SUNSTONE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP, LLC Issuer, SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC., Parent Guarantor,
Exhibit 4.1
SUNSTONE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP, LLC
Issuer,
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC.,
Parent Guarantor,
SUNSTONE CENTER COURT, LLC,
SUNSTONE QUINCY, LLC, and
WSRH LAX AIRPORT, L.L.C.,
New Subsidiary Guarantors
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC.,
Subsidiary Guarantors,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of July 29, 2008
4.60% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Third Supplemental Indenture), is entered into as of July 29, 2008, among SUNSTONE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Issuer), SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC., a Maryland corporation (the Parent Guarantor), Sunstone Center Court, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Sunstone Quincy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and WSRH LAX Airport, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the New Subsidiary Guarantors), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE PARENT GUARANTOR SIGNATORIES HERETO (including subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor subsequently becoming guarantors, the Subsidiary Guarantors and, together with the Parent Guarantor and the New Subsidiary Guarantors, the Guarantors) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee hereunder (the Trustee), having its Corporate Trust Office at 707 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017.
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee entered into that certain Indenture dated as of June 18, 2007 (the Original Indenture), relating to the Issuers unsecured debt securities authenticated and delivered under the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 901 of the Original Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into supplemental indentures to establish the form or terms of a series of Securities issued pursuant to the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 301 of the Original Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee established the terms of a series of Securities entitled the 4.60% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027 of the Issuer in respect of which certain of the Guarantors are guarantors (the Notes) pursuant to that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 18, 2007 among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the First Supplemental Indenture), and the Issuer issued and sold thereunder $220,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the First Supplemental Indenture and Section 303 of the Original Indenture, the Issuer issued and sold an additional $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes pursuant to that certain Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 27, 2007 among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the Second Supplemental Indenture);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1405 of the Original Indenture, any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that is organized in the United States, any of the States or the District of Columbia and that was not a Sunstone Credit Agreement Obligor (as defined in the Original Indenture) and becomes a Sunstone Credit Agreement Obligor, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor shall arrange for such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Trustee within 60 days of becoming a Sunstone Credit Agreement Obligor, a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary Guarantor shall guarantee the Issuers obligations under the Notes and the Original Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, each of the New Subsidiary Guarantors became a Sunstone Credit Agreement Obligor on May 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this instrument to add the New Subsidiary Guarantors as guarantors of the Notes and have done all things necessary to make this instrument (collectively with the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture) a valid agreement of the parties hereto, in accordance with its terms.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this instrument and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture (or in the form of Note attached as Exhibit A thereto) or the Second Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be.
ARTICLE II
NEW SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
Section 2.01. New Subsidiary Guarantors. Each of the New Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agrees to guarantee, as primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to each Holder of the Securities and to the Trustee, the Obligations of the Issuer under the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, in each case to the extent and on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. Relation to Original Indenture. This Third Supplemental Indenture supplements the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, and shall be a part and subject to all the terms thereof. Except as supplemented hereby, all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, and the Securities issued thereunder shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 3.02. Concerning the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any recital herein (other than as they appear and as they apply to the Trustee) as such recitals shall be taken as statements of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, or the validity of the execution by the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor of this Third Supplemental Indenture. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this instrument.
Section 3.03. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 3.04. Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.05. Governing Law. This instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
THE ISSUER | ||
SUNSTONE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Issuer of the Notes | ||
By: | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., | |
Its Sole Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
THE PARENT GUARANTOR | ||
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC., a Maryland corporation, as Parent Guarantor | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS | ||
WB Sunstone-Portland, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
WB Sunstone-Portland, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone Windy Hill, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President |
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Sunstone Napa, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone Jamboree, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone MacArthur, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone Hotels Rochester, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone Center Court, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Sunstone Quincy, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President | |
WSRH LAX Airport, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Name: | Kenneth E. Cruse | |
Title: | Vice President |
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THE TRUSTEE | ||
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Maddy Hall | |
Name: | Maddy Hall | |
Title: | Vice President |
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