EX-4.12 79 a90956orexv4w12.txt EXHIBIT 4.12 EXHIBIT 4.12 DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., as Issuer, MIRADERO FISHING COMPANY, INC., as New Subsidiary Guarantor and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of June 25, 2003 Supplementing the Trust Indenture Dated as of May 29, 2003 THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 25, 2003, by and among DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), having its principal office at One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362, MIRADERO FISHING COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the "Additional Subsidiary Guarantor"), having its principal office at Banco Popular Building, P.O. Box 2946, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 00903, the guarantors listed on Exhibit A hereto (the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, having an office at 707 Wilshire Boulevard, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017 (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of May 29, 2003 (the "Original Indenture"), which Original Indenture was executed and delivered by the Company to the Trustee to secure the payment of senior debt securities issued or to be issued under and in accordance with the provisions of the Original Indenture, reference to which Original Indenture is hereby made, this instrument (hereinafter called the "Supplemental Indenture") being supplemental thereto; Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Original Indenture; RECITALS WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Original Indenture (together with this Supplemental Indenture, the "Indenture"), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its unsecured debt securities to be issued in one or more series (in the Original Indenture and herein called the "Securities"); WHEREAS, pursuant to the Original Indenture, the Company issued $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7-1/4% Debentures due 2010 (the "2010 Notes"); WHEREAS, as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture, there are $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2010 Notes outstanding; WHEREAS, the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor intends to guarantee the 2010 Notes under the Indenture and the issuance of guarantees has been authorized by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor; WHEREAS, as permitted by Section 9.1 of the Original Indenture, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Original Indenture, has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture to the Original Indenture in order to provide for the guarantee of the 2010 Notes by the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor; and WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid supplement to the Original Indenture according to its terms and the terms of the Original Indenture have been done. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: The Company covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successors in said trust under the Original Indenture, as follows: ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION Section 101 Section References. Each reference to a particular section set forth in this Supplemental Indenture shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to this Supplemental Indenture. ARTICLE TWO AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE Section 201 Additional Subsidiary Guarantor. The Additional Subsidiary Guarantor, by its signature below, agrees to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Subsidiary Guarantor. The Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Indenture applicable to it as a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder and each reference to a "Subsidiary Guarantor" in the Indenture shall be deemed to include the Additional Subsidiary Guarantor. ARTICLE THREE MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 301 Confirmation of Original Indenture. The Original Indenture, as heretofore supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. Section 302 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture and the 2010 Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said state. Section 303 Separability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Supplemental Indenture or the 2010 Notes shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 304 Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same document. Section 305 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written. DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ ----------------------------------- Name: Title: MIRADERO FISHING COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ ----------------------------------- Name: Title: THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO By: /s/ ----------------------------------- Name: Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: /s/ ----------------------------------- Name: Title: EXHIBIT A GUARANTORS Calazo Corporation AG 1970, Inc. AG 1971, Inc. AG 1972, Inc. 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