THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of November 26, 2013 to INDENTURE Dated as of January 26, 2010 among STONE ENERGY CORPORATION as Issuer, The SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR named therein and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee
Exhibit 4.1
Dated as of November 26, 2013
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of January 26, 2010
among
STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
as Issuer,
The SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR named therein
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
8.625% Senior Notes due 2017
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of November 26, 2013, is by and among Stone Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, as Subsidiary Guarantor (the “Guarantor”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS the Issuer and the Guarantor have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2010 (as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture of even date therewith, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of the Issuer’s 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, on or about January 26, 2010, the Issuer issued $275,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, on or about November 17, 2010, the Issuer issued an additional $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, and all of such Notes are currently Outstanding;
WHEREAS, Section 1002 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of Holders representing a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture or the Notes (subject to certain exceptions);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires and has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantor in entering into this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture and the Notes in certain respects as permitted by Section 1002 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has been soliciting consents to this Supplemental Indenture upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated November 13, 2013 and the related consent and letter of transmittal (which together, including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, constitute the “Tender Offer”); and
WHEREAS, (1) the Issuer has received the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, all as certified by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, (2) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture an Opinion of Counsel relating to this Supplemental Indenture as contemplated by Section 1003 of the Indenture and (3) the Issuer and the Guarantor have satisfied all other conditions required under Article Ten of the Indenture to enable the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the benefit of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE AND NOTES
Section 1.1 Amendments to Articles Six, Eight, Nine, Eleven and Twelve. The Indenture is hereby amended (i) by substituting the words “three Business Days” for “30” in Section 1205 of the Indenture and in the second and fourth paragraphs of the first page of the reverse of the form of Note attached as Annex A to the Indenture and (ii) by deleting the following Sections or clauses of the Indenture and all references and definitions related thereto in their entirety:
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Clauses (6) and (9) of Section 601 (Events of Default);
Section 804 (Reports by Company), except as required by Section 314(a) of the TIA;
Clauses (2) and (3) of Section 901 (Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms);
Section 1104(b) (Statement by Officers as to Default);
Section 1107 (Payment of Taxes);
Section 1110 (Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control);
Section 1111 (Limitation on Indebtedness and Preferred Stock);
Section 1112 (Limitation on Restricted Payments);
Section 1113 (Limitation on Liens);
Section 1114 (Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted Subsidiaries);
Section 1115 (Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock);
Section 1116 (Limitation on Affiliate Transactions);
Section 1117 (Future Subsidiary Guarantors); and
Section 1118 (Payments for Consent).
Section 1.2 Amendments to Notes. The Notes are hereby amended to substitute the words “three Business Days” for 30 in the first and third paragraphs of the first page of the reverse side of the Notes and to delete all provisions inconsistent with the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 1.3 Make-Whole Redemption. Notwithstanding any provision of the Indenture to the contrary, in connection with any redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 1203(c) of the Indenture, the Issuer may determine the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate at any time prior to the second Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date but no earlier than the fifth Business Day preceding such Redemption Date, and prior to such Redemption Date the Issuer shall file with the Trustee a written statement setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 2.1 Defined Terms. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in capitalized form in this Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
Section 2.2 Indenture. Except as amended hereby, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby and all terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute a single instrument, except that in the case of conflict the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall control.
Section 2.3 Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 2.4 Successors. All agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantor in this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 2.5 Duplicate Originals. All parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. It is the express intent of the parties to be bound by the exchange of signatures on this Supplemental Indenture via telecopy or other form of electronic transmission.
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Section 2.6 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 2.7 Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, which terms and provisions shall in like manner define and limit its liabilities and responsibilities in the performance of the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Issuer and the Guarantor, and the Trustee makes no representation with respect to any such matters. Additionally, the Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.8 Effectiveness. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective only upon execution and delivery of this instrument by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon the purchase by the Issuer of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer, with the result that the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be revoked retroactive to the date hereof if such purchase shall not occur. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly after the occurrence of such purchase or promptly after the Issuer shall determine that such purchase will not occur.
Section 2.9 Endorsement and Change of Form of Notes. Any Notes authenticated and delivered after the close of business on the date that this Supplemental Indenture becomes operative in substitution for Notes then outstanding and all Notes presented or delivered to the Trustee on and after that date for such purpose shall be stamped, imprinted or otherwise legended by the Issuer, with a notation as follows:
“Effective as of November 26, 2013, the Issuer has amended the Indenture, as provided in the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2013. Reference is hereby made to said Third Supplemental Indenture, copies of which are on file with the Trustee, for a description of the amendments made therein.”
Section 2.10 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year written above.
| STONE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Beer | |
| Xxxxxxx X. Beer | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| STONE ENERGY OFFSHORE, L.L.C., by and through its sole member, STONE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Beer | |
| Xxxxxxx X. Beer | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ X. Xxxxxx | |
| Name: X. Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
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