Supplemental Indenture to 11% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2013 among TRW Automotive Acquisition Corp., Subsidiaries, and The Bank of New York

  EXHIBIT 4.4 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture") dated as of February 28, 2003, among KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY, KELSEY-HAYES HOLDINGS INC., KH HOLDINGS, INC., LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC., LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE INC., LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTO HOLDINGS INC., TRW AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP., TRW AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE (LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L., TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC, TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARKANSAS INC., TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC., TRW EAST INC., TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH AFRICA INC., TRW ODYSSEY INC., TRW OVERSEAS INC., TRW POWDER METAL INC., TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., TRW TECHNAR INC., TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., VARITY EXECUTIVE PAYROLL, INC., WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC. (each, a "New Guarantor"), each a subsidiary of TRW AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the "Trustee"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of February 18, 2003, providing for the issuance of the Company's 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the "Securities"), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000; WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that the Company is required to cause each New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Company's obligations under the Securities pursuant to a Senior Subordinated Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each New Guarantor, the Company, and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as follows: 1. Agreement to Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all existing Guarantors (if any), to unconditionally guarantee the  2 Company's obligations under the Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Articles 11 and 12 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Securities. 2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. 3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. 5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written. KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY By /s/ David L. Bialosky --------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President KELSEY-HAYES HOLDINGS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky --------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President KH HOLDINGS, INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky -------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky --------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: President LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky --------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary  LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY By /s/ David L. Bialosky ----------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Vice President and General Counsel TRW AUTO HOLDINGS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ----------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Vice President and General Counsel TRW AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary TRW AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE (LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L. By: /s/ Neil P. Simpkins ------------------------------------------ Name: Neil P. Simpkins Title: Sole Manager TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President  TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and General Counsel TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARKANSAS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------- Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Vice President and General Counsel TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary TRW EAST INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH AFRICA INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President  TRW ODYSSEY INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW OVERSEAS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Assistant Secretary and Vice President TRW POWDER METAL INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and President TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW TECHNAR INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Vice President and General Counsel  VARITY EXECUTIVE PAYROLL, INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Secretary and Vice President TRW AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP. By /s/ David L. Bialosky ------------------------------------------ Name: David L. Bialosky Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee By /s/ Luis Perez ------------------------------------------ Name: Luis Perez Title: Assistant Vice President