Exhibit 4.2
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 18,
2009
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 18,
2009
Between
MICROSOFT
CORPORATION,
as Issuer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
2.95% Notes due
2014
4.20% Notes due
2019
5.20% Notes due
2039
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1.
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Definition of
Terms
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ARTICLE 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
NOTES
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Section 2.1.
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Designation and
Principal Amount
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Section 2.2.
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Maturity
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Section 2.3.
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Further
Issues
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Section 2.4.
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Payment
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Section 2.5.
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Global
Securities
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Section 2.6.
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Interest
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Section 2.7.
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Authorized
Denominations
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Section 2.8.
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Redemption and
Sinking Fund
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Section 2.9.
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Ranking
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Section 2.10.
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Appointments
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Section 2.11.
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Defeasance
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ARTICLE 3. FORM OF NOTES
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Section 3.1.
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Form of
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ARTICLE 4. ORIGINAL ISSUE OF NOTES
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Section 4.1.
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Original Issue
of Notes
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ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 5.1.
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Ratification of
Indenture
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Section 5.2.
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Trustee Not
Responsible for Recitals
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Section 5.3.
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Governing
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Section 5.4.
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Separability
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Section 5.5.
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Counterparts
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EXHIBIT A – Form of 2014 Notes
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EXHIBIT B – Form of 2019 Notes
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EXHIBIT C – Form of 2039 Notes
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ii
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated
as of May 18, 2009 (this “ Supplemental Indenture
”), between MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington
(the “ Company ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association duly
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as
Trustee (the “ Trustee ”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
WHEREAS, the Company executed and
delivered the Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2009, to the
Trustee (the “ Indenture ”), to provide for the
issuance of the Company’s debt securities (the “
Securities ”), to be issued in one or more
series;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture, the Company desires to provide for the establishment
of three new series of its Securities under the Indenture to be
known as its “2.95% Notes due 2014” (the “
2014 Notes ”), “4.20% Notes due 2019” (the
“ 2019 Notes ”) and “5.20% Notes due
2039” (the “ 2039 Notes ” and, together
with the 2014 Notes and the 2019 Notes, the “ Notes
”), the form and substance and the terms, provisions and
conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Indenture and
this Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of
the Company by duly adopted resolutions has authorized the proper
officers of the Company to, among other things, determine the terms
of the Securities to be issued under the Indenture and execute any
and all appropriate documents necessary or appropriate to effect
each such issuance;
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture
is being entered into pursuant to the provisions of
Section 901(7) of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company has requested
that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to
make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company,
in accordance with its terms, and to make the Notes, when executed
by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the
valid obligations of the Company, have been performed, and the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly
authorized in all respects;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, and
for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Indenture, the
forms and terms of the Notes, the Company covenants and agrees,
with the Trustee, as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definition of
Terms . Unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) each term defined in the
Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Supplemental
Indenture;
(b) the singular includes the
plural, and vice versa ; and
(c) headings are for convenience of
reference only and do not affect interpretation.
ARTICLE 2.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
NOTES
Section 2.1. Designation and
Principal Amount .
(a) There is hereby authorized and
established a series of Securities under the Indenture, designated
as the “2.95% Notes due 2014,” which is initially
limited in aggregate principal amount to $2,000,000,000 (except
upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu
of, other 2014 Notes pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or
1107 of the Indenture and except for any Securities which, pursuant
to Section 303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered).
(b) There is hereby authorized and
established a series of Securities under the Indenture, designated
as the “4.20% Notes due 2019,” which is initially
limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000 (except
upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu
of, other 2019 Notes pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or
1107 of the Indenture and except for any Securities which, pursuant
to Section 303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered).
(c) There is hereby authorized and
established a series of Securities under the Indenture, designated
as the “5.20% Notes due 2039,” which is initially
limited in aggregate principal amount to $750,000,000 (except upon
registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of,
other 2039 Notes pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or
1107 of the Indenture and except for any Securities which, pursuant
to Section 303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been
authenticated and delivered).
Section 2.2. Maturity
.
(a) The Stated Maturity of principal
of the 2014 Notes shall be June 1, 2014.
(b) The Stated Maturity of principal
of the 2019 Notes shall be June 1, 2019.
(c) The Stated Maturity of principal
of the 2039 Notes shall be June 1, 2039.
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Section 2.3. Further Issues .
The Company may at any time and from time to time, without the
consent of the Holders of any series of the Notes, issue additional
notes of any series. Any such additional notes shall have the same
ranking, interest rate, maturity date and other terms as the
relevant series of the Notes. Any such additional notes of a
series, together with the Notes of the relevant series herein
provided for, shall constitute a single series of Securities under
the Indenture.
Section 2.4. Payment .
Principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable in U.S.
dollars in immediately available funds at the office or agency of
the Company maintained for such purpose in New York, New York,
which shall initially be at an office of the Trustee located at 101
Barclay Street, 8W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration; provided , however , that
payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by
check mailed to the Holder at such address as shall appear in the
Security Register at the close of business on the Record Date for
such Holder or by wire transfer to an account appropriately
designated by the Holder to the Company and the Trustee; and
provided , further , that the Company will pay
principal of and interest on, the Notes in global form registered
in the name of or held by The Depository Trust Company (“
DTC ”) or such other Depositary as any Officer of the
Company may from time to time designate, or its respective nominee,
by wire in immediately available funds to such Depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of such Notes
in global form.
Section 2.5. Global
Securities . Upon the original issuance, the Notes will be
represented by Global Securities registered in the name of
Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. The Company will deposit
the Global Securities with DTC or its custodian and register the
Global Securities in the name of Cede & Co.
Section 2.6. Interest
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(a) The 2014 Notes will bear
interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) from May 18, 2009 at the rate of
2.95% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. Interest
payable on each Interest Payment Date will include interest accrued
from May 18, 2009, or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. The
Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable are
June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1,
2009; and the Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date is the close of business on May 15 or
November 15, as the case may be, next preceding the relevant
Interest Payment Date.
(b) The 2019 Notes will bear
interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) from May 18, 2009 at the rate of
4.20% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. Interest
payable on each Interest Payment Date will include interest accrued
from May 18, 2009, or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. The
Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable are
June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1,
2009; and the Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date is the close of business on May 15 or
November 15, as the case may be, next preceding the relevant
Interest Payment Date.
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(c) The 2039 Notes will bear
interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) from May 18, 2009 at the rate of
5.20% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. Interest
payable on each Interest Payment Date will include interest accrued
from May 18, 2009, or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. The
Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable are
June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1,
2009; and the Record Date for the interest payable on any Interest
Payment Date is the close of business on May 15 or
November 15, as the case may be, next preceding the relevant
Interest Payment Date.
Section 2.7. Authorized
Denominations . The Notes shall be issuable in denominations of
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess
thereof.
Section 2.8. Redemption and
Sinking Fund . The Notes shall not be redeemable at the option
of the Company or at the option of the Holders. The Notes shall not
be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.
Section 2.9. Ranking . The
Notes shall be senior unsecured debt securities of the Company,
ranking equally with the Company’s other unsecured and
unsubordinated debt.
Section 2.10. Appointments .
The Trustee will be the initial Security Registrar and initial
Paying Agent for the Notes.
Section 2.11. Defeasance .
The Company may elect, at its option at any time, pursuant to
Section 1301 of the Indenture, to have Section 1302 or
Section 1303 in the Indenture, or both, apply to the 2014
Notes, the 2019 Notes or the 2039 Notes, or all, or any principal
amount thereof.
ARTICLE 3.
FORM OF NOTES
Section 3.1. Form of Notes .
The Notes and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication to
be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the forms set forth
in Exhibits A, B and C hereto.
ARTICLE 4.
ORIGINAL ISSUE OF
NOTES
Section 4.1. Original Issue of
Notes . The Notes may, upon execution of this Supplemental
Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee
for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company Order,
authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company Order
provided.
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ARTICLE 5.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1. Ratification of
Indenture . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental
Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this
Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the
manner and to the extent herein and therein provided;
provided , however , that the provisions of this
Supplemental Indenture shall apply solely with respect to the
Notes.
Section 5.2. Trustee Not
Responsible for Recitals . The recitals herein contained are
made by the Company and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes
no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture.
Section 5.3. Governing Law .
This Supplemental Indenture and each Note shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
Section 5.4. Separability .
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in the
Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes shall for any
reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provisions of the Indenture, this Supplemental
Indenture or the Notes, but the Indenture, this Supplemental
Indenture and the Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein
or therein.
Section 5.5. Counterparts .
This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts each of which shall be an original; but such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed, all as of the day and year first above
written.
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MICROSOFT
CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
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as Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF NOTE]
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), NEW
YORK, NEW YORK, 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 IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS 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.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY
SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S
NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE
HEREOF.
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS
NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE
REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE
REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR
A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
THE INDENTURE.
MICROSOFT
CORPORATION
2.95% Notes due
2014
CUSIP No.: 594918 AB0
ISIN: US594918AB00
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No.
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$500,000,000
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a corporation
duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington (herein
called the “ Company ,” which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for
value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of $500,000,000 (FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS) on June 1, 2014, and to pay interest thereon
from May 18, 2009 or from the most
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recent Interest Payment Date to which interest
has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on June 1
and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1,
2009, at the rate of 2.95% per annum, until the principal
hereof is paid or made available for payment; provided that
any principal and premium, and any such installment of interest,
which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of 2.95% per
annum (to the extent permitted by applicable law), from the dates
such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for
payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. The interest
so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor
Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular
Record Date for such interest, which shall be the May 15 or
November 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest
not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to
be payable to the Holder