EX-4.15 6 dex415.txt FIFTH SUPPLEMENT SENIOR NOTE INDENTURE Exhibit 4.15 FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL SENIOR NOTE INDENTURE FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL SENIOR NOTE INDENTURE dated as of March 27, 2000 (this "Supplemental Senior Note Indenture") among P&L Coal Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), each Senior Note Guarantor (as defined in the Senior Note Indenture referred to herein) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Senior Note Trustee under the Senior Note Indenture referred to below (the "Senior Note Trustee"). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Senior Note Trustee a Senior Note Indenture dated as of May 18, 1998 (the "Senior Note Indenture") providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of up to $550.0 million of 8-7/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Senior Notes"); WHEREAS, the Company desires to clarify the definition of "Lien" in Section 1.01 of the Senior Note Indenture; WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Senior Note Indenture provides that the Company, the Senior Note Guarantors and the Senior Note Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture, without the consent of any Holders, for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or for the purpose of making any change that does not adversely affect the Holders of the Senior Notes; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Senior Note Guarantors and the Senior Note Trustee hereby agree as follows: 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition ----------------- shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Senior Note Indenture. 2. Amendment to Senior Note Indenture. The definition of "Lien" in Section ---------------------------------- 1.01 of the Senior Note Indenture is hereby amended by inserting the following clause at the end thereof: ", but excluding any of the foregoing arising as a result of a sale, contribution, disposition or other transfer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, promissory notes and/or related assets otherwise permitted under the terms hereof". 3. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL ---------------------- GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SENIOR NOTE INDENTURE BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. 4. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this ------------ Supplemental Senior Note Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 5. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only ------------------ and shall not affect the construction hereof. 6. The Senior Note Trustee. The Senior Note Trustee shall not be ----------------------- responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Senior Note Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and the Senior Note Guarantors. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Senior Note Indenture to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written. P&L COAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION By: /s/ J.L. Klinger ------------------------------------ Name: J.L. Klinger Title: Vice President-Legal Services and Secretary STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee By: /s/ Philip G. Kane, Jr. ------------------------------------ Name: Philip G. Kane, Jr. Title: Vice President AFFINITY MINING COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President and Treasurer ARID OPERATIONS INC. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer BIG SKY COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President and Treasurer BLACKROCK FIRST CAPITAL CORPORATION By: /s/ J.C. Sevem ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President BLUEGRASS COAL COMPANY /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer CABALLO COAL COMPANY /s/ Steve F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer CHARLES COAL COMPANY /s/ J.C. Sevem By: ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President COAL PROPERTIES CORP. /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer COLONY BAY COAL COMPANY By: Charles Coal Company /s/ J.C. Sevem By: ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President 4 COOK MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer COTTONWOOD LAND COMPANY /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer EACC CAMPS, INC. /s/ J.C. Sevem By: ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer EASTERN ROYALTY CORP. /s/ J.C. Sevem By: ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President GOLD FIELDS CHILE, S.A. /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President 5 GOLD FIELDS MINING CORPORATION /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------- Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer GOLD FIELDS OPERATING CO.-ORTIZ /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------ Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer GRAND EAGLE MINING, INC. /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------ Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President HAYDEN GULCH TERMINAL, INC. /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------ Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY /s/ J.C. Klingl By: ------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President INDEPENDENCE MATERIAL HANDLING COMPANY /s/ Steven F. Schaab By: ------------------------------ Name: S. F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer 6 INTERIOR HOLDINGS CORP. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer JAMES RIVER COAL TERMINAL COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer JUNIPER COAL COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer KAYENTA MOBILE HOME PARK, INC. By: /s/ Doug A. Wagner ------------------------------------ Name: D.A. Wagner Title: President MARTINKA COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President 7 MIDCO SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer MOUNTAIN VIEW COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------- Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President NORTH PAGE COAL CORP. By: /s/ J.C. Sevem ------------------------------- Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Vice President OHIO COUNTY COAL COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer PATRIOT COAL COMPANY L.P. By: Bluegrass Coal Company By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer PEABODY AMERICA, INC. By: /s/ J.L. Klinger ------------------------------- Name: J.L. Klinger Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary 8 PEABODY COALSALES COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Sevem ------------------------------ Name: J.C. Sevem Title: Secretary PEABODY COALTRADE, INC. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer PEABODY COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.L. Klinger ------------------------------ Name: J.L. Klinger Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary PEABODY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer PEABODY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer 9 PEABODY NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY By: Gold Fields Mining Corporation By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President PEABODY SOUTHWESTERN COAL COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer PEABODY TERMINALS, INC. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President PEABODY VENEZUELA COAL CORP. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------- Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President PEABODY WESTERN COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------- Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President 10 PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President POWDER RIVER COAL COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer RIO ESCONDIDO COAL CORP. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President SENECA COAL COMPANY By: /s/ J.C. Klingl ------------------------------------ Name: J.C. Klingl Title: Vice President SENTRY MINING COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer SNOWBERRY LAND COMPANY By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer 11 STERLING SMOKELESS COAL COMPANY By: /s/ T.L. Bethel ------------------------------------ Name: T.L. Bethel Title: Vice President and Treasurer THOROUGHBRED, L.L.C. By: Peabody Holding Company, Inc. By: /s/ Steven F. Schaab ------------------------------------ Name: S.F. Schaab Title: Vice President and Treasurer 12