Exhibit 4.1
Dated as of December 6, 2006
to Indenture
Dated as of September 1, 2004
Among
CROWN EUROPEAN
HOLDINGS SA, as Issuer,
the GUARANTORS named therein
and
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) is dated as of
December 6, 2006, and is between CROWN EUROPEAN HOLDINGS SA, a French société anonyme
(the “Company”), and ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee under the
indenture referred to herein (the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee have heretofore duly executed and
delivered an indenture dated as of September 1, 2004 (as supplemented or amended prior
to the date hereof, the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Company issued
€460,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6¼% First Priority Senior Secured
Notes due 2011 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 8.02 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee
may, with certain exceptions, amend the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees (as
defined in the Indenture) or any provision of any Security Document (as defined in the
Indenture) or the Proceeds Sharing Agreement (as defined in the Indenture) with the
consent of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of at least a majority in principal
amount of the then outstanding Notes;
WHEREAS, Crown Holdings, Inc., a Guarantor and the parent company of the Company
(“Crown”), has distributed a Consent Solicitation Statement dated
November 21, 2006 (the “Statement”) to the Holders of at least a
majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes in connection with certain
proposed amendments to the Indenture as described in the Statement
(the “Proposed Amendments”); and
WHEREAS, the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes have
approved the Proposed Amendments;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company
hereby covenants and agrees with the Trustee as follows:
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Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
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2. Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Indenture.
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(a) The definition of “Consolidated Net Income” is
hereby amended as follows: (i) by replacing the phrase “the net income of any
Restricted Subsidiary” at the beginning of clause (4) with the phrase “the
net income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person”;
(ii) by deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (6); (iii) by replacing the period
at the end of clause (7) with “; and”; and (iv) by inserting the following as a new
clause (8):
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“(8) (a) the
amount of any write-off of deferred financing costs or of indebtedness issuance costs
and the amount of charges related to any premium paid in connection with repurchasing
or refinancing indebtedness shall be excluded and (b) all non-recurring expenses
and charges relating to such repurchase or refinancing of indebtedness or relating
to any incurrence of indebtedness, in each case, whether or not such transaction
is consummated, shall be excluded.”
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(b) Clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted
Collateral Liens” is hereby amended by replacing “$2,300,000,000” with
“$2,500,000,000”.
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3. Amendments to Section 4.10(b) of the Indenture.
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(a) Clause (4) of Section 4.10(b) is hereby amended
to read in its entirety as follows:
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“(4) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value
of any Equity Interests of Parent held by employees or directors of Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity subscription
agreement, stock option agreement or similar agreement or the acquisition of Equity
Interests of Parent in open market purchases, or otherwise, for matching or other
contributions to its employee stock purchase, deferred compensation, 401(k) and
other employee benefit plans in the ordinary course of business; provided that
the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity
Interests shall not exceed the sum of (a) $25,000,000 in any twelve-month period plus
(b) the aggregate cash proceeds received by Parent during such twelve-month period
from any issuance of Equity Interests by Parent to employees and directors of Parent
and its Restricted Subsidiaries;”
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(b) Clause (9) of Section 4.10(b) is hereby amended
to read in its entirety as follows: “(9) [Intentionally omitted.]”
(c) Clause (11) of Section 4.10(b) is hereby amended
by replacing “$100,000,000” with “$200,000,000”.
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4. The Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture
is expressly made supplemental to and shall form a part of the Indenture and is
made subject to all the conditions, covenants and warranties contained in the Indenture.
Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture is intended to or shall provide any rights to
any parties other than those expressly contemplated by this Supplemental Indenture. Each
reference in the Indenture to “this Indenture”, “hereunder”, “hereof”,
and words of like import referring to the Indenture and each reference in any other
transaction document relating to the Indenture shall mean the Indenture as amended hereby.
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5. Legend. There shall be stamped, overprinted,
typed or otherwise noted on Notes authenticated and delivered after the date
hereof the following legend:
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“THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE HAS BEEN AMENDED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 6, 2006. REFERENCE IS MADE TO SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR A STATEMENT
OF THE AMENDED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND HOLDERS OF THE NOTES.”
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6. Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture as
hereby supplemented, or the due execution hereof by the Company,
or the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements
are made solely by the Company.
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7. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York, the United States of America, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws.
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8. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture
may be simultaneously executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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9. Severability. If any court of competent
jurisdiction shall determine that 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.
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10. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request
of the Company, the Trustee will execute and deliver such further instruments and
do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of this Supplemental Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed all as of the date and year first written above.
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CROWN EUROPEAN HOLDINGS SA |
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Title: Directeur General Delegue |
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CROWN EUROPEAN HOLDINGS SA |
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By: |
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
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Title: Directeur General Delegue |
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