EXHIBIT 4.4
FEDEX CORPORATION, as Issuer,
THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,
THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
Supplemental Indenture
No. 2
6 5/8% Notes due February 12, 2004
6 7/8% Notes due February 15, 2006
7 1/4% Notes due February 15, 2011
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 2, dated as of April 27, 2001 between FedEx
Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), the Guarantors referred to
in the Indenture defined below, FedEx Trade Networks, Inc., Tower Group
International, Inc., Tower Group International Canada Inc., Caribbean
Transportation Services, Inc., World Tariff, Limited, FedEx Ground Package
System, Ltd., FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., FedEx Supply Chain Services,
Inc., FedEx Freight System, Inc., American Freightways, Inc., Federal Express
Aviation Services, Incorporated, Federal Express (Australia) Pty Ltd., Federal
Express International (France) SNC, Federal Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
Federal Express Europe, Inc., Federal Express Europe, Inc. & Co.,
V.O.F./S.N.C., Federal Express Holdings (Mexico) y Compania S.N.C. de C.V.,
Federal Express Holdings S.A., Federal Express International, Inc., Federal
Express Pacific, Inc., and Federal Express Virgin Islands, Inc. (the
"Additional Guarantors"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking
corporation, as Trustee (the "Trustee").
RECITALS
The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee have executed and delivered an
Indenture dated as of February 12, 2001 and a Supplemental Indenture No. 1
dated as of February 20, 2001 (as supplemented, the "Indenture") to provide for
the issuance of the 6 5/8% Notes due 2004, the 6 7/8% Notes due 2006 and the 7
1/4% Notes due 2011;
Section 12.03 of the Indenture provides that each Person who becomes a
Guarantor shall execute a supplemental indenture evidencing the same;
The Additional Guarantors each desire to become a Guarantor under the
Indenture; and
All acts and proceedings required by law, the Indenture and the
organizational documents of the Company, the Guarantors and the Additional
Guarantors necessary to constitute this Supplemental Indenture No. 2 a valid
and binding agreement for the uses and purposes set forth herein have been done
and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture
No. 2 have in all respects been duly authorized.
NOW, THEREFORE, this Indenture witnesseth:
For and in consideration of the premises and good and valuable
consideration the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually
covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the holders
of the Notes of each series, as follows:
ARTICLE 1
RELATION TO THE INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL
APPLICATION
Section 1.01. Relation to the Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture No. 2
constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.
Section 1.02. Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application. For
all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture No. 2 unless otherwise specified
herein:
(a) all terms defined in this Indenture which are used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings they are given in the Indenture; and
(b) the provisions of general application stated in Section 1.01 of the
Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture No. 2, except that the
words "herein," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" and other words of similar
import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to the Indenture
or any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of the Indenture or
this Supplemental Indenture No. 2.
ARTICLE 2
Section 2.01. Addition Of Guarantors. The Additional Guarantors are each
hereby made a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor thereunder.
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 3.01. Supplemental Indenture. The Indenture, as supplemented and
amended by this Supplemental Indenture No. 2, is in all respects hereby
adopted, ratified and confirmed.
Section 3.02. Effectiveness. This Supplemental Indenture No. 2 shall take
effect as of the date hereof.
Section 3.03. Execution By The Trustee. The Trustee has executed this
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 only upon the terms and conditions set forth in
the Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee
shall not be responsible for the correctness of the recitals herein contained,
which shall be taken as the statements of the Company, the Guarantors and the
Additional Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation and shall have
no responsibility for, or in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture No. 2 or the execution hereof by any Person (other than
the Trustee).
Section 3.04. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture No. 2 shall be
deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for
all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State.
Section 3.05. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture No. 2 may be
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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture No. 2 to be duly executed, as of the day and year first written
above.
FEDEX CORPORATION
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ BURNETTA B. WILLIAMS
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Burnetta B. Williams
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Staff Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ TRACY G. SCHMIDT
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Tracy G. Schmidt
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ STEVEN H. TAYLOR By: /s/ RONALD R. TROMBETTA
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Name: Steven H. Taylor Name: Ronald R. Trombetta
Title: S.V.P. & Gen. Counsel Title: S.V.P. Finance/CFO
FEDEX CUSTOM CRITICAL, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ KIMBLE H. SCOTT By: /s/ BRENDAN L. O'SULLIVAN
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Name: Kimble H. Scott Name: Brendan L. O'Sullivan
Title: VP & General Counsel Title: VP Finance and CFO
VIKING FREIGHT, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ RICHARD GOLDABER By: /s/ MARSHALL WITT
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Name: Richard Goldaber Name: Marshall Witt
Title: Vice President and Title: Vice President of Finance
General Counsel and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS CANADA LTD.
Attest:
By: /s/ LISA GOLDSCHLEGER By: /s/ KARL O. STINGILY
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Name: Lisa Goldschleger Name: Karl O. Stingily
Title: Secretary Title: V.P. Finance/P&A
FEDERAL EXPRESS JAPAN K.K.
Attest:
By: /s/ HAROLD W. WEST By: /s/ DAVID J. ROSS
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Name: Harold W. West Name: David J. Ross
Title: Representative Director Title: Representative Director
FEDEX TRADE NETWORKS, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ ALAN J. MELUSKEY
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Alan J. Meluskey
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President-Finance and
Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
TOWER GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ DONALD P. VOGEL
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Donald P. Vogel
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President Finance
TOWER GROUP INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ PENELOPE W. REGISTER By: /s/ G. EDMOND CLARK
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Name: Penelope W. Register Name: G. Edmond Clark
Title: VP and General Counsel Title: Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
CARIBBEAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ RICHARD FAIETA By: /s/ LYNN H. TURMAN
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Name: Richard Faieta Name: Lynn H. Turman
Title: President/CEO Title: Vice President, Controller and
Assistant Treasurer
WORLD TARIFF, LIMITED
Attest:
By: /s/ ROBERT T. MOLINET By: /s/ ALAN J. MELUSKEY
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Name: Robert T. Molinet Name: Alan J. Meluskey
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, LTD.
Attest:
By: /s/ STEVEN H. TAYLOR By: /s/ RONALD R. TROMBETTA
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Name: Steven H. Taylor Name: Ronald R. Trombetta
Title: S.V.P. & Gen. Counsel Title: S.V.P. Finance/CFO
FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ ROBERT A. GREEN
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Robert A. Green
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President - Finance
FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ LORI A. LUTEY
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Lori A. Lutey
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President - Finance
and Administration
FEDEX FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ DONALD C. BROWN
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Donald C. Brown
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ C. EDWARD KLANK III By: /s/ FRANK CONNER
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Name: C. Edward Klank III Name: Frank Conner
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Executive Vice President -
Accounting & Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS AVIATION SERVICES,
INCORPORATED
Attest:
By: /s/ KENNETH R. MASTERSON By: /s/ JAMES R. PARKER
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Name: Kenneth R. Masterson Name: James R. Parker
Title: Secretary Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD.
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ ANDREW J. DA ROZA
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Andrew J. da Roza
Title: Assistant Secretary, Title: Director
FedEx Corporation
FEDERAL EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL (FRANCE)
SNC
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ ALAIN CHAILLE
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Alain Chaille
Title: Assistant Secretary, Title: Director
FedEx Corporation
FEDERAL EXPRESS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ ANDREW J. DA ROZA
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Andrew J. da Roza
Title: Assistant Secretary, Title: Director
FedEx Corporation
FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ BURNETTA B. WILLIAMS By: /s/ KENNETH F. KOVAL
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Name: Burnetta B. Williams Name: Kenneth F. Koval
Title: Treasurer Title: Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS EUROPE, INC. & CO.,
V.O.F./S.N.C.
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ KENNETH F. KOVAL
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Kenneth F. Koval
Title: Assistant Secretary, Title: Director
FedEx Corporation
FEDERAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS (MEXICO) Y
COMPANIA S.N.C. DE C.V.
Attest:
By: /s/ ANDREW M. PAALBORG By: /s/ JUAN N. CENTO
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Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Juan N. Cento
Title: Assistant Secretary, Title: Director
FedEx Corporation
FEDERAL EXPRESS HOLDINGS S.A.
Attest:
By: /s/ BURNETTA B. WILLIAMS By: /s/ JUAN N. CENTO
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Name: Burnetta B. Williams Name: Juan N. Cento
Title: Treasurer Title: President
FEDERAL EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ BURNETTA B. WILLIAMS By: /s/ DAVID J. BRONCZEK
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Name: Burnetta B. Williams Name: David J. Bronczek
Title: Treasurer Title: Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS PACIFIC, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ BURNETTA B. WILLIAMS By: /s/ MICHAEL L. DUCKER
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Name: Burnetta B. Williams Name: Michael L. Ducker
Title: Treasurer Title: Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
FEDERAL EXPRESS VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC.
Attest:
By: /s/ CHARLES E. KENNEDY By: /s/ JULIO COLOMBA
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Name: Charles E. Kennedy Name: Julio Colomba
Title: Secretary Title: President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
By: /s/ STEFAN VICTORY
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Name: Stefan Victory
Title: Agent
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