Exhibit 10.1
SEALED
AIR CORPORATION
NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SEALED
AIR CORPORATION
NOTE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made as of the 6th day of February,
2009 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and
among SEALED AIR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), and DAVIS SELECTED
ADVISERS, L.P., GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY and GENERAL RE LIFE
CORPORATION (individually, a “ Purchaser
” and collectively, the “ Purchasers
”).
The parties hereby agree as
follows:
1.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE
LOAN
1.1
The Loan . Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
each Purchaser agrees to lend to the Company the amount set forth
opposite each such Purchaser’s name on the Schedule of
Purchasers (each, a “ Loan Amount ”)
against the issuance and delivery by the Company of a promissory
note or notes for the Loan Amount (each, a “
Note ” and collectively, the “
Notes ”), which Notes will be issued under an
indenture (the “ Indenture ”) in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and which
will have the benefit of registration rights under a registration
rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ”) in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B.
2.
THE CLOSING
2.1
Closing Date.
The closing of the purchase
and sale of the Notes (the “ Closing ”)
shall be held on the Effective Date, or at such other time as the
Company and the Purchasers shall agree (the “ Closing
Date ”).
2.2
Delivery. At the Closing (i) each Purchaser
will deliver to the Company or to its order such Purchaser’s
Loan Amount as indicated on the Schedule of Purchasers by wire
transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the
Company to account number: 5800393034 at Bank of America NA, New
York, NY, ABA number: 026009593, Reference: Senior Note
Proceeds; and (ii) the Company shall issue and deliver to each
Purchaser Notes through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company in favor of such Purchaser payable in the principal amount
of such Purchaser’s Loan Amount.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and
warrants to each Purchaser as follows:
3.1
Organization and Good
Standing . The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The
Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to conduct
its business as it is presently being conducted and to own and
operate its properties and assets. The Company is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which failure to so
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qualify would have a material adverse effect on
the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one
entity.
3.2
Corporate Power . The Company has and will
have at the Closing Date all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Indenture, the
Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement and to carry out and
perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement, the
Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights
Agreement.
3.3
Authorization.
All corporate action on the
part of the Company necessary for the authorization, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder, including
the issuance and delivery of the Notes, has been taken or will be
taken prior to the issuance of the Notes. This Agreement, the
Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, when
executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may
be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) with
respect to rights to indemnity, federal and state securities
laws.
3.4
Governmental Consents
. All consents, approvals,
orders, or authorizations of, or registrations, qualifications,
designations, declarations, or filings with, any governmental
authority, required on the part of the Company in connection with
the valid execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture
and the Registration Rights Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance
of the Notes and the consummation of any other transaction
contemplated hereby (except such additional steps as may be
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority in connection with transactions
contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, or such
additional steps as may be necessary to qualify the Notes for
public offering under state securities or Blue Sky laws) shall have
been obtained and will be effective at the Closing.
3.5
Private Offering by the
Company . Neither
the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes
or any similar securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to
buy any of the same from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in
respect thereof with, any person other than the Purchasers, each of
which has been offered the Notes as a private sale for
investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its
behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the
issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933
Act ”), or to the registration requirements of any
securities or blue sky laws of any applicable
jurisdiction.
3.6
Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in
Section 4 hereof, the offer, issue, and sale of the Notes are
and will be exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933
Act, and have been registered or qualified (or are exempt from
registration and qualification) under the registration, permit, or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities
laws.
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3.7
Non-Contravention
. The execution and delivery by the
Company, and the performance by the Company of its obligations
under, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes and the
Registration Rights Agreement will not contravene any provision of
applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of
the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the
Company that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental
body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any
subsidiary.
3.8
Information
Requirement . While any
of the Notes remain “restricted securities” within the
meaning of the 1933 Act, the Company will make available, upon
request, to any seller of such Notes the information
specifie