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Title: SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 2008-3
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/5/2008
Industry: Conglomerates     Sector: Conglomerates

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 2008-3, Parties: tyco international finance sa , tyco international ltd , wilmington trust company
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Exhibit 4.4

 

EXECUTION COPY

TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A.

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 2008-3

 

$421,961,000

 

7.0% Notes due 2019

 

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 2008-3, dated and effective as of 10:15 a.m. New York City time on June 3, 2008, among TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A., a Luxembourg company (the “Company”), TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD., a Bermuda company (“Tyco”), and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Tyco and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of June 9, 1998 (as amended and supplemented, including by Supplemental Indenture 2008-1 which has become effective in accordance with its terms as of 10:00 a.m. New York City time on June 3, 2008, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of Securities;

 

WHEREAS, Article Seven of the Indenture provides for various matters with respect to any series of Securities issued under the Indenture to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 7.1(e) of the Indenture provides that the Company, Tyco and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.1 and 2.4 of the Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE:

 

In consideration of the premises and the issuance of the series of Securities provided for herein, the Company, Tyco and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Securities of such series as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

RELATION TO INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1        INTEGRAL PART.  This Supplemental Indenture 2008-3 constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.

 

SECTION 1.2        GENERAL DEFINITIONS.  For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture 2008-3:

 



 

(a)            capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture;

 

(b)            all references herein to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture 2008-3; and

 

(c)            the terms “HEREIN”, “HEREOF”, “HEREUNDER” and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture 2008-3.

 

SECTION 1.3        DEFINITIONS.  The following definitions shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture 2008-3:

 

“144A GLOBAL NOTE” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Notes issued in global form in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

“ADDITIONAL INTEREST” means additional interest then owing pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

“ADJUSTED REDEMPTION TREASURY RATE” means, with respect to any redemption date, the annual rate equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated (on a 30/360 day count basis) yield to maturity of the Comparable Redemption Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Redemption Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Redemption Treasury Price for such redemption date.

 

“APPLICABLE PROCEDURES”, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, means the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange at the relevant time.

 

“BUSINESS DAY” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be closed.

 

“CLEARSTREAM” means Clearstream Banking S.A., or its successors.

 

“COMPARABLE REDEMPTION TREASURY ISSUE” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that will 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 REDEMPTION TREASURY PRICE” means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations (unless there is more than one highest or lowest quotation, in which case only one such highest and/or lowest quotation shall be excluded), or (ii) if the Quotation

 

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Agent obtains fewer than four such Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

 

“DEFINITIVE NOTE” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

 

“DISTRIBUTION COMPLIANCE PERIOD” means the restricted period as defined in Rule 903(b)(3) under the Securities Act.

 

“EUROCLEAR” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., or its successor, as operator of the Euroclear System.

 

“INDIRECT PARTICIPANT” means any entity that, with respect to the Depositary, clears through or maintains a direct or indirect custodial relationship with a Participant.

 

“NOTES” means the 7.0% Notes due 2019 of the Company to which this Supplemental Indenture 2008-3 relates.

 

“PARTICIPANT”, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, means a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to Depositary, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

“PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND” means the legend set forth in the form of Note to be placed on all Restricted Notes, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10 hereof.

 

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

“QUOTATION AGENT” means a Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer appointed as such agent by the Company or Tyco.

 

“REDEMPTION REFERENCE TREASURY DEALER” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and four other primary U.S. Government securities dealers in The City of New York selected by the Company or Tyco.

 

“REDEMPTION REFERENCE TREASURY DEALER QUOTATIONS” means, with respect to each Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the offer price for the Comparable Redemption Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) for settlement on the redemption date quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Redemption Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

 

“REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2008, executed by the Company and Tyco for the benefit of the Holders (as defined therein), relating to the Notes, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

 

“REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE” means a permanent Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend that will be issued in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Notes issued in global form in reliance on Regulations.

 

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“REGULATION S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor provision thereto.

 

“RESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

“RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

 

“RESTRICTED NOTE” means each Note unless or until it has been (i) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a registration statement with respect to such series or (ii) distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force).

 

“RULE 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor provision thereto.

 

“SECURITIES ACT” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“SECURITY REGISTRAR” means the office or agency where the Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange.

 

“UNRESTRICTED DEFINITIVE NOTE” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

“UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE” means a permanent Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

“UNRESTRICTED NOTE” means a Note (i) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with a registration statement with respect to such series or (ii) distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force).

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

THE SERIES OF NOTES

 

SECTION 2.1        TITLE OF THE SECURITIES.   There shall be a series of Securities designated as the “7.0% Notes due 2019” (the “NOTES”).

 

SECTION 2.2        LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; DATE OF NOTES.  The aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall not initially exceed $421,961,000. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

SECTION 2.3        PRINCIPAL PAYMENT DATE.   Subject to the provisions of Section 2.6 hereof and Articles Four and Twelve of the Indenture, the principal of the Notes shall become due and payable in a single installment on December 15, 2019.

 

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SECTION 2.4        INTEREST AND INTEREST RATES. Interest on the Notes shall be payable semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year beginning on June 15, 2008 (each, an “INTEREST PAYMENT DATE”); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if an Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest shall be paid in respect of such intervening period.

 

The interest payable on each Interest Payment Date shall be the amount of interest accrued from December 15, 2007 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be, until the principal amount of the Notes has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

The interest rate borne by the Notes will be 7.0% per annum until the Notes are paid in full, plus Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and as set forth in the Notes.

 

The interest payable on any Note which is punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the June 1 or December 1 (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), respectively, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (each, a “Regular Record Date”); provided that if such June 1  or December 1 is prior to the date of issuance of such Note, interest will be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on such date of issuance.  Interest payable on any Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date therefor shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date or date of issuance, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest shall instead be paid to the Person in whose name such Note is registered at the close of business on the record date established for such payment by notice by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders of the Notes mailed by first-class mail not less than 15 days prior to such record date to their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security register, such record date to be not less than five days preceding the date of payment of such defaulted interest.

 

SECTION 2.5        PLACE OF PAYMENT.   The place of payment where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where the principal of and interest and any other payments due on the Notes are payable, where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to and upon the Company or Tyco in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served shall be in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and the office or agency maintained by the Company and Tyco for such purpose shall initially be the office of the Trustee at [                  ].

 

At the option of the Company and Tyco, interest on the Notes may be paid (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes or (ii) at the expense of the Company and Tyco, by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in writing to the Trustee by such Person by the applicable record date.

 

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SECTION 2.6        REDEMPTION.   The Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and Tyco at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, and (ii) as determined by the Quotation Agent, 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 semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Redemption Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.  The Notes are also subject to redemption to the extent described in Article Twelve of the Indenture.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company and Tyco shall have no obligation to redeem or purchase the Notes pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or upon the happening of any specified event or at the option of any Holder of the Notes.

 

SECTION 2.7        DENOMINATION.   The Notes shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

 

SECTION 2.8        CURRENCY .   Principal and interest on the Notes shall be payable in United States dollars.

 

SECTION 2.9        NOTES TO BE ISSUED IN GLOBAL FORM; EXCHANGE FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES .

 

(a)            The Notes will be initially represented by one or more Restricted Global Notes.  The Company hereby designates The Depository Trust Company as the initial Depositary for the Global Notes.  Each Global Note will be deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.  Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Definitive Notes, such Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for the Notes or a nominee of such successor Depositary.  The Depositary may surrender a Global Note in exchange in whole or in part for Definitive Notes on such terms as are acceptable to the Company, Tyco and the Depositary.

 

(b)            The Company or Tyco may at any time in its sole discretion determine that all or any portion of the Notes shall no longer be represented by a Global Note or Global Notes.  In such event the Company and Tyco shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a written Company order or Tyco order (pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Indenture) for the authentication and delivery of Definitive Notes of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver Definitive Notes of like tenor, in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the applicable principal amount of the Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note (or the applicable portion thereof).

 

(d)            Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes .  The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.  Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer set forth herein

 

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and to the extent required by the Securities Act.  Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(1)            Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note .  Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend.  Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Security Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.9(d)(1).

 

(2)            All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes .  In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.9(d)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Security Registrar, as applicable, either:

 

(A)(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or

 

(B)(1) an order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the relevant Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Security Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (B)(1) above;

 

Upon satisfaction of all the requirements for transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained herein and in the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note or Global Notes pursuant to Section 2.9(h).

 

(3)            Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note .  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.9(d)(2) and the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate in the form of Exhibit A.

 

(4)            Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note .  A beneficial interest in any

 

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Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.9(d)(2) above and the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company and Tyco to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

If any such transfer is effected at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company and Tyco shall issue and, upon receipt of a written Company order or Tyco order (pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Indenture) for the authentication and delivery of such Note, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests so transferred.  Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

(e)            Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes .

 

(1)            Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes .  If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and certificates and opinions of counsel, if applicable, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.9(h), and the Company and Tyco shall execute a Restricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount and, upon receipt of a written Company order or Tyco order (pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Indenture) for the authentication and delivery of such Note, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions such Restricted Definitive Note.  Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.9(e) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar through instructions from the Depositary for such series and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Restricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Restricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

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(2)            Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company and Tyco to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(3)            Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.9(d)(2), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.9(h), and the Company and Tyco shall execute an Unrestricted Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount and, upon receipt of a written Company order or Tyco order for the authentication and delivery of such Note, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions such Unrestricted Definitive Note.  Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)(3) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Unrestricted Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Unrestricted Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)(3) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend.

 

(f)             Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests .

 

(1)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes .  If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Trustee of the following documentation:

 

(A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a completed certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B; or

 

(B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to a non-U.S.  person in

 

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an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 under the Securities Act, a completed certificate to that effect set forth in Exhibit A,

 

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note and, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note or the Regulation S Global Note as applicable.

 

(2)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .  A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar and the Company and Tyco to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.9(f)(2), the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Notes so transferred or exchanged and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

 

(3)            Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .  A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.  Upon receipt of a written request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.  If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2) or (3) of this Section 2.9(f) at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company and Tyco shall issue and, upon receipt of a written Company order or Tyco order for the authentication and delivery of such Note, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

 

(g)            Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes .  Upon written request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.9(g), the Trustee shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.9 of the Indenture.  In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 2.9 of the Indenture, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents, and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.9(g).

 

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(1)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes .  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Trustee receives a completed certificate in the form of Exhibit A, including the certifications, certificates and opinions of counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

 

(2)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Security Registrar receives a completed certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable and an opinion of counsel in form, and from legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Company and Tyco to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(3)            Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes .  A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may transfer such Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note in accordance with subsection 2.9 of the Indenture.  Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Security Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Note pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

 

(h)            Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes .  At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 of the Indenture.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement may be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement may be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

SECTION 2.10      FORM OF NOTES.   The Notes shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto.

 

SECTION 2.11      DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE.  The provisions of Article Nine of the Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

 

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SECTION 2.12      CHANGE OF CONTROL.

 

(a)            If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company and Tyco have exercised their option to redeem the Notes, they shall be required to make an offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) to each Holder of the Notes to repurchase, at the Holder’s election, all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Notes on the terms set forth herein. In a Change of Control Offer, the Company and Tyco shall be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of repurchase (a “ Change of Control Payment ”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event or, at the Company’s or Tyco’s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, a notice shall be mailed to Holders of the Notes describing in reasonable detail the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase such Notes on the date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (a “ Change of Control Payment Date ”). 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 Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(b)            In order to accept the Change of Control Offer, the Holder must deliver (or otherwise comply with alternative instructions in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary) to the paying agent, at least five Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, its Note together with the form entitled “Election Form” (which form is annexed hereto as Exhibit D) duly completed, or a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or a letter from a member of a national securities exchange, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company in the United States setting forth:

 

(i)             the name of the Holder of such Note;

 

(ii)            the principal amount of such Note;

 

(iii)           the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased;

 

(iv)           the certificate number or a description of the tenor and terms of such Note;

 

(v)            a statement that the Holder is accepting the Change of Control Offer; and

 

(vi)           a guarantee that such Note, together with the form entitled “Election Form” duly completed, will be received by the paying agent at least five Business Days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(c)            Any exercise by a Holder of its election to accept the Change of Control Offer shall be irrevocable. The Change of Control Offer may be accepte





























 
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