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): March 17, 2015

 

 

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

New York   1-13179   31-0267900

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 2300, Irving, Texas   75039
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(972) 443-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Notes Offering and Indenture

On March 17, 2015, Flowserve Corporation, a New York corporation (the “Company”), completed a public offering of €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the Company’s primary bank credit facility (collectively, the “Guarantors”). If additional subsidiaries guarantee the Company’s primary bank credit facility in the future, each such subsidiary also will be required to guarantee the Notes. The guarantee of any Guarantor may be released in certain circumstances, including if such Guarantor ceases to guarantee the Company’s primary bank credit facility.

The Notes were issued under a Senior Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of September 11, 2012, among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2015, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, establishing the terms and providing for the issuance of the Notes (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”).

The Third Supplemental Indenture and Form of Note, which is included therein, provide, among other things, that the Notes bear interest at a rate of 1.250% per year, payable annually in arrears on March 17 of each year, commencing on March 17, 2016, and will mature on March 17, 2022.

The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will be approximately €491.8 million after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes to repay approximately $255 million of indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility under that certain Credit Agreement, dated August 20, 2012, with Bank of America, N.A., as swingline lender, letter of credit issuer and administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, as amended. The Company intends to use any remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include additional acquisitions.

At any time prior to December 17, 2021, the Company will have the right to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part from time to time, at the Company’s option, at a “make-whole” redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time on or after December 17, 2021, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part from time to time, at the Company’s option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company is required to offer to repurchase the Notes for cash at a price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of a change of control triggering event.

The Indenture contains covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to:

 

    incur indebtedness secured by principal properties;

 

    enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions with respect to principal properties; and

 

    enter into certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

The Indenture contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of the Notes, then the Trustee may, and at the direction of the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes shall, declare the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes to be due and payable immediately. In addition, in the case of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company, the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes will become due and payable immediately.


The description of the Indenture set forth above is qualified by reference to the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 10, 2015, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with each of the Guarantors, Merrill Lynch International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of the Notes. The offering of the Notes has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-183634), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated March 10, 2015 relating to the Notes, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on March 11, 2015.

The description of the Underwriting Agreement set forth above is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated March 10, 2015, by and among Flowserve Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries, and Merrill Lynch International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
  4.1    Senior Indenture, dated September 11, 2012, by and between Flowserve Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Flowserve Corporation on September 11, 2012).
  4.2    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 17, 2015, by and among Flowserve Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
  4.3    Form of 1.250% Senior Note due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
  5.1    Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
12.1    Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23.1    Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).


SIGNATURES

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.

 

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
Dated: March 17, 2015 By:

/s/ C AREY A. O’C ONNOR

Carey A. O’Connor
Senior Vice President and General Counsel


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated March 10, 2015, by and among Flowserve Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries, and Merrill Lynch International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
  4.1    Senior Indenture, dated September 11, 2012, by and between Flowserve Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Flowserve Corporation on September 11, 2012).
  4.2    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 17, 2015, by and among Flowserve Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
  4.3    Form of 1.250% Senior Note due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
  5.1    Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
12.1    Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
23.1    Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

Exhibit 1.1

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

€500,000,000

1.250% Senior Notes due 2022

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

March 10, 2015

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

Merrill Lynch International


Underwriting Agreement

March 10, 2015

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC

25 Bank Street

London E14 5JP

United Kingdom

c/o MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

2 King Edward Street

London EC1A 1HQ

United Kingdom

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Introductory . Flowserve Corporation, a New York corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A of €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”). J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Merrill Lynch International have agreed to act as representatives of the several Underwriters (in such capacity, collectively, the “ Representatives ”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes. To the extent there are no additional underwriters listed on Schedule A to this Underwriting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) other than the Representatives, the term “Representatives” as used herein shall mean the Representatives as the Underwriters, and the terms “Representatives” and “Underwriters” shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires.

The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of September 11, 2012 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as amended and supplemented by that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of March 17, 2015 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (each a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ” and collectively, the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”) and the Trustee. The Base Indenture as amended and supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture is referred to herein as the “ Indenture ”). The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to their guarantee set forth in the Indenture (each a “ Guarantee ” and collectively, the “ Guarantees ”). The Notes and the Guarantees are referred to herein collectively as the “ Securities .”

The Notes will be issued in book-entry form and deposited with a common depositary or its nominee (the “Common Depository”) on behalf of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme (“Clearstream”).

 

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The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183634), which contains a base prospectus (the “ Base Prospectus ”), to be used in connection with the public offering and sale of debt securities, including the Securities, and other securities of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Such registration statement, including the financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto, including any required information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, is called the “ Registration Statement ;” provided, that the “Registration Statement” without reference to a time means such registration statement as amended by any post-effective amendment thereto as of the Initial Sale Time (defined below), which time shall be considered the new effective date of such registration statement with respect to the Securities within the meaning of paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 430B under the Securities Act. The term “Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus, that is first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered (the “ Execution Time ”) by the parties hereto. The term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, together with the Base Prospectus, that is first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents that are or are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act prior to 9:53 a.m., New York City time, on March 10, 2015 (the “ Initial Sale Time ”). All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“ EDGAR ”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” (or other references of like import) in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be, prior to the Initial Sale Time; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Exchange Act ”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, as the case may be, after the Initial Sale Time.

The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby confirm their agreements with the Underwriters as follows:

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors .

The Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, as of the Initial Sale Time and as of the Closing Date (in each case, a “ Representation Date ”), as follows:

a) Compliance with Registration Requirements . The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement became effective under the Securities Act upon filing with the Commission. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been

 

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instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, are contemplated or threatened by the Commission. In addition, the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Trust Indenture Act ”).

At each Representation Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (i) complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, and (ii) did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. At the date of the Prospectus and at the Closing Date, neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (i) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act and (ii) statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any of the Underwriters expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, at the time each was filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities will, at the time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

b) Disclosure Package . The term “ Disclosure Package ” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus dated February 23, 2015, (ii) the issuer free writing prospectuses as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act (each, an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), if any, identified in Annex I hereto and (iii) any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package. As of the Initial Sale Time, the Disclosure Package did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

c) Incorporated Documents . The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (i) at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and (ii) when read together with the other information in the Disclosure Package, at the Initial Sale Time, and when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the date of the Prospectus and at the Closing Date, did not or will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

d) Company is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer . (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus),

 

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(iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the Securities Act, and (iv) as of the Execution Time, the Company was and is a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, that automatically became effective not more than three years prior to the Execution Time; the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form.

e) Company Not Ineligible Issuer . (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act) and (ii) as of the Initial Sale Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an “ineligible issuer.”

f) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offering of Securities under this Agreement or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives as described in the next sentence, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicts or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict. The foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

g) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Underwriters’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representatives and included in Annex I hereto or any electronic road show or other free writing prospectuses reviewed and consented to by the Representatives and listed on Annex II hereto (each an “ Other Free Writing Prospectus ”). Each such Other Free Writing Prospectus, when taken together with the Disclosure Package, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Other Free Writing Prospectuses based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof.

h) No Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights . There are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been duly waived.

 

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i) Authorization of this Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

j) Authorization of the Indenture . The Base Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles. The Third Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

k) Authorization of the Notes . On the Closing Date, the Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture, will have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture and will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

l) Authorization of the Guarantees . The Guarantee by each Subsidiary Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized by such Subsidiary Guarantor and when duly endorsed on the Notes by such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and upon delivery to the Underwriters against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute valid and binding obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor, enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

m) Description of the Securities and the Indenture . The Notes, the Guarantees and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

n) No Material Adverse Change . Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package, there has been no material adverse change, or any development that would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business, properties or results of operations, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (any such change is called a “ Material Adverse Change ”).

 

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o) Independent Accountants . PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has audited certain of the Company’s financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and is an independent registered public accounting firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

p) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company, Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant Subsidiaries . The Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other subsidiary of the Company that is a significant subsidiary as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act (each, a “ Significant Subsidiary ”) has been duly incorporated or formed; is an existing corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, with power and authority (corporate or other organizational) to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect (i) on the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, management, business, properties or results of operations, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) on the ability of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors to perform their respective obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees (each, a “ Material Adverse Effect ”). The Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other organizational) to enter into the Operative Documents to which each is a party and to authorize, issue and sell the Notes and the Guarantees, as the case may be, as contemplated by this Agreement.

q) Capitalization and Other Matters . The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary Guarantor and of each Significant Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and the shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary Guarantor and of each Significant Subsidiary are owned free from liens, encumbrances and defects, except as (i) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

r) No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required . No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or registration or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority or agency or body or any court with jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties is required to be obtained or made by the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors for the Company’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the sale of the Securities, except such as have been obtained and made or will be obtained and made prior to the date hereof under the 1933 Act (provided, however, a filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), Rule 430, Rule 430B or Rule 433 may be made after the date hereof so long as such filing is made within the time period specified in the applicable provision of such rule) and such as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws.

s) No Conflicts . None of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any Significant Subsidiary is (i) in violation of its articles of incorporation, charter, by-laws or other constitutive documents, (ii) in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) (“ Default ”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, note, contract, franchise, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary

 

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is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (each, an “ Existing Instrument ”) or (iii) in violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over it or any of its properties, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) only, for such Defaults or violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Documents by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, by the Disclosure Package and by the Prospectus (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action and will not result in any violation of the articles of incorporation, charter or by-laws (or comparable constitutive documents) of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, and (iii) will not result in any violation of any statute, law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over it or any of its properties, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) only, for such Defaults or violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a “ Debt Repayment Triggering Event ” means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) issued by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary, the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary.

t) Title to Properties . Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has (A) good and indefeasible title to (in the case of fee interests in real property), (B) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property) and (C) valid title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of its respective properties and assets reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects, except for such failures to have such title to or interests in, and for such liens, encumbrances and defects, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

u) All Necessary Permits . The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and each other subsidiary of the Company possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

v) Labor Matters . No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company exists or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, is imminent and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, there is no existing or imminent labor dispute by the employees of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers that, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

w) Intellectual Property Rights . Except as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, to the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ knowledge, the Company or its subsidiaries own or possess a valid right to use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patentable inventions, trade secret, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) used by the Company or its subsidiaries in the conduct of the Company’s or any

 

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subsidiary of the Company’s business as now conducted or as proposed in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus to be conducted, except where such failure to own or possess the valid right to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

x) Compliance with Environmental Laws . Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect:

(i) the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the other subsidiaries of the Company (A) are conducting and have conducted their respective businesses, operations and facilities in compliance with Environmental Laws (as defined below); (B) possess, and are and have been in compliance with, any and all permits, licenses or registrations required under Environmental Laws for the conduct of their respective businesses or operations (“ Environmental Permits ”); (C) have not, pursuant to any contract or agreement, assumed any responsibility or obligation for any liability under any Environmental Laws or any presence, spill or release of any Hazardous Substances (as defined below), in each case, known to the Company or its subsidiaries; (D) have not received any written notice from a governmental authority or any other third party alleging any violation of any Environmental Law or liability thereunder (including, without limitation, liability as a “potentially responsible party” for costs of investigating or remediating property impacted by Hazardous Substances and/or for damages to natural resources); and (E) are not subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, threatened claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding under any Environmental Laws (“ Environmental Claim ”) against the Company or its subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law;

(ii) to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, there are no recently-enacted Environmental Laws or unsatisfied conditions in any Environmental Permit that, individually or in the aggregate, can reasonably be expected to require any material capital expenditures in the current year or the next three (3) years to maintain the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ compliance with Environmental Laws or with their respective Environmental Permits;

(iii) the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the other subsidiaries of the Company do not rely on any third party for any indemnity for, or the contractual assumption of, any material remediation obligation or liability under Environmental Law, and the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors do not have reasonable cause to believe that any such third party will default in its obligation to comply with such indemnity or contractual assumption; and

(iv) the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors do not have reasonable cause to believe that any third party insurer will default in its obligation to comply with any insurance coverage with respect to any material remediation obligation or liability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under Environmental Law.

As used in this paragraph, “Environmental Laws” means any federal, state, local, and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, directives, requirements and common law, and any legally enforceable administrative or judicial interpretation, order, consent, decree or judgment thereof, relating to pollution or the protection of human health from exposure to Hazardous Substances or the environment, including, without limitation, those relating to, regulating, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning (i) noise or odor, (ii) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances into ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata,

 

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(iii) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, release, transport or handling of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances, (iv) the protection of wildlife or endangered or threatened species, or (v) the investigation, remediation or cleanup of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substances. As used in this paragraph, “Hazardous Substances” means chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or hazardous, dangerous, radioactive or toxic substances, materials, constituents or wastes, including petroleum, petroleum products and their breakdown constituents, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint, or polychlorinated biphenyls.

y) No Undisclosed Material Action or Proceeds . Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective properties that, if determined adversely to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and no such actions, suits or proceedings are, to the Company’s or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated. There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Company’s knowledge, threatened that are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Disclosure Package and are not so disclosed.

z) Financial Statements and Financial Information . The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, together with the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements comply in all material respects as to form with the accounting requirements of the Securities Act and have been prepared in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as otherwise noted therein or as may be expressly stated in the related notes thereto. No other financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement. The summary financial information included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been derived from the financial statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language furnished with the Exchange Act filings incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. All non-GAAP financial information included in the Registration Statement, if any, complies with the requirements of Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

aa) Not an Investment Company . None of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

bb) Insurance . The Company and the subsidiaries of the Company are insured by recognized, financially sound and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism and earthquakes. All material policies of insurance insuring the Company and any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies and instruments in all material respects; and, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no claims by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying

 

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liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will not be able (i) to renew their respective existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted and at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

cc) No Price Stabilization or Manipulation . Prior to the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has taken any action which is designed to or which has constituted or which might have been reasonably expected to cause or result in unlawful stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

dd) Internal Controls . The Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness or significant deficiencies in the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no adverse change in the Company’s or any subsidiary’s internal control over financial reporting, in either case of clause (i) or (ii) preceding that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, on a consolidated basis.

ee) Disclosure Controls and Procedures . The Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, maintain a system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in accordance with the Exchange Act. The Company’s management has carried out evaluations, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

ff) Regulation T, U or X . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any agent thereof acting on the behalf of them has taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

gg) Related Party Transactions . There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other person required to be described in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus that have not been described as required.

hh) No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments . Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of either (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the

 

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payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or (ii) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the “ Bribery Act ”), and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and the Bribery Act and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

ii) No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened.

jj) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws . None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions where being so located, organized or resident would violate any Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any country that is the subject or target of Sanctions or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions, in each case, to the extent that such Sanctions are applicable to such business or person.

kk) Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company and any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor to each Underwriter as to the matters set forth therein.

SECTION 2. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities .

a) The Securities . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors agree to issue and sell to the several Underwriters, severally and not jointly, all of the Securities upon the terms herein set forth. On

 

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the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions herein set forth, the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors the aggregate principal amount of Notes, together with the related Guarantees, set forth opposite their names on Schedule A at a purchase price of 98.786% of the principal amount of the Notes, payable on the Closing Date, plus any additional principal amount of Securities which the Underwriters may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof. The Securities shall be issued in minimum denominations of €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof.

b) Public Offering of the Securities . The Representatives hereby advise the Company that the Underwriters intend to offer for sale to the public, as described and subject to the limitations set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the Execution Time as the Representatives, in their sole judgment, have determined is advisable and practicable.

c) Payment for and Delivery of the Securities . The Company will deliver against payment of the purchase price the Notes and the Guarantees in the form of one or more permanent global securities in definitive form (the “Global Securities”). Payment for the Securities shall be made in euro by the Underwriters by wire transfer to an account specified by the Company (at least forty-eight hours in advance) on or about 10:00 A.M., London time, on March 17, 2015, or at such other time not later than seven full business days thereafter as the Representatives and the Company determine (such time and date, the “ Closing Date ”). The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, through the facilities of the Common Depository, unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct, for the accounts of the several Underwriters, Global Securities on the Closing Date against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of same day funds for the amount of the purchase price therefor. The Global Securities shall be in such denominations and registered with the Common Depository and shall be made available for checking at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Worldwide Plaza, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Date. Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligations of the Underwriters.

It is understood that the Common Depository has been authorized by the Representatives, for their own accounts and the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Securities. Each of the Representatives may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Securities to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Representatives by the Closing Date for the account of such Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors .

The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenant and agree with each Underwriter as follows:

a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests . The Company, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430B of the Securities Act, and will promptly notify the Representatives, and confirm the notice in writing, of (i) the effectiveness during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below) of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the filing of any supplement or amendment to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, (ii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission during the Prospectus Delivery Period, (iii) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional information, and (iv) the issuance by the

 

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Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will effect the filings required pursuant to Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b), and will take such steps as the Company deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424 were received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that any of them was not, the Company will promptly file such document. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will use their reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order referred to above and, if any such stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

b) Filing of Amendments . During the period beginning on the Execution Date and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities by an Underwriter or dealer, including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 of the Securities Act (the “ Prospectus Delivery Period ”), the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act), or any amendment, supplement or revision to the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

c) Copies of the Registration Statement . The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein).

d) Delivery of Prospectuses . The Company will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, such number of copies of the Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request.

e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters and for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the Initial Sale Time or at the time it is delivered or conveyed to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of any applicable federal securities law, the Company will (i) notify the Representatives of any such event,

 

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development or condition and (ii) promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3(b) hereof, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such law, and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters, without charge, such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

f) Blue Sky Compliance . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall (i) cooperate with the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters to qualify or register the Securities for sale under (or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws of those jurisdictions designated by the Representatives, (ii) comply with such laws and (iii) continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities. None of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be required to qualify to transact business or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign business. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will advise the Representatives promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

g) Use of Proceeds . The Company shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

h) Eligibility for Settlement . The Company will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its commercially reasonable efforts to permit the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through Euroclear and Clearstream.

i) Periodic Reporting Obligations . During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall file, on a timely basis (including any extensions permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), with the Commission and the NYSE all reports and documents required to be filed under the Exchange Act.

j) Agreement Not to Offer or Sell Additional Securities . During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, none of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors will, without the prior written consent of the Representatives (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Representatives), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor similar to the Notes or the Guarantees or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities similar to the Notes or the Guarantees (other than as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to the Securities).

k) Final Term Sheet . The Company will prepare a final term sheet in a form approved by the Representatives and attached as Exhibit A hereto, and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act within the time required by such rule (such term sheet, the “ Final Term Sheet ”). Any such Final Term Sheet is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.

l) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses . Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make, any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free

 

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Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representatives shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in Annex I or Annex II to this Agreement. Any such free writing prospectus consented to or deemed to be consented to by the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering, (ii) information permitted by Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (iii) information that describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and that is included in the Final Term Sheet of the Company contemplated in Section 3(k).

m) Notice of Inability to Use Automatic Shelf Registration Statement Form . If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company receives from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives, (ii) promptly file a new registration statement or post-effective amendment on the proper form relating to the Securities, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, (iii) use its best efforts to cause such registration statement or post-effective amendment to be declared effective and (iv) promptly notify the Representatives of such effectiveness. The Company will take all other action reasonably necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities to continue as contemplated in the registration statement that was the subject of the Rule 401(g)(2) notice or for which the Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new registration statement or post-effective amendment, as the case may be.

n) Filing Fees . The Company agrees to pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by and in accordance with Rules 456(b)(1) and 457(r) of the Securities Act.

o) Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act . During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors will comply, in all material respects, with all applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the directors and officers of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, in their capacities as such, to comply, in all material respects, with such laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

p) No Manipulation of Price . None of the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

q) Listing . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the admission and listing of the Securities on The New York Stock Exchange within 30 days of the Closing Date.

 

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r) Use of Proceeds in Compliance with Applicable Law. The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any country that is the subject or target of Sanctions or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions, in each case, to the extent that such Sanctions are applicable to such business or person.

The Representatives, on behalf of the several Underwriters, may, in their sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses . The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors to the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto, during the Prospectus Delivery Period but not exceeding nine months after the date of the Initial Sale Time, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers involved in the offer and sale of the Securities, this Agreement and the Indenture, (v) the costs and expenses relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities, including without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged by the Company in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the Company’s officers and other representatives and any such consultants, and the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered by the Company in connection with the road show, (vi) all filing fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Underwriters in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws, and, if requested by the Representatives, in an amount not to exceed $5,000, preparing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum, and any supplements thereto, advising the Underwriters of such qualifications, registrations and exemptions, (vii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review, if any, by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”) of the terms of the sale of the Securities (in an amount not to exceed $10,000), (viii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, (ix) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities with the ratings agencies, (x) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Securities for “book-entry” transfer by the Common Depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, (xi) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange, (xii) all other fees, costs and expenses referred to in Item 14 of Part II of the Registration Statement, and (xiii) all other fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. Except as provided in this Section 4 and Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses on a pro rata basis, including the fees and expenses of their counsel and travel and lodging expenses of any representatives of the Underwriters, including their proportionate share of any chartered aircraft or other transportation.

 

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SECTION 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters . The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities as provided herein on the Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made and to the timely performance by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

a) Compliance with Registration Requirements ; No Stop Order . For the period from and after the Execution Time and prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to the Securities:

(i) the Company shall have filed the Prospectus with the Commission (including the information required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act) in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act;

(ii) the Final Term Sheet, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under such Rule 433; and

(iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, shall be in effect and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act shall have been instituted or threatened by the Commission; and the Company shall not have received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form.

b) Accountants’ Comfort Letter . On the date hereof, the Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, a letter dated the date hereof addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives with respect to the audited and unaudited financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

c) Bring-down Comfort Letter . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, a letter dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished by them pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 5, except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

d) No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change . For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i) in the judgment of the Representatives there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change; and

(ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any debt securities or preferred equity securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

 

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e) Opinion of Counsel for the Company . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of such Closing Date, in the form previously agreed between such counsel and counsel for the Underwriters.

f) Opinion of Counsel for the Underwriters . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as may be reasonably requested by the Underwriters.

g) Officers’ Certificate . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or a Senior Vice President of the Company and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Company on behalf of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, dated as of such Closing Date, to the effect that:

(i) the Company has received no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of such officers, threatened by the Commission;

(ii) the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form;

(iii) the representations and warranties of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of such Closing Date; and

(iv) the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have satisfied all the conditions and complied in all material respects with all the agreements hereunder on their respective parts to be satisfied or performed hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date.

h) Exchange Listing . An application for the listing of the Securities on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been filed.

i) Depositary . The Notes shall have been determined eligible for clearance and settlement through Euroclear and Clearstream.

j) Additional Documents . At the Closing Date, the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or fulfillment of the agreements, herein contained.

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 18 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

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Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters in the case of termination pursuant to Section 5 or Section 12 hereof or the non-defaulting Underwriters, in the case of termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof, severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Representatives and the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Securities, including but not limited to fees and expenses of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.

SECTION 7. Effectiveness of this Agreement . This Agreement shall not become effective until the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto.

SECTION 8. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, employees, officers, selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such affiliate, director, employee, officer, selling agent or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Other Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any roadshow or investor presentation made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and to reimburse each Underwriter and each such affiliate, director, employee, officer, selling agent and controlling person for any and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel chosen by the Representatives) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such affiliate, director, employee, officer, selling agent or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided , that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Other Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing). The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.

(b) Indemnification of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and their Respective Directors and Officers . Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signs the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any such director,

 

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officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Underwriter), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Other Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing) or any roadshow or investor presentation made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, any Other Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) reasonably incurred by the Company, such Subsidiary Guarantor, or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby acknowledge that the only information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Other Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any roadshow or investor presentation made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically) is the following information included under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of interest)” in such documents: (i) the names in the first column “Underwriters” under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in the table in the first paragraph; (ii) the first paragraph under the subcaption “Discounts”; (iii) the third sentence in the paragraph under the subcaption “New issue of notes” concerning certain market making activities of the underwriters; (iv) the first paragraph, second paragraph and (except to the extent any statement is with respect to the Company) the third paragraph under the subcaption “Short positions”; (v) the second paragraph under the subcaption “Other relationships”; and (vi) the last sentence in the paragraph under the subcaption “Conflicts of interest.” The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.

(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, provided , that the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise than under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party promptly after receiving such notice from such indemnified party; provided , such indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party, unless: (i) the

 

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employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party; (ii) the indemnifying party has failed promptly to assume the defense and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such indemnified party and the indemnifying party or any affiliate of the indemnifying party, and such indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that either (x) there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or such affiliate of the indemnifying party or (y) a conflict may exist between such indemnified party and the indemnifying party or such affiliate of the indemnifying party (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to a single firm of local counsel) for all such indemnified parties, which firm, in the case of indemnified parties described in Section 8(a), shall be designated in writing by the relevant Underwriters and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred). Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence, in which case the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.

(d) Settlements . The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

SECTION 9. Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims,

 

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damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on such cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8(c), any reasonable legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.

The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Notes underwritten by it and distributed to the public. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective underwriting commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A. For purposes of this Section 9, each affiliate, director, employee,officer and selling agent of an Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantors, each officer of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor who signs the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and a Subsidiary Guarantor.

SECTION 10. Default of One or More of the Several Underwriters . If any one or more of the several Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities, which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal amount of such Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Representatives with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase such Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such Closing Date. If any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase such Securities and the aggregate principal amount of such Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds

 

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10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 18 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.

As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

SECTION 11. Agreement Among Underwriter s. The execution of this Agreement by each Underwriter constitutes the acceptance of each Underwriter of the ICMA Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Schedule, subject to any amendment notified to the Underwriters in writing at any time prior to the execution of this Agreement. References to the “Managers” shall be deemed to refer to the Underwriters, references to the “Lead Manager” shall be deemed to refer to each of Merrill Lynch International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc and references to “Settlement Lead Manager” shall be deemed to refer to Merrill Lynch International. As applicable to the Underwriters, Clause 3 of the ICMA Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Schedule shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Section 10 of this Agreement.

SECTION 12. Termination of this Agreement . Prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice given to the Company if at any time (i) trading or quotation in any of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or the NYSE, or trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or the FINRA; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or New York banking authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity involving the United States or the European Union, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, as in the judgment of the Representatives is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities; (iv) in the judgment of the Representatives there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) there shall have occurred a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services. Any termination pursuant to this Section 12 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Sections 4 and 6 hereof, and provided further that Sections 4, 6, 8, 9 and 18 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 13. No Fiduciary Duty . Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or their affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or

 

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any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and that the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that they may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

SECTION 14. Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery . The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, of their respective officers and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement (i) will remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any (A) investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the officers or employees of any Underwriter, or any person controlling the Underwriter, the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the officers or employees of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any person controlling the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be or (B) acceptance of the Securities and payment for them hereunder and (ii) will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 15. Notices . All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

If to the Representatives:

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

25 Bank Street

London E14 5JP

United Kingdom

Facsimile: +44 203-493-0682

Attention: High of Debt Syndicate and Head of EMEA Debt Capital

Markets Group, Legal

Merrill Lynch International

2 King Edward Street

London EC1A 1HQ

United Kingdom

Facsimile: +44 207-995-2968

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with a copy to:

Cravath, Swaine &Moore LLP

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700

Attention: Andrew J. Pitts

If to the Company:

Flowserve Corporation

5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 2300

Irving, Texas 75039

Facsimile: (972) 443-6910

Attention: Jay Roueche

with a copy to:

Baker & McKenzie LLP

2300 Trammell Crow Center

2001 Ross Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75201

Facsimile: (214) 965-5989

Attention: Crews Lott

Any party hereto may change the address for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

SECTION 16. Successors . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, including any substitute Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 hereof, and to the benefit of the affiliates, directors, employees, officers, selling agents and controlling persons referred to in Sections 8 and 9, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the Underwriters merely by reason of such purchase.

SECTION 17. Partial Unenforceability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

SECTION 18. Governing Law Provisions . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THAT STATE.

(a) Consent to Jurisdiction . Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“ Related Proceedings ”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan, or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “ Specified Courts ”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of

 

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any such court (a “ Related Judgment ”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

SECTION 19. Research Analyst Independence . The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge that the Underwriters’ research analysts and research departments are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriters’ research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company, its subsidiaries and/or the offering of the Securities that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims that the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor may have against the Underwriters with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor by such Underwriters’ investment banking divisions. The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge that each of the Underwriters is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

SECTION 20. Stabilization . In connection with the issue of the Securities, Merrill Lynch International (in this capacity, the “ Stabilizing Manager ”) (or any person acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) may over-allot Securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) will undertake any stabilization action. Any stabilization action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the final terms of the offer of the Securities is made, and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue of the Securities and 60 days after the date of the allotment of the Securities. Such stabilization shall be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Any loss or profit sustained as a consequence of any such over-allotment or stabilization shall be for the account of the Stabilizing Manager. The Stabilizing Manager may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the Stabilizing Manager commences any stabilization action, it may discontinue them at any time.

SECTION 21. General Provisions . This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the several Underwriters with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it is a sophisticated business person who was adequately represented by counsel during negotiations regarding the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the indemnification provisions of Section 8 and the contribution provisions of Section 9, and is fully informed regarding said provisions. Each of the parties hereto further acknowledges that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereto fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Company, its affairs and its business in order to assure that adequate disclosure has been made in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (and any amendments and supplements thereto), as required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
By:

/s/ John E. Roueche, III

Name: John E. Roueche, III
Title: Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

 

Flowserve Holdings, Inc.
Flowserve International, Inc.
Flowserve US Inc.
By:

/s/ Luke E. Alverson

Name: Luke E. Alverson
Title: Vice President

 

Flowserve Management Company
By:

/s/ Luke E. Alverson

Name: Luke E. Alverson
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
By:

/s/ John Cavanagh

Name: John Cavanagh
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC
By:

/s/ Marc Lewell

Name: Marc Lewell
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK
By:

/s/ Franck Hergault

Name: Franck Hergault
Title: Managing Director
By:

/s/ Bernard du Boislouveau

Name: Bernard du Boislouveau
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

MIZUHO INTERNATIONAL PLC
By:  

/s/ Mark Wheatcroft

Name:   Mark Wheatcroft
Title:   Senior Managing Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Carolyn Hurley

Name:   Carolyn Hurley
Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
By:  

/s/ Reyes Bover

Name:   Reyes Bover
Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Sandra De Las Lavadas

Name:   Sandra De Las Lavadas
Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

BNP PARIBAS
By:  

/s/ Hugh Pryse-Davies

Name:   Hugh Pryse-Davies
Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Camille Munuera

Name:   Camille Munuera
Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

HSBC BANK PLC
By:

/s/ Karl Allen

Name: Karl Allen
Title:

Director

Transaction Management Group

EMEA Debt Capital Markets

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

LLOYDS BANK PLC
By:

/s/ Gemma Dennis

Name: Gemma Dennis
Title: Associate Director

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Underwriters as of the date first above written.

 

MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL PLC
By:

/s/ An-chi Chen-Tanner

Name: An-chi Chen-Tanner
Title: Authorised Signatory

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

 

Underwriters

   Aggregate
Principal
Amount of

Notes to be
Purchased
 

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

   175,000,000   

Merrill Lynch International

     175,000,000   

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     25,000,000   

Mizuho International plc

     25,000,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     25,000,000   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A

     15,000,000   

BNP Paribas

     15,000,000   

HSBC Bank plc

     15,000,000   

Lloyds Bank plc

     15,000,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc

     15,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

500,000,000   


ANNEX I

Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses Included in Pricing Disclosure Package

Final Term Sheet dated March 10, 2015

ANNEX II

Other Free Writing Prospectuses

Electronic (Net roadshow) road show of the Company used in connection with the offering of the Securities


EXHIBIT A

Form of Final Term Sheet

Free Writing Prospectus

(To Prospectus dated August 30, 2012 and

Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 23, 2015)

€500,000,000

Flowserve Corporation

1.250% Senior Notes due 2022

Final Term Sheet

March 10, 2015

 

Issuer: Flowserve Corporation

Size:

€500,000,000

Maturity Date:

March 17, 2022

Listing:

Flowserve Corporation intends to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange.

Coupon (Interest Rate):

1.250%

Yield to Maturity:

1.350%

Spread to Benchmark Bund:

Bund + 138 bps

Benchmark Bund:

2.000% due January 4, 2022

Benchmark Bund Price / Yield:

€113.850/-.03%

Spread to Mid-swaps:

+92 bps

Mid-swap rate:

0.430%

Interest Payment Dates:

Annually on March 17, commencing on March 17, 2016.

Day Count Convention:

Actual/Actual (ICMA)

Currency of Denomination:

Euro (€)

Currency of Payment:

Euro (€)

Form and Denomination:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities deposited with a common depositary for Clearstream Banking, société anonyme and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System. Denominations of €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof

Make-Whole Call:

Make-whole at Bund + 25 bps (before December 17, 2021 (three months prior to the Maturity Date)) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Par Call:

At any time on or after December 17, 2021 (three months prior to the Maturity Date), the Notes will be redeemable in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the Issuer’s option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Redemption for Tax Reasons:

The Notes are redeemable upon the occurrence of specified tax events described under the caption “Description of the notes and guarantees—Redemption for tax reasons” in the prospectus supplement.

Price to Public:

99.336%

Trade Date:

March 10, 2015


Settlement Date*:

March 17, 2015 (T+5)

CUSIP / ISIN / Common Code:

34354P AE5 / XS1196536731 / 119653673

Joint Book-Running Managers:

J.P. Morgan Securities plc
Merrill Lynch International

Senior Co-Managers:

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Mizuho International plc
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
BNP Paribas
HSBC Bank plc
Lloyds Bank plc
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc

Stabilization:

Stabilization/FCA

Underwriting (Conflicts of interest):

Each of the underwriters or affiliates thereof are lenders under our bank credit facility. Because all or a portion of the net proceeds of this offering may be used to repay borrowings under our bank credit facility, certain of the underwriters or their respective affiliates may each receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering and, therefore, each of the underwriters are deemed to have a “conflict of interest” under FINRA Rule 5121. This offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121. In accordance with that rule, no qualified independent underwriter (as defined in FINRA Rule 5121) is required because the notes offered are investment grade rated (as defined in FINRA Rule 5121). To comply with FINRA Rule 5121, none of the underwriters will confirm any sales to any account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the specific written approval of the transaction from the account holder.

Additional Information:

EU Savings Directive

 

Under Council Directive 2003/48/EC on the taxation of savings income, Member States are required to provide to the tax authorities of other Member States details of certain payments of interest or similar income paid or secured by a person established in a Member State to or for the benefit of an individual resident in another Member State or certain limited types of entities established in another Member State.

 

On March 24, 2014, the Council of the European Union adopted a Council Directive amending and broadening the scope of the requirements described above. Member States are required to apply these new requirements from January 1, 2017. The changes will expand the range of payments covered by the Directive, in particular to include additional types of income payable on securities. The Directive will also expand the circumstances in which payments that indirectly benefit an individual resident in a Member State must be reported. This approach will apply to payments made to, or secured for, persons, entities or legal arrangements (including trusts) where certain conditions are satisfied, and may in some cases apply where the person, entity or arrangement is established or effectively managed outside of the European Union.


For a transitional period, Austria is required (unless during that period it elects otherwise) to operate a withholding system in relation to such payments. The changes referred to above will broaden the types of payments subject to withholding in those Member States which operate a withholding system when they are implemented.

The end of the transitional period is dependent upon the conclusion of certain other agreements relating to information exchange with certain other countries. A number of non-EU countries and territories including Switzerland have adopted similar measures (a withholding system in the case of Switzerland).

The proposed Financial Transactions Tax (‘‘FTT’’)

On February 14, 2013, the European Commission published a proposal (the “Commission’s Proposal”) for a Directive for a common FTT in Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia (the “participating member states”). The Commission’s Proposal has very broad scope and could, if introduced, apply to certain dealings in the notes (including secondary market transactions) in certain circumstances. The issuance and subscription of notes should, however, be exempt. Under the Commission’s Proposal the FTT could apply in certain circumstances to persons both within and outside of the participating Member States. Generally, it would apply to certain dealings in the notes where at least one party is a financial institution, and at least one party is established in a participating Member State. A financial institution may be, or be deemed to be, “established” in a participating Member State in a broad range of circumstances, including (a) by transacting with a person established in a participating Member State or (b) where the financial instrument which is subject to the dealings is issued in a participating Member State. Joint statements issued by participating Member States indicate an intention to implement the FTT by January 1, 2016. However, the FTT proposal remains subject to negotiation between the participating Member States and the scope of any such tax is uncertain. Additional EU Member States may decide to participate.

Prospective holders of the notes are advised to seek their own professional advice in relation to the FTT.

 

* It is expected that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about March 17, 2015, which will be the fifth business day following the date of pricing of the notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the pricing date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+5, to specify alternative settlement arrangements at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisor.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer or any underwriter participating in this offering can arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities plc at +44 207-134-2468, or by calling Merrill Lynch International toll-free at (800) 294-1322 or emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

This THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of March 17, 2015, among FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors listed in Schedule I hereto (the “ Guarantors ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an indenture, dated as of September 11, 2012 (the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its debt securities to be issued in one or more series;

WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 9.01 of the Indenture provide, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of Holders, enter into indentures supplemental to the Indenture to provide for specific terms applicable to any series of notes;

WHEREAS, Section 2.01 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that there shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate or in a Company Order, or established in one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, the currency or currencies in which payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities shall be payable (if other than Dollars), whether Securities of the series are entitled to the benefits of any Securities Guarantee of any Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture, the identity of any such Guarantors at the time of initial issuance of the Securities of such series, whether Notations of Guarantees are to be included on such Securities, and any terms of such Securities Guarantee with respect to the Securities of the series in addition to those set forth in Article X of the Indenture, or any exceptions to or changes to those set forth in Article X of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 10.01 of the Indenture provides that prior to the authentication and delivery upon original issuance of Securities of any series that are to be guaranteed by a Person, the Company, the Trustee and such Person shall have entered into a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.01(3) of the Indenture whereby such Person shall have executed a Securities Guarantee under the Indenture with respect to any series of Securities as to which such Person has been so established pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Indenture as a Guarantor thereof;

WHEREAS, the Company intends by this Third Supplemental Indenture to create and provide for the issuance of a new series of Securities to be designated as the “1.250% Senior Notes due 2022” (the “ Notes ”), for which all payments of principal and interest shall be made in euros (subject to limited exceptions described herein);

WHEREAS, the Company intends by this Third Supplemental Indenture to provide that the Notes will be entitled to the benefits of the Securities Guarantee of the Guarantors;


WHEREAS, the Guarantors intend by this Third Supplemental Indenture to execute a Securities Guarantee with respect to the Notes;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 9.01(3) and 9.01(10) of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Indenture and delivered as provided in the Indenture against payment therefor, valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and the Guarantors according to their terms, and all actions required to be taken by the Company and the Guarantors under the Indenture to make this Third Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, have been done.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions .

(a) All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.

(b) The following are definitions used in this Third Supplemental Indenture, and to the extent that a term is defined both herein and in the Indenture, the definition in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall govern with respect to the Notes.

Additional Amounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 12 on the reverse side of the Note.

Attributable Debt ” with regard to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property means, at the time of determination, the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid under the lease during the remaining term thereof (including any period for which the lease has been extended), discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease (or, if not practicable to determine the rate, the weighted average interest rate per annum borne by the Notes then outstanding under the Indenture) compounded semi-annually. In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, the net amount of rent will be the lesser of (x) the net amount determined assuming termination upon the first date the lease may be terminated (in which case the net amount will also include the amount of the penalty, but will not include any rent that would be required to be paid under the lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or (y) the net amount determined assuming no such termination.

 

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Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets are open for business in New York, London and in the place where any Note is presented for payment (if presentation is applicable), and which is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (TARGET2), or any successor thereto, is operating.

Capital Lease ” means a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States as of the date of the Indenture.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any one of the following:

(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries;

(2) the consummation of any transaction (including without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

(3) 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 the Voting Stock 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, at least a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction;

(4) the first day on which the majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company cease to be Continuing Directors; or

(5) the approval by the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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Change of Control Triggering Event ” means the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade by each of the three Rating Agencies on any date during the period (the “ Trigger Period ”) commencing on the date of the Company’s first public announcement of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control or, if earlier, upon abandonment of the Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as any of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings downgrade). Unless at least two of the three Rating Agencies are providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the Notes will be deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade by each of the three Rating Agencies during that Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking Société Anonyme, Luxembourg.

Common Depositary ” means any Person acting as the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, which shall initially be Elavon Financial Services Limited.

Comparable Government Bond ” means, in relation to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation, at the discretion of an independent investment bank selected by the Company, a German government bond whose maturity is closest to the maturity of the Notes to be redeemed, or if such independent investment bank in its discretion determines that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such independent investment bank may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate.

Comparable Government Bond Rate ” means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, with 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the gross redemption yield on the Notes to be redeemed, if they were to be purchased at such price on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the gross redemption yield on such Business Day of the Comparable Government Bond on the basis of the middle market price of the Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an independent investment bank.

Consolidated Tangible Assets ” means, as of any date, total assets (excluding treasury stock, unamortized debt discount and expense, goodwill, trademarks, trade names, patents, deferred charges and other intangible assets) of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Continuing Director ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Company’s board of directors who:

(1) was a member of such board of directors on the date of the issuance of the Notes; or

 

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(2) was nominated for election or elected or appointed to the Company’s board of directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Company’s 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, without objection to such nomination).

Credit Agreement ” means the Existing Credit Agreement as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any agreement, indenture or other documentation evidencing extensions, refinancings, replacements or restructurings of the credit facilities governed by the Existing Credit Agreement, whether the same or any other agent, agents, lenders or group of lenders is or are parties thereto.

Debt ” means with respect to a Person all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all such obligations of any other Person for borrowed money guaranteed by such Person.

Depositary ” means, for purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture, the Common Depositary.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of August 20, 2012, as amended by the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 4, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, as the guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, and the other lenders party thereto.

” or “ euro ” means a euro or other equivalent unit in such coin or currency of the member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System.

Fitch ” means Fitch Inc., and its successors.

Funded Debt ” means, on the date of determination, any Debt maturing by its terms more than 12 months from such date (notwithstanding that any portion of such Debt is included in current liabilities), including any Debt renewable or extendible at the option of the borrower to a date later than 12 months from such date of determination.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.

Investment Grade ” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); and a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch).

 

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Liens ” means, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or Capital Lease, upon or with respect to any property or asset of such Person.

Material Subsidiary ” means each Guarantor and any other Subsidiary of the Company which owns a Principal Property.

Moody s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

Paying Agent ” means Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, as Paying Agent for the Notes or any successor entity appointed by the Company as Paying Agent for the Notes in London, England.

Person ” means an individual, limited liability company, partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or other entity or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Principal Property ” means any manufacturing plant, warehouse, office building or parcel of real property, including fixtures but excluding leases and other contract rights which might otherwise be deemed real property, owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether owned on the date of the Indenture or thereafter acquired, that has a gross book value (determined in accordance with GAAP) in excess of 1.0% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Any plant, warehouse, office building or parcel of real property or portion thereof will not be a Principal Property if the Company’s board of directors in good faith determines it is not of material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Rating Agency ” means each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; provided, that if any of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, Rating Agency shall include any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.

Registrar ” means Elavon Financial Services Limited, as Registrar for the Notes, or any successor entity appointed by the Company as Registrar for the Notes.

Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date (as defined in Section 2.04(c) of this Third Supplemental Indenture) with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.

 

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S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any arrangement with any Person relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company transfers such property to another Person and the Company or the Subsidiary leases or rents it from such Person.

Subsidiary ” means any corporation, partnership or other legal entity (a) the accounts of which are consolidated with the Company’s in accordance with GAAP and (b) of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the ordinary equity capital interests is, at the time, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more of the Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of the Subsidiaries.

Voting Stock ” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.

 

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Section 1.02. Other Definitions .

 

Term

   Defined in Section

“Change of Control Offer”

   4.01(a)

“Change of Control Payment”

   4.01(a)

“Change of Control Payment Date”

   4.01(b)

“Interest Payment Date”

   2.04(c)

“Maturity Date”

   2.04(b)

“Regular Record Date”

   2.04(c)

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act .

This Third Supplemental Indenture is subject to the mandatory provisions of the TIA, which are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Third Supplemental Indenture. The following TIA terms have the following meanings:

“Commission” means the SEC.

“indenture securities” means the Notes.

“indenture security holder” means a Holder.

“indenture to be qualified” means this Third Supplemental Indenture.

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.

“obligor” on the indenture securities means the Company and the Guarantors and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

All other TIA terms used in this Third Supplemental Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rules promulgated under the TIA have the meanings assigned to them by such definitions.

ARTICLE II

APPLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

AND CREATION, FORMS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NOTES

Section 2.01. Application of this Third Supplemental Indenture . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Third Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture, including the covenants set forth herein, are expressly and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes. The Notes constitute a separate series of Securities as provided in Section 2.01 of the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.02. Creation of the Notes . In accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture, the Company hereby creates the Notes as a separate series of its Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes shall be issued initially in an aggregate principal amount of €500,000,000.

Section 2.03. Form of the Notes . The Notes shall each be issued in the form of a Global Security, duly executed by the Company and the Guarantors and authenticated by the Trustee, which shall be deposited with, or on behalf of Clearstream or Euroclear, and registered in the name of USB Nominees (UK) Limited, as nominee of Elavon Financial Services Limited, a common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. So long as the Common Depositary or its nominee, is the registered owner of a Global Security, the Common Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, shall be considered the sole owner or Holder of the Notes represented by such Global Security for all purposes under the Indenture and under such Notes. Ownership of beneficial interests in such Global Security shall be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effective only through, records maintained by the Common Depositary or its nominee (with respect to beneficial interests of participants) or by participants or Persons that hold interests through participants (with respect to beneficial interests of beneficial owners). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (x) prevent the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written communication, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Common Depositary or its nominee, as applicable, or (y) impair the operation of customary practices of such Common Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of an owner of a beneficial interest in the Global Security. No Notations of Guarantees are required to be included on any of the Notes.

Section 2.04. Terms and Conditions of the Notes .

The Notes shall be governed by all the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture. In particular, the following provisions shall be terms of the Notes:

(a) Title and Conditions of the Notes . The title of the Notes shall be as specified in the Recitals; and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall be unlimited.

(b) Stated Maturity . The Notes shall mature, and the principal of the Notes shall be due and payable in euros to the Holders thereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on March 17, 2022 (the “ Maturity Date ”).

(c) Payment of Principal and Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at 1.250% per annum, from and including March 17, 2015, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined hereafter) on which interest has been paid or provided for until the principal thereof becomes due and payable, and on any overdue principal. Interest will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes (or

 

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March 17, 2015 if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to but excluding the next scheduled Interest Payment Date. This payment convention is referred to as ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association. Interest on the Notes shall be payable annually on March 17 of each year, beginning on March 17, 2016 (each such date, an “ Interest Payment Date ” for the purposes of the Notes under this Third Supplemental Indenture). Payments of interest shall be made to the Person in whose name a Note (or predecessor Note) is registered (which shall initially be the Depositary) at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a “ Regular Record Date ” for the purposes of the Notes under this Third Supplemental Indenture). If any Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the next date that is a Business Day. If the Maturity Date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal and interest will be made on the next Business Day as if it were made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after such date to the next Business Day. As specified in paragraph 12 on the reverse of the Note, the Company agrees to pay Additional Amounts as set forth therein.

(d) Registration and Form . The Notes shall be issuable as fully registered securities as provided in Section 2.03 of this Article II. The form of the Notes shall be as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. The Notes shall be issued and may be transferred only in minimum denomination of €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof. All payments of principal, Redemption Price, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer, any Additional Amounts (if any) and accrued unpaid interest in respect of the Notes shall be made by the Company as set forth in the Notes.

(e) Place of Payment and Appointment and Funding . All payments of interest and principal, including payments made upon any redemption of the Notes, Change of Control Offer and any Additional Amounts (if any) shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purposes in London, England, which shall initially be the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Register; and provided that the Company shall pay interest and principal, including payments made upon any redemption of the Notes, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer and any Additional Amounts (if any) on the Notes in global form registered in the name of or held by USB Nominees (UK) Limited, as nominee of Elavon Financial Services Limited, a common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear, or such other Depositary as any officer of the Company may from time to time designate, or its respective nominee, by wire in immediately available funds to such Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Notes in global

 

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form. Transfer of the Notes shall be registrable, the Notes shall be exchangeable for Notes of a like aggregate principal amount, and notices and demands to or on the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture, as amended and supplemented, may be served at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose in New York, New York, which shall initially be the corporate trust office of the Trustee in New York, New York.

Upon notice to the Trustee, the Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar; provided, however, that the Company shall undertake to maintain a Paying Agent in a member state of the European Union that is not obliged to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to the European Union Directive 2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of 26 and 27 November 2000 on the taxation of savings income, or any law implementing, or complying with or introduced in order to conform to, such directive.

On or prior to the date that any payments of interest and principal, including payments made upon any redemption of the Notes, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer and any Additional Amounts (if any), or any other amount payable in respect of the Notes is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent in London, England, an amount of money in euros sufficient to pay any and all such amounts due and payable in respect of the Notes on such payment date.

(f) Issuance in Euro. Initial Holders will be required to pay for the Notes in euros, and all payments of interest and principal, including payments made upon any redemption of the Notes, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer and any Additional Amounts (if any), will be made in euros; provided that if the euro is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company’s control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Company or so used. If the euro is unavailable to the Company, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, if the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, the rate will be determined in the Company’s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market exchange rate for the euro. Any payment in respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for obtaining exchange rates, affecting conversions, making calculations or otherwise handling re-denominations. Any references elsewhere in this Third Supplemental Indenture or the Notes to payments being made in euros notwithstanding, payments shall be made in U.S. dollars to the extent set forth in this Section 2.04(f).

 

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(g) Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance . The provisions for legal defeasance in Section 8.02 of the Indenture, and the provisions for covenant defeasance in Section 8.03 of the Indenture, shall be applicable to the Notes. If the Company shall effect a defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 of the Indenture, the Company shall cease to have any obligation to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth in Articles IV and V of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

(h) Further Issuance . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Indenture, the Company may, from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders, create and issue further securities having the same interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the issue date, the public offering price and the first Interest Payment Date) as, ranking equally and ratably with, the Notes. Additional Notes issued in this manner shall be consolidated with and shall form a single series with the previously outstanding Notes.

(i) Redemption . The Notes are subject to redemption by the Company in whole or in part in the manner described herein.

(j) Guarantees . The payment of the principal and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, whether at the Maturity Date, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, is fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Guarantors as provided in Article X of the Indenture.

(k) Ranking . The Notes will be the Company’s unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally with all of its current and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, including any borrowings under the Existing Credit Agreement, and senior to all of its current and future subordinated debt. The Securities Guarantees will be the Guarantors’ unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness, and senior to all of the Guarantors’ current and future subordinated debt.

(l) Sinking Fund . The Notes are not entitled to any sinking fund.

(m) Transfers of Beneficial Interests . Subject to Sections 2.08 and 2.16 of the Indenture, interests of beneficial owners in a Global Security shall be transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream (or their respective successors).

(n) Other Terms and Conditions . The Notes shall have such other terms and conditions as provided in the form thereof attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

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ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01. Optional Redemption . At any time prior to December 17, 2021, the Notes are subject to redemption, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:

 

  (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and

 

  (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL ICMA) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate plus 25 basis points.

At any time on or after December 17, 2021, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part from time to time, at its option, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed.

In each case, the Company will also pay the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

Section 3.02. Open Market Repurchases . Notwithstanding any provision hereunder or under the Indenture to the contrary, the Company and its Affiliates may purchase Notes from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Notes that the Company or any of its Affiliates purchase may, at the Company’s discretion, be held, resold or canceled.

Section 3.03. Redemption for Tax Reasons. If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after March 10, 2015, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as specified in paragraph 12 on the reverse of the Note, then the Company may at any time at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, the Notes on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CHANGE OF CONTROL

Section 4.01. Change of Control .

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has given written notice with respect to a redemption of the Notes as described under Section 3.01, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “ Change of Control Offer ”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “ Change of Control Payment ”).

(b) Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred, or at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control but after the public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, the Company will send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder of Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice will govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice will state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”). The notice, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Holders of Notes electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender their Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice, or transfer their Notes to the Paying Agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Paying Agent, prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

(c) On each Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control Offer and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased.

(d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

 

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(e) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflicts.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

The covenants set forth in this Article V shall be applicable to the Company in addition to the covenants in Article III of the Indenture, which shall in all respects be applicable in respect of the Notes.

Section 5.01. Limitation on Liens .

The Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, create, assume or permit to exist, any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, on any Principal Property, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, to secure Debt, without effectively providing concurrently that the Notes are secured equally and ratably with such Debt, for so long as such Debt shall be so secured.

“Permitted Liens” means:

(1) Liens existing on the date of the Indenture, or any Lien in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of Holders of the Notes;

(2) Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor;

(3) Liens on any property existing at the time the Company or a Material Subsidiary acquired or leased such property, including property acquired by the Company or a Material Subsidiary through a merger or similar transaction;

(4) Liens on any Principal Property to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such Principal Property, or to secure Debt incurred to provide funds for any such purposes, provided, that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Lien shall have been obtained not later than 12 months after the later of (A) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such Principal Property and (B) the placing in operation of such Principal Property or of such Principal Property as so constructed, developed or improved;

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(6) Liens imposed by law for taxes, assessments or charges of any governmental authority for claims which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days, or to the extent that such Lien is being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained therefor;

(7) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law or created in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions;

(8) Liens securing (i) the non-delinquent performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases or statutory obligations, (ii) surety bonds (excluding appeal bonds and other bonds posted in connection with court proceedings or judgments) and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(9) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceeding that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, including Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to which the Company or its Subsidiaries are in good faith prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review or for which the time to make an appeal has not yet expired, and Liens relating to final unappealable judgment liens which are satisfied within 60 days of the date of judgment or Liens incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation or proceeding to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;

(10) easements, rights-of-way, zoning or any other restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances on real property which in the aggregate do not materially detract from the value of such property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the Company’s businesses or the Subsidiaries’ businesses, taken as a whole;

(11) Liens securing obligations in respect of Capital Leases on assets subject to such leases, provided that such leases are not otherwise prohibited;

(12) any Lien renewing, extending or replacing any Lien referred to above, to the extent that (a) the principal amount of the indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased and (b) no assets encumbered by any such Lien other than the assets permitted to be encumbered immediately prior to such renewal, extension, refinance or refund are encumbered thereby; or

(13) any other Lien on any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or properties that secure indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at the time of the creation of such Lien

 

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that, together with the amount of such indebtedness, liabilities and obligations secured by other Liens pursuant to this clause at such time, does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Assets (determined as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available).

Section 5.02. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .

The Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction covering any Principal Property owned by the Company or any Material Subsidiary. However, a Sale and Leaseback Transaction will not be prohibited if:

(1) the transaction is permitted pursuant to the exception described in the last clause under Section 5.01;

(2) the proceeds of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the fair value (as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith) of the Principal Property leased pursuant to such transaction and an amount equal to the greater of (i) the net proceeds of the sale or transfer and (ii) the Attributable Debt of the Principal Property sold (as determined by the Company) is applied within 180 days of the Sale and Leaseback Transaction to either (x) the purchase or acquisition of, or, in the case of real property, the commencement of construction on or improvement of, property or assets, or (y) the voluntary retirement or repayment (other than at maturity or pursuant to a mandatory sinking fund or mandatory redemption provision) of Funded Debt of the Company (other than indebtedness subordinated to the Notes) or a Material Subsidiary, for money borrowed, maturing more than 12 months after the voluntary retirement;

(3) the lease is for a period not exceeding three years and by the end of which it is intended that the use of such Principal Property by the lessee will be discontinued; or

(4) the lease is with the Company or another Material Subsidiary.

ARTICLE VI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01. The events of default in Article VI of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes. In addition, the following shall be Events of Default with respect to the Notes:

(a) an event of default (i) under the terms of any indenture or instrument for borrowed money under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries has outstanding an aggregate principal amount of at least $60,000,000 or (ii) under the terms of our primary revolving bank facility, in each case, which

 

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event of default results in an acceleration of the payment of all or a portion of such indebtedness for money borrowed (which acceleration is not rescinded or annulled within 30 days after notice of such acceleration); and

(b) the entry against the Company, any Material Subsidiary or any Significant Subsidiary of one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) in excess of $60,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the claim and does not dispute coverage) and (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect.

ARTICLE VII

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND; SECURITIES GUARANTEE

Section 7.01. Agreements to be Bound . Each Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor and as such shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture. The Guarantors agree to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Indenture.

Section 7.02. Guarantees . Each Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors, the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by redemption, acceleration or otherwise, of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the other guaranteed obligations of the Company set forth in Article X of the Indenture. The terms of each Securities Guarantee are more fully set forth in Article X of the Indenture and each Guarantor agrees to be bound by such terms. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, upon the release of any Securities Guarantee of a Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture, each reference to “Guarantor” herein and in the Notes shall exclude such Person.

Section 7.03. Future Guarantors . The Company shall cause any Subsidiary of the Company that guarantees, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness of the Company under the Credit Agreement to at the same time, execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplement to the Indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will guarantee payment of the Notes and all other obligations of the Company on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in the Indenture. Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of the Indenture until such Securities Guarantee is released in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01. Ratification of Indenture .

This Third Supplemental Indenture is executed and shall be constructed as an indenture supplement to the Indenture, and as supplemented and modified hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and constructed as one and the same instrument.

Section 8.02. Trust Indenture Act Controls .

If any provision of this Third Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision that is required or deemed to be included in this Third Supplemental Indenture by the TIA, the required or deemed provision shall control.

Section 8.03. Notices .

All notices and other communications shall be given as provided in the Indenture; provided that notices to a Guarantor shall be given to such Guarantor in care of the Company.

Section 8.04. Governing Law .

THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THERETO. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 8.05. Successors .

All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

Section 8.06. Multiple Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Third Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Third Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Third Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by

 

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facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Third 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.

Section 8.07. Headings .

The headings of the Articles and Sections of this Third Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 8.08. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals

The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company and the Guarantors, and the Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture and perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
By:  

/ S / J OHN E. R OUECHE , III

Name:   John E. Roueche, III
Title:   Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer

[ Signature Page - Third Supplemental Indenture ]


GUARANTORS:
Flowserve Holdings, Inc.
Flowserve International, Inc.
Flowserve US Inc.
By:  

/ S / L UKE E. A LVERSON

Name:   Luke E. Alverson
Title:   Vice President and Secretary
Flowserve Management Company
By:  

/ S / L UKE E. A LVERSON

Name:   Luke E. Alverson
Title:   Vice President and Secretary

[ Signature Page - Third Supplemental Indenture ]


TRUSTEE:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:

/ S / D AMIEN D ALEY

Name: Damien Daley
Title: Assistant Vice President

[ Signature Page - Third Supplemental Indenture ]


SCHEDULE I

LIST OF GUARANTORS

FLOWSERVE HOLDINGS, INC.

FLOWSERVE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FLOWSERVE US INC.

FLOWSERVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (THE “COMMON DEPOSITARY”) AS COMMON DEPOSITARY OF EUROCLEAR BANK SA/NV (“EUROCLEAR”), OR CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCIETE ANONYME (“CLEARSTREAM”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ITS AUTHORIZED NOMINEE, OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMON DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO ITS AUTHORIZED NOMINEE, OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMON DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, USB NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THIS NOTE IS HELD BY THE COMMON DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 9.05 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.08 OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE).

CUSIP NO. 34354P AE5

ISIN NO. XS1196536731

COMMON CODE: 119653673

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

1.250% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2022

 

€             No.:            

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION, a New York corporation (herein called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to USB Nominees (UK) Limited, as nominee of Elavon Financial Services Limited, UK Branch, a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream (the “Common Depositary”), or registered assigns, the principal sum of €            or such other principal amount as shall be set forth on Schedule I hereto on March 17, 2022 and to pay interest thereon at the rate of 1.250% per annum from and including March 17, 2015, or from the most

 

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recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, annually on March 17 of each year, commencing on March 17, 2016 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a “Regular Record Date”). If any Interest Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the next date that is a Business Day. If the Maturity Date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal and interest will be made on the next Business Day as if it were made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amounts so payable for the period from and after such date to the next Business Day. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders 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.

Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note (including, without limitation, any Redemption Price, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer or any Additional Amounts (if any)) will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to the Indenture (initially the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in London, England (the “Corporate Trust Office”) or by electronic means, in euros; provided, however , that if the euro is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company’s control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the European Monetary Union that have adopted the euro as their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Company or so used. If the euro is unavailable to the Company, the amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, if the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, the rate will be determined in the Company’s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market exchange rate for the euro. Any references elsewhere in this Note or the Third Supplemental Indenture to payments being made in euros notwithstanding, payments shall be made in U.S. dollars to the extent set forth in this paragraph. Payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Securities Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Securities Register. Payments of principal and interest at maturity will be made against

 

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presentation of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office (or such other office as may be established pursuant to the Indenture), by check or wire transfer. However the Company shall pay principal of and interest (including, without limitation, any Redemption Price, any purchase price relating to a Change of Control Offer or any Additional Amounts (if any)) on a Note in global form registered in the name of or held by USB Nominees (UK) Limited, as nominee of Elavon Financial Services Limited, as common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear, or such other Depositary as any officer of the Company may from time to time designate, or its respective nominee, by wire in immediately available funds to such Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of this Note in global form. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes (or March 17, 2015 if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to but excluding the next scheduled Interest Payment Date.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse side hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or an authenticating agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Date:

 

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
By:

 

Name:
Title:

GUARANTEE

Each of the Guarantors (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has fully, unconditionally and absolutely guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities and all other amounts due and payable under the Indenture and the Securities by the Company.

The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Securities Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Securities Guarantee.

 

GUARANTORS:
Flowserve Holdings, Inc.
Flowserve International, Inc.
Flowserve US Inc.
By:

 

Name:
Title:
Flowserve Management Company
By:

 

Name:
Title:

 

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Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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(Reverse of Note)

FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

1.250% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2022

1. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) unlimited in aggregate principal amount issued and to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2015 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and the Base Indenture, as so supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture and as it may be further supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein and the Trustee. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes, including the principal thereof and interest thereon (including post-default interest), will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s current and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

2. At any time prior to December 17, 2021, the Notes are subject to redemption, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the Company’s option at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of:

 

  (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and

 

  (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL ICMA) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate plus 25 basis points.

At any time on or after December 17, 2021, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part from time to time, at its option, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed.

In each case, the Company will also pay the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

Any notice to Holders of Notes of a redemption pursuant to this paragraph 2 hereof will include, among other things set forth in the Indenture, the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price (or the methodology for determining the Redemption Price), the amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date, and the name and address of the Paying Agent.

 

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3. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has given written notice with respect to a redemption of the Notes pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Note, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase. The Notes may also be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Third Supplemental Indenture in the circumstances set forth therein.

4. The payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.

5. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

6. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

7. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

8. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Securities Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney, duly authorized in writing, on which instruction the Company can rely, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

9. The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of €100,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of €1,000. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain

 

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limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes in authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

10. No service charge shall be made to the Holder for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

11. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer or exchange, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

12. All payments of principal and interest on the Notes by the Company will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein having power to tax), unless the withholding or deduction of such taxes, assessment or other government charge is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on the Notes such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a Paying Agent of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes to a Holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after withholding or deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein having power to tax), will not be less than the amount provided in the Notes to be then due and payable; provided , however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts shall not apply:

 

  (1) to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge is imposed by reason of the Holder (or the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Note), or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the Holder if the Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary Holder, being considered as:

 

  (a) being or having been engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;

 

  (b) having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership of the Notes, the receipt of any payment or the enforcement of any rights hereunder), including being or having been a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

  (c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation for United States income tax purposes, a private foundation or other tax-exempt organization or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

 

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  (d) being or having been a “10-percent shareholder” of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or any successor provision; or

 

  (2) to any Holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary, partnership or limited liability company, but only to the extent that a beneficial owner with respect to the Holder, a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, or a beneficial owner or member of the partnership or limited liability company would not have been entitled to the payment of an Additional Amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;

 

  (3) to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States or any taxing authority therein or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;

 

  (4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by us or a paying agent from the payment;

 

  (5) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge, or excise tax imposed on the transfer of Notes;

 

  (6) to any withholding or deduction that is imposed on a payment to an individual and that is required to be made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of November 26 and 27, 2000 on the taxation of savings income, or any law implementing or complying with or introduced in order to conform to, such directive;

 

  (7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Note as a result of the presentation of any Note for payment (where presentation is required) by or on behalf of a Holder of Notes, if such payment could have been made without such withholding by presenting the relevant Note to at least one other paying agent in a member state of the European Union;

 

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  (8) to the extent any tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;

 

  (9) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor provisions), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code; or

 

  (10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).

The Notes are subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to the Notes. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company will not be required to make any payment for any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.

As used in this Note, the term “United States” means the United States of America, the states of the United States, and the District of Columbia, and the term “United States person” means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.

13. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated and the actual number of days from and including the last date on which interest was paid on the Notes (or March 17, 2015 if no interest has been paid on the Notes), to but excluding the next scheduled Interest Payment Date. This payment convention is referred to as ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA) as defined in the rulebook of the International Capital Market Association.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on Notes in global form registered in the name of or held by the Common Depositary or its nominee in immediately available funds to the Common Depositary or its nominees, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such global Notes.

14. If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after March 10, 2015, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as described in Section 12 herein with respect to the Notes, then the Company may at any time at its

 

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option redeem, in whole, but not in part, the Notes on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

15. Subject to Sections 2.08 and 2.16 of the Indenture, interests of beneficial owners in a Global Security shall be transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream (or their respective successors).

16. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

17. No past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder or other owner of Capital Stock of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Securities Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver and release may not be effective to waive or release liabilities under the federal securities laws.

18. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

19. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUT (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

20. Each Holder of this Note covenants and agrees by such Holder’s acceptance thereof to comply with and be bound by the foregoing provisions.

21. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THERETO. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.

22. All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

 

 

the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:

 

Signature:

 

 

NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

Signature Guarantee:

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Third Supplemental Indenture, check the box:

 

¨

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Third Supplemental Indenture, state the amount in principal amount: €             

 

Dated:                      Your Signature:

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.)

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Schedule I

SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES

The following increases or decreases in principal amount of this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of

Exchange

   Amount of
Decrease in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Security
   Amount of
Increase in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Security
   Principal Amount
of this Global
Security following
such Decrease or
Increase
   Signature of
Authorized
Signatory of
trustee or
Custodian
           
           
           

 

Exhibit A - Schedule I

Exhibit 5.1

March 17, 2015

Flowserve Corporation

5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 2300

Irving, Texas 75039

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Flowserve Corporation, a New York corporation (the “ Company ”), Flowserve Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Flowserve international, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Flowserve Management Company, a Delaware statutory trust, and Flowserve US Inc., a Delaware corporation (Flowserve Holdings, Inc., Flowserve International, Inc., Flowserve Management Company and Flowserve US Inc., collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), with respect to certain legal matters in connection with the offering and issuance of €500,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 1.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”), and the guarantees thereof by the Guarantors (the “ Guarantees ” and together with the Notes, the “ Securities ”). The Securities were issued under that certain Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), entered into by and between the Company, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K (the “ Form 8-K ”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) on September 11, 20 12), as supplemented by that certain Third Supplemental Indenture (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), entered into by and among the Company, the Guarantors, as guarantors, and the Trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2015).

The Securities were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to a registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) on Form S-3ASR filed with the SEC on August 30, 2012 (File No. 333-183634), as supplemented by that certain prospectus supplement dated March 10, 2015 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”).

We have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, certificate of trust and declaration of trust, or similar organizational documents, as applicable, of the Company and each of the Guarantors (each as has been amended to date), (ii) the Registration Statement and all exhibits thereto, (iii) the Prospectus Supplement, (iv) the minutes, records and resolutions of the proceedings of the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the filing of the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Securities, (v) the Indenture, (vi) the Third Supplemental Indenture, (vii) the form of global note representing the Notes and (viii) such other certificates, instruments and documents as we considered appropriate for purposes of the opinions hereafter expressed.

In making the foregoing examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies thereof and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.

As to various questions of fact material to the opinions expressed below, we have, without independent third party verification of their accuracy, relied in part, and to the extent we deem reasonably necessary or appropriate, upon the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained in such documents, records, certificates, instruments or representations furnished or made available to us by the Company and the Guarantors and upon certificates of public officials.

 


The opinions set forth below are subject to the following qualifications and exceptions:

(a) The opinions expressed herein are subject to (i) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) standards of commercial reasonableness and good faith, (iv) public policy and (v) concepts of comity.

(b) The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees are governed by the laws of the State of New York.

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations, and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when (a) the Securities have been duly established in conformity with the Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture and duly authenticated by the Trustee and (b) such Securities have been duly executed and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture and issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement, (i) the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and (ii) each Guarantor’s Guarantee will constitute the valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor as to the Notes.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 17, 2015 and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement, which constitutes a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ BAKER & McKENZIE LLP

BAKER & McKENZIE LLP

EXHIBIT 12.1

Statement Regarding Computation of

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year ended December 31,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

EARNINGS:

          

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 733,189      $ 693,021      $ 611,565      $ 587,755      $ 530,276   

Fixed charges

     84,205        79,172        67,704        59,742        56,660   

Less:

          

Undistributed income from affiliates

     (6,704     (18,922     (8,523     (5,200     (10,350

Non-controlling interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

     (297     (657     (515     (482     (173
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings

$ 810,393    $ 752,614    $ 670,229    $ 641,815    $ 576,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

Interest on indebtedness

  60,322      54,413      43,520      36,181      34,301   

Interest portion of rent expense

  23,883      24,759      24,184      23,561      22,359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

$ 84,205    $ 79,172    $ 67,704    $ 59,742    $ 56,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

  9.6      9.5      9.9      10.7      10.2