EXHIBIT 4.4A
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of September 6, 2002, among
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC., an Indiana corporation (the "Company"), SDI INVESTMENT
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, (the "Initial Subsidiary Guarantor"), DYNAMIC
BAR PRODUCTS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (the "Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor") and FIFTH THIRD BANK, INDIANA, a state banking
association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
RECITALS:
The Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee have duly
authorized, executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of March 26, 2002 (the
"Original Indenture") in connection with the issuance initially of up to
$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's 9-1/2% Senior Notes due
2009 (the "Notes") as provided in the Original Indenture.
The Company has formed the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor as a Restricted
Subsidiary (as that term is defined in the Original Indenture) for the purpose
of acquiring certain steel making assets located in Hendricks County, Indiana.
This First Supplemental Indenture is being executed and delivered by the
Company, the Initial Subsidiary Guarantor and the Additional Subsidiary
Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.20 and Section 9.01(2) of the
Original Indenture.
This First Supplemental Indenture (together with the Original Indenture,
collectively the "Indenture") is subject to, and shall be governed by, the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, that are required to
be a part of and to govern indentures qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended.
AND THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Guaranty of Notes
Section 1.01. Note Guarantee; Limitation of Liability. (a) Subject to the
provisions of Article Ten of the Original Indenture, the Additional Subsidiary
Guarantor hereby, jointly and severally with the Initial Subsidiary Guarantor,
fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of Notes and to the Trustee
on behalf of the Holders: (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, on and interest on each Note, when and as the same shall
become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the
due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest,
if any, on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual performance
of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee, all in
accordance with the terms of such Note, the Original Indenture and this First
Supplemental Indenture and (ii) in the case of any extension of time of payment
or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be
promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, subject,
however, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the limitations set forth
in the second paragraph of Section 10.01 of the Original Indenture.
(b) The undersigned, and by their acceptance of this First Supplemental
Indenture, hereby confirm that it is the intention of all such Persons that this
First Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture and the obligations of the
undersigned hereunder and thereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or
conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance
Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or
state law to the extent applicable to this First Supplemental Indenture, the
Original Indenture and the obligations of the undersigned hereunder and
thereunder. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the undersigned hereby
irrevocably agree that the obligations of the undersigned under this First
Supplemental Indenture and the Original Indenture at any time shall be limited
to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of the undersigned under
this First Supplemental Indenture and the Original Indenture not constituting a
fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
Section 1.02. Obligations under the Original Indenture. The Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be
bound as a Subsidiary Guarantor by all of the terms and conditions of the
Original Indenture to the same extent as each of the other Subsidiary Guarantors
thereunder. The Additional Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees, as of the date
first above written, that each reference in the Original Indenture to a
"SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR" shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional
Subsidiary Guarantor, and each reference in any of the Notes to a "SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTOR" shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional Subsidiary
Guarantor.
Section 1.03. Covenants and Agreements. The Additional Subsidiary
Guarantor makes each covenant and agreement set forth in Article Ten of the
Original Indenture to the same extent as each other Subsidiary Guarantor.
ARTICLE TWO
Miscellaneous
Section 2.01. Remainder of Original Indenture Unaffected. Except as
specifically provided in Article One above, the terms of the Original Indenture
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and shall govern the
interpretation and application of this First Supplemental Indenture.
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Section 2.02. Duplicate Originals; Delivery by Telecopier. The parties may
sign any number of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy
shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this First
Supplemental Indenture by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of an
original executed counterpart of this First Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.03. Separability. In 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.
[End of Article Two]
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
"Company" STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
By: /s/ Tracy L. Shellabarger
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Its Vice President
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"Initial Subsidiary Guarantor" SDI INVESTMENT COMPANY
By: /s/ Tracy L. Shellabarger
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Its President
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"Additional Subsidiary Guarantor" DYNAMIC BAR PRODUCTS, LLC
By: /s/ Tracy L. Shellabarger
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Its Vice President
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"Trustee" FIFTH THIRD BANK, INDIANA
By: /s/ George L. Bawcum
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Its Trust Officer
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