EXHIBIT 4.1
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this
“ Supplemental Indenture ”) dated as of
September 11, 2009 (the “ New Notes Issue Date
”), among HARRAH’S OPERATING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Issuer ”), HARRAH’S
ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent
Guarantor ”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association, as trustee under the indenture
referred to below (the “ Trustee ”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Harrah’s Operating
Escrow LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Harrah’s
Escrow Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together, the “
Escrow Issuers ”), and the Parent Guarantor have
heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the
“ Base Indenture ”) dated as of June 10,
2009, providing for the issuance of 11 1 / 4
% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the
“ Existing Notes ”), initially in the aggregate
principal amount of $1,375,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee a supplemental indenture (the
“ First Supplemental Indenture ” and, together
with the Base Indenture, and as further amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified, the “ Indenture ”) dated as
of June 10, 2009, pursuant to which the Issuer assumed all of
the obligations of the Escrow Issuers under the Indenture and the
Existing Notes;
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 2.01 of the Indenture, the Issuer may issue Additional
Notes under the Indenture subject to certain conditions as set
forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to issue
an additional $720,000,000 aggregate principal amount of such
Additional Notes (hereinafter, the “ New Notes
”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Issuer and the
Parent Guarantor 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 Issuer, the Parent
Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal
and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes (as defined in the
Indenture) as follows:
1. Defined Terms . As used in
this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in
the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined,
except that the term “ holders ” in this
Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term “
holders ” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee
acting on behalf of and for the benefit of such holders. The words
“ herein ,” “ hereof ” and
“ hereby ” and other words of similar import
used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental
Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section
hereof.
2. New Notes . The Issuer
shall issue the New Notes under the Indenture, subject to
compliance with the terms thereof, with such New Notes to have
identical terms to those of the Existing Notes; provided
that:
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The aggregate
amount of New Notes to be authenticated an
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