UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 16, 2026, Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Honeywell”), repaid in full all outstanding obligations under, and terminated, its $1.0 billion fixed rate term loan credit agreement, dated as of August 12, 2024, with the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent.
Item 8.01 Other Events
Honeywell Aerospace Notes Offering
In connection with Honeywell’s previously announced plan to spin off (the “Spin-Off”) Honeywell Aerospace Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Aerospace”), Aerospace issued $16,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a private offering, consisting of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 notes”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 floating rate notes”), $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 notes”), $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 notes”) and $3,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 notes” and, together with the 2028 notes, the 2029 notes, the 2029 floating rate notes, the 2031 notes and the 2033 notes, the “New Money Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2046 (the “2046 notes”), $3,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 notes”) and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2066 (the “2066 notes” and, together with the 2046 notes and the 2056 notes, the “Exchange Notes” and, together with the New Money Notes, the “notes” and such offering the “Notes Offering”). The 2028 notes, the 2029 notes, the 2031 notes, the 2033 notes, the 2036 notes, the 2046 notes, the 2056 notes and the 2066 notes are referred to as the fixed rate notes.
The 2028 notes bear interest at a rate of 3.900% per year and mature on March 16, 2028. The 2029 notes bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per year and mature on March 16, 2029. The 2029 floating rate notes bear interest from the issue date at a floating rate equal to compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 0.630%, subject to certain other provisions, and mature on March 16, 2029; provided, however, that the minimum interest rate on the 2029 floating rate notes shall not be less than 0.000%. The 2031 notes bear interest at a rate of 4.300% per year and mature on March 16, 2031. The 2033 notes bear interest at a rate of 4.600% per year and mature on March 16, 2033. The 2036 notes bear interest at a rate of 4.950% per year and mature on March 16, 2036. The 2046 notes bear interest at a rate of 5.622% per year and mature on March 16, 2046. The 2056 notes bear interest at a rate of 5.732% per year and mature on March 16, 2056. The 2066 notes bear interest at a rate of 5.852% per year and mature on March 16, 2066.
Aerospace will pay interest on the fixed rate notes on March 16 and September 16 of each year, with the first payment on September 16, 2026. Aerospace will pay interest on the 2029 floating rate notes on March 16, June 16, September 16 and December 16 of each year, with the first payment on June 16, 2026.
The issuance of the notes and the guarantees was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and the notes and the guarantees were not offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”)), except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The notes and the guarantees were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.
A portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the New Money Notes was used to make a cash distribution to Honeywell (the “Cash Distribution”), with additional amounts not distributed to Honeywell used to pay fees and expenses related to the Spin-Off, Aerospace’s revolving credit facilities, and/or the Notes Offering, and/or for general corporate purposes. The Exchange Notes were issued by Aerospace to Honeywell as partial consideration for the contribution of assets by Honeywell to Aerospace in connection with the Spin-Off, and were transferred and delivered by Honeywell to BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in their capacities as selling noteholders in the Notes Offering.
Honeywell intends to use the funds distributed to it by Aerospace from the proceeds of the Notes Offering, along with amounts borrowed under the 2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement, to fund Honeywell’s tender offers and Honeywell’s debt redemptions (the “Honeywell Tender Offers” and “Honeywell Debt Redemptions,” respectively), both as described in Honeywell’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2026 (the “Honeywell March 6, 2026 Form 8-K”) and below under “Honeywell Debt Tender Offers and Honeywell Debt Redemptions,” and other debt retirements, and intends to use cash on hand to pay related transaction fees, including applicable premiums, discounts and expenses.
Indenture
The notes were issued pursuant to an indenture and a first supplemental indenture, each dated March 16, 2026, between Aerospace and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (together, the “Indenture”). This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The Indenture also provides for customary events of default, which, if any of them occurs, may cause the principal of and accrued interest on the notes to become, or to be declared, due and payable. Events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), include, among others, nonpayment of principal or interest, breach of other covenants or agreements in the Indenture, failure to pay certain other indebtedness, failure to pay certain final judgments and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Registration Rights Agreement
Aerospace has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 16, 2026, among Aerospace and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers of the notes, pursuant to which Aerospace has agreed to file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to an exchange offer for the notes or a shelf registration statement for the resale of the notes within 365 days after the date the Spin-Off is consummated. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which has been filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and which is incorporated by reference herein.
Honeywell Guarantee
The notes are the senior unsecured obligations of Aerospace and guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Honeywell until the Spin-Off is completed pursuant to a Guarantee Agreement, dated March 16, 2026, among Honeywell, as guarantor of the notes, Aerospace and the Trustee. Upon consummation of the Spin-Off, Honeywell will be automatically and unconditionally released from all obligations under the Guarantee Agreement without any action required on the part of the Trustee, any holder of notes, the selling noteholders or the initial purchasers in the Notes Offering. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Guarantee Agreement, which has been filed as Exhibit 4.3 hereto and which is incorporated by reference herein.
Honeywell Debt Tender Offers and Honeywell Debt Redemptions
On March 10, 2026, Honeywell issued a notice of redemption to redeem all €750,000,000 in outstanding principal amount of its 2.250% Senior Notes due 2028 on April 10, 2026, at a redemption price that includes an applicable “make-whole” premium, plus any interest accrued and unpaid to the redemption date, all further to Honeywell’s previously announced intention to redeem such notes as set forth in the Honeywell March 6, 2026 Form 8-K. The 2.250% Senior Notes due 2028 are also included in the Honeywell Tender Offers.
Honeywell has determined that the Cash Distribution and the receipt of the Exchange Notes satisfies the financing condition for the Honeywell Tender Offers and the redemption condition for the Honeywell Debt Redemptions subject to such condition. The Honeywell Tender Offers are subject to a number of other conditions that may be waived or changed. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to purchase any Honeywell debt securities in the Honeywell Tender Offers, which may only be made pursuant to the related offer to purchase. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption of any Honeywell debt securities. The Honeywell Debt Redemptions are being made solely pursuant to separately issued notices of redemption delivered pursuant to the indenture governing the applicable Honeywell debt securities.
2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement
On March 16, 2026, Honeywell satisfied and discharged in full all outstanding obligations under, and terminated, its term loan credit agreement, dated as of March 2, 2026, with the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders party thereto, Bank of America, as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as joint lead arrangers (the “2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement”). The outstanding advances under the 2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement were satisfied and discharged in full, pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement, in exchange for Honeywell’s transfer and delivery of the Exchange Notes and cash in an amount equal to the initial purchaser commissions due with respect to the Exchange Notes to the lenders’ designees, and Honeywell paid accrued interest owing to the lenders under the 2026 Term Loan Credit Agreement in respect of all advances outstanding as of such date.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 16, 2026 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Su Ping Lu | |||||
| Name: | Su Ping Lu | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 4.1
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., as Company
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 16, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE 1 |
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| DEFINITIONS |
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| Section 1.01. | Certain Terms Defined | 2 | ||||
| Section 1.02. | Other Definitions | 7 | ||||
| ARTICLE 2 |
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| SECURITY FORMS |
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| Section 2.01. | Forms Generally | 8 | ||||
| Section 2.02. | Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication | 8 | ||||
| ARTICLE 3 |
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| ISSUE, EXECUTION, FORM AND REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES |
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| Section 3.01. | Amount Unlimited: Issuable in Series | 8 | ||||
| Section 3.02. | Authentication and Delivery of Securities | 11 | ||||
| Section 3.03. | Execution of Securities | 11 | ||||
| Section 3.04. | Certificate of Authentication | 12 | ||||
| Section 3.05. | Denomination and Date of Securities: Payments of Interest | 12 | ||||
| Section 3.06. | Global Security Legend | 13 | ||||
| Section 3.07. | Registration | 13 | ||||
| Section 3.08. | Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities | 15 | ||||
| Section 3.09. | Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities | 16 | ||||
| Section 3.10. | Cancellation of Securities | 17 | ||||
| Section 3.11. | Temporary Securities | 17 | ||||
| Section 3.12. | CUSIP and ISIN Numbers | 18 | ||||
| ARTICLE 4 |
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| CERTAIN COVENANTS |
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| Section 4.01. | Payment of Principal | 18 | ||||
| Section 4.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 18 | ||||
| Section 4.03. | Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust | 19 | ||||
| Section 4.04. | Existence | 20 | ||||
| Section 4.05. | Limitation on Mortgages | 20 | ||||
| Section 4.06. | Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back | 21 | ||||
| Section 4.07. | Statement by Officers as to Default | 22 | ||||
| Section 4.08. | Waiver of Certain Covenants | 22 | ||||
| Section 4.09. | Compliance Certificate | 22 | ||||
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Table of Contents (continued)
| ARTICLE 5 |
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| REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT |
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| Section 5.01. |
Events of Default | 23 | ||||
| Section 5.02. |
Acceleration | 24 | ||||
| Section 5.03. |
Other Remedies | 25 | ||||
| Section 5.04. |
Waiver of Past Defaults | 25 | ||||
| Section 5.05. |
Control by Majority | 26 | ||||
| Section 5.06. |
Limitation on Suits | 26 | ||||
| Section 5.07. |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment | 27 | ||||
| Section 5.08. |
Collection Suit by Trustee | 27 | ||||
| Section 5.09. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 27 | ||||
| Section 5.10. |
Priorities | 27 | ||||
| Section 5.11. |
Undertaking for Costs | 28 | ||||
| Section 5.12. |
Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 28 | ||||
| Section 5.13. |
Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 28 | ||||
| Section 5.14. |
Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 28 | ||||
| ARTICLE 6 |
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| CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE |
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| Section 6.01. |
Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee: During Default: Prior to Default | 29 | ||||
| Section 6.02. |
Certain Rights of the Trustee | 30 | ||||
| Section 6.03. |
Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Disposition of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof | 31 | ||||
| Section 6.04. |
Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities: Collections, etc. | 31 | ||||
| Section 6.05. |
Moneys Held by Trustee | 32 | ||||
| Section 6.06. |
Notice of Default | 32 | ||||
| Section 6.07. |
Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim | 32 | ||||
| Section 6.08. |
Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers’ Certificate, etc | 33 | ||||
| Section 6.09. |
Persons Eligible for Appointment as Trustee | 33 | ||||
| Section 6.10. |
Resignation and Removal: Appointment of Successor Trustee | 33 | ||||
| Section 6.11. |
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor | 35 | ||||
| Section 6.12. |
Merger | 36 | ||||
| Section 6.13. |
Preferential Collection of Claims | 36 | ||||
| Section 6.14. |
Communications with the Trustee | 37 | ||||
| Section 6.15. |
Not Responsible for the Depository Records | 37 | ||||
| ARTICLE 7 |
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| CONCERNING THE HOLDERS |
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| Section 7.01. |
Evidence of Action Taken by Holders | 38 | ||||
| Section 7.02. |
Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Securities: Record Date | 38 | ||||
| Section 7.03. |
Who May Be Deemed Owners of Securities | 38 | ||||
| Section 7.04. |
Securities Owned by Company Deemed Not Outstanding | 39 | ||||
| Section 7.05. |
Record Date for Action by Securityholders | 39 | ||||
| Section 7.06. |
Right of Revocation of Action Taken | 40 | ||||
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Table of Contents (continued)
| ARTICLE 8 |
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| SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS |
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| Section 8.01. |
Purposes for Which Meeting May Be Called | 40 | ||||
| Section 8.02. |
Manner of Calling Meetings: Record Date | 41 | ||||
| Section 8.03. |
Call of Meeting by Company or Securityholders | 41 | ||||
| Section 8.04. |
Who May Attend and Vote at Meeting | 41 | ||||
| Section 8.05. |
Regulations | 41 | ||||
| Section 8.06. |
Manner of Voting at Meetings and Record to be Kept | 42 | ||||
| Section 8.07. |
Exercise of Rights of Trustee and Securityholders Not to be Hindered or Delayed | 43 | ||||
| ARTICLE 9 |
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES |
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| Section 9.01. |
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders | 43 | ||||
| Section 9.02. |
With Consent of Holders | 44 | ||||
| Section 9.03. |
Effect of Supplemental Indenture | 45 | ||||
| Section 9.04. |
Documents to Be Given to Trustee; Compliance with TIA | 45 | ||||
| Section 9.05. |
Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures | 45 | ||||
| ARTICLE 10 |
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| CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS |
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| Section 10.01. |
When the Company May Merge | 45 | ||||
| Section 10.02. |
Successor Corporation Substituted | 46 | ||||
| Section 10.03. |
Opinion of Counsel to Trustee | 46 | ||||
| ARTICLE 11 |
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| REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES |
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| Section 11.01. |
Applicability of Article | 46 | ||||
| Section 11.02. |
Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions | 47 | ||||
| Section 11.03. |
Payment of Securities Called for Redemption | 48 | ||||
| ARTICLE 12 |
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| DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE |
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| Section 12.01. |
Applicability of the Article: Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 48 | ||||
| Section 12.02. |
Legal Defeasance and Discharge | 49 | ||||
| Section 12.03. |
Covenant Defeasance | 49 | ||||
| Section 12.04. |
Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance | 50 | ||||
| Section 12.05. |
Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions | 51 | ||||
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Table of Contents (continued)
| ARTICLE 13 |
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| SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
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| Section 13.01. |
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 52 | ||||
| Section 13.02. |
Application of Trust Money | 53 | ||||
| ARTICLE 14 |
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| HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY |
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| Section 14.01. |
Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders | 53 | ||||
| Section 14.02. |
Preservation of Information: Communications to Holders | 54 | ||||
| Section 14.03. |
Reports by the Trustee | 54 | ||||
| Section 14.04. |
Reports by the Company | 54 | ||||
| ARTICLE 15 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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| Section 15.01. |
Incorporators | 55 | ||||
| Section 15.02. |
Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders | 55 | ||||
| Section 15.03. |
Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture | 55 | ||||
| Section 15.04. |
Notices | 55 | ||||
| Section 15.05. |
Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel: Statements to Be Contained Therein | 56 | ||||
| Section 15.06. |
Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays | 57 | ||||
| Section 15.07. |
Conflict of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act | 57 | ||||
| Section 15.08. |
New York Law to Govern | 57 | ||||
| Section 15.09. |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 57 | ||||
| Section 15.10. |
[Reserved] | 58 | ||||
| Section 15.11. |
Counterparts | 58 | ||||
| Section 15.12. |
Effect of Headings | 58 | ||||
| Section 15.13. |
Severability | 58 | ||||
| Section 15.14. |
Patriot Act Compliance | 59 | ||||
| Section 15.15. |
Sanctions. | 59 | ||||
| Section 15.16. |
Force Majeure | 60 | ||||
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939
and this Indenture
| Trust Indenture Act Section |
Indenture Section | |||
| §310(a)(l) | 6.09 | |||
| (a)(2) | 6.09 | |||
| (a)(3) | Not Applicable | |||
| (a)(4) | Not Applicable | |||
| (a)(5) | 6.09 | |||
| (b) | 6,10 | |||
| §311(a) | 6.13 | |||
| (b) | 6.13 | |||
| (b)(2) | 14.03(a), 14.03(b) | |||
| §312(a) | 14.01, 14.02(a) | |||
| (b) | 14.02(b) | |||
| (c) | 14.02(c) | |||
| §313(a) | 14.03(a) | |||
| (b) | 14.03(a) | |||
| (c) | 14.03(a), 14.03(b) | |||
| (d) | 14.03(b) | |||
| §314(a) | 14.04 | |||
| (b) | Not Applicable | |||
| (c)(1) | 15.05 | |||
| (c)(2) | 15.05 | |||
| (c)(3) | Not Applicable | |||
| (d) | Not Applicable | |||
| (e) | 15.05 | |||
| §315(a) | 6.01 | |||
| (b) | 6.06, 14.03(a) | |||
| (c) | 6.01 | |||
| (d) | 6.01 | |||
| (d)(1) | 6.01 | |||
| (d)(2) | 6.01 | |||
| (d)(3) | 6.01 | |||
| (e) | 5.11 | |||
| §316(a)(l)(A) | 5.05 | |||
| (a)(1)(B) | 5.02, 5.04 | |||
| (a)(2) | Not Applicable | |||
| (b) | 5.07 | |||
| (c) | 7.02 | |||
| §317(a)(l) | 5.08 | |||
| (a)(2) | 5.09 | |||
| (b) | 4.03 | |||
| §318(a) | 15.07 | |||
| * | This cross-reference table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture. |
THIS INDENTURE, dated as of March 16, 2026, among Honeywell Aerospace Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation (the “Trustee”),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Indenture a valid indenture and agreement according to its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Securities by the Holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Securities as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Certain Terms Defined. The following terms (except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section. All other terms used in this Indenture which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or the definitions of which in the Securities Act are referred to in the Trust Indenture Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise clearly requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Indenture Act and in the Securities Act as in force at the date of this Indenture. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined shall have the meanings given to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (whether or not such is indicated herein). 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. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.
“Agent Members” has the meaning provided in Section 3.08(a).
“Agents” means the paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and calculation agent.
“Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors or board of managers of such Person, or any authorized committee of the board of directors or board of managers of such Person or any officer of such Person duly authorized by the board of directors or board of managers of such Person to take a specific action.
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“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this Indenture the Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.
“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor.
“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, its President, a Vice President, its Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, an Assistant Controller, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the total amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding any thereof which are by their terms extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than 12 months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed), and (b) all goodwill, trade names trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangible assets, all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Consolidated Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary the accounts of which are required at that time to be included on a consolidated basis, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, assuming that such financial statements are prepared in accordance with such generally accepted accounting principles.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the corporate trust office of the Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall, at any particular time, be principally administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at 1 Columbus Circle, Trust and Securities Services, 4th Floor, Mail stop: NYC01-0417, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Corporates Team, AA8810.
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“Debt” means any notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed.
“Default” means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.
“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their respective successors.
“Event of Default” means any event or condition specified as such in Section 5.01 which shall have continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Funded Debt” means indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owning Restricted Property maturing by its terms more than one year after the creation thereof and ranking at least pari passu with the Securities.
“Global Security” means a Security evidencing all or part of a series of Securities issued to the Depositary in accordance with Section 3.05 and bearing the appropriate legend prescribed in Section 3.06.
“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
“Holder,” “Holder of Securities,” “Securityholder” or other similar terms mean the registered holder of any Security.
“Indenture” means this indenture as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof and shall include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder.
“Interest Payment Date” means, when used with respect to any Security, the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Mortgage” means any mortgage, lien, pledge or other encumbrance.
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“Notice of Default” has the meaning provided in Section 6.06.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or who may be other counsel satisfactory to the Trustee.
“outstanding” means, when used with reference to Securities, subject to the provisions of Article 7, as of any particular time, all Securities authenticated, and delivered by the Trustee under this Indenture, except
| (a) | Securities theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; |
| (b) | Securities, or portions thereof, for the payment or redemption of which moneys in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside, segregated and held in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as Paying Agent), provided that if such Securities are to be redeemed prior to the maturity thereof, notice of such redemption shall have been given as herein provided, or provision satisfactory to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have been made for giving such notice; |
| (c) | Securities in substitution for which other Securities shall have been authenticated and delivered, or which shall have been paid, pursuant to the terms of Section 3.09 (unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company is presented that any of such Securities is held by a person in whose hands such Security is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company); and |
| (d) | Securities that have been defeased pursuant to Section 12.01. |
“Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any Securities on behalf of the Company. The Company may act as Paying Agent with respect to any Securities issued hereunder.
“Payment Office” means, when used with respect to the Securities of or within any series, the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such Securities are payable as specified as contemplated by Sections 3.01 and 4.01.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint stock company, business trust, trust, unincorporated association joint venture or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof,
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“Physical Securities” means Securities issued pursuant to Section 3.02 in exchange for interest in the Global Security or pursuant to Section 3.08(b) in registered form substantially in the form hereinabove recited.
“Principal Amount” means, when used with respect to any Security, the amount of principal of such Security that could then be declared due and payable pursuant to Section 5.02.
“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, the price (including premium, if any) at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“Registrar” has the meaning provided in Section 3.07.
“Regular Record Date” means, for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series, the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 3.01.
“Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee including any vice president, any trust officer, any assistant vice president, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
“Restricted Property” means (a) any property of the Company at the time of issuance of the Securities hereunder located within the United States of America which is property which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a principal manufacturing property or (b) any shares of capital stock or indebtedness of any Subsidiary owning any such property.
“Sale and Lease-Back Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company), or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owning Restricted Property for a period of more than three years of any Restricted Property owned at the date set forth in the first paragraph of this instrument, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary owning Restricted Property to such Person, or to any other Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) to which funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of the leased property.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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“Security” or “Securities” means any Security or Securities, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
“Security Register” has the meaning provided in Section 3.07.
“Stated Maturity” means, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, the date specified in such Security or a coupon representing such installment of interest as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.
“Subsidiary” means, as applied, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other legal entity of which, in the case of a corporation, more than 50% of the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation has or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), or, in the case of any partnership or other legal entity, more than 50% of the ordinary equity capital interests, is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force at the date as of which this Indenture was originally executed, and “TIA” means, when used in respect of an indenture supplemental hereto, such Act as in force at the time such indenture supplemental hereto becomes effective.
“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder; provided that if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean only the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
| Defined in Term Section |
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| “Covenant Defeasance” |
12.03 | |||
| “Legal Defeasance” |
12.02 | |||
| “Value” |
4.06 | |||
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ARTICLE 2
SECURITY FORMS
Section 2.01. Forms Generally. The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the forms as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this 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, consistent herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.02 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
The Trustee’s certificate of authentication on all Securities shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article.
The definitive Securities of any series shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel-engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
Section 2.02. Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the following form:
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee | ||
| By: |
| |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
ARTICLE 3
ISSUE, EXECUTION, FORM AND REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Section 3.01. Amount Unlimited: Issuable in Series. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Prior to the issuance of Securities of any series, there shall be established in or pursuant to (i) a Board Resolution) action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and (subject to Sections 3.03 and 3.04) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate, or (iii) one or more indentures supplemental hereto:
(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from all other Securities);
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(2) the purchase price, denomination and any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 3.03, 3.08, 3.10, 9.05 or 11.02);
(3) the date or dates on which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of the series is payable or the method of determination thereof;
(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method of calculating such rate or rates of interest, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
(5) the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on Securities of the series shall be payable;
(6) the place or places where the Securities may be exchanged or transferred;
(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which, and the other terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, if the Company is to have that
option, and, if other than as provided in Section 11.02, the manner in which the particular Securities of such series (if less than all Securities of such series are to be redeemed) are to be selected for redemption;’ -
(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series in whole or in part pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or upon the happening of a specified event or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the other terms and conditions upon which Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
(9) if other than denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series shall be issuable;
(10) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall or may by payable, or in which the Securities of the series shall be denominated, and the particular provisions applicable thereto;
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(11) if the payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series are to be made, at the election of the Company or a Securityholder, in a currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) other than that in which such Securities are denominated or designated to be payable, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which such payments are to be made, the terms and conditions of such payments and the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments shall be determined, and the particular provisions applicable thereto;
(12) if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series shall be determined with reference to any commodities, currencies or indices, values, rates or prices or any other index, formula or method (which index, formula or method may be based, without limitation, on a currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) other than that in which the Securities of the series are denominated or designated to be payable), the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
(13) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02 or the method by which such portion shall be determined;
(14) any modifications of or additions to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.01 or the covenants of the Company set forth herein with respect to Securities of the series;
(15) if either or both of Section 12.02 and Section 12.03 shall be inapplicable to the Securities of the series (provided that if no such inapplicability shall be specified, then both Section 12.02 and Section 12.03 shall be applicable to the Securities of the series);
(16) if other than the Trustee, the identity of the Registrar and any Paying Agent;
(17) if the Securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in global form, (i) the Depositary for such Global Securities, (ii) the form of any legend in addition to or in lieu of that in Section 3.07 which shall be borne by such Global Security, (iii) whether beneficial owners of interests in any Securities of the series in global form may exchange such interests for certificated Securities of such series and of like tenor of any authorized form and denomination, and (iv) if other than as provided in Section 3.08, the circumstances under which any such exchange may occur; and
(18) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 9.01, but which may modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies to such series), including any terms which may be required by or advisable under the laws of the United States of America or regulations thereunder or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Securities of the series.
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All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided (i) by a Board Resolution, (ii) by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and (subject to Sections 3.02-3.05) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate or (iii) in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuances of additional Securities of such series.
If any of the terms of the Securities of any series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action, shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers’ Certificate setting forth, or providing the manner for determining, the terms of the Securities of such series, and an appropriate record of any action taken pursuant thereto in connection with the issuance of any Securities of such series shall be delivered to the Trustee prior to the authentication and delivery thereof.
Section 3.02. Authentication and Delivery of Securities. Upon the execution and delivery of this Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, Securities may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order, and upon delivery to the Trustee of all documents and certificates as required by this Indenture, the Trustee shall thereupon, in accordance with such Company Order, authenticate and make available for delivery said Securities.
Section 3.03. Execution of Securities. The Securities of each series shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or any Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, its President or any Vice President (whether or not designated by a number or numbers or a word or words added before or after the title “Vice President”), its Chief Executive Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Controller, an Assistant Controller, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. The signatures on any such Securities may be the electronic, manual or facsimile signatures of the present or any future such officers. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such officer before the Security so signed shall be authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or disposed of by the Company, such Security nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Security had not ceased to be such officer of the Company, as the case may be; and any Security may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Security shall be the proper officers of the Company, as the case may be, although at the date of the execution and delivery of this Indenture any such person was not such officer.
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Section 3.04. Certificate of Authentication. Only such Securities as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form hereinabove recited, executed by the Trustee by electronic or manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Trustee upon any Security executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Security so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
Section 3.05. Denomination and Date of Securities: Payments of Interest. (a) The Securities shall be issuable in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Securities, the Securities shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The Securities shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the officers of the Company executing the same may determine with the approval of the Trustee.
Any of the Securities may be issued with appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and variations, and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto, including those required by Section 3.06, or with the rules of any securities market in which the Securities are admitted to trading, or to conform to general usage.
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication, shall bear interest from the applicable date and shall be payable on the dates specified on the face of the form of Security above. Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
(a) Global Securities. If Securities of or within a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form, then any such Security of such series shall be deposited with the Trustee as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for the Depositary. The Global Security shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary (or with such other custodian as the Depositary may direct), and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.
(b) The person in whose name any Security is registered at the close of business on any Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest, if any, payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Security subsequent to the Regular Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date, except if and to the extent the Company shall default in the payment of the interest due on such Interest Payment Date, in which case such defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on
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the defaulted interest, shall be paid to the persons in whose names outstanding Securities are registered at the close of business on a subsequent record date (which shall be not less than five Business Days prior to the date of such payment) established by notice given by mail by or on behalf of the Company to the Holders of Securities not less than 15 days preceding such subsequent record date.
Section 3.06. Global Security Legend. Any Security in global form authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, or in such other form as may be necessary or appropriate to reflect the arrangements with or to comply with the requirements of any Depositary:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), 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.’
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE.
Section 3.07. Registration. Transfer and Exchange. The Securities are issuable only in registered form. The Company will keep at each office or agency (the “Registrar”) for each series of Securities a register or registers (the “Security Registers(s)”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, it will register, and will register the transfer of, Securities as in this Article provided. Such Security Register or Security Registers shall be in written form in the English language or in any other form capable of being converted into such form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times such Security Register or Security Registers shall be open for inspection by the Trustee. The initial Registrar shall be the Trustee.
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Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security of any series at each such office or agency, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery in the name of the designated transferee or transferees a new Security or Securities of the same series, in each case, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate Principal Amount.
At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except a Security in global form) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate Principal Amount and Stated Maturity, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
A Holder may transfer a Security only by written application to the Registrar stating the name of the proposed transferee and otherwise complying with the terms of this Indenture. No such transfer shall be effected until, and such transferee shall succeed to the rights of a Holder only upon, final acceptance and registration of the transfer by the Registrar in the Security Register. Prior to the registration of any transfer by a Holder as provided herein, the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company shall treat the person in whose name the Security is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes whether or not the Security shall be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Furthermore, any Holder of a Global Security shall, by acceptance of such Global Security, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Security may be effected only through a book entry system maintained by the Depositary (or its nominee) and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Security shall be required to be reflected in a book entry. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register the transfer or to exchange them for an equal Principal Amount of Securities of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if the requirements for such transactions set forth herein are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute the Securities and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request.
The Company, transfer agent or the security registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities (other than any such transfer taxes or other similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Section 3.11, 9.05 or 11.03). No service charge to any Holder shall be made for any such transaction.
The Company shall not be required to exchange or register a transfer of (a) any Securities of any series for a period of 15 days next preceding the first mailing of notice of redemption of Securities of that series to be redeemed, or (b) any Securities of any series selected, called or being called for redemption except, in the case of any Security of any series where public notice has been given that such Security is to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not so to be redeemed.
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All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange of Securities shall be valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
Section 3.08. Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities. (a) Each Global Security initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Securities or the nominee of such Depositary, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for such Depositary and (iii) bear legends as set forth in Section 3.06.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of any Security.
(b) Transfers of a Global Security shall be limited to transfers of such Global Security in whole, but not in part, to the Depositary for such series, its successors or their respective nominees. The Company may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Securities of a series issued in the form of one or more Global Securities shall no longer be represented by such Global Securities. In such event, the Company will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of definitive Securities of such series of like tenor, will authenticate and deliver Securities of such series of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate Principal Amount equal to the Principal Amount of the Global Security or Securities of such series in exchange for such Global Security or Securities. Interests of beneficial owners in a Global Security may be transferred in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary. In addition, Physical Securities shall be transferred to all beneficial owners identified by the Depositary in exchange for their beneficial interests in a Global Security, if (i) the Depositary (A) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, or (B) ceases to be qualified to serve as Depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order that such Global Security shall be so transferable, registrable and exchangeable, and such transfers shall be registrable, or (iii) an Event of Default of which the Trustee has actual notice has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from a beneficial owner to issue such Physical Securities.
(c) Any beneficial interest in one of the Global Securities that is transferred to a person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in the other Global Security will, upon transfer, cease to be an interest in such Global Security and become an interest in the other Global Security and, accordingly, will thereafter be subject to all transfer restrictions, if any, and other procedures applicable to beneficial interests in such other Global Security for as long as it remains such an interest.
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(d) In connection with any transfer of a portion of the beneficial interests in a Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 3.08, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the Principal Amount of such Global Security in an amount equal to the Principal Amount of the beneficial interest in such Global Security to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
(e) In connection with the transfer of an entire Global Security to beneficial owners pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section, such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depositary in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal Principal Amount of Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
(f) The registered holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including Agent Members and persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities of such series.
Section 3.09. Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities. In case any temporary or definitive Security shall become mutilated, defaced or be apparently destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon the written request of any officer of the Company and delivery to the Trustee of all documents and certificates as required by this Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, a new Security of the same series bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated or defaced Security, or in lieu of and substitution for the Security so apparently destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substitute Security shall furnish to the Company and the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by each of them to indemnify and defend and to save each of them harmless and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft evidence to their satisfaction of the apparent destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.
Upon the issuance of any substitute Security, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. In case any Security which has matured or is about to mature, or has been called for redemption in full, shall become mutilated or defaced or be apparently destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Security of the same series, pay or authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated or defaced Security), if the applicant for such payment shall furnish to the Company and to the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee such security or indemnity as any of them may require to save each of them harmless from all risks, however remote, and, in every case of apparent destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company and the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee evidence to their satisfaction of the apparent destruction, loss or theft of such Security and of the ownership thereof.
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Every substitute Security issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section by virtue of the fact that any Security is apparently destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company whether or not the apparently destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations of rights set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Securities shall be held and owned upon the express condition that, to the extent permitted by law, with respect to the holder of a substitute Security-, the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, defaced, or apparently destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.
Section 3.10. Cancellation of Securities. All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange, if surrendered to the Company or any agent of the Company or the Trustee, shall be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or, if surrendered to the Trustee, shall be cancelled by it; and no Securities shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures. If the Company shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 3.11. Temporary Securities. Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery temporary Securities of such series (printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced, in each case in form satisfactory to the Trustee). Temporary Securities shall be issuable as registered Securities of such series without coupons, of any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the definitive Securities of such series but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Securities, all as may be determined by the Company with the concurrence of the Trustee. Temporary Securities may contain such reference to any provisions of this Indenture as may be appropriate. Every temporary Security shall be executed by the Company and be authenticated by the Trustee upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with like effect, as the definitive Securities of such series. Without unreasonable delay the Company shall execute and shall furnish definitive Securities of such series and thereupon temporary Securities of such series may be surrendered in exchange therefor without charge at each office or agency to be maintained by the Company for the purpose pursuant to Section 4.02, and upon delivery to the Trustee of all documents and certificates as required by this Indenture, the Trustee
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shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange for such temporary Securities a like aggregate principal amount of definitive Securities of such series of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged the temporary Securities of such series shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
Section 3.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities of any series may use a “CUSIP” and “ISIN” number (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers or ISIN numbers, as the case may be, in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders of such series; provided that any such notice shall state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers or ISIN numbers.
ARTICLE 4
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Section 4.01. Payment of Principal. Premium and Interest on Securities. The Company, for the benefit of each series of the Securities, will by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the payment date, pay or cause to be paid the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this Indenture. The Company, no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day immediately preceding each payment date, shall procure that the bank effecting payment for it confirms by authenticated SWIFT message to the Paying Agent the payment instructions relating to such payment. The Paying Agent shall not be bound to make payment until immediately available and cleared funds in the requisite amount have been received from the Company.
Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain a Payment Office where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices, and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby initially appoints the Trustee at its office or agency as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in accordance with the requirements set forth above for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
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Section 4.03. Money for Securities Payments to be Held in Trust. (a) If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
(b) Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
(c) The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities (other than the Trustee) to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 4.03, that such Paying Agent will (i) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent; (ii) hold all sums held by it for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of that series for the benefit of the Holders until such sums shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as herein provided; (iii) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the Securities of that series; and (iv) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, and upon the written request of that Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series.
(d) The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
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(e) Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, or interest has become due and payable will be paid to the Company upon a Company Request (or, if then held by the Company, will be discharged from such trust); and the Holder of such Security will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease.
Section 4.04. Existence. Subject to Article 10, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and rights (charter and statutory); provided that the Company will not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors determines that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof will not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.05. Limitation on Mortgages. The Company covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Securities shall be outstanding, neither it nor any Subsidiary owning Restricted Property will issue, assume or guarantee any Debt secured by Mortgages upon any Restricted Property, without effectively providing that the outstanding Securities shall be secured equally and ratably with such Debt so long as such Debt shall be so secured, except that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to:
(a) Mortgages affecting property of the Company in effect as of the date hereof or of a corporation existing at the time it becomes a Subsidiary or at the time it is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;
(b) Mortgages on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof or incurred to secure payment of all or part of the purchase price thereof or to secure Debt incurred prior to, at the time of or within 24 months after acquisition thereof for the purpose of financing all or part of the purchase price thereof;
(c) Mortgages on property to secure all or part of the cost of development thereof or (in the case of property which is, in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, substantially unimproved for the use intended by the Company) all or part of the cost of improvement thereof, or to secure Debt incurred to provide funds for any such purpose;
(d) Mortgages which secure only Debt owing by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;
(e) Mortgages (1) required by any contract or statute in order to permit the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company to perform any contract or subcontract made by it with or at the request of the United States of America, any State, any foreign country or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of any such jurisdiction or (2) in favor of any such jurisdiction to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of constructing or improving the property subject thereto, including, without limitation, Mortgages to secure Debt of the pollution control or industrial revenue bond type; or
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(f) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Mortgage referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) to (e) inclusive or of any Debt secured thereby, provided that the principal amount of Debt secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such extension, renewal or replacement Mortgage shall be limited to all or part of the property which secured the Mortgage extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.05, the Company and any one or more of its Subsidiaries owning Restricted Property may issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by Mortgages which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions in an aggregate principal amount which, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all other Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries owning Restricted Property secured by Mortgages which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions (not including Debt permitted to be secured under clauses (a) to (e) inclusive above) and the aggregate Value (as defined in Section 4.06) of the Sale and Lease-Back Transactions in existence at such time (not including Sale and Lease-Back Transactions as to which the Company has complied with Section 4.06(b)), does not at any one time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
Section 4.06. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owning Restricted Property will enter into any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction unless either:
(a) the Company, or such Subsidiary owning Restricted Property would be entitled, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.05, to incur Debt in a principal amount equal to or exceed the Value of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, secured by Mortgages on the property to be leased, without equally and ratably securing the outstanding Securities, or
(b) the Company (and in any such case the Company covenants and agrees that it will do so) during the four months immediately following the effective date of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction (whether made by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owning Restricted Property) applies or causes to be applied to the voluntary retirement of Funded Debt an amount equal to the Value of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction.
For purposes of Section 4.05 and this Section 4.06, the term “Value” shall mean, with respect to a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, as of any particular time, an amount equal to the greater of (1) the net proceeds of the sale or transfer of the property leased pursuant to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction or (2) the fair value in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors of such property at the effective date of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, in either case divided by the number of full years of the term of the lease and then multiplied by the number of full years of such term remaining at the time of determination, without regard to any renewal or extension options contained in the lease.
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Section 4.07. Statement by Officers as to Default. The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the first date any series of Securities issued under this Indenture is outstanding, a certificate signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Company stating whether or not to the knowledge of such person after due inquiry the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions, and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company is in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which such person may have such knowledge. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or default and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 4.08. Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision, or condition set forth in this Indenture or any applicable supplemental indenture, with respect to the Securities of any series if the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of all outstanding Securities of such series shall, by act of such Holders in accordance with Section 7.01, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision, or condition, but no such waiver will extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision, or condition will remain in full force and effect.
Section 4.09. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default in accordance with Section 4.07) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE 5
REMEDIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND HOLDERS ON EVENT OF DEFAULT
Section 5.01. Events of Default. Each of the following events constitutes an “Event of Default” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series:
(a) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Securities of that series;
(b) default in payment when due of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Securities of that series;
(c) default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture which default continues for a period of 90 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the Principal Amount of Securities of that series then outstanding (with a copy to the Trustee if given by Holders) (except in the case of a default with respect to Section 10.01 of this Indenture, which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement); provided that the sole remedy of Holders of the Securities for an Event of Default relating to the failure to file any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act or of Section 14.04 of this Indenture, will for the first 60 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, or such shorter period until such Event of Default has been cured or waived, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Securities at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Securities. On the 61st day after such Event of Default (if such Event of Default is not cured or waived prior to such 61st day), the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided herein;
(d) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (i) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or (ii) a decree or order adjudging the Company bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of or in respect of the Company under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days;
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(e) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief with respect to the Company under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property pursuant to any such law, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or
(f) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.
Upon receipt by the Trustee of any Notice of Default pursuant to this Section 5.01, a record date shall automatically and without any other action by any Person be set for the purpose of determining the Holders of outstanding Securities of the applicable series entitled to join in such Notice of Default, which record date shall be the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such Notice of Default. The Holders of outstanding Securities of the applicable series on such record date (of their duly appointed agents), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such Notice of Default, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date.
Section 5.02. Acceleration. (a) If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 5.01 hereof) occurs and is continuing with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee by written notice to the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities of the affected series to be due and payable immediately. Except as set forth above, upon such declaration the principal of, premium, if any, and interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 5.01 hereof occurs with respect to the Company the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without further action or notice on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
(b) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article 5 provided, the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the outstanding Securities of such series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all overdue interest on all of the Securities of that series, (B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) Securities of that series which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in the Securities of that series, (C) to the extent that
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payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in the Securities of that series, and (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the compensation and properly incurred expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel and (ii) all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of the Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.04. No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 5.03. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may and shall upon written request of Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes (subject to the Trustee being indemnified and/or secured and/or prefunded to its satisfaction) pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal or interest on the Securities of such series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities of such series or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities of such series or does not produce any of them in the proceeding and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 5.04. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of any series then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Securities of such series waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on any Security of such series. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons entitled to waive any past default hereunder. If a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date, or their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to waive any default hereunder, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
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Section 5.05. Control by Majority. With respect to the Securities of any series, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee in good faith determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of that series or that may involve or cause the Trustee any potential liability. The Trustee may take any other action which it deems proper which is not inconsistent with any such direction.
Upon receipt by the Trustee of any such direction with respect to the Securities of such series, a record date shall automatically and without any other action by any Person be set for determining the Holders of outstanding Securities of such series entitled to join in such direction, which record date shall be the close of business on the day the Trustee receives such direction. The Holders of outstanding Securities of such series on such record date (or their duly appointed agents), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join in such direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date.
Section 5.06. Limitation on Suits. A Holder of any Security of any series may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities of the applicable series only if:
(a) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities of that series make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders provide to the Trustee indemnity, security or prefunding satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense in connection with the pursuance of such remedy;
(d) during the 90-day period specified in (e) below, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities of such series do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request; and
(e) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 90 days after receipt of the notice, request and the offer of indemnity, security or prefunding satisfactory to the Trustee.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of Securities of the same series in case of any Event of Default described in clause (a), (b) or (f) of Section 5.01 or of another Holder of any series of Securities in the case of any Event of Default described in clause (c), (d) or (e) of Section 5.01. A Holder may not use this Indenture to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of Securities of the same series in case of any Event of Default described in clause (a), (b) or (f) of Section 5.01 or of another Holder of any series of Securities in the case of any Event of Default described in clause (c), (d) or (e) of Section 5.01.
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Section 5.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
Section 5.08. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01 hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any other obligor for the whole amount of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, remaining unpaid on any Securities of such series and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07 hereof, including the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
Section 5.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the compensation and properly incurred expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of any series or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 5.10. Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: to the Trustee, the Agents, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 6.07, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;
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Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities of any series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, respectively; and
Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 5.10 upon five Business Days prior notice to the Company.
Section 5.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of Securities of the affected series pursuant to Section 5.07 hereof, a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities of any series in the case of any suit relating to or arising under clause (a), (b), (c) or (f) of Section 5.01, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate Principal Amount of the then all outstanding Securities in the case of any suit relating to or arising under clause (d) or (e) of Section 5.01.
Section 5.12. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.
Section 5.13. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.09, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 5.14. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of Securities of any series to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
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ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.01. Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee: During Default: Prior to Default. The Trustee, with respect to the Securities of any series, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default with respect to the Securities of such series which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties with respect to such series as are specifically set forth in this Indenture. In case an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of a series has occurred (and is continuing which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to such series, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, provided that:
(a) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee;
(b) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any statements, certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such statements, certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture;
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(d) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders given as provided in Section 5.05 or otherwise exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture.
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(e) None of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any potential or actual liability (financial or otherwise) in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there shall be reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such liability is not reasonably assured to it. This Section 6.01 is in furtherance of and subject to Sections 315 and 316 of the Trust Indenture Act.
Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Article 6.
Section 6.02. Certain Rights of the Trustee. In furtherance of and subject to the Trust Indenture Act, and subject to Section 6.01:
(a) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(c) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and any advice or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(d) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of the Securities of any series pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless the requisite majority of Holders shall have instructed the Trustee in writing and offered and provided to the Trustee reasonable security, prefunding and/or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred therein or thereby;
(e) the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
(f) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, appraisal, bond, debenture, note, coupon, security, or other paper or document unless requested in writing so to do by the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of all the Securities then outstanding; provided that, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee, not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee may require indemnity, prefunding and/or security satisfactory to it against such expenses or liabilities as a condition to proceeding; the reasonable expenses of every such examination shall be paid by the Company;
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(g) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys not regularly in its employ and the Trustee shall not be responsible for supervising or monitoring or for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(h) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee under this Indenture, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(i) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture; and
(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
Section 6.03. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals, Disposition of Securities or Application of Proceeds Thereof. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities, except that the Trustee represents, that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture, authenticate the Securities and perform its obligations hereunder and that the statements made by it in a Statement of Eligibility on Form T-l supplied to the Company, are true and accurate, subject to the qualifications set forth therein. The Trustee shall not be liable or accountable in any manner for the use or application by the Company of any of the Securities or of the proceeds thereof
Section 6.04. Trustee and Agents May Hold Securities: Collections, etc. The Trustee or any of its affiliates or any agent of the Company or the Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities, subject to Sections 6.10 and 6.13 with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent and may otherwise deal with the Company and receive, collect, hold and retain collections from the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or such agent.
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Section 6.05. Moneys Held by Trustee. All moneys received by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other finds except to the extent required by mandatory provisions of law. Neither the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be under any liability for interest on any moneys received by it hereunder, except as otherwise agreed with the Company.
Section 6.06. Notice of Default. If any Default or any Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any series and if such Default or Event of Default is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner and to the extent provided in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c) notice of the Default or Event of Default (“Notice of Default”) within 90 days after it occurs, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured; provided that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on any Security of such series or in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to Securities of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determine that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders of Securities of such series.
Section 6.07. Compensation and Indemnification of Trustee and Its Prior Claim. The Company covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Trustee (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) and the Company covenants and agrees to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee upon its request for all properly incurred expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by or on behalf of it in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture (including the compensation and properly incurred expenses and disbursements of its counsel and of all agents and other persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture or the trusts hereunder and its duties hereunder, including without limitation the costs and expenses of defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Holder or any other Person). The obligations of the Company under this Section 6.07 to compensate and indemnify the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee for expenses, disbursements and advances shall constitute additional indebtedness hereunder and shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, repayment of the Securities and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Such financial obligations of the Company identified in this Section shall be a senior claim to that of the Securities of each series upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, except funds held in trust for the benefit of the holders of particular Securities, and the Securities of each series are hereby subordinated to such senior claim.
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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(d) or Section 5.01(e), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.
Section 6.08. Right of Trustee to Rely on Officers’ Certificate, etc. Subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02, whenever in the administration of the trusts of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee, and such certificate, in the absence of negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.
Section 6.09. Persons Eligible for Appointment as Trustee. The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation, national association or other appropriate entity having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and which is eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of a federal, state or District of Columbia supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.
Section 6.10. Resignation and Removal: Appointment of Successor Trustee. (a)The Trustee may at any time resign by giving 30 days advance notice with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice of resignation to the Company. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee by written instrument in duplicate, executed by authority of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation or, as the case may be, notice of removal, the retiring trustee may (on behalf of and at the expense of the Company) appoint its own successor or petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, or any Securityholder of the affected series who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities of the affected series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
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(b) In case at any time any of the following shall occur:
(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, after written request therefor by the Company or by any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security or Securities for at least six months; or
(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Securityholder; or
(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver or liquidator of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
then, in any such case, the Company may remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors of the Company, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee, or, subject to Section 315(e) of the Trust Indenture Act, any Securityholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Security, or Securities for at least six months may on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.
(c) The Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of any series at the time outstanding may at any time remove the Trustee for that series and appoint a successor trustee by delivering to the Trustee so removed, to the successor trustee so appointed and to the Company the evidence provided for in Section 7.01 of the action in that regard taken by the Securityholders.
If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment 60 days after the mailing of such notice of removal, the trustee being removed may (on behalf of and at the expense of the Company) appoint its own successor or petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee.
(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and any appointment of a successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 6.11.
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(e) The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal or resignation of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Securities of such series as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
Section 6.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its fees, costs, expenses (including any indemnity payments) and charges incurred pursuant to this Indenture, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
(b) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
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(c) Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be.
(d) No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under the Trust Indenture Act.
Section 6.12. Merger. Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee. Any corporation or national association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or to which the Trustee’s assets may be sold, or any corporation or national association resulting from any merger, conversion, consolidation or sale to which the Trustee shall be a party or by which the Trustee’s property may be bound, or any corporation or national association succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided that such entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 6.09, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
In case at the time such successor to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Securities shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee and deliver such Securities so authenticated; and, in case at that time any of the Securities shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Securities either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee; and in all such cases such certificate shall have the full force that it is anywhere in the Securities or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Securities in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.
Section 6.13. Preferential Collection of Claims. If the Trustee shall be or shall become a creditor, directly or indirectly, secured or unsecured, of the Company (or any other obligor on the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor). For purposes of Section 311(b) (4) and (6) of such Act, the following terms shall mean:
(a) “cash transaction” means any transaction in which full payment for goods or securities sold is made within seven days after delivery of the goods or securities in currency or in checks or other orders drawn upon banks or bankers and payable upon demand; and
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(b) “self-liquidating paper” means any draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation which is made, drawn, negotiated or incurred by the Company for the purpose of financing the purchase, processing, manufacturing, shipment, storage or sale of goods, wares or merchandise and which is secured by documents evidencing title, to, possession of, or a lien upon, the goods, wares or merchandise or the receivables or proceeds arising from the sale of the goods, wares or merchandise previously constituting the security, provided the security is received by the Trustee simultaneously with the creation of the creditor relationship with the Company arising from the making, drawing, negotiating or incurring of the draft, bill of exchange, acceptance or obligation.
Section 6.14. Communications with the Trustee. Any and all notices, certificates, opinions or filings with the Commission required or permitted to be provided by the Company to the Trustee under this Indenture shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent via an internationally recognized overnight delivery service or sent by facsimile or electronic transmission to the address or telecopy number of the Corporate Trust Office.
Section 6.15. Not Responsible for the Depository Records. So long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of any Global Security, the Depositary, or its nominee, shall be considered by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent as the sole owner or holder of the Securities represented by such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever under this Indenture. None of the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payment made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. Neither the Trustee nor any agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary. The Trustee and agents shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its agent members and other members, participants and any beneficial owners. No Holder of any beneficial interest in any Global Security held on its behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. None of the Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. Neither the Trustee nor the Agents shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any note (including any transfers between or among participants or indirect participants in any global note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
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ARTICLE 7
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS
Section 7.01. Evidence of Action Taken by Holders. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Securityholders of any series may be embodied in and evidenced (a) by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Securityholders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing, (b) by the record of .the Holders of Securities of such series voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Securityholders duly called, and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Securityholders; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee. Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Article.
Section 7.02. Proof of Execution of Instruments and of Holding of Securities: Record Date. Subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02, the execution of any instrument by a Securityholder or his agent or proxy may be proved in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register or by a certificate of the Registrar thereof. The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of holders of Securities entitled to vote or consent to any action referred to in Section 7.01, which record date may be set at any time or from time to time by notice to the Trustee, for any date or dates (in the case of any adjournment or resolicitation) not more than 90 days nor less than 20 days prior to the proposed date of such vote or consent, and’ thereafter, notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, only holders of Securities of record on such record date shall be entitled to so vote or give such consent or to withdraw such vote or consent.
Section 7.03. Who May Be Deemed Owners of Securities. The Company, the Trustee, any Paying Agent and any Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name any Security of any series shall be registered in the Security Register on the applicable record date as the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to, or upon the order of, any Holders shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability of moneys payable upon any such Security.
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Section 7.04. Securities Owned by Company Deemed Not Outstanding. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate Principal Amount of Securities of any series have concurred in any direction, consent or waiver under this Indenture, Securities of such series which are owned by the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of such series or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities of such series shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination, except that for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent or waiver only Securities which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s, right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any other obligor on the Securities, In case of a dispute as to such right, the advice of counsel shall be full protection in respect of any decision made by the Trustee in accordance with such advice. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Securities of any series, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above-described persons; and, subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.02, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities of such series not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
Section 7.05. Record Date for Action by Securityholders. Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any direction, notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), other than any action taken at a meeting of Securityholders of such series called pursuant to Article 8, the Company, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, or the Holders of at least ten percent in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of such series then outstanding, may request the Trustee to fix a record date for determining Securityholders entitled to notice of and to take any such action. In case the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified shall desire to request Securityholders of such series to take any action and shall request the Trustee to fix a record date with respect thereto by written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the Securityholder action to be requested, the Trustee shall promptly (but in any event within five days of receipt of such request) fix a record date that shall be a business day not less than 15 nor more than 20 days after the date on which the Trustee receives such request. If the Trustee shall fail to fix a record date as hereinabove provided, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified may fix the same by mailing written notice thereof (the record date so fixed to be a business day not less than 15 nor more than 20 days after the date on which such written notice shall be given) to the Trustee. If a record date is fixed according to this Section 7.05, only persons shown as Securityholders of such series on the registration books for the Company at the close of business on the record date so fixed shall be entitled to take the requested action and the taking of such action by the Holders of Securities- of such series on the record date of the required percentage of the aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities shall be binding on all Securityholders of such series, provided that the taking of the requested action by the Holders of Securities of such series on the record date of the percentage in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities in connection with such action shall have been evidenced to the Trustee, as provided in Section 7.01, not later than 180 days after such record date.
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Section 7.06. Right of Revocation of Action Taken. At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 7.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any holder of a Security the serial number of which is shown by the evidence to be included among the serial numbers of the Securities of the series the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice at the Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in this Article, revoke such action so far as concerns such Security. Except as aforesaid any such action taken by the holder of any Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of such Security and of any Securities issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation in regard thereto is made upon any such Security. Any action taken by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of any series specified in this Indenture in connection with such action shall be conclusively binding upon the Company, the Trustee and the holders of all the Securities of such series.
ARTICLE 8
SECURITYHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
Section 8.01. Purposes for Which Meeting May Be Called. A meeting of Holders of Securities of any series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 8 for any of the following purposes:
(a) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee, or to give any directions to the Trustee, or to consent to the waiving of any default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series hereunder and its consequences, or take any other action authorized to be taken by Securityholders of such series pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 5;
(b) to remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee with respect to the Securities of such series pursuant to the provisions of Article 6;
(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02; or
(d) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the holders of the percentage in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of such series under any other provisions of this Indenture or under applicable law.
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Section 8.02. Manner of Calling Meetings: Record Date. The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Securityholders of any series to take any action specified in Section 8.01, to be held at such time and at such place in The City of New York, New York, or as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of Securityholders of any series setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be mailed not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting to such Securityholders at their registered addresses. For the purpose of determining Securityholders entitled to notice of any meeting of Securityholders, the Trustee shall fix in advance a date as the record date for such determination, such date to be a business day not more than 10 days prior to the date of the mailing of such notice as hereinabove provided. Only persons in whose name a Security of such series is registered upon the books of the Company on a record date fixed by the Trustee as aforesaid, or by the Company or the Securityholders as in Section 8.03 provided, shall be entitled to notice of the meeting of Securityholders with respect to which such record date was so fixed.
Section 8.03. Call of Meeting by Company or Securityholders. In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, or the Holders of at least 10 percent in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of any series then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Securityholders of such series.to take any action authorized in Section 8.01 by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified may fix the record date with respect to, and determine the time and the place for, such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 8.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 8.02. The record date fixed as provided in the preceding sentence shall be set forth in a written notice to the Trustee and shall be a business day not less than 15 nor more than 20 days after the date on which such notice is sent to the Trustee.
Section 8.04. Who May Attend and Vote at Meeting. To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Securityholders of any series, a person shall be a Holder of one or more Securities of such series. The only persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Securityholders of any series shall be the persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel. When a determination of Securityholders entitled to vote at any meeting of Securityholders has been made as provided in this Section 8.04, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
Section 8.05. Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Securityholders of any series, in regard to proof of the holding of the Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of the Securities of such series shall be provided in the manner specified in Section 8.06.
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The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Securityholders as provided in Section 8.03, in which case the Company or the Securityholders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by a vote of the Holders of a majority in Principal Amount of the Securities represented at the meeting and entitled to vote.
Subject to the provisions of Section 7.04, at any meeting each Securityholder or proxy entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities of such series held or represented by him; provided that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Securities held by him or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating him as the person to vote on behalf of other Securityholders. Any meeting of Securityholders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.02 or 8.03 may be adjourned from time to time, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
At any meeting of Securityholders of any series, the presence of persons who held, or who are acting as proxy for persons who held, an aggregate Principal Amount of Securities of such series on the record date for such meeting sufficient to take action on the business for the transaction of which such meeting was called shall constitute a quorum, but, if less than a quorum is present, the persons holding or representing a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities of such series represented at the meeting may adjourn such meeting with the same effect, for all intents and purposes, as though a quorum had been present.
Section 8.06. Manner of Voting at Meetings and Record to be Kept. The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Securityholders of any series shall be by written ballots on each of which shall be subscribed the signature of the Securityholder or proxy casting such ballot and the identifying number or numbers of the Securities of such series held or represented in respect of which such ballot is cast. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Securityholders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 8.02. The record shall show the identifying numbers of the Securities of such series voting in favor of or against any resolution. Each counterpart of such record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the counterparts shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee.
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Any counterpart record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated and shall be the record referred to in clause (b) of Section 7.01.
Section 8.07. Exercise of Rights of Trustee and Securityholders Not to be Hindered or Delayed. Nothing in this Article 8 contained shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Securityholders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Securityholders of any series under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Securities of such series.
ARTICLE 9
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of any series without the consent of any Holder:
(a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to the Holders of the Securities in the case of any transaction pursuant to Article 10 hereof;
(d) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee and to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee;
(e) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of all or any series of Securities or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any such Holder;
(f) to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or
(g) to evidence the succession of another person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by the successor person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.04 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such supplemental indenture which affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
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Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders. Except as provided in the next succeeding paragraphs, this Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities then outstanding affected by such supplemental indenture, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities of any series may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the then outstanding Securities affected by such default or compliance.
Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.04 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 5.04 and 5.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate Principal Amount of the Securities then outstanding affected may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or such Securities. Without the consent of each Holder affected hereby, however, an amendment or waiver may not:
(a) reduce the Principal Amount of Securities of any series whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b) change the stated maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, or time for payment of interest on, any Security, or reduce the Principal Amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or change any Payment Office where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the stated maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date);
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(c) modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02, Section 5.04 or Section 4.08, except to increase the percentage in Principal Amount of Holders required under any such Section or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected thereby, provided that this clause (c) will not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section 9.02, Section 5.04 and Section 4.08, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11; or
(d) make any change in this sentence of this Section 9.02.
Section 9.03. Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.
Section 9.04. Documents to Be Given to Trustee; Compliance with TIA. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 6.02, may receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such supplemental indenture complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture. Every such supplemental indenture shall comply with the TIA.
Section 9.05. Notation on Securities in Respect of Supplemental Indentures. Securities authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article may bear a notation approved by the Trustee as to form (but not as to substance) as to any matter provided for by such supplemental indenture or as to any action taken at any such meeting. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board of Directors of the Company, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Securities of such series then outstanding.
ARTICLE 10
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
Section 10.01. When the Company May Merge. Etc. The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
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(a) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture of the part of the Company to be performed or observed;
(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this Article and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Section 10.02. Successor Corporation Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the successor corporation), and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein.
In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a consolidation or merger by the Company with or into, or (ii) the sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its property or assets to, one or more of its Subsidiaries shall not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Indenture and the Securities.
Section 10.03. Opinion of Counsel to Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 6.01 and 6.02, may receive an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, sale, transfer, lease, exchange or other disposition complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
ARTICLE 11
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
Section 11.01. Applicability of Article. Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series) in accordance with this Article.
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Section 11.02. Notice of Redemption; Partial Redemptions. Notice of redemption to the Holders of Securities of any series to be redeemed as a whole or in part shall be given by mailing notice of such redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to such Holders of Securities at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the registry books. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder, receives the notice. Failure to give notice by mail, or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Security designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Security.
The notice of redemption to each such Holder shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including CUSIP numbers) and shall specify the Principal Amount of each Security held by such Holder to be redeemed, the date fixed for redemption, the redemption price, the place or places of payment, that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Securities, that interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption will be paid as specified in said notice and that on and after said date interest thereon or on the portions thereof to be redeemed will cease to accrue. In case any Security is to be redeemed in part only the notice of redemption shall state the portion of the Principal Amount thereof to be redeemed and shall state that on and after the date fixed for redemption, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in Principal Amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued.
The notice of redemption of Securities of any series to be redeemed at the option of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company.
No later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption given as provided in this Section, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more paying agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money sufficient to redeem on the redemption date all the Securities of a series so called for redemption at the appropriate redemption price, together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. The Company will deliver to the Trustee at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for redemption an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate Principal Amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. The Company will calculate the redemption price and neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent will be responsible for verifying or calculating the redemption price.
If less than all the Securities of a series are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select, either pro rata, by lot or by any other method it shall deem fair and reasonable, Securities to be redeemed in whole or in part. Securities may be redeemed in part only in denominations equal to the minimum authorized denomination for Securities of that series or any integral multiple thereof. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in
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writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Securities selected for partial redemption, the Principal Amount thereof to be redeemed. For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Security redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the Principal Amount of such Security which has been or is to be redeemed.
Section 11.03. Payment of Securities Called for Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption, and on and after said date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of such Securities at the redemption price, together with interest accrued to said date) interest on the Securities or portions of Securities so called for redemption shall cease to accrue and, except as provided in Sections 6.05 and 12.06, such Securities shall cease from and after the date fixed for redemption to be entitled to any benefit or security under this Indenture, and the Holders thereof shall have no right in respect of such Securities except the right to receive the redemption price thereof and unpaid interest to the .date fixed for redemption. On presentation and surrender of such Securities at a Payment Office specified in said notice, said Securities or the specified portions thereof shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption; provided that any payment of interest becoming due on the date fixed for redemption shall be payable to the holders of such Securities registered as such on the relevant Regular Record Date subject to the terms and provisions of Section 3.05 hereof.
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid or duly provided for, bear interest from the date fixed for redemption at the rate borne by the Security.
Upon presentation of any Security redeemed in part only, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of authorized denominations, in Principal Amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security so presented.
ARTICLE 12
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
Section 12.01. Applicability of the Article: Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. Unless pursuant to Section 3.01 provision is made for the inapplicability of either or both of (a) defeasance of the Securities of a series under Section 12.02 or (b) covenant defeasance of the Securities of a series under Section 12.03, then the provisions of such Section or Sections, as the case may be, together with the other provisions of this Article, shall be applicable to the Securities of such series, and the Company may, at its option, by resolution of its Board of Directors, at any time, elect to have either Section 12.02 or Section 12.03 applied to the outstanding Securities of a series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 12.
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Section 12.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company’s exercise of the option provided under Section 12.01 hereof to defease the outstanding Securities of a particular series under this Section -12.02, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such outstanding Securities on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities of such series, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 12.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 12.02, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities of such series to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 12.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such Securities when such payments are due, (ii) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.06, 3.07, 3.08(a), 3.09, 3.11, and 12.05 hereof, (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, the Trustee’s rights under Section 6.07 hereof, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and with this Article 12. Subject to compliance with this Article 12, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 12.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 12.03 hereof with respect to the Securities of such series.
Section 12.03. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company’s exercise of the option provided under Section 12.01 hereof to obtain a covenant defeasance with respect to the outstanding Securities of a particular series under this Section 12.03, the Company shall be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Article 4 and Section 10.01 hereof and the covenants contained in any supplemental indenture applicable to such series, with respect to the outstanding Securities of such series on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Securities of such series shall thereafter be deemed not outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 5.01(c) with respect to outstanding Securities of such series, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and of the Securities of such series shall be unaffected thereby.
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Section 12.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 12.02 or Section 12.03 hereof to the outstanding Securities of a particular series:
(a) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 6.10 who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article 12 applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities cash or Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such outstanding Securities on the stated maturity date of such principal or installment of principal, or interest or premium, if any.
(b) In the case of an election under Section 12.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the date hereof, 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 shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Securities of such series 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 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.
(c) In the case of an election under Section 12.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Securities of such series 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 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.
(d) No Default or Event of Default (or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default) with respect to the Securities of such series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, insofar as Section 5.01(d) or 5.01(e) hereof is concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 124th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period).
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(e) Such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall 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 is a party or by which the Company is bound (other than a breach, violation or default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit).
(f) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit made by the Company pursuant to its election under Section 12.02 or 12.03 hereof was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of the affected Securities over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company, or others.
(g) Such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall be effected in compliance with any additional terms, conditions or limitations which may be imposed on the Company in connection therewith pursuant to Section 3.01.
(h) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for relating to either the Legal Defeasance under Section 12.02 hereof or the Covenant Defeasance under Section 12.03 hereof (as the case may be) have been complied with as contemplated by this Section 12.04.
Section 12.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. Subject to Section 12.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Securities of a particular series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any paying agent (including the Company acting as paying agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 12.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge that by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Securities of such series.
Anything in this Article 12 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the Company’s request any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 12.04 hereof with respect to the Securities of any series which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 12.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
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SECTION 12.06 Repayment to the Company. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any paying agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, or interest or premium, if any, has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such paying agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
SECTION 12.07 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or paying agent is unable to apply any U.S. Dollars or non- callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.02 or 12.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.02 or 12.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or paying agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 12.02 or 12.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Security to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or paying agent
ARTICLE 13
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall upon a Company Request cease to be of further effect with respect to any series of Securities (except, as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer, exchange or conversion of Securities of such series herein expressly provided for or in the form of Security for such series and any rights to receive payment of interest thereon), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when:
(a) either
(i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.09, and (B) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been (x) deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 4.03(c) or (y) paid to any State or the District of Columbia pursuant to its unclaimed property or similar laws) have been delivered to the security register for cancellation; or
(ii) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the security register for cancellation
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(A) have become due and payable, or
(B) will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, or
(C) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and the Company, in the case of (A), (B) or (C) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust for the purpose, cash or Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable), or to the Stated Maturity or redemption date, as the case may be;
(b) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder with respect to such Securities; and
(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.07 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (ii) of clause (a) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 13.02 and the last paragraph of Section 4.03 shall survive.
Section 13.02. Application of Trust Money. Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 4.03, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
ARTICLE 14
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY
Section 14.01. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(a) semi-annually, not later than 15 days after the Regular Record Date for each series of Securities, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities as of such Regular Record Date (unless the Trustee has such information), or if there is no Regular Record Date for interest for such series of Securities, semi-annually, upon such dates as are set forth in the Board Resolution of the Company or indenture supplemental hereto authorizing such series, and
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(b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;
provided that so long as the Trustee is the Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished.
Section 14.02. Preservation of Information: Communications to Holders.
(a) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 14.01 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as the Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 14.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
Section 14.03. Reports by the Trustee.
(a) The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within 60 days after each May 15th following the date of this Indenture (commencing May 15, 2026) deliver to Holders a brief report dated as of such May 15th, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a).
(b) A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each securities exchange upon which Securities of any series are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any securities exchange and of any delisting thereof.
Section 14.04. Reports by the Company. The Company shall file with the Trustee, within 30 days after it files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports with the Commission, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing the Commission may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided that any such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other reports and information filed with the Commission may be provided by the Company to the Trustee electronically. The Company shall comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a). Delivery of such information, documents and reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice or knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely
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exclusively on Officers’ Certificates). At any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, upon request of Holders and prospective purchasers of Securities thereof, the Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations. The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the EDGAR system (or its successor).
ARTICLE 15
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 15.01. Incorporators. Stockholders. Officers and Directors of Company Exempt from Individual Liability. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, or in any Security of any series, or because of any indebtedness evidenced thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, as such or against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company or any successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of the Securities of such series by the holders thereof and as part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities of such series.
Section 15.02. Provisions of Indenture for the Sole Benefit of Parties and Holders. Except as set forth in Section 15.09, nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities of any series, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give to any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their successors and the holders of the Securities of such series, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and of the holders of the Securities.
Section 15.03. Successors and Assigns of Company Bound by Indenture. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Indenture contained by or on behalf of the Company shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 15.04. Notices. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder entitled thereto, at his last address as it appears in the Security Register. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after
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the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. The Trustee may waive notice to it of any provision herein, and such waiver shall be deemed to be for its convenience and discretion. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to the Trustee, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, via facsimile, or by .pdf attachment to electronic transmission to: 1 Columbus Circle, Trust and Securities Services, 4th Floor, Mail stop: NYC01-0417, New York, NY 10019, USA, facsimile: +1-732-578-4635 , Attention: Corporates Team, AA8810. Each party may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications delivered or furnished to it hereunder by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved by them, respectively, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Any such notices and other communications furnished by electronic communication shall be in the form of attachments in pdf format.
In case, by reason of the suspension of or irregularities in regular mail service, it shall be impracticable to mail notice to the Company and Securityholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice. While Securities are in global form, notice provided via clearing systems shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of notice.
Section 15.05. Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel: Statements to Be Contained Therein. Upon any application or demand by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent have been complied with, except that in the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture relating to such particular application or demand, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.
Each certificate or opinion provided for in this Indenture and delivered to the Trustee with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include (a) a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition, (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based, (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
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Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by counsel, unless such officer knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous. Any certificate, statement or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters or information which is in the possession of the Company, upon the certificate, statement or opinion of or representations by an officer or officers of the Company unless such counsel knows that the certificate, statement or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous.
Any certificate, statement or opinion of an officer of the Company or of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to accounting matters, upon a certificate or opinion of or representations by an accountant or firm of accountants in the employ of the Company unless such officer or counsel knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the accounting matters upon which his certificate, statement or opinion may be based as aforesaid are erroneous, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that the same are erroneous.
Any certificate or opinion of any independent firm of public accountants filed with the Trustee shall contain a statement that such firm is independent within the meaning of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 15.06. Payments Due on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. If the date of maturity of interest on or principal of the Securities of a particular series or the date fixed for redemption of any Security shall not be a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal with respect to such Securities need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such date.
Section 15.07. Conflict of Any Provision of Indenture with Trust Indenture Act. If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision included in this Indenture by operation of Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act (an “incorporated provision”), such incorporated provision shall control.
Section 15.08. New York Law to Govern. This Indenture and the Securities of any series shall each be deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
Section 15.09. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby waives, and each Holder by acceptance of its Securities shall be deemed to have waived, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury (but no other judicial remedies) in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 15.10. [Reserved].
Section 15.11. Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all Securities and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Indenture or any Security or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the Securities or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (“Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee or an Agent acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee or Agent will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee and each Agent shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee or an Agent acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 15.12. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 15.13. Severability. If any provision hereof shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, then the remaining provisions hereof shall be construed as though such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
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Section 15.14. Patriot Act Compliance. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act the Trustee and the Agents, like all financial institutions, are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens account with the Trustee or the Agents. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee and the Agents to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.
Section 15.15. Sanctions.
(a) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall use, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that it and its Subsidiaries’ respective directors, officers and employees, in each case when acting on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall not use, the proceeds of any Notes (i) in furtherance of a corrupt offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of material value, to any Person in a manner which constitutes (x) a violation of the Bribery Act, (y) a violation of the FCPA or (z) a material violation of any other Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country (unless such activity, business or transaction would not result in a violation of applicable Sanctions by any party hereto), or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
(b) The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries with applicable Sanctions, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers or directors are Sanctioned Persons.
(c) For purposes of this Section 13, “Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is the target of any comprehensive (but not list based) Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with such country, region or territory (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine and non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine). “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or by the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country to the extent such Person is subject to Sanctions or (c) any Person controlled or more than 50 percent owned by any such Person. “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
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U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, Canada, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom. “Bribery Act” means the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010. “FCPA” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws and government rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Section 15.16. Force Majeure. Neither the Trustee nor the Agents shall incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Trustee or the Agents (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, pandemic, epidemic, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility); it being understood that the Trustee and the Agents, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., as Company | ||
| By: | /s/ Thilo Huber | |
| Name: Thilo Huber | ||
| Title: Treasurer and Director | ||
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Denise Kellerk | |
| Name: Denise Kellerk | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| By: | /s/ Chris Niesz | |
| Name: Chris Niesz | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to Indenture]
Exhibit 4.2
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of March 16, 2026
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of March 16, 2026
Relating to
$1,250,000,000 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028
$1,250,000,000 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029
$500,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029
$2,000,000,000 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031
$1,750,000,000 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033
$3,250,000,000 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036
$1,000,000,000 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046
$3,500,000,000 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056
$1,500,000,000 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE ONE |
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| DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
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| Section 1.01 |
References | 2 | ||||
| Section 1.02 |
Definitions | 2 | ||||
| ARTICLE TWO |
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| GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES |
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| Section 2.01 |
Designation and Principal Amount | 11 | ||||
| Section 2.02 |
Maturity | 12 | ||||
| Section 2.03 |
Form and Payment | 12 | ||||
| Section 2.04 |
Interest | 13 | ||||
| Section 2.05 |
Other Terms and Conditions | 17 | ||||
| ARTICLE THREE |
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| REDEMPTION |
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| Section 3.01 |
Optional Redemption of the Notes | 17 | ||||
| Section 3.02 |
Special Mandatory Redemption of the Notes | 19 | ||||
| ARTICLE FOUR |
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| ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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| Section 4.01 |
Contribution of Assets and Liabilities | 20 | ||||
| ARTICLE FIVE |
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| ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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| Section 5.01 |
Additional Events of Default | 20 | ||||
| ARTICLE SIX |
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| ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HOLDERS |
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| Section 6.01 |
Additional Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Holders | 21 | ||||
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| ARTICLE SEVEN |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Section 7.01 |
Application of First Supplemental Indenture | 21 | ||||
| Section 7.02 |
Trust Indenture Act | 21 | ||||
| Section 7.03 |
Conflict with Base Indenture | 21 | ||||
| Section 7.04 |
Governing Law | 21 | ||||
| Section 7.05 |
Successors | 22 | ||||
| Section 7.06 |
Counterparts | 22 | ||||
| Section 7.07 |
Trustee Disclaimer | 23 | ||||
| Exhibits |
| Exhibit A – Form of 2028 Note |
| Exhibit B – Form of 2029 Note |
| Exhibit C – Form of 2029 Floating Rate Note |
| Exhibit D – Form of 2031 Note |
| Exhibit E – Form of 2033 Note |
| Exhibit F – Form of 2036 Note |
| Exhibit G – Form of 2046 Note |
| Exhibit H – Form of 2056 Note |
| Exhibit I – Form of 2066 Note |
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of March 16, 2026 (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), between Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Calculation Agent (as defined herein).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (the “Base Indenture” and, together with this First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance from time to time of its notes and other evidences of senior debt securities, to be issued in one or more series as therein provided;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Calculation Agency Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Calculation Agency Agreement”), between the Company and the Trustee, the Trustee will serve as Calculation Agent for the Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 issued under the Base Indenture and Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture, on the date hereof, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of nine series of notes to be known respectively as its 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Floating Rate Notes”), 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”), 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”), 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046 (the “2046 Notes”), 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes”) and 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066 (the “2066 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2036 Notes, the 2046 Notes and the 2056 Notes, the “Notes”), the form and substance of such notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Base Indenture and herein;
WHEREAS, the Notes initially will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on a senior unsecured basis by Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor” or “Honeywell”), pursuant to a Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Guarantee Agreement”), by the Guarantor in favor of the Holders, the Company and the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from all obligations under its guarantee without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder at such time as the Spin-Off (as defined in Section 1.01) has been completed;
WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture have been met; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested and hereby requests that the Trustee join with it in the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, and all acts and requirements necessary to make this First Supplemental Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of the parties, in accordance with its terms, and a valid supplement to, the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes have been done and performed.
WITNESSETH:
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises contained herein, each party agrees for the benefit of each other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as follows:
Article One
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
Section 1.01 References. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this First Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Base Indenture. References in this First Supplemental Indenture to article and section numbers shall be deemed to be references to article and section numbers of this First Supplemental Indenture unless otherwise specified. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any Additional Interest pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, if applicable.
Section 1.02 Definitions. For purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
“2026 Term Loan” means the loans in an aggregate principal amount of $6.0 billion made under the 2026 Term Loan Agreement.
“2026 Term Loan Agreement” means that certain term loan credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as lenders party thereto.
“2028 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2029 Floating Rate Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2029 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2031 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2033 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
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“2036 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2046 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2056 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“2066 Notes” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this First Supplemental Indenture.
“Additional Interest” means all interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default” as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“Additional Notes” means any additional Notes that may be issued from time to time pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Applicable Spread” means (i) 10 basis points, in the case of the 2028 Notes, (ii) 10 basis points, in the case of the 2029 Notes, (iii) 10 basis points, in the case of the 2031 Notes, (iv) 15 basis points, in the case of the 2033 Notes, (v) 15 basis points, in the case of the 2036 Notes, (vi) 15 basis points, in the case of the 2046 Notes, (vii) 15 basis points, in the case of the 2056 Notes, or (viii) 20 basis points, in the case of the 2066 Notes.
“Base Indenture” has the meaning provided in the Recitals.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Compounded SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Compounded SOFR (or the published SOFR Index used in the calculation thereof) or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Company (or its designee) as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the sum of (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2) the sum of (a) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; and
(3) the sum of (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Company or its designee as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated floating rate notes at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Company or its designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;
(2) if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, then the ISDA Fallback Adjustment; and
(3) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Company or its designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated floating rate notes at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, rounding of amounts or tenors, changes to the definition of “Corresponding Tenor” solely when such tenor is longer than the Interest Period and other administrative matters) that the Company or its designee decide may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Company or its designee decide that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Company or its designee determine that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as the Company or its designee determine is reasonably necessary).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark; and
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
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For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Provisions” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04(c)(ii).
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
“Calculation Agent” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture and, thereafter, shall mean such successor.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
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“Compounded SOFR” will be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following formula (and the resulting percentage will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point):
where:
“SOFR IndexStart” = For periods other than the initial Interest Period, the SOFR Index value on the preceding Interest Determination Date, and, for the initial Interest Period, the SOFR Index value on March 12, 2026;
“SOFR IndexEnd” = The SOFR Index value on the Interest Determination Date relating to the applicable Interest Payment Date (or, in the final Interest Period, relating to the maturity date, or in the case of a redemption or repayment of the notes, relating to the applicable redemption or repayment date); and
“dc” is the number of calendar days in the relevant Observation Period.
If a SOFR IndexStart or SOFR IndexEnd is not published on the associated Interest Determination Date and a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, “Compounded SOFR” means, for the applicable Interest Period for which such index is not available, the rate of return on a daily compounded interest investment calculated in accordance with the formula for SOFR averages, and definitions required for such formula, published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website, initially located at https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/treasury-repo-reference-rates-information. For the purposes of this provision, references in the SOFR averages compounding formula and related definitions to “calculation period” shall be replaced with “Observation Period” and the words “that is, 30-, 90-, or 180-calendar days” shall be removed. If SOFR does not so appear for any day “i” in the Observation Period, SOFRi for such day “i” shall be SOFR published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
If the Company (or its designee) determines on or prior to the relevant Reference Time that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to determining Compounded SOFR, then the Benchmark Transition Provisions will thereafter apply to all determinations of the rate of interest payable on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes.
“Depositary” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(d).
“Exchange Notes” means Notes issued in a registered exchange offer pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
“First Call Date” means, with respect to the SpinCo Debt Securities, the earlier of (i) March 16, 2031 and (ii) the date on which the Company notifies the Trustee and the Holders that the Guarantor will not pursue the consummation of the Spin-Off.
“First Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
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“Fixed Rate Notes” means the 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2036 Notes, the 2046 Notes, the 2056 Notes and the 2066 Notes.
“Guarantee Agreement” has the meaning provided in the Recitals.
“Guarantor” has the meaning provided in the Recitals.
“Honeywell Tender Offers” means Honeywell’s offer to purchase for cash certain of its outstanding senior notes in aggregate principal amounts of $3.75 billion and 1.25 billion pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, dated March 6, 2026.
“Indenture” has the meaning provided in the Recitals.
“Initial Notes” means the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes issued on the date hereof, as specified in clause (a) of Section 2.01.
“Interest Determination Date” means the date that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days before each interest payment date (or, in the final interest period, before the maturity date or, in the case of a redemption or repayment of the notes, before the applicable redemption or repayment date).
“Interest Payment Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.04(j).
“Interest Period” means for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes the period commencing on the applicable Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial Interest Period, commencing on March 16, 2026) and ending on the day preceding the next Interest Payment Date. The initial Interest Period for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes is March 16, 2026 through June 15, 2026.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2021 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.
“ISDA Fallback Adjustment” means the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.
“ISDA Fallback Rate” means the rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor, excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.
“New Money Notes” means, collectively, the 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes and the 2036 Notes.
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“Notes” has the meaning provided in the Recitals. For the avoidance of doubt, “Notes” shall include any Additional Notes.
“Observation Period” means, in respect of each Interest Period, the period from and including the date that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the first date in such Interest Period to but excluding the date that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the interest payment date for such Interest Period (or, in the final Interest Period, preceding the maturity date or, in the case of a redemption or repayment of the notes, preceding the applicable redemption or repayment date).
“Offering Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum, dated March 10, 2026, relating to the issuance of the New Money Notes and the SpinCo Debt Securities.
“Par Call Date” means the date set forth under the heading ‘‘Par Call Date’’ below across from the name of such series of notes:
| Series of Notes |
Par Call Date | |
| 2029 Notes |
February 16, 2029 | |
| 2031 Notes |
February 16, 2031 | |
| 2033 Notes |
January 16, 2033 | |
| 2036 Notes |
December 16, 2035 | |
| 2046 Notes |
September 16, 2045 | |
| 2056 Notes |
September 16, 2055 | |
| 2066 Notes |
September 16, 2065 |
“Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
“Reference Time” means, with respect to any determination of the Benchmark (1) if the Benchmark is Compounded SOFR, the SOFR Index Determination Time, as such time is defined herein, and (2) if the Benchmark is not Compounded SOFR, the time determined by the Company (or its designee) in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to any Note of any series to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption if such Note matures on the applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, on March 16, 2028); provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced (solely for the purposes of this calculation) by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
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“SOFR Index” means, with respect to any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the SOFR Index value as published by the SOFR Administrator (as defined herein) as such index appears on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on such U.S. Government Securities Business Day (the “SOFR Index Determination Time”); provided that if a SOFR Index value does not so appear as specified herein at the SOFR Index Determination Time, then: (i) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, then Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “SOFR Index Unavailable Provisions” described below, or (ii) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to SOFR, then Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event” provisions described below.1
“SOFR” means the daily secured overnight financing rate as provided by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of SOFR).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Special Mandatory Redemption Date” means the tenth Business Day following the date of the applicable Special Mandatory Redemption Event.
“Special Mandatory Redemption Event” means the earlier of (i) April 1, 2027 and (ii) the date on which the Company notifies the Trustee and the holders of the Notes that the Guarantor will not pursue the consummation of the Spin-Off.
“Special Mandatory Redemption Price” means, in respect of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date and subject to special mandatory redemption, a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
“Spin-Off” means the transaction in which the Guarantor will distribute to its stockholders all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.
“SpinCo Debt Securities” means, collectively, the 2046 Notes, the 2056 Notes and the 2066 Notes.
| 1 | MB NTD – Please include the “SOFR Index Unavailable Provisions” as referenced here and as are included in the DON and the OM. |
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“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following clauses:
(a) the yield determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)—H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury constant maturities—Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, to March 16, 2028) (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields—one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life—and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, to March 16, 2028), on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this clause (a), the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date;
(b) If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to the applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, to March 16, 2028). If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, on March 16, 2028), but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, from March 16, 2028), one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, preceding March 16, 2028), and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, following March 16, 2028), the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, preceding March 16, 2028). If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on such Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, on March 16, 2028) for such series of notes, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United
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States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this clause (b), the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
“Trustee” has the meaning provided in the Preamble.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement, excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.
Article Two
General Terms and Conditions of the Notes
Section 2.01 Designation and Principal Amount.
(a) There are hereby authorized and designated nine series of Notes: the 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028, 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029, Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029, 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031, 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033, 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036, 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046, 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056 and 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066. Each series of the Notes may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. The 2028 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000. The 2029 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000. The Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000. The 2031 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000,000. The 2033 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,750,000,000. The 2036 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $3,250,000,000. The 2046 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000. The 2056 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $3,500,000,000. The 2066 Notes issued on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000. In the case of each series of Notes, the amount shall be set forth in the written order of the Company for the authentication and delivery of the Notes pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Base Indenture. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank on the same basis with all of the Company’s other senior unsecured indebtedness from time to time outstanding.
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(b) In addition, without the consent of the Holders of any series of the Notes, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of any series of the Notes, create and issue Additional Notes of any series having the same terms as, and ranking equally and ratably with, the applicable series of Notes (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, if applicable, the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such Additional Notes and the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes); provided that if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes of the applicable series offered hereby for U.S. federal securities laws or U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP, ISIN and/or any other identifying number. Such Additional Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with, and will have the same terms as to ranking, redemption, waivers, amendments or otherwise, as the applicable series of Notes, and will vote together as one class on all matters with respect to such series of Notes.
Section 2.02 Maturity. Unless an earlier redemption has occurred, the principal amount of the 2028 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2028, the principal amount of the 2029 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2029, the principal amount of the 2029 Floating Rate Senior Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2029, the principal amount of the 2031 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2031, the principal amount of the 2033 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2033, the principal amount of the 2036 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2036, the principal amount of the 2046 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2046, the principal amount of the 2056 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2056 and the principal amount of the 2066 Notes shall mature and be due and payable, together with any accrued interest thereon, on March 16, 2066. If the maturity date of any series of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest for such Notes then due will be paid on the next Business Day. No interest on that payment will accrue from and after the maturity date.
Section 2.03 Form and Payment.
(a) The Notes of each series shall be issued as global notes in fully registered book-entry form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) The Notes and the Trustee’s certificates of authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D, Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G, Exhibit H and Exhibit I which forms are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this First Supplemental Indenture.
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(c) The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this First Supplemental Indenture, and the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.
(d) Principal, premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, on the global notes representing each series of the Notes shall be made to The Depository Trust Company (together with any successor thereto, the “Depositary”).
(e) The global notes representing each series of the Notes shall be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary and shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. No global note may be transferred except as a whole by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of such successor.
(f) Additional provisions relating to the Initial Notes, Additional Notes, Exchange Notes and any other Notes issued under this First Supplemental Indenture are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and made a part of this First Supplemental Indenture.
Section 2.04 Interest.
(a) Interest on the 2028 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 3.900% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(b) Interest on the 2029 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 4.000% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(c) (i) Interest on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes shall accrue at a variable rate. The interest rate for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes for a particular Interest Period will be a per annum rate equal to Compounded SOFR as determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date as determined by the Calculation Agent, plus 0.630%. The interest rate on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will be reset on the first day of each Interest Period other than the initial Interest Period. Interest on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 16, June 16, September 16 and December 16 of each year, beginning on June 16, 2026.
(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) in this Section 2.04(ii), if the Company or its designee determine on or prior to the relevant Interest Determination Date that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then (x) the Company shall promptly provide written notice of such determination to the Calculation Agent and (y) the provisions set forth below under Section 2.04(c)(iii) (the “Benchmark Transition Provisions”) will thereafter apply to all determinations, calculations and quotations made or obtained for the purposes of calculating the rate and amount of interest payable on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes during a relevant Interest
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Period. In accordance with the Benchmark Transition Provisions, after a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, the amount of interest that will be payable for each Interest Period on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will be a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Benchmark Replacement and the margin of 0.630% for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, as determined by the Company or its designee provided, however, that the minimum interest rate on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes shall not be less than 0.000%.
However, if the Company or its designee determine that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, but for any reason the Benchmark Replacement has not been determined as of the relevant Interest Determination Date, the interest rate for the applicable Interest Period will be equal to the interest rate on the last Interest Determination Date for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, as determined by the Company or its designee.
All percentages resulting from any calculation of any interest rate for the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point being rounded upwards (e.g., 8.986865% (or 0.08986865) being rounded to 8.98687% (or 0.0898687)) and all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upwards).
The interest rate on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States laws of general application. The Calculation Agent will, upon the request of any holder of the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, provide the interest rate then in effect with respect to the 2029 Floating Rate Notes and, if it has been determined, the interest rate to be in effect for the next Interest Period.
The Calculation Agent shall calculate the interest rate in accordance with this clause (ii) and shall notify the Trustee or paying agent of such interest rate. All calculations of the Calculation Agent, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the Company and holders of the 2029 Floating Rate Notes and neither the Trustee nor any paying agent shall have the duty to verify determinations of interest rates made by the Calculation Agent.
(iii) If the Company or its designee determine that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any determination of the Benchmark on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the 2029 Floating Rate Notes in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates.
In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Company or its designee will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time.
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Any determination, decision, election or calculation that may be made by the Company or its designee pursuant to the Benchmark Transition Provisions, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, may be made in the Company’s or its designee’s sole discretion and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any documentation relating to the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, shall become effective without consent from the holders of the 2029 Floating Rate Notes or any other party.
(d) Interest on the 2031 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 4.300% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(e) Interest on the 2033 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 4.600% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(f) Interest on the 2036 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 4.950% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(g) Interest on the 2046 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 5.622% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(h) Interest on the 2056 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 5.732% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(i) Interest on the 2066 Notes shall accrue at the rate of 5.852% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, beginning on September 16, 2026.
(j) Each such interest payment date for each series of Notes is referred to as an “Interest Payment Date”.
(i) Interest on the 2028 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(ii) Interest on the 2029 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
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(iii) Interest on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2, June 2, September 2 and December 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(iv) Interest on the 2031 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(v) Interest on the 2033 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(vi) Interest on the 2036 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(vii) Interest on the 2046 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(viii) Interest on the 2056 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(ix) Interest on the 2066 Notes shall be payable to the Holders in whose names the Notes of such series are registered at the close of business on March 2 and September 2, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a Business Day), immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date.
(k) Interest on each series of all the Notes will accrue from and including March 16, 2026, to, but excluding, the first Interest Payment Date and then from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date, redemption date or maturity date, as the case may be. Interest on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in each quarterly Interest Period and a 360-day year. The Fixed Rate Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. If any Interest Payment Date or other payment date for any series of the Notes is not a Business Day, then payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest on such payment shall accrue on that payment for the period from and after that Interest Payment Date or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of that payment on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Section 2.05 Other Terms and Conditions.
(a) The Notes are not subject to a sinking fund.
(b) The Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions of Article 12 of the Base Indenture will apply to each series of the Notes and the covenants set forth in Article 4 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 12.03 of the Base Indenture. The provisions of Article 4 of the Base Indenture will apply to each series of the Notes.
(c) Each series of the Notes will be initially guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Guarantee Agreement. The Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from all obligations under its guarantee without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder at such time as the Spin-Off has been completed pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee Agreement.
(d) Each series of the Notes will be subject to the Events of Default provided in Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Section 5.01 of this First Supplemental Indenture.
(e) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will initially be the Security Registrar, Transfer Agent, Calculation Agent and Paying Agent for the Notes.
(f) The Notes will be subject to the covenants provided in Article 4 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Article 4 of this First Supplemental Indenture.
Article Three
Redemption
Section 3.01 Optional Redemption of the Notes.
(a) Subject to Section 7.03, the provisions of Article 11 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, shall apply to each series of the Notes.
(b) Except as described in this clause (b), the SpinCo Debt Securities shall not be redeemable prior to March 16, 2031. The SpinCo Debt Securities shall be redeemable at the earlier of any time on or after the applicable First Call Date and from time to time prior to the applicable Par Call Date, in each case, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming that such notes matured on their applicable Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Spread less (b) interest accrued to the redemption date and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
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(c) The 2029 Floating Rate Notes shall not be redeemable prior to maturity.
(d) The 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes and 2036 Notes shall be redeemable at any time and from time to time prior to the applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, prior to March 16, 2028), in each case, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming that such notes matured on their applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 Notes, on March 16, 2028)) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Spread less (b) interest accrued to the redemption date and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
(e) At any time on or after the applicable Par Call Date the SpinCo Debt Securities, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes and 2036 Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date for such Notes.
(f) On and after a redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the notes called for redemption (unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest).
(g) Any redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, which will be set forth in the related notice of redemption, including, but not limited to, completion of an offering, change of control or financing or other transaction or event. In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice will describe each such condition, and if applicable, will state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions will be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions will not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date as so delayed. If any such condition precedent has not been satisfied, the Company will provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the redemption date. Upon receipt of such notice, the notice of redemption will be rescinded or delayed, and the redemption of the notes will be rescinded or delayed as provided in such notice. Upon receipt, the Trustee will provide such notice to each Holder in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.
(h) The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any calculation or determination in respect of the redemption price of any Note, or any component thereof, and shall be entitled to receive, and fully-protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate from the Company that states such redemption price.
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Section 3.02 Special Mandatory Redemption of the Notes.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will redeem the aggregate principal amount of the New Money Notes outstanding on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date at the Special Mandatory Redemption Price; provided that upon the earlier of (i) consummation of the Spin-Off and (ii) consummation of the Honeywell Tender Offer or, if the Honeywell Tender Offer is not consummated, the date on which the Company notifies the Trustee and the Holders of the notes of the repurchase, redemption or repayment by Honeywell of any of its debt including without limitation through tender offers, open market repurchases, or payments at maturity or upon redemption (other than repayment of the 2026 Term Loan or any debt repurchased, redeemed or repaid with the proceeds of the 2026 Term Loan), for total cash consideration of at least $5.5 billion, the obligations of the Company with respect to the special mandatory redemption will cease to apply.
(b) The Company will cause a notice of special mandatory redemption to be electronically delivered or mailed to the Trustee and electronically delivered or mailed to each Holder of record of the Notes to be redeemed no later than the Business Day following the Special Mandatory Redemption Event and will specify Special Mandatory Redemption Date.
(c) Upon the deposit of funds sufficient to pay the Special Mandatory Redemption Price of all Notes to be redeemed on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date with the Paying Agent on or before such Special Mandatory Redemption Date, the Notes shall cease to bear interest and all rights under the Notes shall terminate.
(d) The notice of a special mandatory redemption shall state:
(i) the Special Mandatory Redemption Date;
(ii) the Special Mandatory Redemption Price;
(iii) that on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date, the Special Mandatory Redemption Price shall become due and payable; and
(iv) that the New Money Notes shall cease to bear interest on and after the Special Mandatory Redemption Date.
(e) The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any calculation or determination in respect of the Special Mandatory Redemption Event or the Special Mandatory Redemption Price, or any component thereof, and shall be entitled to receive, and fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate from the Company that states the occurrence of such Special Mandatory Redemption Event and such Special Mandatory Redemption Price, and certifies the Company’s compliance with the Special Mandatory Redemption conditions.
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Article Four
Additional Covenants
Section 4.01 Contribution of Assets and Liabilities.
(a) Prior to and subject to the occurrence of the Spin-Off, the Guarantor shall contribute, convey, sell or otherwise transfer, or make definitive arrangements to transfer after the Spin-Off, to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, substantially all of the assets, and cause to be accepted or assumed, or make definitive arrangements to be accepted or assumed after the Spin-Off, by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, substantially all of the liabilities, in each case comprising the “Aerospace Technologies” business of the Guarantor as described in, and subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth in the Form 10 (including all exhibits thereto) filed by the Company on March 3, 2026 with the Commission. For the avoidance of doubt, the Guarantor shall not be required to contribute, convey, sell or otherwise transfer, or make definitive arrangements to transfer after the Spin-Off, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries any pass-through arrangements or contracts that are subject to any necessary third-party consents until such third-party consents have been obtained.
Article Five
Additional Events of Default
Section 5.01 Additional Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture, an “Event of Default” with respect to any series of the Notes occurs if:
(a) prior to the Spin-Off, default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Guarantor, by the Guarantor, with respect to the Notes of any series, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified delivery, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” under the Indenture; or
(b) prior to the Spin-Off, the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Guarantor in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Guarantor a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Guarantor under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Guarantor or of any substantial part of its respective property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its respective affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or
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(c) prior to the Spin-Off, the commencement by the Guarantor of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Guarantor in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Guarantor or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment of a substantial part of its property for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Guarantor in furtherance of any such action.
Article Six
Additional Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Holders
Section 6.01 Additional Supplemental Indentures Without the Consent of Holders. In addition to the amendments or supplements that may be made as set forth in Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this First Supplemental Indenture or the Securities of any series without the consent of any Holder to evidence the release of the Guarantor as permitted by this First Supplemental Indenture or the Guarantee Agreement.
Article Seven
Miscellaneous
Section 7.01 Application of First Supplemental Indenture. The Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed. This First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.
Section 7.02 Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by the Trust Indenture Act, the imposed duties shall control.
Section 7.03 Conflict with Base Indenture. To the extent not expressly amended or modified by this First Supplemental Indenture, the Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture relating to the Notes is inconsistent with any provision of the Base Indenture, the provision of this First Supplemental Indenture shall control.
Section 7.04 Governing Law. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 7.05 Successors. All agreements of the Company in the Base Indenture, this First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in the Base Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
Section 7.06 Counterparts. 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.
Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Indenture and all Securities and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that the Indenture or any Security or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture or the Securities or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (“Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee or an Agent acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee or Agent will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee and each Agent shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee or an Agent acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
Section 7.07 Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity, adequacy or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes other than as to the validity of the execution and delivery of the First Supplemental Indenture by the Trustee and the authentication of the Notes by the Trustee. The recitals and statements herein and in the Notes are deemed to be those of the Company and not the Trustee and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the same and the Trustee does not make any representation with respect to such matters. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Notes or the proceeds thereof.
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Section 7.08. Notice of Registration Default. The Company will provide notice to the Trustee of (a) the occurrence of any Registration Default and the date from which Additional Interest shall accrue and the rate of Additional Interest (including any changes to the rate of Additional Interest) and (b) when such Registration Default is cured from which Additional Interest ceases to accrue.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this First Supplemental Indenture have caused it to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thilo Huber | |
| Name: Thilo Huber | ||
| Title: Treasurer and Director | ||
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Denise Kellerk | |
| Name: Denise Kellerk | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| By: | /s/ Chris Niesz | |
| Name: Chris Niesz | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]
Appendix A
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INITIAL NOTES,
ADDITIONAL NOTES AND EXCHANGE NOTES OF EACH SERIES
Section 1.1 Definitions.
(a) Capitalized Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear or Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or any successor securities clearing agency.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.
“Custodian” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.
“Definitive Note” means a certificated Initial Note, Additional Note or Exchange Note issued pursuant to the Indenture (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend.
“Distribution Compliance Period,” with respect to any Note, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Note is first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S, notice of which day shall be promptly given by the Company to the Trustee and the Agents, and (b) the date of issuance with respect to such Note or any predecessor of such Note.
“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear systems Clearance System or any successor securities clearing agency.
“Exchange Offers” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.
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“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Transfer Restricted Notes” means Definitive Notes and any Notes in global form that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
“Unrestricted Global Note” means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
“U.S. person” means a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S.
(b) Other Definitions.
| Term: |
Defined in Section: |
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| “Agent Members” |
2.1 | (c) | ||
| “Definitive Notes Legend” |
2.2 | (e) | ||
| “Global Note” |
2.1 | (b) | ||
| “Global Notes Legend” |
2.2 | (e) | ||
| “Regulation S Global Note” |
2.1 | (b) | ||
| “Regulation S Legend” |
2.2 | (e) | ||
| “Restricted Notes Legend” |
2.2 | (e) | ||
| “Rule 144A Global Note” |
2.1 | (b) | ||
| “Rule 144A Notes” |
2.1 | (a) | ||
Section 1.2 General.
The provisions of this Appendix A shall apply to each series of Notes.
Section 2.1 Form and Dating.
(a) The Initial Notes issued on the date hereof shall (i) (x) for the New Money Notes, be offered and sold by the Company to the initial purchasers thereof and (y) for the SpinCo Debt Securities, be offered and sold by the Company to the Guarantor as partial consideration for the contribution of assets by the Guarantor to the Company in connection with the Spin-Off, and then transferred by the Guarantor to the selling noteholders pursuant to an exchange agreement prior to the closing of the Spin-Off and subsequently offered and sold by the selling noteholders to the initial purchasers thereof and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) persons reasonably believed to be QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (“Rule 144A Notes”) and (2) Persons other than U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S Notes”). Additional Notes may also be considered to be Rule 144A Notes or Regulation S Notes, as applicable.
(b) Global Notes. Rule 144A Notes shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form, numbered A-1 upward (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Notes, numbered S-1 upward (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Note”), in
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each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. The Rule 144A Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a “Global Note” and are collectively referred to herein as “Global Notes.” Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Custodian, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Sections 3.07 and Section 3.11 of the Base Indenture and Section 2.2(c) of this Appendix A.
(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.
The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 3.03 of the Base Indenture and pursuant to a Company Order signed by one Officer of the Company, authenticate and deliver one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Custodian.
Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding this Section 2.1(c), nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
(d) Definitive Notes. Except as provided in Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 of this Appendix A, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes.
Section 2.2 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Security Registrar with a written request:
(i) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or
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(ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,
the Security Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:
(1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and
(2) in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, such Transfer Restricted Notes are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of this Appendix A or otherwise in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend, and are accompanied by a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto.
(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar, together with:
(i) a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto; and
(ii) written instructions directing the Security Registrar to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,
the Paying Agent shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If the applicable Global Note is not then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, a new applicable Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.
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(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.
(i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Appendix A, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Security Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or another Global Note, and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred.
(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.
(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of this Appendix A), a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole and not in part if the transfer is by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
(d) Restrictions on Transfer of Global Notes; Voluntary Exchange of Interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes for Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.
(i) Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through another Transfer Restricted Note shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and only upon receipt by the Transfer Agent of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto. In addition, in the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, the transferee must furnish a certification or a signed letter in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture to the Transfer Agent.
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(ii) During the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the Restricted Notes Legend on such Regulation S Global Note and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States of America. Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note shall be made only in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and upon receipt by the Transfer Agent of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture for exchange or registration of transfers and, in the case of a transfer to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through a Rule 144A Global Note, the transferee must furnish a certification or a signed letter in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture to the Transfer Agent. Such written certifications or letter shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period. Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of the Indenture.
(iii) Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture for an exchange from a Regulation S Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note.
(iv) Beneficial interests in a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Rule 144A Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Security Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture) and/or upon delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent may reasonably request.
(v) If no Unrestricted Global Note is outstanding at the time of a transfer contemplated by the preceding clauses (iii) and (iv), the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, a new Unrestricted Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.
(e) Legends.
(i) Except as permitted by Section 2.2(d), this Section 2.2(e), Section 2.2(i) and Section 2.2(j) of this Appendix A, each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (“Restricted Notes Legend”):
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.
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Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Definitive Notes Legend”):
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE SECURITY REGISTRAR SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH SECURITY REGISTRAR MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.
Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Global Notes Legend”):
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
Each Regulation S Note shall bear the following additional legend (“Regulation S Legend”):
BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
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(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Security Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and the Definitive Notes Legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Security Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note attached as an exhibit to the First Supplemental Indenture) and provides such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent may reasonably request.
(iii) After a transfer of any Initial Notes or Additional Notes during the period of the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to such Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as the case may be, all requirements pertaining to the Restricted Notes Legend on such Initial Notes or Additional Notes shall cease to apply and the requirements that any such Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply.
(iv) Upon the consummation of an Exchange Offer with respect to the Initial Notes or Additional Notes pursuant to which Holders of such Initial Notes or Additional Notes are offered Exchange Notes in exchange for their Initial Notes or Additional Notes, all requirements pertaining to Initial Notes or Additional Notes that Initial Notes or Additional Notes be issued in global form shall continue to apply, and Exchange Notes in global form without the Restricted Notes Legend shall be available to Holders that exchange such Initial Notes or Additional Notes in such Exchange Offer.
(v) Any Additional Notes sold in a registered offering shall not be required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
(f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Paying Agent for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Paying Agent. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Custodian, to reflect such reduction.
(g) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.
(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Security Registrar’s request.
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(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.07, 3.09, 3.11, 11.02 and 11.03 of the Base Indenture).
(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee and the Agents may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trusteeand the Agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under the Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
(v) In order to effect any transfer or exchange of an interest in any Transfer Restricted Note for an interest in a Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and has not been registered under the Securities Act, if the Security Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel, in form reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in respect of such exchange or transfer or the re-sale of such interest by the beneficial holder thereof, shall be required to be delivered to the Security Registrar and the Trustee.
(h) No Obligation of the Trustee and the Agents.
(i) The Trustee and the Agents shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee and the Agents may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
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(ii) The Trustee and the Agents shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under the Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of the Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
(iii) Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.
(i) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section 3.02 and 3.03 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Global Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amounts of the beneficial interests in the Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that provide in the applicable letters of transmittal such certifications as are required by the Registration Rights Agreement and applicable law, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that provide in the applicable letters of transmittal such certification as are required by the Registration Rights Agreement and applicable law, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Security Registrar shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Notes with the Restricted Notes Legend to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail to the Persons designated by the Holders of the Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes without the Restricted Notes Legend in the applicable principal amount. Any Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, and Exchange Notes issued in connection with the Exchange Offer, shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
Section 2.3 Definitive Notes.
(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 or issued in connection with an Exchange Offer may be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.2 of this Appendix A and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or after the Company becomes aware of such cessation, or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Security Registrar has received a request from the Depository. In addition, any affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor that is a beneficial owner of all or part of a Global Note may have such Affiliate’s beneficial interest transferred to such Affiliate in the form of a Definitive Note by providing a written request to the Company and the Trustee and such Opinions of Counsel, certificates or other information as may be required by the Indenture or the Company or Trustee.
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(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.2(e) of this Appendix A, bear the Restricted Notes Legend.
(c) The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes.
(d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.3(a) of this Appendix A, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.
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Exhibit A
FORM OF 2028 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
3.900% Senior Notes due 2028
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AA3 (144A) / U43781 AA8 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAA32 (144A) / USU43781AA89 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
3.900% Senior Notes due 2028
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 3.900% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption; Special Mandatory Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption and special mandatory redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) | ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or | ||
| (2) | ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or | ||
| (3) | ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or | ||
| (4) | ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or | ||
| (5) | ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or | ||
| (6) | ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or | ||
| (7) | ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. | ||
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
Dated:
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Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
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Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) | |||
Exhibit B
FORM OF 2029 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.000% Senior Notes due 2029
| No. [●] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AC9 (144A) / U43781 AC4 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAC97 (144A / USU43781AC46 (Reg S)] | ||
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
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This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: [●]
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.000% Senior Notes due 2029
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 4.000% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption; Special Mandatory Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption and special mandatory redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) | |||
Exhibit C
FORM OF 2029 FLOATING RATE NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029
| No. [●] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AD7 (144A) / U43781 AD2 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAD70 (144A) / USU43781AD29 (Reg S)] | ||
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2029 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Rate: Variable rate from March 16, 2026.
Interest Payment Dates: March 16, June 16, September 16 and December 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on June 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2, June 2, September 2 and December 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
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This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: [●]
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note quarterly in arrears on March 16, June 16, September 16 and December 16 of each year, commencing June 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”). The interest rate for this Note for a particular Interest Period (as defined below) will be a per annum rate equal to Compounded SOFR (as defined below) as determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date (as defined below) by the calculation agent appointed by the Company, which initially will be the Trustee (the “Calculation Agent”), plus 0.630%. The interest rate on this Note for each Interest Period shall be reset on the first day of each Interest Period other than the initial Interest Period. An interest period is the period commencing on an Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial Interest Period, commencing on March 16, 2026) and ending on the day preceding the next Interest Payment Date (each an “Interest Period”). The initial Interest Period is March 16, 2026 through June 15, 2026. The interest determination date for an Interest Period will be the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period (the “Interest Determination Date”). Interest on this Note will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in each quarterly interest period and a 360-day year.
Subject to the Benchmark Transition Provisions set forth under Section 2.04(c)(iii) of the Indenture (as defined herein) (the “Benchmark Transition Provisions”), “Compounded SOFR” will be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following formula (and the resulting percentage will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point):
where:
“SOFR IndexStart” = For periods other than the initial Interest Period, the SOFR Index value on the preceding Interest Determination Date, and, for the initial Interest Period, the SOFR Index value on March 12, 2026; and
“SOFR IndexEnd” = The SOFR Index value on the Interest Determination Date relating to the applicable Interest Payment Date (or in the final Interest Period, relating to the applicable maturity date); and
“dc” is the number of calendar days in the relevant Observation Period.
For purposes of determining Compounded SOFR:
“Interest Determination Date” means the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days before each Interest Payment Date (or in the final Interest Period, before the applicable maturity date).
“Observation Period” means, in respect of each Interest Period, the period from, and including, the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the first date in such Interest Period to, but excluding, the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the Interest Payment Date for such Interest Period (or in the final Interest Period, preceding the applicable maturity date).
“SOFR Index” means, with respect to any U.S. Government Securities Business Day:
(1) the SOFR Index value as published by the SOFR Administrator as such index appears on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such U.S. Government Securities Business Day (the “SOFR Index Determination Time”); provided that:
(2) if a SOFR Index value does not so appear as specified in (1) above at the SOFR Index Determination Time, then: (i) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, then Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “SOFR Index Unavailable Provisions” described below; or (ii) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to SOFR, then Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “Effect of a Benchmark Transition Event” provisions described below.
“SOFR” means the daily secured overnight financing rate as provided by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of SOFR).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.
If a SOFR IndexStart or SOFR IndexEnd is not published on the associated Interest Determination Date and a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, “Compounded SOFR” means, for the applicable Interest Period for which such index is not available, the rate of return on a daily compounded interest investment calculated in accordance with the formula for SOFR averages, and definitions required for such formula, published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website, initially located at https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/treasury-repo-reference-rates-information. For the purposes of this provision, references in the SOFR averages compounding formula and related definitions to “calculation period” shall be replaced with “Observation Period” and the words “that is, 30-, 90-, or 180-calendar days” shall be removed. If SOFR does not so appear for any day “i” in the Observation Period, SOFRi for such day “i” shall be SOFR published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
If the Company (or its designee) determines on or prior to the relevant Reference Time that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to determining Compounded SOFR, then the Benchmark Transition Provisions will thereafter apply to all determinations of the rate of interest payable on the 2029 Floating Rate Notes.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
7. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
8. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
9. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
10. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note to
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(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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
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| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
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| (1) ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
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Exhibit D
FORM OF 2031 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.300% Senior Notes due 2031
| No. [●] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AE5 (144A) / U43781 AE0 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAE53 (144A / USU43781AE02 (Reg S)] | ||
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HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2031 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
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This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.300% Senior Notes due 2031
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 4.300% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption; Special Mandatory Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption and special mandatory redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
| By: |
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| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| Date: | Signature of Signature | |||||
| Guarantor | ||||||
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
| Dated: | NOTICE: To be executed by | |||||
| an executive officer | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: |
Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit E
FORM OF 2033 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.600% Senior Notes due 2033
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: 43849R AF2 (144A) / U43781 AF7 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAF29 (144A) / USU43781AF76 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2033 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: |
| |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: |
| |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.600% Senior Notes due 2033
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 4.600% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption; Special Mandatory Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption and special mandatory redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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| Signature Guarantee: |
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Signature must be guaranteed |
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
| By: |
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| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| Date: | Signature of Signature | |||||
| Guarantor | ||||||
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
| Dated: | NOTICE: To be executed by | |||||
| an executive officer | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: |
Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit F
FORM OF 2036 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.950% Senior Notes due 2036
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AG0 (144A) / U43781 AG5 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAG02 (144A / USU43781AG59 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2036 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: |
| |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: |
| |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
4.950% Senior Notes due 2036
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 4.950% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption; Special Mandatory Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption and special mandatory redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
Signature | ||||
| Signature Guarantee: |
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Signature must be guaranteed |
Signature | |||
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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
| By: |
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| Title: | ||||||
| Date: | Signature of Signature | |||||
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
| Dated: | NOTICE: To be executed by | |||||
| an executive officer | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: |
Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit G
FORM OF 2046 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.622% Senior Notes due 2046
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AH8 (144A) / U43781 AH3 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAH84 (144A / USU43781AH33 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2046 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.622% Senior Notes due 2046
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 5.622% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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| Signature Guarantee: | ||||
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| Signature must be guaranteed | Signature |
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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) | ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) | ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) | ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) | ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) | ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) | ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) | ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
| By: |
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| Name: | ||
| Title: |
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| Date: | Signature of Signature | |||
| Guarantor |
TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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| Dated: | NOTICE: To be executed by | |||
| an executive officer | ||||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: |
Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit H
FORM OF 2056 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.732% Senior Notes due 2056
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AJ4 (144A) / U43781 AJ9 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAJ41 (144A) / USU43781AJ98 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2056 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
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This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
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(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.732% Senior Notes due 2056
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 5.732% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) | ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) | ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) | ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) | ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) | ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) | ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) | ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
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Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit I
FORM OF 2066 NOTE
[RESTRICTED NOTES ONLY] [THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. (THE “ISSUER”) OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRANSFER AGENT’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.]
[GLOBAL NOTES ONLY] [UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]
[REGULATION S NOTES ONLY] [BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON, AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.852% Senior Notes due 2066
| No. [] | CUSIP No.: [43849R AK1 (144A) / U43781 AK6 (Reg S)] | |
| ISIN No.: [US43849RAK14 (144A / USU43781AK61 (Reg S)] | ||
| $[] |
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture described herein), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $[ ]) on March 16, 2066 (the “Maturity Date”).
Interest Payment Dates: March 16 and September 16 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on September 16, 2026.
Interest Record Dates: March 2 and September 2 of each year (each, a “Regular Record Date”).
Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
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This is one of the Notes designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: []
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: |
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
(REVERSE OF NOTE)
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
5.852% Senior Notes due 2066
1. Interest.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal sum of this Note semiannually in arrears on March 16 and September 16 of each year, commencing September 16, 2026 (each such date on which the Company is required to pay interest being referred to herein as an “Interest Payment Date”), at the rate of 5.852% per annum from March 16, 2026, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Stated Maturity of the principal of this Note, or any Interest Payment Date, falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the principal or interest, as the case may be, payable on such date will be payable on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid on such date. The amount of interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on March 2 or September 2 (each being referred to herein as a “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate borne by the Notes and at the same rate on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) to the extent lawful from the dates such amounts are due until such amounts are paid or made available for payment. All references to any amount of interest or any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to include payment of any interest payable as a consequence of the occurrence and continuation of a “Registration Default,” if applicable, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the representatives of the initial purchasers with respect to the Initial Notes party thereto.
2. Paying Agent.
Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as paying agent. The Company may change any paying agent without notice to the Holders.
3. Indenture; Defined Terms.
This Note is one of the 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066 (the “Notes”) issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith, the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2026, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”). This Note is a “Security” and the Notes are “Securities” under the Indenture.
For purposes of this Note, unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms herein are used as defined in 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 (15 U.S.C. Sections 77aaa-77bbbb) (the “TIA”) as in effect on the date on which the Indenture is qualified under the TIA. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of Notes are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of them. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and this Note are inconsistent, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.
4. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder shall register the transfer or exchange of Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Company may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not issue, authenticate, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes or portions thereof for a period of fifteen (15) days before the sending of a notice of redemption, nor need the Company register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part.
5. Amendment; Modification; Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Notes may be amended, or default may be waived, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Without notice to or the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency.
6. Optional Redemption.
The Notes are subject to optional redemption as further described in the Indenture. There is no sinking fund or mandatory redemption applicable to the Notes.
7. Defaults and Remedies.
If an Event of Default with respect to the Note shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected thereby (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series to be affected at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of each such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
8. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of authentication on this Note by manual or PDF or other electronically imaged (such as DocuSign or Adobe Sign) signature.
9. Abbreviations and Defined Terms.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Note or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
10. CUSIP Numbers.
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes as a convenience to the Holders of the Notes. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Notes and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.
11. Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Note.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Note, fill in the form below:
I or we assign and transfer this Note 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 it.
Date: ________________ Your Signature: _____________________
Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.
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| Signature must be guaranteed | Signature |
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 United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES
This certificate relates to $ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) book-entry or definitive form by the undersigned.
The undersigned (check one box below):
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or |
| ☐ | has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes. |
In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:
CHECK ONE BOX BELOW
| (1) | ☐ | to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or |
| (2) | ☐ | to the Security Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or |
| (3) | ☐ | pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or |
| (4) | ☐ | to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or |
| (5) | ☐ | pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States of America within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or |
| (6) | ☐ | pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or |
| (7) | ☐ | pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. |
Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Transfer Agent will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (6) or (7) is checked, the Company or the Transfer Agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Transfer Agent has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
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Signature Guarantee*:
| * | Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). |
SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for certificated Notes or a part of another Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in principal amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in principal amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease (or increase) |
Exhibit 4.3
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
BY
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
in favor of
THE HOLDERS,
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Trustee for the Holders of the Notes Specified Below of
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC.
$1,250,000,000 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028
$1,250,000,000 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029
$500,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029
$2,000,000,000 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031
$1,750,000,000 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033
$3,250,000,000 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036
$1,000,000,000 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046
$3,500,000,000 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056
$1,500,000,000 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066
March 16, 2026
GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of March 16, 2026 (as amended from time to time, this “Guarantee”), made by Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of (a) the Holders (as defined in the Indenture (as defined below)) the following securities of Honeywell Aerospace Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”): $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029, $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029, $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031, $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033, $3,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046, $3,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056 and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066 (collectively, the “Notes”), (b) the Issuer and (c) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture.
WITNESSETH:
SECTION 1. Guarantee.
The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, to the Holders from time to time of the Notes the full and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on each series of Notes, when and as the same become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon redemption, by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, as well as all other obligations of the Issuer to the Holders and the Trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) or the Notes and any other amounts due and owing under the Indenture (the “Obligations”), according to the terms of the Notes and as set forth in the Indenture dated as of March 16, 2026 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of March 16, 2026 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), and the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, as each may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time after the date hereof with applicability to the Notes, collectively, the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, and the Notes, in each case subject to any applicable grace period or notice requirement or both. The guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection.
SECTION 2. Guarantee Absolute.
The Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of Holders of the Notes with respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall (subject to Section 3 hereof) be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Indenture; or
(c) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Issuer or a guarantor.
The obligation of the Guarantor to make any payment hereunder may be satisfied by causing the Issuer to make such payment. The Guarantor indemnifies the Trustee, jointly and severally with the Issuer to the same extent as the Issuer’s indemnity for the Trustee in Section 6.07 of the Indenture, which is incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, nothing shall be construed to impose upon the Guarantor any obligations greater than, in addition to, or other than, the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes.
SECTION 3. Termination of Guarantee.
(a) Subject to Section 3(b) hereof, this Guarantee shall terminate, and the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall cease to exist, with respect to a particular series of Notes, upon payment in full of the Obligations with respect to such series of Notes.
(b) Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, this Guarantee shall automatically and unconditionally terminate, and all obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall cease to exist, upon the distribution by the Guarantor to its stockholders of all of the shares of common stock of the Issuer (the “Spin-Off”). Upon the satisfaction of the conditions in the immediately preceding sentence, this Guarantee shall be deemed terminated, without any action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes; provided, however, that upon delivery by the Issuer or the Guarantor to the Trustee of an officer’s certificate to the effect that such conditions have been satisfied, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Guarantor to evidence such termination.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, including Sections 3(a) and 3(b) hereof, the Guarantor shall remain liable for any obligations with respect to a particular series of Notes that have become due and payable by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guarantee prior to the effective date of termination of this Guarantee with respect to such series of Notes.
SECTION 4. Waiver; Subrogation.
(a) The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guarantee, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding filed first against the Issuer, protest or notice with respect to the Notes or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever.
(b) The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Trustee or the Holders of any Notes against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to the Trustee or such Holder by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all Obligations shall have been paid in full to the Trustee and the Holders.
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SECTION 5. No Waiver; Remedies.
No failure on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of any series of Notes to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 6. Transfer of Interest.
This Guarantee shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by any Holder of Notes, the Trustee, and by their respective successors, transferees and assigns, pursuant to the terms hereof. This Guarantee shall not be deemed to create any right in, or to be in whole or in part for the benefit of any other person.
SECTION 7. Amendment.
The Guarantor may without the consent of the Trustee or any Holder of Notes of any series amend this Guarantee at any time to register the Guarantee under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to qualify the Guarantee under the TIA (as defined below), in accordance with the Indenture or for any other purpose; provided, however, that if an amendment for such other purpose adversely affects the rights of the Trustee or any Holder of any series of Notes in any material respect, the prior written consent of the Trustee or each Holder affected, as the case may be, shall be required. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely (without liability and without independent investigation) on an officer’s certificate and opinion of counsel as conclusive evidence that such amendment complies with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and this Guarantee.
SECTION 8. Governing Law.
THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
EACH OF THE GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.
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SECTION 9. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, stockholder, partner or other owner of the Guarantor, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
SECTION 10. Reports by Guarantor.
The Guarantor shall file with the Trustee and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as then in effect (the “TIA”), at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to the TIA; provided, however, that any such information, documents or reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is so filed with the Commission. The Guarantor shall be deemed to have complied with the previous sentence to the extent that such information, documents and reports are filed with the Commission via EDGAR (or any successor electronic delivery procedure); provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the EDGAR system (or its successor).
SECTION 11. Separability.
In case any provision in this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.
SECTION 12. Headings.
The section headings of this Guarantee have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Guarantee and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
SECTION 13. Notices, Etc., to the Guarantor.
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act (as defined in the Indenture) of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Guarantee to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with, the Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Guarantor addressed to the address last furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Guarantor, or, if no such address has been furnished, to 855 South Mint Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, Attention: Thilo Huber, Vice President and Treasurer, Email: corporate.finance@honeywell.com. Where this Guarantee provides for notice to the Trustee, such notice shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed by first-class mail, via facsimile, or by PDF attachment to electronic transmission to the Trustee at 1 Columbus Circle, Trust and Securities Services, 4th Floor, Mail stop: NYC01-0417, New York, NY 10019, USA, facsimile: +1-732-578-
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4635 , Attention: Corporates Team, AA8810. Each party may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications delivered or furnished to it hereunder by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved by them, respectively, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Any such notices and other communications furnished by electronic communication shall be in the form of attachments in .pdf format.
SECTION 14. Counterparts.
This Guarantee 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.
Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Guarantee and all Notes and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Guarantee or any Note or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Guarantee or the Notes or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (“Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third-party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a party has been sent by an authorized officer of such party. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
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SECTION 15. Trustee Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity, adequacy or sufficiency of this Guarantee. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Guarantor and not the Trustee and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the same and the Trustee does not make any representation with respect to such matters. The Trustee shall have all of the rights (including indemnification rights), powers, benefits, privileges, protections, indemnities, limitations on liability and immunities granted to the Trustee under the Indenture, all of which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 16. Sanctions.
(a) Neither the Guarantor nor its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) shall use, and the Guarantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that it and its Subsidiaries’ respective directors, officers and employees, in each case when acting on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries shall not use, the proceeds of any Notes (i) in furtherance of a corrupt offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of material value, to any Person (as defined in the Indenture) in a manner which constitutes (x) a violation of the Bribery Act, (y) a violation of the FCPA or (z) a material violation of any other Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country (unless such activity, business or transaction would not result in a violation of applicable Sanctions by any party hereto), or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
(b) The Guarantor represents and warrants that it has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries with applicable Sanctions, and the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Guarantor, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers or directors are Sanctioned Persons.
(c) For purposes of this Section 16, “Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is the target of any comprehensive (but not list based) Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with such country, region or territory (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine and non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine). “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or by the United Nations Security Council, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country to the extent such Person is subject to Sanctions or (c) any Person controlled or more than 50 percent owned by any such Person. “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, Canada, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom. “Bribery Act” means the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010. “FCPA” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws and government rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thilo Huber | |
| Name: Thilo Huber | ||
| Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||
[Signature Page to the Guarantee Agreement]
| Agreed and Accepted: | ||
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thilo Huber | |
| Name: Thilo Huber | ||
| Title: Treasurer and Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Guarantee Agreement]
| Agreed and Accepted: | ||
| DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS as Trustee under the Indenture | ||
| By: | /s/ Denise Kellerk | |
| Name: Denise Kellerk | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| By: | /s/ Chris Niesz | |
| Name: Chris Niesz | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Guarantee Agreement]
Exhibit 99.1
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated March 16, 2026 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Honeywell Aerospace Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (collectively, the “Representatives”), as representatives of the initial purchasers named in Schedules I-A and I-B of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below) (such purchasers, together with the Representatives, the “Initial Purchasers”) to the Purchase Agreement, dated March 10, 2026 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) the Company issued and sold to the New Money Purchasers (as defined therein) an aggregate of $10,000,000,000 principal amount of Senior Notes, comprised of $1,250,000,000 principal amount of 3.900% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), $1,250,000,000 principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $500,000,000 principal amount of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Floating Rate Notes”), $2,000,000,000 principal amount of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,750,000,000 principal amount of 4.600% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and $3,250,000,000 principal amount of 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2029 Floating Rate Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “New Money Notes”), and (ii) the Selling Securityholders (as defined therein) sold to Exchange Notes Purchasers (as defined therein) an aggregate of $6,000,000,000 principal amount of Senior Notes, comprised of $1,000,000,000 principal amount of 5.622% Senior Notes due 2046 (the “2046 Notes”), $3,500,000,000 principal amount of 5.732% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes”) and $1,500,000,000 principal amount of 5.852% Senior Notes due 2066 (the “2066 Notes” and, together with the 2046 Notes and the 2056 Notes, the “Exchange Notes,” and together with the New Money Notes, the “Securities”) of the Company. The Securities were issued under an indenture dated as of March 16, 2026 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated March 16, 2026 between the Company and the Trustee (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement with respect to the Securities at the time of any Registered Exchange Offer (as defined herein) or Shelf Registration (as defined herein). The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings:
“Additional Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
“Affiliate” means with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling,” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agreement” means this Registration Rights Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions, at the place where any specified act pursuant to this Agreement is to occur, are authorized or obligated by law to close.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i) hereof.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Offer Registration Period” means the 90-day period following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; provided that the Exchange Offer Registration Period shall not extend beyond the date on which Exchanging Dealers are no longer required to deliver a prospectus in connection with the resale of any Exchange Securities.
“Exchange Offer Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company on an appropriate form under the Securities Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
“Exchange Securities” means debt securities of the Company identical in all material respects to the Securities (except that the interest rate step-up provisions and the transfer restrictions will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), to be issued under the Indenture in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.
“Exchanging Dealer” means any Holder which is a broker-dealer electing to exchange Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities for Exchange Securities.
“Guarantor” means Honeywell International Inc.
“Holder” means a holder of the Securities or of any other securities into which the Securities are exchanged.
“Honeywell Aerospace Spin-Off” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
“Indemnified Holder Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
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“Indemnified Underwriter Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Initial Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Majority Holders” means the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of securities registered under a Registration Statement.
“Managing Underwriters” means the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that shall administer an offering of securities under a Shelf Registration Statement.
“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments.
“Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated March 10, 2026 among the Company, the Guarantor and each of the Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule I-A and I-B thereto.
“Registered Exchange Offer” means the proposed offer to the Holders to issue and deliver to such Holders, in exchange for the Securities, a like principal amount of the Exchange Securities.
“Registration Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
“Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding or (iii) except in the case of Securities that otherwise remain Registrable Securities and that are held by an Initial Purchaser and that are ineligible to be exchanged in the Registered Exchange Offer, when the Registered Exchange Offer is consummated.
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“Registration Statement” means any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or the Exchange Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including, without limitation, post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
“Securities” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Shelf Registration” means a registration effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
“Shelf Registration Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof.
“Shelf Registration Statement” means a “shelf” registration statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some of or all the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
“Shelf Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.
“Staff” means the staff of the Commission.
“Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Underwriter” means any underwriter of securities in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.
2. Registered Exchange Offer; Resales of Exchange Securities by Exchanging Dealers.
(a) To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the Staff, the Company shall prepare and use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act, with sufficient time to complete the Registered Exchange Offer as provided herein, after the earlier of (A) the consummation of the Honeywell Aerospace Spin-Off or (B) a successor assumes the obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Indenture and Guarantor ceases to guarantee the Securities.
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(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Registered Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement becomes effective (or if such 60th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), provided, however, that the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registered Exchange Offer to be completed no later than the 365th day (or if such 365th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) after the earlier of (A) the consummation of the Honeywell Aerospace Spin-Off or (B) a successor assumes the obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Indenture and Guarantor ceases to guarantee the Securities (the “Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline”) and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to issue, promptly after the expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer, the Exchange Securities in exchange for all Securities validly tendered prior to the expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer.
(c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall:
(i) mail or otherwise make available to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with any appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents; provided, however, Holders will be deemed to have received the documents referred to above upon delivery of such documents to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for distribution to its participants;
(ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days from the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or such shorter or longer period if permitted or required by applicable law);
(iii) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York; and
(iv) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws.
(d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange
Offer:
(i) the Company shall accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
(ii) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities so accepted for exchange; and
(iii) the Company shall instruct the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities so accepted for exchange, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange.
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(e) As a condition to participating in the Registered Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Company that (i) the Securities have been and any Exchange Securities received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Registered Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate and is not engaged and does not intend to engage in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or, if it is an “affiliate” of the Company, it will comply (at its own expense) with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable, (iv) it is not a broker-dealer tendering Securities that it acquired directly from the Company for its own account and (v) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.
(f) The Company acknowledges that, pursuant to current interpretations by the Staff of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and in the absence of an applicable exemption therefrom, each Exchanging Dealer is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of any Exchange Securities received by such Exchanging Dealer pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. Accordingly, the Company shall:
(i) indicate in a “Plan of Distribution” section contained in the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Exchanging Dealer who holds Securities acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities may exchange such Securities for Exchange Securities pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; however, such Exchanging Dealer may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of the Exchange Securities received by such Exchanging Dealer in the Registered Exchange Offer, which prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied by the delivery by such Exchanging Dealer of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. Such “Plan of Distribution” section shall also contain all other information with respect to such resales by Exchanging Dealers that the Commission or Staff may require in order to permit such resales pursuant thereto, but such “Plan of Distribution” shall not name any such Exchanging Dealer or disclose the amount of Securities held by such Exchanging Dealer except to the extent required by the Commission or the Staff.
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the Exchange Offer Registration Period for delivery by Exchanging Dealers in connection with sales of Exchange Securities received pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, as contemplated by Section 4(h) below.
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3. Shelf Registration. If, (i) because of any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Staff, the Company determines that it is not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof, (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not completed by the Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline, (iii) any Holder informs the Company prior to the day that is 20 days following the completion of the Registered Exchange Offer that it was prohibited by law or Commission policy from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer (other than due solely to the status of such Holder as an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act) (a “Shelf Request”), or (iv) in the case of any Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive freely tradable Exchange Securities in exchange for tendered Securities, other than by reason of such Holder being an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act (it being understood that, for purposes of this Section 3, the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with resales of Exchange Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such Exchange Securities being not “freely tradable”), the following provisions shall apply:
(a) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission and thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Securities Act a Shelf Registration Statement by the Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline, or shall, if permitted by Rule 430B under the Securities Act, otherwise designate an existing effective registration statement with the Commission for use by the Holders as a Shelf Registration Statement, relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as applicable, by the Holders from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement, and any such existing registration statement, as so designated, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement.
(b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders until the earlier of two years from the date of the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement and the date that the Securities cease to be Registrable Securities (in any such case, such period being called the “Shelf Registration Period”). The Company shall be deemed not to have used commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such securities during that period, unless (i) such action is required by applicable law or (ii) such action is taken by the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Company’s obligation hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets, so long as the Company promptly thereafter complies with the requirements of Section 4(k) hereof, if applicable.
4. Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) The Company shall furnish to you, prior to the filing or designation thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Registration Statement, each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed or designated with the Commission, such comments as you may reasonably propose and to which the Company does not reasonably object.
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(b) The Company shall ensure that (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated), 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 (iii) any Prospectus forming part of any Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) (1) The Company shall notify you and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of securities covered thereby, and, if requested by you or any such Holder, confirm such notification in writing:
(i) when a Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been filed (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated) with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated); and
(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein or for additional information.
(2) The Company shall notify you and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of securities covered thereby, and, in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, any Exchanging Dealer which has provided in writing to the Company a telephone or e-mail and address for notices, and, if requested by you or any such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, confirm such notification in writing:
(i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
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(iii) of the determination by the Company that use of the Prospectus must be suspended due to the happening of any event that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Each such Holder or Exchanging Dealer agrees by its acquisition of such securities to be sold by such Holder or Exchanging Dealer, that, upon being so notified by the Company of a determination by the Company to suspend the use of the Prospectus described in clause (iii) of this paragraph (c)(2), such Holder or Exchanging Dealer will forthwith discontinue disposition of such securities under such Registration Statement or Prospectus, until such Holder’s or Exchanging Dealer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by paragraph 4(k) hereof, or until it is notified in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed.
(d) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement at the earliest possible time.
(e) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein).
(f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of securities in connection with the offering and sale of the securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(g) The Company shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein).
(h) The Company shall, during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, promptly deliver to each Exchanging Dealer, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Exchanging Dealer may reasonably request for delivery by such Exchanging Dealer in connection with a sale of Exchange Securities received by it pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by any such Exchanging Dealer, as aforesaid, and by any other Persons, if any, subject to similar Prospectus delivery requirements.
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(i) Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering of securities pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Company shall register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders of securities included therein and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such Holder reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the securities covered by such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
(j) In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall cooperate with the Holders of Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, to be sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as Holders may request prior to sales of securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement.
(k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by paragraph (c)(2)(iii) above, the Company shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to any Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an 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.
(l) Not later than the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any such Registration Statement hereunder, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement, and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or Exchange Securities, in a form, if requested by the applicable Holder or Holder’s counsel, eligible for deposit with DTC or any successor thereto under the Indenture.
(m) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission to the extent and so long as they are applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration and will make generally available to its security holders a consolidated earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period commencing after the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of the Registration Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as soon as practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.
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(n) The Company shall cause the Indenture, if not already so qualified, to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on or prior to the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
(o) The Company may require each Holder of securities to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from any such Registration Statement the securities of any such Holder who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading. Each Holder further agrees that, neither such Holder nor any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement on such Holder’s behalf, will make any offer relating to the securities to be sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement that would constitute an issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Company (and except for as otherwise provided in any underwriting agreement entered into by the Company and any such underwriter).
(p) If requested by a Holder of Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably object and shall make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the information with respect to such Holder to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(q) (i) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements) and take all other appropriate actions in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 6 hereof (or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any), with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to Section 6 hereof from Holders of Securities to the Company.
(ii) Without limiting in any way paragraph (q)(i), no Holder may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Holder (x) agrees to sell such Holder’s securities to be covered by such registration on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters and (y) completes and executes in a timely manner all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required by the Company or the Managing Underwriters in connection with such underwriting arrangements.
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(r) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries reasonably requested by such Person; (ii) cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such Registration Statement as is customary for due diligence examinations in connection with primary underwritten offerings; provided, however, that any information that is nonpublic at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure is made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or such information becomes available to the public generally or through a third party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality; (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings; (iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings; (v) obtain comfort letters (or, in the case of any Person that does not satisfy the conditions for receipt of a comfort letter specified in AS 6101, an “agreed-upon procedures” letter under AT Section 201) and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; and (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any, including those to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company. The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 4(r) shall be performed at each closing under any underwriting or similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.
5. Registration Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4, the Company shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel designated by the Majority Holders to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders of the securities being registered shall pay all agency or brokerage fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of such securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such Holders (severally or jointly), other than the counsel specifically referred to above in this Section 5, transfer taxes on resale of any of the securities by such Holders and any advertising expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Holders in connection with any offers they may make.
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6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) In connection with any Registration Statement, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of securities covered thereby (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each such Holder, and each other Person, if any, who controls any such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Holder Parties”) against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (collectively “Losses”), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) solely arise out of or are solely based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or solely arise out of or are solely 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 not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such Indemnified Holder Party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Holder Party in any such case to the extent that any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Holder expressly for use therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
The Company also agrees to indemnify any underwriters of Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement, their officers, directors, employees and agents and each Person who controls such underwriters (collectively, the “Indemnified Underwriter Parties”) for any Losses on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Indemnified Holder Parties provided in this Section 6(a), agrees to reimburse each such Indemnified Underwriter Party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses, and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 4(q) hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Underwriter Party in any such case to the extent that any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any underwriter expressly for use therein.
(b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) severally and not jointly agrees to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and each officer who signed the Registration Statement and each other Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the
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Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, each other Indemnified Holder Party, and each Indemnified Underwriter Party to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Indemnified Holder Parties or Indemnified Underwriter Parties, as the case may be, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity and (ii) reimburse the Company and each other aforementioned Person, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with the investigation or defending of any such Loss. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any such Holder may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the commencement of any litigation or proceeding, such indemnified party will, if a claim is to be made hereunder against the Company in respect thereof, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (i) the omission to so notify the Company will not relieve it from any liability which it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and (ii) the omission to so notify the Company will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than on account of this Agreement. In case any such proceedings are brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, provided that if the defendants in any such proceedings include both such indemnified party and the Company and such indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, such indemnified party shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such proceedings on behalf of such indemnified party. Upon receipt of notice from the Company to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such proceedings and approval by such indemnified party of counsel, the Company shall not be liable to such indemnified party for expenses incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (i) such indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in addition to any local counsel) representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such proceedings), (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party to represent such indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice to the Company of commencement of the proceedings or (iii) the Company has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such indemnified party.
The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any litigation, action or proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such proceedings, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnified party from and against any and all Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of an indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any
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pending or threatened proceedings in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceedings and (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of default, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
The indemnity, reimbursement and contribution obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to an indemnified party and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company and any indemnified party.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 6 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate Losses (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) to which such indemnified party may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, 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 shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued in the Exchange Offer (before deducting expenses) and (y) the total amount of Additional Interest which the Company was not required to pay as a result of registering the securities covered by the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses, and benefits received by (i) any Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, registered under the Securities Act and (ii) any underwriters shall be deemed to equal the total underwriting discounts and commissions actually received by the underwriters in connection with the resale of securities. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether any alleged untrue statement or omission relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand. The parties 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 (d), no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6, each Person who controls a Holder or an underwriter, as the case may be, within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, and each Person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
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(e) The provisions of this Section 6 will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, the Company or any underwriter or any of the officers, directors or controlling Persons referred to in this Section 6, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement.
7. Registration Defaults and Additional Interest. (a) If any of the following events (each a “Registration Default”) shall occur, then the Company shall pay certain additional interest (“Additional Interest”) to the Holders of the Securities affected thereby in accordance with Section 7(b):
(i) the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the Securities has not been completed, or if a Shelf Registration Statement is required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and does not become effective, by the Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline;
(ii) if the Company receives a Shelf Request pursuant to Section 3, the Shelf Registration Statement required to be filed thereby has not become effective by the later of (a) the Registered Exchange Offer Completion Deadline or (b) 90 days after delivery of such Shelf Request (or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day); or
(iii) the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by this Agreement, has become effective and thereafter, (a) on more than two occasions in any 12-month period during the Shelf Registration Period, the Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable or (b) the Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable at any time during the Shelf Registration Period, and such failure to remain effective or be usable exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period.
(b) Additional Interest shall accrue (in addition to stated interest on the Securities) on the aggregate principal amount of the Securities affected by the Registration Default from and including the date on which the first such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured, at a rate per annum equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Securities (which rate will be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum for each subsequent 90-day period that such Additional Interest continues to accrue, provided that the rate at which such Additional Interest accrues may in no event exceed 0.50% per annum). Accrued Additional Interest, if any, shall be paid in cash in arrears on the applicable interest payment dates for the applicable Securities; and the amount of accrued Additional Interest shall be determined on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed. Any accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) on any of the Securities shall, upon the issuance of an Exchange Security in exchange therefor, shall cease to be payable to the Holder thereof but such accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) shall be payable on the next applicable interest payment date for such Exchange Security to the Holder thereof on the related record date. Any Additional Interest payable by the Company shall constitute liquidated damages and shall be the exclusive remedy, monetary or otherwise, available to Holders with respect to a Registration Default.
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8. Miscellaneous.
(a) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that limits the rights granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
(b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Securities (or, after the consummation of any Registered Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2 hereof, of Exchange Securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of securities being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, e-mail, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
(i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8(c), which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the registrar under the Indenture;
(ii) if to you, initially at the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
(iii) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when actually received. So long as the Securities are in global form registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Holders will be deemed to have received any notices referred to hereunder upon receipt of such notice by DTC for distribution to its participants.
The Trustee or the Company by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
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(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company or subsequent Holders of Securities and/or Exchange Securities. The Company hereby agrees to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Securities and/or Exchange Securities and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(g) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
(h) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(i) Securities Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities or Exchange Securities is required hereunder, Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or Exchange Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and you.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thilo Huber | |
| Name: | Thilo Huber | |
| Title: | Treasurer and Director | |
Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written on behalf of each of the Initial Purchasers:
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Julie Blanco | |
| Name: Julie Blanco Title: Executive Director | ||
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Zwart | |
| Name: Jonathan Zwart Title: Managing Director | ||