Supplemental Indentures
In connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Company, OpCo, Colgate and certain subsidiaries of OpCo and Colgate entered into (i) a supplemental indenture with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Colgate Trustee”), pursuant to which OpCo has agreed to assume all of the obligations of Colgate, and the Company and each of OpCo’s subsidiaries have agreed to guarantee such obligations, under that certain indenture, dated as of January 27, 2021 relating to Colgate’s 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $300 million and (ii) a supplemental indenture with the Colgate Trustee pursuant to which OpCo has agreed to assume all of the obligations of Colgate, and the Company and each of OpCo’s subsidiaries have agreed to guarantee such obligations, under that certain indenture, dated as of June 30, 2021 relating to Colgate’s 5.875% Senior Notes due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $700 million.
Additionally, in connection with the Transactions, following the Effective Time, the Company, OpCo and each of OpCo’s subsidiaries entered into (i) a second supplemental indenture to that certain Indenture, dated March 19, 2021 by and between OpCo and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 19, 2021, by and among OpCo, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the “Exchangeable Notes Indenture”), pursuant to which the subsidiaries of OpCo acquired in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “New Subsidiary Guarantors”) have each agreed to guarantee the obligations under the Exchangeable Notes Indenture; (ii) a second supplemental indenture to that certain Indenture, dated November 30, 2017, by and among OpCo, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 22, 2020, by and between the Company and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the “5.375% Notes Indenture”), pursuant to which the New Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations under the 5.375% Notes Indenture; and (iii) a second supplemental indenture to that certain Indenture, dated March 15, 2019, by and among OpCo, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 22, 2020, by and between the Company and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the “6.875% Notes Indenture”), pursuant to which the New Subsidiary Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the obligations under the 6.875% Notes Indenture.
As a result of the supplemental indentures entered into in connection with the Transactions and as described in this section, on the Closing Date, the senior notes described above became pari passu senior unsecured debt of OpCo, which is guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and each of OpCo’s subsidiaries.
The foregoing description of the supplemental indentures entered into by the Company, OpCo and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the supplemental indentures, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 and are incorporated herein by reference.
First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
As previously disclosed, on July 15, 2022, the Company, OpCo and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries entered into the Limited Consent and Waiver and First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amended that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2022, by and among OpCo, the Company, each of the lenders and guarantors from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). On September 1, 2022, upon the closing of the Transactions and the fulfilment of certain other conditions specified in the First Amendment, the First Amendment became effective (the “First Amendment Effective Time”). At the First Amendment Effective Time, the Company was released from its guarantee of the Credit Agreement and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries agreed to guarantee the obligations under the Credit Agreement.
In addition, at the First Amendment Effective Time, the Credit Agreement’s (i) aggregate elected commitments increased from $750,000,000 to $1,500,000,000, (ii) borrowing base increased from $1,150,000,000 to $2,500,000,000 and (iii) aggregate maximum revolving credit amount increased from $1,500,000,000 to $3,000,000,000.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment entered into by the Company, OpCo and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Limited Consent and Waiver and First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 21, 2022, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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