KRAFT FOODS INC. (the Company) Debt Securities
Exhibit 1.2
EXECUTION VERSION
KRAFT FOODS INC.
(the Company)
Debt Securities
TERMS AGREEMENT
December 16, 2008
To: The Representatives of the Underwriters identified herein
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned agrees to sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto for their respective accounts, on and subject to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement dated December 5, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in the Companys registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-147829), relating to debt securities (the Underwriting Agreement), the following securities (the Offered Securities) on the following terms (unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined):
OFFERED SECURITIES
Title:
6.75% Notes due 2014 (the Notes).
Aggregate Principal Amount:
$500,000,000.
Interest:
6.75% per annum, from December 19, 2008, payable semiannually in arrears on February 19 and August 19, to holders of record on the preceding February 4 or August 4, as the case may be, commencing February 19, 2009.
Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
Maturity:
February 19, 2014.
Currency of Denomination:
United States Dollars ($).
Currency of Payment:
United States Dollars ($).
Indenture:
The Notes will be issued under the Indenture dated as of October 17, 2001 between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (as successor trustee to The Bank of New York who was successor trustee to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee.
Form and Denomination:
Book-entry form only represented by one or more global securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company, including its participants Clearstream or Euroclear, or their respective designated custodian, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Change of Control:
Upon the occurrence of both (i) a change of control of the Company and (ii) a downgrade of the Notes below an investment grade rating by each of Moodys Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poors Ratings Services and Fitch, Inc. within a specified period, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase as and to the extent set forth in the Companys Prospectus Supplement relating to the Notes dated December 16, 2008 (the Prospectus Supplement) under the caption Description of NotesChange of Control.
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Redemption for Tax Reasons:
The Company may redeem all, but not part, of the Notes upon the occurrence of specified tax events described under the caption Description of NotesRedemption for Tax Reasons in the Prospectus Supplement.
Conversion Provisions:
None.
Sinking Fund:
None.
Listing:
None.
Delayed Delivery Contracts:
None.
Payment of Additional Amounts:
In addition, the Company shall pay Additional Amounts to holders as and to the extent set forth under the caption Description of NotesPayment of Additional Amounts in the Prospectus Supplement.
Purchase Price:
99.546% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from December 19, 2008.
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Expected Reoffering Price:
99.896% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued interest, if any, from December 19, 2008.
Additional Agreements of the Company:
Not applicable.
OTHER MATTERS
Closing:
9:00 A.M., New York City time, on December 19, 2008, at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 in Federal (same day) funds.
Settlement and Trading:
Book-Entry Only via DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear.
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Names and Addresses of the Representatives and Lead Underwriters:
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
600 Steamboat Road
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
The respective principal amounts of the Offered Securities to be severally purchased by each of the Underwriters are set forth opposite their names in Schedule A hereto.
The provisions of the Underwriting Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, except that, notwithstanding anything in Section 4(h) of the Underwriting Agreement to the contrary, the Underwriters shall pay all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with qualification of the Offered Securities for sale and any determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives reasonably designate.
For purposes of the Underwriting Agreement, the Applicable Time shall be 1:03 p.m. (Eastern time) on December 16, 2008.
Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement is amended to replace the phrase The Bank of New York (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank) with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (as successor trustee to The Bank of New York who was successor trustee to The Chase Manhattan Bank).
The Offered Securities will be made available for checking at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Date.
For purposes of Section 6 of the Underwriting Agreement, the only information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters for use in the Prospectus consists of the following information in the Prospectus: the information contained in the fifth and sixth paragraphs under the caption Underwriting in the prospectus supplement.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours, | ||
KRAFT FOODS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Timothy R. McLevish | |
Name: | Timothy R. McLevish | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Terms Agreement]
The foregoing Terms Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. | ||
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Jim Turner | |
Name: | Jim Turner | |
Title: | Managing Director Head of Debt Capital Markets | |
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Brian Bednarski | |
Name: | Brian Bednarski | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Ritu Ketkar | |
Name: | Ritu Ketkar | |
Title: | Director | |
By: | /s/ Jack McCabe | |
Name: | Jack McCabe | |
Title: | Director | |
GREENWICH CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Graham | |
Name: | Scott Graham | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
Acting on behalf of themselves and as the Representatives of the several Underwriters. |
[Signature Page to Terms Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
Underwriter | $500,000,000 Principal Amount of 6.75% Notes due 2014 | ||
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $ | 97,500,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 97,500,000 | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $ | 97,500,000 | |
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. | $ | 97,500,000 | |
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. | $ | 35,000,000 | |
Banca IMI S.p.A. | $ | 35,000,000 | |
BBVA Securities Inc. | $ | 35,000,000 | |
Loop Capital Markets, LLC | $ | 5,000,000 | |
Total | $ | 500,000,000 |