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Exhibit 4.10
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR
SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A
WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A
NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY ("DTC"), TO THE
COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR
TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO.,
HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 1/
[Restricted Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED,
SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT
SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO
OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE "RESALE
RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE") WHICH IS TWO YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY
AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF
SUCH SECURITY) ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS
THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE
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1 This paragraph should only be added if the Security is issued in global
form.
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PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY
BELIEVES IS A "QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER" AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING
MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING
OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING
THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A MINIMUM PURCHASE
PRICE OF $250,000 FOR SUCH SECURITIES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY'S AND
THE TRUSTEE'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE
(D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION
OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM, AND IN THE CASE OF ANY OF THE
FOREGOING CASES, A CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER IN THE FORM APPEARING ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THIS SECURITY IS COMPLETED AND DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEROR TO THE
COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE
HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
NEENAH CORPORATION
11-1/8% SERIES C SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2007
No. # CUSIP No. [ ]
$[ ]
NEENAH CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation, promises to pay
to [ ], or registered assigns, the principal sum of $[ ] on May 1, 2007.
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Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1
Record Dates: April 15 and October 15
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the
other side of this Security.
Dated: July 1, 1997
NEENAH CORPORATION,
by
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Name:
Title:
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Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
as Trustee, certifies [Seal]
that this is one of
the Securities referred
to in the Indenture,
by
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Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF INITIAL SECURITY]
11-1/8% Series C Senior Subordinated Note due 2007
1. Interest
Neenah Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (such corporation,
and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to,
being herein called the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal
amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company and the
Guarantor Subsidiaries will use their best efforts to have the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement or, if applicable, the Shelf Registration Statement (each
a "Registration Statement") declared effective by the Commission as promptly as
practicable after the filing thereof. If (i) the Shelf Registration Statement or
Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as applicable under the Exchange and
Registration Rights Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to 45
days after the Issue Date, (ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or, as
the case may be, the Shelf Registration Statement, is not declared effective
within 105 days after the Issue Date, (iii) the Exchange Offer is not
consummated on or prior to 135 days after the Issue Date, or (iv) the Shelf
Registration Statement is filed and declared effective within 105 days after the
Issue Date but shall thereafter cease to be effective (at any time that the
Company is obligated to maintain the effectiveness thereof) without being
succeeded within 30 days by an additional Registration Statement filed and
declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a
"Registration Default"), the Company will pay liquidated damages to each
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holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, during the period of such Registration
Default, in an amount equal to $0.192 per week per $1,000 principal amount of
the Securities constituting Transfer Restricted Securities held by such holder
until the applicable Registration Statement is filed or declared effective, the
Exchange Offer is consummated or the Shelf Registration Statement again becomes
effective, as the case may be. All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to
holders in the same manner as interest payments on the Securities on semi-annual
payment dates which correspond to interest payment dates for the Securities.
Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of liquidated
damages will cease. The Trustee shall have no responsibility with respect to the
determination of the amount of any such liquidated damages. For purposes of the
foregoing, "Transfer Restricted Securities" means each Initial Security until
(i) the date on which such Initial Security has been exchanged for a freely
transferable Exchange Security in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the date on which
such Initial Security has been effectively registered under the Securities Act
and disposed of in accordance with the Shelf Registration Statement or (iii) the
date on which such Initial Security is distributed to the public pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act or is saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under
the Securities Act.
The Company will pay interest and liquidated damages, if any,
semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year. Interest on the Securities
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from July 1, 1997. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay interest
on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Securities plus 1% per annum, and
it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to
the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment
The Company will pay interest (except defaulted interest) on
and liquidated damages, if any, in respect of the Securities to the Persons who
are registered holders of Securities at the close of business on the April 15 or
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October 15 next preceding the interest payment date even if Securities are
canceled after the record date and on or before the interest payment date.
Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal
payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money of the United
States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and
private debts. However, the Company may pay principal and interest by check
payable in such money or by wire transfer of federal funds.
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3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York
banking corporation ("Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar
without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its domestically
incorporated Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or
co-registrar.
4. Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture
The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as
of July 1, 1997 ("Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee. The terms of
the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
"Act"). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms,
and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of
those terms.
The Securities are unsecured senior subordinated obligations
of the Company limited to $45,000,000 aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding (subject to Section 2.07 of the Indenture). This Security is one of
the Initial Securities referred to in the Indenture. The Securities include the
Initial Securities and any Exchange Securities issued in exchange for the
Initial Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Securities and the
Exchange Securities are treated as a single class of securities under the
Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the Incurrence of
Indebtedness by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; the payment of
dividends on, and redemption of, Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and the redemption of certain Subordinated Obligations of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; Investments; sales of assets and
Restricted Subsidiary Capital Stock; certain transactions with Affiliates of the
Company; the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
the creation
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of Liens; the lines of business in which the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may operate; Sale/Leaseback Transactions and consolidations,
mergers and transfers of all or substantially all of the Company's assets. In
addition, the Indenture prohibits certain restrictions on distributions and
dividends from Restricted Subsidiaries.
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and
interest, if any, on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and
payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the
terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Initial Guarantors have
guaranteed the Company's obligations under the Indenture on a senior
subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
Except as set forth in the next two paragraphs, the Securities
may not be redeemed prior to May 1, 2002. On and after that date, the Company
may redeem the Securities in whole at any time or in part from time to time at
the following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount),
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the
right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due
on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of
redemption), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on or after May 1
of the years set forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
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2002........................................................ 105.5625%
2003........................................................ 103.7083%
2004........................................................ 101.8542%
2005 and thereafter......................................... 100.0000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to May 1,
2000, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up
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to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of Securities with the
proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings by the Company at a redemption
price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 111.125% plus accrued
interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant
interest payment date); provided, however, that at least 60% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities must remain outstanding after each
such redemption.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, the Company
shall not redeem the Original Securities unless, substantially concurrently with
such redemption, the Company redeems an aggregate principal amount of Securities
(rounded to the nearest integral multiple of $1000) equal to the product of: (1)
a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Original
Securities to be so redeemed and the denominator of which is the aggregate
principal amount of Original Securities outstanding immediately prior to such
proposed redemption, and (2) the aggregate principal amount of Securities
outstanding immediately prior to such proposed redemption. The Company shall not
redeem the Securities unless, substantially concurrently with such redemption,
the Company redeems an aggregate principal amount of Original Securities
(rounded to the nearest integral multiple of $1000) equal to the product of: (1)
a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of
Securities to be so redeemed and the denominator of which is the aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding immediately prior to such proposed
redemption, and (2) the aggregate principal amount of Original Securities
outstanding immediately prior to such proposed redemption.
At any time prior to May 1, 2002, the Securities may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company within 180 days
after a Change of Control, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the
principal amount thereof plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that
is on or
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prior to the date of redemption) plus (iii) the Applicable Premium.
6. Notice of Redemption
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at
least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each
Holder of Securities to be redeemed at his registered address. Securities in
denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole
multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and
accrued interest on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the
redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption
date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest
ceases to accrue on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for
redemption.
7. Put Provisions
Upon a Change of Control, unless the Company has elected to
redeem the Securities pursuant to paragraph 5, any Holder of Securities will
have the right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to
cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Securities of such Holder
at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Securities to
be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior
to the date of purchase) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
8. Subordination
The Securities are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness of the
Company, as defined in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture,
Senior Indebtedness of the Company must be paid before the Securities may be
paid. In addition, each Subsidiary Guaranty is subordinated to Senior
Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor Subsidiary,
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as defined in the Indenture. The Company and each Guarantor Subsidiary agrees,
and each Securityholder by accepting a Security agrees, to the subordination
provisions contained in the Indenture and authorizes the Trustee to give it
effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or
exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay
any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected for redemption
(except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the
Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Securities for a
period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be redeemed or 15 days
before an interest payment date.
10. Persons Deemed Owners
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the
owner of it for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Money
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains
unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to
the Company at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates
another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look
only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
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12. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may
terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture
if the Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations
for the payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or
maturity, as the case may be. The Company shall not exercise its option to
defease the Securities unless it defeases the Original Securities equivalently
and substantially simultaneously, and the Company shall not exercise its option
to defease the Original Securities unless it defeases the Securities
equivalently and substantially simultaneously.
13. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i)
the Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any past default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived
with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount then
outstanding of the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the
Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the
Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity,
omission, defect or inconsistency, or to comply with Article V of the Indenture,
or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of
certificated Securities, or to add guarantees with respect to the Securities or
to secure the Securities, or to release Guarantor Subsidiaries when permitted by
the Indenture, or to add additional covenants or surrender rights and powers
conferred on the Company, or to comply with any request of the SEC in connection
with qualifying the Indenture under the Act, or to make any other change that
does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder, or to provide for
the issuance and authorization of the Exchange Securities.
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14. Defaults and Remedies
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for
30 days in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of
principal on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph
5 of the Securities, or failure by the Company to redeem or purchase, upon
declaration or otherwise (whether or not such payment is prohibited by Article
X), Securities when required; (iii) failure by the Company or any Guarantor
Subsidiary to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities,
in certain cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain accelerations
(including failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds
$5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent; (v) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries; (vi) certain judgments or decrees not covered by insurance for the
payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent
against the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and (vii) a Subsidiary Guaranty
ceasing to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms)
or any Guarantor Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under the
Indenture or any Subsidiary Guaranty and such Default continues for 10 days. If
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare all the Securities
to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
are Events of Default which will result in the Securities being due and payable
immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the
Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to
enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity
or security. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or
power. The Trustee may with hold from Securityholders notice of any continuing
Default (except a Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest)
if and so long as a committee of its Trust
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Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interest of
the Holders.
15. Trustee Dealings with the Company
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee
under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the
owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect
obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may other wise deal
with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were
not Trustee.
16. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary shall not have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or a Guarantor Subsidiary under the Securities or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
17. Governing Law
THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF
THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
18. Authentication
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized
signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the
certificate of authentication on the other side of this Security.
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19. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a
Securityholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TENENT
(=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship
and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to
Minors Act).
20. CUSIP Numbers
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on
Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers
to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No
representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on
the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be
placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY SECURITYHOLDER UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE SECURITY HOLDER A COPY OF THE INDENTURE WHICH
HAS IN IT THE TEXT OF THIS SECURITY IN LARGER TYPE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO:
NEENAH CORPORATION
2121 BROOKS AVENUE
NEENAH, WI 54957
ATTENTION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint agent to
transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The
agent may substitute another to act for him.
____________________________________________________________
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Signature Guarantee:_______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized signature
guarantee medallion program)
____________________________________________________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES
This certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Securities held in
(check applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the
undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
/ / has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for
its beneficial interest in the Global Security held by the Depository a
Security or Securities in definitive, registered form of authorized
denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial
interest in such Global Security (or the portion thereof indicated
above);
/ / has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the
transfer of a Security or Securities.
In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this
certificate occurring prior to the expiration of the period referred to in Rule
144(k) under the Securities Act after the later of the date of original issuance
of such Securities and the last date, if any, on which such Securities were
owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms
that such
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Securities are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:
(1) / / to the Company; or
(2) / / pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of
1933; or
(3) / / inside the United States to a "qualified
institutional buyer" (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933) that purchases for its own account
or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is
given that such transfer is being made
in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case
pursuant to and in compliance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933; or
(4) / / outside the United States in an offshore
transaction within the meaning of Regulation
S under the Securities Act in compliance
with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of
1933; or
(5) / / pursuant to another available exemption
from registration provided by Rule 144
under the Securities Act of 1933.
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Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register
any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any
person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however,
that if box (4) or (5) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior to
registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions,
certifications and other information as the Company has reasonably
requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, such as the exemption
provided by Rule 144 under such Act.
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Signature
Signature Guarantee:
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Signature must be guaranteed Signature
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing
this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it
exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information
regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or
has
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determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the
transferor is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order
to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
Dated: ________________ ______________________________
NOTICE: To be executed by
an executive officer
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security
have been made:
Date of Amount of decrease Amount of increase Principal amount Signature of
Exchange in Principal in Principal of this Global authorized officer
Amount of this Amount of this Security following of Trustee or
Global Security Global Security such decrease or Securities
increase) Custodian
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security
purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.08 of the
Indenture, check the box:
/ /
If you want to elect to have only part of this
Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or
4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount: $
Date: __________________ Your Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of the Security)
Signature Guarantee:_______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized signature
guarantee medallion program)
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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF FACE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES
IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY
THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF
SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY ("DTC") TO THE COMPANY OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED
BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN. (2)
NEENAH CORPORATION
11-1/8% SERIES D SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2007
No. Cusip No. [ ]
$[ ]
NEENAH CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation, promises to pay to [ ],
or registered assigns, the principal sum of $ on May 1, 2007.
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November
Record Dates: April 15 and October 15
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(2) This paragraph should only be added if the Security is issued in global
form.
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Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other
side of this Security.
Dated:
NEENAH CORPORATION,
by______________________________
Name:
Title:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
as Trustee, certifies [Seal]
that this is one of
the Securities referred
to in the Indenture,
by______________________________
Authorized Signatory
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF EXCHANGE SECURITY]
11-1/8% Series D Senior Subordinated Note due 2007
1. Interest
NEENAH CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (such corporation, and
its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being
herein called the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount
of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay
interest and liquidated damages, if any, semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of
each year. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from July 1,
1997. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by
the Securities plus 1% per annum, and it shall pay interest on overdue
installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
2. Method of Payment
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted
interest) to the Persons who are registered holders of Securities at the close
of business on the April 15 or October 15 next preceding the interest payment
date even if Securities are canceled after the record date and on or before the
interest payment date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to
collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in money
of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of
public and private debts. However, the Company may pay principal and interest by
check payable in such money or by wire transfer of federal funds.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York
banking corporation ("Trustee"), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar
without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its domestically
incorporated
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Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
4. Indenture; First Supplemental Indenture
The Company, issued the Securities under the Indenture. The terms of
the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the
Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C.
Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the
"Act"). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms,
and Securityholders are referred to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of
those terms.
The Securities are unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the
Company limited to $45,000,000 aggregate principal amount at any one time
outstanding (subject to Section 2.07 of the Indenture). This Security is one of
the Exchange Securities referred to in the Indenture. The Securities include the
Initial Securities and any Exchange Securities issued in exchange for the
Initial Securities pursuant to the Indenture. The Initial Securities and the
Exchange Securities are treated as a single class of securities under the
Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the Incurrence of
Indebtedness by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; the payment of
dividends on, and redemption of, Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and the redemption of certain Subordinated Obligations of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; Investments; sales of assets and
Restricted Subsidiary Capital Stock; certain transactions with Affiliates of the
Company; the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
the creation of Liens; the lines of business in which the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries may operate; Sale/Leaseback Transactions and
consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or substantially all of the
Company's assets. In addition, the Indenture prohibits certain restrictions on
distributions and dividends from Restricted Subsidiaries.
To guarantee the due and punctual payment of the principal and
interest, if any, on the Securities and all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Indenture and the Securities when and as the same shall be due and
payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, according to the
terms of the Securities and the Indenture, the Initial Guarantors have
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guaranteed the Company's obligations under the Indenture on a senior
subordinated basis pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
5. Optional Redemption
Except as set forth in the next two paragraphs, the Securities may
not be redeemed prior to May 1, 2002. On and after that date, the Company may
redeem the Securities in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the
following redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount), plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the
right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due
on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of
redemption), if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on or after May 1
of the years set forth below:
Redemption
Period Price
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2002.................................................................... 105.5625%
2003.................................................................... 103.7083%
2004.................................................................... 101.8542%
2005 and thereafter..................................................... 100.0000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time on or prior to May 1, 2000,
the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original aggregate
principal amount of Securities with the proceeds of one or more Public Equity
Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount
thereof) of 111.125% plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption
date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior
to the date of redemption); provided, however, that at least 60% of the original
aggregate principal amount of the Securities must remain outstanding after each
such redemption.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, the Company shall not
redeem the Original Securities unless, substantially concurrently with such
redemption, the Company redeems an aggregate principal amount of Securities
(rounded to the nearest integral multiple of $1000) equal to the product of: (1)
a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Original
Securities to be so redeemed and the
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denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Original Securities
outstanding immediately prior to such proposed redemption,and (2) the aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding immediately prior to such proposed
redemption. The Company shall not redeem the Securities unless, substantially
concurrently with such redemption, the Company redeems an aggregate principal
amount of Original Securities (rounded to the nearest integral multiple of
$1000) equal to the product of: (1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
aggregate principal amount of Securities to be so redeemed and the denominator
of which is the aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding immediately
prior to such proposed redemption,and (2) the aggregate principal amount of
Original Securities outstanding immediately prior to such proposed redemption.
At any time prior to May 1, 2002, the Securities may be redeemed, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Company within 180 days after a Change of
Control, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount
thereof plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date
(subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior
to the date of redemption) plus (iii) the Applicable Premium.
6. Notice of Redemption
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at least 30
days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of
Securities to be redeemed at his registered address. Securities in denominations
larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of
$1,000. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest
on all Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date and certain
other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue
on such Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
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7. Put Provisions
Upon a Change of Control, unless the Company has elected to redeem
the Securities pursuant to paragraph 5, any Holder of Securities will have the
right, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture, to cause the
Company to purchase all or any part of the Securities of such Holder at a
repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Securities to be
repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior
to the date of purchase) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the
Indenture.
8. Subordination
The Securities are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness of the
Company, as defined in the Indenture. To the extent provided in the Indenture,
Senior Indebtedness of the Company must be paid before the Securities may be
paid. In addition, each Subsidiary Guaranty is subordinated to Senior
Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor Subsidiary, as defined in the Indenture.
The Company and each Guarantor Subsidiary agrees, and each Securityholder by
accepting a Security agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the
Indenture and authorizes the Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee
as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or
exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or
exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other
things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any
taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not
register the transfer of or exchange any Securities selected for redemption
(except, in the case of a Security to be redeemed in part, the portion of the
Security not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange any Securities for a
period of 15 days prior to a selection of Securities to be redeemed or 15 days
before an interest payment date.
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10. Persons Deemed Owners
The registered Holder of this Security may be treated as the owner
of it for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Money
If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed
for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the
Company at its written request unless an abandoned property law designates
another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look
only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.
12. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Company at any time may terminate
some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture if the
Company deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the
payment of principal and interest on the Securities to redemption or maturity,
as the case may be. The Company shall not exercise its option to defease the
Securities unless it defeases the Original Securities equivalently and
substantially simultaneously, and the Company shall not exercise its option to
defease the Original Securities unless it defeases the Securities equivalently
and substantially simultaneously.
13. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the
Indenture or the Securities may be amended with the written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in principal amount outstanding of the Securities
and (ii) any past default or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with
the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount then outstanding of
the Securities. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture,
without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee may amend
the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or
inconsistency, or to comply with Article V of the Indenture, or to provide for
uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities,
or to add
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guarantees with respect to the Securities or to secure the Securities, or to
release Guarantor Subsidiaries when permitted by the Indenture or to add
additional covenants or surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, or
to comply with any request of the SEC in connection with qualifying the
Indenture under the Act, or to make certain changes in the subordination
provisions, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Securityholder.
14. Defaults and Remedies
Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30
days in payment of interest on the Securities; (ii) default in payment of
principal on the Securities at maturity, upon redemption pursuant to paragraph 5
of the Securities, or failure by the Company to redeem or purchase, upon
declaration or otherwise (whether or not such payment is prohibited by Article
X), Securities when required; (iii) failure by the Company or any Guarantor
Subsidiary to comply with other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities,
in certain cases subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) certain accelerations
(including failure to pay within any grace period after final maturity) of other
Indebtedness of the Company if the amount accelerated (or so unpaid) exceeds
$5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent; (v) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization with respect to the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries; and (vi) certain judgments or decrees not covered by insurance for
the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 or its foreign currency equivalent
against the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and (vii) a Subsidiary Guaranty
ceasing to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms)
or any Guarantor Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under the
Indenture or any Subsidiary Guaranty and such Default continues for 10 days. If
an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the Securities may declare all the Securities
to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency
are Events of Default which will result in the Securities being due and payable
immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.
Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities
except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the
Indenture or the Securities unless it receives reasonable indemnity or security.
Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
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Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The
Trustee may withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing Default
(except a Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if and
so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that
withholding notice is in the interest of the Holders.
15. Trustee Dealings with the Company
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Act, the Trustee under
the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or
pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed
to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company
or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
16. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the
Company or any Guarantor Subsidiary shall not have any liability for any
obligations of the Company or a Guarantor Subsidiary under the Securities or the
Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Securityholder
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
17. Governing Law
THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF
ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
18. Authentication
This Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of
the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Security.
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19. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Securityholder
or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors
Act).
20. CUSIP Numbers
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform
Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be
printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in
notices of redemption as a convenience to Securityholders. No representation is
made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or
as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the
other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request
and without charge to the Securityholder a copy of the Indenture which has in it
the text of this Security in larger type. Requests may be made to:
NEENAH CORPORATION
2121 Brooks Avenue
Neenah, WI 54957
Attention of Chief Financial Officer
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Security, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Security to
(Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code)
(Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)
and irrevocably appoint _________________________ agent to transfer this
Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act
for him.
________________________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Signature Guarantee:_______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized signature
guarantee medallion program)
________________________________________________________________________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.
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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY
The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have
been made:
Date of Amount of decrease Amount of increase Principal amount Signature of
Exchange in Principal in Principal of this Global authorized officer
Amount of this Amount of this Security following of Trustee or
Global Security Global Security such decrease or Securities
increase) Custodian
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or 4.08 of the Indenture, check the box:
/ /
If you want to elect to have only part of this
Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.06 or
4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount: $
Date: __________________ Your Signature: __________________
(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of the Security)
Signature Guarantee:_______________________________________
(Signature must be guaranteed by a
participant in a recognized signature
guarantee medallion program)
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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS TO NON-QIB
INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS]
Transferee Letter of Representation
Neenah Corporation
c/o United States Trust Company of New York
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $ _________
principal amount of the 11-1/8% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the
"Securities") of Neenah Corporation (the "Company").
Upon transfer, the Securities would be registered in the name of the
new beneficial owner as follows:
Name: ___________________________________
Address: ________________________________
Taxpayer ID Number: _____________________
The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:
1. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act")) purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an
institutional "accredited investor" at least $250,000 principal amount of the
Securities, and we are acquiring the Securities not with a view to, or for offer
or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act.
We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risk of our investment in the Securities
and invest in or purchase securities similar to the Securities in the normal
course of our business. We and any accounts for which we are acting are each
able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.
2. We understand that the Securities have not been registered under
the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as
permitted in the following sentence.
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We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we
are purchasing Securities to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Securities
prior to the date which is two years after the later of the date of original
issue and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was
the owner of such Securities (or any predecessor thereto) (the "Resale
Restriction Termination Date") only (a) to the Company, (b) pursuant to a
registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities
Act, (c) in a transaction complying with the requirements of Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional
buyer under Rule 144A (a "QIB") that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in
reliance on Rule 144A, (d) pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the
United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (e)
to an institutional "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),
(2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is purchasing for its own account
or for the account of such an institutional "accredited investor", in each case
in a transaction involving a minimum principal amount of Securities of $250,000
or (f) pursuant to any other available exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to
any requirement of law that the disposition of our property or the property of
such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control
and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing
restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction
Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Securities is proposed
to be made pursuant to clause (e) above prior to the Resale Restriction
Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee
substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which
shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional
"accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7)
under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Securities for investment
purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each
purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior
to any offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Termination Date of the
Securities
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pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) above to require the delivery of an opinion
of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company
and the Trustee.
TRANSFEREE:___________________
BY____________________________
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental Indenture"),
dated as of [ ], among [NEW GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY] (the "New
Guarantor Subsidiary"), a subsidiary of NEENAH CORPORATION (or
its successor), a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), THE
COMPANY, on behalf of itself and the Guarantor Subsidiaries
(the "Existing Guarantor Subsidiaries") under the Indenture
referred to below, and UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK, a New York banking corporation, as trustee under the
indenture referred to below (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Company and the Existing Guarantor Subsidiaries have
heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (the "Indenture"),
dated as of July 1, 1997, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal
amount of $45,000,000 of 11-1/8% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 (the "Securities").
WHEREAS Section 4.15 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor Subsidiary to
execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which
the New Guarantor Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the
Company's obligations under the Securities pursuant to a Subsidiary Guaranty on
the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the
Company and Existing Guarantor Subsidiaries are authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New
Guarantor Subsidiary, the Company, the Existing Guarantor Subsidiaries and the
Trustee
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mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of
the Securities as follows:
1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
(b) For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise herein expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the terms and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as
corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the words
"herein," "hereof" and "hereby" and other words of similar import used in this
Supplement refer to this Supplement as a whole and not to any particular section
hereof.
2. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor Subsidiary hereby
agrees, jointly and severally with all other Guarantor Subsidiaries, to
Guarantee the Company's obligations under the Securities on the term and subject
to the conditions set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture and to be bound by
all other applicable provisions of the Indenture.
3. 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 Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
4. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
5. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes
no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture.
6. Counterparts. The parties 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.
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7. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
[NEW GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY],
by __________________________________
Name:
Title:
NEENAH CORPORATION, on behalf
of itself and the Existing
Guarantor Subsidiaries,
by __________________________________
Name:
Title:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK as Trustee,
by __________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
UPON TERMINATION OF RESTRICTED PERIOD]
On or after August 10, 1997
Neenah Corporation
c/o United States Trust Company of New York
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
Attention: [ ]
Re: Neenah Corporation (the "Company") 11-1/8% Series C Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Initial Securities") and
11-1/8% Series D Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the
"Exchange Securities" and, together with the Initial
Securities, the "Securities")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter relates to Securities represented by a temporary global
note certificate (the "Temporary Certificate"). Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Indenture dated as of July 1, 1997 relating to the Securities (the "Indenture"),
we hereby certify that (1) we are the beneficial owner of $[ ] principal amount
of Initial Securities represented by the Temporary Certificate and (2) we are a
person outside the United States to whom the Initial Securities could be
transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, you are hereby requested to
issue a Certificated Note representing the undersigned's interest in the
principal amount of Initial Securities represented by the Temporary Certificate,
all in the manner provided by the Indenture.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any
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administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set
forth in Regulation S.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Holder]
By:___________________________
Authorized Signature
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EXHIBIT F
[FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSFERS PURSUANT TO RULE 144A]
United States Trust Company of New York
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
Attention: [ ]
[date]
Re: Neenah Corporation (the "Company") 11-1/8%
Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
(the "Securities")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $_______ aggregate principal
amount at maturity of the Securities, we hereby certify that such transfer is
being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and,
accordingly, we hereby further certify that the Securities are being transferred
to a person that we reasonably believe is purchasing the Securities for its own
account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such person exercises
sole investment discretion, and such person and each such account is a
"qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction
meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Securities are being transferred
in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the
United States.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter
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or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
_________________________________
[Name of Transferor]
By:_________________________
Authorized Signature
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EXHIBIT G
[Form of Certificate to Be Delivered
in Connection with Transfers
Pursuant to Regulation S]
[date]
United States Trust Company of New York
114 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10036
Attention: [ ]
Re: Neenah Corporation (the "Company") 11-1/8%
Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007
(the "Securities")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed sale of $________ aggregate
principal amount of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected
pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the United States
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, we
represent that:
(1) the offer of the Securities was not made to a
person in the United States;
(2) either (a) at the time the buy order was originated, the
transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on
our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United
States or (b) the transaction was executed in, on or through the
facilities of a designated off-shore securities market and neither we nor
any person acting on our behalf knows that the transaction has been
prearranged with a buyer in the United States;
(3) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States
in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of
Regulation S, as applicable; and
(4) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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In addition, if the sale is made during a restricted period and the
provisions of Rule 903(c)(3) or Rule 904(c)(1) of Regulation S are applicable
thereto, we confirm that such sale has been made in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Rule 903(c)(3) or Rule 904(c)(1), as the case may be.
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are
irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested
party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with
respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the
meanings set forth in Regulation S.
Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
By:_______________________
Authorized Signature