MATTEL, INC. Floating Rate Senior Notes due June 15, 2009

EX-4.1 3 dex41.htm FORM OF FLOATING RATE NOTES Form of Floating Rate Notes

EXHIBIT 4.1

THIS SECURITY IS AN UNSECURED SENIOR DEBT OBLIGATION OF MATTEL, INC. THIS SECURITY IS NOT A DEPOSIT OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO MATTEL, INC., OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.


MATTEL, INC.

Floating Rate Senior Notes due June 15, 2009

 

No. 001

  $100,000,000

CUSIP NO. 577081AQ5

 

ISIN NO. US577081AQ58

 

MATTEL, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) on June 15, 2009, and to pay interest thereon from June 13, 2006 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 in each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing September 15, 2006. Interest will accrue at the Floating Interest Rate (as defined below), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. Any such installment of interest that is overdue at any time shall also bear interest (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), at the rate per annum at which the principal then bears interest, from the date any such overdue amount first becomes due until it is paid or made available for payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest on any principal, or installment of interest that is overdue shall be payable on demand. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the May 31, August 31, November 30 or February 28 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.

The Floating Interest Rate shall be, for each interest period, a per annum rate in effect pursuant to the terms of this Security during such interest period equal to LIBOR (as defined below) plus 40 basis points, as determined by the Calculation Agent (as defined below). This Security will bear interest at the Three-Month LIBOR Rate (defined below) plus 0.40%. Interest on this note will be computed and paid

 

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on the basis of a 360 day year and the actual number of days in each quarterly interest payment period.

The Three-Month LIBOR Rate will be the offered rate appearing on the Telerate LIBOR page, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on the relevant interest determination date, for deposits of U.S. dollars for a period of three months beginning on the relevant interest reset date. The Telerate LIBOR page is Telerate page 3750 or any replacement page or pages on which London interbank rates of major banks for the U.S. dollar are displayed. When we refer to a particular heading or headings on this page, those references include any successor or replacement heading or headings, as determined by the calculation agent.

If the rate described above does not appear on the Telerate LIBOR page, then LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates, at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the relevant interest determination date, at which deposits of the following kind are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in that market selected by the calculation agent: deposits of U.S. dollars for a period of three months beginning on the relevant interest reset date and in a representative amount. The calculation agent will request the principal London office of each of these banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, LIBOR for the relevant interest determination date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations.

If fewer than two quotations are provided as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, LIBOR for the relevant interest determination date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for loans of the following kind to leading European banks quoted, at approximately 11:00 A.M., in New York on that interest determination date, by three major banks in New York selected by the calculation agent: loans of U.S. dollars for a period of three months, beginning on the relevant interest reset date and in a representative amount.

If fewer than three banks selected by the calculation agent are quoting as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, LIBOR for the new interest period will be LIBOR in effect for the prior interest period. If the initial base rate has been in effect for the prior interest period, however, it will remain in effect for the new interest period.

The reference banks and dealers employed by the calculation agent in determining the base rate may include the calculation agent itself and its affiliates.

The interest determination date relating to (i) the period from June 13, 2006 to the first Interest Payment Date will be June 9, 2006, and (ii) a particular interest reset date on or after June 15, 2006 will be the second London business day preceding such interest reset date, subject to the Business Day Convention. The interest reset dates

 

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shall be the same as the Interest Payment Dates, except for the maturity date, which shall not be an interest reset date.

“Business Day Convention” means if any interest reset date, interest determination date or interest payment date (other than the maturity date) would otherwise be a day that is not a business day, the relevant date will be postponed to the next day that is a business day, provided, however, that, if that date would fall in the next succeeding calendar month, such date will be the immediately preceding business day.

“Business Day” means any day that is a New York business day and a London business day, provided that, solely with respect to any payment or other action to be made or taken at any place of payment outside New York City, is also a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions, generally, are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close in the place of payment.

“London business day” means any day on which dealings in U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

“New York business day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

The calculation agent will, upon the request of the holder of any of these notes, provide the interest rate then in effect. The calculation agent is initially the Trustee until such time as we appoint a successor calculation agent. All calculations made by the calculation agent in the absence of manifest error will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on us and the holders of this note.

All percentages resulting from any calculation of the interest rate with respect to the three year notes will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards (for example, 9.876545% (or .09876545) being rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655) and 9.876544% (or .09876544) being rounded to 9.87654% (or .0987654)), and all dollar amounts in or resulting from any such calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).

The Trustee shall act as Paying Agent with respect to the Securities of this series.

Payment of the principal of and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City and State of New York, or at such other agency as the Company may determine, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the

 

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Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof, directly or through an Authenticating Agent, by manual signature of an authorized signatory, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

Dated: June 13, 2006

 

MATTEL, INC.

By     
 

Name:

 

Title:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: June 13, 2006

 

J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

As Trustee

By     
  Authorized Officer

 

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[Form of Reverse of Note]

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under a Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1996 (herein called the “Indenture,” which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof.

The Securities of this series may not be redeemed prior to maturity.

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness on this Security or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case, upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

The Securities do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, this Security or for any remedy thereunder, unless (i) such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with

 

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respect to the Securities of this series, (ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and (iii) the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal or any interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, but without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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