EX-4.3 3 apr2701_ex0403.txt EXHIBIT 4.3 FEDEX CORPORATION, as Issuer, THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN, THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee Supplemental Indenture No. 1 6 5/8% Notes due February 12, 2004 6 7/8% Notes due February 15, 2006 7 1/4% Notes due February 15, 2011 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 1, dated as of February 20, 2001 between FedEx Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), the Guarantors referred to in the Indenture defined below, Federal Express Canada Ltd. and Federal Express Japan K.K. (the "Additional Guarantors"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). RECITALS The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee have executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of February 12, 2001 (the "Indenture") to provide for the issuance of the 6 5/8% Notes due 2004, the 6 7/8% Notes due 2006 and the 7 1/4% Notes due 2011; Section 12.03 of the Indenture provides that each Person who becomes a Guarantor shall execute a supplemental indenture evidencing the same; The Additional Guarantors each desire to become a Guarantor under the Indenture; and All acts and proceedings required by law, the Indenture and the organizational documents of the Company, the Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors necessary to constitute this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 a valid and binding agreement for the uses and purposes set forth herein have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 have in all respects been duly authorized. NOW, THEREFORE, this Indenture witnesseth: For and in consideration of the premises and good and valuable consideration the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the holders of the Notes of each series, as follows: ARTICLE 1 RELATION TO THE INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION SECTION 1.01. Relation to the Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture No. 1 constitutes an integral part of the Indenture. SECTION 1.02. Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 unless otherwise specified herein: (a) all terms defined in this Indenture which are used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings they are given in the Indenture; and (b) the provisions of general application stated in Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture No. 1, except that the words "herein," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to the Indenture or any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture No. 1. ARTICLE 2 SECTION 2.01. Addition of Guarantors. The Additional Guarantors are each hereby made a party to the Indenture as a Guarantor thereunder. 2 ARTICLE 3 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 3.01. Supplemental Indenture. The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture No. 1, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed. SECTION 3.02. Effectiveness. This Supplemental Indenture No. 1 shall take effect as of the date hereof. SECTION 3.03. Execution by the Trustee. The Trustee has executed this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible for the correctness of the recitals herein contained, which shall be taken as the statements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no representation and shall have no responsibility for, or in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 or the execution hereof by any Person (other than the Trustee). SECTION 3.04. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture No. 1 shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State. SECTION 3.05. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture No. 1 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. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to be duly executed, as of the day and year first written above. FEDEX CORPORATION Attest: By: /s/ Andrew M. Paalborg By: /s/ Burnetta B. Williams -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Burnetta B. Williams Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Staff Vice President and and Assistant Treasurer FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION Attest: By: /s/ Andrew M. Paalborg By: /s/ Tracy G. Schmidt -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Andrew M. Paalborg Name: Tracy G. Schmidt Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC. Attest: By: /s/ Steven H. Taylor By: /s/ Ronald R. Trombetta -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Steven H. Taylor Name: Ronald R. Trombetta Title: Senior Vice President Title: Senior Vice President and and General Counsel Chief Financial Officer FEDEX CUSTOM CRITICAL, INC. Attest: By: /s/ Kimble H. Scott By: /s/ R. Bruce Simpson -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Kimble H. Scott Name: R. Bruce Simpson Title: Vice President and Title: President and CEO General Counsel VIKING FREIGHT, INC. Attest: By: /s/ Richard S. Goldaber By: /s/ Tilton G. Gore -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Richard S. Goldaber Name: Tilton G. Gore Title: VP and General Counsel Title: President and CEO 4 FEDERAL EXPRESS CANADA LTD. Attest: By: /s/ Lisa Goldschleger By: /s/ Karl O. Stingily -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Lisa Goldschleger Name: Karl O. Stingily Title: Secretary Title: VP - Finance/P&A FEDERAL EXPRESS JAPAN K.K. Attest: By: /s/ Harold W. West By: /s/ David J. Ross -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Name: Harold W. West Name: David J. Ross Title: Representative Director Title: Representative Director THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee By: /s/ Stefan Victory -------------------------------- Name: Stefan Victory Title: Agent 5