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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
to
INDENTURE
dated as of June 29, 1998
among
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
as Issuer,
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME
as Guarantors
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
Dated as of December 29, 2000
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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 29, 2000 among
Federal-Mogul Corporation, a Michigan corporation, as issuer (the "Company"),
the companies listed on the signature pages of the Third Supplemental Indenture
(as hereinafter defined) that are subsidiaries of the Company (the "Existing
Guarantors"), AE Goetze FB Inc., Brake Acquisition Inc., Federal-Mogul
Aftermarket of Canada Inc., Federal-Mogul Camshafts, Inc., Federal-Mogul
Carolina, Inc., Federal-Mogul Engineered Bearings, Inc., Federal-Mogul Flowery
Branch, L.L.C., Federal-Mogul LaGrange, Inc., Federal-Mogul Piston Rings, Inc.,
Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Inc., Federal-Mogul RPB, Inc., Federal-Mogul Sealing
Systems, Inc., Federal-Mogul Sintered Products - Waupun, Inc., Federal-Mogul
Sintered Products, Inc., Federal-Mogul South Bend, Inc., Federal-Mogul Systems
Protection Group, Inc., Federal-Mogul Technology, Inc., Ferodo America, Inc.,
Ferodo Technical Center Inc., McCord Sealing, Inc., T&N Industries Inc. and
Weyburn Acquisition Corporation, each a direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company (the "New Guarantors"), and The Bank of New York, a
New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").
RECITALS
An Indenture (as such may be amended, supplemented or modified from
time to time, the "Indenture") dated as of June 29, 1998, has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company and the companies listed on the signature pages
thereto that are subsidiaries of the Company (the "Original Guarantors"),
providing for the issuance from time to time of the Company's unsecured
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness ("Securities") to be issued
in one or more series.
The Company and the Original Guarantors have duly executed and
delivered a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 (the "First
Supplemental Indenture"), providing for the issuance of three separate series of
Securities designated as the Company's 7 1/2% Notes due July 1, 2004 (the "7
1/2% Notes"), 7 3/4% Notes due July 1, 2006 (the "7 3/4% Notes") and 7 7/8%
Notes due July 1, 2010 (the "7 7/8% Notes," together with the 7 1/2% Notes and
the 7 3/4% Notes, the "Notes"), respectively, in the aggregate principal amount
of $250,000,000 in the case of the 7 1/2% Notes, $400,000,000 in the case of the
7 3/4% Notes, and $350,000,000 in the case of the 7 7/8% Notes, each series
guaranteed by each of the Original Guarantors, on the terms set forth therein.
The Company, the Original Guarantors and F-M UK Holding Limited ("F-M
UK Holding") have duly executed and delivered a Second Supplemental Indenture
dated as of [July 21], 1998 (the "Second Supplemental Indenture"), providing for
the guarantee of each of the aforementioned series of Securities by F-M UK
Holding, on the terms set forth therein.
The Company, the Original Guarantors, F-M UK Holding and the
Additional Guarantors (as defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture) (the
"Additional Guarantors" and, together with the Original Guarantors, F-M UK
Holding and the New Guarantors, the "Guarantors") have duly executed and
delivered a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 9, 1998 (the "Third
Supplemental Indenture"), providing for the guarantee of the aforementioned
series of Securities by the Additional Guarantors, on the terms set forth
therein.
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The New Guarantors desire to guarantee each of the aforementioned
series of Securities and each additional series hereafter issued pursuant to the
Indenture, such guarantee to be on the terms set forth herein.
Section 8.1 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantors
and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more
indentures supplemental to the Indenture to subject each such subsidiary of the
Company that becomes a guarantor under the Senior Credit Agreement (or any other
credit agreement renewing, refunding, replacing, restating, refinancing or
extending the Senior Credit Agreement), to the provisions of the Indenture as a
Guarantor as permitted by Section 12.6 of the Indenture.
All things necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a
valid agreement of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance
with its terms, have been done.
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the
Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as
follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Fourth
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Supplemental Indenture, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the meanings specified in the Indenture.
Section 1.2. Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are
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for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 1.3. Successors and Assigns. This Fourth Supplemental
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Indenture shall be binding upon the Company and the Guarantors and their
respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee
and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any
Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in
the Indenture and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and in the Securities shall
automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all
subject to the conditions of the Indenture. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture
shall be binding upon the Trustee and its successors and assigns.
Section 1.4. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures
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Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all
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respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Fourth 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.
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Section 1.5. Governing Law. THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND
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THE GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 1.6. Counterparts. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may
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be executed in any number of counterparts and by telecopier, each of which shall
be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
ARTICLE 2
SCOPE AND TERMS OF THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Section 2.1. Scope. The changes, modifications and supplements to
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the Indenture effected by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable
with respect to, and govern the terms of, the Securities heretofore and
hereafter issued pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 2.2. Additional Guarantors. Subject to the provisions of
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Article 12 of the Indenture (including provisions for the release of a
Guarantor), the New Guarantors shall be subject to the provisions of the
Indenture as Guarantors of the Securities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DUTCH HOLDINGS INC.,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL GLOBAL INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL U.K. HOLDINGS INC.,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
CARTER AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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FEDERAL MOGUL VENTURE CORPORATION,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL GLOBAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
FELT PRODUCTS MFG. CO., as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
F-M UK HOLDING LIMITED, as Guarantor
by:______________________________
Name:
Title:
by:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY (formerly
Champion Spark Plug Company), as Guarantor
by: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL PRODUCTS, INC. (formerly Moog
Automotive Products, Inc.), as Guarantor
by:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL AVIATION, INC. (formerly
Champion Aviation, Inc.), as Guarantor
by:___________________________________
Name:
Title:
AE GOETZE FB INC., as Guarantor
by:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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BRAKE ACQUISITION INC., as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET OF CANADA
INC., as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL CAMSHAFTS, INC., as
Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL CAROLINA, INC., as
Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL ENGINEERED BEARINGS, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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FEDERAL-MOGUL FLOWERY BRANCH, L.L.C.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL LAGRANGE, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL PISTON RINGS, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL RPB, INC.,
as Guarantor
by:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
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FEDERAL-MOGUL SEALING SYSTEMS, INC., as
Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL SINTERED PRODUCTS-
WAUPUN, INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL SINTERED PRODUCTS, INC., as
Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL SOUTH BEND, INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FEDERAL-MOGUL SYSTEMS PROTECTION
GROUP, INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
10
FEDERAL-MOGUL TECHNOLOGY, INC., as
Guarantor
by:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FERODO AMERICA, INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
FERODO TECHNICAL CENTER INC., as Guarantor
by:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
MCCORD SEALING, INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
T&N INDUSTRIES INC., as Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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WEYBURN ACQUISITION CORPORATION, as
Guarantor
by:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
by:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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