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Title: SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/13/2009
Industry: Recreational Products     Law Firm: Ropes Gray     Sector: Consumer Cyclical

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, Parties: hasbro inc , bank of nova scotia trust company of new york
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Exhibit 4.1

 

HASBRO, INC.

$425,000,000 6.125 % Notes due 2014

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of May 13, 2009

to

Indenture Dated as of March 15, 2000

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Trustee

 

 


 

          This SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”) dated as of May 13, 2009 between HASBRO, INC., a Rhode Island corporation (the “ Company ”), and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS

          WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated March 15, 2000 (the “ Original Indenture ”, and together with the First Supplemental Indenture dated September 17, 2007 and this Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) to provide for the issuance of the Company’s debt securities in one or more series;

          WHEREAS, Sections 2.01, 3.01 and 9.01 of the Original Indenture provide, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of Holders, enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture to provide for specific terms applicable to any series of notes and to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of each series of notes (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of notes, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series);

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the issuance of a new series of debt securities to be designated as the “6.125% Notes due 2014” (the “ Notes ”), and to set forth the terms that will be applicable thereto and the forms thereof; and

          WHEREAS, all action on the part of the Company necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and to authorize the issuance of the Notes under the Original Indenture (as supplemented hereby) has been duly taken;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

APPLICATION OF SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
AND CREATION OF NOTES

     Section 1.01 Application of this Second Supplemental Indenture .

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture, including the covenants set forth herein, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Notes.

     Section 1.02 Effect of Second Supplemental Indenture .

 


 

          With respect to the Notes only, the Original Indenture shall be supplemented pursuant to Sections 2.01, 3.01 and 9.01 thereof to establish the terms of the Notes as set forth in this Second Supplemental Indenture, including as follows:

 

(a)

 

the definitions set forth in Article One of the Original Indenture shall be modified to the extent provided in Article II of this Second Supplemental Indenture;

 

 

(b)

 

the forms and terms of the securities representing the Notes required to be established pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 3.01 of the Original Indenture shall be established in accordance with Sections 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07 and 1.08 of this Second Supplemental Indenture; and

 

 

(c)

 

the provisions of Article Ten of the Original Indenture regarding certain covenants of the Company shall be supplemented and amended by the provisions of Article IV of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 1.03 Designation and Amount of Notes .

          The Notes shall be known and designated as the “6.125% Notes due 2014.” The initial maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Second Supplemental Indenture shall not exceed $425,000,000 except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, Notes pursuant to Sections 2.02, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06 or 9.05 of the Original Indenture (unless the issue of this series of Notes is “reopened” by issuing additional Notes of such series (the “ Additional Notes ”)), in an amount or amounts and registered in the names of such Persons as shall be set forth in any written order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Original Indenture.

     Section 1.04 Terms; Form of Security.

          The Notes shall constitute one series for purposes of the Original Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Company shall issue any Additional Notes by adopting a Board Resolution in the manner set forth in Section 3.01 of the Original Indenture providing for the terms of such issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Notes are issuable in fully registered form as a global Security (unless otherwise permitted by Section 2.03 of the Original Indenture) without coupons and shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto. Upon request by the Depository, within 14 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 6.01 of the Original Indenture, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee upon receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for the Notes in global form, the Notes in certificated form in authorized denominations for an aggregate principal amount requested by the Depository up to the principal amount of the Notes in global form. The Notes are not issuable in bearer form. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Note shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Second Supplemental Indenture and the Company, by its execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture, expressly agrees to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereto. Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends and

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endorsements as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture (and which do not affect the rights, duties or immunities of the Trustee), or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed.

     Section 1.05 Payment of Principal and Interest .

          (a) The Notes shall mature, and the principal of the Notes shall be due and payable in Dollars to the Holders thereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on May 15, 2014.

          (b) The Notes shall bear interest at 6.125% per annum from and including May 13, 2009 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or provided for until the principal thereof becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) on any overdue installment of interest at the same rate per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Notes shall be payable semi-annually in arrears in Dollars on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 2009 (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ” for the purposes of the Notes under this Second Supplemental Indenture). Payments of interest shall be made to the Person in whose name a Note (or predecessor Note) is registered (which shall initially be the Depositary) at the close of business on May 1 or November 1, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a “ Regular Record Date ” for the purposes of the Notes under this Second Supplemental Indenture).

          (c) For so long as the Notes are represented in global form by one or more global Securities, all payments of principal and interest shall be made by the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global Security representing such Notes. In the event that definitive Notes shall have been issued, all payments of principal and interest shall be made by the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to the accounts of the registered Holders thereof; provided , that the Company may elect to make such payments at the office of the Paying Agent in The City of New York; and provided further , that the Company may at its option pay interest by check to the registered address of each Holder of a definitive Note.

          (d) The Notes shall trade in the Depositary’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System until Stated Maturity (or until they are subject to acceleration pursuant to Article VI of the Original Indenture) and secondary market trading activity in the Notes may be required by the Depositary to settle in immediately available funds.

          (e) The Notes are subject to redemption by the Company in whole or in part in the manner described herein.

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          (f) The interest rate payable on the Notes will be subject to adjustments from time to time if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch downgrades (or subsequently upgrades) the debt rating assigned to the Notes, as set forth below.

          If the rating on the Notes from Moody’s, S&P or Fitch is a rating set forth in the immediately following table, the per annum interest rate on the Notes will increase from 6.125% by the percentage set forth opposite that rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating

 

 

 

 

 

Rating Agency

 

 

 

 

Level

 

Moody’s

 

S&P

 

Fitch

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Ba1

 

BB+

 

BB+

 

 

0.25

%

2

 

Ba2

 

BB

 

BB

 

 

0.50

%

3

 

Ba3

 

BB-

 

BB-

 

 

0.75

%

4

 

B1 or below

 

B+ or below

 

B+ or below

 

 

1.00

%

          If any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch subsequently increases its rating with respect to the Notes to any of the threshold ratings set forth above, the per annum interest rate on such Notes will be decreased such that the per annum interest rate equals 6.125% plus the percentages applicable to the lowest two ratings levels of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch in effect immediately following the increase.

          In determining the increase or decrease, if any, the percentage applicable to the lowest two ratings levels of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch shall be used.

          Each adjustment required by any decrease or increase in a rating set forth above, whether occasioned by the action of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, shall be made independent of any and all other adjustments. In no event shall (1) the per annum interest rate on the Notes be reduced below 6.125%, and (2) the total increase in the per annum interest rate on the Notes exceed 2.00% above 6.125%.

          If any of two of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to provide a rating of the Notes, any subsequent increase or decrease in the interest rate of the Notes necessitated by a reduction or increase in the rating by the agency continuing to provide the rating shall be twice the percentage set forth in the table above. No adjustments in the interest rate of the Notes shall be made solely as a result of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceasing to provide a rating. If all of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch cease to provide a rating of the Notes, the interest rate on the Notes will increase to, or remain at, as the case may be, 2.00% above the interest rate payable on the Notes on the date of their issuance.

          Any interest rate increase or decrease described above will take effect from the first day of the interest period during which a rating change requires an adjustment in the interest rate.

          The interest rates on the Notes will permanently cease to be subject to any adjustment described above (notwithstanding any subsequent decrease in the ratings by either or both rating agencies) if the Notes become rated A3, A- or A- or higher by any two of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively (or one of these ratings if only rated by one rating agency), with a stable or

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positive outlook by both such rating agencies (or only one rating agency, if only rated by one rating agency).

     Section 1.06 Ranking .

          The Notes shall be general unsecured obligations of the Company. The Notes shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness of the Company.

     Section 1.07 Security Registrar and Paying Agent .

          The Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent and Security Registrar for the Notes. The Company may change the Paying Agent and Security Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Security Registrar.

     Section 1.08 Sinking Fund

          The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     Section 2.01 Definitions .

          (a) All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Indenture.

          (b) The following are definitions used in this Second Supplemental Indenture and to the extent that a term is defined both herein and in the Original Indenture, the definition in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall govern with respect to the Notes.

          “ Below Investment Grade Rating Event ” means the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by all the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if any of the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply does not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

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Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

          (1) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets and those of the Company’s Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries;

          (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution;

          (3) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors; or

          (4) the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than the Company or one of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of the Company’s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; provided that a merger shall not constitute a “change of control” under this definition if (i) the sole purpose of the merger is the Company’s reincorporation in another state and (ii) the Company’s shareholders and the number of shares of the Company’s Voting Stock, measured by voting power and number of shares, owned by each of them immediately before and immediately following such merger are identical.

          “ Change of Control Repurchase Event ” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

          “ Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term (as measured from the date of redemption) of the Notes 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 Notes.

          “ Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations, or (iii) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such quotation.

          “ Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Company’s Board of Directors who (1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of the issuance of the Notes; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors

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with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval of the Company’s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director).

          “ Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings.

          “ Investment Grade ” means a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch), Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s) and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P) or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

          “ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

          “ Rating Agency ” means (1) any Fitch, Moody’s and S&P; and (2) if any of Fitch, Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be.

          “ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

          “ Quotation Agent ” means any Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

          “ Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) each of Banc of America Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc. (or their respective affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers) 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 will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company.

          “ 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 Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

          “ Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual 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.

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          “ Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any person, capital stock of any class or kind the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

     Section 2.02 Other Definitions .

 

 

 

Term

 

Defined in Section

 

 

 

“Additional Notes”

 

1.03

 

 

 

“Company”

 

Introduction

 

 

 

“Original Indenture”

 

Recitals

 

 

 

“Indenture”

 

Recitals

 

 

 

“Interest Payment Date”

 

1.05(b)

 

 

 

“Notes”

 

Recitals

 

 

 

“Regular Record Date”

 

1.05(b)

 

 

 

“Second Supplemental Indenture”

 

Introduction

 

 

 

“Trustee”

 

Introduction

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

     Section 3.01 Optional Redemption .

          (a) The Notes will be redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

 

(i)

 

100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

 

 

(ii)

 

the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption), discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points,

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on Notes that are due and payable on Interest Payment Dates falling on or prior to a redemption date will be payable on the Interest

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Payment Date to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the Regular Record Date according to the Notes and the Indenture.

          (b) Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed by the Company or by the Trustee on the Company’s behalf; provided that notice of redemption may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Notes. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by lot by The Depository Trust Company, in the case of Notes represented by a global Security, or by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate, in the case of Notes that are not represented by a global Security.

ARTICLE IV

CHANGE OF CONTROL

     Section 4.01 Change of Control.

          (a) If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000) of that Holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of an impending Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.

          (b) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any other securities laws and regulations there


 
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