Exhibit 4.o
EXECUTION
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
U.S.
INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL
AGENCY AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT (as amended, amended
and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance
with the terms hereof, herein called this “ Agreement
”) is dated as of February 26, 2003, amended and restated as
of September 1, 2004 and further amended and restated as of
November 18, 2005 among (i) DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as
administrative agent (as successor to Citicorp North America, Inc.,
as administrative agent under the 2004 Credit Agreement (as defined
below)) (in such capacity, together with its successors and
assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the
Term B Dollar Lenders, Dollar Revolving Lenders from time to time
party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) and any other Term
Lenders that from time to time advance Term Loans to CCSC (as
defined below) or any U.S. Subsidiary of CCSC, (ii) DEUTSCHE BANK
AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as U.K. administrative agent (as successor to
Citibank International PLC, as U.K. administrative agent under the
2004 Credit Agreement) (in such capacity, together with its
successors and assigns, the “ U.K. Agent ” and
together with the Administrative Agent, the “ Bank
Agents ”) for the Term B Euro Lenders and the Euro
Revolving Lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement
and any other Term Lenders that from time to time advance Term
Loans to any Non-U.S. Subsidiary of CCSC, (iii) THE BANK OF NOVA
SCOTIA, as Canadian administrative agent for the Canadian Revolving
Lenders (the “ Canadian Administrative Agent ”),
(iv) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns, the “ First Priority
Notes Trustee ”) for the holders of the First Priority
Notes (as defined below) issued under the First Priority Notes
Indenture (as defined below), (v) DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as U.S. Collateral Agent (as defined below)(as successor to
Citicorp North America, Inc.), (vi) CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. (“
Crown Holdings ”), (vii) CROWN AMERICAS LLC (f/k/a
Crown Americas, Inc. and Crown Cork & Seal Americas, Inc.)
(“ Crown Usco ”), (viii) CROWN CORK & SEAL
COMPANY, INC. (“ CCSC ”), (ix) CROWN
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. (“ Crown International
”), (x) each of the U.S. subsidiaries of Crown Holdings
listed on Schedule 1 hereto, and (xi) the other persons who
may become parties to this Agreement from time to time pursuant to
and in accordance with Section 8 of this
Agreement.
R E C I T A L S
:
WHEREAS, on February 26, 2003
(the “ Original Effective Date ”), Citicorp
North America, Inc. (the “ Existing Administrative
Agent ”), and Citibank International PLC (the “
Existing U.K. Agent ” and together with the Existing
Administrative Agent, the “ Existing Bank Agents
”), Citicorp North America, Inc., as U.S. Collateral Agent
(the “ Existing U.S. Collateral Agent ”) and the
U.S. Pledgors entered into the U.S. Intercreditor and Collateral
Agency Agreement (the “ Original Agreement
”).
WHEREAS, on the Original Effective
Date, Crown Usco, Crown European Holdings SA (“ Crown
Euroco ”), the subsidiary borrowers named therein, Crown
Holdings, Crown International and CCSC (collectively, the “
Credit Parties ”) entered into that certain credit
agreement (the “ Original Credit Agreement ”)
with the lenders named therein and the Existing Bank
Agents.
WHEREAS, on the Original Effective
Date, Crown Euroco issued $1,085,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of Second Priority Dollar Notes and €285,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of Second Priority Euro Notes, in each
case under an Indenture dated as of the Original Effective Date
among Crown Euroco, the guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (as successor by consolidation to Wells Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association), as trustee (in such capacity,
together with its successors and assigns, the “ Second
Priority Notes Trustee ”) (as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified
from time to time as permitted by the Credit Agreement, the “
Second Priority Notes Indenture ”).
WHEREAS, on the Original Effective
Date, Crown Euroco issued $725,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of Third Priority Notes under an Indenture dated as of the
Original Effective Date between Crown Euroco, the guarantors named
therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (as successor by consolidation
to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association), as trustee
(in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, the
“ Third Priority Notes Trustee ”) (as amended,
amended and restated, supplemented, refinanced, replaced or
otherwise modified from time to time as permitted by the Credit
Agreement, the “ Third Priority Notes Indenture
”).
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2004
(the “ First Amendment Effective Date ”), Crown
Euroco issued €350,000,000 of First Priority Notes under an
Indenture dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date among
Crown Euroco, the guarantors named therein and the First Priority
Notes Trustee (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented,
refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time as
permitted by the Credit Agreement, the “ First Priority
Notes Indenture ”), the proceeds of which were used
(together with the proceeds of the Loans under the 2004 Credit
Agreement) to refinance in full all outstanding Term B Loans (as
defined in the Original Credit Agreement) and terminate the
Obligations and Commitments (each as defined in the Original Credit
Agreement) under the Original Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, on the First Amendment
Effective Date, the Existing Bank Agents, the First Priority Notes
Trustee, the Second Priority Notes Trustee, the Third Priority
Notes Trustee, the Existing U.S. Collateral Agent and the U.S.
Pledgors (as defined in the First Amendment) entered into the First
Amended and Restated U.S. Intercreditor and Collateral Agency
Agreement (the “ First Amendment ”).
WHEREAS, on the First Amendment
Effective Date, the Credit Parties entered into that certain credit
agreement (the “ 2004 Credit Agreement ”) with
the lenders named therein and the Existing Administrative Agent and
the Existing U.K. Agent.
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WHEREAS, on or about October 6,
2004 Crown Euroco issued an additional €110,000,000 of First
Priority Notes under the First Priority Notes Indenture, the
proceeds of which were used to extend a loan to Crown Usco to repay
its outstanding term loan under the 2004 Credit Agreement and for
general corporate purposes.
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Crown
Usco and Crown Americas Capital Corp. (“ Crown Capital
”) intend to issue $1,100,000,000 of senior unsecured notes
(the “ Senior Notes ”) under two Indentures
dated as of the date hereof among Crown Usco and Crown Capital, as
applicable, the guarantors named therein and Citibank, N.A., as
senior notes trustee (collectively, as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified
from time to time as permitted by the Credit Agreement, the “
Senior Notes Indenture ”), the proceeds of which shall
be used (together with the proceeds of the Loans under the Credit
Agreement and certain cash proceeds from the sale of Crown
Holdings’ plastic closures division) to refinance (the
“ Refinancing ”) not less than 66
2
/ 3 % of the outstanding Second Priority
Notes and 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding Third Priority
Notes, to repay in full all Loans under and terminate the
Obligations and Commitments (each as defined in the 2004 Credit
Agreement) under the 2004 Credit Agreement and for general
corporate purposes.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms
hereof, on the date hereof, Crown Euroco represents to U.S.
Collateral Agent and the First Priority Notes Trustee that the
issuance of the Senior Notes is permitted by the First Priority
Notes Indenture and that no consents or approvals are required
thereunder.
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the
issuance of the Senior Notes, the Credit Parties intend to enter
into a new senior secured credit agreement dated as of the date
hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, refinanced,
replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Credit Agreement ”, which term shall also include and
refer to any increase in the amount of indebtedness under the
Credit Agreement to the extent permitted by the First Priority
Notes Indenture and any refinancing or replacement of the Credit
Agreement or one or more successor or replacement facilities
whether or not with a different group of agents or lenders and
whether or not with different obligors upon Bank Agents’
acknowledgment of the termination of the predecessor Credit
Agreement, the new Bank Agents joinder and execution by the
successor Bank Agents’ of an agreement to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement) with the lenders from time to time party
thereto (including any Lenders of Additional First Priority Bank
Indebtedness (as defined below)) (collectively, the “
Lenders ”) and Bank Agents, which Credit Agreement
constitutes a refinancing and replacement of the 2004 Credit
Agreement.
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the
Existing Collateral Agent has resigned as U.S. Collateral Agent and
the Lenders under the Credit Agreement have appointed Deutsche Bank
AG New York Branch as U.S. Collateral Agent.
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the
parties to the Second Priority Notes Indenture and the Third
Priority Notes Indenture shall amend each of the Second Priority
Notes Indenture and the Third Priority Notes Indenture to, among
other things, eliminate the requirement for any security to secure
the Second Priority Notes and the Third Priority Notes and to
authorize the Second Priority Notes Trustee and Third Priority
Notes Trustee to effectuate the release of the Second Priority
Notes Trustee’s and Third Priority Notes Trustee’s
respective Liens on the Collateral.
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WHEREAS, on the Original Effective
Date, Crown Holdings, Crown International, CCSC, Crown Usco and
certain U.S. subsidiaries of each of Crown Usco and CCSC and Crown
Holdings set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, and
together with any other subsidiaries which are required by one or
more Financing Documents to become U.S. Pledgors, the “
U.S. Pledgors ”) executed and delivered to the
Existing U.S. Collateral Agent the U.S. Shared Pledge Agreement,
which U.S. Shared Pledge Agreement was amended and restated on the
First Amendment Effective Date, which secured all of the
Obligations under the Financing Documents, and on the date hereof
will execute and deliver to U.S. Collateral Agent an amendment and
restatement thereof in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit A (as further amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “
U.S. Shared Pledge Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Crown
Holdings, Crown International, CCSC, Crown Usco and the U.S.
Pledgors will execute and deliver to U.S. Collateral Agent the U.S.
Bank Pledge Agreement, which shall secure the Obligations under
Bank Indebtedness (as defined below) only (as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ U.S. Bank Pledge Agreement ” and together with
the U.S. Shared Pledge Agreement, the “ U.S. Pledge
Agreements ”) in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit B .
WHEREAS, on the Original Effective
Date, the U.S. Pledgors executed and delivered to the Existing U.S.
Collateral Agent a U.S. Security Agreement, which U.S. Security
Agreement was amended and restated on the First Amendment Effective
Date, and on the date hereof, the U.S. Pledgors will execute and
deliver to U.S. Collateral Agent an amendment and restatement
thereof in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C
(as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “ U.S. Security
Agreement ”).
WHEREAS, certain of the U.S.
Pledgors have previously executed and delivered to the Existing
U.S. Collateral Agent the first priority mortgages identified on
Schedule 2 hereto, which Mortgages were amended and restated
on the First Amendment Effective Date, (the “ Initial
Mortgages ”) and on the date hereof will execute and
deliver to U.S. Collateral Agent an amendment and restatement of
each of the first priority mortgages identified on Schedule
2 hereto, and shall from time to time pursuant to the terms of
one or more Financing Documents (as defined below) execute and
deliver additional mortgages as required by such Financing
Documents (the “ Additional Mortgages ”), in
each case encumbering real property interests of the U.S. Pledgors
(the Initial Mortgages and the Additional Mortgages, in each case
as further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, are referred to herein as the “
Mortgages ”).
WHEREAS, it is understood and
acknowledged that only the Bank Indebtedness (as defined below)
will be secured by the Additional Bank Collateral (as defined
below).
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WHEREAS, it is contemplated that, to
the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement, Crown Holdings or any
of its subsidiaries may from time to time enter into one or more
Bank Related Hedging Agreements (as defined below) with any
counterparty that was a Bank Agent or a Lender or Affiliate thereof
or any other Person permitted under the Credit Agreement at the
time such Bank Related Hedging Agreement was entered into
(individually, a “ Bank Related Hedging Exchanger
” and, collectively, the “ Bank Related Hedging
Exchangers ”) and it is desired that the obligations of
Crown Holdings or any of its subsidiaries under such Bank Related
Hedging Agreements, including the obligation to make payments in
the event of early termination thereunder (all such obligations
being the “ Bank Related Hedging Obligations ”),
be secured by the U.S. Collateral (as defined below) pursuant to
the U.S. Security Documents (as defined below); provided
that for any Bank Related Hedging Exchanger to receive the benefit
of such security, it shall execute and deliver to U.S. Collateral
Agent an acknowledgment to this Agreement (in the form of Annex
1 attached hereto) agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof at
any time prior to the payment in full of the First Priority
Indebtedness.
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that, to
the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement, Crown Holdings or any
of its subsidiaries may from time to time enter into one or more
Bank Related Cash Management Agreements (as defined below) with any
counterparty that was a Bank Agent or a Lender or Affiliate thereof
or any other person permitted under the Credit Agreement at the
time such Bank Related Cash Management Agreement was entered into
(individually, a “ Bank Related Cash Management
Exchanger ” and, collectively, the “ Bank
Related Cash Management Exchangers ”) and it is desired
that the obligations of Crown Holdings or any of its subsidiaries
under such Bank Related Cash Management Agreements, including the
obligation to make payments in the event of early termination
thereunder (all such obligations being the “ Bank Related
Cash Management Obligations ”), be secured by the U.S.
Collateral pursuant to the U.S. Security Documents; provided that
for any Bank Related Cash Management Exchanger to receive the
benefit of such security, it shall execute and deliver to U.S.
Collateral Agent an acknowledgment on or after the Original
Effective Date to this Agreement (in the form Annex 2
attached hereto) agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof at any
time prior to the payment in full of the First Priority
Indebtedness.
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that,
from time to time, to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement,
Crown Usco and Crown Euroco may incur certain Additional First
Priority Bank Indebtedness (as defined below) pursuant to the
applicable Credit Documents (as defined below), which Additional
First Priority Bank Indebtedness will be secured by the U.S.
Collateral pursuant to the U.S. Security Documents and have the
priority set forth herein.
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that,
from time to time, to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement
and the First Priority Notes Indenture, any U.S. Permitted Issuer
may issue certain Additional First Priority Capital Markets
Indebtedness (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable
Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness Documents,
which Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness will
be secured by the U.S. Collateral pursuant to the U.S. Security
Documents and have the priority set forth herein; provided
that for any holder of any Additional First Priority Capital
Markets Indebtedness to receive the benefit of such security, it
shall cause its Additional First Priority Capital Markets
Indebtedness Representative to execute and deliver to U.S.
Collateral Agent an acknowledgment to this Agreement (in the form
of Annex 3 attached hereto) agreeing to be bound by the
terms hereof.
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WHEREAS, (a) the First Priority
Notes Trustee (for its benefit and for the benefit of the
respective holders of the First Priority Notes) and Bank Agents
(for their benefit and for the benefit of the Lenders and other
agents under the Credit Agreement), (b) in the event any Bank
Related Hedging Obligations are to be secured by the U.S. Security
Documents, each Bank Related Hedging Exchanger party to any Bank
Related Hedging Agreement, (c) in the event any Bank Related
Cash Management Obligations are to be secured by the U.S. Security
Documents, each Bank Related Cash Management Exchanger party to any
Bank Related Cash Management Agreement, (d) in the event any
obligations in respect of Additional First Priority Bank
Indebtedness are to be secured by the U.S. Security Documents, the
Administrative Agent or the U.K. Administrative Agent in respect of
such Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness (for
its benefit and for the benefit of the Lenders of such Additional
First Priority Bank Indebtedness) and (e) in the event any
obligations in respect of any Additional First Priority Capital
Markets Indebtedness are to be secured by the U.S. Security
Documents, the Additional First Priority Capital Markets
Indebtedness Representative in respect of such Additional First
Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness (for its benefit and for the
benefit of the holders of such Additional First Priority Capital
Markets Indebtedness) desire to set forth (i) certain
additional provisions regarding the appointment, duties and
responsibilities of the U.S. Collateral Agent and to set forth
certain other provisions concerning the obligations of the U.S.
Pledgors to the U.S. Secured Parties under the agreements referred
to in the foregoing recitals and (ii) their agreement as to
decisions relating to the exercise of remedies under the U.S.
Security Documents and certain limitations on the exercise of such
remedies.
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 10(b) of the Original Agreement, as amended by the
First Amendment, the parties hereto are entering into this
Agreement in order to amend and restate the Original Agreement, as
amended by the First Amendment, to, among other things, add
appropriate references to the Credit Agreement, the U.S. Collateral
Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent and Bank
Agents.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
.
The following capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions
set forth below. Terms not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
“ Additional Bank
Collateral ” means the capital stock of each U.S.
subsidiary of Crown Holdings (other than CCSC) and 65% of the
capital stock of each first tier non-U.S. subsidiary of any U.S.
subsidiary of Crown Holdings pledged to U.S. Collateral Agent for
the benefit of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, any Bank
Related Hedging Exchanger and any Bank Related Cash Management
Exchanger.
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“ Additional First Priority
Bank Indebtedness ” means (i) Additional Term Loans
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) incurred by Crown Usco and/or
Crown Euroco and (ii) Loans (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) pursuant to an Additional Facility (as defined in the
Credit Agreement), incurred by Crown Usco, in each case, pursuant
to the Credit Agreement, which indebtedness is secured by a first
priority Lien in the manner described herein on the U.S.
Collateral.
“ Additional First Priority
Capital Markets Indebtedness ” means any unsubordinated
indebtedness issued by a U.S. Permitted Issuer after the date
hereof and not owed to Crown Holdings or any of its subsidiaries
(other than Additional First Priority Bank Indebtedness) to the
extent permitted to be incurred by the Credit Agreement and the
First Priority Notes Indenture, which indebtedness is secured by a
first priority Lien in the manner described herein on the U.S.
Collateral.
“ Additional First Priority
Capital Markets Indebtedness Documents ” means any
indenture, debenture, note, guaranty, purchase agreement or other
document executed by Crown Euroco or any other U.S. Pledgor in
connection with the issuance of any such Additional First Priority
Capital Markets Indebtedness.
“ Additional First Priority
Capital Markets Indebtedness Representative ” means any
trustee or similar representative of the holders of any Additional
First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness.
“ Affiliate ” of
any person means any other person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
person.
“ Bank Indebtedness
” means (i) the Obligations of the Obligors under the
Credit Documents (including Obligations in respect of Additional
First Priority Bank Indebtedness) and (ii) the Obligations of
the Obligors under the Bank Related Debt Agreements.
“ Bank Indebtedness
Documents ” means (i) the Credit Documents and
(ii) the Bank Related Debt Agreements.
“ Bank Related Cash
Management Agreements ” means agreements of Crown
Holdings or any of its subsidiaries arising from treasury,
depository and cash management services provided by one or more
persons that is a Bank Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate thereof or
any other person permitted under the Credit Agreement at the time
that such Bank Related Cash Management Agreement was entered
into.
“ Bank Related Debt
” means, collectively, the Bank Related Cash Management
Obligations and the Bank Related Hedging Obligations.
“ Bank Related Debt
Agreements ” means, collectively, the Bank Related Cash
Management Agreements and the Bank Related Hedging
Agreements.
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“ Bank Related Hedging
Agreements ” means, collectively, each Hedging Agreement
of Crown Holdings or any of its subsidiaries entered into with any
counterparty that is a Bank Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate
thereof or any other Person permitted under the Credit Agreement at
the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into.
“ Bankruptcy Code
” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal
or state or non-U.S. law or statute for the supervision,
administration or relief of debtors, including, without limitation,
bankruptcy or insolvency laws.
“ Credit Documents
” means the Credit Agreement, each guaranty of the
Obligations thereunder by a U.S. Pledgor and any other document
executed by Crown Holdings or any of its subsidiaries in connection
with the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, any
joinder agreement entered into pursuant to Section 12.1(c) of
the Credit Agreement or any other documents executed or delivered
with respect to any Additional First Priority Bank Indebtedness and
the U.S. Security Documents), in each case, as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified
from time to time.
“ Debentures ”
means each of the following:
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(i)
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$200,000,000 8%
Debentures due 2023 of CCSC issued under the 1993
Indenture;
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(ii)
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$350,000,000
7 3
/ 8 % Debentures due 2026 of CCSC issued
under the 1996 Indenture; and
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(iii)
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$150,000,000
7 1
/ 2 % Debentures due 2096 of CCSC issued
under the 1996 Indenture.
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“ Euro Intercreditor
Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Euro
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of the date
hereof among Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Euro Collateral
Agent, U.K. Administrative Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as
Canadian administrative agent, the First Priority Notes Trustee,
and the other persons that become parties thereto after the date
hereof, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Event of Default
” means an Event of Default as defined in the Credit
Agreement.
“ Existing Unsecured
Debt ” means each of the following Indebtedness to the
extent outstanding on the date hereof after giving effect to the
Transactions (as defined in the Credit Agreement):
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(ii)
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$300,000,000
original principal amount of 7% Notes due 2006 of Crown
Cork & Seal Finance PLC issued under the 1996 Indenture,
of which approximately $166,000,000 remain outstanding as of the
date hereof.
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“ Financing Documents
” means, collectively, the Credit Documents, the First
Priority Notes Documents, the Bank Related Debt Agreements and the
Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness
Documents.
“ First Priority Agents
” means, collectively, the First Priority Notes Trustee and
any Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness
Representative.
“ First Priority Capital
Markets Indebtedness ” means (i) the Obligations of
the Obligors under the First Priority Notes Documents and
(ii) the Obligations of the Obligors in respect of Additional
First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness issued under the
applicable Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness
Documents.
“ First Priority Capital
Markets Indebtedness Documents ” means, collectively, the
First Priority Notes Documents and the Additional First Priority
Capital Markets Indebtedness Documents.
“ First Priority
Indebtedness ” means (i) the Obligations of the
Obligors under the Credit Documents (including Obligations in
respect of Additional Bank Indebtedness), (ii) the Obligations
of the Obligors under the First Priority Notes Documents,
(iii) the Obligations of the Obligors under the Bank Related
Debt Agreements and (iv) the Obligations of the Obligors under
any Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness
Documents.
“ First Priority
Indebtedness Documents ” means, collectively, the Bank
Indebtedness Documents and the First Priority Capital Markets
Indebtedness Documents.
“ First Priority Notes
” means the €460,000,000 in aggregate principal amount
of 6 1
/ 4 % First Priority Senior Secured
Notes due 2011 of Crown Euroco issued under the First Priority
Notes Indenture.
“ First Priority Notes
Documents ” means the First Priority Notes Indenture, the
First Priority Notes, each guaranty of the Obligations thereunder
and any other document executed by Crown Holdings or any of its
subsidiaries in connection with the issuance of the First Priority
Notes, in each case, as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented, refinanced, replaced or otherwise modified from time
to time, as permitted by the Credit Agreement.
“ Global Participation
Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Global
Participation and Proceeds Sharing Agreement dated as of the date
hereof among Bank Agents, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the
First Priority Notes Trustee, the Second Priority Notes Trustee,
the Third Priority Notes Trustee, U.S. Collateral Agent on behalf
of the U.S. Secured Parties and the Euro Collateral Agent (as
defined in the Euro Intercreditor Agreement) on behalf of the Euro
Secured Parties (as defined in the Euro Intercreditor Agreement)
and the Sharing Agent named therein and the other persons that
become party thereto after the date hereof, as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to
time.
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“ Hedging Agreement
” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign
currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement
or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price
hedging arrangement or similar agreement.
“ Lien ” means,
with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge, assignment, hypothecation or
security interest in or on such asset or any filing of any
financing statement under the UCC as in effect in the applicable
state or jurisdiction or any similar notice or lien under any
similar notice or recording statute of any governmental authority,
in each of the foregoing cases whether voluntary or imposed by law,
(b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional
sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating
to such asset, (c) in the case of securities, any purchase
option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
securities and (d) any other agreement intended to create any
of the foregoing.
“ 1993 Indenture
” means the Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993 between
CCSC and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as successor to Chemical Bank,
as trustee.
“ 1995 Indenture
” means the Indenture dated as of January 15, 1995
between CCSC and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as successor to
Chemical Bank, as trustee.
“ 1996 Indenture
” means the Indenture dated as of December 17, 1996
among CCSC, Crown Cork & Seal Finance PLC, Crown
Cork & Seal Finance, S.A. and The Bank of New York, as
trustee.
“ Obligations ”
shall mean, with respect to any of the Financing Documents, any and
all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature
and description (whether or not constituting future advances or
otherwise) from time to time owing by, or on behalf of, any Obligor
or any of its subsidiaries under, or in connection with, such
Financing Documents, including principal, interest, charges, fees,
premiums, indemnities and expenses, however evidenced, whether as
principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, evidenced by
or arising under any of such Financing Documents whether now
existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or
after the initial or any renewal term of such Financing Documents,
or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Obligor
or any of its subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code (at the rate
provided for in the relevant Financing Documents) (and including,
without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses
and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the
commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed
or allowable in whole or in part in any such case or similar
proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated
or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, and whether arising directly
or howsoever acquired.
“ Obligors ”
means each of Crown Holdings, CCSC, Crown International, Crown
Usco, Crown Euroco, each Subsidiary Borrower (as defined in the
Credit Agreement), each of the U.S. Pledgors and any other obligor
under any Financing Documents.
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“ Principal Property
” has the meaning given to such term under the indentures,
agreements and instruments governing the Existing Unsecured Debt as
such indentures, agreements and instruments are in effect on the
Original Effective Date.
“ Restricted Securities
” shall mean any shares of capital stock or evidences of
indebtedness for borrowed money issued by any Restricted Subsidiary
and owned by Crown Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary.
“ Restricted Subsidiary
” means any subsidiary of Crown Holdings that would be
considered a “Restricted Subsidiary” under (and as
defined in) any indenture, agreement or instrument governing or
evidencing any Existing Unsecured Debt, as such indenture,
agreement or instrument is in effect on the Original Effective
Date.
“ Second Priority Dollar
Notes ” means the $1,085,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of 9.50% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011 of
Crown Euroco issued under the Second Priority Notes
Indenture.
“ Second Priority Euro
Notes ” means the €285,000,000 in original
aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Second Priority Senior Secured
Notes due 2011 of Crown Euroco issued under the Second Priority
Notes Indenture.
“ Second Priority Notes
” means, collectively, the Second Priority Dollar Notes and
the Second Priority Euro Notes.
“ Third Priority Notes
” means the $725,000,000 in original aggregate principal
amount of 10.875% Third Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2013 of
Crown Euroco issued under the Third Priority Notes
Indenture.
“ U.S. Collateral
” means all collateral from time to time pledged or subject
to or purported to be pledged or subject to the Lien of the U.S.
Security Documents (whether or not such Lien is determined to be
unperfected or subject to avoidance), including any Additional Bank
Collateral.
“ U.S. Permitted Issuer
” means Crown International, Crown Usco, Crown Capital or any
other Guarantor (as defined in the Credit Agreement) that is a U.S.
Subsidiary of CCSC or any direct special purpose finance Subsidiary
thereof formed solely to be the issuer of any Permitted Public Debt
(as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided that such
person becomes a Credit Party (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
and complies with Section 7.14 of the Credit
Agreement.
“ U.S. Security
Documents ” means the U.S. Pledge Agreements, the U.S.
Security Agreement, the Mortgages and each other security agreement
or other instrument or document (including, without limitation, any
Additional Mortgages) executed and delivered pursuant to one or
more Financing Documents encumbering U.S. assets of any U.S.
Pledgor (including the Additional Bank Collateral).
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Section 2. Appointment as
U.S. Collateral Agent .
Bank Agents, the Canadian
Administrative Agent and the First Priority Notes Trustee each
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally appoints, and each Bank
Related Hedging Exchanger, Bank Related Cash Management Exchanger
and Additional First Priority Capital Markets Indebtedness
Representative (each such party, a “ U.S. Secured
Party ”) signing an acknowledgment hereto on or after the
Original Effective Date, by such signing, irrevocably and
unconditionally appoints, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch to serve
as collateral agent and representative of each such U.S. Secured
Party under each of the U.S. Security Documents (in such capacity,
together with its successors in such capacity, the “ U.S.
Collateral Agent ”) and irrevocably and unconditionally
authorizes U.S. Collateral Agent to act as agent for the U.S.
Secured Parties for the purpose of executing and delivering, on
behalf of all such U.S. Secured Parties, the U.S. Security
Documents and the Global Participation Agreement and any other
documents or instruments related thereto or necessary or, as
determined by U.S. Collateral Agent (acting on the instructions of
the Requisite Obligees (as defined below)), desirable to perfect
the Liens granted to U.S. Collateral Agent thereunder and, subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, for the purpose of enforcing
the U.S. Secured Parties’ rights in respect of the U.S.
Collateral and the obligations of the U.S. Pledgors under the U.S.
Security Documents, and for the purpose of, or in connection with,
releasing the obligations of the U.S. Pledgors under the U.S.
Security Documents in accordance with the terms of the Financing
Documents.
Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, U.S. Collateral Agent is further hereby appointed as
agent for each of the U.S. Secured Parties to hold the Liens on the
U.S. Collateral granted pursuant to the U.S. Security Documents
with, subject to Section 3 , sole authority to exercise
remedies under the U.S. Security Documents. U.S. Collateral Agent
is hereby authorized to act as mortgagee under all Mortgages,
beneficiary under all deeds of trust and as U.S. Secured Party
under the applicable U.S. Security Agreement and U.S. Pledge
Agreement and each other U.S. Security Document and to follow the
instructions provided to it under this Agreement.
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