UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
   
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2017
Commission file number 001-11625
Pentair plc
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Ireland
 
98-1141328
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification number)

43 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TF, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44-207-374-8925
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405 of this Chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

¨ Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
 





ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 26, 2017, Pentair plc (the “Company”) settled the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) pursuant to which Pentair Finance S.A. (“PFSA”) and Pentair, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, accepted for purchase certain series of their respective outstanding notes as specified in the table below.
Title of Security
 
Principal Amount Accepted for Purchase
 
Principal Amount Outstanding After Tender Offer
5.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (“PFSA 2021 Notes”)
 
$
304,671,000

 
$
68,355,000

5.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (“Pentair, Inc. 2021 Notes”)
 
$
91,482,000

 
$
35,492,000

4.650% Senior Notes due 2025 (“2025 Notes”)
 
$
230,670,000

 
$
19,330,000

3.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (“2020 Notes”)
 
$
326,019,000

 
$
73,981,000

3.150% Senior Notes due 2022 (“2022 Notes”)
 
$
461,743,000

 
$
88,257,000

2.900% Senior Notes due 2018
 
$
244,698,000

 
$
255,302,000

Total
 
$
1,659,283,000

 
$
540,717,000

Concurrently with the Tender Offer, PFSA and Pentair, Inc. solicited and received the requisite consents (the “Consents”) from the holders of the PFSA 2021 Notes, Pentair Inc. 2021 Notes, 2025 Notes, 2020 Notes and 2022 Notes to enter into amendments to the indentures governing each of the PFSA 2021 Notes, Pentair Inc. 2021 Notes, 2025 Notes, 2020 Notes and 2022 Notes to modify or eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and related provisions contained in each applicable indenture.

As a result of the receipt of Consents, on May 26, 2017, (i) the Company, PFSA, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH (“Pentair Investments”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as trustee, entered into the Seventh Supplemental Indenture (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), which amended certain provisions of the senior indenture (the “2012 Base Indenture”), dated as of September 24, 2012, supplemented by that certain fifth supplemental indenture (the “2012 Base Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of December 18, 2012, and that certain second supplemental indenture (the “2012 Base Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of September 24, 2012, (ii) the Company, Pentair, Inc., Pentair Investments and Wells Fargo, as trustee, entered into the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), which amended certain provisions of the senior indenture (the “2011 Base Indenture”), dated as of May 2, 2011, supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture (the “Pentair, Inc. First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 9, 2011, and (iii) the Company, PFSA, Pentair Investments and U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), as trustee, entered into the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), which amended certain provisions of the senior indenture (the “2015 Base Indenture”), dated as of September 16, 2015, supplemented by that certain third supplemental indenture (the “2015 Base Third Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of September 16, 2015, and that certain second supplemental indenture (the “2015 Base Second Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of September 16, 2015.

The Seventh Supplemental Indenture, which modified the terms of the PFSA 2021 Notes and 2022 Notes only, amended (i) the 2012 Base Indenture with respect to the PFSA 2021 Notes and 2022 Notes only to delete (A) Section 4.04 (Statement by Officers as to Default), (B) Section 5.03 (Reports by the Company), (C) Section 6.01(a)(4) and Section 6.01(a)(8) (Events of Default) and (D) Section 10.01 (Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets), and (ii) each of the 2012 Base Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the 2012 Base Second Supplemental Indenture to delete (A) Section 1.3 (Additional Covenants), and (B) Section 1.4 (Additional Events of Default). The Seventh Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Seventh Supplemental Indenture in this report is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Seventh Supplemental Indenture.

The Sixth Supplemental Indenture, which modified the terms of the Pentair, Inc. 2021 Notes, amended (i) the 2011 Base Indenture to delete (A) Section 3.5 (Compliance Certificate), (B) Section 3.6 (Statement by Officers as to Default), (C) Section 4.1 (Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets), (D) Section 6.1(3) and Section 6.1(4) (Events of Default), (E) Section 10.6 (Guarantors May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms), and (ii) the Pentair, Inc. First Supplemental Indenture to delete (A) Section 4.01 (Change of Control), and (B) Section 6.03 (Future Guarantors). The Sixth Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture in this report is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

The Fifth Supplemental Indenture, which modified the terms of the 2020 Notes and 2025 Notes only, amended (i) the 2015 Base Indenture with respect to the 2020 Notes and 2025 Notes only to delete (A) Section 4.04 (Statement by Officers as to Default), (B) Section 5.03 (Reports by the Company), (C) Section 6.01(a)(4) (Events of Default) and (D) Section 10.01 (Consolidation,





Merger and Sale of Assets), and (ii) each of 2015 Base Third Supplemental Indenture and the 2015 Base Second Supplemental Indenture to delete (A) Section 1.3 (Additional Covenants), and (B) Section 1.5 (Additional Events of Default). The Fifth Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and is filed herewith by reference. The description of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture in this report is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
Not applicable.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information
Not applicable.
(c)
Shell Company Transactions
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
Exhibit
 
Description
4.1
  
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance S.A., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee.
4.2
 
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair, Inc., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
4.3
 
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance S.A., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.







SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, on May 31, 2017.
 
PENTAIR PLC
 
Registrant
 
 
 
 
By
/s/ Angela D. Jilek
 
 
Angela D. Jilek
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary






PENTAIR PLC
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated May 31, 2017
Exhibit Number
 
Description
4.1
  
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance S.A., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as trustee.
4.2
 
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair, Inc., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.
4.3
 
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance S.A., Pentair plc, Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.





Exhibit 4.1

SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Seventh Supplemental Indenture ”) dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance, S.A., a Luxembourg public limited liability company ( société anonyme) with registered office at 26, boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 166305 (the “ Company ”), Pentair plc, an Irish public limited company (“ Successor Parent Guarantor ”), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH, a Swiss Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (“ Guarantor ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), under the Indenture referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company, Pentair Ltd., as predecessor to Successor Parent Guarantor (the “ Initial Parent Guarantor ”), and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of September 24, 2012, providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debt securities to be issued in one or more series, supplemented by (i) the first supplemental indenture (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of September 24, 2012, among the Company, Initial Parent Guarantor, Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ Pentair ”), and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $350,000,000 of 1.875% Notes due 2017 (the “ 2017 Notes ”), (ii) the second supplemental indenture (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of September 24, 2012, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor, Pentair and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $550,000,000 of 3.150% Notes due 2022 (the “ 2022 Notes ”), (iii) the fourth supplemental indenture (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of November 26, 2012, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $250,000,000 of 2.650% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ 2019 Notes ”), (iv) the fifth supplemental indenture (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of December 18, 2012, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $373,026,000 of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ 2021 Notes ” and, collectively with the 2017 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2019 Notes, the “ Notes ”) and (v) the sixth supplemental indenture (the “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ” and, collectively with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the “ Supplemental Indentures ,” and the Supplemental Indentures with the Base Indentures, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor, the Successor Parent Guarantor, Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the assumption by the Successor Parent Guarantor of the Initial Parent Guarantor’s obligations as a guarantor and adding Guarantor as an additional guarantor of all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture, the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor, Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures with the consent of the holders not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the applicable series of Notes affected by such Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company has made a tender offer to purchase the Notes for cash (the “ Tender Offer ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Tender Offer, the Company seeks to obtain the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of each series of the outstanding Notes to amend the Base Indenture and applicable Supplemental Indenture as set forth herein;





WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture shall not result in a material modification of the Notes for purposes of compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (or FATCA); and
WHEREAS, subject to, among other things, (i) the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the applicable outstanding series of Notes and (ii) the holders that tender the applicable series of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer not being subject to proration (as described in the Tender Offer’s Offer to Purchase and Solicitations of Consents), this Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the amendments set forth herein will be authorized pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company, Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized definitional terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Amendments .
 
(a) Subject to Section 3(a) below and with respect to all outstanding 2022 Notes only:

i. Sections 4.04, 5.03, 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(8) and 10.01 of the Base Indenture and Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of the Second Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted (including any references to such sections included elsewhere in the Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture), and each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor and Guarantor is hereby released from its obligations under such Sections; and

ii. All terms defined or listed in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture and Section 1.2 of the Second Supplemental Indenture that appear only in the sections of the Base Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture deleted by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted.

(b) Subject to Section 3(b) below and with respect to all outstanding 2021 Notes only:

i. Sections 4.04, 5.03, 6.01(a)(4), 6.01(a)(8) and 10.01 of the Base Indenture and Sections 1.3 and 1.4 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted (including any references to such sections included elsewhere in the Base Indenture), and each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor and Guarantor is hereby released from its obligations under such Sections; and

ii. All terms defined or listed in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture and Section 1.2 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture that appear only in the sections of the Base Indenture and Fifth Supplemental Indenture deleted by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted.

(c) Subject to the effectiveness and operability of the aforementioned amendments in accordance with Section 3, any failure by the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor or Guarantor





to comply with the terms of any of the foregoing Sections of the Indenture (whether before or after the execution of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture) shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Indenture and shall no longer have any other consequences under the Indenture, in each case with respect to the applicable series of Notes only.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of the holders of the applicable series of Notes are modified by this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of which shall be controlling in the event of any conflict between such provisions and any provisions set forth in the applicable series of Notes.

3. Effectiveness and Operability . This Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon execution by each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor, Guarantor and the Trustee; provided, however:

(a) With respect to the 2022 Notes only, Sections 2(a), 2(c) and 2(d) of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture will not become operative until the later of (a) the close of business on the final settlement date of the Tender Offer and (b) the time and date that the following conditions precedent are met: (i) the Company accepts for purchase all 2022 Notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the amount of 2022 Notes purchased was not subject to proration and (ii) the Company has received consents sufficient to amend the Base Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture in connection with the Tender Offer and such consents have not been revoked before the expiration of the Tender Offer solely pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.

(b) With respect to the 2021 Notes only, Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture will not become operative until the later of (a) the close of business on the final settlement date of the Tender Offer and (b) the time and date that the following conditions precedent are met: (i) the Company accepts for purchase all 2021 Notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the amount of 2021 Notes purchased was not subject to proration and (ii) the Company has received consents sufficient to amend the Base Indenture and Fifth Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture in connection with the Tender Offer and such consents have not been revoked before the expiration of the Tender Offer solely pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.

4. Ratification of Indenture; Seventh Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture . Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

5. New York Law to Govern . THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

6. Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF





transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Seventh Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes

7. Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

8. The Trustee . In carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities which it possesses under the Indenture. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representations as to (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company and Guarantor by action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company and Guarantor or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for.

9. Enforceability . Each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor and Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that this Seventh Supplemental Indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
 
 
COMPANY:
 
 
Pentair Finance, S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Benjamin D. Peric
 
 
Name: Benjamin D. Peric
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
SUCCESSOR PARENT GUARANTOR:
 
 
Pentair plc
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
GUARANTOR
 
 
Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Name: Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
TRUSTEE:
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ David Pickett
 
 
Name: David Pickett
 
 
Title: Assistant Vice President

 






Exhibit 4.2

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ”) dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), Pentair plc, an Irish public limited Company (“ Successor Parent Guarantor ”), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH, a Swiss Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (“ SwissCo ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), under the Indenture referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered a senior indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of May 2, 2011, providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debt securities to be issued in one or more series, supplemented by (i) the first supplemental indenture (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of May 9, 2011, among the Company, the guarantors listed on the signature pages thereto and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Notes ”), (ii) the second supplemental indenture (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of October 31, 2011, among the Company, the guaranteeing subsidiaries listed on the signature pages thereto and the Trustee, providing for the guarantee of all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture by the guaranteeing subsidiaries, (iii) the third supplemental indenture (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of October 1, 2012, among the Company, Pentair Ltd., as predecessor to Successor Parent Guarantor (the “ Initial Parent Guarantor ”), and the Trustee, providing for the guarantee of certain of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture by the Initial Parent Guarantor, (iv) fourth supplemental indenture (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of December 17, 2012, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the deletion of certain provisions in the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture and (v) the fifth supplemental indenture (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ” and, collectively with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Company, the Initial Parent Guarantor, the Successor Parent Guarantor, SwissCo and the Trustee, providing for the assumption by the Successor Parent Guarantor of the Initial Parent Guarantor’s obligations as a guarantor and adding SwissCo as an additional guarantor of all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes;
WHEREAS, on September 28, 2012 and pursuant to Section 10.3(b)(4) of the Base Indenture, all guarantors of the Notes at such time other than the Initial Parent Guarantor were unconditionally released and discharged from all obligations under the Indenture and the guarantees thereunder;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture, the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor, SwissCo and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes;
WHEREAS, the Company has made a tender offer to purchase the Notes for cash (the “ Tender Offer ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Tender Offer, the Company seeks to obtain the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes to amend the Indenture as set forth herein; and





WHEREAS, subject to, among other things, (i) the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes and (ii) the Holders that tender Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer not being subject to proration (as described in the Tender Offer’s Offer to Purchase), this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the amendments set forth herein will be authorized pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company, SwissCo and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized definitional terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Amendments . Subject to Section 3 below, with respect to all outstanding Notes (but not with respect to any other series of debt securities under the Base Indenture):

(a) Sections 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 6.1(3), 6.1(4) and 10.6 of the Base Indenture and Sections 4.01 and 6.03 of the First Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted (including any references to such sections included elsewhere in the Base Indenture), and each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor and SwissCo is hereby released from its obligations under such Sections;

(b) Any failure by the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor or SwissCo to comply with the terms of any of the foregoing Sections of the Indenture (whether before or after the execution of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture) shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Indenture and shall no longer have any other consequences under the Indenture; and

(c) All terms defined or listed in Section 1.1 or Section 1.2 of the Base Indenture or Section 1.01 or Section 1.02 of the First Supplemental Indenture that appear only in the sections of the Indenture deleted by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted.

For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of the Holders of the Notes are modified by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of which shall be controlling in the event of any conflict between such provisions and any provisions set forth in the Notes.
3. Effectiveness and Operability . This Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon execution by each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor, SwissCo and the Trustee; provided, however, that Section 2 of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture will not become operative until the later of (a) the close of business on the final settlement date of the Tender Offer and (b) the time and date that the following conditions precedent are met: (i) the Company accepts for purchase all Notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the amount of Notes purchased was not subject to proration and (ii) the Company has received consents sufficient to amend the Indenture pursuant to the terms of Section 9.2 of the Base Indenture in connection with the Tender Offer and such consents have not been revoked before the expiration of the Tender Offer solely pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.

4. Ratification of Indenture; Sixth Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture . Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall form a





part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

5. New York Law to Govern . THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

6. Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Sixth Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes

7. Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

8. The Trustee . In carrying out the Trustee's responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities which it possesses under the Indenture. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representations as to (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company and SwissCo by action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by Successor Parent Guarantor, the Company and SwissCo or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for,

9. Enforceability . Each of the Company, Successor Parent Guarantor and SwissCo hereby represents and warrants that this Sixth Supplemental Indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of them, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
 
 
COMPANY:
 
 
Pentair, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: President and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
SUCCESSOR PARENT GUARANTOR:
 
 
Pentair plc
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
GUARANTOR
 
 
Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Name: Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
TRUSTEE:
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ David Pickett
 
 
Name: David Pickett
 
 
Title: Assistant Vice President





Exhibit 4.3

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”) dated as of May 26, 2017, among Pentair Finance, S.A., a Luxembourg public limited liability company ( société anonyme) with registered office at 26, boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B 166305 (the “ Company ”), Pentair plc, an Irish public limited company (the “ Parent ”), Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH, a Swiss Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (the “ Guarantor ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), under the Indenture referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), dated as of September 16, 2015, providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debt securities to be issued in one or more series, supplemented by (i) the first supplemental indenture (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of September 16, 2015, among the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 of 2.900% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “ 2018 Notes ”), (ii) the second supplemental indenture (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of September 16, 2015, among the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000,000 of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “ 2020 Notes ”), and (iii) the third supplemental indenture (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ” and, collectively with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the “ Supplemental Indentures ,” and the Supplemental Indentures with the Base Indentures, the “ Indenture ”), dated as of September 16, 2015, among the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $250,000,000 of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “ 2025 Notes ” and, collectively with the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes, the “ Notes ”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture, the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures with the consent of the holders not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the applicable series of Notes affected by such Supplemental Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company has made a tender offer to purchase the Notes for cash (the “ Tender Offer ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Tender Offer, the Company seeks to obtain the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of each series of the outstanding Notes to amend the Base Indenture and applicable Supplemental Indenture as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, subject to, among other things, (i) the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the applicable outstanding series of Notes and (ii) the holders that tender the applicable series of Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer not being subject to proration (as described in the Tender Offer’s Offer to Purchase and Solicitations of Consents), this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the amendments set forth herein will be authorized pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture.





NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parent, the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized definitional terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. Amendments .
 
(a) Subject to Section 3(a) below and with respect to all outstanding 2020 Notes only:

i. Sections 4.04, 5.03, 6.01(a)(4) and 10.01 of the Base Indenture and Sections 1.3 and 1.5 of the Second Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted (including any references to such sections included elsewhere in the Base Indenture), and each of the Company, the Parent and the Guarantor is hereby released from its obligations under such Sections; and

ii. All terms defined or listed in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture and Section 1.2 of the Second Supplemental Indenture that appear only in the sections of the Base Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture deleted by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted.

(b) Subject to Section 3(b) below and with respect to all outstanding 2025 Notes only:

i. Sections 4.04, 5.03, 6.01(a)(4) and 10.01 of the Base Indenture and Sections 1.3 and 1.5 of the Third Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted (including any references to such sections included elsewhere in the Base Indenture), and each of the Company, the Parent and the Guarantor is hereby released from its obligations under such Sections; and

ii. All terms defined or listed in Section 1.01 of the Base Indenture and Section 1.2 of the Third Supplemental Indenture that appear only in the sections of the Base Indenture and Third Supplemental Indenture deleted by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture are hereby deleted.

(c) Subject to the effectiveness and operability of the aforementioned amendments in accordance with Section 3, any failure by the Company, the Parent or the Guarantor to comply with the terms of any of the foregoing Sections of the Indenture (whether before or after the execution of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture) shall no longer constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Indenture and shall no longer have any other consequences under the Indenture, in each case with respect to the applicable series of Notes only.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of the holders of the applicable series of Notes are modified by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of which shall be controlling in the event of any conflict between such provisions and any provisions set forth in the applicable series of Notes.






3. Effectiveness and Operability . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon execution by each of the Company, the Parent, the Guarantor and the Trustee; provided, however:

(a) With respect to the 2020 Notes only, Sections 2(a), 2(c) and 2(d) of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture will not become operative until the later of (a) the close of business on the final settlement date of the Tender Offer and (b) the time and date that the following conditions precedent are met: (i) the Company accepts for purchase all 2020 Notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the amount of 2020 Notes purchased was not subject to proration and (ii) the Company has received consents sufficient to amend the Base Indenture and Second Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture in connection with the Tender Offer and such consents have not been revoked before the expiration of the Tender Offer solely pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.

(b) With respect to the 2025 Notes only, Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture will not become operative until the later of (a) the close of business on the final settlement date of the Tender Offer and (b) the time and date that the following conditions precedent are met: (i) the Company accepts for purchase all 2025 Notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the amount of 2025 Notes purchased was not subject to proration and (ii) the Company has received consents sufficient to amend the Base Indenture and Third Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture in connection with the Tender Offer and such consents have not been revoked before the expiration of the Tender Offer solely pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer.

4. Confirmation of Indenture . The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures and all indentures supplemental thereto shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

5. Governing Law . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State without regard to conflicts of law principles (except for Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) that would require the application of any other law. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 that are required to be part of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. The application of articles 86 to 94-8 of the Luxembourg law on commercial companies dated 10 August 1915, as amended, to the Indenture is excluded.

6. Counterparts . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Fifth Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

7. Effect of Headings . The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.






8. Separability . In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, but this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

9. Concerning the Trustee . In carrying out the Trustee’s responsibilities hereunder, the Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections and immunities which it possesses under the Indenture. The recitals contained in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representations as to (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by the Guarantor, the Parent and the Company by action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by the Guarantor, the Parent and the Company or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for.

10. Legal, Valid and Binding Obligations . The Parent, the Guarantor and the Company hereby represent and warrant that, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture by the Trustee, this Fifth Supplemental Indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent, the Guarantor and the Company, enforceable against the Parent, the Guarantor and the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

11. No Benefit . Nothing in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the holders of the Notes, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under the Supplemental Indentures or the Base Indenture.

12. Amendments and Supplemental Indentures . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes are subject to the provisions regarding supplemental indentures and amendments set forth in Article IX of the Base Indenture.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
 
 
COMPANY:
 
 
Pentair Finance, S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Benjamin D. Peric
 
 
Name: Benjamin D. Peric
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
PARENT:
 
 
Pentair plc
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
GUARANTOR
 
 
Pentair Investments Switzerland GmbH
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Mark C. Borin
 
 
Name: Mark C. Borin
 
 
Title: Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Name: Julien Lugon-Moulin
 
 
Title: Director
 
 
 
 
 
TRUSTEE:
 
 
US Bank National Association, as Trustee
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Rick Prokosch
 
 
Name: Rick Prokosch
 
 
Title: Vice President