AGREEMENT OF RESIGNATION, APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Exhibit 4(j)
AGREEMENT OF RESIGNATION, APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
This Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance, dated as of April 17, 2006 (this Agreement), is made by and among that issuer or other person who is identified in Exhibit A attached hereto (the Exhibit) as the Issuer (the Issuer), the guarantors listed on the signature pages of this Agreement (the Guarantors), The Bank of New York, a banking corporation with trust powers duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York and having its principal corporate trust office at 101 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10286 (the Bank) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having its principal office in Los Angeles, California (BNYTC).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Bank entered into one or more trust indentures, paying agency agreements, registrar agreements, or other relevant agreements as such are more particularly described in the Exhibit under the section entitled Agreements (individually and collectively referred to herein as the Agreements) under which the Bank was appointed in the capacity or capacities identified in the Exhibit (individually and collectively the Capacities);
WHEREAS, BNYTC has requested that it be appointed by the Issuer and the Guarantors as the successor to the Bank in its Capacities under the Agreements; and
WHEREAS, BNYTC is willing to accept such appointment as the successor to the Bank in its Capacities under the Agreements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Bank and BNYTC, for and in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, hereby consent and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE BANK
SECTION 1.01. The Bank hereby resigns from its Capacities under the Agreements.
SECTION 1.02. The Bank hereby assigns, transfers, delivers and confirms to BNYTC all right, title and interest of the Bank in its Capacity(s) relating to the Agreements.
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ARTICLE II
THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTORS
SECTION 2.01. The Issuer and the Guarantors hereby accept the resignation of the Bank from its Capacities under the Agreements.
SECTION 2.02. All conditions relating to the appointment of BNYTC as the successor to the Bank in its Capacities under the Agreements have been met by the Issuer and the Guarantors, and the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby appoint BNYTC to its Capacities under the Agreements with like effect as if originally named to such Capacities under the Agreements.
ARTICLE III
BNYTC
SECTION 3.01. BNYTC hereby represents and warrants to the Bank and to the Issuer and the Guarantors that BNYTC is not disqualified to act in the Capacities under the Agreements.
SECTION 3.02. BNYTC hereby accepts its appointment to the Capacities under the Agreements and accepts and assumes the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the Bank under the Agreements, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, with like effect as if originally named to such Capacities under the Agreements.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 4.01. This Agreement and the resignation, appointment and acceptance effected hereby shall be effective as of 12:01 A.M. local Los Angeles time on the Effective Date set forth in the Exhibit.
SECTION 4.02. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 4.03. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.04. The persons signing this Agreement on behalf of the Issuer, each Guarantor, BNYTC and the Bank are duly authorized to execute it on behalf of each party, and each party warrants that it is authorized to execute this Agreement and to perform its duties hereunder.
SECTION 4.05. The Issuer represents that it is the type of entity as identified in the Exhibit and has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction and with the principal office as identified in the Exhibit.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance to be duly executed and acknowledged all as of the day and year first above written.
Issuer: | DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ G. Linn Evans | |||
G. Linn Evans | ||||
Assistant Secretary | ||||
Guarantors: | FOOD LION, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ G. Linn Evans | |||
G. Linn Evans | ||||
Vice President and Secretary | ||||
HANNAFORD BROS. CO. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily Dickinson | |||
Emily Dickinson | ||||
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||
KASH N KARRY FOOD STORES, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily Dickinson | |||
Emily Dickinson | ||||
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | ||||
FL FOOD LION, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ G. Linn Evans | |||
G. Linn Evans | ||||
Secretary |
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RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ G. Linn Evans | |||
G. Linn Evans | ||||
Secretary and Treasurer | ||||
HANNBRO COMPANY | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
President | ||||
MARTINS FOODS OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
Assistant Secretary | ||||
SHOP N SAVE-MASS., INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
Secretary | ||||
HANNAFORD PROCUREMENT CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
Secretary | ||||
BONEY WILSON & SONS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
Secretary |
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J.H. HARVEY CO., LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ G. Linn Evans | |||
G. Linn Evans | ||||
Vice President and Secretary | ||||
HANNAFORD LICENSING CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Dickinson | |||
Emily D. Dickinson | ||||
Secretary | ||||
Bank: | The Bank of New York | |||
By: | /s/ Van K. Brown | |||
Name: | Van K. Brown | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
BNYTC: | The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Tina D. Gonzalez | |||
Name: | Tina D. Gonzalez | |||
Title: | Assistant Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT A
Issuer: Delhaize America, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, formerly known as Food Lion, Inc., with its principal office located at 2110 Executive Drive, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Effective Date: March 12, 2007
Agreement(s):
Name/Description of transaction | Description of relevant Agreement & Date | The Bank of New Yorks | ||
Food Lion Inc., Medium Term Notes | 08/15/91 | Trustee, Reg, P/A | ||
Food Lion Inc., 7.55% Notes due 2007 | 08/15/91 | Trustee, Reg, P/A | ||
Food Lion Inc., 8.05% Notes due 2027 | 08/15/91 | Trustee, Reg, P/A |
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