THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (2010 NOTES)
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EX-4.2 3 c11818exv4w2.htm THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO INDENTURE exv4w2
Exhibit 4.2
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
(2010 NOTES)
(2010 NOTES)
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of January 29, 2007 (this Supplemental Indenture) among Terra Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), the entities set forth on Schedule A hereto, as guarantors under the Indenture referred to below (the Guarantors), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2003 (as amended, supplemented, waived, or otherwise modified, the Indenture), providing for the issuance of the 111/2% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2010 (the Notes) (capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture);
WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may amend or waive certain terms and covenants in the Indenture as described below;
WHEREAS, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes outstanding have consented to the waiver and amendments effected by this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Guarantors are undertaking to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend certain terms and covenants in the Indenture in connection with the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement of the Company, dated as of January 10, 2007, and any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto (the Tender Offer and Solicitation); and
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and each of the Guarantors.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, each of the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 1.1 Applicability of Certain Indenture Provisions to the Tender Offer and Solicitation. The application of the provisions of Article 4 of the Indenture are hereby waived to the extent that such provisions might otherwise interfere with the ability to enter into agreements contemplated by, and to consummate, the Tender Offer and Solicitation.
Section 1.2 Amendments to the Indenture. Effective at the time of payment or deposit with DTC (the Payment Date) of an amount of money sufficient to pay for all Notes validly tendered and accepted pursuant to the Tender Offer and Solicitation and to make all consent payments required under the Tender Offer and Solicitation:
(i) | The Indenture is hereby amended to delete Section 4.2 (Corporate Existence), Section 4.4 (Payment of Taxes and Other Claims), Section 4.5 (Additional guarantees), Section 4.6 (SEC Reports) (except to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939), Section 4.7 (Compliance Certificate) (except to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939), Section 4.8 (Change of Control), Section 4.9 (Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness), Section 4.10 (Limitation on Restricted Payments), Section 4.11 (Limitation on Liens), Section 4.12 (Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates), Section 4.13 (Limitation on Asset Sales), Section 4.14 (Limitation on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries), Section 4.15 (Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions), Section 4.16 (Impairment of Security Interest), Section 4.17 (Conduct of Business) and Section 4.18 (Maintenance of Properties; Insurance; Compliance with Laws) in their entirety and all references thereto contained elsewhere in the Indenture in their entirety; |
(ii) | The Indenture is hereby amended to delete subsection (d) of Section 5.1 (Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets) in their entirety and all references thereto contained in Section 5.1 and elsewhere in the Indenture in their entirety; |
(iii) | The failure to comply with the terms of any of the Sections of the Indenture set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Indenture and shall no longer have any other consequence under the Indenture; |
(iv) | The Indenture is hereby amended to delete clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (ix) of Section 6.1 (Events of Default) in their entirety and all references thereto contained in Section 6.1 and elsewhere in the Indenture in their entirety, and the occurrence of the events described in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (ix) of Section 6.1 shall no longer constitute Events of Default; |
(v) | All definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Indenture that relate to defined terms used solely in sections deleted by this Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted in their entirety; and |
(vi) | All references to Sections 6.1 and 5.1 of the Indenture shall mean Sections 6.1 and 5.1 as amended by this Supplemental Indenture. |
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.1 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Company, each of the Guarantors and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented in accordance herewith, and this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby; provided, that the amendments to the Indenture set forth in Section 1.2 of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative as specified in Section 1.2 hereof. Prior to the Payment Date, the Company may terminate this Supplemental Indenture upon written notice to the Trustee.
Section 2.2 Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect. Except as supplemented hereby, all provisions in the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2.3 Indenture and Supplemental Indenture Construed Together. This Supplemental Indenture is an indenture supplemental to and in implementation of the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read and construed together.
Section 2.4 Confirmation and Preservation of Indenture. The Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture is in all respects confirmed and preserved.
Section 2.5 Conflict with the Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision of the TIA that is required under the TIA to be a part of and govern any provision of this Supplemental Indenture, the provision of the TIA shall control. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may be so modified or excluded, the provision of the TIA shall be deemed to apply to the Indenture as so modified or to be excluded by this Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be.
Section 2.6 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 2.7 Benefits of Supplemental Indenture. Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and thereto and their successors hereunder and thereunder and the Holders of the Notes, any benefit of any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes.
Section 2.8 Successors. All agreements of the Company and each of the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 2.9 Acceptance by Trustee. The Trustee accepts the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trusts created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
Section 2.10 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee. In entering into this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture and the Notes relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.
Section 2.11 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
Section 2.12 Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 2.13 Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 2.14 The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made by the Company and each of the Guarantors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
TERRA CAPITAL, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Francis G. Meyer | |||
Name: | Francis G. Meyer | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
GUARANTORS: BEAUMONT AMMONIA INC. BEAUMONT HOLDINGS CORPORATION BMC HOLDINGS INC. PORT NEAL CORPORATION TERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. TERRA HOUSTON AMMONIA, INC. TERRA INDUSTRIES INC. TERRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. TERRA INTERNATIONAL (OKLAHOMA) INC. TERRA METHANOL CORPORATION TERRA NITROGEN CORPORATION TERRA REAL ESTATE CORP. TERRA (U.K.) HOLDINGS INC. TERRA MISSISSIPPI HOLDINGS CORP. TERRA MISSISSIPPI NITROGEN INC. TERRA NITROGEN GP HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Francis G. Meyer | |||
Name: | Francis G. Meyer | |||
Title: | Vice President |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Richard Prokosch | |||
Name: | Richard Prokosch | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF GUARANTORS
BEAUMONT AMMONIA INC. (Delaware)
BEAUMONT HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Delaware)
BMC HOLDINGS INC. (Delaware)
PORT NEAL CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA HOUSTON AMMONIA, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA INDUSTRIES INC. (Maryland)
TERRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA INTERNATIONAL (OKLAHOMA) INC. (Delaware)
TERRA METHANOL CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA NITROGEN CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA REAL ESTATE CORP. (Iowa)
TERRA (U.K.) HOLDINGS INC. (Delaware)
TERRA MISSISSIPPI HOLDINGS CORP. (Mississippi)
TERRA MISSISSIPPI NITROGEN INC. (Delaware)
TERRA NITROGEN GP HOLDINGS, INC. (Delaware)
BEAUMONT HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Delaware)
BMC HOLDINGS INC. (Delaware)
PORT NEAL CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA HOUSTON AMMONIA, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA INDUSTRIES INC. (Maryland)
TERRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Delaware)
TERRA INTERNATIONAL (OKLAHOMA) INC. (Delaware)
TERRA METHANOL CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA NITROGEN CORPORATION (Delaware)
TERRA REAL ESTATE CORP. (Iowa)
TERRA (U.K.) HOLDINGS INC. (Delaware)
TERRA MISSISSIPPI HOLDINGS CORP. (Mississippi)
TERRA MISSISSIPPI NITROGEN INC. (Delaware)
TERRA NITROGEN GP HOLDINGS, INC. (Delaware)