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): January 23, 2018

 

 

L Brands, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware   1-8344   31-1029810

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Three Limited Parkway

Columbus, OH

  43230
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(614) 415-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Pursuant to the previously announced offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) to be issued by L Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) entered into a second supplemental indenture, dated as of January 23, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) to the senior debt indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (as previously amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Base Indenture” and together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of the Notes. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”) by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”).

The Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.250% per annum, and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2018, until the maturity date of February 1, 2028. The Company may redeem the Notes at such times and on the terms provided for in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains certain covenants as set forth in the Indenture and requires the Company to offer to repurchase the Notes upon certain change of control events.

The Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Notes) are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The above-mentioned offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209236) filed by the Company and the Guarantors. The Terms Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2018 (together with the Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions attached thereto as Annex A, the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the underwriters named therein, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Opinion of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2018, by and among L Brands, Inc., the guarantors named therein and the underwriters named therein.
  4.1    Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of June  16, 2016, between L Brands, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2016).
  4.2    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2018, by and among L Brands, Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
  5.1    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP with respect to the Securities.
23.1    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).


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.

 

      L Brands, Inc.
Date:    January 23, 2018     By:  

/s/ Stuart B. Burgdoerfer

      Name: Stuart B. Burgdoerfer
      Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 1.1

L BRANDS, INC.

TERMS AGREEMENT

January 8, 2018

L Brands, Inc.

Three Limited Parkway

Columbus, Ohio 43230

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We (the “Representative”) understand that L Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”) the principal amount of its senior unsecured debt securities due 2028 (the “Notes”) identified in Schedule I hereto. The Notes shall be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis (the “Guarantees” and together with the Notes, the “Securities”) by the guarantors listed on the signature page hereto (the “Guarantors”).

All the provisions contained in the document constituting Annex A hereto entitled “L Brands, Inc. — Securities — Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions” are incorporated herein in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein, the Underwriters offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, at the respective purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto, the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II hereto.


Please accept this offer by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in the space set forth below and returning the signed copy to us.

Very truly yours,

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

      INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Grant Gilbert                                                   
Name: Grant Gilbert
Title: Director
Address for Notices:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     Incorporated

50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
Fax: 212-901-7897
Attention: High Yield Legal Department

Acting as Representative for itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule II hereto.

 

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Accepted:

 

L BRANDS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Faber

  Name: Timothy J. Faber
  Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC.

BATH & BODY WORKS DIRECT, INC.

BATH & BODY WORKS, LLC

BEAUTYAVENUES, LLC

INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.

INTIMATE BRANDS HOLDING, LLC

L BRANDS DIRECT FULFILLMENT, INC.

L BRANDS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC

L BRANDS STORE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

LA SENZA, INC.

MAST INDUSTRIES, INC.

VICTORIA’S SECRET DIRECT BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC.

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES, LLC

 

By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Faber

  Name: Timothy J. Faber
  Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer

 

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SCHEDULE I TO TERMS AGREEMENT

Description of Securities:

Title: 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028

Principal amount (including currency or composite currency): $500,000,000

Maturity Date: February 1, 2028

Interest Rate: 5.250%

Purchase Price: 99.250%

Offering Price: 100.000%

Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1, commencing August 1, 2018

Guarantees: The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the following:

Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.

Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc.

Bath & Body Works, LLC

beautyAvenues, LLC

Intimate Brands, Inc.

Intimate Brands Holding, LLC

L Brands Direct Fulfillment, Inc.

L Brands Service Company, LLC

L Brands Store Design & Construction, Inc.

La Senza, Inc.

Mast Industries, Inc.

Victoria’s Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.

Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC

Optional Redemption: Make-whole @ T+50 bps; Equity Claw for up to 35% @ 105.250%

Time of Sale: January 8, 2018

Delivery Date: January 23, 2018

 

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SCHEDULE II TO TERMS AGREEMENT

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount of
Securities to be Purchased
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     Incorporated

   $ 98,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

   $ 58,500,000  

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

   $ 58,500,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 58,500,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

   $ 58,500,000  

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 24,000,000  

ICBC Standard Bank Plc

   $ 24,000,000  

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

   $ 24,000,000  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

   $ 24,000,000  

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

   $ 24,000,000  

The Huntington Investment Company

   $ 12,000,000  

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

   $ 12,000,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

   $ 12,000,000  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

   $ 12,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 500,000,000  

 

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SCHEDULE III TO TERMS AGREEMENT

(i)    Pricing Supplement, dated January 8, 2018, to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement (as defined in Annex A)

 

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SCHEDULE IV TO TERMS AGREEMENT

[See Attached]

 

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Free Writing Prospectus    Filed pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act
(To the Preliminary Prospectus    Registration Statement No. 333-209236 and
Supplement dated January 8, 2018)    333-209236-01 through 333-209236-14

 

LOGO

$500,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028

Term Sheet

January 8, 2018

 

Issuer:    L Brands, Inc.
Offering Size:    $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount
Title of Securities:    5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “ Notes ”)
Maturity:    February 1, 2028
Offering Price:    100.000%
Coupon    5.250%
Yield to Maturity:    5.250%
Interest Payment Dates:    February 1 and August 1, commencing August 1, 2018
Record Dates:    January 15 and July 15
Optional Redemption:    Make-whole call at T+50 bps at any time
Equity Clawback:    Up to 35% at 105.250% prior to February 1, 2021
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                    Incorporated

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Senior Co-Managers:   

Barclays Capital Inc.

ICBC Standard Bank Plc

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 

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Co-Managers:   

The Huntington Investment Company

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

TD Securities (USA) LLC

Trade Date:    January 8, 2018
Settlement Date:   

January 23, 2018 (T + 10)

 

We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about January 23, 2018, which will be the tenth business day following the date of pricing of the Notes (such settlement cycle being herein referred to as “ T+10 ”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on the date hereof or the next seven succeeding business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle T+10, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes during the period described above should consult their own advisors.

Distribution:    Registered Offering
Net Proceeds:    We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commission and estimated offering expenses, together with cash on hand, for the redemption of our outstanding 8.500% Senior Notes due 2019.
CUSIP Number:    501797 AN4
ISIN Number:    US501797AN49

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement 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 the Next-Generation EDGAR System on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the Issuer or any underwriter will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling any of the Joint Book-Running Managers at the numbers below:

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                      Incorporated
   800-294-1322 (toll free)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    212-723-6020 (call collect)
HSBC Securities (USA) LLC    212-525-5000 (call collect)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC    800-221-1037 (toll free)
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC    704-410-0380 (call collect)

 

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The information in this communication supplements the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with such information. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) for more information concerning the Issuer and the Notes.

Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers or other notices were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg email or another communication system.

 

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ANNEX A TO TERMS AGREEMENT

L BRANDS, INC.

Securities

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BASIC PROVISIONS

1. Introductory .

1.1. Offerings of Securities . The Company proposes to issue and sell the Securities under an indenture, dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, to be dated as of the Delivery Date (as defined below) (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

The Company and the Guarantors have prepared the Base Prospectus (as defined below), a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated January 8, 2018, specifically relating to the Securities (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), and will prepare a Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) dated the date hereof and identified on Schedule III of the Terms Agreement, setting forth information concerning the Company and the Securities. Copies of the Preliminary Prospectus (as defined below) have been, and copies of the Prospectus (as defined below) will be, delivered by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of the Terms Agreement.

The Company hereby confirms that it has authorized the use of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any other Time of Sale Information (as defined below) in connection with the offering and resale of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated by the Terms Agreement.

At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the Preliminary Prospectus, as supplemented and amended by the written communications listed on Schedule III to the Terms Agreement, shall have been made.

References herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document incorporated by reference therein.

1.2. Terms Agreement . The terms with respect to the purchase of the Securities from the Company by the several Underwriters listed in the terms agreement entered into between the Representative, on behalf of such Underwriters, the Company, and the Guarantors (the “Terms Agreement”), to which these Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions constitute Annex A, are set forth in the Terms Agreement, which together with the provisions hereof incorporated therein by reference, is sometimes herein referred to as this “Agreement.” Terms defined in the Terms Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

 

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2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to and agree with each Underwriter that:

2.1. Registration Statement . An automatic shelf registration statement (as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”)) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209236) (the “Initial Registration Statement”) with respect to the Securities has been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and the rules and regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder, has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof and has become effective. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto or any registration statement increasing the size of the offering (a “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement”), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act which became or will become effective upon filing has been issued. As used in the Terms Agreement (i) “Registration Statement” means the Initial Registration Statement and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, including all exhibits thereto, all documents incorporated therein by reference and the information deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A and Rule 430B under the Act; (ii) “Base Prospectus” means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness and all documents incorporated therein by reference; (iii) “Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, together with any amendments or supplements thereto including the final prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities; (iv) “Preliminary Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement together with the Base Prospectus and, in each case, all documents incorporated therein by reference specifically relating to the Securities, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations; and (v) “Time of Sale Information” means the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as amended or supplemented, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as defined in subsection 2.4 hereof and identified in Schedule III to the Terms Agreement (including the Final Term Sheet, as defined in Section 7.6 hereof), and any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing and to treat as part of the Time of Sale Information.

2.2. Compliance with Applicable Law . The Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply, and (in the case of any amendment or supplement to any such document, or any material incorporated by reference in any such document filed with the Commission after the date as of which this representation is being made) will comply at all times during the period specified in subsection 7.3 hereof, with the provisions of the Act, the Rules and Regulations, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Indenture, including any amendments and supplements thereto, pursuant to which the Securities will be issued has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto

 

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pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or threatened by the Commission. The Registration Statement does 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, and the Prospectus does not, and (in the case of any amendment or supplement to any such document, or any material incorporated by reference in any such document filed with the Commission after the date as of which this representation is being made) will not at any time during the period specified in subsection 7.3 hereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company makes no representation or warranty as to (a) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act (Form T-1) of the Trustee or (b) information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein.

2.3. Time of Sale Information . The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale and at the Delivery Date did not and 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; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.

2.4. Issuer Free Writing Prospectus . The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Act or Rule 134 under the Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Schedule III to the Terms Agreement as constituting the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representative. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433 of the Act) filed in accordance with the Act (to the extent required thereby) and when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Delivery Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the

 

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statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representative expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

2.5. Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when filed with the Commission, conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and 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 in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

2.6. Company Is 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 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), (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 Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the Act, and (iv) at the Execution Time of the Terms Agreement (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was and is a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Act.

2.7. Company Not Ineligible Issuer . (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement relating to the Securities that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Act and (ii) as of the date of the execution and delivery of the Terms Agreement (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 Act), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer.

2.8. Compliance with Reporting Requirements . The Company is subject to and in full compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

2.9. Stabilization or Manipulation of Price . The Company and the Guarantors have not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to cause or result under the Exchange Act or otherwise, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

2.10. Duly Incorporated and Validly Existing; Power and Authority . Each of the Company and the Guarantors has been duly incorporated or formed and is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in

 

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which it is chartered or organized with full corporate or limited liability company power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to qualify or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

2.11. Capital Stock . All the outstanding shares of capital stock or membership interests of the Company and the Guarantors have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, all outstanding shares of capital stock or membership interests of the Guarantors are owned by the Company either directly or through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims, liens, encumbrances, charges, restrictions upon voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except for any such security interests, claims, liens, encumbrances, charges and restrictions that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

2.12. Prospectus Summary Statements . The statements in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information under the headings “Use of Proceeds”, “Description of the Notes” and “Description of Debt Securities” fairly summarize the matters therein described.

2.13. Authorization, Execution and Delivery . The Terms Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors. Each of the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid, binding instrument enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity). The Second Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, on the Delivery Date, will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a legal, valid, binding instrument enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity). On the Delivery Date the Notes will have been duly authorized by the Company, and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity). On the Delivery Date the Guarantees will have been duly authorized by each of the Guarantors and, when the Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as

 

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provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Guarantors, enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity), and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

2.14. No Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery of the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Terms Agreement, the issue and sale of the Securities, the consummation of any other of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor the fulfillment of the terms hereof or thereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of the Guarantors pursuant to, (i) the charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any Guarantor; (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject; or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any Guarantor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Guarantors or any of its or their properties except, in clauses (ii) and (iii), for conflicts, breaches, violations, liens, charges or encumbrances that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

2.15. Financial Statements . The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information presents fairly the information called for in all material respects, and to the Company’s knowledge, has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

2.16. Forward-Looking Statements . No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

2.17. No Material Adverse Change . Since the dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto following the Time of Sale), except as otherwise stated therein, (i) there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business, management or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) none of the Company nor any subsidiary has incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than in the ordinary course of

 

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business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (iii) there has not been any material decrease in the capital stock or material increase in the long-term debt of the Company, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of their respective capital stock other than quarterly cash dividends consistent with past practice.

2.18. Investment Company Act . Neither the Company nor any 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 Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, will be required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

2.19. Accounting Controls . The Company maintains (i) effective internal controls over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (E) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and, to the Company’s knowledge, are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Company’s internal controls.

2.20. Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or the Guarantors or any of their respective directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any 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.

2.21. Independent Accountants . Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Act.

2.22. Compliance with Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and requirements of governmental authorities (including ERISA and the rules and regulations thereunder), except to the extent that (a) the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure to so comply would not result in any material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

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2.23. Disclosure Controls . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

2.24. No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company or any Guarantor of each of the Terms Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, the issuance and sale of the Securities and compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Terms Agreement and the Indenture, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.

2.25. No Unlawful Payments . To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation in any material respect of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iv) made any bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment, except with respect to clauses (i), (ii) or (iv) to the extent that such usage, payment or failure to comply would not result in any material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

“FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

2.26. Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . To the Company’s knowledge, the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are conducted in material compliance 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 rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no material 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 knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

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2.27. Compliance with OFAC . None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its material subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) and the Company will not use the proceeds of the offering of the Notes hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that at the time of such financing is subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or the Guarantors and delivered to the Representative or counsel for the Representative in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company or the Guarantors, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.

3. Purchase of the Securities .

3.1. Effect of Terms Agreement . The obligation of the Underwriters to purchase, and the Company to sell the Notes and the Guarantors to provide the Guarantees is evidenced by the Terms Agreement delivered at the time the Company determines to sell the Securities. The Terms Agreement specifies the firm or firms which will be the Underwriters, the principal amount or number of the Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter, the purchase price or prices to be paid by the Underwriters for the Securities, the public offering price, if any, of the Securities, the Underwriters’ compensation therefor and the terms of the Securities not already specified in the Preliminary Prospectus.

3.2. Obligation to Purchase Several, Not Joint . It is understood that, in making the Terms Agreement, the Underwriters are contracting severally and not jointly, and that their several agreements to purchase and resell the Securities on the basis of the agreements and representations herein contained shall be several and not joint and shall apply only to the respective principal amounts or number of the Securities to be purchased by them as provided herein.

4. Delivery of the Securities . The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Securities except upon payment for all Securities to be purchased pursuant to the Terms Agreement as hereinafter provided.

5. Default in Performance by an Underwriter .

5.1. Obligations of Non-Defaulting Underwriters. If any Underwriter defaults in the performance of its obligations under the Terms Agreement, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally to purchase the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase in the respective proportions which the principal amount of Securities set forth in the applicable column in Schedule II to the Terms Agreement to be purchased by each remaining non-defaulting Underwriter set forth in such column bears to the aggregate principal amount or number of Securities set forth in such column to be purchased by all the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters; provided that the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters shall not be obligated to purchase any Securities that constitute Securities if the aggregate principal amount or number of such Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters

 

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agreed but failed to purchase exceeds 10% of the total principal amount of such Securities. If the foregoing maximum is exceeded, the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters, or other underwriters satisfactory to the Representative, shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to purchase, in such proportion as may be agreed upon among them, all the Securities.

5.2. Termination of Terms Agreement . If the remaining non-defaulting Underwriters or other Underwriters satisfactory to the Representative do not elect pursuant to the last sentence of subsection 5.1 to purchase the aggregate principal amount or number of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase that exceeds 10% of the total principal amount of such Securities, the Terms Agreement with respect to such Securities shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company.

5.3. Liability of Defaulting Underwriter . Nothing contained in this Section 5 shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or a Guarantor and any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default. If other Underwriters are obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the Representative or the Company may postpone the Delivery Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that the Underwriters shall determine may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information or in any other document or arrangement.

6. Delivery and Payment .

6.1. Date and Time of Delivery . Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005, or at such other location as may be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the tenth business day following the date of the Terms Agreement, or at such other time and date as shall be agreed upon, or as provided in Section 5.3. This date and time are sometimes referred to as the “Delivery Date.”

6.2. Payment . On the Delivery Date, the Company shall deliver the Securities to the Representative for the account of each Underwriter against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by wire transfer payable in same-day funds, to the account specified by the Company.

6.3. Form . Delivery of the Securities shall be made either at such location as the Representative shall reasonably designate at least one business day in advance of the Delivery Date or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company. Certificates for the Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representative may request not less than two business days in advance of the Delivery Date. The Company agrees to have the Securities available for inspection, checking and packaging by the Representative in New York, New York, not later than 1:00 P.M. on the business day prior to the Delivery Date.

 

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7. Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and each of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agrees with each Underwriter:

7.1. Registration Statement; Prospectus . To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by the Representative and to file such Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act and to prepare and file any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement in each case within the time periods required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations. To furnish promptly to the Representative and to counsel for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and a copy of each amendment thereto (in each case together with all exhibits filed therewith) filed prior to the date of the Terms Agreement or relating to or covering the Securities, and a copy of the Prospectus filed with the Commission.

7.2. Other Documents . To deliver promptly to the Representative, without charge, such number of the following documents as the Representative may request: (a) conformed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits), (b) the Preliminary Prospectus, (c) any other Time of Sale Information, (d) the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto), (e) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (f) any documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and the Company authorizes the Underwriters and all dealers to whom any Securities may be offered or sold by the Underwriters to use such documents in connection with the sale of the Securities in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Rules and Regulations.

7.3. Supplemental Information . During such period including and following the date of the Terms Agreement as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, a prospectus is required by law to be delivered, the Company will furnish copies of (a) any amendment to the Registration Statement, (b) the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, (c) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (d) any document incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing or any amendment or supplement to any such incorporated document to the Representative and to counsel for the Underwriters prior to filing any of such items with the Commission and will not file any such item to which the Representative shall reasonably object; provided that, despite any such objection but after consultation with the Representative, including the furnishing to the Representative of drafts thereof, the Company may file any report or statement which in the written opinion of its counsel it is required to file pursuant to the Exchange Act. The Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities.

7.4. Duty to Notify of Certain Events . To advise the Representative promptly (a) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to or covering the Securities becomes effective, (b) of any request or proposed request by the Commission for an amendment or supplement (insofar as the amendment or supplement relates to or covers the Securities) to the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, to the Time of Sale Information, to the Prospectus, to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to any document incorporated by reference in any of the foregoing or for any additional information relating to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (insofar as such information relates to or covers the Securities), (c) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of

 

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the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, (d) of receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Act and (e) of receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Base Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. If at any time during the period referred to in Section 7.3 above that the Prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented would include 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, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Rules and Regulations, the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, the Company (i) will immediately notify the Representative of any such event, (ii) promptly will prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 7.3, an amendment or supplement which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment or supplement which will effect such compliance and (iii) will supply any supplemented or amended Prospectus to the several Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters without charge in such quantities as they may reasonably request.

7.5. Time of Sale Information . If at any time during the period referred to in Section 7.3 above (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include 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 or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to Section 7.3, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representative may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the statements in the Time of Sale Information, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

7.6. Final Term Sheet . The Company will prepare a final term sheet containing only a description of the Securities, in a form approved by the Representative and included in Schedule IV to the Terms Agreement, and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act within the time required by such rule (such term sheet, the “Final Term Sheet”).

7.7. Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not make, any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of

 

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the Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representative hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus included in Schedule III to the Terms Agreement. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representative is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company 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 Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. The Company 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 of the Act, and (b) contains only (i) information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering, (ii) information permitted by Rule 134 under the 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 7.6 above.

7.8. Stop Orders; Action Required . If, during the period referred to in Section 7.3 above, the Commission shall issue a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or order pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, during a time the Prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act, to make every reasonable effort to obtain the lifting of that order at the earliest possible time.

7.9. Earnings Statement . As soon as practicable, or in accordance with Rule 158 of the Rules and Regulations, to make generally available to its security holders and to the Representative an earnings statement (which need not be audited) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 thereunder.

7.10. Further Assurances . The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate and pay all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in connection with such qualification, to maintain such qualifications in effect during the period referred to in Section 7.3 above and to arrange for the determination of the legality of the Securities for purchase by institutional investors; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified at the date of the Terms Agreement or to take any action which would subject it to general or unlimited service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, or to the imposition of any taxes based on, or measured by, all or any part of the income of the Company in any jurisdiction where it is not at such date so subject. The Company will promptly advise the Representative of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

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7.12. No Announcements . The Company will not, for the period of time following the date and time that the Terms Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties thereto (the “Execution Time”) until the 60th day following the Delivery Date, without the prior written consent of the Representative, offer, sell or contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any person in privity with the Company), directly or indirectly, or announce the offering of, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities).

7.13. DTC . The Company will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

7.14. Blue Sky Compliance . The Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the offering and resale of the Securities; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

8. Offering Restrictions .

(i) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) they have not made and will not make an offer of the notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that they may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

  (a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

 

  (b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Underwriter nominated by the Company for any such offer; or

 

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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in relation to any of the securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

Each Underwriter further represents and agrees that:

(a) they have complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) with respect to anything done by them in relation to the notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and

(b) they have only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by them in connection with the issue or sale of any notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us.

9. Indemnification .

9.1. Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and each of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof, to which they or any of them may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or arises out of, or is based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, and in the case of the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and shall reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission (a) made in the

 

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Registration Statement or the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein (it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following: (i) the marketing names of the Underwriters contained in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Information and (ii) the information set forth in the third paragraph, the third sentence of the eighth paragraph, the ninth paragraph and the tenth paragraph of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)”) or (b) contained in that part of the Registration Statement constituting the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act (Form T-1) of the Trustee; provided, further, that the Company will not be liable for the amount of any settlement of any claim made without its consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to and not in limitation or duplication of any liability or right which the Company may otherwise have to an Underwriter or any person who controls an Underwriter.

9.2. Indemnification by the Underwriters . Each Underwriter agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the Guarantors, each of their respective directors and officers and each person who controls the Company or any of the Guarantors within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company and the Guarantors to each Underwriter as set forth in subsection 9.1 above, but only with reference to written information furnished to the Company through the Representative by or on behalf of that Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity (as described in the first proviso to subsection 9.1 above); provided, that each Underwriter will not be liable for the amount of any settlement of any claim made without the consent of such Underwriter, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to and not in limitation or duplication of any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have to the Company or any of its directors, officers or controlling persons.

9.3. Notice of Claim or Action . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection 9.1 or 9.2 above of notice of the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of that action, but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above unless such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided , however , that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of one such separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) for such indemnified party if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying

 

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party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

9.4. Contribution . In the event that the indemnity provided in Section 9.1 or 9.2 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively “Losses”) to which the Company, one or more of the Guarantors and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided , however , that in no case shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among the Underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the purchase discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by them, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase discounts and commissions in each case set forth on the cover of the Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such

 

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fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 9, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company and the Guarantors within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each officer and director of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company and the Guarantors, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations under the Terms Agreement and not joint.

10. Termination of Underwriter Obligations . The obligations of the Underwriters under the Terms Agreement may be terminated by the Representative, in its absolute discretion, by notice given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if, during the period beginning on the date of the Terms Agreement to and including the Delivery Date, (i) trading in the Company’s Common Stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange; (iii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism or declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis or any change in financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States and Europe is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Time of Sale Information (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).

11. Additional Conditions to the Respective Obligations of the Underwriters .

11.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . The respective obligations of the Underwriters under the Terms Agreement with respect to the Securities are subject to the accuracy, on the date of the Terms Agreement and on the Delivery Date, of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company, the Guarantors and their respective officers made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional terms and conditions applicable to the Securities:

11.1.1. At or before the Delivery Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or order pursuant to Section 8A of the Act, or any order directed to any document incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus shall have been issued and remain in effect and no proceeding for that purpose shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Representative, threatened by the Commission.

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11.1.3. The Company shall have requested and caused Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, to furnish to the Representative its opinion and 10b-5 letter, in each case, dated the Delivery Date and addressed to the Representative, to the effect set forth on Exhibit A .

11.1.4. (i) On the date of the Terms Agreement, the Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young LLP or another nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants or registered public accounting firm, to furnish to the Representative a letter, dated as of the date of the Terms Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, confirming that they are independent accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company and certain financial information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information and the Registration Statement (including information incorporated in each such Prospectus and the Registration Statement by reference) and (ii) at the Delivery Date, the Company shall have requested and caused Ernst & Young LLP to furnish to the Representative a letter, dated as of the Delivery Date, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (a)(i) of this Section.

11.1.5. The Representative shall have received, on the Delivery Date, from, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Delivery Date, with respect to such matters as the Representative may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

11.1.6. The Company shall have furnished to the Representative, on the Delivery Date, a certificate of the Company and of each Guarantor, signed by, in each case, the Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of each of the Company and each Guarantor, or the Vice President-Treasury, Mergers and Acquisitions or any other officer reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, dated the Delivery Date, to the effect that the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information and the Terms Agreement and that:

(i) The representations and warranties of the Company and each Guarantor in the Terms Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Delivery Date with the same effect as if made on the Delivery Date and the Company and each Guarantor has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Delivery Date;

(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or order pursuant to Section 8A of the Act, has been issued and remains in effect and no proceedings for that purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of each such person, threatened by the Commission, and no order directed to any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information has been issued and remains in effect or, to the knowledge of each such person, is threatened to be issued by the Commission; and

 

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(iii) Since the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information.

11.2 The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through The Depository Trust Company.

11.3 Subsequent to the Time of Sale, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a) of the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or any notice that the rating of the Company’s debt securities is under surveillance or review.

11.4 The Second Supplemental Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors and duly authenticated by the Trustee.

11.5 No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would, as of the Delivery Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued as of the Delivery Date which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.

11.6 Prior to the Delivery Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representative such further information, certificates and documents as the Representative may reasonably request.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 11 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in the Terms Agreement, or if any of the opinions, letters and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in the Terms Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel for the Underwriters, the Terms Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled at, or at any time prior to, the Delivery Date by the Representative. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

The documents required to be delivered by this Section 11 will be delivered at the office of counsel for the Underwriters, at, on the Delivery Date.

 

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12. Survival of Representations and Indemnification . The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to the Terms Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of the officers, directors, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of subsection 7.8 and Sections 9, 13 and 18 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of the Terms Agreement.

13. Payment of Expenses .

(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by the Terms Agreement are consummated or the Terms Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Act of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (c) the costs of reproducing and distributing the Terms Agreement and the Securities; (d) the fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel and independent accountants; (e) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representative may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters); (f) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (g) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (h) all expenses and application fees incurred by the Company in connection with any filing with, and clearance of any offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and in connection the approval of the Securities for book entry transfer by DTC and (i) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “roadshow” (except that the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses and 50% of the cost of any aircraft, in each case, in connection with any such “roadshow”). It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section and Section 9 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

(b) If (i) the Terms Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i) of Section 10, (ii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities because the Company for any reason fails to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters or the Company or any Guarantor fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 11 hereof is not satisfied, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Terms Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.

 

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14. Notices . All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representative, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to the Representative named in the Terms Agreement at the address or telefax number set forth therein; with a copy to Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Stuart Downing, or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Shelley Millano, General Counsel of L Brands, Inc. (telefax no. (614) 415-7188), and confirmed to Samuel P. Fried, Executive Vice President, Law Policy and Governance, of L Brands, Inc. at Three Limited Parkway, P.O. Box 16000, Columbus, Ohio 43216, Attention of the Legal Department, with a copy to Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, telefax (212) 701-5135, Attention: Deanna L. Kirkpatrick.

15. Successors . The Terms Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

16. Counterparts . The Terms Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

17. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . The Company and each of the Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or the Guarantors or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representative nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company, any Guarantor or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company and the Guarantors shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company or the Guarantors with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company or the Guarantors, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company or the Guarantors.

18. Applicable Law . The Terms Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to the Terms Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.

19. Agreement and Acknowledgement Relating to Bail-in Powers . Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of the Terms Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements or understandings between any Underwriter and any other party to the Terms Agreement, each of the parties to the Terms Agreement acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under the Terms Agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts and agrees to be bound by:

 

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(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of an Underwriter (the “ Relevant BRRD Party ”) to such other party under the Terms Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Relevant BRRD Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on such other party to the Terms Agreement of such shares, securities or obligations;

(iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; and

(iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

(b) the variation of the terms of the Terms Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For purposes of this Section 19:

Bail-in Legislation ” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;

Bail-in Powers ” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule, in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation;

BRRD ” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;

BRRD Liability ” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write Down and Conversion Powers in the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised;

EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule ” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499; and

Relevant Resolution Authority ” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the Relevant BRRD Party.

 

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20. Compliance with USA Patriot Act . In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

 

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EXHIBIT A

[OPINION LETTER AND NEGATIVE ASSURANCE LETTER OF DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL]

 

Exhibit A-1


January 23, 2018

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     Incorporated

as Representative of the several Underwriters named in

Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement referred to below

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Legal Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel for L Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the entities listed in Part A of Annex I hereto, each a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation Guarantors”), and the entities listed in Part B of Annex I hereto, each a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC Guarantors,” and together with the Corporation Guarantors, the “Guarantors”) in connection with the Terms Agreement dated January 8, 2018 (together with the Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions attached thereto as Annex A, the “Underwriting Agreement”) with you and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule II thereto under which you and such other Underwriters have severally agreed to purchase from the Company $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Guarantors (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by a supplemental indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and as further amended by a supplemental indenture dated as of January 23, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

We have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

We have also participated in the preparation of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209236) (other than the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”)) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration of securities (the “Shelf Securities”) to be issued from time to time by the Company and have participated in the preparation of the preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 8, 2018 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Securities, a pricing term sheet dated January 8, 2018 (the “Pricing Term Sheet”) and the prospectus supplement dated January 8, 2018 relating to the Securities (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and have reviewed the Incorporated Documents. The registration statement became effective under the Act and the Indenture qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), upon the filing of the registration statement with the Commission on January 29, 2016 pursuant to Rule 462(e). The registration statement at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, including the


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Incorporated Documents and the information deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus (including the Incorporated Documents) dated January 29, 2016 relating to the Shelf Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, together with the free writing prospectus set forth in Schedule III to the Underwriting Agreement for the Securities are hereinafter referred to as the “Disclosure Package.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available by the Company to the Underwriters to meet requests of purchasers of the Securities under Rule 173 under the Act), is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus.”

In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all documents filed with or submitted to the Commission through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system (except for required EDGAR formatting changes) conform to the versions of such documents reviewed by us prior to such formatting, (iv) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and the Guarantors that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vii) all representations made by the Company and the Guarantors as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:

 

  1. The Company and each Corporation Guarantor is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each LLC Guarantor is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has corporate power and authority to issue the Securities, to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder. Each Guarantor has the corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder.

 

  2. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability; provided that we express no opinion as to (y) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law and (z) (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of the Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of any Guarantor’s obligation.

 

  3.

The Notes have been duly authorized and when executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement will be valid and


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  binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture pursuant to which such Notes are to be issued, provided that we express no opinion as to the (y) enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law and (z) effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above.

 

  4. The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor.

 

  5. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

  6. The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Indenture, the Notes and the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, and together with the Guarantees, the “Documents”) and the execution and delivery by each Guarantor of, and the performance by each Guarantor of its obligations under, the Documents will not contravene (i) any provision of the statutory laws of the State of New York or any federal law of the United States of America that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Documents, or with respect to the Company and the Corporation Guarantors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or with respect to the LLC Guarantors, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, provided that we express no opinion as to federal or state securities laws, (ii) in the case of the Company and each Corporation Guarantor, its certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or in the case of each LLC Guarantor, its certificate of formation or operating agreement or (iii) any agreement that is specified in Annex II hereto; provided that we express no opinion in clause (iii) as to compliance with any financial or accounting test, or any limitation or restriction expressed as a dollar (or other currency) amount, ratio or percentage in any of the agreements that are specified in Annex II.

 

  7. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency under the laws of the State of New York or any federal law of the United States of America that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations or limited liability companies in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Documents or with respect to the Company and the Corporation Guarantors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or with respect to the LLC Guarantors, the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company or each Guarantor of its respective obligations under the Documents, except such as may be required under federal or state securities or Blue Sky laws as to which we express no opinion.


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We have considered the statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Description of the Notes” insofar as it summarizes provisions of the Indenture and of the Securities. In our opinion, such statements fairly summarize these provisions in all material respects. The statements included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” insofar as they purport to describe provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws or legal conclusions with respect thereto, in our opinion fairly and accurately summarize the matters referred to therein in all material respects.

In rendering the opinions in paragraphs (2) through (4) above, we have assumed that each party to the Documents has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company and each Guarantor). In addition, we have assumed that (i) the execution, delivery and performance by each party thereto of each Document to which it is a party, (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Company and each Guarantor, and (ii) each Document (other than the Underwriting Agreement) is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company and each Guarantor).

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company or the Guarantors, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.

This opinion is rendered solely to you and the other several Underwriters in connection with the Underwriting Agreement. This opinion may not be relied upon by you or the other several Underwriters for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person (including any person acquiring Securities from the several Underwriters) or furnished to any other person without our prior written consent.

Very truly yours,


Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith      

     Incorporated

   6    January 23, 2018

Annex I

Part A

Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.

Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc.

Intimate Brands, Inc.

L Brands Direct Fulfillment, Inc.

L Brands Store Design & Construction, Inc.

La Senza, Inc.

Mast Industries, Inc.

Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.

Part B

Bath & Body Works, LLC

beautyAvenues, LLC

Intimate Brands Holding, LLC

L Brands Service Company, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC


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   7    January 23, 2018

Annex II

Specified Agreements

1. Indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Indenture”).

2. First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

3. Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, dated as of October 6, 2004, as amended and restated November 5, 2004, March 22, 2006, August 3, 2007, February 19, 2009, March 8, 2010, July 15, 2011, July 18, 2014 and May 11, 2017.


January 23, 2018

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

     Incorporated

as Representative of the several Underwriters named in

Schedule II to the Underwriting Agreement referred to below

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Legal Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel for L Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the entities listed in Part A of Annex I hereto, each a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation Guarantors”), and the entities listed in Part B of Annex I hereto, each a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC Guarantors,” and together with the Corporation Guarantors, the “Guarantors”) in connection with the Terms Agreement dated January 8, 2018 (together with the Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions attached thereto as Annex A, the “Underwriting Agreement”) with you and the other several Underwriters named in Schedule II thereto under which you and such other Underwriters have severally agreed to purchase from the Company $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Guarantors (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended by a supplemental indenture dated as of January 23, 2018 (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

We have participated in the preparation of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209236) (other than the documents incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”)) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration of securities (the “Shelf Securities”) to be issued from time to time by the Company, the preliminary prospectus supplement dated January 8, 2018 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the Securities, a pricing term sheet dated January 8, 2018 (the “Pricing Term Sheet”) and the prospectus supplement dated January 8, 2018 relating to the Securities (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and have reviewed the Incorporated Documents. The registration statement at the date of the Underwriting Agreement, including the Incorporated Documents and the information deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus (including the Incorporated Documents) dated January 29, 2016 relating to the Shelf Securities is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, together with the free writing prospectus set forth in Schedule III to the Underwriting Agreement for the Securities are hereinafter referred to as the “Disclosure Package.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available by the Company to the Underwriters to meet requests of purchasers of the Securities under Rule 173 under the Act), is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus.”


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   9    January 23, 2018

We have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that all documents filed with or submitted to the Commission through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system, (except for required EDGAR formatting changes) conform to the versions of such documents reviewed by us prior to such formatting.

The primary purpose of our professional engagement was not to establish or confirm factual matters or financial, accounting or quantitative information. Furthermore, many determinations involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are of a wholly or partially non-legal character or relate to legal matters outside the scope of our opinion separately delivered to you today in respect of certain matters under the laws of the State of New York, the federal laws of the United States of America and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. As a result, we are not passing upon, and do not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, and we have not ourselves checked the accuracy, completeness or fairness of, or otherwise verified, the information furnished in such documents (except to the extent expressly set forth in our opinion letter separately delivered to you today as to statements included in the Prospectus under the captions “Description of the Notes” and “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”). However, in the course of our acting as counsel to the Company in connection with the review of the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, we have generally reviewed and discussed with your representatives and your counsel and with certain officers and employees of, and independent public accountants for, the Company the information furnished, whether or not subject to our check and verification. We have also reviewed and relied upon certain corporate records and documents, letters from counsel and accountants and oral and written statements of officers and other representatives of the Company and others as to the existence and consequence of certain factual and other matters.

On the basis of the information gained in the course of the performance of the services rendered above, but without independent check or verification except as stated above:

 

  (i) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus appear on their face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and

 

  (ii) nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that, insofar as relevant to the offering of the Securities:

 

  (a) on the date of the Underwriting Agreement, the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,

 

  (b) at _:_ [A./P.M.] New York City time on January 23, 2018, the Disclosure Package contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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, or


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   10    January 23, 2018

 

  (c) the Prospectus as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement or as of the date hereof contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits 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.

In providing this letter to you and the other several Underwriters, we have not been called to pass upon, and we express no view regarding, the financial statements or financial schedules or other financial or accounting data included in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, or the Statement of Eligibility of the Trustee on Form T-1. In addition, we express no view as to the conveyance of the Disclosure Package or the information contained therein to investors.

This letter is delivered solely to you and the other several Underwriters in connection with the Underwriting Agreement. This letter may not be relied upon by you or the other several Underwriters for any other purpose or relied upon by any other person (including any person acquiring Securities from the several Underwriters) or furnished to any other person without our prior written consent.

 

Very truly yours,


Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith      

     Incorporated

   11    January 23, 2018

Annex I

Part A

Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.

Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc.

Intimate Brands, Inc.

L Brands Direct Fulfillment, Inc.

L Brands Store Design & Construction, Inc.

La Senza, Inc.

Mast Industries, Inc.

Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.

Part B

Bath & Body Works, LLC

beautyAvenues, LLC

Intimate Brands Holding, LLC

L Brands Service Company, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC

Exhibit 4.2

L BRANDS, INC.

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, as Guarantors

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

 

5.250% Senior Notes due 2028

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of January 23, 2018

to

INDENTURE

Dated as of June 16, 2016

 

 


ARTICLE ONE   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF   
GENERAL APPLICATION   

SECTION 1.1.

  DEFINITIONS      2  
ARTICLE TWO   
SECURITIES FORMS   

SECTION 2.1.

  CREATION OF THE NOTES; DESIGNATIONS      7  

SECTION 2.2.

  FORMS GENERALLY      8  
ARTICLE THREE   
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES   

SECTION 3.1.

  TITLE AND TERMS OF NOTES      8  
ARTICLE FOUR   
REDEMPTION   

SECTION 4.1.

  OPTIONAL REDEMPTION      9  

SECTION 4.2.

  OPTIONAL REDEMPTION PROCEDURES      10  
ARTICLE FIVE   
COVENANTS   

SECTION 5.1.

  LIMITATIONS ON MERGERS AND SALES OF ASSETS      10  

SECTION 5.2.

  SUCCESSOR PERSON SUBSTITUTED      10  

SECTION 5.3.

  REPORTS      11  

SECTION 5.4.

  ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES      11  

SECTION 5.5.

  CHANGE OF CONTROL      11  
ARTICLE SIX   
GUARANTEE OF NOTES   

SECTION 6.1.

  GUARANTEE      12  

SECTION 6.2.

  EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE      13  

SECTION 6.3.

  LIMITATION OF GUARANTEE      13  

SECTION 6.4.

  RELEASE OF GUARANTOR      14  

SECTION 6.5.

  WAIVER OF SUBROGATION      14  

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN   
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE   

SECTION 7.1.

  SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE      15  
ARTICLE EIGHT   
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES   

SECTION 8.1.

  WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS, COMPANY AND TRUSTEE MAY ENTER INTO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES      20  
ARTICLE NINE   
MISCELLANEOUS   

SECTION 9.1.

  EFFECT OF SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE      20  

SECTION 9.2.

  EFFECT OF HEADINGS      20  

SECTION 9.3.

  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS      20  

SECTION 9.4.

  SEVERABILITY CLAUSE      21  

SECTION 9.5.

  BENEFITS OF SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE      21  

SECTION 9.6.

  CONFLICT      21  

SECTION 9.7.

  GOVERNING LAW      21  

SECTION 9.8.

  TRUSTEE      21  

 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of January 23, 2018, among L BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “ Company ”), the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee hereunder (hereinafter called the “ Trustee ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an indenture, dated June 16, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated June 16, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), pursuant to which senior unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company may be issued in one or more series from time to time;

WHEREAS, Section 13.01(g) of the Base Indenture permits the forms and terms of the Debt Securities of any series as permitted in Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 3.02 to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 13.01 of the Base Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of any Holders of the Debt Securities, for Specified Purposes stated therein;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantors in the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture in order to supplement the Base Indenture by, among other things, establishing the forms and certain terms of a series of Debt Securities to be known as the Company’s “5.250% Senior Notes due 2028” (the “ Notes ”), and adding certain provisions thereof for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;

WHEREAS, the Company has furnished the Trustee with a duly authorized and executed issuer order dated January 23, 2018 authorizing the execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture and the issuance of the Notes, such issuer order sometimes referred to herein as the “ Authentication Order ”;

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and a valid supplement to the Base Indenture have been done; and

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes to be issued hereunder by Holders thereof, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes, as follows:

 

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ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF

GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 1.1. Definitions .

The Base Indenture together with this Second Supplemental Indenture are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Indenture .” For the avoidance of doubt, references to any “Section” of the “Indenture” refer to such Section of the Base Indenture as supplemented and amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture. All capitalized terms which are used herein and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Base Indenture and are used herein with the same meanings as in the Base Indenture. If a capitalized term is defined in the Base Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture, the definition in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall apply to the Notes (and any Guarantee endorsed therein).

For all purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this article have the meanings assigned to them in this article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, including terms defined therein by reference to the Securities Act of 1933 (“ Securities Act ”) (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of this Indenture;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of such computation;

(4) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular article, section or other subdivision; and

(5) all references used herein to the male gender shall include the female gender.

Additional Notes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Below Investment Grade Rating Event ” means the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by both of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control (which 60-day period

 

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shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies (the “ Relevant Period ”)); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply either (i) did not reduce the ratings of the Notes during the Relevant Period or (ii) do not announce or publicly confirm that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, 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 properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “Person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “Person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of the Company’s voting stock; or (3) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company that has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Notes and (2) the holders of the voting stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction.

Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

Change of Control Notice ” means a written notice sent by or on behalf of the Company by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder of the Notes at its address appearing in the register for the Notes on the date of the Change of Control Notice offering to purchase all outstanding Notes in accordance with Section 5.5. The Change of Control Notice shall contain all the information required by applicable law to be included therein and shall also state:

(1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to Section 5.5 of this Indenture;

(2) a description of the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event;

(3) the Change of Control Payment Date;

(4) the Change of Control Payment;

(5) that the Holder of any Notes may tender all or any portion of such Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Note tendered must be tendered in an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount and that all Notes tendered in such manner for payment and not withdrawn shall be accepted;

 

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(6) the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(7) that interest on any Note not tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will continue to accrue;

(8) that on the Change of Control Payment Date the Change of Control Payment will become due and payable upon each Note being accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer and that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment therefor, interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Change of Control Payment Date;

(9) that each Holder electing to tender all or any portion of a Note pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, at the place or places specified in the Change of Control Notice on or prior to the close of business on a date no earlier than the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date (such Note being, if the Company so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing);

(10) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company receives, not later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Note the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of its tender; and

(11) that in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the Note so tendered, in denominations of $2,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Change of Control Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

Change of Control Triggering Event ” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

 

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Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who (1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election (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).

Default ” shall mean an Event of Default or an event that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Disqualified Equity Interests ” of any Person means any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms, or by the terms of any related agreement or of any security into which it is convertible, puttable or exchangeable, is, or upon the happening of any event or the passage of time would be, required to be redeemed by such Person, whether or not at the option of the holder thereof, or matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the final maturity date of the Notes.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any of the Company’s Subsidiaries which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Equity Interests ” of any Person means (1) any and all shares or other equity interests (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such Person and (2) all rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such Person.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Guarantee ” means a guarantee of the Notes on the terms set forth in this Indenture.

Guarantor ” means:

(1) each Domestic Subsidiary of the Company on Issue Date that is a guarantor of our Senior Credit Facility; and

 

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(2) each Subsidiary of the Company or other Person that executes a Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture;

and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until such Subsidiary or Person is released from its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers as appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Dates ” means each February 1 and August 1, commencing August 1, 2018.

Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

Issue Date ” means January 23, 2018.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided , however , that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Notes ” means any 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Company hereunder, including, without limitation, any Additional Notes, treated as a single class of securities.

Obligations ” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit), damages and other liabilities of the Company under this Indenture.

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Executive Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, or any direct or indirect parent of the Company, or any Guarantor, as applicable.

Qualified Equity Offerings ” means a public or private offering of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of the Company generating gross proceeds of at least $50.0 million.

Rating Agencies ” means (1) each of Moody’s and S&P; and (2) if either Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section 15E of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified by a Board Resolution) as a replacement agency for Moody’s or S&P, or both of them, as the case may be.

 

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Redemption Date ” when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, in whole or in part, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Notes.

Redemption Price ” has the meaning as set forth in Section 4.1.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Reference Treasury Dealers ” means (1) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and their respective successors; provided , however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company shall substitute another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) two other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.

Senior Credit Facility ” shall mean each of (i) the Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, dated as of October 6, 2004, as amended or amended and restated November 5, 2004, March 22, 2006, August 3, 2007, February 19, 2009, March 8, 2010, July 15, 2011, July 18, 2014 and May 11, 2017 and (ii) any other indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries in excess of $100.0 million.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to a maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date).

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITIES FORMS

SECTION 2.1. Creation of the Notes; Designations .

In accordance with Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, the Company hereby creates the Notes as a series of its Debt Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The Notes shall be known and designated as the “5.250% Senior Notes due 2028” of the Company.

 

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SECTION 2.2. Forms Generally .

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in the forms set forth in Exhibit I with the form of notation of Guarantee to be endorsed thereon set forth in Exhibit II attached hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.

The Notes shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods or may be produced in any other manner, as determined by the officers of the Company executing such Notes, as evidenced by their manual execution of such Notes.

ARTICLE THREE

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

SECTION 3.1. Title and Terms of Notes .

(a) The aggregate principal amount of Notes which shall be authenticated and delivered on the Issue Date under the Indenture shall be $500,000,000; provided , however , that the Company from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the Holders of the Notes, may issue additional notes (the “ Additional Notes ”) in any amount having the same terms as the Notes in all respects, except for the issue date, the issue price and the initial interest payment date. Any such Additional Notes shall be authenticated by the Trustee upon receipt of a Company an Authentication Order to that effect, and when so authenticated, will constitute “Notes” for all purposes of the Indenture and will (together with all other Notes issued under the Indenture) constitute a single series of Debt Securities under the Indenture; provided that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as applicable, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. The Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(b) The principal amount of the Notes is due and payable in full on February 1, 2028 unless earlier redeemed.

(c) The Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 5.250% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) from the Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for to maturity or early redemption; and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2018, to the Persons in whose name such Notes were registered at the close of business on the preceding January 15 or July 15, respectively.

 

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(d) Principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable in accordance with Sections 3.07 and 5.01 of the Base Indenture.

(e) Other than as provided in Article Four of this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Notes shall not be redeemable.

(f) The Notes shall not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory redemption or sinking fund.

(g) The Notes shall not be convertible into any other securities.

(h) Section 11.04 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

(i) The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent with respect to the Notes until such time as the Trustee has resigned or a successor has been appointed.

(j) The Notes (and the notation of Guarantee endorsed thereon) will be issuable in the form of one or more Global Debt Securities and the Depositary for such Global Security will be the Depository Trust Company.

(k) The Company shall pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

(l) A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes only in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company or the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

ARTICLE FOUR

REDEMPTION

SECTION 4.1. Optional Redemption .

(a) The Notes will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to maturity discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points, plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date.

 

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(b) Prior to February 1, 2021, the Company may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes) at a redemption price equal to 105.250% of the principal amount thereof (the “ Redemption Price ”), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the applicable Redemption Date; provided that at least 65% of the principal amount at maturity of Notes (including Additional Notes) issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering.

(c) Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on or after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

SECTION 4.2. Optional Redemption Procedures .

The provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture shall apply in the case of a redemption pursuant to this Article Four.

ARTICLE FIVE

COVENANTS

Holders of the Notes shall be entitled to the benefit of all covenants in Article 5 of the Base Indenture (with the exception of Section 5.05) and the following additional covenants, which shall be deemed to be provisions of the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes, provided that this Article Five shall not become a part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:

SECTION 5.1. Limitations on Mergers and Sales of Assets .

The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into another corporation, or sell, other than for cash or lease, all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation, or purchase all or substantially all the assets of another corporation, unless:

(i) either L Brands, Inc. is the continuing corporation or the successor corporation (if other than L Brands, Inc.) expressly assumes by supplemental indenture the obligations of the Notes (in which case, except in the case of such a lease, the Company will be discharged from such obligations); and

(ii) immediately after the merger, consolidation, sale or lease, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

SECTION 5.2. Successor Person Substituted .

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole in accordance with Section 5.1, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter the predecessor entity shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes, but, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the predecessor will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes.

 

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SECTION 5.3. Reports .

Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will file with the Commission (unless the Commission will not accept such filings) and furnish to the Holders of Notes all quarterly and annual financial information, and on dates, that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Notes were registered under the Exchange Act.

SECTION 5.4. Additional Subsidiary Guarantees .

If any of the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company becomes a borrower or guarantor under the Senior Credit Facility, then, in each such case, the Company shall cause such Domestic Subsidiary to:

(a) execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture; and

(b) deliver to the Trustee one or more opinions of counsel that, subject to customary qualifications, such supplemental indenture (i) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and (ii) constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Subsidiary in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 5.5. Change of Control .

If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 4.01, Holders of Notes shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part in an integral multiple of $1,000 of their Notes (provided that no Note will be purchased in part if the remaining principal amount of such Note would be less than $2,000) pursuant to the offer described below in this Section 5.5 (the “ Change of Control Offer ”).

In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes subject to such offer plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase (the “ Change of Control Payment ”).

Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company shall send a notice to Holders of Notes (the “ Change of Control Notice ”) describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase such Notes on the date specified in the Change of Control Notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date the Change of Control Notice is sent (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”), pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice.

 

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The Change of Control Notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.

The Company shall 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 securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 5.5, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached the Company’s obligations under the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture or the Notes by virtue of such conflicts.

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (a) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (b) 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; and (c) 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 purchased.

ARTICLE SIX

GUARANTEE OF NOTES

SECTION 6.1. Guarantee .

Subject to the provisions of this Article Six, each Guarantor, by execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder (i) the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on each Note, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the due and punctual payment of all other Obligations and due and punctual performance of all obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of such Note and this Indenture, and (ii) in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Each Guarantor, by execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture, agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of, and shall be unaffected by, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any such Note or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any such Note or the Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of such Note, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or such Guarantor.

 

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Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to any such Note or the Indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to any such Note except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) subject to this Article Six, the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Article Six for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (ii) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in this Article Six, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by each Guarantor for the purpose of this Guarantee.

SECTION 6.2. Execution and Delivery of Notation of Guarantee .

To further evidence the Guarantee set forth in Section 6.1, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guarantee, substantially in the form included in Exhibit II hereto, shall be endorsed on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and such Guarantee shall be executed by either manual or facsimile signature of an Officer or an Officer of a general partner, as the case may be, of each Guarantor. The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected by the fact that it is not affixed to any particular Note.

Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 6.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guarantee.

If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture or a Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which such Guarantee is endorsed or at any time thereafter, such Guarantor’s Guarantee of such Note shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantor.

SECTION 6.3. Limitation of Guarantee .

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor are limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its

 

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Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the assets of each Guarantor.

SECTION 6.4. Release of Guarantor .

A Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released from all of its obligations under its Guarantee:

(i) in the event of a sale or other transfer of Equity Interests in such Guarantor or dissolution of such Guarantor in compliance with the terms of this Indenture following which such Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary;

(ii) upon such Guarantor ceasing to be a borrower or guarantor under any Senior Credit Facility; or

(iii) in connection with a discharge of the Indenture or discharge of obligations thereunder pursuant to Sections 11.01, 11.02, 11.03 and 11.04, as applicable, of the Indenture; and

in each such case, upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transactions have been complied with and that such release is authorized and permitted hereunder.

The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Company or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee endorsed on the Notes and under this Article Six.

SECTION 6.5. Waiver of Subrogation .

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under its Guarantee and this Indenture, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of any Holder of Notes against the Company, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Company, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and the Notes shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Holders, and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of such Holders to be credited and applied upon the Notes, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 6.5 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 7.1. Satisfaction and Discharge .

Article 11 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded in its entirety by the following language with respect to, and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes; provided that this Article Seven shall not become part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:

SECTION 11.01 Discharge of Indenture .

The Company may terminate its obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture, except the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of this Section 11.01, if

(1) all Notes that have been authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from this trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or

(2) (a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation otherwise (x) have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise, (y) will become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise, or may be called for redemption within one year or (z) have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Second Supplemental Indenture and, in any case, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders of Notes, cash in U.S. Dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, and accrued interest through the date of maturity or the Redemption Date; or

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit or will occur as a result of the deposit and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; or

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(d) the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the Redemption Date, as the case may be.

In addition, if the Company delivers an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been complied with, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified below.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company in Sections 11.05 and 11.06 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

SECTION 11.02 Legal Defeasance .

The Company may at its option, by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, be discharged from its obligations with respect to the Notes and the Guarantors discharged from their obligations under the Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth in Section 11.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the Notes and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture insofar as such Notes are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall, subject to Section 11.06, execute instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and Company acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A) the rights of Holders to receive solely from the trust funds described in Section 11.04 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 11.04; (B) the Company’s obligations hereunder with respect to such Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties, and immunities of the Trustee hereunder (including claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 11.01), and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and (D) this Article Eleven. Subject to compliance with this Article Eleven, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 11.02 with respect to the Notes notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 11.03 with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 11.03 Covenant Defeasance .

At the option of the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, (x) the Company and the Guarantors shall be released from their respective obligations under Section 5.2 through 5.3 of the Second Supplemental Indenture (except for obligations mandated by the TIA) and Sections 5.06 and 5.07 and (y) clause (c) of Section 6.01 shall no longer apply with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 11.03 are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Covenant Defeasance ”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any

 

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such specified Section or portion thereof, whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such specified Section or portion thereof or by reason of any reference in any such specified Section or portion thereof to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 11.04 Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

The following shall be the conditions to application of Section 11.02 or Section 11.03 to the outstanding Notes:

(1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes issued thereunder, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars, and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of interest), in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by the Company, to pay the principal of, interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Notes through the stated maturity or through the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular Redemption Date;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (a) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service, a ruling or (b) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel will confirm that, the Holders and beneficial owners of the respective outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax (including, for greater certainty, withholding tax) on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders and beneficial owners of the respective outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax (including, for greater certainty, withholding tax) on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or insofar as Events of Default resulting from insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

 

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(6) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of the Notes over any of the other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and

(7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance set forth in clauses (1) through (6) above (in the case of such Officer’s Certificate) or clauses (2) and/or (3) and (5) above (in the case of such Opinion of Counsel) have been complied with.

If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, then the Company’s obligations and the obligations of the Guarantors under this Indenture will be revived and no such defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.

SECTION 11.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .

All money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent), to the Holders of such Notes, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company and the Guarantors shall (on a joint and several basis) pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 11.04 or the principal, premium, if any, and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article Eleven to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 11.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

SECTION 11.06 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Eleven until such time as the Trustee or

 

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Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03, as the case may be; provided that if the Company or the Guarantors have made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or accrued interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of their obligations, the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the U.S. Dollars or non-callable Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

SECTION 11.07 Moneys Held by Paying Agent .

In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture shall, upon written demand of the Company, be paid to the Trustee, or if sufficient moneys have been deposited pursuant to Section 11.04, to the Company (or, if such moneys had been deposited by the Guarantors, to such Guarantors), and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.

SECTION 11.08 Moneys Held by Trustee .

Subject to applicable law, any moneys deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent or then held by the Company or the Guarantors in trust for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on any Note that are not applied but remain unclaimed by the Holder of such Note for two years after the date upon which the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on such Note shall have respectively become due and payable shall be repaid to the Company (or, if appropriate, the Guarantors), or if such moneys are then held by the Company or the Guarantors in trust, such moneys shall be released from such trust; and the Holder of such Note entitled to receive such payment shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company and the Guarantors for the payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided that the Trustee or any such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may, at the expense of the Company and the Guarantors, either mail to each Holder affected, at the address shown in the register of the Notes maintained by the Registrar pursuant to Section 308, or cause to be published once a week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, New York or the United States, a notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such mailing or publication, any unclaimed balance of such moneys then remaining will be repaid to the Company. After payment to the Company or the Guarantors or the release of any money held in trust by the Company or any Guarantors, as the case may be, Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and the Guarantors for payment as general creditors unless applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 8.1. Without Consent of Holders, Company and Trustee May Enter Into Supplemental Indentures for Specified Purposes .

Section 13.01 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by adding the following language of new Sections 13.01(k), (l) and (m) with respect to the Notes and solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, provided that this Article Eight shall not become a part of the terms of any other series of Debt Securities:

(k) to add a Guarantee of the Notes;

(l) to release a Guarantor as provided in Section 6.5; and

(m) to issue Additional Notes under Section 3.1 of the Second Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE NINE

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1. Effect of Second Supplemental Indenture .

(1) This Second Supplemental Indenture is a supplemental indenture within the meaning of Section 13.01 of the Base Indenture, and the Base Indenture shall be read together with this Second Supplemental Indenture and shall have the same effect over the Notes, in the same manner as if the provisions of the Base Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture were contained in the same instrument.

(2) In all other respects, the Base Indenture is confirmed by the parties hereto as supplemented by the terms of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 9.2. Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 9.3. Successors and Assigns .

All covenants and agreements in this Second Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

 

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SECTION 9.4. Severability Clause .

In case any provision in this Second Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 9.5. Benefits of Second Supplemental Indenture .

Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Second Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 9.6. Conflict .

In the event that there is a conflict or inconsistency between the Base Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall control; provided , however , if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision herein or in the Base Indenture, in either case, which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required or deemed provision shall control.

SECTION 9.7. Governing Law .

THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE OR ENTERED INTO AND, IN EACH CASE, PERFORMED, IN SAID STATE.

SECTION 9.8. Trustee .

The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company.

This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

[Signature page to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed on the date and year first written above.

 

L BRANDS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Faber

 

Name: Timothy J. Faber

 

Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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GUARANTORS:
BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND

MANAGEMENT, INC.

BATH & BODY WORKS DIRECT, INC.
BATH & BODY WORKS, LLC
BEAUTYAVENUES, LLC
INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.
INTIMATE BRANDS HOLDING, LLC
L BRANDS DIRECT FULFILLMENT, INC.
L BRANDS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC
L BRANDS STORE DESIGN &

CONSTRUCTION, INC.

LA SENZA, INC.
MAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
VICTORIA’S SECRET DIRECT BRAND

MANAGEMENT, LLC

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES BRAND

MANAGEMENT, INC.

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Faber

  Name: Timothy J. Faber
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Scott Miller

  Name: Scott Miller
  Title:   Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT I

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE (I) BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR (II) BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR THE DEPOSITARY TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

L BRANDS, INC.

5.250% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2028

 

No. [    ]    $[    ]

CUSIP No. 501797 AN4

L BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of                 United States Dollars (US$                ) on February 1, 2028.

Interest Payment Dates: February 1 and August 1.

Regular Record Dates: January 15 and July 15.

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

L BRANDS, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Attest:
L BRANDS, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer

 

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(Reverse of Note)

5.250% Senior Note due 2028

1. Interest

L Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “ Issuer ”), for value received, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note (the “ Note ”) at the rate of 5.250% per annum. The Issuer shall pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2018. Interest on the Note shall accrue from the Issue Date or from the most recent Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for to maturity or early redemption until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate borne by the Note, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

2. Method of Payment

The Issuer shall pay interest on the Note (except defaulted interest, which shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture (as defined below)) to the Persons who are registered holders at the close of business on the January 15 and July 15 (each, a “ Record Date ”) next preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are canceled after the applicable Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. The Issuer shall pay principal, premium, if any, interest, and any additional amounts, in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payment of principal (and premium, if any), interest, and any additional amounts, in respect of Notes represented by a Global Security will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depositary. Payments of principal (and premium, if any), interest, and additional amounts, in respect of a certificated Note may be made, at the option of the Issuer, either by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the accounts specified by registered holders as of the relevant Record Dates or (subject to collection) by check mailed to the address of the registered holders as of the relevant Record Dates or at the specified offices of any Paying Agent. Payment of principal in respect of a certificated Note will only be made against presentation and provided that payment is made in full, surrender of the appropriate certificate at the specified offices of any Paying Agent.

3. Paying Agent and Registrar

Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “ Trustee ”), will act as Paying Agent and Registrar with respect to the Notes. The Issuer may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

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4. Indenture

The Issuer issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trus tee ”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated June 16, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated January 23, 2018 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, which collectively constitutes the indenture governing the Debt Securities (the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”). The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “ TIA ”). The Notes include all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. This security is one of a series of securities designated as the 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 of the Issuer (the “ Notes ”). Capitalized terms used herein have the same meanings given in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.

The aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be unlimited. In addition, the aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities of any class or series which may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be unlimited, provided that such Debt Securities shall rank equally with the Notes.

5. Certain Covenants

The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Issuer to, among other things, create or incur Liens. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuer to consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer, sell or lease its property or assets substantially as an entirety to any Person.

6. Optional Redemption

The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Issuer’s option, at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (A) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (B) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to maturity discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points, plus accrued interest thereon to Redemption Date.

Prior to February 1, 2021, the Issuer may, with the net proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes) at a redemption price equal to 105.250% of the principal amount thereof (the “ Redemption Price ”), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the applicable Redemption Date; provided that at least 65% of the principal amount at maturity of Notes issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of any such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries) and that any such redemption occurs within 90 days following the closing of any such Qualified Equity Offering.

 

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Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on or after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

The provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture shall apply in the case of a redemption pursuant to this Section 6.

7. Sinking Fund

The Notes will not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory redemption or sinking fund.

8. Notice of Redemption

Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each registered holder of Debt Securities to be redeemed at such holder’s registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000. If money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued and unpaid interest, including premium, if any, on all Debt Securities (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the Redemption Date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the Redemption Date and certain other conditions are satisfied, on and after such date interest ceases to accrue on such Debt Securities (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

9. Offers to Purchase

The Indenture provides that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer shall make an offer to purchase outstanding Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.5 of the Second Supplemental Indenture.

10. Denominations: Transfer, Exchange

The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A registered holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer or the Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith permitted by the Indenture.

11. Persons Deemed Owners

The registered holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

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12. Unclaimed Money

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee will pay the money back to the Issuer at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an “abandoned property” law designates another Person.

13. Discharge and Defeasance

Subject to certain conditions and limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer may terminate some of or all its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee money or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, on, the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

14. Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding of each series which is affected by such amendment or modification voting as one class, except that certain amendments specified in the Indenture may be made without approval of holders of the Notes. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of any series to waive on behalf of the holders of such series of Debt Securities compliance by the Issuer 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 binding upon such holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

15. Successor Corporation

When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the Indenture and the transaction complies with the terms of Section 5.1 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, the predecessor corporation will, except as provided in Section 5.2, be released from those obligations.

16. Defaults and Remedies

If an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(e) or 6.01(f) of the Base Indenture, with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by the holders of the Notes), will be entitled to declare all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable immediately. In the case of an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(e) or 6.01(f) of the Base Indenture, all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on all Notes then outstanding shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the holders of any Notes. Such declaration of acceleration may be annulled and past defaults (except, unless theretofore cured, a default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest on the Notes) may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding upon the conditions provided in the Indenture.

 

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17. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer

Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Issuer or its Affiliates and, subject to the Indenture, may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

18. Guarantees

The Note will be entitled to the benefits of certain Guarantees made for the benefit of the Holders. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations thereunder of the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders.

19. No Recourse Against Others

No incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Issuer shall have any liability for any obligations, covenants or agreements of the Issuer under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof. By accepting a Note, each holder expressly waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are a condition of, and part of the consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Notes.

20. Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

21. Abbreviations

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 rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), COST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

22. Governing Law

THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE OR ENTERED INTO AND, IN EACH CASE, PERFORMED, IN SAID STATE.

 

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23. CUSIP Number

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused the CUSIP number to be printed on this Note and has directed the Trustee to use the CUSIP number in notices of redemption as a convenience to holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such number either as printed on this Note or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuer will furnish to any holder of Notes upon written request and without charge to the holder a copy of the Indenture and a copy of this Note.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                          agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Date:                                               Your Signature:                                     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have all or any part of this Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, check the box:  ☐

If you want to have only part of the Note purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                                                                       

(multiple of $1,000, but not less than $2,000)

Date:                                                              

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name
  appears on the face of this Note)

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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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $[        ]. The following increases or decreases in 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 Debt
Securities
Custodian

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

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Exhibit II

NOTATION OF GUARANTEE

Each of the undersigned (the “ Guarantors ”) hereby jointly and severally unconditionally guarantees, to the extent set forth in the Second Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated June 16, 2016 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated January 23, 2018 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, (the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of, and premium and, to the extent permitted by law, interest, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Issuer to the holders or the Trustee, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Seven of the Second Supplemental Indenture, and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, all in accordance with the terms set forth in Article Seven of the Second Supplemental Indenture.

The obligations of the Guarantors to the holders and to the Trustee pursuant to this Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Six of the Second Supplemental Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms and limitations of this Guarantee. Each holder of the Note to which this Guarantee is endorsed, by accepting such Note, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions.

[Signatures on Following Pages]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantors has caused this Guarantee to be signed by a duly authorized officer.

 

BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND

MANAGEMENT, INC.

BATH & BODY WORKS DIRECT, INC.
BATH & BODY WORKS, LLC
BEAUTYAVENUES, LLC
INTIMATE BRANDS, INC.
INTIMATE BRANDS HOLDING, LLC
L BRANDS DIRECT FULFILLMENT, INC.
L BRANDS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC
L BRANDS STORE DESIGN &

CONSTRUCTION, INC.

LA SENZA, INC.
MAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
VICTORIA’S SECRET DIRECT BRAND

MANAGEMENT, LLC

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES BRAND

MANAGEMENT, INC.

VICTORIA’S SECRET STORES, LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 5.1

 

     

New York
Northern California
Washington DC
London

Paris

 

Madrid
Tokyo
Beijing
Hong Kong

São Paulo

LOGO    
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
 

212 450 4000 tel

212 701 5800 fax

 

January 23, 2018

L Brands, Inc.

Three Limited Parkway

Columbus, OH 43230

Ladies and Gentlemen:

L Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the guarantors listed in Schedule I hereto (the “ Guarantors ”), have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209236) (the “ Registration Statement ”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), certain securities, including $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “ Notes ”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture dated as of June 16, 2016 (the “ Base Indenture” ) between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee” ) and a second supplemental indenture dated as of January 23, 2018 (together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Guarantors (the “ Guarantees ” and, together with the Notes, the “ Securities ”). The Securities are to be sold pursuant to the Terms Agreement dated January 8, 2018 (together with the Underwriting Agreement Basic Provisions attached thereto as Annex A, the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the several underwriters named therein (the “ Underwriters ”).

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company and the Guarantors that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Company and the Guarantors as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.


L Brands, Inc.    2    January 23, 2018

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, when the Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to, (x) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, or (y) (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of the Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of any Guarantor’s obligation.

In addition, we have assumed that the Indenture and the Securities (collectively, the “ Documents ”) are valid, binding and enforceable agreements of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company and the Guarantors). We have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each Document to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Company and each Guarantor.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company or the Guarantors, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus supplement which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP


L Brands, Inc.    3    January 23, 2018

 

Schedule I

Bath & Body Works Brand Management, Inc.

Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc.

Intimate Brands, Inc.

L Brands Direct Fulfillment, Inc.

L Brands Store Design & Construction, Inc.

La Senza, Inc.

Mast Industries, Inc.

Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management, Inc.

Bath & Body Works, LLC

beautyAvenues, LLC

Intimate Brands Holding, LLC

L Brands Service Company, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Direct Brand Management, LLC

Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC