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Exhibit 4.2
BJ SERVICES
COMPANY
and
WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE
Dated as of May 19,
2008
to
Indenture dated as of
June 8, 2006
$250,000,000
6% Senior Notes due
2018
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
THE 2018 NOTES
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Form |
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Title,
Amount and Payment of Principal and Interest |
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Security
Registrar and Paying Agent |
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Transfer
and Exchange |
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1.5 |
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Defeasance and Discharge |
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1.6 |
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Amendments to the Original Indenture |
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1.7 |
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Additional Definitions |
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Additional Events of Default |
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ARTICLE II
REDEMPTION
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Redemption |
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ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Table of
Contents; Headings |
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Counterpart Originals |
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Governing
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The
Trustee |
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Form of
2018 Note |
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THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE dated as of May 19, 2008, is among BJ Services
Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking
association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Each
capitalized term used but not defined in this Third Supplemental
Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Original Indenture (as defined below).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company has
executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of
June 8, 2006 (the “Original Indenture”), providing
for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its unsecured
senior debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, issued
and to be issued in one or more series unlimited as to principal
amount (the “Securities”);
WHEREAS, the Company has duly
authorized and desires to cause to be issued pursuant to the
Original Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture a series
of Securities designated the “6 % Senior Notes due
2018” (the “2018 Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to cause the issuance of the 2018 Notes pursuant to
Sections 2.1, 3.1, 3.3 and 9.1(l) of the Original Indenture,
which sections permit the execution of indentures supplemental
thereto to establish the form and terms of Securities of any
series;
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 9.1 of the Original Indenture, the Company has
requested that the Trustee join in the execution of this Third
Supplemental Indenture to establish the form and terms of the 2018
Notes;
WHEREAS, all things necessary
have been done to make the 2018 Notes, when executed by the Company
and authenticated and delivered hereunder and under the Original
Indenture, the valid obligations of the Company and to make this
Third Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company
and the Trustee hereby agree that the following provisions shall
supplement the Original Indenture:
ARTICLE I
THE 2018
NOTES
SECTION 1.1 Form . The
2018 Notes (including the related Trustee’s certificate of
authentication) shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A to this Third Supplemental Indenture,
which is hereby incorporated into this Third Supplemental
Indenture. The terms and provisions contained in the 2018 Notes
shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this
Third Supplemental Indenture and to the extent applicable, the
Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this
Third Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and
provisions and to be bound thereby.
The 2018 Notes shall be
issued only as registered Securities. The 2018 Notes shall be
issued upon original issuance in whole in the form of one or more
Global Securities. Each 2018 Note issued upon original issuance in
the form of Global Securities shall represent such of the
Outstanding 2018 Notes as shall be specified therein and shall
provide that it shall represent the
aggregate amount of Outstanding 2018
Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate
amount of Outstanding 2018 Notes represented thereby may from time
to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect
exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a 2018 Note in the
form of Global Securities to reflect the amount, or any increase or
decrease in the amount, of Outstanding 2018 Notes represented
thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with such
written form of instructions as is customary for the Depositary,
from the Depositary or its nominee on behalf of any Person having a
beneficial interest in the 2018 Note in the form of a Global
Security.
The Company initially
appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as
Depositary with respect to the 2018 Notes issued in the form of
Global Securities.
SECTION 1.2 Title, Amount
and Payment of Principal and Interest . The 2018 Notes shall be
entitled the “6% Senior Notes due 2018.” The Trustee
shall authenticate and deliver (i) 2018 Notes for original
issuance on the date hereof (the “Original 2018 Notes”)
in the aggregate principal amount of $250 million,
(ii) additional 2018 Notes for original issuance from time to
time after the date hereof in such principal amounts as may be
specified in the Company Order described in this sentence, in each
case upon a Company Order for the authentication and delivery
thereof and satisfaction of the other provisions of
Section 3.3 of the Indenture. Such order shall specify the
amount of additional 2018 Notes to be authenticated, the date on
which such additional 2018 Notes are to be issued and
authenticated, and the name or names of the initial Holder or
Holders of such additional 2018 Notes. The aggregate principal
amount of 2018 Notes that may be outstanding at any time may not
exceed $250 million plus such additional principal amounts as may
be issued and authenticated pursuant to clause (ii) of this
paragraph, except as otherwise provided in the
Indenture.
The principal amount of each
2018 Note shall be payable on June 1, 2018. Each 2018 Note
shall bear interest from the date of original issuance, or the most
recent date to which interest has been paid, at the fixed rate of
6% per annum. The dates on which interest on the 2018 Notes
shall be payable shall be June 1 and December 1 of each
year, commencing December 1, 2008 in the case of the Original
2018 Notes (the “Interest Payment Dates”). The regular
record date for interest payable on the 2018 Notes on any Interest
Payment Date shall be the May 15 or November 15 (the
“Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next
preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so
punctually paid or duly provided for (“Defaulted
Interest”) will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder
of a 2018 Note on such Regular Record Date and either may be paid
to the Person in whose name such 2018 Note (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
special record date (the “Special Record Date”) for the
payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee
(referred to herein), notice whereof shall be given to the Holder
of such 2018 Note not less than ten days prior to such Special
Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner,
all as more fully provided in the Indenture.
Any payment of principal or
interest required to be made on a day that is not a Business Day
need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next
succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such day and no interest shall accrue as a result of such
delayed payment.
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Payments of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest due on the 2018 Notes representing
2018 Notes in the form of Global Securities on any Interest Payment
Date or at maturity will be made available to the Trustee by
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, unless such date
falls on a day which is not a Business Day, in which case such
payments will be made available to the Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the next Business Day. As soon as possible
thereafter, the Trustee will make such payments to the
Depositary.
SECTION 1.3 Security
Registrar and Paying Agent . The Company initially appoints the
Trustee as Security Registrar and Paying Agent with respect to the
2018 Notes. The office or agency in the City and State of New York
where 2018 Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or
exchange and the Place of Payment for the 2018 Notes shall
initially be Wells Fargo Corporate Trust, c/o DTC, 1st Floor, TADS
Department, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041.
SECTION 1.4 Transfer and
Exchange .
(i) Transfer and Exchange
of 2018 Notes in Definitive Form. The transfer and exchange of
2018 Notes issued in the form of a Definitive Security shall be
effected in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Original
Indenture.
(ii) Transfer and Exchange
of Global 2018 Notes. The transfer and exchange of 2018 Notes
issued in the form of a Global Security, or beneficial interests
therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance
with Section 3.5 of the Original Indenture and Article I
of this Third Supplemental Indenture (including any restrictions on
transfer set forth therein and herein) and the rules and procedures
of the Depositary therefor, which shall include restrictions on
transfer comparable to those set forth therein and herein to the
extent required by the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
SECTION 1.5 Defeasance and
Discharge . The 2018 Notes shall be subject to satisfaction and
discharge and to both legal defeasance and covenant defeasance as
contemplated by Article Thirteen of the Original
Indenture.
SECTION 1.6 Amendments to
the Original Indenture . Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the
Original Indenture, the Original Indenture is hereby amended by
adding the following additional covenants solely in relation (and
only applicable) to the 2018 Notes:
Section 1.6A
Acceleration of Maturity Upon Event of Default.
If an Event of Default with
respect to the Outstanding 2018 Notes occurs and is continuing,
then the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding 2018 Notes may declare all or
any portion of the principal amount of the 2018 Notes to be due and
payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to
the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration
such principal amount (or specified amount) of the 2018 Notes shall
become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if an Event of Default specified in clause (e) or (f) of
Section 5.1 of the Original Indenture occurs, then all unpaid
principal of and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest
on, all Securities shall be due and payable immediately without
further action or notice as provided by Section 5.2 of the
Original Indenture.
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Section 1.6B
Restriction on Use of Certain Proceeds.
The Company will not use the
proceeds from the issuance of the 2018 Notes, whether directly or
indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to
purchase or carry any “margin stock” (within the
meaning of such term in Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board
of the United States of America (12 CFR 221)) in violation of
Regulation U; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to
the Capital Stock of the Company.
Section 1.6C Change
of Control Repurchase Event at the Option of Holders
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(1) Upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined below), unless the
Company has exercised its right pursuant to the provisions of
numbered paragraph 3 on the reverse side of the form of 2018 Note
set forth in Exhibit A of this Third Supplemental
Indenture to redeem the 2018 Notes, the Company shall make an offer
(the “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder of 2018
Notes to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of
$1,000) of each Holder’s 2018 Notes at a repurchase price in
cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes
repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the 2018 Notes
repurchased to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control
Payment”).
(2) Within 30 days following
the consummation of any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at
the Company’s option, prior to the consummation of any Change
of Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of
an impending Change of Control, the Company shall 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 the 2018 Notes
on the payment 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 (the “Change of Control Payment
Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by the 2018 Notes
and described in the notice. 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.
The Company shall comply with
the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
securities laws and regulations promulgated thereunder, to the
extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with
the repurchase of the 2018 Notes as a result of a Change of Control
Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with this
Section 1.6C, the Company shall comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under this Section 1.6C by virtue of
such conflict.
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(3) On the Change of Control
Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all
2018 Notes or portions of 2018 Notes (in integral multiples of
$1,000) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying
Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect
of all 2018 Notes or portions of 2018 Notes properly tendered and
not withdrawn; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Trustee the 2018 Notes properly accepted, together
with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal
amount of 2018 Notes or portions of 2018 Notes being purchased by
the Company.
(4) The Paying Agent shall
promptly mail to each Holder of properly tendered 2018 Notes the
repurchase price for such 2018 Notes, and the Trustee shall
promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by
book-entry) to each Holder a new 2018 Note equal in principal
amount to any unpurchased portion of any 2018 Notes surrendered;
provided, that each new 2018 Note shall be in a principal amount of
$1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 above that
amount.
(5) The Company shall not be
required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control
Repurchase Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer
in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the
requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of
Control Offer made by the Company and such third party purchases
all 2018 Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such
Change of Control Offer. In the event that such third party
terminates or defaults on its Change of Control Offer, the Company
shall be required to make a Change of Control Offer treating the
date of such termination or default by such third party as though
it were the date of the Change of Control Repurchase
Event.
(6) The following terms for
purposes of this Section 1.6C shall have the respective
meanings specified below:
(a) “Below Investment
Grade Rating Event” means the rating on the 2018 Notes is
lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the 2018 Notes are rated
below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date
from the date of the first 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 consummation of a Change of
Control (which period shall be extended following the consummation
of a Change of Control for so long as the rating of the 2018 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
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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).
(b) “Change of
Control” means the occurrence of any of the
following:
(i) the direct or indirect
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than
by way of merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation), in
one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially
all of the properties or assets of the Company and those of the
Company’s Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
“person” or “group” (as those terms are
used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),
other than to the Company or one or more of the Company’s
Subsidiaries;
(ii) the consummation of any
transaction or series of related transactions (including, without
limitation, any merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation)
the result of which is that any “person” or
“group” (as those terms are used for purposes of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company
or one of the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries, becomes
the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of
the then outstanding Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather
than number of shares;
(iii) the Company
consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any
Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in
any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the
outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or of such other Person is
converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property,
other than any such transaction where the shares of Voting Stock of
the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction
constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of
the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving
effect to such transaction;
(iv) the first day on which a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors is not comprised
of Continuing Directors; or
(v) the adoption of a plan
relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a transaction shall not be considered to be a Change of
Control under clause (ii) above if (1) the Company
becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding
company and (2) (y) immediately following that
transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of
the holding company are substantially the same as the holders of
the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to
that transaction or (z) immediately following that
transaction, no person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)
(3) of the Exchange Act) is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the holding
company.
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(c) “Change of Control
Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of
Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.
(d) “Continuing
Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member
of the Board of Directors of the Company who (1) was a member
of the Board of Directors on the date of original issuance of the
2018 Notes; or (2) was nominated for election, elected or
appointed to the Board of Directors with the approval of a majority
of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board of
Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment
(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).
(e) “Investment
Grade” means a rating of 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.
(f)
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service
Inc.
(g) “Rating
Agency” means (1) each of Moody’s
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