________________
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the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
______ _____________________________ attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the
Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: __________________________
Signature: ____________________________
NOTICE: | THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. |
Signature Guarantee:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements
of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer
Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined
by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Schedule I
SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES
The following increases or decreases in Principal Amount of this Global Security have been
made:
Principal Amount of this | Signature of | |||||||||||||||||
Amount of Decrease in | Amount of Increase in | Global Security | Authorized | |||||||||||||||
Date of | Principal Amount of | Principal Amount of | following such Decrease | Signatory of trustee | ||||||||||||||
Exchange | this Global Security | this Global Security | or Increase | or Custodian |
Exhibit A — Schedule I