EXHIBIT 4.10
R-1
$200,000,000 CUSIP NUMBER: 071813 AN 9
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7.125% NOTE DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2007
GLOBAL CERTIFICATE, DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1997
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1. Principal and Interest.
Baxter International Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company"), promises to pay
to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of Two Hundred
Million Dollars ($200,000,000) on February 1, 2007, and to pay interest on the
principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company
will pay interest semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year,
commencing August 1, 1997. Interest on the Securities (as hereinafter defined)
will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no
interest has been paid, from February 1, 1997. Interest will be computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment.
The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to
the persons who are registered holder of Securities at the close of business on
the January 15 and July 15 next preceding the interest payment date. 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. It may
mail an interest check to a holder's registered address.
3. Paying Agent, Registrar, Place of Payment.
The Company maintains an office or agency in Chicago, Illinois, where the
Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, registration of transfer
or exchange and where notices and demands with respect to the Securities may be
made. Initially, First Trust National Association will act as Paying Agent and
Registrar and the Place of Payment is Chicago, Illinois. The Company may appoint
Co-Paying Agents or Co-Registrars and change any Paying Agent, Registrar, Place
of Payment or Co-Paying Agent or Co-Registrar without notice. The Company may
act as Paying Agent, Registrar or Co-Registrar.
4. Indenture.
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes, bonds or
other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (hereinafter called the "Debt
Securities") of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued
under and pursuant to an amended and restated indenture (including those
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code /Sections/
77aaa-77bbbb) made a part thereof) dated as of November 15, 1985, between the
Company and the Trustee to which Indenture, as amended and supplemented from
time to time (herein referred to, as so amended and supplemented, as the
"Indenture"), reference is hereby made for a description of the rights,
limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Trustee, the Company and the holders of the Debt Securities. The Debt Securities
may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in
various principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest (if
any) at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions (if
any), may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any),
may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise
vary as in the indenture provided. This Security is one of a series designated
as the 7.125% Notes due February 1, 2007
of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), limited in aggregate principal
amount to $250,000,000 (except for Securities issued in substitution for
destroyed, lost or stolen Securities). The Securities are unsecured general
obligations of the Company.
5. Optional Redemption.
The Securities are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company
at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the
principal amount of such Securities, or (ii) as determined by an Independent
Investment Banker (as defined), the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the
redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus, in each case, accrued
interest thereon to the date of redemption.
"Adjusted Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate
per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable
Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as
a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for
such redemption date, plus 0.05%.
"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected
by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the
remaining term of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the
time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in
pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of such Securities. "Independent Investment Banker" means one of
the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with
the Company.
"Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the
average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed
in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third Business Day
preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release
(or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and
designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or
(ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not
contain such prices on such Business Day, (A) the Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than
three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
Quotations. "Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each
Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by
the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in
writing to the Trustee by such Treasury Reference Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the
third Business Day preceding such redemption date. "Business Day" means any day
which is not a "Legal Holiday" as defined in the Indenture.
"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse
First Boston Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., BancAmerica Securities,
Inc. and First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. and their respective successors;
provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S.
Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the
Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
Notice of any redemption shall be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.
Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the
redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Securities or portions
thereof called for redemption.
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6. Denominations, Transfers, Exchange.
The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000
and multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Securities may be registered and
Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay any taxes and charges required by law or permitted
by the Indenture.
7. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for all
purposes.
8. Amendments and Waivers.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended with the consent of
the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities together with
the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of each other
series of Debt Securities which are affected by the amendment. Subject to
certain exceptions, the Securities may be amended with the consent of the
holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities and any default or
compliance by the Company with any provision of the Indenture with respect to
the Securities may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Securities. Without the consent of any Securityholder,
the Indenture or the Securities may be amended to cure any ambiguity, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for assumption of Company obligations to
Securityholders, to provide for a successor Trustee, to provide for certain
other forms of securities, or to make any change that does not adversely affect
the rights of any Securityholder. The Company is authorized to fix a record date
for the purpose of determining Securityholders whose consents may be sought, and
the Trustee is authorized to accept such consents if received within 60 days of
such record date.
9. Defaults and Remedies.
An Event of Default is: default for 30 days in payment of interest on the
Securities; default for five days in payment of principal on them; failure by
the Company for 60 days after notice to it to comply with any of its other
agreements in the Indenture or the Securities; certain defaults on certain other
indebtedness of the Company; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. 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. Securityholders may not enforce the Indenture
or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require
indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities.
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 withhold from Securityholders notice of any continuing default
(except a default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual
compliance certificate to the Trustee. Overdue interest (to the extent permitted
by law) and overdue principal shall bear interest at the rates stated on the
face of the Security.
10. Trustee Dealings with Company.
First Trust National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture for the
Securities, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept
deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may
otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
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11. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of the Company shall not
have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or
the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such
obligations or their creation. Each Securityholder by accepting a Security
waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for the issue of the Securities.
12. Termination of Obligations of Company.
The Company may terminate all of its obligations under certain restrictive
covenants contained in the Indenture, as described in the Indenture, by
irrevocably depositing in trust with the Trustee money or U.S. Government
Obligations, or any combination of the two, sufficient to pay principal of and
interest on the Securities to maturity.
13. Unclaimed Funds.
If money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal or interest
remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to
the Company on request such money or obligations. After payment to the Company,
Securityholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as
general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another
person.
14. Successor Corporation.
When a successor corporation assumes all of the obligations of its predecessor
under the Securities and the Indenture, the predecessor corporation will be
released from those obligations.
15. Authentication.
This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of
the Trustee or an authenticating agent.
16. 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 right of survivorship and not as
tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act).
The Company will furnish to any Securityholder upon written request and without
charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Treasurer, Baxter
International Inc., One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, Illinois 60015.
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UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO 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. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN
WHOLE OR IN PART FOR INDIVIDUAL NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS IN
DTC, THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY DTC OR BY A
NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR
A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:
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Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
ATTEST:
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A. Gerard Sieck, Secretary
AUTHENTICATED:
FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Authorized Person
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