PEPSICO, INC. as Issuer THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Agent and Paying Agent SUPPLEMENTAL AGENCY AGREEMENT relating to a Restated and Amended Agency Agreement dated 21 July 2006 in respect of a U.S.$2,500,000,000 EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE PROGRAMME
EXHIBIT 4.1
31 JULY 2007
PEPSICO, INC.
as Issuer
as Issuer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Agent and Paying Agent
as Agent and Paying Agent
relating to a Restated and Amended Agency Agreement dated 21 July 2006
in respect of a U.S.$2,500,000,000
EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE
PROGRAMME
in respect of a U.S.$2,500,000,000
EURO MEDIUM TERM NOTE
PROGRAMME
CONTENTS
CLAUSE
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1. INTERPRETATION
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2. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENCY AGREEMENT
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3. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS
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4. GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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5. CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) XXX 0000
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6. COUNTERPARTS
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This Supplemental Agency Agreement is made as of 31 July 2007
Between:
(1) | PEPSICO, INC. of 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the Issuer); | |
(2) | THE BANK OF NEW YORK of Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X00 0XX. | |
(3) | THE BANK OF NEW YORK (LUXEMBOURG) S.A. of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0X Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx X - 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx. |
Whereas:
(A) The parties hereto entered into a restated and amended Agency Agreement dated 21 July 2006 (the
Restated and Amended Agency Agreement) in respect of a U.S.$2,500,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note
Programme (the Programme) of the Issuer.
(B) The parties hereto have agreed to make certain modifications to the Restated and Amended Agency
Agreement by way of this Supplementary Agency Agreement.
(C) As the result of the acquisition of the agency business of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. by The Bank
of New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. has been replaced as Agent and X.X. Xxxxxx Bank Luxembourg
S.A. has been replaced as Paying Agent by The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. under the
Programme.
It is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1 Capitalised terms used in this Supplemental Agency Agreement but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Restated and Amended Agency Agreement.
2. Amendments to the Restated and Amended Agency Agreement
2.1 All references in the Restated and Amended Agency Agreement to “JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.” as
Agent shall instead be construed as “The Bank of New York”.
2.2 All references in the Restated and Amended Agency Agreement to “X.X. Xxxxxx Bank Luxembourg
S.A.” as Paying Agent shall instead be construed as “The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A.”.
3. Descriptive headings
The descriptive headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not
define or limit the provisions hereof.
4. Governing law and submission to jurisdiction
4.1 This Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England.
4.2 The Issuer hereby irrevocably agrees, for the exclusive benefit of The Bank of New York in its
capacities under the Restated and Amended Agency Agreement, that the courts of England are to have
jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with the Restated and
Amended Agency Agreement (as supplemented by this Agreement) and that accordingly any suit, action
or proceedings (together referred to as the Proceedings) arising out of or in connection with the
Restated and Amended Agency Agreement (as supplemented by this Agreement) may be brought in such
courts. The Issuer hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may have now or hereafter to
the laying of the venue of any such Proceedings in any such court and any claim that any such
Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and hereby further irrevocably agrees that a
judgment in any such Proceedings brought in the English courts shall be conclusive and binding upon
it and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction Nothing contained in this Clause
shall limit any right to take Proceedings against the Issuer in any other court of competent
jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of Proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking
of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not. The Issuer hereby appoints
PepsiCo International Limited at its registered office at 00 Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
XX0 0XX (Attention: Division Counsel) as its agent for service of process, and undertakes that, in
the event of PepsiCo International Limited ceasing so to act or ceasing to be registered in
England, it will appoint another person, as the Agent may approve, as its agent for service of
process in England in respect of any Proceedings. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
5. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000
A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce any of its terms.
6. Counterparts
This Agreement my be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.
in witness whereof the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
PEPSICO, INC.
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx III
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and Treasurer | |||
By: Name: |
/s/ J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | |||
THE BANK
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OF NEW YORK. | |||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory | |||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory | |||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice President |