EXHIBIT 4.1
THIS EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of OCTOBER 27, 2011, by and among the parties listed onSchedule A hereto (each an “Additional Guarantor” and collectively, the “Additional Guarantors”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as successor to J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and BANK ONE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used in this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and not otherwise defined herein (including terms used on Exhibit A attached hereto) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined on Exhibit A attached hereto).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Section 4.04 of the Indenture provides that if in accordance with the provisions of the Bank Credit Facility the Company adds, or causes to be added, any Subsidiary that was not a Guarantor at the time of execution of the Original Indenture as a guarantor under the Bank Credit Facility, such Subsidiary shall contemporaneously become a Guarantor under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, desiring to become a Guarantor under the Indenture, each of the Additional Guarantors is executing and delivering this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the consent of Holders to the execution and delivery of this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture is not required, and all other actions required to be taken under the Indenture with respect to this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture have been taken.
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS AGREED:
Section 1.Joinder. Each Additional Guarantor agrees that by its entering into this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture it hereby unconditionally guarantees all of the Issuer’s obligations under (i) the 6.875% Senior Notes, (ii) the 5.95% Senior Notes, (iii) the 4.95% Senior Notes, (iv) the 5.15% Senior Notes, (v) any other Securities of any Series that has the benefit of Guarantees of other Subsidiaries of the Company, and (vi) the Indenture (as it relates to all such Series) on the terms set forth in the Indenture, as if each such Additional Guarantor was a party to the Original Indenture.
Section 2.Ratification of Indenture. This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be construed as an indenture supplemental to the Indenture, and as supplemented and modified hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture and this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 3.Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 4.Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture by each Additional Guarantor shall bind each such Additional Guarantor’s successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 5.Separability Clause. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 6.Governing Law. This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to be part of this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.
Section 7.Counterparts. This Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 8.Role of Trustee. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO, as Guarantors |
| By: /s/ Joseph R. Sicree |
Name: Joseph R. Sicree Title: Designated Officer |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as Trustee
By: /s/ Mary Miselis
Name: Mary Miselis
Title: Vice President
SCHEDULE A
Company Name | Member | |
Toll Midwest LLC | Toll Northeast LP Company, Inc. | |
Toll Southwest LLC | Toll Bros., Inc. | |
Toll West Coast LLC | Toll Bros., Inc. | |
EXHIBIT A
For purposes of this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, the term “Indenture” shall mean that certain Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2002 (the “Original Indenture”) by and among Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc. as Guarantor, the other Guarantors identified therein and the Trustee, as supplemented by: (i) the Authorizing Resolutions, related to the issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “6.875% Senior Notes”) by Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (the “Issuer”) and the issuance of related guarantees by Toll Brothers, Inc. (the “Company”) and the other Guarantors, attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Action of the Persons Authorized to Act on Behalf of Each of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc. and Each of the Entities listed on Schedule I thereto dated as of November 22, 2002; (ii) the First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2003 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such First Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (iii) the Authorizing Resolutions, related to the issuance of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.95% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “5.95% Senior Notes”) by the Issuer and the issuance of related guarantees by the Company and the other Guarantors, attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Action of the Persons Authorized to Act on Behalf of Each of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc. and Each of the Entities listed on Schedule I thereto dated as of September 3, 2003; (iv) the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated November 3, 2003 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Second Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (v) the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated January 26, 2004 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Third Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (vi) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 1, 2004 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Fourth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (vii) the Authorizing Resolutions, related to the issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “4.95% Senior Notes”) by the Issuer and the issuance of related guarantees by the Company and the other Guarantors attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Action of the Persons Authorized to Act on Behalf of Each of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc. and Each of the Entities listed on Schedule I thereto dated as of March 9, 2004; (viii) the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated September 20, 2004 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Fifth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (ix) the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 28, 2004 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Sixth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (x) the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2004 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Seventh Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xi) the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2005 (the “Eighth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Eighth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xii) the Authorizing Resolutions, related to the issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.15% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “5.15% Senior Notes”) by the Issuer and the issuance of
related guarantees by the Company and the other Guarantors attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Action of the Persons Authorized to Act on Behalf of Each of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc. and Each of the Entities listed on Schedule I thereto dated as of May 26, 2005; (xiii) the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2005 (the “Ninth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Ninth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xiv) the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2005 (the “Tenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Tenth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xv) the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xvi) the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2006 (the “Twelfth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xvii) the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xviii) the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2006 (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xix) the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2007 (the“Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, thereby became Guarantors) and the Trustee; (xx) the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 27, 2007 (the “Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, reaffirmed their obligations under the Indenture) and the Trustee; and (xxi) the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2008 (the “Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto (who, pursuant to such Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, reaffirmed their obligations under the Indenture) and the Trustee, and as may be further supplemented (including by this Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture) and/or amended.