EXHIBIT 4.2
CONFORMED COPY
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of November 19, 2004, made by TBC Parent
Holding Corp. (the "Additional Grantor"), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as collateral agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the banks and
other financial institutions or entities (the "Lenders") parties to the Credit
Agreement referred to below, The Prudential Insurance Company of America
("Prudential") and the Prudential Affiliates (as defined in the Note Agreements
referred to below; the Lenders, Prudential and the Prudential Affiliates
collectively referred to as the "Secured Parties"). All capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, TBC Parent Holding Corp. and TBC Corporation (the "Borrowers"),
the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Administrative Agent have
entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, as amended and
restated as of November 29, 2003, and as further amended and restated as of
November 19, 2004, (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Borrowers and Prudential have entered into the Second Amended
and Restated Note Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement, dated as of November 29,
2003, and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated
Note Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Existing Note Agreement") and the
Borrowers, Prudential and the Prudential Affiliates have entered into the Note
Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2003, and as further amended
by Amendment No. 2 to Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2004 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Additional
Note Agreement") (the Existing Note Agreement and the Additional Note Agreement
collectively referred to as "Note Agreements");
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Note Agreements,
the Borrowers and certain of their Affiliates (other than the Additional
Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of
March 31, 2003 (as amended by the amendment dated as of November 29, 2003, and
as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Guarantee and Collateral Agreement") in favor of the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement and the Note Agreements require the
Additional Grantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this
Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By executing and delivering this
Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.14 of the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement as
a Grantor and Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if
originally named therein as a Grantor and Guarantor and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and
liabilities of a Grantor and Guarantor thereunder. The information set forth in
Annex 1 hereto includes all information with respect to the Additional Grantor
required to be set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of
the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving
effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
TBC PARENT HOLDING CORP.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Executive Vice President/
Chief Financial Officer
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ANNEX 1
Notice Address of Additional Grantor:
TBC Corporation
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Stock Pledged by Additional Grantor:
Certificate No. N-1, representing one share of Common Stock of TBC Private
Brands, Inc.
Location of Jurisdiction and Chief Executive Office:
Additional Grantor is a Delaware corporation. The location of its chief
executive office is:
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Trademarks, Tradenames and Copyrights:
None