SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of June 15, 2011, among E*TRADEFinancial Corporation and The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries Party Hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee 7.875% Notes Due 2015
Exhibit 4.3
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
dated as of June 15, 2011,
among
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
and
The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries Party Hereto
and
The Bank of New York Mellon,
as Trustee
7.875% Notes Due 2015
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Second Supplemental Indenture), entered into as of June 15, 2011, by and among E*TRADE Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages hereof (the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2005 (the Base Indenture) and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2006 (the First Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), relating to the Companys 7.875% Notes Due 2015 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders, the Company agreed in Section 4.07 of the Indenture not to permit any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company unless such Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent permitted by law, simultaneously executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to the Indenture providing for a Guarantee of payment of the Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary;
WHEREAS, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries on the date hereof have agreed to Guarantee other Indebtedness of the Company as required by the terms of such Indebtedness;
WHEREAS, Sections 9.01(a)(2) and (8) of the Indenture provide that the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder to comply with Section 4.07 of the Indenture or to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the amendments contained herein are necessary to comply with Section 4.07 of the Indenture and to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes that are pari passu with the Guarantees provided by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries with respect to such other Indebtedness in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, all acts and requirements necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding instrument in accordance with its terms have been duly performed and complied with, the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects and the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as required by Sections 9.04, 11.04 and 11.05 of the Indenture.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Second Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.01. Definitions. Subject to Section 1.02 hereof, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture.
Section 1.02. Amendment Pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Indenture. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary, by its execution of this Supplemental Indenture, agrees to give a Guarantee of payment of the Notes under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including, but not limited to, Article 10 thereof. For purposes of Article 10 of the Indenture only, the definition of Subsidiary Guarantor in Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall be deemed to include each Guaranteeing Subsidiary party hereto.
Section 1.03. Governing Law. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 1.04. Counterparts. This Second Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 1.05. Effectiveness; Full Force and Effect. This Second Supplemental Indenture is effective as of the date hereof. This Second Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture and the Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture henceforth will be read together. Except as amended hereby, each provision of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect and, as amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects agreed to, ratified and confirmed by the Company and the Trustee.
Section 1.06. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals. The Recitals herein are statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility as to the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Issuer | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew J. Audette | |
Name: | Matthew J. Audette | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
E*TRADE INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Dave Grove | |
Name: | Dave Grove | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Curcio | |
Name: | Michael Curcio | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
E*TRADE INSIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Curcio | |
Name: | Michael Curcio | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]
ETRADE SECURITIES LIMITED, as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Willie So | |
Name: | Willie So | |
Title: | Director | |
CONVERGING ARROWS, INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Lori Sher | |
Name: | Lori Sher | |
Title: | Secretary | |
E*TRADE BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Curcio | |
Name: | Michael Curcio | |
Title: | President | |
TIR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Michelle Ellingson | |
Name: | Michelle Ellingson | |
Title: | Director | |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATE SERVICES INC., as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ James Wulforst | |
Name: | James Wulforst | |
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]
E*TRADE SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Joe Anthony Y. Gagui | |
Name: | Joe Anthony Y. Gagui | |
Title: | Director | |
E*TRADE MAURITIUS LIMITED, as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Michelle Ellingson | |
Name: | Michelle Ellingson | |
Title: | Director | |
ETCF ASSET FUNDING CORPORATION, as Guaranteeing Subsidiary | ||
By: | /s/ Peter Knitzer | |
Name: | Peter Knitzer | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Raymond K. ONeill | |
Name: | Raymond K. ONeill | |
Title: | Senior Associate |
[Signature Page to Second Supplemental Indenture]