FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit 4.1
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
This First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2006 (this “First
Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into by and among (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ American Inc., a North
Carolina corporation (the “Company”), as Issuer; (ii) Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company,
Inc., a New Mexico corporation (“Santa Fe”), Lane Limited, a New York corporation
(“Lane”), ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tobacco Company, a North Carolina corporation (“RJRT”),
RJR Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“RJRA”), ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tobacco Co., a
Delaware corporation (“RJR Tobacco”), GMB, Inc., a North Carolina corporation
(“GMB”), FHS, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FHS”), Conwood Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Conwood”), Conwood Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Conwood Company”), Conwood Sales Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Conwood Sales”), Rosswil LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Rosswil”),
▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tobacco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RJR”), RJR Packaging, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“RJR Packaging”), ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Products, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“GPI”), and ▇▇▇▇▇ Tobacco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“▇▇▇▇▇”), each as a Guarantor; and (iii) The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
Trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Santa Fe, Lane, RJRT, RJRA, RJR Tobacco, GMB, FHS, Conwood, Conwood Company, Conwood
Sales, Rosswil (collectively, the “Existing Guarantors”), the Company and the Trustee have
heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2006 (as amended, supplemented,
waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance thereunder from
time to time of the Company’s debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness to be issued in
one or more series (the “Securities”);
WHEREAS, RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇, each a subsidiary of the Company, have determined
that it is desirable and would be a direct benefit to RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇ for each of
these entities, along with the Company and the Existing Guarantors, to execute and deliver to the
Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇ will each
unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis with the Existing Guarantors, the full and
prompt payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption, by repurchase, or
otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, on the Securities and all other
Obligations of the Company to the Trustee and to the Securityholders under the Indenture, and
become a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Company, the Existing
Guarantors, RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI, ▇▇▇▇▇ and the Trustee are authorized or permitted to execute
and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any of
the Securityholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as
follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein
but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture.
ARTICLE II
Agreement to be Bound; Guarantee
SECTION 2.1 Agreement to be Bound. Each of RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇ hereby
becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor, and will have all of the rights and be subject to
all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. Each of RJR, RJR
Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to
a Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the
Indenture.
SECTION 2.2 Guarantee. Each of RJR, RJR Packaging, GPI and ▇▇▇▇▇ hereby fully,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly
and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of the Securities and the Trustee, the full
and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption, by repurchase
or otherwise, of all of the Obligations of the Company to the Trustee and to the Securityholders
under the Indenture in accordance with Article X of the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
Miscellaneous
SECTION 3.1 Notices. All notices and other communications to a Guarantor or the
Company shall be given as provided in the Indenture to the Guarantor or the Company, as the case
may be, at its address set forth below, with a copy to the Company as provided in the Indenture for
notices to the Company.
SECTION 3.2 Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be
construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this First Supplemental Indenture
or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.
SECTION 3.3 Governing Law. This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles.
SECTION 3.4 Severability Clause. In any case any provision in this First 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 and such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.
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SECTION 3.5 Ratification of Indenture; First Supplemental Indenture 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 First
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.
SECTION 3.6 Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this
First Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the
same agreement.
SECTION 3.7 Headings. The headings of the Articles and the sections in this First
Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.
SECTION 3.8 Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to
be those of the Company and the Guarantors and not of the Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ AMERICAN INC., | |||||
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., | |||||
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as Guarantor | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Assistant Treasurer | ||||||
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LANE LIMITED |
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as Guarantor | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Assistant Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ TOBACCO COMPANY, |
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as Guarantor | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: |
RJR ACQUISITION CORP., |
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as Guarantor | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
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Address: | ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ TOBACCO CO., | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | FHS, INC., | |||||
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Title: Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | GMB, INC., |
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Title: Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | CONWOOD HOLDINGS, INC., | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | CONWOOD COMPANY, LLC, | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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Address: | CONWOOD SALES CO., LLC, | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | ROSSWIL LLC, | |||||
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC., | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | RJR PACKAGING, LLC, | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ GLOBAL PRODUCTS, INC., | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||
Address: | ▇▇▇▇▇ TOBACCO LLC, | |||||
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee |
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Title: Assistant Treasurer |
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