Exhibit 4.4
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of July 24, 2014 by and among the parties that are signatories hereto as Guarantors (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), Cott Beverages Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Issuer”), the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below, Paying Agent, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent (the “Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Issuer, each of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Agent have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture dated as of June 24, 2014 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $525,000,000 of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 of the Issuer (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors, all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”);
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture has not resulted in a material modification of the Notes for purposes of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (“FATCA”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall give the Trustee prompt written notice of any material modification of the Notes deemed to occur for FATCA purposes. The Trustee shall assume that no material modification for FATCA purposes has occurred regarding the Notes, unless the Trustee receives written notice of such modification from the Company; and
WHEREAS, pursuant toSection 9.1 of the Indenture, the Issuer, any Guarantor, the Trustee and the Agent are authorized to execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to add additional Guarantors, without the consent of any Holder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, the Issuer, the other Guarantors, the Trustee and the Agent mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1.Defined Terms. As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used herein as therein defined. The words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND; GUARANTEE
SECTION 2.1.Agreement to be Bound. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.
SECTION 2.2.Guarantee. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees, on a joint and several basis with all the existing Guarantors, to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Notes and the Trustee and the Agent the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant toArticle X of the Indenture on a senior basis.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.1.Notices. All notices and other communications to the Guarantor shall be given as provided in the Indenture to the Guarantor, at its address set forth below, with a copy to the Issuer as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Issuer.
Penny Lane
Haydock, Merseyside WA11 OQZ
United Kingdom
Attention: Legal Director
SECTION 3.2.Merger and Consolidation. No Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into another Person (other than the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or becomes a Guarantor concurrently with the transaction) except in accordance withSection 4.1(f) of the Indenture.
SECTION 3.3.Release of Guarantee. This Guarantee shall only be released in accordance withSection 10.2 of the Indenture.
SECTION 3.4.Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders, the Trustee and the Agent, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.
SECTION 3.5.Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 3.6.Severability. In case 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 and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.
SECTION 3.7.Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries’ Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
SECTION 3.8.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 Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
SECTION 3.9.The Trustee and the Agent. Each of the Trustee and the Agent makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or with respect to the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the other parties hereto.
SECTION 3.10.Counterparts. The parties hereto 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. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
SECTION 3.11.Execution and Delivery. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of any such Guarantee.
SECTION 3.12.Headings. The headings of the Articles and the Sections in this 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| COTT BEVERAGES INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |
| Name: | Jason Ausher | |
| Title: | Treasurer | |
| 156775 CANADA INC. | ||
| 2011438 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||
| 804340 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||
| 967979 ONTARIO LIMITED | ||
| CAROLINE LLC | ||
| CLIFFSTAR LLC | ||
| COTT ACQUISITION LLC | ||
| COTT CORPORATION | ||
| COTT HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| COTT U.S. ACQUISITION LLC | ||
| COTT VENDING INC. | ||
| INTERIM BCB, LLC | ||
| STAR REAL PROPERTY LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |
| Name: | Jason Ausher | |
| Title: | Treasurer | |
| CALYPSO SOFT DRINKS LIMITED | ||
| COOKE BROS HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
| COOKE BROS. (TATTENHALL). LIMITED | ||
| COTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED | ||
| COTT VENTURES LIMITED | ||
| COTT VENTURES UK LIMITED | ||
| MR FREEZE (EUROPE) LIMITED | ||
| TT CALCO LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |
| Name: | Jason Ausher | |
| Title: | Director | |
| COTT (NELSON) LIMITED | ||
| COTT BEVERAGES LIMITED | ||
| COTT EUROPE TRADING LIMITED | ||
| COTT LIMITED | ||
| COTT NELSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | ||
| COTT PRIVATE LABEL LIMITED | ||
| COTT RETAIL BRANDS LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory Leiter | |
| Name: | Gregory Leiter | |
| Title: | Director | |
| COTT USA FINANCE LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Ceaser Gonzalez | |
| Name: | Ceaser Gonzalez | |
| Title: | President | |
| COTT LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |
| Name: | Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |
| Title: | Class A Manager | |
| COTT ACQUISITION LIMITED | ||
| COTT UK ACQUISITION LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |
| Name: | Joanne Lloyd-Davies | |
| Title: | Director | |
| AIMIA FOODS EBT COMPANY LIMITED | ||
| AIMIA FOODS GROUP LIMITED | ||
| AIMIA FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||
| AIMIA FOODS LIMITED | ||
| STOCKPACK LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Jason Ausher | |
| Name: | Jason Ausher | |
| Title: | Director | |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||||
| By | /s/ Stefan Victory | |||
| Name: | Stefan Victory | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||