EX-4.2 60 file055.htm DOLLAR SENIOR NOTES SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2

                                SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this "Supplemental
                           Indenture") dated as of February 28, 2003, among
                           KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY, KELSEY-HAYES HOLDINGS INC., KH
                           HOLDINGS, INC., LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES
                           TRANSPORTATION, INC., LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE INC.,
                           LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTO
                           HOLDINGS INC., TRW AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP., TRW
                           AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE (LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L., TRW
                           AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY, TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC,
                           TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARKANSAS INC., TRW
                           AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC., TRW
                           EAST INC., TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH AFRICA INC.,
                           TRW ODYSSEY INC., TRW OVERSEAS INC., TRW POWDER METAL
                           INC., TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., TRW TECHNAR INC., TRW
                           VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., VARITY EXECUTIVE
                           PAYROLL, INC., WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC.
                           (each, a "New Guarantor"), each a subsidiary of TRW
                           AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation
                           (the "Company"), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York
                           banking corporation, as trustee under the indenture
                           referred to below (the "Trustee").


                              W I T N E S S E T H :


                  WHEREAS the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to
the Trustee an Indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of February 18, 2003,
providing for the issuance of the Company's 9 3/8% Senior Notes due 2013 (the
"Securities"), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $925,000,000;

                  WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Indenture provides that the
Company is required to cause each New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the
Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which each New Guarantor shall
unconditionally guarantee all the Company's obligations under the Securities
pursuant to a Senior Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

                  WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the
Trustee, the Company and the existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture;


                  NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
each New Guarantor, the Company, and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for
the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as follows:

                  1. Agreement to Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby agrees,
jointly and severally with all existing Guarantors (if any), to unconditionally
guarantee the







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Company's obligations under the Securities on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and to be bound by all other
applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Securities.

                  2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of
Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects
ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a
part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

                  3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

                  4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

                  5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of
them together represent the same agreement.

                  6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not effect the construction thereof.



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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


                               KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               KELSEY-HAYES HOLDINGS INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               KH HOLDINGS, INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               LAKE CENTER INDUSTRIES TRANSPORTATION, INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       President


                               LUCAS AUTOMOTIVE INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary







                              LUCASVARITY AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY


                              By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                   -----------------------------
                              Name:        David L. Bialosky
                              Title:       Vice President and General Counsel


                              TRW AUTO HOLDINGS INC.


                              By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                   -----------------------------
                              Name:        David L. Bialosky
                              Title:       Vice President and General Counsel


                              TRW AUTOMOTIVE (LV) CORP.


                              By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                   -----------------------------
                              Name:        David L. Bialosky
                              Title:       Secretary


                              TRW AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE (LUXEMBOURG), S.A.R.L.


                              By           /s/ Neil P. Simpkins
                                   ----------------------------
                              Name:        Neil P. Simpkins
                              Title:       Sole Member


                              TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING COMPANY


                              By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                   -----------------------------
                              Name:        David L. Bialosky
                              Title:       Secretary and Vice President







                               TRW AUTOMOTIVE J.V. LLC


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Vice President and General Counsel


                               TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS ARKANSAS INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Vice President and General Counsel


                               TRW COMPOSANTS MOTEURS INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary


                               TRW EAST INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH AFRICA INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President







                           TRW ODYSSEY INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                           TRW OVERSEAS INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Assistant Secretary and Vice President


                           TRW POWDER METAL INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Secretary and President


                           TRW SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                           TRW TECHNAR INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                           TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC.


                           By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                -----------------------------
                           Name:        David L. Bialosky
                           Title:       Vice President and General Counsel







                               VARITY EXECUTIVE PAYROLL, INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary


                               WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Secretary and Vice President


                               TRW AUTOMOTIVE ACQUISITION CORP.


                               By           /s/ David L. Bialosky
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        David L. Bialosky
                               Title:       Vice President. General Counsel
                                             and Secretary


                               THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee


                               By           /s/ Luis Perez
                                    -----------------------------
                               Name:        Luis Perez
                               Title:       Vice President