NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, Company, NEWS CORPORATION, Guarantor

EX-4.8 4 dex48.htm FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Fifth Supplemental Indenture

Exhibit 4.8

 


 


NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED,

Company,

NEWS CORPORATION,

Guarantor

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

Trustee

 


FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of May 23, 2007
Amending and Supplementing the Indenture
Dated as of February 28, 2001

 


due 2021

Liquid Yield Option/TM/ Notes

 


 


 


/TM/ Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 23, 2007, among News America Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with its principal office located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, News Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“News Corporation”), News Australia Holdings Pty Limited, an Australia corporation (ABN 32 105 197 028) (“NAHPL”), FEG Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FEGH”), Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FEG”), News America Marketing FSI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NAM”), News Publishing Australia Limited, a Delaware corporation (“NPAL”) and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”), amending and supplementing the Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2001 (the “Original Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein and the Trustee, which provided for the issuance of the Company’s Liquid Yield Option ™ Notes due 2021. (The Original Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 27, 2003, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2004, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 14, 2005, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2005, and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2007, and as it may hereafter be supplemented is referred to herein as the or this “Indenture”.) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 908 of the Original Indenture, any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor which issues any guarantee of any Indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $50 million shall under the Indenture guarantee the Securities to the same extent and in the same manner in which such other Indebtedness is so guaranteed; and

WHEREAS, Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD,” Limited Liability Company “Display,” Media Support Services Limited, Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia),” Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management” and Outdoor Systems Limited, which are not currently guarantors under the Indenture, have issued guarantees of indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $50 million (the “Restricted Subsidiary Guarantees”) and are required, therefore, to execute this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of said Section 908 of the Original Indenture; and

WHEREAS, effective May 23, 2007 NAHL, NPAL, FEG, FEGH, NAM, Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD,” Limited Liability Company “Display,” Media Support Services Limited, Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia),” Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management” and Outdoor Systems Limited were each unconditionally and fully released in writing from all obligations under guarantees of Indebtedness under a Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2003 among the Company, as Borrower, the Initial Guarantors and Lenders party to the Credit Agreement, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) and are therefore, pursuant to Section 1103 of the Original Indenture, released and eliminated from the terms of the Guarantee and as Guarantors under the Indenture; and


WHEREAS, the provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respects; and

WHEREAS, the Original Indenture is subject to the provisions of the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), that are required to be part of the Original Indenture and the Indenture shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and has done all things necessary to make this Fifth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement in accordance with its terms.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the Purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

ORIGINAL INDENTURE

SECTION 101. Effect of Original Indenture.

Except as specifically provided in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.

ARTICLE TWO

AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE

SECTION 201. Addition of Guarantors.

In accordance with Section 908 of the Original Indenture, each of the following entities hereby agrees to become a Guarantor under the Original Indenture:

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Display”

   Russian Federation

Media Support Services Limited

   British Virgin Islands

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia)”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management”

   Russian Federation

Outdoor Systems Limited

   British Virgin Islands

SECTION 202. References in the Indenture

 

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By reason of the Restricted Subsidiary Guarantees, and the continuation, as Guarantor, of the Guarantor under the Indenture, all references in the Indenture to the “Guarantors” are hereby deemed to refer to the following entities, and all references in the Indenture to each or any “Guarantor” are hereby deemed to refer to each of such entities:

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

News Corporation

   Delaware

News Australia Holdings Pty Ltd

   Australia

FEG Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.

   Delaware

News America Marketing FSI, LLC

   Delaware

News Publishing Australia Limited

   Delaware

Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Display”

   Russian Federation

Media Support Services Limited

   British Virgin Islands

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia)”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management”

   Russian Federation

Outdoor Systems Limited

   British Virgin Islands

SECTION 203. Release of Certain Guarantors.

In accordance with Section 1103 of the Original Indenture, each of the following entities is hereby deemed released as a Guarantor under the Indenture:

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

News Australia Holdings Pty Ltd

   Australia

FEG Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.

   Delaware

News America Marketing FSI, LLC

   Delaware

News Publishing Australia Limited

   Delaware

Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Display”

   Russian Federation

Media Support Services Limited

   British Virgin Islands

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia)”

   Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management”

   Russian Federation

Outdoor Systems Limited

   British Virgin Islands

SECTION 204. References in the Indenture.

By reason of the elimination of certain Guarantors pursuant to Section 203 hereof, and the continuation, as Guarantor, of the Guarantor under the Indenture, all references to the “Guarantor” are hereby deemed to refer to News Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as sole Guarantor.

 

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ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 301. Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 302. Governing Law.

Subject to the following sentence, this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to be part of the Original Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

SECTION 303. Counterparts.

This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 304. Trustee.

The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Company and the Guarantor and not of the Trustee.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

News America Incorporated

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

News Corporation, as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

News Australia Holdings Pty Limited, as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

FEG Holdings, Inc., as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

 

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Title:

  Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

News America Marketing FSI, LLC, as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

News Publishing Australia Limited, as Guarantor

By:       /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs                                    

Name:

  Lawrence A. Jacobs

Title:

 

Senior Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

Media Support Services Limited, as Guarantor

By:      /s/ Olga Bortnyaeva                                           

Name:

  Olga Bortnyaeva

Title:

  as attorney

Outdoor Systems Limited, as Guarantor

By:      /s/ Olga Bortnyaeva                                          

Name:

  Olga Bortnyaeva

Title:

  as attorney

 

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Limited Liability Company “APR City/TVD”, as Guarantor
By:   /s/ Vladimir Semyachkin

Name:

  Vladimir Semyachkin

Title:

  General Director

 

Limited Liability Company “Display”, as Guarantor
By:   /s/ Olga Pavlova

Name:

  Olga Pavlova

Title:

  General Director

 

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Marketing (Russia)”, as Guarantor
By:   /s/ Igor Chernenko

Name:

  Igor Chernenko

Title:

  General Director

 

Limited Liability Company “Outdoor Media Management”, as Guarantor
By:   /s/ Vladimir Ryabovol

Name:

  Vladimir Ryabovol

Title:

  General Director

 

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The Bank of New York
By:        /s/ Franca Ferrera                                             
Name:   Franca Ferrera
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK     )

                                               ) ss.:

COUNTY OF NEW YORK)

On this 23 day of May, 2007, before me personally appeared Lawrence Jacobs, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior EVP of News America Incorporated, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing in the name of each such corporation as such.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

By:       /s/ Jacinta T. Palmer                                    

Name:

  Jacinta D. Thomas Palmer

Title:

 

Notary Public, State of New York

No. 01TH6062503

Qualified in Kings County

Commission Expires Aug 6, 2009

[Notarial Seal]

 

STATE OF NEW YORK    )

                                              ) ss.:

COUNTY OF NEW YORK)

On this 23 day of May, 2007, before me personally appeared Lawrence Jacobs, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior EVP of News Corporation, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing in the name of each such corporation as such .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

By:       /s/ Jacinta T. Palmer                                    

Name:

  Jacinta D. Thomas Palmer

Title:

 

Notary Public, State of New York

No. 01TH6062503

Qualified in Kings County

Commission Expires Aug 6, 2009

[Notarial Seal]

 

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