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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 13, 2024 (September 9, 2024)

 

 

Aptiv PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Jersey   001-35346   98-1029562
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin, D02 VY79, Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) 353-1-259-7013

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) N/A

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value per share   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
2.396% Senior Notes due 2025   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Senior Notes due 2025   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
1.600% Senior Notes due 2028   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
4.350% Senior Notes due 2029   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
3.250% Senior Notes due 2032   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
4.250% Senior Notes due 2036   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
4.400% Senior Notes due 2046   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
5.400% Senior Notes due 2049   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
3.100% Senior Notes due 2051   APTV   New York Stock Exchange
4.150% Senior Notes due 2052   APTV   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Pursuant to the previously announced offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $550 million aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), $550 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and 2034 Notes, the “Senior Notes”) and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Senior Notes, the “Notes”) to be issued by Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (together with Aptiv PLC, the “Issuers”), the Issuers, the Guarantor (as defined below), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent, entered into (i) an eleventh supplemental indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the Senior Notes Indenture dated as of March 10, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior Notes Base Indenture” and together with the Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture, the “Senior Indenture”), providing for the issuance of the Senior Notes (ii) the Subordinated Notes Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Subordinated Notes Base Indenture”) and (iii) a first supplemental indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the Subordinated Notes Base Indenture (the Subordinated Notes Base Indenture, together with the Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture, the “Subordinated Indenture” and the Subordinated Indenture and the Senior Indenture, each an “Indenture” and together, the “Indentures”), providing for the issuance of the Subordinated Notes. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”) by Aptiv Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of Aptiv PLC (the “Guarantor”).

The 2029 Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.650% per annum, and interest will be payable on March 13 and September 13 of each year, beginning March 13, 2025 until the maturity date of September 13, 2029. The 2034 Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.150% per annum, and interest will be payable on March 13 and September 13 of each year, beginning March 13, 2025 until the maturity date of March 13, 2034. The 2054 Notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.750% per annum, and interest will be payable on March 13 and September 13 of each year, beginning March 13, 2025 until the maturity date of September 13, 2054. The Subordinated Notes will bear interest (i) from and including September 13, 2024 to, but excluding, December 15, 2029 (the “First Reset Date”) at a rate of 6.875% per annum and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date during each five-year period following the First Reset Date (each such five-year period, an “Interest Reset Period”) at a rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate (as defined in the Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture), plus 3.385%.


The Issuers may redeem the Notes at such times and at the redemption prices as provided for in each applicable Indenture. Each Indenture also contains certain covenants as set forth in such Indenture and requires the Issuers to offer to repurchase the Notes upon certain triggering events.

The description of each Indenture contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Senior Notes Base Indenture, the Subordinated Notes Base Indenture, the Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture and the Subordinated Notes Supplemental Indenture (including the forms of Notes) which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 9, 2024, the Issuers and the Guarantor entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Senior Notes Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Issuers, the Guarantor and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Senior Notes Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Issuers agreed to issue and sell to the Senior Notes Underwriters $550 million aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes, $550 million aggregate principal amount of the 2034 Notes and $550 million aggregate principal amount of the 2054 Notes. The description of the Senior Notes Underwriting Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Senior Notes Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Also on September 9, 2024, the Issuers and the Guarantor entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Subordinated Notes Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Issuers, the Guarantor and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Subordinated Notes Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Issuers agreed to issue and sell to the Subordinated Notes Underwriters $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes. The description of the Subordinated Notes Underwriting Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Subordinated Notes Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The above-mentioned offerings were made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) filed by the Issuers and the Guarantor. Opinions of counsel for the Issuers and the Guarantor are filed as Exhibits 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 1.1    Senior Notes Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2024 by and among Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, Aptiv Corporation and underwriters named therein.
 1.2    Subordinated Notes Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2024 by and among Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, Aptiv Corporation and underwriters named therein.
 4.1    Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of March 10, 2015, among Aptiv PLC, the guarantors named therein, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 10, 2015).
 4.2    Subordinated Notes Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024, among Aptiv PLC, the guarantors named therein, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent.
 4.3    Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024, among Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, Aptiv Corporation, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, with respect to the Senior Notes.


 4.4    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024, among Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, Aptiv Corporation, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, with respect to the Subordinated Notes.
 5.1    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP with respect to the Senior Notes.
 5.2    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP with respect to the Subordinated Notes.
 5.3    Opinion of Carey Olsen with respect to certain matters of Jersey law, with respect to the Senior Notes.
 5.4    Opinion of Carey Olsen with respect to certain matters of Jersey law, with respect to the Subordinated Notes.
 5.5    Opinion of Arthur Cox LLP with respect to certain matters of Irish law, with respect to the Senior Notes.
 5.6    Opinion of Arthur Cox LLP with respect to certain matters of Irish law, with respect to the Subordinated Notes.
23.1    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
23.3    Consent of Carey Olsen (included in Exhibit 5.3).
23.4    Consent of Carey Olsen (included in Exhibit 5.4).
23.5    Consent of Arthur Cox LLP (included in Exhibit 5.5).
23.6    Consent of Arthur Cox LLP (included in Exhibit 5.6).
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 13, 2024   APTIV PLC
    By:  

/s/ Katherine H. Ramundo

      Katherine H. Ramundo
      Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer,
Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION

APTIV PLC

$550,000,000 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029

$550,000,000 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034

$550,000,000 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054

Underwriting Agreement

September 9, 2024

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Barclays Capital Inc.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

BofA Securities, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

SG Americas Securities, LLC

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

TD Securities (USA) LLC

Truist Securities, Inc.

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

and

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Aptiv PLC, a Jersey public limited company (the “Issuer”), and Aptiv Global Financing DAC, a designated activity company incorporated under the laws of Ireland and indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) propose to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters” and, each, an “Underwriter”), for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”), (i) $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), (ii) $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the


2034 Notes”) and (iii) $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to the indenture dated as of March 10, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”) among the Issuer, the Co-Obligor, Aptiv Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Guarantor”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent (the “Agent”), as amended and supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) and will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by the Guarantor (the “Guarantee”).

Substantially concurrently with the commencement of the offering of the Securities, the Issuers have agreed to issue and sell up to $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “Concurrent Offering Securities”) in an underwritten public offering (the “Concurrent Offering”). The completion of the Offering and the completion of the Concurrent Offering are not conditional on each other.

The Issuers and the Guarantor hereby confirm their agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:

1. Registration Statement. The Issuers have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-281182), including a prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), insofar as it relates to the issuance and sale of the Securities, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means the prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) at the time it became effective, and any prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities. Any reference in this Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”) to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

 

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At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the Issuers had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated September 9, 2024 (including the base prospectus included therein), and each “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.

2. Purchase and Resale of the Securities by the Underwriters; Reimbursement of Issuer Expenses.

(a) The Issuers agree to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers the respective principal amounts of the 2029 Notes, the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to (i) with respect to the 2029 Notes, 99.312% of the principal amount thereof, (ii) with respect to the 2034 Notes, 99.118% of the principal amount thereof and (iii) with respect to the 2054 Notes, 98.601% of the principal amount thereof, in each case, plus accrued interest, if any, from September 13, 2024 to the Closing Date. The Issuers will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.

(b) The Issuers understand that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and to initially offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. The Issuers acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.

(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on September 13, 2024, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Issuers may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.

(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Issuers to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Notes”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Issuers. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.

(e) The Issuers and the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Issuers and the Guarantor with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person. Additionally, no Underwriter is advising the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or

 

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regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuers and the Guarantor shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Issuers or the Guarantor with respect thereto. Any review by any Underwriter of the Issuers, the Guarantor, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person.

3. Representations and Warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:

(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus included in the Time of Sale Information has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Issuers and the Guarantor (including their agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Issuers or the Guarantor or their agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below), an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex A hereto as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, including the investor presentation

 

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listed on Annex C hereto (the “investor presentation”), in each case approved by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Issuer. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Issuer or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,

 

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in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information prior to the Closing Date, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the financial position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Issuer and its subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Issuer included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined below), or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Issuer on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or material interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, including, without limitation, changes in capital stock resulting from repurchases under the Issuer’s share repurchase program.

 

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(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Issuers and each of their significant subsidiaries have been duly incorporated or organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, results of operations or prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of their obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Issuers do not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement, except for entities that have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K. The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only “significant subsidiaries” of the Issuers.

(i) Capitalization. All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Issuer have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors’ qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, other than as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Due Authorization. The Issuers and the Guarantor have full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) to which each is a party and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

(k) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Issuers and the Guarantor and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement was duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuers and the Guarantor enforceable against the Issuers and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

(l) The Securities and the Guarantee. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Issuers and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuers enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the

 

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Indenture; and the Guarantee has been duly authorized by the Guarantor and, when the Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

(m) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuers and the Guarantor.

(n) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(o) No Violation or Default. Neither (i) the Issuers nor any of their significant subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational or constitutional documents; (ii) the Issuers nor any of their subsidiaries is in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) the Issuers nor any of their subsidiaries is in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantee and compliance by the Issuers and the Guarantor with the terms thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the Concurrent Offering, will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational or constitutional documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(q) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the Guarantee) and compliance by the Issuers and the Guarantor with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958 and the Companies (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2002 or other applicable foreign or state securities laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Securities by the Underwriters.

(r) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings (“Actions”) pending to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, would reasonably be expected to be, a party or to which any property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor no such Actions are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or by others.

(s) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are independent public accountants with respect to the Issuer and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

(t) Title to Intellectual Property. (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses; and (ii) the conduct of the Issuer’s and its subsidiaries’ respective businesses will not conflict with any such rights of others, and the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of infringement of or conflict with any such rights of others, except in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u) Investment Company Act. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor is, or after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the Concurrent Offering Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

(v) Taxes. The Issuer and each of its subsidiaries have timely paid all material U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes (including any interest, additions to tax and related penalties) and filed all material tax returns required to be filed by them (including as a withholding agent) through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

 

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(w) Licenses and Permits. The Issuer and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification or non-renewal would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, is contemplated or threatened and the Issuers and the Guarantor are not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Issuer’s or any of the Issuer’s subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(y) Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries (x) are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety as such relates to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, the environment, natural resources, or the release, discharge, storage, treatment, generation, use, transportation, recycling or disposal of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Issuer or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability (whether accrued, contingent, fixed, determinable, determined or otherwise), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party and (y) the Issuer and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants.

 

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(z) Disclosure Controls. The Issuer maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Issuer’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Issuer has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(aa) Accounting Controls. The Issuer maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and is maintained under the supervision of the principal executive and principal financial officers of the Issuer, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Issuer maintains internal controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Issuer’s internal controls.

(bb) Insurance. The Issuer and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the Issuers believe are adequate to protect the Issuer and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, except in the cases referenced in (i) and (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(cc) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law (such laws and regulations, the “Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws”); or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment. To the best of the Issuer’s knowledge and belief, no actions or investigations by any governmental or regulatory agency are ongoing or threatened against the Issuer or its subsidiaries, or any of their directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on their behalf in relation to an alleged breach of the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. The Issuer and its subsidiaries have instituted and will maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Issuer and its subsidiaries with the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

(dd) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, threatened.

(ee) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. None of the Issuers, the Guarantor, any of their subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Issuers, Guarantor, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is (i) currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (including, without limitation, the Ukraine-/Russia-related/Sectoral Sanctions Identification List sanctions program), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (ii) owned 50% or more by or otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of one or more persons or entities that are subject to Sanctions, nor is the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including but not limited to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Crimea regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (each, a “Sanctioned Country”)); and the Issuers and the Guarantor will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) for the purpose of any activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such use, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that would reasonably be expected, by the Issuers, to result in a violation by any person participating in the transaction, whether as Underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise, of Sanctions. Since the later of (i) April 24, 2019 and (ii) the date that is ten years prior to the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not engaged in and are not now engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of relevant Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

 

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(ff) Cybersecurity. To the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, (i)(x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Issuer and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification; and (iii) the Issuer and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices, except as would not, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(gg) No Stabilization. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(hh) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Issuers as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(ii) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(jj) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Issuers or the Guarantor that has caused either Issuer or the Guarantor to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

(kk) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

 

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(ll) Status under the Securities Act. Each Issuer is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

4. Further Agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantor. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Underwriter that:

(a) Required Filings. The Issuers and the Guarantor will file the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act and will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex A hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; the Issuer will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and the Issuer will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Issuer will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Delivery of Copies. The Issuers will deliver, without charge, (i) to each Representative, two signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) as the Underwriters may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities and prior to nine months after the Closing Date a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.

(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Issuers will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to, distribute or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.

 

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(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Issuers will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Issuers of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Issuers will use their reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practicable the withdrawal thereof.

(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Issuers will as soon as practicable notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to any of the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

(f) Ongoing Compliance. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Issuers will as soon as practicable notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.

 

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(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Issuers will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the offering and resale of the Securities; provided that neither the Issuers nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(h) Earning Statement. The Issuer will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Issuer occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Issuers and the Guarantor will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers or the Guarantor and having a tenor of more than one year, except for the Concurrent Offering Securities.

(j) Use of Proceeds. The Issuers will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.

(k) DTC. The Issuers will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) No Stabilization. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(m) Record Retention. The Issuers will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

(n) Exchange Listing. The Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Securities to be listed for trading on the NYSE within 30 days after the Closing Date.

 

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5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Issuer and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Issuer) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A hereto or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Issuers in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”).

(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering of the Securities (and will promptly notify the Issuer if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).

6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor contained herein shall be true and correct as of the Time of Sale and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Issuers, the Guarantor and their respective officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.

(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, the Securities or any other debt or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

 

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(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto), the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an officer of the Issuers (i) confirming that, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Issuers and the Guarantor have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.

(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuer, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Issuers and the Guarantor. (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Issuers and the Guarantor, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, (ii) Carey Olsen Jersey LLP, local counsel to the Issuer in Jersey, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and (iii) Arthur Cox LLP, local counsel to the Issuer and the Co-Obligor in Ireland, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance or Sale. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee.

 

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(j) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Issuers and the Guarantor in their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

(k) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) Indenture and Securities. The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Agent, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Issuer and duly authenticated by the Agent.

(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuers and the Guarantor shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

7. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuer in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below.

 

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(b) Indemnification of the Issuers. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, the Guarantor each of their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls each Issuer and the Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in each case, to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following under the heading “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus: the third paragraph, the fifth sentence of the seventh paragraph and the eighth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth paragraphs.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to one local counsel per jurisdiction) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated

 

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in writing by such Underwriter and any such separate firm for the Issuers, the Guarantor, their respective directors and their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of each Issuer and the Guarantor shall be designated in writing by the Issuers. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers or the Guarantor or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Limitation on Liability. The Issuers, the Guarantor and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess

 

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of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Issuers, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers or the Guarantor shall have been suspended on any exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

9. Defaulting Underwriter.

(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Issuers on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Issuers shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Issuers may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Issuers or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Issuers agree to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

 

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(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Issuers as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Issuers shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Issuers as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Issuers shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Issuers or the Guarantor, except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Issuers, the Guarantor or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.

10. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation and printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement of the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information, and the Prospectus (including any exhibit, amendment or supplement thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in an amount not to exceed $10,000); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the approval of the Securities for book entry transfer by DTC; (ix) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of Securities on the NYSE; and (x) all expenses incurred by the Issuers in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors, including the investor presentation.

 

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(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 8, (ii) the Issuers for any reason fail to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters, or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement other than pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) of Section 8 or Section 9, the Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Underwriter agrees, at its own expense, to pay the portion of all expenses not reimbursed by the Issuers and the Guarantor pursuant to Section 10 hereof represented by such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities.

11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates, officers and directors of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

12. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuers, the Guarantor and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or the Underwriters.

13. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (d) the term “significant subsidiary” means, collectively, any “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act listed on Schedule 2 hereto, including the Guarantor.

14. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Issuers and the Guarantor, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

 

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15. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 15:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

  (i)

a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

 

  (ii)

a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

 

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a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

16. Contractual Recognition of UK Bail-In. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the parties hereto, each party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of the Underwriters under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

 

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the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the other parties of such shares, securities or obligations;

 

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the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability;

 

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the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority.

For purposes of this Section 16:

Relevant UK Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any UK Bail-in Powers in relation to the Underwriters.

UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.

UK Bail-in Powers” means any powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

17. Miscellaneous.

(a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention:

 

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Investment Grade Syndicate Desk - 3rd Floor (Fax: (212) 834- 6081) and c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282 -2198 (Tel: 1-866-471-2526), Attention: Registration Department. Notices to the Issuers and the Guarantor shall be given to them at Aptiv PLC, 5 Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Ireland, Attention: Treasurer, with a copy to Aptiv PLC, 5 Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Ireland, Attention: Chief Legal Officer.

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(d) Consent to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) shall be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each of the Issuer and the other parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth in paragraph (b) above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court. The Issuer and the other parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, each such party irrevocably waives, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantor hereby designates and appoints Katherine Ramundo (the “Process Agent”) as its authorized agent, upon whom process may be served in any such legal suit, action or proceeding, it being understood that the designation and appointment of Katherine Ramundo as such authorized agent shall become effective immediately without any further action on the part of the Issuers and the Guarantor. Such appointment shall be irrevocable to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the appointment of a successor agent in the United States on terms substantially similar to those contained herein and reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters. If the Process Agent shall cease to act as agent for services of process, the Issuers and the Guarantor shall appoint, without unreasonable delay, another such agent, and notify the Underwriters of such appointment. Each Issuer and the Guarantor represents to the Underwriters that it has notified the Process Agent of such designation and appointment and that the Process Agent has accepted the same in writing. Each Issuer and the Guarantor further agrees that service of process upon the Process Agent and written notice of said service to such party shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Issuer or the Guarantor in any such legal suit, action or proceeding brought in any New York Court. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Underwriters or the person controlling the Underwriters to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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(e) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

(f) Currency. Any payment on account of an amount that is payable to any of the Underwriters in a particular currency (the “Required Currency”) that is paid to or for the account of such Underwriter in the lawful currency of any other jurisdiction (the “Other Currency”), whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of either Issuer or for any other reason shall constitute a discharge of the obligation of such Issuer only to the extent of the amount of the Required Currency which the recipient could purchase in the New York or London foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Other Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the first day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks in New York or London are generally open for business following receipt of the payment first referred to above. If the amount of the Required Currency that could be so purchased (net of all premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the conversion) is less than the amount of the Required Currency originally due to the recipient, then such Issuer shall indemnify and hold harmless the recipient from and against all loss or damage arising out of or as a result of such deficiency. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations of the Issuers, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any person owed such obligation from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or any judgment or order.

(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

(h) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(i) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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Very truly yours,

 

APTIV PLC

By:  

/s/ Robert S. Hoeppner

  Name: Robert S. Hoeppner
  Title: Treasurer
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DAC
By:  

/s/ Darren Michael Byrka

  Name: Darren Michael Byrka
  Title: Director and Authorized Signatory
APTIV CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Katherine H. Ramundo

  Name: Katherine H. Ramundo
  Title: Director and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted:

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Som Bhattacharyya

  Name: Som Bhattacharyya
  Title: Executive Director
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Zwart

  Name: Jonathan Zwart
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE 1

 

Underwriters

   Principal
Amount

of 2029 Notes
     Principal
Amount

of 2034 Notes
     Principal
Amount

of 2054 Notes
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 137,500,000      $ 137,500,000      $ 137,500,000  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     137,500,000        137,500,000        137,500,000  

Barclays Capital Inc.

     33,000,000        33,000,000        33,000,000  

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     33,000,000        33,000,000        33,000,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     33,000,000        33,000,000        33,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     33,000,000        33,000,000        33,000,000  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     33,000,000        33,000,000        33,000,000  

SG Americas Securities, LLC

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

Truist Securities, Inc.

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     13,750,000        13,750,000        13,750,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 550,000,000      $ 550,000,000      $ 550,000,000  


SCHEDULE 2

Significant Subsidiaries

Aptiv Corporation

Aptiv Financial Services (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company

Aptiv Global Holdings Limited (Ireland)

Aptiv Global Investments UK LLP

Aptiv Holdings Asia Pacific (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Aptiv Holdings (US), LLC

Aptiv Holdings US Limited

Aptiv International Holdings UK Two LLP

Aptiv Latin America Holdings (UK) LLP

Aptiv Malta Holdings Limited

Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.à r.l.

Aptiv Services US, LLC

Aptiv Technologies AG

Wind River Systems, Inc.


ANNEX A

Additional Time of Sale Information

 

1.

Term sheet containing the terms of the Securities, substantially in the form of Annex B.


ANNEX B

[See Attached]


Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement

No. 333-281182

Pricing Term Sheet

September 9, 2024

 

Aptiv PLC LOGO Aptiv Global Financing DAC

$550,000,000 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029

$550,000,000 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034

$550,000,000 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054

 

 

Pricing Supplement dated September 9, 2024 (this “Pricing Term Sheet”) to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated September 9, 2024 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) of Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Global Financing DAC (the “Issuers”).

This Pricing Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The information in this Pricing Term Sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Capitalized terms used in this Pricing Term Sheet but not defined have the meanings given them in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

Terms applicable to all the Notes

Issuers:    Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Global Financing DAC
Guarantor:    Aptiv Corporation
Trade Date:    September 9, 2024
Settlement Date:    September 13, 2024 (T+4)


   We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about the fourth business day following the date of pricing of the notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+4”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes prior to the date that is more than one business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+4, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.
Concurrent Offering:    Concurrently with this offering of the Senior Notes, under a separate prospectus supplement, we are offering $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054 (the “Junior Subordinated Notes” and the “Concurrent Offering”). The closing of this offering is not conditioned on the closing of the Concurrent Offering, and the closing of the Concurrent Offering is not conditioned on the closing of this offering, and we may sell the Senior Notes or the Junior Subordinated Notes, or both.
Minimum Denomination:    $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Senior Co-Managers:   

Barclays Capital Inc.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

BofA Securities, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.


Co-Managers:   

SG Americas Securities, LLC

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

TD Securities (USA) LLC

Truist Securities, Inc.

 

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Terms applicable to the 2029 Notes
Title of Security:    4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”)
Principal Amount:    $550,000,000
Maturity:    September 13, 2029
Coupon:    4.650%
Issue Price:    99.912%
Interest Payment Dates:    March 13 and September 13, commencing on March 13, 2025
Yield to Maturity:    4.670%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +118 bps
Benchmark Treasury:    UST 3.625% due August 31, 2029
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:    100-19+ and 3.490%
Redemption Provisions:   

Make-Whole Call:

   Prior to August 13, 2029, at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

Par Call:

   On or after August 13, 2029, at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.
CUSIP:    03837AAA8
ISIN:    US03837AAA88


Terms applicable to the 2034 Notes

 

Title of Security:   5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”)
Principal Amount:   $550,000,000
Maturity:   September 13, 2034
Coupon:   5.150%
Issue Price:   99.768%
Interest Payment Dates:   March 13 and September 13, commencing on March 13, 2025
Yield to Maturity:   5.180%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:   +148 bps
Benchmark Treasury:   UST 3.875% due August 15, 2034
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:   101-14 and 3.700%
Redemption Provisions:  

Make-Whole Call:

  Prior to June 13, 2034, at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

Par Call:

  On or after June 13, 2034, at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.
CUSIP:   03837AAB6
ISIN:   US03837AAB61
Terms applicable to the 2054 Notes
Title of Security:   5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Senior Notes”)
Principal Amount:   $550,000,000
Maturity:   September 13, 2054
Coupon:   5.750%


Issue Price:   99.476%
Interest Payment Dates:   March 13 and September 13, commencing on March 13, 2025
Yield to Maturity:   5.787%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:   +178 bps
Benchmark Treasury:   UST 4.625% due May 15, 2054
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:   110-21+ and 4.007%
Redemption Provisions:  

Make-Whole Call:

  Prior to March 13, 2054, at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

Par Call:

  On or after March 13, 2054, at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.
CUSIP:   03837AAC4
ISIN:   US03837AAC45

 

 

The Issuers have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuers have filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuers and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuers, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533 and (2) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at (866)

471-2526.

Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers or other notices were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg email or another communication system.


ANNEX C

Electronic road show or other written communications

 

1.

Electronic (Netroadshow) investor presentation of the Issuers made available on September 6, 2024.

Exhibit 1.2

EXECUTION

APTIV PLC

$500,000,000 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054

Underwriting Agreement

September 9, 2024

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Barclays Capital Inc.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

BofA Securities, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

SG Americas Securities, LLC

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

TD Securities (USA) LLC

Truist Securities, Inc.

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

and

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Aptiv PLC, a Jersey public limited company (the “Issuer”), and Aptiv Global Financing DAC, a designated activity company incorporated under the laws of Ireland and indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) propose to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters” and, each, an “Underwriter”), for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the “Base Indenture”) among the Issuer, the Co-Obligor, Aptiv Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Guarantor”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent (the “Agent”), as amended and supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) and will be guaranteed on an unsecured junior subordinated basis by the Guarantor (the “Guarantee”).


Substantially concurrently with the commencement of the offering of the Securities, the Issuers have agreed to issue and sell up to (i) $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Senior Notes”), (ii) $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Senior Notes”) and (iii) $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Senior Notes” and, together with the 2029 Senior Notes and the 2034 Senior Notes, the “Concurrent Offering Securities”) in an underwritten public offering (the “Concurrent Offering”). The completion of the Offering and the completion of the Concurrent Offering are not conditional on each other.

The Issuers and the Guarantor hereby confirm their agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:

1. Registration Statement. The Issuers have prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-281182), including a prospectus, relating to the Securities. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), insofar as it relates to the issuance and sale of the Securities, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means the prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) at the time it became effective, and any prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities. Any reference in this Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”) to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be and any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the “Time of Sale”), the Issuers had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated September 9, 2024 (including the base prospectus included therein), and each “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.

 

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2. Purchase and Resale of the Securities by the Underwriters; Reimbursement of Issuer Expenses.

(a) The Issuers agree to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuers the respective principal amounts of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, from September 13, 2024 to the Closing Date. The Issuers will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.

(b) The Issuers understand that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and to initially offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information. The Issuers acknowledge and agree that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.

(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on September 13, 2024, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Issuers may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.

(d) Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Issuers to the Representatives against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing the Securities (collectively, the “Global Notes”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Issuers. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.

(e) The Issuers and the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Issuers and the Guarantor with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person. Additionally, no Underwriter is advising the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuers and the Guarantor shall consult with their own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making their own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Underwriter shall have any responsibility or liability to the Issuers or the Guarantor with respect thereto. Any review by any Underwriter of the Issuers, the Guarantor, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or any other person.

 

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3. Representations and Warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally represent and warrant to each Underwriter that:

(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus included in the Time of Sale Information has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale, did not, and at the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Issuers and the Guarantor (including their agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Issuers or the Guarantor or their agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below), an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex A hereto as constituting part of the Time of Sale Information and (v) any electronic road show or other written communications, including the investor presentation listed on Annex C hereto (the “investor presentation”), in each case approved by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not at the Time of Sale, and

 

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at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers and the Guarantor in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Issuer. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Issuer or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Issuers and the Guarantor make no representation or warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information prior to the Closing Date, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly the financial position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Issuer and its subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(g) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Issuer included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Information, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined below), or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Issuer on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement that is material to the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any material loss or material interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, including, without limitation, changes in capital stock resulting from repurchases under the Issuer’s share repurchase program.

(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Issuers and each of their significant subsidiaries have been duly incorporated or organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the

 

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businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, results of operations or prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of their obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The Issuers do not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 to the Registration Statement, except for entities that have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K. The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only “significant subsidiaries” of the Issuers.

(i) Capitalization. All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Issuer have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and (except, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors’ qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, other than as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Due Authorization. The Issuers and the Guarantor have full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Securities and the Indenture (including the Guarantee set forth therein) (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) to which each is a party and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

(k) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Issuers and the Guarantor and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement was duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuers and the Guarantor enforceable against the Issuers and the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

(l) The Securities and the Guarantee. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Issuers and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuers enforceable against the Issuers in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Guarantee has been duly authorized by the Guarantor and, when the Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

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(m) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuers and the Guarantor.

(n) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

(o) No Violation or Default. Neither (i) the Issuers nor any of their significant subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational or constitutional documents; (ii) the Issuers nor any of their subsidiaries is in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) the Issuers nor any of their subsidiaries is in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantee and compliance by the Issuers and the Guarantor with the terms thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the Concurrent Offering, will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational or constitutional documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities (including the Guarantee) and compliance by the Issuers and the Guarantor with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958 and the Companies (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2002 or other applicable foreign or state securities laws in connection with the purchase and resale of the Securities by the Underwriters.

 

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(r) Legal Proceedings. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings (“Actions”) pending to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, would reasonably be expected to be, a party or to which any property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor no such Actions are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or by others.

(s) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are independent public accountants with respect to the Issuer and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

(t) Title to Intellectual Property. (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses; and (ii) the conduct of the Issuer’s and its subsidiaries’ respective businesses will not conflict with any such rights of others, and the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not received any notice of any claim of infringement of or conflict with any such rights of others, except in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u) Investment Company Act. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor is, or after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the Concurrent Offering Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

(v) Taxes. The Issuer and each of its subsidiaries have timely paid all material U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes (including any interest, additions to tax and related penalties) and filed all material tax returns required to be filed by them (including as a withholding agent) through the date hereof; and except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there is no material tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Issuer or any of its significant subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

 

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(w) Licenses and Permits. The Issuer and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where such revocation, modification or non-renewal would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(x) No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, is contemplated or threatened and the Issuers and the Guarantor are not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Issuer’s or any of the Issuer’s subsidiaries’ principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(y) Compliance with Environmental Laws. (i) The Issuer and its subsidiaries (x) are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety as such relates to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, the environment, natural resources, or the release, discharge, storage, treatment, generation, use, transportation, recycling or disposal of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Issuer or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability (whether accrued, contingent, fixed, determinable, determined or otherwise), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) there are no proceedings that are pending, or that are known to be contemplated, against the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party and (y) the Issuer and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants.

 

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(z) Disclosure Controls. The Issuer maintains an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Issuer’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Issuer has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

(aa) Accounting Controls. The Issuer maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and is maintained under the supervision of the principal executive and principal financial officers of the Issuer, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Issuer maintains internal controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses in the Issuer’s internal controls.

(bb) Insurance. The Issuer and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as the Issuers believe are adequate to protect the Issuer and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; and neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, except in the cases referenced in (i) and (ii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(cc) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials

 

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in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law (such laws and regulations, the “Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws”); or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment. To the best of the Issuer’s knowledge and belief, no actions or investigations by any governmental or regulatory agency are ongoing or threatened against the Issuer or its subsidiaries, or any of their directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on their behalf in relation to an alleged breach of the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. The Issuer and its subsidiaries have instituted and will maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Issuer and its subsidiaries with the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

(dd) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, threatened.

(ee) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. None of the Issuers, the Guarantor, any of their subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Issuers, Guarantor, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is (i) currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (including, without limitation, the Ukraine-/Russia-related/Sectoral Sanctions Identification List sanctions program), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) or (ii) owned 50% or more by or otherwise controlled by or acting on behalf of one or more persons or entities that are subject to Sanctions, nor is the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including but not limited to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Crimea regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (each, a “Sanctioned Country”)); and the Issuers and the Guarantor will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) for the purpose of any activities of or business with any person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such use, is the subject of Sanctions or (ii) in any other manner that would reasonably be expected, by the Issuers, to result in a violation by any person participating in the transaction, whether as Underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise, of Sanctions. Since the later of (i) April 24, 2019 and (ii) the date that is ten years prior to the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not engaged in, and are not now engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of relevant Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

 

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(ff) Cybersecurity. To the knowledge of the Issuers and the Guarantor, (i)(x) there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Issuer’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; (ii) the Issuer and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification; and (iii) the Issuer and its subsidiaries have implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices, except as would not, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(gg) No Stabilization. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(hh) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Issuers as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(ii) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained or incorporated by reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(jj) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Issuers or the Guarantor that has caused either Issuer or the Guarantor to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

(kk) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(ll) Status under the Securities Act. Each Issuer is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

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4. Further Agreements of the Issuers and the Guarantor. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Underwriter that:

(a) Required Filings. The Issuers and the Guarantor will file the Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act and will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex A hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; the Issuer will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and the Issuer will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Issuer will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.

(b) Delivery of Copies. The Issuers will deliver, without charge, (i) to each Representative, two signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) as the Underwriters may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities and prior to nine months after the Closing Date a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.

(c) Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Issuers will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to, distribute or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.

(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Issuers will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to

 

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the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii) of the receipt by the Issuers of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Issuers will use their reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as practicable the withdrawal thereof.

(e) Time of Sale Information. If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement any of the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Issuers will as soon as practicable notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to any of the Time of Sale Information (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the Time of Sale Information will comply with law.

(f) Ongoing Compliance. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Issuers will as soon as practicable notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law.

 

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(g) Blue Sky Compliance. The Issuers will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the offering and resale of the Securities; provided that neither the Issuers nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(h) Earning Statement. The Issuer will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Issuer occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

(i) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Issuers and the Guarantor will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers or the Guarantor and having a tenor of more than one year, except for the Concurrent Offering Securities.

(j) Use of Proceeds. The Issuers will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.

(k) DTC. The Issuers will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) No Stabilization. Neither the Issuers nor the Guarantor will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.

(m) Record Retention. The Issuers will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

(n) Exchange Listing. The Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Securities to be listed for trading on the NYSE within 30 days after the Closing Date.

5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Issuer and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Issuer) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant

 

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to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A hereto or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Issuers in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”).

(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering of the Securities (and will promptly notify the Issuer if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).

6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Issuers and the Guarantor of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor contained herein shall be true and correct as of the Time of Sale and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Issuers, the Guarantor and their respective officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.

(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Time of Sale and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, the Securities or any other debt or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).

(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto), the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

 

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(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of an officer of the Issuers (i) confirming that, to the knowledge of such officer, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(c) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Issuers and the Guarantor in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Issuers and the Guarantor have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.

(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuer, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

(g) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Issuers and the Guarantor. (i) Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Issuers and the Guarantor, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, (ii) Carey Olsen Jersey LLP, local counsel to the Issuer in Jersey, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and (iii) Arthur Cox LLP, local counsel to the Issuer and the Co-Obligor in Ireland, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Issuers, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance or Sale. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or the issuance of the Guarantee.

(j) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Issuers and the Guarantor in their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication, from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

 

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(k) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) Indenture and Securities. The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Agent, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Issuer and duly authenticated by the Agent.

(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuers and the Guarantor shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

7. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Issuer in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below.

(b) Indemnification of the Issuers. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers, the Guarantor each of their respective directors, each of their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls each Issuer and the Guarantor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, in each case, to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission

 

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made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Issuers in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the following under the heading “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus: the third paragraph, the fifth sentence of the seventh paragraph and the eighth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth paragraphs.

(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 7 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to one local counsel per jurisdiction) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by such Underwriter and any such separate firm for the Issuers, the Guarantor, their respective directors and their respective officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of each Issuer and the Guarantor shall be designated in writing by the Issuers. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the

 

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written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuers from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Issuers and the Guarantor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuers or the Guarantor or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Limitation on Liability. The Issuers, the Guarantor and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

 

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(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

8. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Issuers, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuers or the Guarantor shall have been suspended on any exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus.

9. Defaulting Underwriter.

(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Issuers on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Issuers shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Issuers may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Issuers or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Issuers agree to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 9, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Issuers as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Issuers shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.

 

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(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Issuers as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Issuers shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability on the part of the Issuers or the Guarantor, except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Issuers, the Guarantor or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.

10. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation and printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement of the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information, and the Prospectus (including any exhibit, amendment or supplement thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iv) the fees and expenses of the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s counsel and independent accountants; (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in an amount not to exceed $10,000); (vi) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (viii) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the approval of the Securities for book entry transfer by DTC; (ix) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of Securities on the NYSE; and (x) all expenses incurred by the Issuers in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors, including the investor presentation.

(b) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 8, (ii) the Issuers for any reason fail to tender the Securities for delivery to the Underwriters, or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement other than pursuant to clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) of Section 8 or Section 9, the Issuers and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Underwriters for all documented out-of-pocket costs and

 

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expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Underwriter agrees, at its own expense, to pay the portion of all expenses not reimbursed by the Issuers and the Guarantor pursuant to Section 10 hereof represented by such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities.

11. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates, officers and directors of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

12. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuers, the Guarantor and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Issuers, the Guarantor or the Underwriters.

13. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (d) the term “significant subsidiary” means, collectively, any “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act listed on Schedule 2 hereto, including the Guarantor.

14. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Issuers and the Guarantor, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

15. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

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(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 15:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

  (i)

a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

 

  (ii)

a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

 

  (iii)

a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

16. Contractual Recognition of UK Bail-In. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the parties hereto, each party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of the Underwriters under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

 

  i.

the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

 

  ii.

the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the other parties of such shares, securities or obligations;

 

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  iii.

the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability;

 

  iv.

the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority.

For purposes of this Section 16:

Relevant UK Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any UK Bail-in Powers in relation to the Underwriters.

UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.

UK Bail-in Powers” means any powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

17. Miscellaneous.

(a) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.

(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk - 3rd Floor (Fax: (212) 834- 6081) and c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282 -2198 (Tel: 1-866-471-2526), Attention: Registration Department. Notices to the Issuers and the Guarantor shall be given to them at Aptiv PLC, 5 Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Ireland, Attention: Treasurer, with a copy to Aptiv PLC, 5 Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Ireland, Attention: Chief Legal Officer.

 

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(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(d) Consent to Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) shall be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each of the Issuer and the other parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth in paragraph (b) above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court. The Issuer and the other parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that any party hereto has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, each such party irrevocably waives, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Issuers and the Guarantor hereby designates and appoints Katherine Ramundo (the “Process Agent”) as its authorized agent, upon whom process may be served in any such legal suit, action or proceeding, it being understood that the designation and appointment of Katherine Ramundo as such authorized agent shall become effective immediately without any further action on the part of the Issuers and the Guarantor. Such appointment shall be irrevocable to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the appointment of a successor agent in the United States on terms substantially similar to those contained herein and reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters. If the Process Agent shall cease to act as agent for services of process, the Issuers and the Guarantor shall appoint, without unreasonable delay, another such agent, and notify the Underwriters of such appointment. Each Issuer and the Guarantor represents to the Underwriters that it has notified the Process Agent of such designation and appointment and that the Process Agent has accepted the same in writing. Each Issuer and the Guarantor further agrees that service of process upon the Process Agent and written notice of said service to such party shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Issuer or the Guarantor in any such legal suit, action or proceeding brought in any New York Court. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Underwriters or the person controlling the Underwriters to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

(f) Currency. Any payment on account of an amount that is payable to any of the Underwriters in a particular currency (the “Required Currency”) that is paid to or for the account of such Underwriter in the lawful currency of any other jurisdiction (the “Other Currency”), whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of either

 

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Issuer or for any other reason shall constitute a discharge of the obligation of such Issuer only to the extent of the amount of the Required Currency which the recipient could purchase in the New York or London foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Other Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the first day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks in New York or London are generally open for business following receipt of the payment first referred to above. If the amount of the Required Currency that could be so purchased (net of all premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the conversion) is less than the amount of the Required Currency originally due to the recipient, then such Issuer shall indemnify and hold harmless the recipient from and against all loss or damage arising out of or as a result of such deficiency. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations of the Issuers, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any person owed such obligation from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or any judgment or order.

(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

(h) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(i) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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Very truly yours,

APTIV PLC

By:  

/s/ Robert S. Hoeppner

  Name: Robert S. Hoeppner
  Title: Treasurer
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DAC
By:  

/s/ Darren Michael Byrka

  Name: Darren Michael Byrka
  Title: Director and Authorized Signatory
APTIV CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Katherine H. Ramundo

  Name: Katherine H. Ramundo
  Title: Director and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted:

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Som Bhattacharyya

  Name: Som Bhattacharyya
  Title: Executive Director
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Jonathan Zwart

  Name: Jonathan Zwart
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE 1

 

Underwriters    Principal
Amount

of the Securities
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 125,000,000  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     125,000,000  

Barclays Capital Inc.

     30,000,000  

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     30,000,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     30,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     30,000,000  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     30,000,000  

SG Americas Securities, LLC

     12,500,000  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     12,500,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

     12,500,000  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     12,500,000  

Truist Securities, Inc.

     12,500,000  

UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

     12,500,000  

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     12,500,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     12,500,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 500,000,000  


SCHEDULE 2

Significant Subsidiaries

Aptiv Corporation

Aptiv Financial Services (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company

Aptiv Global Holdings Limited (Ireland)

Aptiv Global Investments UK LLP

Aptiv Holdings Asia Pacific (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Aptiv Holdings (US), LLC

Aptiv Holdings US Limited

Aptiv International Holdings UK Two LLP

Aptiv Latin America Holdings (UK) LLP

Aptiv Malta Holdings Limited

Aptiv Manufacturing Management Services S.à r.l.

Aptiv Services US, LLC

Aptiv Technologies AG

Wind River Systems, Inc.


ANNEX A

Additional Time of Sale Information

 

1.

Term sheet containing the terms of the Securities, substantially in the form of Annex B.


ANNEX B

[See Attached]


Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement

No. 333-281182

Pricing Term Sheet

September 9, 2024

 

LOGO

Aptiv PLC                 Aptiv Global Financing DAC

$500,000,000 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054

 

 

Pricing Supplement dated September 9, 2024 (this “Pricing Term Sheet”) to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated September 9, 2024 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) of Aptiv PLC (“the Issuer”) and Aptiv Global Financing DAC (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with Aptiv PLC, the “Issuers”).

This Pricing Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The information in this Pricing Term Sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Capitalized terms used in this Pricing Term Sheet but not defined have the meanings given them in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

Issuers:    Aptiv PLC and Aptiv Global Financing DAC
Guarantor:    Aptiv Corporation (the “Guarantor”)
Legal Format:    SEC Registered
Security:    6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes, due 2054 (the “Notes”)
Principal Amount:    $500,000,000


Maturity Date:    December 15, 2054
Interest Payment Dates:    June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2025
Regular Record Dates    June 1 and December 1 of each year, immediately preceding any June 15 and December 15 interest payment date, as the case may be.
Ranking:    The Notes and the guarantee will be the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s respective general unsecured and subordinated obligations and will:
  

•  rank junior and subordinate in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s existing and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), including all of Aptiv’s outstanding notes, which are also issued or guaranteed by the Co-Obligor and the Guarantor, and borrowings under Aptiv’s credit facilities;

  

•  rank equal in right of payment to all of their respective future unsecured indebtedness that may be incurred from time to time if the terms of such indebtedness provide that it ranks equally with the Notes in right of payment;

  

•  be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any of the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s respective future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness; and

  

•  be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness and other liabilities of each of the Issuers’ existing and future subsidiaries who do not guarantee the Notes.

   See “Description of Notes—Ranking” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. For the definition of the term “Senior Indebtedness,” see “Description of Notes—Certain Definitions” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.
First Reset Date:    December 15, 2029 (the “First Reset Date”)
Interest Rate:    The Notes will bear interest (i) from and including September 13, 2024 to, but excluding, the First Reset Date at rate of 6.875% and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date during each Interest Reset Period (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), plus 3.385%.


Reset Period:    The period from and including the First Reset Date to but excluding the next following Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including a Reset Date to but excluding the next following Reset Date, or the maturity date, or the date of redemption or repayment, as the case may be.
Reset Date:    The First Reset Date and December 15 of every fifth year after 2029
Optional Interest Deferral:    Cumulative deferral for one or more deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive semi-annual interest payment periods (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement).
Optional Redemption Terms
Par Call:    In whole or in part on one or more occasions at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any interest payment date.
Tax Call:    In whole, but not in part, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, in the event (i) that there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Issuers on the Notes is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Issuers for tax purposes in a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or (ii) of certain changes in tax law that would require the Issuers or the Guarantor, as applicable, to pay Additional Amounts to holders of the Notes in respect of withholding taxes that cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor, as applicable.
Rating Agency Event Call:    In whole, but not in part, at 102% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, at any time within 120 days after the occurrence of a rating agency event with respect to the Notes.
Concurrent Offering:    Concurrently with this offering of the Notes, under a separate prospectus supplement, we are offering $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”) and $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and,


   together with the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Senior Notes”) (the “Concurrent Offering”). The closing of this offering is not conditioned on the closing of the Concurrent Offering, and the closing of the Concurrent Offering is not conditioned on the closing of this offering, and we may sell the Notes or the Senior Notes, or both.
CUSIP/ISIN:    03837AAD2 / US03837AAD28
Par Amount:    $1,000
Minimum Denominations:    $ 200,000 and integral multiples of $ 1,000 in excess thereof
Trade Date:    September 9, 2024
Settlement Date:    September 13, 2024 (T+4)
   We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about the fourth business day following the date of pricing of the Notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+4”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to the date that is more than one business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+4, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Senior Co-Managers:    Barclays Capital Inc.
   BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
   BofA Securities, Inc.
   Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
   Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.


Co-Managers:    SG Americas Securities, LLC
   SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
   Standard Chartered Bank
   TD Securities (USA) LLC
   Truist Securities, Inc.
   UniCredit Capital Markets LLC
   U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
   Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

 

 

The Issuers have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuers have filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuers and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuers, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533 and (2) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at (866) 471-2526.

Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimers or other notices were automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent via Bloomberg email or another communication system.


ANNEX C

Electronic road show or other written communications

 

1.

Electronic (Netroadshow) investor presentation of the Issuers made available on September 6, 2024.

Exhibit 4.2

Execution Version

APTIV PLC,

as Company

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

AND

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent

SUBORDINATED INDENTURE DATED AS OF

September 13, 2024


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

               Page  
ARTICLE 1

 

ESTABLISHMENT; DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     2  
  

Section 1.01.

   Definitions      2  
  

Section 1.02.

   Other Definitions      7  
  

Section 1.03.

   Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act      7  
  

Section 1.04.

   Rules of Construction      8  
ARTICLE 2

 

THE NOTES

     8  
  

Section 2.01.

   Form and Dating      8  
  

Section 2.02.

   Execution and Authentication      9  
  

Section 2.03.

   Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series      10  
  

Section 2.04.

   Registrar and Paying Agent      12  
  

Section 2.05.

   Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      13  
  

Section 2.06.

   Holder Lists      13  
  

Section 2.07.

   Transfer and Exchange      13  
  

Section 2.08.

   Replacement Notes      18  
  

Section 2.09.

   Outstanding Notes      18  
  

Section 2.10.

   Treasury Notes      18  
  

Section 2.11.

   Temporary Notes      19  
  

Section 2.12.

   Cancellation      19  
  

Section 2.13.

   Defaulted Interest      19  
  

Section 2.14.

   CUSIP or ISIN Numbers      20  
ARTICLE 3

 

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

     20  
  

Section 3.01.

   Applicability of Article      20  
  

Section 3.02.

   Notices to Trustee      20  
  

Section 3.03.

   Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed      21  
  

Section 3.04.

   Notice of Redemption      21  
  

Section 3.05.

   Effect of Notice Upon Redemption      22  
  

Section 3.06.

   Deposit of Redemption Price      22  
  

Section 3.07.

   Notes Redeemed in Part      23  

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

COVENANTS

     23  
   Section 4.01.    Payment of Notes      23  
   Section 4.02.    Maintenance of Office or Agency      23  

   Section 4.03.    Reports      24  
   Section 4.04.    Compliance Certificate      24  
   Section 4.05.    Corporate Existence      25  
ARTICLE 5

 

SUCCESSORS

     25  
  

Section 5.01.

   Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets      25  
  

Section 5.02.

   Successor Substituted      25  
ARTICLE 6

 

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     26  
  

Section 6.01.

   Events of Default      26  
  

Section 6.02.

   Acceleration      27  
  

Section 6.03.

   Other Remedies      28  
  

Section 6.04.

   Waiver of Past Defaults      28  
  

Section 6.05.

   Control by Majority      28  
  

Section 6.06.

   Limitation on Suits      29  
  

Section 6.07.

   Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment      29  
  

Section 6.08.

   Collection Suit by Trustee      29  
  

Section 6.09.

   Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      30  
  

Section 6.10.

   Priorities      30  
  

Section 6.11.

   Undertaking for Costs      31  
ARTICLE 7

 

TRUSTEE

     31  
  

Section 7.01.

   Duties of Trustee      31  
  

Section 7.02.

   Rights of the Trustee      32  
  

Section 7.03.

   Individual Rights of Trustee      33  
  

Section 7.04.

   Trustee’s Disclaimer      34  

 

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Section 7.05.

   Notice of Defaults      34  
  

Section 7.06.

   Reports by Trustee to Holder      34  
  

Section 7.07.

   Compensation and Indemnity      35  
  

Section 7.08.

   Replacement of Trustee      36  
  

Section 7.09.

   Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.      37  
  

Section 7.10.

   Eligibility; Disqualification      37  
  

Section 7.11.

   Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company      37  
ARTICLE 8

 

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     37  
  

Section 8.01.

   Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      37  
  

Section 8.02.

   Legal Defeasance and Discharge      38  
  

Section 8.03.

   Covenant Defeasance      38  
  

Section 8.04.

   Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance      39  
  

Section 8.05.

   Deposited Money and U.S. Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      40  
  

Section 8.06.

   Satisfaction and Discharge      41  
  

Section 8.07.

   Repayment to Company      41  
  

Section 8.08.

   Reinstatement      41  
  

Section 8.09.

   Survival      42  
ARTICLE 9

 

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

     42  
  

Section 9.01.

   Without Consent of Holder      42  
  

Section 9.02.

   With Consent of Holders of Notes      43  
  

Section 9.03.

   Compliance with Trust Indenture Act      44  
  

Section 9.04.

   Revocation and Effect of Consents      44  
  

Section 9.05.

   Trustee and Agents to Sign Amendments      45  
ARTICLE 10

 

NOTE GUARANTEES

     45  
  

Section 10.01.

   Note Guarantees      45  
  

Section 10.02.

   Limitation on Liability      46  
  

Section 10.03.

   Successors and Assigns      47  
  

Section 10.04.

   No Waiver      47  
  

Section 10.05.

   Release of Guarantor      47  
  

Section 10.06.

   Contribution      47  

 

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ARTICLE 11

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     48  
   Section 11.01.    Trust Indenture Act Controls      48  
   Section 11.02.    Notices      48  
   Section 11.03.    Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes      50  
   Section 11.04.    Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      50  
   Section 11.05.    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      50  
   Section 11.06.    Rules by Trustee and Agents      51  
   Section 11.07.    No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders      51  
   Section 11.08.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial      51  
   Section 11.09.    No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      51  
   Section 11.10.    Successors      52  
   Section 11.11.    Severability      52  
   Section 11.12.    Counterpart Originals      52  
   Section 11.13.    Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.      52  
   Section 11.14.    Force Majeure      52  
   Section 11.15.    Patriot Act      52  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Form of Note

 

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APTIV PLC

RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

AND SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

 

Section of Trust Indenture Act of 1939    Section(s) of Indenture
ss. 310    (a) (1)    7.10
   (a) (2)    7.10
   (a) (3)    N.A.
   (a) (4)    N.A.
   (a) (5)    7.10
   (b)    7.08, 7.10
   (c)    N.A.
ss. 311    (a)    7.11
   (b)    7.11
   (c)    N.A.
ss. 312    (a)    2.06
   (b)    2.06
   (c)    2.06
ss. 313    (a)    7.06
   (b)(1)    N.A.
   (b)(2)    7.06, 7.07
   (c)    7.06
   (d)    7.06
ss. 314    (a)    4.03, 4.04
   (b)    N.A.
   (c) (1)    11.04
   (c) (2)    11.04
   (c) (3)    N.A.
   (d)    N.A.
   (e)    11.05
ss. 315    (a)    7.01
   (b)    7.05, 11.02
   (c)    7.01
   (d)    7.01
   (e)    6.11
ss. 316    (a) (1) (A)    6.05
   (a) (1) (B)    6.04
   (a) (2)    N.A.
   (a) (last sentence)    6.11
   (b)    6.07
ss. 317    (a) (1)    6.08
   (a) (2)    6.09
   (b)    2.05
ss. 318    (a)    11.01
   (b)    N.A.
   (c)    11.01

Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.


This SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated as of September 13, 2024, is by and among Aptiv PLC, a public limited company formed under the laws of Jersey (the “Company”), the guarantors from time to time party hereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company is entering into this Indenture to establish the form and terms of its subordinated notes to be issued from time to time in one or more series (the “Notes”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors have been done or performed;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

ESTABLISHMENT; DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions.

(a) The following are definitions used in this Indenture, except as otherwise provided in respect of any series of Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Indenture.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent.

Applicable Procedures” means with respect to any transfer, redemption or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary that apply to such transfer, redemption or exchange.

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors, or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors of the Company.

 

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Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Certificated Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (or such other form or forms that may be established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof), except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in the Global Note” (or similarly titled equivalent) attached thereto.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 11.02 hereof, or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.

Custodian” means, with respect to the Notes of a series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.04(c) as Custodian with respect to the Notes of such series, and any and all successors thereto appointed as custodian hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

Depositary” means, unless otherwise provided in respect of a series of Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, the Person specified in Section 2.04(b) hereof to act as the Depositary with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

Discount Note” means any Note that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

GAAP” means, unless otherwise provided in respect of a series of Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, as set forth in:

(1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,

(2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,

 

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(3) such other statements by such other entities as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and

(4) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.07(f) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Global Notes, in the form of Exhibit A hereto (or such other form or forms that may be established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof) issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

(1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or

(2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantor” means any Person that provides a Note Guarantee under this Indenture with respect to the Notes of a series.

Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Indenture” means this Indenture as originally executed and delivered or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, in respect of the Notes of each series, shall include the forms and terms of the Notes of such series established as contemplated pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03.

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

Interest Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 1 of the applicable Notes.

 

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Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Trustee, Agents or banking institutions are not required by law or regulation to be open in the State of New York.

Note Guarantee” means each Guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes of a series issued by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company. “Officer” of any Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by an Officer.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and the Agents. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or a Guarantor.

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary.

Periodic Offering” means an offering of Notes of a series from time to time, the specific terms of which Notes, including, without limitation, the rate or rates of interest, if any, thereon, the Stated Maturity or Stated Maturities thereof and the redemption provisions, if any, with respect thereto, are to be determined by the Company or its agents upon the issuance of such Notes.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

principal” of a Note means the principal of the Note (or, if such Note is one of a series of Discount Notes, such portion of the principal as may be specified in the terms of such series) plus the premium, if any, payable on such Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time.

Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the applicable date specified as a “Record Date” on the face of the Note.

Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Administration having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any Note, the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such Note is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such Note at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency beyond the control of the Company unless such contingency has occurred).

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(1) such Person,

(2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or

(3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Unless otherwise specified, all references to any Subsidiary shall be to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means any Subsidiary of the Company that has issued a Note Guarantee.

TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb), as it may be amended from time to time.

Trustee” means, with respect to each series of Notes, the party named as such in the Preamble of this Indenture until a successor or assignee replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor or assignee.

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

Yield to Maturity” means, as the context may require, the yield to maturity (i) on a series of Notes or (ii) if the Notes of a series are issuable from time to time, on a Note of such series, calculated at the time of issuance of such series in the case of clause (i) or at the time of issuance of such Note of such series in the case of clause (ii), or, if applicable, at the most recent redetermination of interest on such series or on such Note, and calculated in accordance with the constant interest method or such other accepted financial practice as is specified in the terms of such Note.

 

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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Acceleration Notice    6.02

Authenticating Agent

  

2.02(e)

Authentication Order

  

2.02(d)

Company

  

Preamble

Covenant Defeasance

  

8.03

DTC

  

2.04(b)

Events of Default

  

6.01

Future Foreign Guarantor

  

10.02

Global Note Legend

  

2.07

Guaranteed Obligations

  

10.01

Legal Defeasance

  

Section 8.02

Notes

  

Preamble

Note Register

  

2.04(a)

Paying Agent

  

2.04(a)

Redemption Date

  

2.09(d)

Registrar

  

2.04(a)

Successor Company

  

5.01(a)

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

(a) Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

(b) The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

“indenture securities” means the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

“indenture security holder” means a Holder;

“indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

“indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

“obligor” on the Notes means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Notes.

(c) All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings so assigned to them either in the TIA, by another statute or SEC rule, as applicable.

 

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Section 1.04. Rules of Construction.

(a) Unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

(iv) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(v) all references in this instrument to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed;

(vi) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(vii) “including” means “including without limitation”;

(viii) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(ix) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the TIA shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time thereunder.

(b) Unless otherwise expressly specified, references in this Indenture to specific Article numbers or Section numbers refer to Articles and Sections contained in this Indenture and not to any other document.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Form and Dating.

(a) General. The Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, upon a written order of the Company (other than as provided in Section 2.08 hereof), the Notes of each series as shall be established by or pursuant to one or more Officer’s Certificates or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto as provided in Section 2.03 hereof. The Notes of each series and the Authenticating Agent’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (or such other form or forms that may be established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof), in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture setting forth the terms of such series of Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date of original issuance thereof or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Unless otherwise provided in respect of a series of Notes, the Notes shall be issued initially in minimum denominations of $200,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $200,000.

 

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(b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (or such other form or forms that may be established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof), including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” (or similarly titled equivalent) attached thereto. Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (or such other form or forms that may be established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof), but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” (or similarly titled equivalent) attached thereto. Each Global Note in respect of a series of Notes shall represent such of the outstanding Notes of such series as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” (or similarly titled equivalent) attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes of such series from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes of such series represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note in respect of a series of Notes to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes of such series represented thereby shall be made by the Registrar in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.07 hereof.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication.

(a) One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual, electronic or facsimile signature.

(b) If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

(c) A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Authenticating Agent. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

(d) The Authenticating Agent shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by one Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue.

(e) The Company may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Trustee to authenticate Notes (the “Authenticating Agent”). Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, the Authenticating Agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such Authenticating Agent. The Authenticating Agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries. The Company hereby initially appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Authenticating Agent and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas hereby accepts such appointment.

 

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(f) If, in connection with a Periodic Offering, all Notes of a series are not to be initially issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture otherwise required pursuant to Section 2.01 or any other documents (other than the Notes and the Authentication Order required pursuant to Section 2.02(d)) at or prior to the authentication of each Note of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon initial issuance of the first Note of such series to be issued.

Section 2.03. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Notes may be issued in one or more series, which may include one or more tranches, including Notes issued in a Periodic Offering. The Notes of each series issued hereunder shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and manner set forth in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture for such series, to all Senior Indebtedness (as such term is defined in such Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture). In addition, there shall be established in or pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate or an indenture supplemental hereto, prior to the initial issuance of Notes of any series, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.03:

(a) the designation of the Notes of the series, which shall distinguish the Notes of the series from the Notes of all other series;

(b) if other than the form of the Notes in Exhibit A attached hereto, the form or forms of the Notes of such series;

(c) whether the Notes are entitled to the benefit of any Guarantee;

(d) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture and any limitation on the ability of the Company to increase such aggregate principal amount after the initial issuance of the Notes of that series (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, or upon redemption of, other Notes of the series pursuant hereto);

(e) the date or dates on which the principal of the Notes of the series is payable (which date or dates may be fixed or extendible);

(f) the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum at which the Notes of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, on which such interest shall be payable and on which a record shall be taken for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable and/or the method by which such rate or rates or date or dates shall be determined;

(g) if other than as provided in Section 4.02, the place or places where the principal of and any interest on Notes of the series shall be payable, the place or places where the Notes may be surrendered for exchange, notices, demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes of the series and this Indenture may be served;

(h) the right, if any, of the Company to redeem Notes of the series, in whole or in part, at its option and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and any terms and conditions upon which Notes of the series may be so redeemed, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise;

 

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(i) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem, purchase or repay Notes of the series pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which and any of the terms and conditions upon which Notes of the series shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(j) if other than denominations of $200,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which Notes of the series shall be issuable;

(k) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Notes of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof;

(l) if other than the coin or currency in which the Notes of the series are denominated, the coin or currency in which payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes of the series shall be payable or if the amount of payments of principal of and/or interest on the Notes of the series may be determined with reference to an index based on a coin or currency other than that in which the Notes of the series are denominated, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(m) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes of the series shall be payable, and the manner in which any such currencies shall be valued against other currencies in which any other Notes shall be payable;

(n) whether the Notes of the series may be exchangeable for and/or convertible into the ordinary shares of the Company or any other security;

(o) whether and under what circumstances the Company will pay additional amounts on the Notes of the series held by a person who is not a U.S. person in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company will have the option to redeem such Notes rather than pay such additional amounts;

(p) if the Notes of the series are to be issuable in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary Note of such series) only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;

(q) any trustees, depositaries, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or the registrar or any other agents with respect to the Notes of the series;

(r) provisions, if any, for the defeasance of the Notes of the series (including provisions permitting defeasance of less than all Notes of the series), which provisions may be in addition to, in substitution for, or in modification of (or any combination of the foregoing) the provisions of Article 8;

 

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(s) if the Notes of the series are issuable in whole or in part as one or more Global Notes, the identity of the Depositary or common Depositary for such Global Notes;

(t) any other or alternative Events of Default or covenants with respect to the Notes of the series; and

(u) any other terms of the Notes of the series.

All Notes of any one series shall be substantially identical, except in the case of any Periodic Offering and except as to date and denomination and except as may otherwise be provided by or pursuant to the Officer’s Certificate referred to above or as set forth in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Notes of any one series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to such Officer’s Certificate or in any such indenture supplemental hereto and any forms and terms of Notes to be issued from time to time may be completed and established from time to time prior to the issuance thereof by procedures described in such Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture.

All Notes of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided by the Company, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Notes of such series or to establish additional terms of such series of Notes.

Section 2.04. Registrar and Paying Agent.

(a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment, or may appoint an agent for such purpose (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“Note Register”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in respect of Notes of any series pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

(c) The Company initially appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas hereby initially agrees so to act.

 

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Section 2.05. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (which by its execution of this Indenture hereby agrees) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent

Section 2.06. Holder Lists.

The Registrar shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a). If the Paying Agent is not the same entity as the Registrar, the Company shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish, to the Paying Agent, at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Paying Agent may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date or such shorter time as the Registrar may allow, as the Paying Agent may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA Section 312(a).

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA Section 312(c).

Section 2.07. Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.07, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor thereto or a nominee of such successor thereto. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Certificated Note of the same series unless (A) the Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days, (B) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee and the Registrar and Paying Agent in writing that they elect to cause the issuance of the Notes in certificated form (provided that under current industry practices, the Depositary would notify participants of the Company’s determination, but would only withdraw beneficial interests from a Global Note at the request of participants) or (C) upon the request of a Holder if there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (A) above, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note of the same series or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.08 and 2.11 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note of the same series or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.07 or Sections 2.08 and 2.11 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Certificated Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in (A) or (B) above and pursuant to Section 2.07(c) hereof. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.07(a); provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.07(b) or (c) hereof.

 

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(b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.07(b)(i).

(ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.07(b)(i) hereof, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant or Indirect Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Certificated Note of the same series in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Certificated Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Registrar shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.07(g) hereof.

(c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes for Certificated Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Certificated Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Certificated Note, then, upon the occurrence of any of the events in subsection (A) of Section 2.07(a) hereof and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.07(b)(ii) hereof, the Registrar shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.07(g) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and mail to the Person designated in the instructions a Certificated Note in the applicable principal amount. Any

 

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Certificated Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Registrar shall mail such Certificated Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.

(d) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes for Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. A Holder of a Certificated Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Global Note or transfer such Certificated Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Registrar shall cancel the applicable Certificated Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Certificated Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) above at a time when a Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate one or more Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Certificated Notes so transferred.

(e) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Notes for Certificated Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Certificated Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.07(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Certificated Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Certificated Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Certificated Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, that the Registrar may reasonably request.

(f) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (with appropriate changes in the last sentence if DTC is not the Depositary) (the “Global Note Legend”):

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE REGISTRAR MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(g) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE REGISTRAR FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.12 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A

 

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NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(g) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Certificated Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Registrar in accordance with Section 2.12 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Certificated Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Registrar or by the Depositary at the direction of the Registrar to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Registrar or by the Depositary at the direction of the Registrar to reflect such increase.

(h) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate Certificated Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

(iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

 

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(iv) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(v) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(i) No Obligation of the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent.

(i) The Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note in global form shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

(ii) The Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including without limitation any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

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Section 2.08. Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note of a series is surrendered to the Registrar or the Company and the Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note of a series, the Company shall issue and the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note of such series if the Registrar’s requirements are met. If required by the Registrar or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Registrar and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note had become or is about to become due and payable, the Company, in its discretion, may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Every replacement Note of a series is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes of such series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.08 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies of any Holder with respect to the replacement or payment of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note.

Section 2.09. Outstanding Notes.

(a) The Notes of a series outstanding at any time are all the Notes of such series authenticated by the Authenticating Agent except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Registrar in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.09 as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 2.10 hereof.

(b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Registrar receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

(c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

(d) If the Paying Agent (other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof) segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a date of redemption (a “Redemption Date”) or maturity date, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes of a series payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

Section 2.10. Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes of a series have concurred in any direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to such series, Notes of such series owned by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the

 

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Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, amendment, supplement, waiver or consent, only Notes of such series that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate listing and identifying all outstanding Notes, if any, known to the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept and rely upon such Officer’s Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth.

Section 2.11. Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes of a series are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes of such series. Such temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of Certificated Notes of the relevant series but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes of such series and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate Certificated Notes of a series in exchange for temporary Notes of such series.

Holders of temporary Notes of any series shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.12. Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Registrar for cancellation. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Registrar any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Registrar, upon direction by the Company and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act). Certification of the destruction of all cancelled Notes shall be delivered to the Company from time to time upon written request. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Registrar for cancellation.

Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest.

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes of a series, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes of such series and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall notify the Trustee and Paying Agent in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each such Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee and Paying Agent for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.13. The

 

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Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of any such special record date. At least 15 days before any such special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Paying Agent in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder for the relevant series of Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, a notice at his or her address as it appears in the Note Register that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note of the same series shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note of such series.

Section 2.14. CUSIP or ISIN Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Notes of any series may use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Company and Registrar, as applicable, shall use “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes of such series or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes of such series, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify, in writing, the Trustee Paying Agent and Registrar of any change in the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01. Applicability of Article.

If the Company elects to redeem any series of Notes pursuant to any optional or mandatory redemption provisions set forth in respect of any series of Notes, the provisions of this Article 3 will apply except as otherwise specified in respect of a series of Notes.

Section 3.02. Notices to Trustee.

The Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the applicable Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (i) the section or paragraph number of the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture for such series pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the Redemption Date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes of the series to be redeemed, (iv) the redemption price, and (v) any conditions precedent applicable to the redemption of such Notes. If the Company elects to redeem any series of Notes pursuant to the provisions set forth in respect of any series of Notes, it shall furnish such Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the applicable Agent at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date unless a shorter notice shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the applicable agent. Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall, therefore, be void and of no effect.

 

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Section 3.03. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

If less than all of the Notes of any series are to be redeemed or purchased at any time, the Registrar and Paying Agent shall select the Notes of such series to be redeemed or purchased, (i) if the applicable Notes are listed, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the applicable Notes are listed, or (ii) if the applicable Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method in accordance with the Applicable Procedures. In the event of partial redemption, the particular Notes of such series to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Registrar and Paying Agent from the outstanding Notes of such series not previously called for redemption.

The Paying Agent and Registrar shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes of a series selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note of such series selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes of such series selected shall be in amounts of $200,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; except that if all of the Notes of such series of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture or the applicable Officer’s Certificate(s) or supplemental indenture(s) that apply to Notes of a series called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes of such series called for redemption.

Section 3.04. Notice of Redemption.

At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, or in the case of a Global Note, delivered in accordance with the procedures of DTC, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.

The notice shall identify the Notes of a series to be redeemed (including the CUSIP or ISIN number) and shall state:

(a) the Redemption Date;

(b) the redemption price;

(c) if any Note of such series is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the Redemption Date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes of such series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note of such series;

(d) any conditions precedent applicable to the redemption of such Notes;

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(f) that Notes of such series called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(g) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes of such series called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(h) the paragraph of the Notes of such series and section or paragraph number of the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Notes of such series called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(i) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes of such series.

At the Company’s request, the Registrar shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense, provided, however, that the Company gives the Registrar at least 3 Business Days prior notice of such request.

Section 3.05. Effect of Notice Upon Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.04 hereof, Notes of a series called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price stated in the notice except that any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Company’s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent. Subject to the foregoing, upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the related Interest Payment Date). Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

Section 3.06. Deposit of Redemption Price.

On or before 10:00 a.m. New York City Time on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes (or portions of Notes) of a series to be redeemed on that date. Upon written instructions of the Company, the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes of such series to be redeemed.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes of a series called for redemption, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment. If a Note is redeemed on or after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. If any Note of a series called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal from the Redemption Date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes of such series (or the Yield to Maturity, in the case of an Discount Note) and in the manner provided in Section 4.01 hereof.

 

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Section 3.07. Notes Redeemed in Part.

In the case of Certificated Notes, upon surrender of a Note of a series that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note of such series equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Notes.

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, interest on, the Notes of each series on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes of such series. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. New York City Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to pay interest to Holders by check mailed directly to Holders at their registered addresses or, with respect to Global Notes, by wire transfer. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months or as otherwise provided in the Notes of any series.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

(a) The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office or drop facility of the Registrar) where the Notes of each series may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes of each series and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby initially appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

(b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes of each series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

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(c) The Company hereby initially designates the address of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas set forth in Section 11.02 as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 4.02(a).

Section 4.03. Reports.

(a)

(i) The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with the SEC copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company will also comply with the other provisions of TIA Section 314(a).

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Company files the information and reports referred to in the preceding paragraph with the SEC and such information is publicly available on the Internet, the Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with its obligations to furnish such information to the Trustee.

(b) Any such reports delivered or filed by the Company with the Trustee shall be considered for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports shall not constitute notice or actual knowledge of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).

Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate.

(a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (which, on the date hereof, is a calendar year), an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to the Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in or otherwise forming a part of this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes of any series is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. For the purposes of this paragraph, such compliance shall be determined without regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided under this Indenture. The Company shall also comply with TIA Section 314(a)(4).

 

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(b) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes of a series are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith and in any event within 30 days upon any Officer becoming aware of, in respect of the Notes of such series, any Default or Event of Default or an event which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.05. Corporate Existence

Except as otherwise permitted by Article 5 hereof, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.

Unless otherwise provided in respect of a series of Notes, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any Person, unless:

(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership, limited company, or other similar organization organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom, Jersey and any other jurisdiction in the Channel Islands, any member state of the European Union as in effect from time to time, Switzerland, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands or Singapore), and the Successor Company (if not the Company) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and the applicable agent, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes of each series then outstanding (and, if the Successor Company is not a corporation, the Company shall cause a corporation to become a co-obligor on such Notes);

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with this Indenture.

Section 5.02. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, in which the Company is not the continuing Person, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes of each series then outstanding with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such and that, in the event of a conveyance or transfer, the conveyor or transferor shall be released from the provisions of this Indenture and the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes of all such series.

 

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ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01. Events of Default.

Unless otherwise specified in respect of any series of Notes, each of the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to each series of Notes:

(a) a default in any payment of interest on the Notes of such series when due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

(b) a default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Note of such series when due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon any mandatory or optional redemption or required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(c) the failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with its other agreements contained in this Indenture applicable to the Notes of such series for 90 days after the Company or such Guarantor receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes of all series affected thereby;

(d) the Company:

(i) commences a voluntary case,

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

(iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian (which term includes the Viscount in Jersey) of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or

(iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

(e) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case;

(ii) appoints a custodian (which term includes the Viscount in Jersey) of the Company, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company; or

(iii) orders the liquidation of the Company,

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; and

 

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(f) any other Event of Default established pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof with respect to the Notes of such series.

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default with respect to a series of Notes whatever the reason for any such Event of Default for such series and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

However, a default under clause (c) above will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to a series of Notes until the Trustee notifies the Company or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby notify the Company and the Trustee of the default and the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, does not cure such default within the time specified in clause (c) above after receipt of such notice.

Section 6.02. Acceleration.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of Notes, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all outstanding Notes of all such series to be due and payable immediately (all such series voting together as a single class) by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” (the “Acceleration Notice”), and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to one or more series of Notes as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of such series (voting as a single class) may rescind and cancel such declaration with respect to the Notes of such series and its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default with respect to such series have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, (iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid, (iv) if the Company has paid the Trustee and the Agents their compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances; and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (d) or (e) of Section 6.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

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For all purposes under this Indenture, if a portion of the principal of any Discount Notes shall have been accelerated and declared or become due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, then, from and after such declaration, unless such declaration has been rescinded and annulled, the principal amount of such Discount Notes shall be deemed, for all purposes hereunder, to be such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, and payment of such portion of the principal thereof as shall be due and payable as a result of such acceleration, together with interest, if any, thereon and all other amounts owing thereunder, shall constitute payment in full of such Discount Notes.

Section 6.03. Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default with respect to one or more series of Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes of such series or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes of such series or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes of the relevant series or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults.

Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected (voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes of such series waive an existing Default or Event of Default with respect to such series and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Notes of such series (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the then outstanding Notes of such series may rescind an acceleration with respect to such series and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default in respect of the relevant series of Notes shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default in respect of such series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05. Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected (voting as a single class) may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holders of Notes of such series or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

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Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits.

A Holder of a Note of any series may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes of such series only if:

(a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

(b) the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes of such series offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(e) within such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

Section 6.07. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) hereof occurs with respect to a series of Notes and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium on, if any, and interest (or the Yield to Maturity, in the case of an Discount Note) remaining unpaid on the Notes of such series and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

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Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10. Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article with respect to a series of Notes, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, the Agents, their respective agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or Agents and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders for such series for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes of such series for principal, premium, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes of such series for principal, premium, if any, and interest (or the Yield to Maturity, in the case of an Discount Note), respectively; and

Third: to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 30 days before such record date, the Company shall deliver to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid. This Section 6.10 is subject at all times to the provisions set forth in Section 11.02

 

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Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.06 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of a series.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of certificates or opinions specifically required by any provision hereof to be furnished to it, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein) and shall be entitled to seek advice from legal counsel in relation thereto.

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

 

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(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 7.01.

(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02. Rights of the Trustee.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any such document.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture, provided that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its reasonable discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall reasonably determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

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(h) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it under this Indenture.

(i) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its power and duties hereunder.

(j) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee under this Article 7, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in each of its capacities hereunder as an Agent, and are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, each other Agent, Custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(k) The permissive right of the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty.

(l) The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God; strikes, work stoppages, earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action. It being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

(m) Anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of profit), even if the Trustee has been advised as to the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(n) The Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Trustee of any change to its fiscal year.

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes of any series and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee shall also be subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

 

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Section 7.04. Trustees Disclaimer.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes of any series, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes of any series or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes of any series or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes of any series or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults.

(a) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default with respect to Notes of any series unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee from the Company or the Holders of 33% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby, and such notice references the specific Default or Event of Default, the Notes of such series and this Indenture.

(b) If a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of the Notes of the applicable series, notice of the Default within the earlier of 90 days after the occurrence of a Default or 30 days after it is actually known to a Responsible Officer or written notice of it is received by the Trustee, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note of any series (including payments pursuant to the redemption provisions of the Notes of such series), the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders thereof.

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holder.

Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the initial issuance date of Notes under this Indenture, and for so long as any series of Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes of any series are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when any series of Notes are listed on any stock exchange and any delisting thereof.

 

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Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity.

The Company and the Guarantors shall pay to each Agent and to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for each such Agent’s and Trustee’s services hereunder (it being understood that all amounts set forth in the fee letter dated August 23, 2024, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Wilmington Trust, National Association shall be deemed reasonable in respect of the compensation to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent as initially appointed hereunder). The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company and the Guarantors shall reimburse the Trustee and the Agents promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by such party in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s and Agents’ respective agents and counsel.

The Company and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Trustee against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company and the Guarantors or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company and the Guarantors promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend, at the sole discretion of the Trustee, the claim and may cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Agents, as applicable, the satisfaction and discharge and the termination of this Indenture.

To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such lien shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the satisfaction and discharge and the termination of this Indenture.

In addition, and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under any of the provisions of this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(d) or (e) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

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Trustee” for purposes of this Section shall include any predecessor Trustee and the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder; provided, however, that the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee.

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

The Trustee may resign with respect to one or more series of Notes in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby (voting as a single class) may remove the Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason with respect to any series of Notes, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee with respect to such series. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby (voting as a single class) may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such series may at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder of a Note of a series for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to such series.

 

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A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to the relevant series of Notes. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders of the Notes of such series. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or banking association, the successor corporation or banking association without any further act shall, if such successor corporation or banking association is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee.

Subject to Section 7.10, any business entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA §310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA §310(b).

Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

The Trustee is subject to TIA §311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA §311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Unless otherwise provided in respect of a series of Notes, the Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes of any series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

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Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes of any series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes of such series, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes of such series to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and Agents hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and (d) the provisions of this Article 8 with respect to Legal Defeasance. Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04 and 4.05 hereof and in any supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate established with respect to the outstanding Notes of a series pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes of such series shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes of such series shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes of such series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and the Notes of such series shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof with respect to the Notes of a series, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Section 6.01(c) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default for such series.

 

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Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes of any series:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(a) the Company must deposit with the Paying Agent, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, to pay the principal amount at maturity of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes of such series on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(b) in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the applicable agent an Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(c) in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the applicable agent an Opinion of Counsel in the United States of America reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such incurrence and the grant of a lien to secure such indebtedness);

 

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(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under this Indenture (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any lien securing such borrowing) or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound;

(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee and the applicable agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and

(g) the Company shall have paid or duly provided for payment of all amounts then due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (b) above with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes of such series not therefor delivered to the Registrar for cancellation (A) have become due and payable or (B) will become due and payable on the maturity date or upon redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee and the applicable agent for giving of notice of redemption by the Registrar with a copy to the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

Section 8.05. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

All cash and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Paying Agent (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Qualifying Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes of any series shall be held in trust and applied by the Qualifying Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Qualifying Trustee may determine, to the Holders of the Notes of such series of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such cash and securities need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Qualifying Trustee and Paying Agent, as applicable, against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes of such series.

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Paying Agent shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Qualifying Trustee and the applicable agent (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

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Section 8.06. Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes of any series when (i) either (a) all the Notes of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes of such series which have been replaced or paid and Notes of such series for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Registrar and Paying Agent for cancellation or (b) all Notes of such series not theretofore delivered to the Registrar and Paying Agent for cancellation have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one year, whether at maturity or on a Redemption Date, pursuant to an irrevocable redemption notice, and the Company has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Registrar and Paying Agent funds or U.S. Government Obligations in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes of such series not theretofore delivered to the Registrar and Paying Agent for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes of such series to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Registrar and Paying Agent with a copy to the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; (ii) the Company has paid all other sums due and payable under this Indenture by the Company; and (iii) the Company has delivered to the Trustee or Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Section 8.07. Repayment to Company.

Any cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder shall thereafter, as an unsecured creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such cash and securities, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such cash and securities remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such cash and securities then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.08. Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes of the relevant series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to

 

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apply all such cash and securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note of a series following the reinstatement of its obligations with respect to such series, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from the cash and securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

Section 8.09. Survival.

The Trustee’s and Agents’ rights and obligations under this Article 8 shall survive termination of this Indenture or the resignation of the Trustee or such Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holder.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee and applicable agent may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes of any series without the consent of any Holder of a Note of such series to:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

(b) provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under this Indenture;

(c) to establish the form or forms or terms of Notes of any series as permitted by Section 2.03 hereof;

(d) provide for Global Notes in addition to or in place of Certificated Notes (provided, however, that the Global Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the Global Notes are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code);

(e) provide for any Guarantees with respect to the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge of any Guarantee when such release, termination or discharge is permitted under this Indenture;

(f) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of Notes of such series or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(g) make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the form, authentication, transfer and legending of Notes of such series; provided, however, that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in such Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially affect the rights of Holders to transfer such Notes;

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(i) conform any provision of this Indenture or the Notes of such series to the provisions of the offering document relating to such series of Notes;

(j) modify any provisions of this Indenture, which modifications apply solely to series of Notes not outstanding on the date of such supplemental indenture; or

(k) make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of Notes of such series in any material respect.

Upon the request of the Company, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee and the Agents shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but neither the Trustee nor the Agents shall be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

A supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate which changes or eliminates any covenant or any provision of this Indenture which has been expressly included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Notes, or which modifies the rights of Holders of Notes of such series with respect to such covenant or provision, or which modifies terms with respect only to future series of Notes, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Notes of any other series and may be executed without the consent of such Holders of other series of Notes.

Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Notes Guarantees and the Notes of any series may be amended or supplemented as it relates to such series with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of each series affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes of such series, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes of such series may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of each series affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class).

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.05 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

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After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes of all series affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes of such series held by a non-consenting Holder):

(a) reduce the amount of Notes of such series whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(b) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note of such series beyond the maximum time period for any permitted deferral of interest or to increase the maximum time period for any such interest deferral or increase the maximum number of times the Company may defer such interest payment;

(c) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note of such series;

(d) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note of such series or change the scheduled date at which any Note of such series may be redeemed;

(e) make any Notes of such series payable in money other than that stated in such Notes;

(f) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due dates therefore or to institute suit for the enforcement of such payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

(g) make any change in the amendment provisions which require each Holder’s consent or in the waiver provisions.

Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or with respect to any series of Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by such Holder and every subsequent Holder or portion thereof that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Note or portion thereof if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver shall become effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter shall bind every Holder for all series of Notes to which such amendment, supplement or waiver relates.

 

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Section 9.05. Trustee and Agents to Sign Amendments.

The Trustee and Agents shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee and Agents, as applicable. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee and Agents shall be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amended or supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors, if any, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions and that such amended or supplemental indenture complies with the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE 10

NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 10.01. Note Guarantees.

Each Guarantor that executes this Indenture or a supplemental indenture agreeing to be bound hereby, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees on a subordinated unsecured basis, jointly and severally, to each Holder of the Notes of each series (or such series as specified in the applicable supplement) and to the Trustee, the Agents and their respective successors and assigns (a) the full and punctual payment of principal of and interest on the Notes of each such series when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes of each such series and (b) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes of each such series (all such obligations set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from such Guarantor and that such Guarantor will remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation.

Each Guarantor waives presentation to, demand of, payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor waives notice of any default under the Notes of any series or the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Holder, the Trustee or Agents to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person under this Indenture, the Notes of any series or any other agreement or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any obligation of the Company under the Indenture or any Note, by operation of law or otherwise; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes of any series or any other agreement; or (d) except as set forth in Section 10.05, any change in the ownership of such Guarantor.

 

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Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder, the Trustee or Agents to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of or interest on any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder, the Trustee or Agents upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders, the Trustee and the Agents, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Guaranteed Obligations as provided in Article 6, such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 10.01.

Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee, the Agents or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

Section 10.02. Limitation on Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes of a series, each Holder of Notes of each such series, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor (a) not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee, and (b) not result in a distribution to shareholders not permitted under the applicable foreign or state law. Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations guaranteed hereunder by any Guarantor shall not exceed the maximum amount that can be hereby guaranteed without rendering the Note Guarantee, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. If following the date of this Indenture and notwithstanding anything in Section 9.02 to the contrary, any Guarantor incorporated, organized or formed, as the case may be, under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of America (a “Future Foreign Guarantor”) executes a Note Guarantee and the Company shall reasonably determine that the preceding limitations shall not adequately address the limitations on such Note Guarantee imposed by applicable law of the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as the case may be, of any such Future Foreign Guarantor then upon the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, the Company shall be entitled to amend such clauses or add such additional provisions (including any related modifications to a supplement to this Indenture or a Note Guarantee), as the case may be, in order for the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor to adequately address the limitations imposed by applicable law.

 

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Section 10.03. Successors and Assigns.

This Article 10 shall be binding upon each Guarantor that executes this Indenture or a supplemental indenture agreeing to be bound hereby and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee, the Agents and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder, the Trustee or the Agents, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Indenture and in the Notes of the relevant series shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.

Section 10.04. No Waiver.

Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee, the Agents or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article 10 shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee, the Agents and the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article 10 at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

Section 10.05. Release of Guarantor.

Unless otherwise specified in respect of any series of Notes, the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released with respect to a series of Notes under this Article 10 without any further action required on the part of the Trustee, the Agents or any Holder:

(a) upon (i) the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation, merger, dissolution or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor such that it is no longer a subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor;

(b) if so provided in an Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture in respect of a series of Notes issued hereunder; or

(c) if the Company exercises its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option with respect to such series of Notes in accordance with Article 8 hereof or if the Company’s obligations with respect to such series of Notes are discharged in accordance with the terms of Section 8.06.

Section 10.06. Contribution.

Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations to contribution from each Guarantor, as applicable, in an amount equal to such Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the provision required by the TIA shall control.

Section 11.02. Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Company, the Trustee or an Agent to the other parties is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile or electronic transmission with an attachment in PDF or similar format, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery, to the other’s address:

If to the Company:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Facsimile: (248) 813-2491

Attention: Treasurer

With a copy to:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Facsimile: (248) 813-2491

Attention: General Counsel

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Facsimile: (212) 701-5111

Attention: Michael Kaplan

If to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

277 Park Avenue, Floor 25

New York, NY 10172

Attn: – Aptiv PLC Notes Administrator

Fax: 302-636-4145

 

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If to the Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent initially appointed hereunder:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust & Agency Services

1 Columbus Circle, 17th Floor, MS: NYC01-1710

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Corporates Team, AA6978

Fax: 732-578-4635

For purposes of surrender, transfer or exchange of any Note:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.

5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Transfer Department, AA6978

The Company, the Trustee or the Agents, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

The Trustee and the Agents, as applicable, agree to accept and act upon facsimile or e-mail transmission of written instructions pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such written instructions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide the originally executed instructions in a timely manner and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to the Trustee, Agents or Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or e-mail transmission; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery. All notices and communications to the Trustee, Agents or Holders shall be deemed duly given and effective only upon receipt.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next-day delivery to its address shown on the security register for the Notes. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

 

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If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy, by facsimile or e-mail transmission, to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 11.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders of Notes of the same series with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

Section 11.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or an Agent to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and/or Agent, as applicable:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and/or Agent, as applicable, (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and/or Agent, as applicable, (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with.

Section 11.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 

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Section 11.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar, Paying Agent or Authenticating Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 11.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or of the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture, the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 11.08. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS, THE AGENTS AND THE TRUSTEE IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture, the Notes Guarantees, the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Agents, the Trustee and the Holders (by their acceptance of the Securities) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 11.09. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

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Section 11.10. Successors.

All covenants and agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All covenants and agreements of the Trustee and the Agents in this Indenture shall bind their respective successors.

Section 11.11. Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes of any series shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (including those provisions in respect of any other series of Notes) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.12. Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes. An electronic signature shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature.

Section 11.13. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings in this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 11.14. Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee or the Agents be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, epidemics, pandemics, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee and the Agents, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 11.15. Patriot Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003 (Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act) all financial institutions are required to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide to the Trustee and Agent such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for the Trustee and Agent to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account and may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation or other identifying documents to be provided.

[Signatures on following pages]

 

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SIGNATURES

Dated as the date first written above

COMPANY:

 

APTIV PLC

By:   /s/ Robert S. Hoeppner
 

Name: Robert S. Hoeppner

 

Title: Treasurer

[Signature Page – Aptiv PLC Subordinated Indenture]


TRUSTEE:

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:   /s/ Arlene Thelwell
  Name: Arlene Thelwell
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page – Aptiv PLC Subordinated Indenture]


REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND AUTHENTICATING AGENT:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent
By:   /s/ Jacqueline Bartnick
  Name: Jacqueline Bartnick
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Irina Golovashchuk

  Name: Irina Golovashchuk
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page – Aptiv PLC Subordinated Indenture]

 


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE REGISTRAR MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(g) OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE REGISTRAR FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.12 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE ISSUER. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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CUSIP:

ISIN:

GLOBAL NOTE

[•]% Subordinated Notes due [•]

 

No.    $[]

APTIV PLC

promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,

the principal sum of DOLLARS on [•], 20[•], as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests attached hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: [•] and [•]

Record Dates: [•] and [•]

Dated: , 20

 

APTIV PLC

By:    
 

Name: Kevin P. Clark

 

Title: Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Authenticating Agent

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

[•]%Subordinated Note due [•]

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Aptiv PLC (the “Company”) promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at a rate per annum of [•]% from [•], 20[•] until maturity or pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture. The Company will pay interest on this Note semi-annually in arrears on [•] and [•] of each year, commencing on [•], 20[•], or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). The Company will make each interest payment to the Holder of record of this Note on the immediately preceding [•] and [•] (each, a “Regular Record Date”). Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including [•], 20[•]. The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this Note; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on this Note to the Person who is the registered Holder of this Note at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this Note is cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Note Register of Holders, provided that (a) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, Notes represented by Global Notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof and (b) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Certificated Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee or the Paying Agent may accept in its discretion). Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3. AUTHENTICATING AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

 

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4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024, among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as authenticating agent, registrar and paying agent. The Company shall be entitled to issue additional Notes with respect to this series of Notes pursuant to the Indenture. The terms of the Notes of this series include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture setting forth the additional terms of this series of Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The Notes of this series are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture and those other provisions forming a part thereof with respect to this series of Notes, the provisions of the Indenture and such other provisions with respect to this series shall govern and be controlling.

5. SUBORDINATION. The Notes are subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and manner set forth in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture for this series of Notes, to all Senior Indebtedness (as such term is defined in such Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture).

[OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS]

[•]. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes of this series are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $200,000. The transfer of Notes of this series may be registered and Notes of this series may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any Note of this series selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any such Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any such Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem such Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

[•]. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

[•]. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes of this series may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

 

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[•]. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes of this series are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all series affected thereby may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes of such series to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes of this series or the Note Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of all affected series may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of the affected series (voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes of such series waive any existing Default or and its consequences under the Indenture with respect to such series of Notes except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Notes of such series held by a non-consenting Holder. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required within 30 Business Days after becoming aware of any Default with respect to this series of Notes, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.

[•]. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or Authentication Agent.

[•]. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OF THIS SERIES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES.

[•]. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes of this series and the Trustee or Registrar may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes of this series or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

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The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Facsimile: (248) 813-2491

Attention: Treasurer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   (Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint     

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:            

 

Your Signature:  

 

  
  Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note   
Signature Guarantee*:  

 

  

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Transfer Agent).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $ . The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Certificated Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of

Exchange

  

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

following such

decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

officer of

Registrar or

Custodian

           
           
           
           
           
*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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Exhibit 4.3

Execution Version

4.650% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029

5.150% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034

5.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2054

ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

among

APTIV PLC,

as Issuer

APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,

as Co-Obligor

APTIV CORPORATION,

as Guarantor

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent

Dated as of September 13, 2024


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         PAGE  
ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.01.

  Definition of Terms      2  

Section 1.02.

  Other Definitions      7  
ARTICLE 2

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

     8  

Section 2.01.

  Terms of the Notes      8  

Section 2.02.

  Execution and Authentication      12  
ARTICLE 3

 

REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES

     12  

Section 3.01.

  Optional Redemption      12  

Section 3.02.

  Tax Redemption      15  
ARTICLE 4

 

NOTE GUARANTEES

     16  

Section 4.01.

  Note Guarantees      16  

Section 4.02.

  Future Guarantees      16  

Section 4.03.

  Abandonment and Waiver Rights      16  
ARTICLE 5

 

COVENANTS

     16  

Section 5.01.

  Limitation on Liens      16  

Section 5.02.

  Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions      19  

Section 5.03.

  Payments of Additional Amounts      20  

Section 5.04.

  Change of Control Triggering Event      22  

Section 5.05.

  U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment      24  
ARTICLE 6

 

MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION

     24  

Section 6.01.

  Merger and Consolidation      24  

Section 6.02.

  Successor Company      25  
ARTICLE 7

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     25  

Section 7.01.

  Events of Default      25  

Section 7.02.

  Limitations on Suits      25  

 

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ARTICLE 8

 

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

     26  

Section 8.01.

  Without Consent of Holder      26  
ARTICLE 9

 

MISCELLANEOUS

     26  

Section 9.01.

  Ratification of Base Indenture      26  

Section 9.02.

  Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction      26  

Section 9.03.

  Separability      27  

Section 9.04.

  Counterparts      27  

Section 9.05.

  Trustee Disclaimer      27  

Section 9.06.

  Electronic Signatures      27  

EXHIBITS

    

Exhibit A

  Form of 2029 Note   

Exhibit B

  Form of 2034 Note   

Exhibit C

  Form of 2054 Note   

 

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ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 13, 2024 (this “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”), among Aptiv PLC, a public limited company formed under the laws of Jersey (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, a designated activity company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Ireland and an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent under the Senior Indenture, dated as of March 10, 2015, among the Issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and, together with this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the future issuance of the Issuer’s Notes to be issued from time to time in one or more series as might be determined by the Issuer under the Base Indenture, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture provides for various matters with respect to any series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides for the Issuer and the Trustee to enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture to establish the form or terms of Notes of any series as permitted by Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture, the Issuers desire to provide for the establishment of three new series of Notes to be known as their 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), their 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”) and their 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Notes”),the form and substance of such Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Base Indenture and this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Issuers have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and all requirements necessary to make (i) this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Notes, when executed by the Issuers and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, the valid obligations of the Issuers, have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, and for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Base Indenture, the form 2029 Note, the form 2034 Note and the form 2054 Note, and substance of the 2029 Notes, the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes, and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Issuers and the Guarantor covenant and agree with the Trustee as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definition of Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined in the Base Indenture has the same meaning when used in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture unless the definition of such term is otherwise provided pursuant to this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, in which case the definition in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture shall govern solely with respect to the Notes;

(b) a term defined anywhere in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture has the same meaning throughout;

(c) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(d) unless stated otherwise, a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture;

(e) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation; and

(f) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.01(f):

Additional 2029 Notes” means additional 2029 Notes constituting part of the same series as the 2029 Notes issued on the Issue Date having identical terms and conditions to the 2029 Notes, except with respect to issue date, issue price and interest prior to the first Interest Payment Date.

Additional 2034 Notes” means additional 2034 Notes constituting part of the same series as the 2034 Notes issued on the Issue Date having identical terms and conditions to the 2034 Notes, except with respect to issue date, issue price and interest prior to the first Interest Payment Date.

Additional 2054 Notes” means additional 2054 Notes constituting part of the same series as the 2054 Notes issued on the Issue Date having identical terms and conditions to the 2054 Notes, except with respect to issue date, issue price and interest prior to the first Interest Payment Date.

Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction that does not result in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the present value (computed in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, the Attributable Debt shall be the lesser of:

(1) the Attributable Debt determined assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the Attributable Debt shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated); and

(2) the Attributable Debt determined assuming no such termination.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of either of the Issuers or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors of either of the Issuers.

 

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Business Day” means each day which is not a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations in respect of overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depositary and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds or participating in commercial (or purchasing) card programs.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any time, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company at such time calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect to any acquisition or disposition of any Person or line of business after the date thereof.

Credit Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2021, by and among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the several lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, any guarantee agreements and security documents), in each case as such agreements may be further amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented, extended or otherwise modified from time to time, including that certain Amendment No. 1, dated April 19, 2023, by and among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the several lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Credit Facilities” means (1) the Credit Agreement and (2) one or more debt facilities, indentures or other agreements refinancing, replacing, amending, restating or supplementing (whether or not contemporaneously and whether or not related to the agreements specified above) or otherwise restructuring or increasing the amount of available borrowings or other credit extensions under or making Subsidiaries of the Company a borrower, additional borrower or guarantor under, all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor, replacement or supplemental agreement and whether including any additional obligors or with the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or with other financial institutions or lenders.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date set forth in:

(1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,

 

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(2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,

(3) such other statements by such other entities as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and

(4) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any lease of the Company or its Subsidiaries that would have been classified and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP prior to the change in GAAP pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update Topic 842 shall be treated as an operating lease for purposes of the Indenture.

Guarantor” means Aptiv Corporation and any Person that provides a Note Guarantee under the Indenture.

Indebtedness” means the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Subsidiary of any business, the term “Indebtedness” will exclude bona fide post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter and (ii) Cash Management Obligations and other obligations in respect of card obligations, netting services, overdraft protections, cash management services and similar arrangements shall not constitute Indebtedness.

The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above; provided, however, that in the case of Indebtedness sold at a discount, the amount of such Indebtedness at any time will be the accreted value thereof at such time.

interest” means, with respect to the Notes, interest on the Notes and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s, or if Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s shall cease to provide a rating of the Notes, an equivalent rating by any other Ratings Agency.

Issue Date” means September 13, 2024.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge in the nature of an encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof); provided that any obligation in respect of an operating lease shall not be deemed a lien.

 

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Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating business.

Note Guarantee” means each guarantee of the obligations with respect to the Notes issued by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of either of the Issuers. “Officer” of the Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and/or Registrar and Paying Agent. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

principal”, (i) with respect to the 2029 Notes, means the principal of the 2029 Notes plus the premium, if any, payable on the 2029 Notes which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof, (ii) with respect to the 2034 Notes, means the principal of the 2034 Notes plus the premium, if any, payable on the 2034 Notes which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof and (iii) with respect to the 2054 Notes, means the principal of the 2054 Notes plus the premium, if any, payable on the 2054 Notes which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof.

Principal Property” means any manufacturing or production plant located in the United States of America (including fixtures but excluding leases and other contract rights which might otherwise be deemed real property) owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the date hereof or thereafter, provided each such plant has a net book value at the date as of which the determination is being made of in excess of 1% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than any such plant which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors (evidenced by a certified board resolution thereof delivered to the Trustee), is not of material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Ratings Agency” means (a) Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s or (b) if Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s or either or both of them shall not make a rating on the Notes of the applicable series publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) which shall be substituted for Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s or either or both of them, as the case may be.

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness, including, in any such case from time to time, after the discharge of the Indebtedness being Refinanced. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is incurred to Refinance (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary existing on the Issue Date or incurred in compliance with the Indenture (including Indebtedness that Refinances Refinancing Indebtedness); provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if incurred with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding (or that would be outstanding if the entire committed amount of any credit facility being Refinanced were fully drawn) (plus fees and expenses, including any premium and defeasance costs and accrued interest).

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Company that directly owns any Principal Property.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property, plant or equipment now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person and the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person, other than (i) leases between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries or (ii) any such transaction entered into with respect to any property, plant or equipment or any improvements thereto at the time of, or within 180 days after, the acquisition or completion of construction of such property, plant or equipment or such improvements (or, if later, the commencement of commercial operation of any such property, plant or equipment), as the case may be, to finance the cost of such property, plant or equipment or such improvements, as the case may be.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w)(1) or (2) under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC as in effect on the Issue Date.

Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating business.

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(1) such Person,

(2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or

(3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Unless otherwise specified herein or context otherwise requires, all references to any Subsidiary shall be to a Subsidiary of the Company.

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the Issuers’ option.

Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

 

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Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Additional Amounts    5.03
Base Indenture    Preamble
Calculation Date    3.01(a)
Change in Tax Law    3.02
Change of Control    5.04
Change of Control Offer    5.04
Change of Control Triggering Event    5.04
Co-Obligor    Preamble
DTC    2.01
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture    Preamble
Event of Default    7.01
Executed Documentation    9.06
Global Note    2.01
Indenture    Preamble
Independent Investment Banker    3.01
Initial Lien    5.01
Interest Payment Date    2.01
Issuer    Preamble
Issuers    Preamble
Par Call Date    3.01(a)
Permitted Liens    5.01
Primary Treasury Dealer    3.01
Reference Treasury Dealer    3.01
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations    3.01
Relevant Jurisdiction    5.03
Remaining Life    3.01
Successor Company    6.01
Successor Co-Obligor    6.01
Tax Redemption Date    3.02
Taxes    5.03
Treasury Rate    3.01
Trigger Period    5.04
Trustee    Preamble
2029 Notes    Preamble
2029 Notes Par Call Date    3.01(a)
2034 Notes    Preamble
2034 Notes Par Call Date    3.01(b)
2054 Notes    Preamble
2054 Notes Par Call Date    3.01(c)

 

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ARTICLE 2

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Terms of the Notes. The following terms relating to the Notes are hereby established:

(a) Designation, Maturity and Principal Amount. There is hereby authorized (i) a series of Notes designated the “4.650% Senior Notes due 2029” initially offered in the aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000, which amount shall be as set forth in an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of such 2029 Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture, (ii) a series of Notes designated the “5.150% Senior Notes due 2034” initially offered in the aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000, which amount shall be as set forth in an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of such 2034 Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture and (iii) a series of Notes designated the “5.750% Senior Notes due 2054” initially offered in the aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000, which amount shall be as set forth in an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of such 2054 Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture.

(b) Form of the Notes.

(i) The 2029 Notes are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The 2029 Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officer(s) of the Issuers executing the same may determine with the approval of the applicable agent.

(ii) The 2034 Notes are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The 2034 Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officer(s) of the Issuers executing the same may determine with the approval of the applicable agent.

(iii) The 2054 Notes are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto. The 2054 Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officer(s) of the Issuers executing the same may determine with the approval of the applicable agent.

(c) Note Guarantees. The Notes of each series shall have the benefit of the Note Guarantees by the Guarantor executing this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and future Guarantors pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof.

(d) Additional Notes.

(i) The Issuers may, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the 2029 Notes, issue Additional 2029 Notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2029 Notes, except for the issue date, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. Any such Additional 2029 Notes will be part of the same series as the 2029 Notes, and will be treated as one class with such series of 2029 Notes, including, without limitation, for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided, however, that if such Additional 2029 Notes are not fungible with the other 2029 Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional 2029 Notes shall not have the same “ISIN” or “CUSIP” number or other applicable identification number as the other 2029 Notes (it being understood that, as described in Section 5.05, any Additional 2029 Notes that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2029 Notes shall not be considered as not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes under this proviso solely as a result of such difference in allocation).

 

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(ii) The Issuers may, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the 2034 Notes, issue Additional 2034 Notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2034 Notes, except for the issue date, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. Any such Additional 2034 Notes will be part of the same series as the 2034 Notes, and will be treated as one class with such series of 2034 Notes, including, without limitation, for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided, however, that if such Additional 2034 Notes are not fungible with the other 2034 Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional 2034 Notes shall not have the same “ISIN” or “CUSIP” number or other applicable identification number as the other 2034 Notes (it being understood that, as described in Section 5.05, any Additional 2034 Notes that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2034 Notes shall not be considered as not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes under this proviso solely as a result of such difference in allocation).

(iii) The Issuers may, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the 2054 Notes, issue Additional 2054 Notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2054Notes, except for the issue date, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. Any such Additional 2054 Notes will be part of the same series as the 2054 Notes, and will be treated as one class with such series of 2054 Notes, including, without limitation, for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided, however, that if such Additional 2054 Notes are not fungible with the other 2054 Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional 2054 Notes shall not have the same “ISIN” or “CUSIP” number or other applicable identification number as the other 2054 Notes (it being understood that, as described in Section 5.05, any Additional 2054 Notes that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2054 Notes shall not be considered as not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes under this proviso solely as a result of such difference in allocation).

(e) Principal Payment. (i) The 2029 Notes will mature on September 13, 2029, (ii) the 2034 Notes will mature on September 13, 2034 and (iii) the 2054 Notes will mature on September 13, 2054.

(f) Interest Rate; Interest Payment Date; Computation of Interest.

(i) The 2029 Notes.

(A) The 2029 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 4.650% per annum from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional 2029 Notes, from date of issuance thereof) until the principal thereof becomes due and payable. The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(B) Interest on the 2029 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on March 13, 2025 (or such later first Interest Payment Date, in the case of Additional 2029 Notes), to the Person in whose name such 2029 Note is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment, which shall be the close of business on February 26 or August 29 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and at the foregoing respective rates on overdue principal. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business

 

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Day, then payment of the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date such payment was originally payable.

(ii) The 2034 Notes.

(A) The 2034 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.150% per annum from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional 2034 Notes, from date of issuance thereof) until the principal thereof becomes due and payable. The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(B) Interest on the 2034 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on March 13, 2025 (or such later first Interest Payment Date, in the case of Additional 2034 Notes), to the Person in whose name such 2034 Note is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment, which shall be the close of business on February 26 or August 29 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and at the foregoing respective rates on overdue principal. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date such payment was originally payable.

(iii) The 2054 Notes.

(A) The 2054 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.750% per annum from the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional 2054 Notes, from date of issuance thereof) until the principal thereof becomes due and payable. The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(B) Interest on the 2054 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on March 13, 2025 (or such later first Interest Payment Date, in the case of Additional 2054 Notes), to the Person in whose name such 2054 Note is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest installment, which shall be the close of business on February 26 or August 29 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and at the foregoing respective rates on overdue principal. In the event that any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date such payment was originally payable.

(g) Place of Payment of Principal and Interest. Section 4.02 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes of each series.

 

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(h) Optional Redemption. The Notes of each series shall be redeemable as specified in Article 3 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and Article 3 of the Base Indenture.

(i) Mandatory Redemption. Except as set forth in Section 5.04 hereof, the Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes of each series.

(j) Denominations. The Notes of each series shall be issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of thereof.

(k) Acceleration. 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of the applicable series shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Stated Maturity thereof.

(l) Currency of the Notes. The Notes of each series shall be denominated, and payment of principal and interest of the Notes of each series shall be payable in the currency of the United States of America.

(m) Currency of Payment. The principal of and interest on the Notes of each series shall be payable in U.S. dollars.

(n) Exchange or Conversion. The Notes of each series shall not be exchangeable for or convertible into the ordinary shares of the Issuers or any other security.

(o) Additional Amounts. The Issuers will pay any additional amounts on the Notes of each series as set forth in Section 5.03.

(p) Global Form; Definitive Form. The 2029 Notes, the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes shall each be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form, without coupons, substantially in the form herein below recited (each, a “Global Note” and collectively, the “Global Notes”), deposited with the Registrar, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent as herein provided. The 2029 Notes, the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes may each be issued in definitive form pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of each Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar as provided in Section 2.01(b) of the Base Indenture.

(q) Trustee; Registrar; Paying Agent; Authenticating Agent. Wilmington Trust, National Association shall initially act as Trustee. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, shall initially act as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent for each series of Notes.

(r) Defeasance. Article 8 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes of each series.

(s) Depositary. The Depositary for any Notes issued as Global Notes shall initially be The Depository Trust Company in The City of New York (“DTC”) (or any successor to DTC).

(t) Events of Default; Covenants. The Events of Default in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture and the additional Events of Default set forth in Section 7.01 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and the covenants set forth in Article 4 of the Base Indenture and Article 5 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture shall apply to the Notes of each series.

 

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(u) Additional Terms. Other terms applicable to the Notes of each series are as otherwise provided for below.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication. The (i) 2029 Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000, (ii) 2034 Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000 and (iii) 2054 Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000, may, upon execution of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Issuers and delivered to the Authenticating Agent for authentication, and the Authenticating Agent shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Notes, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, signed by an Officer of the Issuers, without any further action by the Issuers, except as otherwise required by the Base Indenture.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES

Section 3.01. Optional Redemption.

(a) The 2029 Notes

(i) At any time prior to August 13, 2029 (1 month prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes), the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(A) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed; and

(B) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed) on August 13, 2029 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2029 Notes to be redeemed through August 13, 2029 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points,

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day next preceding the Redemption Date (the “Calculation Date”).

(ii) If the 2029 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after August 13, 2029 (1 month prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes) (the “2029 Notes Par Call Date”), the 2029 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

(b) The 2034 Notes

(i) At any time prior to June 13, 2034 (3 months prior to the maturity date of the 2034 Notes), the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(A) 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed; and

 

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(B) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed) on June 13, 2034 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2034 Notes to be redeemed through June 13, 2034 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points,

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the Calculation Date.

(ii) If the 2034 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after June 13, 2034 (3 months prior to the maturity date of the 2034 Notes) (the “2034 Notes Par Call Date”), the 2034 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

(c) The 2054 Notes

(i) At any time prior to March 13, 2054 (6 months prior to the maturity date of the 2054 Notes), the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(A) 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed; and

(B) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed) on March 13, 2054 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2054 Notes to be redeemed through March 13, 2054 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points,

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the Calculation Date.

(ii) If the 2054 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after March 13, 2054 (6 months prior to the maturity date of the 2054 Notes) (the “2054 Notes Par Call Date”; each of the 2054 Notes Par Call Date, the 2054 Notes Par Call Date and the 2054 Notes Par Call Date are referred to as a “Par Call Date”), the 2054 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

(d) Notice of any such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date.

 

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(e) The following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 3.01(d):

Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date for any series of Notes, the yield determined by the Issuers in accordance with the following:

(i) The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Issuers after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)—H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury constant maturities—Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Issuers shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date for the relevant series of Notes (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields—one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life—and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date for the relevant series of Notes on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.

(ii) If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM or any successor designation or publication is no longer published, the Issuers shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date for the relevant series of Notes, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date for the relevant series of Notes but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from such Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date, the Issuers shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date for the applicable series of Notes or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Issuers shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

(iii) The Issuers’ actions and determinations in determining the redemption price for the Notes of any series shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

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(f) If the Issuers partially redeem the Notes of a series, such Notes to be redeemed shall be selected pro rata in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, although no Notes less than $200,000 in original principal amount will be redeemed in part.

(g) Any redemption of Notes of any series pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable procedures set forth in Article 3 of the Base Indenture to the extent not otherwise set forth herein.

Section 3.02. Tax Redemption.

(a) The Issuers may redeem the Notes of a series as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

(i) any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction (as defined in Section 5.03) affecting taxation, or

(ii) any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above,

(b) which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes of such series or the Note Guarantees on the next succeeding interest payment date, pursuant to Section 5.03 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of such series plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the Notes of such series on any record date occurring prior to the Tax Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes of a series were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

(c) Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

(i) a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

 

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(ii) an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

(d) The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

ARTICLE 4

NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 4.01. Note Guarantees. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably expressly assumes, confirms and agrees to perform and observe each and any of the covenants, agreements, terms, conditions, obligations, appointments, duties, promises and liabilities of a Guarantor under the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes of each series as if it were an original signatory thereto. The Note Guarantee of any Guarantor in respect of a series of Notes will be released without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder: (1) upon (i) the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation, merger, dissolution or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor such that it is no longer a Subsidiary of the Issuers or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor; (2) when such Guarantor is no longer an obligor (whether as an issuer or guarantor) on any of the Issuer’s senior notes outstanding on the Issue Date; or (3) upon legal or covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Notes of the applicable series.

Section 4.02. Future Guarantees. Each Issuer, at its option, may cause any Subsidiary of such Issuer to become a Guarantor of the Notes of a series and if such Subsidiary is not otherwise required under the Indenture to provide a Note Guarantee to the Notes, such Issuer, at its option, may cause any such Note Guarantee to be released, subject to applicable law.

Section 4.03. Abandonment and Waiver Rights. Each Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Jersey abandons and waives any right it may have at any time under the droit de discussion or division or any other customary law rights available to it under Jersey law.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

The following covenants will apply to the Notes in addition to the covenants in Article 4 of the Base Indenture:

Section 5.01. Limitation on Liens.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur or permit to exist any Lien (the “Initial Lien”) of any nature whatsoever on any Principal Property or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, which Initial Lien secures any Indebtedness, without effectively providing that the Notes of the applicable series shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) the obligations so secured for so long as such obligations are so secured, other than the following (“Permitted Liens”):

(1) Liens securing Indebtedness under Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,075 million;

 

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(2) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or United States government bonds to secure surety, stay, customs, replevin or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security or for the payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(3) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’, materialman’s, repairman’s, landlord’s, workman’s, supplier’s and other like Liens, in each case for sums not yet due or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other Liens arising out of judgments or awards against such Person with respect to which such Person shall then be proceeding with an appeal or other proceedings for review;

(4) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due or payable or subject to penalties for non-payment or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(5) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar credit transactions issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business;

(6) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(7) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction, purchase or lease of, or repairs, improvements or additions to, property of such Person; provided, however, that the Lien may not extend to any other property (other than accessions thereto, proceeds and products thereof and property related to the property being financed or through cross-collateralization of individual financings of equipment provided by the same lender) owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred, and the Indebtedness (other than any interest thereon) secured by the Lien may not be incurred more than 270 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction, repair, improvement, addition or commencement of full operation of the property subject to the Lien;

(8) Liens existing on the Issue Date and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any such Liens (including any future Liens securing Indebtedness that the Company designates as a “replacement” of such Liens for purposes of this clause, even if such new Indebtedness is not issued concurrently with the repayment of the indebtedness so secured, the proceeds thereof are not used to repay such Indebtedness secured by such Liens or such Indebtedness is incurred for different purposes and by a different borrower) so long as the principal amount of Indebtedness (including for this purpose, revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date immediately before the issuance of the Notes, which shall be deemed to be outstanding for these purposes even if undrawn) or other obligations secured thereby is not increased (other than to cover premiums, fees, accrued interest and any expenses of such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement) and so long as such Liens are not extended to any other property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to blanket lien or after acquired property clauses existing in the applicable agreements (including any obligation to have new guarantors provide Liens on the same assets owned by it));

 

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(9) Liens on property or shares of stock of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Subsidiary; provided further, however, that such Liens do not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, except proceeds and products thereof and improvements thereon or pursuant to after acquired property clauses existing in the applicable agreements at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary which do not extend to property transferred to such Person by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(10) Liens on property at the time such Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquires the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person; provided, however, that such Liens are not created, incurred or assumed in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided further, however, that the Liens do not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries other than proceeds or products thereof and accessions thereto;

(11) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary owing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;

(12) Liens to secure any Refinancing (or successive Refinancings) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (7), (9) and (10); provided, however, that:

(A) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, dividends or distributions in respect thereof) and

(B) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of:

(i) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the indebtedness secured by Liens described under clauses (7), (9) or (10) at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under the Indenture; and

(ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such Refinancings;

(13) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;

(14) Liens securing Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums with the providers of such insurance or their affiliates and (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in the ordinary course of business; and

(15) other Liens to secure Indebtedness as long as the amount of outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (15), when aggregated with the amount of Attributable Debt outstanding and incurred in reliance on Section 5.02(e), does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time any such Lien is granted; provided, however, notwithstanding whether this clause (15) would otherwise be available to secure Indebtedness, Liens securing Indebtedness originally secured pursuant to this clause (15) may secure Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness and such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been secured pursuant to this clause (15).

 

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(b) Any Lien created for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.01(a) shall provide by its terms that such Lien shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the Initial Lien.

(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 5.01, (A) a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Liens described in the definition of “Permitted Liens” but may be permitted in part under any combination thereof and (B) in the event that a Lien securing an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of permitted Liens described in the definition of “Permitted Liens,” the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify, such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien or such item of Indebtedness secured by such Lien in one of the clauses of the definition of “Permitted Liens” and such Lien securing such item of Indebtedness will be treated as being incurred or existing pursuant to only one of such clauses.

Section 5.02. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Principal Property unless:

(a) the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is solely with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company;

(b) the lease is for a period not in excess of 24 months, including renewals;

(c) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would (at the time of entering into such arrangement) be entitled as described in clauses (1) through (14) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” without equally and ratably securing the Notes then outstanding under the Indenture, to create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such property in the amount of the Attributable Debt arising from such Sale and Leaseback Transaction;

(d) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary within 360 days after the sale of such Principal Property in connection with such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is completed, applies an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale of such Principal Property to (i) the permanent retirement of Notes, other Indebtedness of each of the Issuers ranking on a parity with the Notes or Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the purchase of property; or

(e) the Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the Issue Date with respect to Principal Property (other than any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction as would be permitted as described in clauses (a) through (d) above), plus the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens on Principal Properties then outstanding (not including any such Indebtedness secured by Liens described in clauses (1) through (14) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”) which do not equally and ratably secure such outstanding Notes (or secure such outstanding Notes on a basis that is prior to other Indebtedness secured thereby), would not exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Assets.

 

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Section 5.03. Payments of Additional Amounts.

(a) Payments made by the Issuers, the Guarantor or a Paying Agent, as applicable, on the Notes of each series or in respect of the Note Guarantee will be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of any nature whatsoever (“Taxes”), unless the Issuers, the Guarantor or a Paying Agent is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law.

(b) If any withholding or deduction for or on account of Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of Jersey, Ireland, any other jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) in which the Issuers or the Guarantor is incorporated, organized, engaged in business or otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any other jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) from or through which such payment is made, or in each case any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein (each, a “Relevant Jurisdiction”) is at any time required by law to be made from any payment made with respect to the Notes of a series or the Note Guarantee, the Issuers or the Guarantor, as applicable, will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) on the Notes of such series or in respect of the Note Guarantee as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each Holder of the Notes of such series (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to Taxes:

(i) that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) being considered as having a present or former connection with a Relevant Jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the acquisition, ownership or disposition of the Notes, the receipt of any payment under or with respect to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, or the exercise or enforcement of any rights under or with respect to the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture), including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or treated as a resident thereof or domiciled therein or a national thereof or being or having been engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment therein;

(ii) that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the Relevant Jurisdiction or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the Relevant Jurisdiction is a party as a precondition to exemption from such Tax;

(iii) payable other than by withholding from payments of principal of or interest on the Notes or from payments in respect of the Note Guarantee;

(iv) that would not have been imposed but for a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;

 

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(v) that are estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property or similar Taxes;

(vi) required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Note, if such payment can be made without such withholding by at least one other Paying Agent;

(vii) that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder of any Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof was duly provided for, whichever occurred later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);

(viii) that are imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable) or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code; or

(ix) in the case of any combination of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii);

nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any Note or any payment in respect of a Note Guarantee to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or a partnership that is not the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the Note.

(c) The Issuers, the Guarantor or the Paying Agent, as applicable, will (i) make any required withholding or deduction, and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld by it to the Relevant Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law.

(d) All references in the Indenture, other than in Section 2.01(r) of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and Sections 8.02, 8.03 and 8.06 of the Base Indenture, to the payment of the principal or interest, if any, on or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of, any Notes or any payment made under the Note Guarantee shall be deemed to include Additional Amounts to the extent that, in that context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable.

(e) In addition, the Issuers shall pay any present or future stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise, property, or similar Taxes (i) imposed by any Relevant Jurisdiction in respect of the execution, issuance, delivery, or registration of the Notes, the Note Guarantee, the Indenture, or any other document or instrument referred to therein, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the Notes, or (ii) imposed by any jurisdiction in respect of the enforcement of the Notes, the Note Guarantee, the Indenture, or any other document or instrument referred to therein.

 

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(f) The Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s respective obligations to pay Additional Amounts if and when due will survive the termination of the Indenture and the payment of all other amounts in respect of the Notes and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor of either of the Issuers or the Guarantor, and to any jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) in which such successor is incorporated, organized, engaged in business or otherwise resident for tax purposes, and any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein.

Section 5.04. Change of Control Triggering Event. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, in respect of Notes of a series, each Holder of Notes of such series will have the right to require the Issuers to purchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes of such a series at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

Change of Control Triggering Event” means, with respect to the Notes of a series, the occurrence of both a (1) Change of Control and (2) (i) the ratings of the Notes of the applicable series are downgraded by each of the Ratings Agencies during the 60-day period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the earlier of (x) the occurrence of such Change of Control or (y) the first public announcement of the occurrence of such Change of Control or the Issuer’s intention to effect such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended so long as the ratings of the Notes of such series are under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Ratings Agencies) and (ii) the Notes of such series are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Ratings Agencies on any date during the Trigger Period; provided that (x) a Change of Control Triggering Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control if each Ratings Agency does not publicly announce or confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Issuer’s request that the reduction was the result of the Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Change of Control Triggering Event) and (y) the Trigger Period will terminate with respect to each Ratings Agency when such Ratings Agency takes action (including affirming its existing ratings) with respect to such Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually been consummated. The Trustee and Paying Agent are under no obligation to ascertain whether a Change of Control or any event that could lead to the occurrence of or could constitute a Change of Control has occurred, and until a responsible officer of the Trustee or Paying Agent, as applicable, has actual knowledge or express notice to the contrary, the Trustee and Paying Agent may conclusively assume that no Change of Control or other such event has occurred.

Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) any transaction occurs (including a merger or consolidation of the Issuer) following which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuers; or

(2) sale, lease or transfer (for the avoidance of doubt, other than a transfer to the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all the assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to a Person in which any person (as defined above) holds or acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such transferee Person.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Issuer becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a holding company and (2) no person (as defined above) (other than a holding company) owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting power of the Equity Interests of such holding company.

Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, with respect to a series of Notes, an Issuer shall (unless prior to such date such Change of Control Triggering Event ceases to exist) deliver by mail or electronic means a notice to each Holder of Notes of such series with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent (the “Change of Control Offer”), stating:

(1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuers to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes of such series at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date);

(2) the circumstances and relevant facts and financial information regarding such Change of Control Triggering Event;

(3) the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered); and

(4) the instructions determined by the Issuers, consistent with this covenant, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes of such series purchased.

The Issuers will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Notes of the applicable series if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 5.04 and purchases all Notes of such series validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. In addition, the Issuers will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if the Notes of the applicable series have been or are called for redemption by the Issuers prior to them being required to deliver notice of the Change of Control Offer, and thereafter redeem all Notes of such series called for redemption in accordance with the terms set forth in such redemption notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a revocable Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, conditioned upon the consummation of the relevant Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for such Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.

The Issuers will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 5.04. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section 5.04, the Issuers will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 5.04 by virtue thereof.

Notwithstanding any provisions in the Base Indenture to the contrary, but subject to Section 6.07 of the Base Indenture, the Issuers’ respective obligations to make a Change of Control Offer as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Notes of a series may be waived or modified with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such series.

 

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Section 5.05. U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment. On the Issue Date, all or a portion of the proceeds of the offering of the Notes of each series will be borrowed by the Co-Obligor and the remaining portion of the proceeds of the offering of the Notes of such series, if any, will be borrowed by the Issuer. The portion of the proceeds of Notes of each series that will be borrowed by the Co-Obligor and the portion of the proceeds of the Notes of each series that will be borrowed by the Issuer, in each case, on the Issue Date, and after any subsequent change to such allocation, shall be made available by the Issuers to any Holder or beneficial owner upon request to Aptiv Investor Relations (including through the Issuer’s website or at ir@aptiv.com). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, (x) each Holder and beneficial owner acknowledge that the Co-Obligor and the Issuer have the right to change the foregoing allocations between the Co-Obligor and the Issuer for any reason (including, but not limited, as a result of a redemption of any Notes of a series or the issuance of Additional Notes with respect to such series, in each case, in a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding Notes of such series), and (y) the Issuers are entitled (i) not to treat any Additional Notes of a series that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding Notes of such series as non-fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes solely as a result of such different allocation, and (ii) to treat the issuance of Additional Notes of a series as resulting in a change in the allocation of the outstanding Notes of such series so as to have the same allocation across the Additional Notes of such series and the outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 6

MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION

Section 6.01. Merger and Consolidation.

(a) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any Person unless:

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited company, or other similar organization organized and existing under the laws of (x) the United States of America (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) or (y) the United Kingdom, Jersey and any other jurisdiction in the Channel Islands, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Switzerland, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands or Singapore, provided that the Successor Company (if not the Issuer) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the Registrar and Paying Agent, all the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes (and, if the Successor Company is not a corporation, the Issuers shall cause a corporate co-issuer to become a co-obligor on the Notes);

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(iii) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture.

 

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(b) The Co-Obligor will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person unless:

(i) (A) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Co-Obligor”) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Guarantor under its Note Guarantee;

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(C) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture; or

(ii) the Co-Obligor will no longer be a Subsidiary of the Issuer, in which case it shall be released from its obligation in connection therewith.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 5.02 of the Base Indenture or clause (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01:

(i) any Subsidiary of the Issuer may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to an Issuer, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Issuer; and

(ii) the Issuers and the Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate organized solely for the purpose of reorganizing the Issuers or the Guarantor in another jurisdiction.

Section 6.02. Successor Company. In addition to the jurisdictions set forth in Section 5.01(a) of the Base Indenture in which a Successor Company may be organized, such list of jurisdictions shall also include Singapore.

ARTICLE 7

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01. Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to the Notes of a series:

(1) the failure by the Issuers or the Guarantor to comply with their respective obligations under Section 6.01 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Notes of such series; and

(2) the failure by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to comply for 60 days after notice with any of its obligations under Section 5.04 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture in respect of the Notes of such series (in each case, other than a failure to purchase Notes of such series).

However, a Default under clauses (1) or (2) will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Notes until the Trustee notifies the Issuers, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes of a series and notes of all series affected thereby notify the Issuers and the Trustee, of the Default and the Issuers do not cure such Default within the time specified in clauses (1) or (2) hereof after receipt of such notice.

Section 7.02. Limitations on Suits. With respect to the Notes, the first sentence of Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by deleting the “A” at the beginning of the sentence and replacing it with the following: “Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, a”.

 

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ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 8.01. Without Consent of Holder. In addition to the provisions of Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, the Issuers and the Trustee may, as applicable, amend or supplement this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes of a series, without the consent of any Holder of a Note of such series to:

(a) convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge as security for the Notes of such series any property or assets in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and confirm or evidence any release thereof permitted by the Indenture.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01. Ratification of Base Indenture. The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 9.02. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws.

The Issuers irrevocably consent and agree, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against them with respect to their respective obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with the Indenture or the Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for themselves in respect of their respective properties, assets and revenues.

The Issuers irrevocably and unconditionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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Section 9.03. Separability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, but this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

Section 9.04. Counterparts. This Eleventh Supplemental Indenture 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.

Section 9.05. Trustee Disclaimer. Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar and Paying Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity, sufficiency or adequacy of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Issuers and the Guarantor, and neither the Trustee nor the Registrar and Paying Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness.

Section 9.06. Electronic Signatures. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (the “Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee or any Agent acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee and Agent will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee or the Agent shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee or Agent acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

ISSUERS:
APTIV PLC
By:   /s/ Robert S. Hoeppner
  Name: Robert S. Hoeppner
  Title: Treasurer
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:   /s/ Darren Michael Byrka
  Name: Darren Michael Byrka
  Title: Director and Authorized Signatory
GUARANTOR:
APTIV CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Katherine H. Ramundo
  Name: Katherine H. Ramundo
  Title: Director and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]


TRUSTEE:

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Arlene Thelwell
  Name: Arlene Thelwell
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]


REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND AUTHENTICATING AGENT:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Registrar, Paying Agent, and Authenticating Agent

By:   /S/ JACQUELINE BARTNICK
  Name: Jacqueline Bartnick
  Title: Director
By:   /S/ IRINA GOLOVASHCHUK
  Name: Irina Golovashchuk
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Eleventh Supplemental Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS 2029 NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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CUSIP: 03837AAA8

ISIN: US03837AAA88

GLOBAL NOTE

4.650% Senior Notes due 2029

 

No. ___    $[____________]

APTIV PLC and APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

promise to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,

the principal sum of __________________________________________________________U.S. DOLLARS on September 13, 2029, as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests attached hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: March 13 and September 13

Record Dates: February 26 and August 29

 

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APTIV PLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the 2029 Notes referred to in the

within-mentioned Eleventh Supplemental Indenture:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Authenticating Agent

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

Dated: _______________, 20__

 

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[Form of reverse side of 2029 Note]

4.650% Senior Note due 2029

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Aptiv PLC (the “Issuer”) and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this 2029 Note at a rate per annum of 4.650% from September 13, 2024 until maturity or pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2029 Note semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year, commencing on March 13, 2025, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). The Issuers will make each interest payment to the Holder of record of this 2029 Note on the immediately preceding February 26 and August 29 (the “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be. Interest on this 2029 Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including September 13, 2024. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2029 Note; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2029 Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprise of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2029 Note to the Person who is the registered Holder of this 2029 Note at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this 2029 Note is cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Note Register of Holders, provided that (a) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, 2029 Notes represented by Global Notes registered in the name of or held by the DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof and (b) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Certificated Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Paying Agent may accept in its discretion). Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debt.

3. AUTHENTICATING AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. Aptiv International Holdings (UK) LLP or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the 2029 Notes under the Senior Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of March 10, 2015, among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. The Issuers shall be entitled to issue Additional 2029 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture. The terms of the 2029 Notes include those stated in the Base Indenture and those made part of the Base Indenture by reference to the eleventh supplemental indenture, among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Registrar and

 

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Paying Agent, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), setting forth the additional terms of the 2029 Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The 2029 Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this 2029 Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture and those other provisions forming a part thereof with respect to the 2029 Notes, the provisions of the Indenture and such other provisions with respect to the 2029 Notes shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. At any time prior to August 13, 2029, the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed) on August 13, 2029 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2029 Notes to be redeemed through August 13, 2029 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points;

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the Calculation Date.

If the 2029 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after August 13, 2029, the 2029 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

Notice of such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. If the Issuers partially redeem the 2029 Notes, the Registrar and Paying Agent, subject to the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, will select the 2029 Notes to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, although no 2029 less than $200,000 in original principal amount will be redeemed in part. If the Issuers redeem any 2029 Note in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such 2029 Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new 2029 Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original 2029 Note. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on 2029 Notes or portions of such 2029 Notes called for redemption so long as the Issuers have deposited with the Registrar and Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Any notice of redemption may be conditioned on the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

6. TAX REDEMPTION. The Issuers may redeem the 2029 Notes as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

(i) any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, or

 

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(ii) any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above, which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the 2029 Notes or the Note Guarantee on the next succeeding interest payment date, pursuant to Section 5.03 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the 2029 Notes on any record date occurring prior to the Tax Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the 2029 Notes were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

(i) a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

(ii) an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

7. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the 2029 Notes.

8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or deliver electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose 2029 Notes are to be redeemed. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

 

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9. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, an Issuer shall make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.

10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The 2029 Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of 2029 Notes may be registered and 2029 Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Paying Agent and Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require Holders to pay any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection with such transfer and exchange that are required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any 2029 Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of the Base Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any such 2029 Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any such 2029 Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem such 2029 Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of this 2029 Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2029 Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the 2029 Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Section 7.01 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2029 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the 2029 Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Issuers and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding 2029 Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2029 Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2029 Notes and all other notes of all series affected thereby may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2029 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the 2029 Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture with respect to the 2029 Notes except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the 2029 Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuers are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuers are required within 30 Business Days after becoming aware of any Default with respect to the 2029 Notes, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuers propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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14. AUTHENTICATION. This 2029 Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Authenticating Agent.

15. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE 2029 NOTES OF THIS SERIES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE TO THE 2029 NOTES.

16. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. The Issuers have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the 2029 Notes of this series and the Registrar may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the 2029 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuers at the following address:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Attention: Treasurer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   (Insert assignee’s legal name)   

 

 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint      

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:            

 

Your Signature:  

 

  
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)   

 

Signature Guarantee*:  

 

  

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Registrar).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $______________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Certificated Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

following such

decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

officer of Custodian

           
           
           
           
           

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS 2034 NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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CUSIP: 03837AAB6

ISIN: US03837AAB61

GLOBAL NOTE

5.150% Senior Notes due 2034

 

No. ___    $[____________]

APTIV PLC and APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

promise to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,

the principal sum of __________________________________________________________U.S. DOLLARS on September 13, 2034, as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests attached hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: March 13 and September 13

Record Dates: February 26 and August 29

 

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APTIV PLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the 2034 Notes referred to in the

within-mentioned Eleventh Supplemental Indenture:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Authenticating Agent

By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Dated: _______________, 20__

 

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[Form of reverse side of 2034 Note]

5.150% Senior Note due 2034

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Aptiv PLC (the “Issuer”) and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this 2034 Note at a rate per annum of 5.150% from September 13, 2024 until maturity or pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2034 Note semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year, commencing on March 13, 2025, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). The Issuers will make each interest payment to the Holder of record of this 2034 Note on the immediately preceding February 26 and August 29 (the “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be. Interest on this 2034 Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including September 13, 2024. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2034 Note; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2034 Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprise of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2034 Note to the Person who is the registered Holder of this 2034 Note at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this 2034 Note is cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Note Register of Holders, provided that (a) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, 2034 Notes represented by Global Notes registered in the name of or held by the DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof and (b) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Certificated Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Paying Agent may accept in its discretion). Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debt.

3. AUTHENTICATING AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. Aptiv International Holdings (UK) LLP or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the 2034 Notes under the Senior Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of March 10, 2015, among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. The Issuers shall be entitled to issue Additional 2034 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture. The terms of the 2034 Notes include those stated in the Base Indenture and those made part of the Base Indenture by reference to the eleventh supplemental indenture, among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Registrar and

 

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Paying Agent, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), setting forth the additional terms of the 2034 Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The 2034 Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this 2034 Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture and those other provisions forming a part thereof with respect to the 2034 Notes, the provisions of the Indenture and such other provisions with respect to the 2034 Notes shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. At any time prior to June 13, 2034, the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(iii) 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed; and

(iv) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed) on June 13, 2034 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2034 Notes to be redeemed through June 13, 2034 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points;

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the Calculation Date.

If the 2034 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after June 13, 2024, the 2034 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

Notice of such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. If the Issuers partially redeem the 2034 Notes, the Registrar and Paying Agent, subject to the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, will select the 2034 Notes to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, although no 2034 Note less than $200,000 in original principal amount will be redeemed in part. If the Issuers redeem any 2034 Note in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such 2034 Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new 2034 Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original 2034 Note. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on 2034 Notes or portions of such 2034 Notes called for redemption so long as the Issuers have deposited with the Registrar and Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of the 2034 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Any notice of redemption may be conditioned on the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

6. TAX REDEMPTION. The Issuers may redeem the 2034 Notes as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

 

  (ii)

any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, or

 

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  (iii)

any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above, which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the 2034 Notes or the Note Guarantee on the next succeeding interest payment date, pursuant to Section 5.03 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the 2034 Notes on any record date occurring prior to the Tax Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the 2034 Notes were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

 

  (iv)

a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

 

  (v)

an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

7. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the 2034 Notes.

8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or deliver electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose 2034 Notes are to be redeemed. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

 

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9. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, an Issuer shall make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.

10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The 2034 Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of 2034 Notes may be registered and 2034 Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Paying Agent and Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require Holders to pay any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection with such transfer and exchange that are required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any 2034 Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of the Base Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any such 2034 Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any such 2034 Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem such 2034 Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of this 2034 Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2034 Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the 2034 Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Section 7.01 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2034 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the 2034 Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Issuers and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding 2034 Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2034 Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2034 Notes and all other notes of all series affected thereby may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2034 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the 2034 Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture with respect to the 2034 Notes except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the 2034 Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuers are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuers are required within 30 Business Days after becoming aware of any Default with respect to the 2034 Notes, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuers propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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14. AUTHENTICATION. This 2034 Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Authenticating Agent.

15. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE 2034 NOTES OF THIS SERIES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE TO THE 2034 NOTES.

16. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. The Issuers have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the 2034 Notes of this series and the Registrar may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the 2034 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuers at the following address:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Attention: Treasurer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   (Insert assignee’s legal name)   

 

 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint      

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:            

 

Your Signature:  

 

  
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)   

 

Signature Guarantee*:  

 

  

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Registrar).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $______________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Certificated Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

following such

decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

officer of Custodian

           
           
           
           
           

 

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form

 

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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS 2054 NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.


CUSIP: 03837AAC4

ISIN: US03837AAC45

GLOBAL NOTE

5.750% Senior Notes due 2054

 

No. ___    $[____________]

APTIV PLC and APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

promise to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,

the principal sum of __________________________________________________________U.S. DOLLARS on September 13, 2054, as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests attached hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: March 13 and September 13

Record Dates: February 26 and August 29

 

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APTIV PLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the 2054 Notes referred to in the
within-mentioned Eleventh Supplemental Indenture:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Authenticating Agent
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Dated: _______________, 20__

 

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[Form of reverse side of 2054 Note]

5.750% Senior Note due 2054

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Aptiv PLC (the “Issuer”) and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) promise to pay interest on the principal amount of this 2054 Note at a rate per annum of 5.750% from September 13, 2024 until maturity or pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2054 Note semi-annually in arrears on March 13 and September 13 of each year, commencing on March 13, 2025, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). The Issuers will make each interest payment to the Holder of record of this 2054 Note on the immediately preceding February 26 and August 29 (the “Regular Record Date”), as the case may be. Interest on this 2054 Note will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including September 13, 2024. The Issuers will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2054 Note; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate borne by this 2054 Note. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprise of twelve 30-day months.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2054 Note to the Person who is the registered Holder of this 2054 Note at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this 2054 Note is cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Note Register of Holders, provided that (a) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, 2054 Notes represented by Global Notes registered in the name of or held by the DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof and (b) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Certificated Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Paying Agent may accept in its discretion). Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debt.

3. AUTHENTICATING AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuers may change any Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. Aptiv International Holdings (UK) LLP or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the 2054 Notes under the Senior Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of March 10, 2015, among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. The Issuers shall be entitled to issue Additional 2054 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture. The terms of the 2054 Notes include those stated in the Base Indenture and those made part of the Base Indenture by reference to the eleventh supplemental indenture, among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Registrar and

 

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Paying Agent, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), setting forth the additional terms of the 2054 Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The 2054 Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this 2054 Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture and those other provisions forming a part thereof with respect to the 2054 Notes, the provisions of the Indenture and such other provisions with respect to the 2054 Notes shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. At any time prior to March 13, 2054, the Issuers may at their option redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) the sum of the present value of (i) the redemption price (100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed) on March 13, 2054 and (ii) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on the 2054 Notes to be redeemed through March 13, 2054 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points;

plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the Calculation Date.

If the 2054 Notes are redeemed at any time on or after March 13, 2054, the 2054 Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

Notice of such redemption must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. If the Issuers partially redeem the 2054 Notes, the Registrar and Paying Agent, subject to the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, will select the 2054 Notes to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company, although no 2054 Note less than $200,000 in original principal amount will be redeemed in part. If the Issuers redeem any 2054 Note in part only, the notice of redemption relating to such 2054 Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new 2054 Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original 2054 Note. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on 2054 Notes or portions of such 2054 Notes called for redemption so long as the Issuers have deposited with the Registrar and Paying Agent funds sufficient to pay the principal of the 2054 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Any notice of redemption may be conditioned on the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

6. TAX REDEMPTION. The Issuers may redeem the 2054 Notes as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

(i) any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, or

 

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(ii) any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above, which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the 2054 Notes or the Note Guarantee on the next succeeding interest payment date, pursuant to Section 5.03 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the 2054 Notes on any record date occurring prior to the Tax Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the 2054 Notes were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

(i) a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

(ii) an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

7. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Except as set forth in Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the 2054 Notes.

8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or deliver electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose 2054 Notes are to be redeemed. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

 

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9. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, an Issuer shall make a Change of Control Offer in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.

10. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The 2054 Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of 2054 Notes may be registered and 2054 Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Paying Agent and Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require Holders to pay any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection with such transfer and exchange that are required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any 2054 Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of the Base Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any such 2054 Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any such 2054 Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem such 2054 Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

11. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of this 2054 Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

12. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2054 Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

13. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the 2054 Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Section 7.01 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the 2054 Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Issuers and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the outstanding 2054 Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2054 Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes of all series affected thereby may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the 2054 Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture with respect to the 2054 Notes except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the 2054 Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuers are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuers are required within 30 Business Days after becoming aware of any Default with respect to the 2054 Notes, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuers propose to take with respect thereto.

 

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14. AUTHENTICATION. This 2054 Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Authenticating Agent.

15. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE 2054 NOTES OF THIS SERIES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE TO THE 2054 NOTES.

16. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. The Issuers have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the 2054 Notes of this series and the Registrar may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the 2054 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuers at the following address:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Attention: Treasurer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   (Insert assignee’s legal name)   

 

 
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
 
 
 
 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint      

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:            

 

Your Signature:  

 

  
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)   

 

Signature Guarantee*:  

 

  

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Registrar).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $______________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Certificated Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

  

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

following such

decrease or

increase

  

Signature of

authorized

officer of Custodian

           
           
           
           
           

 

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form

 

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Exhibit 4.4

Execution Version

6.875% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2054

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

among

APTIV PLC,

as Issuer

APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,

as Co-Obligor

APTIV CORPORATION,

as Guarantor

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent

Dated as of September 13, 2024


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

             

PAGE

 
  ARTICLE 1   

DEFINITIONS

     2  

  

 

Section 1.01.

  

Definition of Terms

     2  
 

Section 1.02.

  

Other Definitions

     6  
  ARTICLE 2   
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES      7  
 

Section 2.01.

  

Terms of the Notes

     7  
 

Section 2.02.

  

Execution and Authentication

     9  
  ARTICLE 3   
REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES      10  
 

Section 3.01.

  

Optional Redemption

     10  
 

Section 3.02.

  

Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event

     10  
 

Section 3.03.

  

Redemption Following a Tax Event

     10  
 

Section 3.04.

  

Redemption Following a Change in Tax Law Relating to Obligation to Pay Additional Amounts

     10  
  ARTICLE 4   
OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS      11  
 

Section 4.01.

  

Option to Defer Interest Payments

     11  
  ARTICLE 5   
SUBORDINATION      14  
 

Section 5.01.

  

Subordination

     14  
  ARTICLE 6   

NOTE GUARANTEES

     15  
 

Section 6.01.

  

Note Guarantees

     15  
 

Section 6.02.

  

Future Guarantees

     15  
 

Section 6.03.

  

Abandonment and Waiver Rights

     15  
  ARTICLE 7   
COVENANTS      15  
 

Section 7.01.

  

Payments of Additional Amounts

     15  
 

Section 7.02.

  

Tax Treatment

     17  
  ARTICLE 8   

MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION

     18  
 

Section 8.01.

  

Merger and Consolidation

     18  

 

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  ARTICLE 9   
EVENTS OF DEFAULT      19  

  

 

Section 9.01.

  

Events of Default

     19  
 

Section 9.02.

  

Limitations on Suits

     19  
  ARTICLE 10   
MISCELLANEOUS      20  
 

Section 10.01.

  

Ratification of Base Indenture

     20  
 

Section 10.02.

  

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

     20  
 

Section 10.03.

  

Separability

     20  
 

Section 10.04.

  

Counterparts

     20  
 

Section 10.05.

  

Trustee Disclaimer

     20  
 

Section 10.06.

  

Electronic Signatures

     20  
 

Section 10.07.

  

Tax Treatment

     21  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

  

Form of 2054 Note

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 13, 2024 (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), among Aptiv PLC, a public limited company formed under the laws of Jersey (the “Issuer” or the “Company”), Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, a designated activity company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Ireland and an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent under the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of September 13, 2024, among the Issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent, and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and, together with this First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the future issuance of the Issuer’s Notes to be issued from time to time in one or more series as might be determined by the Issuer under the Base Indenture, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount which may be authenticated and delivered as provided in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture provides for various matters with respect to any series of Notes issued under the Base Indenture to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides for the Issuer and the Trustee to enter into a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture to establish the form or terms of Notes of any series as permitted by Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture, the Issuers desire to provide for the establishment of a new series of Notes to be known as their 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes”), the form and substance of such 2054 Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Base Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Issuers have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture and all requirements necessary to make (i) this First Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the 2054 Notes, when executed by the Issuers and authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, the valid obligations of the Issuers, have been performed, and the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the 2054 Notes by the Holders thereof, and for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Base Indenture, the form of 2054 Note, and substance of the 2054 Notes, and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Issuers and the Guarantor covenant and agree with the Trustee as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definition of Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) a term defined in the Base Indenture has the same meaning when used in this First Supplemental Indenture unless the definition of such term is otherwise provided pursuant to this First Supplemental Indenture, in which case the definition in this First Supplemental Indenture shall govern solely with respect to the 2054 Notes;

(b) a term defined anywhere in this First Supplemental Indenture has the same meaning throughout;

(c) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

(d) unless stated otherwise, a reference to a Section or Article is to a Section or Article in this First Supplemental Indenture;

(e) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation; and

(f) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.01(f):

Additional 2054 Notes” means additional 2054 Notes constituting part of the same series as the 2054 Notes issued on the Issue Date having identical terms and conditions to the 2054 Notes, except with respect to issue date, issue price and interest prior to the first Interest Payment Date.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Five-Year Treasury Rate” means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the most recent five Business Days appearing under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities” in the most recent H.15.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect as of the Issue Date set forth in:

(1) the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,

(2) statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,

(3) such other statements by such other entities as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, and

 

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(4) the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in periodic reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any lease of the Company or its Subsidiaries that would have been classified and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP prior to the change in GAAP pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update Topic 842 shall be treated as an operating lease for purposes of the Indenture.

Guarantor” means Aptiv Corporation and any Person that provides a Note Guarantee under the Indenture.

H.15” means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Federal Reserve Board, and “most recent H.15” means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date.

Indebtedness” means (i) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (or reimbursement obligations thereto) issued on the account of such Person, (iv) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except Trade Payables, (v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided that, for purposes of determining the amount of any Indebtedness of the type described in this clause (vi), if recourse with respect to such Indebtedness is limited to such asset, the amount of such Indebtedness shall be limited to the lesser of the fair market value of such asset or the amount of such Indebtedness, (vii) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person to the extent such Indebtedness is guaranteed by such Person, and (viii) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, all obligations of such Person for claims in respect of derivative products, including interest rate, foreign exchange rate and commodity prices, forward contracts, options, swaps, collars and similar arrangements.

interest” means, with respect to the 2054 Notes, interest on the 2054 Notes and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof.

Interest Payment Period” means the semi-annual period from, and including, an Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, except for the first interest payment period, which shall be the period from, and including, September 13, 2024 to, but excluding, June 15, 2025.

Interest Reset Period” means the period from and including December 15, 2029 to but excluding the next following Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including a Reset Date to but excluding the next following Reset Date, or the Stated Maturity or date of redemption, as the case may be.

Issue Date” means September 13, 2024.

 

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Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge in the nature of an encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof); provided that any obligation in respect of an operating lease shall not be deemed a lien.

Note Guarantee” means each guarantee of the obligations with respect to the 2054 Notes issued by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of either of the Issuers. “Officer” of the Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee and/or Registrar and Paying Agent. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

principal” means, with respect to the 2054 Notes, the principal of the 2054 Notes plus the premium, if any, payable on the 2054 Notes which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time and any Additional Amounts in respect thereof.

Rating Agency” means any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act (or any successor provision thereto) that then publishes a rating for the Company (together with any successor thereto).

Rating Agency Event” means, as of any date, a change, clarification or amendment in the methodology in assigning equity credit to securities such as the 2054 Notes published by any Rating Agency, (a) as such methodology was in effect on the date of this First Supplemental Indenture, in the case of any rating agency that published a rating for the Company as of the date of this First Supplemental Indenture, or (b) as such methodology was in effect on the date such rating agency first published a rating for the Company, in the case of any rating agency that first publishes a rating for the Company after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture (in the case of either clause (a) or (b), the “Current Methodology”), that results in (i) any shortening of the length of time for which a particular level of equity credit pertaining to the 2054 Notes by such rating agency would have been in effect had the Current Methodology not been changed, clarified or amended or (ii) a lower equity credit (including up to a lesser amount) being assigned by such rating agency to the 2054 Notes as of the date of such change, clarification or amendment than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the 2054 Notes by such rating agency had the Current Methodology not been changed, clarified or amended.

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction” means Ireland or any other jurisdiction in which either of the Issuers is or becomes incorporated, organized, or otherwise resident for tax purposes after the date of this prospectus supplement, including any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein.

Reset Date” means December 15, 2029 and each date falling on the five-year anniversary of the preceding Reset Date.

Reset Interest Determination Date” means, in respect of any Interest Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of the applicable Interest Reset Period.

 

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Senior Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on and all other amounts due in connection with all Indebtedness of a Person whether created, incurred or assumed before, on or after the date of the Indenture; provided that such Senior Indebtedness shall not include (a) Indebtedness of such Person to any of its Subsidiaries, (b) Trade Payables of such Person, (c) Indebtedness of such Person that, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11 of the Code of 1986, was without recourse to such Person, and (d) any other Indebtedness of such Person which by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same is specifically designated as being subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes.

Share Capital” means (i) in the case of a corporation or a company, corporate stock or shares; (ii) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock or shares; (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing person.

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

(1) such Person,

(2) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or

(3) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Unless otherwise specified herein or context otherwise requires, all references to any Subsidiary shall be to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Tax Event” means that the Issuers have received a written opinion of a nationally recognized accounting firm or counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of:

(1) any amendment to, clarification of, or change, including any announced prospective change, in the laws or treaties of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein, or any regulations under those laws or treaties;

(2) an administrative action, which means any judicial decision or any official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to issue or adopt any administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation;

(3) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of any administrative action or judicial decision or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to an administrative action or judicial decision that differs from the previously generally accepted position, in each case by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or regulatory body, regardless of the time or manner in which that amendment, clarification or change is introduced or made known; or

 

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(4) a threatened challenge asserted in writing in connection with a tax audit of the Issuers or any of the Issuers’ subsidiaries, or a publicly-known threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Notes,

which amendment, clarification or change is effective or the administrative action is taken or judicial decision, interpretation or pronouncement is issued or threatened challenge is asserted or becomes publicly-known after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Issuers on the 2054 Notes is not deductible, or within 90 days would not be deductible, in whole or in part, by the Issuers for income tax purposes in a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction.

Trade Payables” means, with respect to any Person, any accounts payable or any other indebtedness or monetary obligation to trade creditors created, assumed or guaranteed by such Person or any of its subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the acquisition of goods or services.

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the Issuers’ option.

Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Additional Amounts    7.01
Base Indenture    Preamble
Calculation Agent    2.01
Change in Tax Law    3.04
Co-Obligor    Preamble
Compound Interest    4.01
DTC    2.01
Event of Default    9.01
Executed Documentation    11.06
First Supplemental Indenture    Preamble
Global Note    2.01
Indenture    Preamble
Interest Payment Date    2.01
Issuer    Preamble
Issuers    Preamble
Optional Deferral Period    4.01
Regular Record Date    2.01
Relevant Jurisdiction    7.01
Successor Company    8.01
Successor Co-Obligor    8.01
Tax Redemption Date    3.04
Taxes    7.01
Trustee    Preamble
2054 Notes    Preamble

 

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ARTICLE 2

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Terms of the Notes. The following terms relating to the 2054 Notes are hereby established:

(a) Designation, Maturity and Principal Amount. There is hereby authorized a series of Notes designated the “6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054” initially offered in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, which amount shall be as set forth in an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of such 2054 Notes pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Base Indenture.

(b) Form of the Notes.

(i) The 2054 Notes are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The 2054 Notes shall be numbered, lettered, or otherwise distinguished in such manner or in accordance with such plans as the Officer(s) of the Issuers executing the same may determine with the approval of the applicable agent.

(c) Note Guarantees. The 2054 Notes shall have the benefit of the Note Guarantees by the Guarantor executing this First Supplemental Indenture and future Guarantors pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof.

(d) Additional Notes.

(i) The Issuers may, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the 2054 Notes, issue Additional 2054 Notes having identical terms and conditions as the 2054 Notes, except for the issue date, issue price and first Interest Payment Date, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount. Any such Additional 2054 Notes will be part of the same series as the 2054 Notes, and will be treated as one class with such series of 2054 Notes, including, without limitation, for purposes of voting and redemptions; provided, however, that if such Additional 2054 Notes are not fungible with the other 2054 Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional 2054 Notes shall not have the same “ISIN” or “CUSIP” number or other applicable identification number as the other 2054 Notes (it being understood that, as described in Section 7.02, any Additional 2054 Notes that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2054 Notes shall not be considered as not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes under this proviso solely as a result of such difference in allocation).

(e) Principal Payment. The 2054 Notes will mature on December 15, 2054.

(f) Interest Rate; Interest Payment Date; Computation of Interest.

(i) The 2054 Notes will bear interest (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, December 15, 2029 at an annual rate of 6.875% and (ii) from and including December 15, 2029 during each Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 3.385%. The 2054 Notes will mature on December 15, 2054. Interest will accrue from September 13, 2024 and will, subject to the Company’s right to defer interest payments (as described in Article 4), be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), beginning on June 15, 2025. If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the 2054 Notes bear

 

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interest (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the 2054 Notes) to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the 2054 Notes, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an Interest Payment Date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the 2054 Notes bear interest (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the 2054 Notes) to the extent permitted by law. The amount of interest payable for any interest accrual period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of the number of days in the period using 30-day calendar months. All references to “interest” on the 2054 Notes and, insofar as it relates to the 2054 Notes, this Indenture, shall be deemed to include semi-annual interest payments and applicable interest on interest payments accrued but not paid on the applicable Interest Payment Date.

(ii) Unless all of the outstanding 2054 Notes have been redeemed, the Issuers will appoint a calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”) with respect to the 2054 Notes prior to the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. The Issuers or any of their affiliates may assume the duties of the Calculation Agent. The applicable interest rate for each Interest Reset Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. If the Issuers or one of their affiliates is not the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent will notify the Issuers of the interest rate for the relevant Interest Reset Period promptly upon such determination. The Issuers will notify the Paying Agent of such interest rate, promptly upon making or being notified of such determination. The Calculation Agent’s determination of any interest rate and its calculation of the amount of interest for any Interest Reset Period will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, will be made in the Calculation Agent’s sole discretion and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the documentation relating to the 2054 Notes, will become effective without consent from any other person or entity. Such determination of any interest rate and calculation of the amount of interest will be on file at the Issuers’ principal offices and will be made available to any Holder of the 2054 Notes upon request. In no event shall the Trustee be the Calculation Agent, nor shall it have any liability for any determination made by or on behalf of such Calculation Agent.

(iii) Interest will be paid to the person in whose name a 2054 Note is registered at the close of business on June 1 or December 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date (each, a “Regular Record Date”).

(iv) If any Interest Payment Date, the Stated Maturity or a redemption date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such scheduled payment date, and no interest on such payment will accrue in respect of the delay.

(g) Place of Payment of Principal and Interest. Section 4.02 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the 2054 Notes.

(h) Optional Redemption. The 2054 Notes shall be redeemable as specified in Article 3 of this First Supplemental Indenture and Article 3 of the Base Indenture.

(i) Mandatory Redemption. The Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the 2054 Notes.

 

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(j) Denominations. The 2054 Notes shall be issuable only in registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of thereof.

(k) Acceleration. 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Stated Maturity thereof.

(l) Currency of the 2054 Notes. The 2054 Notes shall be denominated, and payment of principal and interest of the 2054 Notes shall be payable in the currency of the United States of America.

(m) Currency of Payment. The principal of and interest on the 2054 Notes shall be payable in U.S. dollars.

(n) Exchange or Conversion. The 2054 Notes shall not be exchangeable for or convertible into the ordinary shares of the Issuers or any other security.

(o) Additional Amounts. The Issuers will pay any additional amounts on the 2054 Notes as set forth in Section 7.01.

(p) Global Form; Definitive Form. The 2054 Notes shall each be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent Global Notes in registered form, without coupons, substantially in the form herein below recited (each, a “Global Note” and collectively, the “Global Notes”), deposited with the Registrar, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuers and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent as herein provided. The 2054 Notes may be issued in definitive form pursuant to the terms of the Base Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of each Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar as provided in Section 2.01(b) of the Base Indenture.

(q) Trustee; Registrar; Paying Agent; Authenticating Agent. Wilmington Trust, National Association shall initially act as Trustee. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, shall initially act as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent for the 2054 Notes.

(r) Defeasance. Article 8 of the Base Indenture shall apply to the 2054 Notes.

(s) Depositary. The Depositary for any 2054 Notes issued as Global Notes shall initially be The Depository Trust Company in The City of New York (“DTC”) (or any successor to DTC).

(t) Events of Default; Covenants. The Events of Default in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture and the additional Events of Default set forth in Section 9.01 of this First Supplemental Indenture and the covenants set forth in Article 4 of the Base Indenture and Article 9 of this First Supplemental Indenture shall apply to the 2054 Notes.

(u) Additional Terms. Other terms applicable to the 2054 Notes are as otherwise provided for below.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication. The 2054 Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 may, upon execution of this First Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Issuers and delivered to the Authenticating Agent for authentication, and the Authenticating Agent shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said 2054 Notes, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, signed by an Officer of the Issuers, without any further action by the Issuers, except as otherwise required by the Base Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES

Section 3.01. Optional Redemption.

(a) The Issuers may redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the first Reset Date and ending on and including the first Reset Date and (ii) after the first Reset Date, on any Interest Payment Date.

Section 3.02. Redemption Following a Rating Agency Event.

(a) The Issuers may, at their option, redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole but not in part, at 102% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, at any time within 120 days after the occurrence of a Rating Agency Event.

Section 3.03. Redemption Following a Tax Event.

(a) The Issuers may, at their option, redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole but not in part, at the redemption price equal to the sum of: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Tax Event redemption date. In such case, the Issuers will deliver a notice of redemption specifying the tax event redemption date within 120 days after the occurrence of a Tax Event.

Section 3.04. Redemption Following a Change in Tax Law Relating to Obligation to Pay Additional Amounts.

(a) The Issuers may redeem the 2054 Notes as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

(i) any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, or

(ii) any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above,

(b) which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the 2054 Notes or the Note Guarantees on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, pursuant to Section 7.01 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the 2054 Notes on any record date occurring prior to the Tax

 

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Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the 2054 Notes were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

(c) Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

(i) a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

(ii) an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

(d) The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

ARTICLE 4

OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS

Section 4.01. Option to Defer Interest Payments.

(a) So long as no Event of Default (as defined in Section 9.01) with respect to the 2054 Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Issuers may, at their option, defer interest payments on the 2054 Notes on one or more occasions, from time to time, for up to 20 consecutive semi-annual Interest Payment Periods (each such deferral period, which will commence on the Interest Payment Date on which the first such deferred interest payment otherwise would have been made, an “Optional Deferral Period”), except that no such Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the 2054 Notes or end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date, and the Issuers may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period, and may not pay current interest on the 2054 Notes until the Issuers have paid all accrued interest on the 2054 Notes from the previous Optional Deferral Period.

(b) If the Issuers defer interest for a period of 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods from the commencement of an Optional Deferral Period, the Issuers will be required to pay all accrued and unpaid interest at the conclusion of the 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods. If the Issuers fail to pay in full all accrued and unpaid interest at the conclusion of the 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods, and such failure continues for 30 days, an Event of Default that gives rise to acceleration of principal and interest on the 2054 Notes will occur under the Indenture.

(c) During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the 2054 Notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the 2054 Notes. In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest (“Compound Interest”) will accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the 2054 Notes, compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law. No interest will be due and payable on the 2054 Notes until the end of the Optional Deferral Period except upon a redemption of the 2054 Notes during the Optional Deferral Period. The Interest Payment Date falling immediately after the last day of an Optional Deferral Period shall not be deemed to fall on a day during such Optional Deferral Period.

 

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(d) No interest will be due or payable on the 2054 Notes during any such Optional Deferral Period, except upon a redemption of any Notes on any redemption date during such Optional Deferral Period (in which case all accrued and unpaid interest (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any Compound Interest) on the 2054 Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, such redemption date will be due and payable on such redemption date), or unless the principal of and interest on the 2054 Notes shall have been declared due and payable as the result of an Event of Default with respect to the 2054 Notes (in which case all accrued and unpaid interest, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any Compound Interest, on the 2054 Notes shall become due and payable).

(e) All references in the 2054 Notes and, insofar as relates to the 2054 Notes, the Indenture, to “interest” on the 2054 Notes shall be deemed to include any such deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any Compound Interest, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.

(f) Before the end of any Optional Deferral Period that is shorter than 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods, the Issuers may elect, at their option, to extend such Optional Deferral Period, so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive Interest Payment Periods or extend beyond the Stated Maturity of the 2054 Notes. The Issuers may also elect, at their option, to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. No Optional Deferral Period (including as extended or shortened) may end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any Optional Deferral Period, if all amounts then due on the 2054 Notes, including all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any deferred interest and any Compound Interest), are paid, the Issuers may elect to begin a new Optional Deferral Period; provided, however, that, without limitation of the foregoing, the Issuers may not begin a new Optional Deferral Period unless the Issuers have paid all accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes (including, without limitation and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any deferred interest and any Compound Interest) from any previous Optional Deferral Period.

(g) During any Optional Deferral Period, the Company (and its majority-owned subsidiaries, as applicable) will not do any of the following (subject to the exceptions set forth in the next succeeding paragraph):

(i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on any of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital;

(ii) redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital;

(iii) pay any principal, interest (to the extent such interest is deferrable) or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any of the Company’s indebtedness that ranks equally with or junior to the 2054 Notes in right of payment (including debt securities of other series); or

(iv) make any payments with respect to any guarantees by the Issuers or the Guarantor of any indebtedness if such guarantees rank equally with or junior to the 2054 Notes in right of payment.

 

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(h) However, the foregoing provisions of Section 4.01(g) shall not prevent or restrict the Issuers from making:

(i) distributions or other payments to the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company;

(ii) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital in connection with any employment contract, incentive plan, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, agents, consultants or a share purchase, dividend reinvestment or similar plan, or the satisfaction of the Issuers’ obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred requiring the Issuers to purchase, redeem or acquire the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital;

(iii) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of a dividend as a result of any reclassification of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital for another class or series of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital;

(iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Share Capital or the security being converted or exchanged or in connection with the settlement of share purchase contracts;

(v) dividends, payments or distributions payable in shares of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital (or rights to acquire the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital), or purchases, redemptions or acquisitions of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital in connection with the issuance or exchange of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital (or of securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Share Capital) and distributions in connection with the settlement of share purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred;

(vi) redemptions, exchanges, acquisitions or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under any employment contract, incentive plan, benefit plan or similar arrangement of the Issuers or the Issuers’ subsidiaries or in connection with a dividend reinvestment or share purchase plan;

(vii) implementing a shareholder rights plan, or issuing rights, shares or other property under such plan, or any redemption, repurchase or acquisition of any such rights pursuant thereto;

(viii) settling conversion of any convertible notes that rank equally with the 2054 Notes; or

(ix) payments under any preferred trust securities or subordinated notes, or any guarantee thereof, executed and delivered by the Issuers or any of the Issuers’ majority-owned subsidiaries, in each case that rank equal in right of payment to the 2054 Notes with respect to which the Issuers have elected to defer the payment of interest, or the related guarantee (as the case may be), so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or guarantees is paid on all such securities and guarantees then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series of such securities and guarantees is then entitled if paid in full.

 

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(i) The Issuers will give DTC, the Holders of the 2054 Notes, the Trustee and the Registrar and Paying Agent written notice of the Issuers’ election of, or any shortening or extension of, an Optional Deferral Period at least 15 Business Days prior to the earlier of (1) each next succeeding Interest Payment Date or (2) the date upon which the Issuers are required to give notice to any applicable self-regulatory organization or to Holders of the 2054 Notes of the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or the Regular Record Date therefor. The record date for the payment of deferred interest and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any Compound Interest payable on the Interest Payment Date immediately following the last day of an Optional Deferral Period will be the Regular Record Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date.

ARTICLE 5

SUBORDINATION

Section 5.01. Subordination.

(a) The 2054 Notes will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all the Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s Senior Indebtedness. Accordingly, upon:

(i) any payment by, or distribution of the assets of, the Issuers or the Guarantor upon its dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceedings; or

(ii) a failure to pay any interest, principal or other monetary amounts due on any of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Senior Indebtedness when due and continuance of that default beyond any applicable grace period; or

(iii) acceleration of the maturity of any of the Issuers’ or the Guarantor’s Senior Indebtedness as a result of a default;

the holders of all such Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to receive: in the case of clause (i) above, payment of all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Indebtedness; or in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, payment of all amounts due on all Senior Indebtedness, before the Holders of the 2054 Notes are entitled to receive any payment. So long as any of the events in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above has occurred and is continuing, any amounts payable or assets distributable on the 2054 Notes will instead be paid or distributed, as the case may be, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness to the extent necessary to pay, in the case of clause (i) above, all amounts due or to become due upon all such Senior Indebtedness, or, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, all amounts due on all such Senior Indebtedness, and, if any such payment or distribution is received by the Trustee or the Paying Agent under the Indenture or the Holders of any of the 2054 Notes before all Senior Indebtedness due and to become due or due, as applicable, is paid, such payment or distribution must be paid over to the holders of the unpaid Senior Indebtedness. Subject to paying the Senior Indebtedness due and to become due in the case of clause (i) or the Senior Indebtedness due in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), the Holders of the 2054 Notes will be subrogated to the rights of the holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of assets of the Issuers or the Guarantor applicable to such Senior Indebtedness until the 2054 Notes are paid in full.

 

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ARTICLE 6

NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 6.01. Note Guarantees. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably expressly assumes, confirms and agrees to perform and observe each and any of the covenants, agreements, terms, conditions, obligations, appointments, duties, promises and liabilities of a Guarantor under the Base Indenture with respect to the 2054 Notes as if it were an original signatory thereto. The Note Guarantee of any Guarantor will be released without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder: (1) upon (i) the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation, merger, dissolution or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor such that it is no longer a Subsidiary of the Issuers or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor; (2) when such Guarantor is no longer an obligor (whether as an issuer or guarantor) on any of the Issuer’s senior notes outstanding on the Issue Date; or (3) upon legal or covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the 2054 Notes.

Section 6.02. Future Guarantees. Each Issuer, at its option, may cause any Subsidiary of such Issuer to become a Guarantor and if such Subsidiary is not otherwise required under the Indenture to provide a Note Guarantee to the 2054 Notes, such Issuer, at its option, may cause any such Note Guarantee to be released, subject to applicable law.

Section 6.03. Abandonment and Waiver Rights. Each Guarantor incorporated under the laws of Jersey abandons and waives any right it may have at any time under the droit de discussion or division or any other customary law rights available to it under Jersey law.

ARTICLE 7

COVENANTS

The following covenants will apply to the 2054 Notes in addition to the covenants in Article 4 of the Base Indenture:

Section 7.01. Payments of Additional Amounts.

(a) Payments made by the Issuers, the Guarantor or a Paying Agent, as applicable, on the 2054 Notes or in respect of the Note Guarantee will be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge of any nature whatsoever (“Taxes”), unless the Issuers, the Guarantor or a Paying Agent is required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law.

(b) If any withholding or deduction for or on account of Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of Jersey, Ireland, any other jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) in which the Issuers or the Guarantor is incorporated, organized, engaged in business or otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any other jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) from or through which such payment is made, or in each case any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein (each, a “Relevant Jurisdiction”) is at any time required by law to be made from any payment made with respect to the 2054 Notes or the Note Guarantee, the Issuers or the Guarantor, as applicable, will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) on the 2054 Notes or in respect of the Note Guarantee as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each Holder of the 2054 Notes (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to Taxes:

(i) that would not have been imposed but for the Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, such Holder or beneficial owner, if such Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, trust,

 

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partnership or corporation) being considered as having a present or former connection with a Relevant Jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the acquisition, ownership or disposition of the 2054 Notes, the receipt of any payment under or with respect to the 2054 Notes or the Note Guarantee, or the exercise or enforcement of any rights under or with respect to the 2054 Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture), including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial owner (or such fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor) being or having been a citizen or resident thereof or treated as a resident thereof or domiciled therein or a national thereof or being or having been engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a permanent establishment therein;

(ii) that would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the Relevant Jurisdiction or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the Relevant Jurisdiction is a party as a precondition to exemption from such Tax;

(iii) payable other than by withholding from payments of principal of or interest on the 2054 Notes or from payments in respect of the Note Guarantee;

(iv) that would not have been imposed but for a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;

(v) that are estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth, capital gains or personal property or similar Taxes;

(vi) required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Note, if such payment can be made without such withholding by at least one other Paying Agent;

(vii) that would not have been imposed but for the presentation by the Holder of any 2054 Note, where presentation is required, for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof was duly provided for, whichever occurred later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the 2054 Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);

(viii) that are imposed under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable) or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such sections of the Code; or

(ix) in the case of any combination of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii);

 

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nor shall Additional Amounts be paid with respect to any payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any 2054 Note or any payment in respect of a Note Guarantee to any such Holder who is a fiduciary or a partnership that is not the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner would not have been entitled to such Additional Amounts had it been the Holder of the 2054 Note.

(c) The Issuers, the Guarantor or the Paying Agent, as applicable, will (i) make any required withholding or deduction, and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld by it to the Relevant Jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law.

(d) All references in the Indenture, other than in Section 2.01(r) of this First Supplemental Indenture and Sections 8.02, 8.03 and 8.06 of the Base Indenture, to the payment of the principal or interest, if any, on or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of, any 2054 Notes or any payment made under the Note Guarantee shall be deemed to include Additional Amounts to the extent that, in that context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable.

(e) In addition, the Issuers shall pay any present or future stamp, issue, registration, court, documentary, excise, property, or similar Taxes (i) imposed by any Relevant Jurisdiction in respect of the execution, issuance, delivery, or registration of the 2054 Notes, the Note Guarantee, the Indenture, or any other document or instrument referred to therein, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the 2054 Notes, or (ii) imposed by any jurisdiction in respect of the enforcement of the 2054 Notes, the Note Guarantee, the Indenture, or any other document or instrument referred to therein.

(f) The Issuers’ and the Guarantor’s respective obligations to pay Additional Amounts if and when due will survive the termination of the Indenture and the payment of all other amounts in respect of the 2054 Notes and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor of either of the Issuers or the Guarantor, and to any jurisdiction (other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision of any such state or the District of Columbia, or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein) in which such successor is incorporated, organized, engaged in business or otherwise resident for tax purposes, and any political subdivision or governmental authority thereof or therein.

Section 7.02. Tax Treatment. On the Issue Date, all or a portion of the proceeds of the offering of the 2054 Notes will be borrowed by the Co-Obligor and the remaining portion of the proceeds of the offering of the 2054 Notes, if any, will be borrowed by the Issuer. The portion of the proceeds of the 2054 Notes that will be borrowed by the Co-Obligor and the portion of the proceeds of the 2054 Notes that will be borrowed by the Issuer, in each case, on the Issue Date, and after any subsequent change to such allocation, shall be made available by the Issuers to any Holder or beneficial owner upon request to Aptiv Investor Relations (including through the Issuer’s website or at ir@aptiv.com). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, (x) each Holder and beneficial owner acknowledge that the Co-Obligor and the Issuer have the right to change the foregoing allocations between the Co-Obligor and the Issuer for any reason (including, but not limited, as a result of a redemption of any 2054 Notes or the issuance of Additional 2054 Notes, in each case, in a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2054 Notes), and (y) the Issuers are entitled (i) not to treat any Additional 2054 Notes that have a different allocation than the initial allocation with respect to the outstanding 2054 Notes as non-fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes solely as a result of such different allocation, and (ii) to treat the issuance of Additional 2054 Notes as resulting in a change in the allocation of the outstanding 2054 Notes so as to have the same allocation across the Additional 2054 Notes and the outstanding 2054 Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 8

MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION

Section 8.01. Merger and Consolidation.

(a) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any Person unless:

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited company, or other similar organization organized and existing under the laws of (x) the United States of America (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia) or (y) the United Kingdom, Jersey and any other jurisdiction in the Channel Islands, any member state of the European Union as in effect on the Issue Date, Switzerland, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands or Singapore, provided that the Successor Company (if not the Issuer) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the Registrar and Paying Agent, all the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the 2054 Notes (and, if the Successor Company is not a corporation, the Issuers shall cause a corporate co-issuer to become a co-obligor on the 2054 Notes);

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(iii) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture.

The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture, and the predecessor Issuers other than in the case of a lease will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the 2054 Notes.

(b) The Co-Obligor will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person unless:

(i) (A) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “Successor Co-Obligor”) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, all the obligations of the Guarantor under its Note Guarantee;

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(C) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the Indenture; or

(ii) the Co-Obligor will no longer be a Subsidiary of the Issuer, in which case it shall be released from its obligation in connection therewith.

 

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The Successor Co-Obligor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Co-Obligor under this Indenture, and the predecessor Co-Obligor will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the 2054 Notes.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 5.02 of the Base Indenture or clause (a) and (b) of this Section 8.01:

(i) any Subsidiary of the Issuer may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to an Issuer, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Issuer; and

(ii) the Issuers and the Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate organized solely for the purpose of reorganizing the Issuers or the Guarantor in another jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 9

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01. Events of Default. The following is an “Event of Default” with respect to the 2054 Notes:

(1) a default in any payment of interest on the 2054 Notes when due and payable that continues for 30 days, except as the result of a deferral of interest payments in accordance with the provisions described in this First Supplemental Indenture;

(2) a default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any Note when due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise (regardless of whether such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions applicable to the 2054 Notes);

(3) the failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with its other agreements contained in the Indenture for 90 days after the Company or any Subsidiary receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% of the outstanding principal amount of the 2054 Notes affected thereby; and

(4) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of either of the Issuers.

However, a Default under clause (3) will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any 2054 Notes until the Trustee notifies the Issuers, or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby notify the Issuers and the Trustee, of the Default and the Issuers do not cure such Default within the time specified in clause (3) hereof after receipt of such notice.

Section 9.02. Limitations on Suits. With respect to the 2054 Notes, the first sentence of Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by deleting the “A” at the beginning of the sentence and replacing it with the following: “Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest when due, a”.

 

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ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.01. Ratification of Base Indenture. The Base Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 10.02. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This First Supplemental Indenture and the 2054 Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws.

The Issuers irrevocably consent and agree, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the 2054 Notes and the Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against them with respect to their respective obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with the Indenture or the 2054 Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the 2054 Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam, generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for themselves in respect of their respective properties, assets and revenues.

The Issuers irrevocably and unconditionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 10.03. Separability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this First Supplemental Indenture or in the 2054 Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the 2054 Notes, but this First Supplemental Indenture and the 2054 Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

Section 10.04. Counterparts. This First Supplemental Indenture 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.

Section 10.05. Trustee Disclaimer. Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar and Paying Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity, sufficiency or adequacy of this First Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Issuers and the Guarantor, and neither the Trustee nor the Registrar and Paying Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness.

Section 10.06. Electronic Signatures. Facsimile, documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically and electronic signatures, including those created or transmitted through a software platform or application, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture and all other related documents and all matters and agreements related thereto, with such

 

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facsimile, scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this First Supplemental Indenture or any other related document or any instrument, agreement or document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this First Supplemental Indenture or the other related documents or related hereto or thereto (including, without limitation, addendums, amendments, notices, instructions, communications with respect to the delivery of securities or the wire transfer of funds or other communications) (the “Executed Documentation”) may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect from time to time applicable to the effectiveness and enforceability of electronic signatures. Any Executed Documentation accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws, rules and regulations will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any third party electronic signature capture service providers as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto or thereto. When the Trustee or any Agent acts on any Executed Documentation sent by electronic transmission, the Trustee and Agent will not be responsible or liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from its reliance upon and compliance with such Executed Documentation, notwithstanding that such Executed Documentation (a) may not be an authorized or authentic communication of the party involved or in the form such party sent or intended to send (whether due to fraud, distortion or otherwise) or (b) may conflict with, or be inconsistent with, a subsequent written instruction or communication; it being understood and agreed that the Trustee or the Agent shall conclusively presume that Executed Documentation that purports to have been sent by an authorized officer of a Person has been sent by an authorized officer of such Person. The party providing Executed Documentation through electronic transmission or otherwise with electronic signatures agrees to assume all risks arising out of such electronic methods, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee or Agent acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 10.07. Tax Treatment. Each holder (and beneficial owner) of the 2054 Notes will, by accepting any 2054 Notes (or a beneficial interest therein), be deemed to have agreed that such holder (or beneficial owner) intends that the 2054 Notes constitute indebtedness of the Issuers, and will treat the 2054 Notes as indebtedness of Issuers, for (i) United States federal, state and local tax purposes and (ii) tax purposes in or with respect to each Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

ISSUERS:
APTIV PLC
By:   /s/ Robert S. Hoeppner
  Name: Robert S. Hoeppner
  Title: Treasurer
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:   /s/ Darren Michael Byrka
  Name: Darren Michael Byrka
  Title: Director and Authorized Signatory
GUARANTOR:
APTIV CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Katherine H. Ramundo
  Name: Katherine H. Ramundo
  Title: Director and Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]


TRUSTEE:

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Arlene Thelwell
  Name: Arlene Thelwell
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]


REGISTRAR, PAYING AGENT AND AUTHENTICATING AGENT:

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Registrar, Paying Agent, and Authenticating Agent

By:   /s/ Jacqueline Bartnick
  Name: Jacqueline Bartnick
  Title: Director
By:   /s/ Irina Golovashchuk
  Name: Irina Golovashchuk
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS 2054 NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE. THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE ISSUERS OR THEIR AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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CUSIP: 03837AAD2

ISIN: US03837AAD28

GLOBAL NOTE

6.875% Subordinated Notes due 2054

 

No. ___       $[____________]

APTIV PLC and APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY

promise to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns,

the principal sum of _________________________________________________ U.S. DOLLARS on December 15, 2054, as such amount may be changed from time to time pursuant to the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests attached hereto.

Interest Payment Dates: June 15 and December 15

Record Dates: June 1 and December 1

 

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APTIV PLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
APTIV GLOBAL FINANCING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the 2054 Notes referred to

in the within-mentioned First Supplemental Indenture:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Authenticating Agent

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Dated: _______________, 20__

 

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[Form of reverse side of 2054 Note]

6.875% Subordinated Note due 2054

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. Aptiv PLC (the “Issuer”) and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company (the “Co-Obligor” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) promise to pay (subject to deferral as set forth herein) interest on the principal amount of this 2054 Note (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, December 15, 2029 at an annual rate of 6.875% and (ii) from and including December 15, 2029 during each Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 3.385%. The 2054 Notes will mature on December 15, 2054. Interest will accrue from September 13, 2024 and will, subject to the Company’s right to defer interest payments (as described in Article 4), be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2025, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the 2054 Notes bear interest (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the 2054 Notes) to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the 2054 Notes, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an Interest Payment Date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the 2054 Notes bear interest (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the 2054 Notes) to the extent permitted by law. The amount of interest payable for any interest accrual period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of the number of days in the period using 30-day calendar months. All references to “interest” on the 2054 Notes and, insofar as it relates to the 2054 Notes, this Indenture, shall be deemed to include semi-annual interest payments and applicable interest on interest payments accrued but not paid on the applicable Interest Payment Date.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Issuers will pay interest on this 2054 Note to the Person who is the registered Holder of this 2054 Note at the close of business on the Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if this 2054 Note is cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the Note Register of Holders, provided that (a) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on, 2054 Notes represented by Global Notes registered in the name of or held by the DTC or its nominee will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holder or Holders thereof and (b) all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to Certificated Notes will be made by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 30 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Paying Agent may accept in its discretion). Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debt.

3. AUTHENTICATING AGENT, PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas will act as Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent and Registrar.

 

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The Issuers may change any Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. Aptiv International Holdings (UK) LLP or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Issuers issued the 2054 Notes under the Subordinated Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of September 13, 2024, among the Issuers, the Guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Registrar, Paying Agent and Authenticating Agent. The Issuers shall be entitled to issue Additional 2054 Notes pursuant to the Base Indenture. The terms of the 2054 Notes include those stated in the Base Indenture and those made part of the Base Indenture by reference to the first supplemental indenture, among the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Trustee and the Registrar and Paying Agent, dated as of September 13, 2024 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), setting forth the additional terms of the 2054 Notes pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The 2054 Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this 2054 Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture and those other provisions forming a part thereof with respect to the 2054 Notes, the provisions of the Indenture and such other provisions with respect to the 2054 Notes shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Issuers may redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the first Reset Date and ending on and including the first Reset Date and (ii) after the first Reset Date, on any Interest Payment Date.

6. REDEMPTION FOLLOWING A RATING AGENCY EVENT. The Issuers may, at their option, redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole but not in part, at 102% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, at any time within 120 days after the occurrence of a Rating Agency Event.

7. REDEMPTION FOLLOWING A TAX EVENT. The Issuers may, at their option, redeem the 2054 Notes, in whole but not in part, at the redemption price equal to the sum of: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes being redeemed plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Tax Event redemption date. In such case, the Issuers will deliver a notice of redemption specifying the tax event redemption date within 120 days after the occurrence of a Tax Event.

8. REDEMPTION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN TAX LAW RELATING TO OBLIGATION TO PAY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS. The Issuers may redeem the 2054 Notes as a whole but not in part, at their option at any time prior to maturity, upon the giving of a written notice of redemption to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, if the Issuers determine that, as a result of:

 

  (i)

any change in or amendment to the laws, or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws, of a Relevant Jurisdiction affecting taxation, or

 

  (ii)

any change in or amendment to an official position regarding the application or interpretation of the laws, regulations or rulings referred to above, which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date (or, if the Relevant Jurisdiction becomes a Relevant Jurisdiction on a date after the Issue Date, after such later date) (each of the foregoing, a “Change in Tax Law”), each of the Issuers or the Guarantor is or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the 2054 Notes or the Note Guarantee on the next

 

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  succeeding interest payment date, pursuant to Section 5.03 (but in the case of the Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligation cannot be made by the Issuers or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) and the payment of such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuers or the Guarantor. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2054 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date fixed for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”), and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the 2054 Notes on any record date occurring prior to the Tax Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof). The date and the applicable redemption price will be specified in the notice of tax redemption. Notice of such redemption will be irrevocable, and must be mailed by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuers would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the 2054 Notes were actually due on such date. No such notice of redemption will be given unless, at the time such notification of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts remains in effect.

Prior to giving the notice of tax redemption, the Issuers will deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent:

 

  (i)

a certificate signed by a duly authorized Officer stating that the Issuers are entitled to effect the redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Issuers to so redeem have occurred; and

 

  (ii)

an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, selected by the Issuers, to the effect that the Issuers are or would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a Change in Tax Law.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor to the Issuers or the Guarantor.

9. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Issuers shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the 2054 Notes.

10. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date, the Issuers shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or deliver electronically if held by any depositary in accordance with such depositary’s customary procedures, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose 2054 Notes are to be redeemed. Any redemption and notice thereof may, in the Issuers’ discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent.

11. SUBORDINATION. The 2054 Notes are subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and manner set forth in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture for this series of Notes, to all Senior Indebtedness (as such term is defined in such Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture).

 

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12. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The 2054 Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of 2054 Notes may be registered and 2054 Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Paying Agent and Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Issuers may require Holders to pay any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection with such transfer and exchange that are required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange of (a) any 2054 Note selected for redemption in whole or in part pursuant to Article 3 of the Base Indenture, except the unredeemed portion of any such 2054 Note being redeemed in part, or (b) any such 2054 Note for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of an offer to repurchase or redeem such 2054 Notes or 15 days before an Interest Payment Date (whether or not an Interest Payment Date or other date determined for the payment of interest), and ending on such mailing date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be.

13. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of this 2054 Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

14. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the 2054 Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

15. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the 2054 Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by Section 9.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture. If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (3) of Section 9.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) may declare the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the 2054 Notes to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Issuers and the Trustee (if given by the Holders) specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration”, and the same shall become immediately due and payable. This right does not apply if an Event of Default described in clause (3) of Section 9.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture. If one of the Events of Default described in clause (3) of Section 9.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture occurs and is continuing, neither the Trustee nor the Holders of the 2054 Notes will be entitled to declare the principal amount of all 2054 Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Note Guarantee or the 2054 Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes of all series affected thereby may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default (except a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2054 Notes and all other notes issued under the Indenture affected thereby (all such series voting as a single class) by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the 2054 Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture with respect to the 2054 Notes except a continuing Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any of the 2054 Notes held by a non-consenting Holder. The Issuers are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Issuers are required within 30 Business Days after becoming aware of any Default with respect to the 2054 Notes, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default and what action the Issuers propose to take with respect thereto.

16. AUTHENTICATION. This 2054 Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual or electronic signature of the Authenticating Agent.

 

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17. GOVERNING LAW. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THE 2054 NOTES OF THIS SERIES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE TO THE 2054 NOTES.

18. CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. The Issuers have caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the 2054 Notes of this series and the Registrar may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the 2054 Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuers will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Issuers at the following address:

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2, Ireland

Attention: Treasurer

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     

(Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint     

to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuers. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:    
Your Signature:    
  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature Guarantee*:    

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Registrar).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $______________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Certificated Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Certificated Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of

decrease in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Note

 

Amount of

increase in

Principal Amount

of this Global

Note

 

Principal Amount

of this Global

Note following

such decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized officer

of Custodian

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

davispolk.com

September 13, 2024

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2

Ireland

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Aptiv PLC, a Jersey public limited company (the “Company”), and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (“AGFDAC” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”) have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) (the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), certain securities, including $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”) and $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and the 2034 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of a base indenture dated as of March 10, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Base Indenture”) among the Company, the guarantors thereunder, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent (the “Agent”), as supplemented by the eleventh supplemental indenture dated as of September 13, 2024 among the Issuers, the Guarantor (as defined below), the Trustee and the Agent (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated September 9, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Issuers, the Guarantor and the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”). The Notes will be guaranteed by Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”).

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Issuers and the Guarantor that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Issuers and the Guarantor as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.


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Activity Company

 

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, when the Notes have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, and the Guarantees will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, and may be subject to possible judicial or regulatory actions giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that we express no opinion as to (x) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (y) (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of the Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of any Guarantor’s obligation or (z) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

In connection with the opinion expressed above, we have assumed that each of the Issuers is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation. In addition, we have assumed that the Indenture is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above). We have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each of the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the “Documents”) to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Guarantor.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Issuers and the Guarantor, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by the laws of Ireland or Jersey, we have relied, without independent inquiry or investigation, on the opinion of Arthur Cox LLP or Carey Olsen Jersey LLP, respectively, filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus supplement which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

 

 

September 13, 2024

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Exhibit 5.2

 

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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

davispolk.com

September 13, 2024

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2

Ireland

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Aptiv PLC, a Jersey public limited company (the “Company”), and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (“AGFDAC” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”) have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) (the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), certain securities, including $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of a base indenture dated as of September 13, 2024 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Base Indenture”) among the Company, the guarantors thereunder, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent (the “Agent”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of September 13, 2024 among the Issuers, the Guarantor (as defined below), the Trustee and the Agent (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated September 9, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Issuers, the Guarantor and the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”). The Notes will be guaranteed by Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), pursuant to the terms of the Indenture (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”).

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Issuers and the Guarantor that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all representations made by the Issuers and the Guarantor as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, when the Notes have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuers, and the Guarantees will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Guarantor,


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Activity Company

 

enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, and may be subject to possible judicial or regulatory actions giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that we express no opinion as to (x) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (y) (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of the Indenture that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of any Guarantor’s obligation or (z) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

In connection with the opinion expressed above, we have assumed that each of the Issuers is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation. In addition, we have assumed that the Indenture is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above). We have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each of the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the “Documents”) to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Guarantor.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Issuers and the Guarantor, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by the laws of Ireland or Jersey, we have relied, without independent inquiry or investigation, on the opinion of Arthur Cox LLP or Carey Olsen Jersey LLP, respectively, filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on the date hereof and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus supplement which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

 

 

September 13, 2024

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Exhibit 5.3

 

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Our ref    1065189/0012/J23931507v1    13 September 2024
To the Addressee listed in Schedule 1   
Aptiv PLC (the “Company”)

 

1.

BACKGROUND

We act as Jersey legal advisers to the Company in connection with (i) the offer, issue and sale by the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company of the Notes and (ii) the Documents.

 

2.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

2.1

Capitalised terms used in this Opinion shall have the meanings given to them in Part A of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation).

 

2.2

This Opinion shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with Part B of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation).

 

3.

SCOPE

 

3.1

This Opinion is limited to: (a) matters of Jersey law and practice as at the date of this Opinion; and (b) matters expressly stated in this Opinion.

 

3.2

We have made no investigation and express no opinion with respect to the law or practice of any other jurisdiction.

 

3.3

This Opinion is based only on those matters of fact known to us at the date of this Opinion.

 

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4.

DOCUMENTS EXAMINED AND SEARCHES

 

4.1

In giving this Opinion we have examined copies sent to us in electronic form by email of each Document.

 

4.2

In addition, we have examined each Further Document.

 

4.3

The Documents and the Further Documents are the only documents we have seen or examined for the purposes of this Opinion.

 

4.4

The Searches are the only searches, investigations or enquiries we have carried out for the purposes of this Opinion.

 

5.

ASSUMPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

5.1

This Opinion is given: (a) in reliance on the Assumptions; and (b) on the basis that the Assumptions (which we have not independently investigated or verified) are accurate, and have been accurate, in all respects at the date of this Opinion, and at all other relevant times.

 

5.2

This Opinion is subject to the Qualifications.

 

6.

OPINION

We are of the opinion that:

 

6.1

Incorporation, valid existence, power and capacity

 

  6.1.1

The Company is duly incorporated with limited liability and validly existing under Jersey law.

 

  6.1.2

The Company has the corporate power and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under, each Document.

 

6.2

Authority and execution

 

  6.2.1

The Company has taken the corporate and other action necessary under Jersey law to authorise the acceptance and due execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, each Document.

 

  6.2.2

Each Document has been duly executed by the Company.

 

6.3

Search results

 

  6.3.1

The Public Records Search revealed no evidence of any current resolutions or orders for winding up or dissolution of the Company and no evidence of the appointment of any liquidator in respect of the Company or any of its assets.

 

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  6.3.2

The office of the Viscount has given the Viscount Confirmation.

 

  6.3.3

The Judicial Greffe has given the Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

7.

LAW GOVERNING THIS OPINION, LIMITATIONS, BENEFIT, DISCLOSURE AND RELIANCE

 

7.1

This Opinion is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with Jersey law.

 

7.2

We assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or undertake any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising after the date of this Opinion that might affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

7.3

This Opinion is addressed only to you and is solely for the benefit of you and your professional legal advisers in connection with each Document and except with our prior written consent it may not be disclosed to, used or relied on by any other person or for any other purpose, or referred to or made public in any way.

 

7.4

We consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K, and incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the rules and regulations promulgated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.

Yours faithfully

/s/ Carey Olsen Jersey LLP

 

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SCHEDULE 1

ADDRESSEE

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2

Ireland

 

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SCHEDULE 2

DOCUMENTS EXAMINED

Part A

The Documents

 

1.

An eleventh supplemental indenture dated 13 September 2024 between, among others, the Company, Aptiv Corporation, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, the Trustee and the Agent supplementing the Base Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”).

 

2.

The global note numbered 1 representing the 2029 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

 

3.

The global note numbered 2 representing the 2029 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

 

4.

The global note numbered 1 representing the 2034 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

 

5.

The global note numbered 2 representing the 2034 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

 

6.

The global note numbered 1 representing the 2054 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

 

7.

The global note numbered 2 representing the 2054 Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

Part B

Further Documents

 

8.

A copy of:

 

8.1

the Certificate of Incorporation;

 

8.2

the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

 

8.3

the Registers; and

 

8.4

the Consents.

 

9.

A copy of the written resolutions including the Director Resolutions;

 

10.

A copy of:

 

10.1

the Registration Statement;

 

10.2

the Prospectus Supplement; and

 

10.3

the Base Indenture.

 

11.

The Public Records.

 

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12.

The Viscount Confirmation.

 

13.

The Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

ASSUMPTIONS

 

1.

Authenticity

 

1.1

The genuineness and authenticity of all signatures, initials, stamps, seals and markings on all documents examined by us, including, in the case of copy documents examined by us, on the originals of those copies.

 

1.2

Where any person has purported to sign a Document for or on behalf of the Company by electronic signature, either:

 

  1.2.1

that person affixed, attached or inserted their own electronic signature to or in such Document; or

 

  1.2.2

that person authorised another person (the “delegate/agent”) to affix, attach or insert that person’s electronic signature to or in such Document and that person’s electronic signature was affixed, attached or inserted by the delegate/agent,

and no other person affixed, attached or inserted that signature to or in such Document.

 

1.3

Where any person (the “witness”) has purported to sign a Document as a witness to the signing of such Document by another person for or on behalf of the Company:

 

  1.3.1

the witness was physically present with that other person when such Document was so signed by that other person; or

 

  1.3.2

at the time when such Document was so signed by that other person:

 

  (a)

the witness and that other person were able to see one another by means of an audio-visual link; and

 

  (b)

either:

 

  (i)

(A) by means of that audio-visual link, the witness positively identified that other person and saw that other person sign such Document; (B) that other person sent an electronic copy of such Document so signed to the witness; and (C) the witness signed such Document attesting to the signature of that other person on such Document; or

 

  (ii)

(A) the witness was in communication with that other person by any other electronic means; (B) the witness and that other person were both able to see such Document; (C) that other person made their electronic signature on or in relation to such Document; and (D) the witness signed such Document attesting to the signature of that other person on such Document.

 

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2.

Copies

The completeness and conformity to original documents of all copies examined by us.

 

3.

Execution versions/drafts

 

3.1

Where we have been provided with a document (whether original or copy) in executed form or with only the signature page of an executed document, that such executed document does not differ from the latest draft or execution version of the document provided to us and/or, where a document has been reviewed by us only in draft, execution or specimen form, it has been executed in the form of that draft, execution version or specimen.

 

4.

Signing

 

4.1

Each Document has been signed for or on behalf of the Company by one Authorised Signatory.

 

4.2

Each party (other than the Company as a matter of Jersey law) has duly executed those documents to which it is a party.

 

4.3

Where any person has signed a Document for or on behalf of the Company, or as a witness to such signing of a Document, by electronic signature, such person used an Acceptable Method.

 

5.

Dating and delivery

Each Document has been dated and has been duly and unconditionally delivered by each of the parties to it.

 

6.

Directors’ duties

 

6.1

In resolving that the Company enter into each Document and the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by each Document the directors of the Company were acting with a view to the best interests of the Company and were otherwise exercising their powers in accordance with their duties under all applicable laws.

 

6.2

Each director of the Company has disclosed all interests required to be disclosed by the Companies Law and the Articles of Association in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and the Articles of Association.

 

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7.

Solvency

 

7.1

The Company remains solvent (meaning that the Company will be able to discharge its liabilities as they fall due) after entering into each Document and the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by each Document, and all statements, assessments and opinions of solvency made or expressed by the directors of the Company in the Further Documents have been properly made.

 

7.2

The Company has not had served on it a statutory demand requiring payment for the purposes of Article 157A(2) of the Companies Law.

 

8.

No litigation

Without prejudice to our opinion in paragraph 6.3 (Search results) no notice has been given to the Company that an application is being made, and no application has been made, to the Royal Court by any person for an order for or in respect of a winding up of the Company, and no such order has been made by the Royal Court.

 

9.

Consents etc. - Jersey

 

9.1

Each Consent is in full force and effect and has not been infringed, revoked, superseded or amended and no other consents, authorisations, licences, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities in Jersey (other than the Previous Consents) have been or should have been obtained, made or satisfied by the Company.

 

10.

Consents etc. - other laws

All consents, authorisations, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities required to be obtained, made or satisfied by the Company under any law (other than Jersey law): (a) for the execution and delivery of each Document and the performance of its obligations under each Document; and (b) generally for the enforceability of each Document, have been obtained, made or satisfied and, where appropriate, remain in full force and effect.

 

11.

Establishment, existence, capacity and authority – other parties

Each party (other than the Company as a matter of Jersey law) is duly established and validly existing and: (a) has the necessary capacity, power, authority and intention; (b) has taken the corporate and other action necessary to authorise it; and (c) has obtained, made or satisfied all necessary consents, authorisations, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements (i) of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities or (ii) imposed by any contractual or other obligation or restriction binding upon it; in each case to enter into and deliver, and perform its obligations under, the documents to which it is a party.

 

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12.

Capacity and authority – the Company

 

12.1

The Director Resolutions were duly passed, are in full force and effect and have not been revoked, superseded or amended, and are the only resolutions passed by the directors of the Company relating to the matters referred to in those resolutions.

 

12.2

The Company is acting as principal on its own behalf in entering into each Document and not as an agent, trustee, nominee or in any other capacity.

 

13.

No sovereign possession, control, interest or authority

 

13.1

No state (including a sovereign or other head, or government or department of government, of a state) has possession or control of, or any interest in, any property of the Company.

 

13.2

The Company does not exercise sovereign authority (whether in respect of the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by any Document or otherwise).

 

14.

No conflict – foreign law or regulation

There is no provision of the law or regulation of any jurisdiction other than Jersey that would have any adverse implication in relation to the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

15.

Searches

 

15.1

The Public Records are accurate and complete, with all documents or information that are required to be filed or registered by or in relation to the Company with the Registrar of Companies (whether or not any time limit for such filing or registration has yet expired) having been so filed or registered and appearing in the Public Records.

 

15.2

The Viscount Confirmation (construed as if the expression “to the best of my knowledge and belief” or similar did not appear in it) is accurate and complete.

 

15.3

The Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation (construed as if the expression “to the best of my knowledge and belief” or similar did not appear in it) is accurate and complete.

 

15.4

There has been no change in the public records relating to the Company available for inspection in the companies register on the web-site of the Registrar of Companies since the time we carried out the Public Records Search.

 

15.5

There has been no change in the records relating to the Company available to the office of the Viscount since the time it gave the Viscount Confirmation.

 

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15.6

There has been no change in the records relating to the Company available to the Judicial Greffe since the time it gave the Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

16.

Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association

The Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association are in full force and effect and have not been superseded or amended and there are no resolutions, agreements or arrangements (in each case, whether of the board of directors, shareholders, or otherwise) that affect, limit, supplement, override or amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

17.

Registers and appointments

 

17.1

The accuracy and completeness of the Registers and that each director, alternate director (if any) and secretary of the Company and of any corporate director of the Company stated in the Registers has been validly appointed.

 

17.2

The Registers remain up to date as at the date of this Opinion.

 

18.

Not an AIF or alternative investment fund manager to an AIF

The Company:

 

18.1

either:

 

  18.1.1

is not an “AIF”; or

 

  18.1.2

has not been “marketed” at any time in the United Kingdom or in any EU/EEA State; and

 

18.2

does not act as alternative investment fund manager to any “AIF”,

where: (a) each of “AIF” and “marketed” has the meaning given in the UK AIFM Regulations or in the AIFM Directive and any applicable implementing legislation in any relevant EU/EEA State, as the case may be; and (b) “EU/EEA State” means: (i) each member State of the European Union; and (ii) each other State to which the AIFM Directive applies and which is a contracting party to the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on the 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on the 17th March 1993.

 

19.

Statements, assessments and opinions as to matters of fact

The accuracy, correctness and completeness of all statements, assessments and opinions as to matters of fact contained in each Document and each Further Document.

 

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20.

Unknown facts

That there is no document or other information or matter (including, without limitation, any arrangement or understanding) that has not been provided or disclosed to us that is relevant to or that might affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

QUALIFICATIONS

 

21.

Title

We offer no opinion as to the title or interest of the Company or any other person to or in, or the existence of, any property or assets the subject of any Document.

 

22.

No conflict – purpose, contractual obligations etc.

We offer no opinion on whether: (a) the Company’s entering into and performance of its obligations under each Document are within the purpose for which the Company was and is to be used as notified to the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the incorporation papers of the Company; or (b) there are any contractual or other obligations or restrictions binding on the Company that would or could have any adverse implication in relation to the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

23.

Representations and warranties

Unless expressly stated otherwise, we offer no opinion in relation to any representation or warranty made or given in or in connection with any Document or Further Document.

 

24.

Searches/registries

 

24.1

The Public Records Search is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not: (a) a winding up order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding up of the Company; or (b) an order has been made or a resolution passed appointing a liquidator in respect of the Company, as notice of these matters might not be filed with the Registrar of Companies immediately and, when filed, might not be entered in the public records of the Company immediately.

 

24.2

The Viscount Enquiry and Viscount Confirmation relate only to the property of the Company being declared to be en désastre. There is no formal procedure for determining whether the Company has otherwise become Bankrupt.

 

24.3

For the purposes of providing the Creditors’ Winding up Confirmation, the Judicial Greffe has completed the Creditors’ Winding Up Search. The Creditors’ Winding Up Search:

 

  24.3.1

is capable of revealing only whether the Company has been listed as being the subject of an application to the Royal Court for a creditors’ winding up and not any other proceedings whether in the Royal Court or in any other court or tribunal including, for example, the Petty Debts Court of Jersey (which deals with debt claims that do not exceed £30,000);

 

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  24.3.2

is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not an application has been made to the Royal Court for an order that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company as such an application, when filed, might not be placed on the Royal Court Civil records immediately; and

 

  24.3.3

is not capable of revealing, among other things: (1) whether or not any statutory demand, as provided for in the Companies Law, has been served on the Company requiring the Company to pay a sum due; or (2) whether or not an order has been made: (i) that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company; or (ii) appointing a liquidator and/or appointing a liquidator provisionally in respect of the Company.

 

24.4

Information available in public registries in Jersey is limited. In respect of security interests, there are: (a) the Security Interests Register; and (b) publicly available records of: (i) hypothèques over real property situated in Jersey; (ii) mortgages of ships registered in Jersey; and (iii) mortgages over aircraft, and aircraft engines, registered in Jersey. We have not examined any such public records for the purposes of giving this Opinion.

 

25.

Enforcement

We offer no opinion as to the enforceability of any obligations under or pursuant to any transaction, agreement or document entered into or to be entered into by any Company.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Part A

Definitions

 

2012 Law    means the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012;
“2029 Notes”    means the US$550,000,000 4.650% senior notes due 2029 of the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company;
“2034 Notes”    means the US$550,000,000 5.150% senior notes due 2034 of the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company;
“2054 Notes”    means the US$550,000,000 5.750% senior notes due 2054 of the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company;
Acceptable Method   

means where:

 

(a)   a person accesses a Document through a web-based e-signature platform and clicks to have his or her name in a typed or handwriting font or his or her signature in the form of an image automatically inserted into the Document in the appropriate place;

 

(b)   a person electronically pastes his or her signature (e.g. in the form of an image) into an electronic (i.e. soft copy) version of a Document in the appropriate place; and/or

 

(c)   a person uses a finger, light pen or stylus and a touchscreen to write his or her name electronically in the appropriate place in a Document,

 

in each case where the method used identifies the person who provided the signature and indicates the person’s approval of the Document (or, where the person is signing as a witness to the signing of the Document, indicates the person’s attestation of that signing of the Document);

Addressee    means the addressee of this Opinion set out in Schedule 1 (Addressee);
AIFM Directive    means European Union Directive 2011/61/EU;

 

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Aptiv Corporation    means Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of the Company;
“Agent”    means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent under the Supplemental Indenture;
Articles of Association    means the articles of association of the Company, as supplied to us;
Assumptions    means the assumptions set out in Schedule 3 (Assumptions);
Authorised Signatory    means a person authorised (including by way of ratification) to sign a Document for or on behalf of the Company pursuant to the relevant Director Resolutions;
“Bankrupt” and “Bankruptcy”    have the meanings given to those words by Article 8 of the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954;
Bankruptcy Law    means the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990;
“Base Indenture”    means the base indenture dated 10 March 2015 between (amongst others) the Company and the Trustee;
Certificate of Incorporation    means together the Company’s certificate of incorporation and certificate of incorporation on change of name, as supplied to us;
“COBO Consent”    means the consent dated 2 September 2024 in relation to the issue of the Notes by the Company, granted to the Company pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958 in relation to the issue of the Notes;
Companies Law    means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991;
Consents   

mean together:

 

a)  the COBO Consent; and

 

b)  the consent to issue shares dated 1 January 2017 granted to the Company pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958,

 

as supplied to us;

Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation”    means the confirmation given on the date of this Opinion by a representative of the Judicial Greffe in response to the Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry, that, to the best of the representative’s knowledge and belief, the Company has not been listed as being the subject of an application for a creditors’ winding up;

 

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Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry    means our enquiry to the Judicial Greffe in respect of whether any application has been made to the Royal Court by any person for an order that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company;
Creditors’ Winding Up Search    means the search by the Judicial Greffe of the Royal Court Civil records from 1 March 2022 to 13 September 2024;
director    includes, where the context permits, a person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called;
Director Resolutions    means: (a) the resolutions of the directors of the Company stated as passed on 29 July 2024 in the form of written resolutions of the directors of the Company relating to the appointment of a committee of the directors; together with (b) the resolutions of that committee of the directors stated as passed on 28 August 2024 in the form of written resolutions of such committee relating to the Documents, and in each case as supplied to us;
Documents    means the documents listed in Part A of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined) and “Document” means each of them;
Further Documents    means the documents listed in Part B of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined);
“Indenture”    means the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture;
Judicial Greffe    means the office of the Judicial Greffe in Jersey;
Memorandum and Articles of Association    means the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, as supplied to us;
“Notes”   

mean together:

 

a)  the 2029 Notes:

 

b)  the 2034 Notes: and

 

c)  the 2054 Notes;

Opinion    means this legal opinion and includes the Schedules;

 

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“Prospectus Supplement”    means a prospectus supplement dated 9 September 2024 in relation to the issue of the Notes which is supplemental to the Registration Statement;
“Previous Consents”   

means:

 

a)  the consent dated 3 November 2011 in relation to the grant or issue of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance awards and other stock based awards;

 

b)  the consent dated 27 February 2019 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company,

 

c)  the consent dated 27 April 2020 in relation to issue of rights and rights certificates by the Company;

 

d)  the consent dated 5 November 2021 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company;

 

e)  the consent dated 7 February 2022 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company; and

 

f)   the consent dated 29 May 2024 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company.

“Public Records”    means the public records of the Company available for inspection in the companies register on the web-site of the Registrar of Companies at the time we carried out the Public Records Search;
“Public Records Search”    means our inspection of the Public Records on 13 September 2024;
“Qualifications”    means the observations and qualifications set out in Schedule 4 (Qualifications);
“Registers”    means the registers of directors and secretaries of the Company, as supplied to us;
“Registrar of Companies”    means the Registrar of Companies in Jersey;
“Registration Statement”    means the registration statement on Form S-3, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 9 February 2022,in relation to, among other things, the shelf registration of debt securities to be issued by the Company;
Searches    means the Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry, the Public Records Search and the Viscount Enquiry;

 

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Security Interests Register    means the register maintained by the Registrar of Companies under the 2012 Law in respect of security interests created and assignments of receivables effected under the 2012 Law;
Supplemental Indenture    has the meaning given to that term in Part A of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined);
Trustee    means Wilmington Trust, National Association;
UK AIFM Regulations    means the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 of the United Kingdom (S.I. 2013/1773);
Viscount    means the Viscount in Jersey;
Viscount Confirmation    means the confirmation given on 13 September 2024 by a representative of the office of the Viscount in response to the Viscount Enquiry, that, to the best of the representative’s knowledge and belief, the property of the Company has not been declared to be en désastre; and
Viscount Enquiry    means our enquiry to the office of the Viscount in respect of whether the property of the Company has been declared to be en désastre.

Part B

Interpretation

 

1.

References in this Opinion to:

 

1.1

a Schedule are references to a schedule to this Opinion;

 

1.2

a “person” include any body of persons corporate or unincorporated;

 

1.3

legislation include, where relevant, a reference to such legislation as amended at the date of this Opinion;

 

1.4

“signed” (and the words “sign” and “signature” shall be construed accordingly) include, where relevant and the context so admits, signed by electronic signature and “executed” (and the words “execute” and “execution” shall be construed accordingly) include, where relevant and the context so admits signed by electronic signature;

 

1.5

“you” means the Addressee and where there is more than one Addressee, means each of them; and

 

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1.6

“we”, “us” or “our” in relation to the examination, sight, receipt or review by us, or provision to us, of information or documents are references only to our lawyers who worked on the preparation of this Opinion in this matter.

 

2.

Where a capitalised term appears in the left-hand column of Part A of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation) in the singular, its plural form, if used in this Opinion, shall be construed accordingly, and vice versa.

 

3.

Headings in this Opinion are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Opinion.

 

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Our ref    1065189/0012/J23931507v1    13 September 2024    
To the Addressee listed in Schedule 1   

Aptiv PLC (the “Company”)

 

1.

BACKGROUND

We act as Jersey legal advisers to the Company in connection with (i) the offer, issue and sale by the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company of the Notes and (ii) the Documents.

 

2.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

2.1

Capitalised terms used in this Opinion shall have the meanings given to them in Part A of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation).

 

2.2

This Opinion shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with Part B of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation).

 

3.

SCOPE

 

3.1

This Opinion is limited to: (a) matters of Jersey law and practice as at the date of this Opinion; and (b) matters expressly stated in this Opinion.

 

3.2

We have made no investigation and express no opinion with respect to the law or practice of any other jurisdiction.

 

3.3

This Opinion is based only on those matters of fact known to us at the date of this Opinion.

 

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4.

DOCUMENTS EXAMINED AND SEARCHES

 

4.1

In giving this Opinion we have examined copies sent to us in electronic form by email of each Document.

 

4.2

In addition, we have examined each Further Document.

 

4.3

The Documents and the Further Documents are the only documents we have seen or examined for the purposes of this Opinion.

 

4.4

The Searches are the only searches, investigations or enquiries we have carried out for the purposes of this Opinion.

 

5.

ASSUMPTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

5.1

This Opinion is given: (a) in reliance on the Assumptions; and (b) on the basis that the Assumptions (which we have not independently investigated or verified) are accurate, and have been accurate, in all respects at the date of this Opinion, and at all other relevant times.

 

5.2

This Opinion is subject to the Qualifications.

 

6.

OPINION

We are of the opinion that:

 

6.1

Incorporation, valid existence, power and capacity

 

  6.1.1

The Company is duly incorporated with limited liability and validly existing under Jersey law.

 

  6.1.2

The Company has the corporate power and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under, each Document.

 

6.2

Authority and execution

 

  6.2.1

The Company has taken the corporate and other action necessary under Jersey law to authorise the acceptance and due execution of, and the performance of its obligations under, each Document.

 

  6.2.2

Each Document has been duly executed by the Company.

 

6.3

Search results

 

  6.3.1

The Public Records Search revealed no evidence of any current resolutions or orders for winding up or dissolution of the Company and no evidence of the appointment of any liquidator in respect of the Company or any of its assets.

 

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  6.3.2

The office of the Viscount has given the Viscount Confirmation.

 

  6.3.3

The Judicial Greffe has given the Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

7.

LAW GOVERNING THIS OPINION, LIMITATIONS, BENEFIT, DISCLOSURE AND RELIANCE

 

7.1

This Opinion is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with Jersey law.

 

7.2

We assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or undertake any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising after the date of this Opinion that might affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

7.3

This Opinion is addressed only to you and is solely for the benefit of you and your professional legal advisers in connection with each Document and except with our prior written consent it may not be disclosed to, used or relied on by any other person or for any other purpose, or referred to or made public in any way.

 

7.4

We consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K, and incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the rules and regulations promulgated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.

 

Yours faithfully
/s/ Carey Olsen Jersey LLP

 

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SCHEDULE 1

ADDRESSEE

Aptiv PLC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2

Ireland

 

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SCHEDULE 2

DOCUMENTS EXAMINED

Part A

The Documents

 

1.

A first supplemental indenture dated 13 September 2024 between, among others, the Company, Aptiv Corporation, Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company, the Trustee and the Agent supplementing the Base Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”).

 

2.

The global note numbered 1 representing the Notes and issued pursuant to the Indenture.

Part B

Further Documents

 

3.

A copy of:

 

3.1

the Certificate of Incorporation;

 

3.2

the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

 

3.3

the Registers; and

 

3.4

the Consents.

 

4.

A copy of the written resolutions including the Director Resolutions;

 

5.

A copy of:

 

5.1

the Registration Statement;

 

5.2

the Prospectus Supplement; and

 

5.3

the Base Indenture.

 

6.

The Public Records.

 

7.

The Viscount Confirmation.

 

8.

The Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

ASSUMPTIONS

 

1.

Authenticity

 

1.1

The genuineness and authenticity of all signatures, initials, stamps, seals and markings on all documents examined by us, including, in the case of copy documents examined by us, on the originals of those copies.

 

1.2

Where any person has purported to sign a Document for or on behalf of the Company by electronic signature, either:

 

  1.2.1

that person affixed, attached or inserted their own electronic signature to or in such Document; or

 

  1.2.2

that person authorised another person (the “delegate/agent”) to affix, attach or insert that person’s electronic signature to or in such Document and that person’s electronic signature was affixed, attached or inserted by the delegate/agent,

and no other person affixed, attached or inserted that signature to or in such Document.

 

1.3

Where any person (the “witness”) has purported to sign a Document as a witness to the signing of such Document by another person for or on behalf of the Company:

 

  1.3.1

the witness was physically present with that other person when such Document was so signed by that other person; or

 

  1.3.2

at the time when such Document was so signed by that other person:

 

  (a)

the witness and that other person were able to see one another by means of an audio-visual link; and

 

  (b)

either:

 

  (i)

(A) by means of that audio-visual link, the witness positively identified that other person and saw that other person sign such Document; (B) that other person sent an electronic copy of such Document so signed to the witness; and (C) the witness signed such Document attesting to the signature of that other person on such Document; or

 

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  (ii)

(A) the witness was in communication with that other person by any other electronic means; (B) the witness and that other person were both able to see such Document; (C) that other person made their electronic signature on or in relation to such Document; and (D) the witness signed such Document attesting to the signature of that other person on such Document.

 

2.

Copies

The completeness and conformity to original documents of all copies examined by us.

 

3.

Execution versions/drafts

 

3.1

Where we have been provided with a document (whether original or copy) in executed form or with only the signature page of an executed document, that such executed document does not differ from the latest draft or execution version of the document provided to us and/or, where a document has been reviewed by us only in draft, execution or specimen form, it has been executed in the form of that draft, execution version or specimen.

 

4.

Signing

 

4.1

Each Document has been signed for or on behalf of the Company by one Authorised Signatory.

 

4.2

Each party (other than the Company as a matter of Jersey law) has duly executed those documents to which it is a party.

 

4.3

Where any person has signed a Document for or on behalf of the Company, or as a witness to such signing of a Document, by electronic signature, such person used an Acceptable Method.

 

5.

Dating and delivery

Each Document has been dated and has been duly and unconditionally delivered by each of the parties to it.

 

6.

Directors’ duties

 

6.1

In resolving that the Company enter into each Document and the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by each Document the directors of the Company were acting with a view to the best interests of the Company and were otherwise exercising their powers in accordance with their duties under all applicable laws.

 

6.2

Each director of the Company has disclosed all interests required to be disclosed by the Companies Law and the Articles of Association in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law and the Articles of Association.

 

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7.

Solvency

 

7.1

The Company remains solvent (meaning that the Company will be able to discharge its liabilities as they fall due) after entering into each Document and the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by each Document, and all statements, assessments and opinions of solvency made or expressed by the directors of the Company in the Further Documents have been properly made.

 

7.2

The Company has not had served on it a statutory demand requiring payment for the purposes of Article 157A(2) of the Companies Law.

 

8.

No litigation

Without prejudice to our opinion in paragraph 6.3 (Search results): no notice has been given to the Company that an application is being made, and no application has been made, to the Royal Court by any person for an order for or in respect of a winding up of the Company, and no such order has been made by the Royal Court.

 

9.

Consents etc. - Jersey

 

9.1

Each Consent is in full force and effect and has not been infringed, revoked, superseded or amended and no other consents, authorisations, licences, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities in Jersey (other than the Previous Consents) have been or should have been obtained, made or satisfied by the Company.

 

10.

Consents etc. - other laws

All consents, authorisations, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities required to be obtained, made or satisfied by the Company under any law (other than Jersey law): (a) for the execution and delivery of each Document and the performance of its obligations under each Document; and (b) generally for the enforceability of each Document, have been obtained, made or satisfied and, where appropriate, remain in full force and effect.

 

11.

Establishment, existence, capacity and authority – other parties

Each party (other than the Company as a matter of Jersey law) is duly established and validly existing and: (a) has the necessary capacity, power, authority and intention; (b) has taken the corporate and other action necessary to authorise it; and (c) has obtained, made or satisfied all necessary consents, authorisations, registrations, approvals, filings or other requirements (i) of any governmental, judicial or other public bodies or authorities or (ii) imposed by any contractual or other obligation or restriction binding upon it; in each case to enter into and deliver, and perform its obligations under, the documents to which it is a party.

 

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12.

Capacity and authority – the Company

 

12.1

The Director Resolutions were duly passed, are in full force and effect and have not been revoked, superseded or amended, and are the only resolutions passed by the directors of the Company relating to the matters referred to in those resolutions.

 

12.2

The Company is acting as principal on its own behalf in entering into each Document and not as an agent, trustee, nominee or in any other capacity.

 

13.

No sovereign possession, control, interest or authority

 

13.1

No state (including a sovereign or other head, or government or department of government, of a state) has possession or control of, or any interest in, any property of the Company.

 

13.2

The Company does not exercise sovereign authority (whether in respect of the transaction(s) documented or contemplated by any Document or otherwise).

 

14.

No conflict – foreign law or regulation

There is no provision of the law or regulation of any jurisdiction other than Jersey that would have any adverse implication in relation to the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

15.

Searches

 

15.1

The Public Records are accurate and complete, with all documents or information that are required to be filed or registered by or in relation to the Company with the Registrar of Companies (whether or not any time limit for such filing or registration has yet expired) having been so filed or registered and appearing in the Public Records.

 

15.2

The Viscount Confirmation (construed as if the expression “to the best of my knowledge and belief” or similar did not appear in it) is accurate and complete.

 

15.3

The Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation (construed as if the expression “to the best of my knowledge and belief” or similar did not appear in it) is accurate and complete.

 

15.4

There has been no change in the public records relating to the Company available for inspection in the companies register on the web-site of the Registrar of Companies since the time we carried out the Public Records Search.

 

15.5

There has been no change in the records relating to the Company available to the office of the Viscount since the time it gave the Viscount Confirmation.

 

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15.6

There has been no change in the records relating to the Company available to the Judicial Greffe since the time it gave the Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation.

 

16.

Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association

The Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association are in full force and effect and have not been superseded or amended and there are no resolutions, agreements or arrangements (in each case, whether of the board of directors, shareholders, or otherwise) that affect, limit, supplement, override or amend the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

17.

Registers and appointments

 

17.1

The accuracy and completeness of the Registers and that each director, alternate director (if any) and secretary of the Company and of any corporate director of the Company stated in the Registers has been validly appointed.

 

17.2

The Registers remain up to date as at the date of this Opinion.

 

18.

Not an AIF or alternative investment fund manager to an AIF

The Company:

 

18.1

either:

 

  18.1.1

is not an “AIF”; or

 

  18.1.2

has not been “marketed” at any time in the United Kingdom or in any EU/EEA State; and

 

18.2

does not act as alternative investment fund manager to any “AIF”,

where: (a) each of “AIF” and “marketed” has the meaning given in the UK AIFM Regulations or in the AIFM Directive and any applicable implementing legislation in any relevant EU/EEA State, as the case may be; and (b) “EU/EEA State” means: (i) each member State of the European Union; and (ii) each other State to which the AIFM Directive applies and which is a contracting party to the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on the 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on the 17th March 1993.

 

19.

Statements, assessments and opinions as to matters of fact

The accuracy, correctness and completeness of all statements, assessments and opinions as to matters of fact contained in each Document and each Further Document.

 

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Unknown facts

That there is no document or other information or matter (including, without limitation, any arrangement or understanding) that has not been provided or disclosed to us that is relevant to or that might affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

QUALIFICATIONS

 

21.

Title

We offer no opinion as to the title or interest of the Company or any other person to or in, or the existence of, any property or assets the subject of any Document.

 

22.

No conflict – purpose, contractual obligations etc.

We offer no opinion on whether: (a) the Company’s entering into and performance of its obligations under each Document are within the purpose for which the Company was and is to be used as notified to the Jersey Financial Services Commission in the incorporation papers of the Company; or (b) there are any contractual or other obligations or restrictions binding on the Company that would or could have any adverse implication in relation to the opinions expressed in this Opinion.

 

23.

Representations and warranties

Unless expressly stated otherwise, we offer no opinion in relation to any representation or warranty made or given in or in connection with any Document or Further Document.

 

24.

Searches/registries

 

24.1

The Public Records Search is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not: (a) a winding up order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding up of the Company; or (b) an order has been made or a resolution passed appointing a liquidator in respect of the Company, as notice of these matters might not be filed with the Registrar of Companies immediately and, when filed, might not be entered in the public records of the Company immediately.

 

24.2

The Viscount Enquiry and Viscount Confirmation relate only to the property of the Company being declared to be en désastre. There is no formal procedure for determining whether the Company has otherwise become Bankrupt.

 

24.3

For the purposes of providing the Creditors’ Winding up Confirmation, the Judicial Greffe has completed the Creditors’ Winding Up Search. The Creditors’ Winding Up Search:

 

  24.3.1

is capable of revealing only whether the Company has been listed as being the subject of an application to the Royal Court for a creditors’ winding up and not any other proceedings whether in the Royal Court or in any other court or tribunal including, for example, the Petty Debts Court of Jersey (which deals with debt claims that do not exceed £30,000);

 

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  24.3.2

is not conclusively capable of revealing whether or not an application has been made to the Royal Court for an order that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company as such an application, when filed, might not be placed on the Royal Court Civil records immediately; and

 

  24.3.3

is not capable of revealing, among other things: (1) whether or not any statutory demand, as provided for in the Companies Law, has been served on the Company requiring the Company to pay a sum due; or (2) whether or not an order has been made: (i) that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company; or (ii) appointing a liquidator and/or appointing a liquidator provisionally in respect of the Company.

 

24.4

Information available in public registries in Jersey is limited. In respect of security interests, there are: (a) the Security Interests Register; and (b) publicly available records of: (i) hypothèques over real property situated in Jersey; (ii) mortgages of ships registered in Jersey; and (iii) mortgages over aircraft, and aircraft engines, registered in Jersey. We have not examined any such public records for the purposes of giving this Opinion.

 

25.

Enforcement

We offer no opinion as to the enforceability of any obligations under or pursuant to any transaction, agreement or document entered into or to be entered into by any Company.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Part A

Definitions

 

2012 Law

   means the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012;
Acceptable Method   

means where:

 

(a)   a person accesses a Document through a web-based e-signature platform and clicks to have his or her name in a typed or handwriting font or his or her signature in the form of an image automatically inserted into the Document in the appropriate place;

 

(b)   a person electronically pastes his or her signature (e.g. in the form of an image) into an electronic (i.e. soft copy) version of a Document in the appropriate place; and/or

 

(c)   a person uses a finger, light pen or stylus and a touchscreen to write his or her name electronically in the appropriate place in a Document,

 

in each case where the method used identifies the person who provided the signature and indicates the person’s approval of the Document (or, where the person is signing as a witness to the signing of the Document, indicates the person’s attestation of that signing of the Document);

Addressee    means the addressee of this Opinion set out in Schedule 1 (Addressee);
AIFM Directive    means European Union Directive 2011/61/EU;
Aptiv Corporation    means Aptiv Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of the Company;
“Agent”    means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as registrar, paying agent and authenticating agent under the Supplemental Indenture;
Articles of Association    means the articles of association of the Company, as supplied to us;

 

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“Assumptions”    means the assumptions set out in Schedule 3 (Assumptions);
“Authorised Signatory”    means a person authorised (including by way of ratification) to sign a Document for or on behalf of the Company pursuant to the relevant Director Resolutions;
“Bankrupt” and “Bankruptcy”    have the meanings given to those words by Article 8 of the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954;
“Bankruptcy Law”    means the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990;
“Base Indenture”    means the base indenture dated 13 September 2024 between (amongst others) the Company and the Trustee;
“Certificate of Incorporation”    means together the Company’s certificate of incorporation and certificate of incorporation on change of name, as supplied to us;
“COBO Consent”    means the consent dated 2 September 2024 in relation to the issue of the Notes by the Company, granted to the Company pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958 in relation to the issue of the Notes;
“Companies Law”    means the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991;
“Consents”   

mean together:

 

a)  the COBO Consent; and

 

b)  the consent to issue shares dated 1 January 2017 granted to the Company pursuant to the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958,

 

as supplied to us;

“Creditors’ Winding Up Confirmation”    means the confirmation given on the date of this Opinion by a representative of the Judicial Greffe in response to the Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry, that, to the best of the representative’s knowledge and belief, the Company has not been listed as being the subject of an application for a creditors’ winding up;
“Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry”    means our enquiry to the Judicial Greffe in respect of whether any application has been made to the Royal Court by any person for an order that a creditors’ winding up must commence in respect of the Company;
“Creditors’ Winding Up Search”    means the search by the Judicial Greffe of the Royal Court Civil records from 1 March 2022 to 13 September 2024;

 

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“director”    includes, where the context permits, a person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called;
“Director Resolutions”    means: (a) the resolutions of the directors of the Company stated as passed on 29 July 2024 in the form of written resolutions of the directors of the Company relating to the appointment of a committee of the directors; together with (b) the resolutions of that committee of the directors stated as passed on 28 August 2024 in the form of written resolutions of such committee relating to the Documents, and in each case as supplied to us;
“Documents”    means the documents listed in Part A of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined) and “Document” means each of them;
“Further Documents”    means the documents listed in Part B of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined);
“Indenture”    means the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture;
“Judicial Greffe”    means the office of the Judicial Greffe in Jersey;
“Memorandum and Articles of Association”    means the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, as supplied to us;
“Notes”    means the US$500,000,000 6.875% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054 of the Company and Aptiv Global Financing Designated Activity Company;
“Opinion”    means this legal opinion and includes the Schedules;
“Prospectus Supplement”    means a prospectus supplement dated 9 September 2024 in relation to the issue of the Notes which is supplemental to the Registration Statement;

 

“Previous Consents”   

means:

 

a)  the consent dated 3 November 2011 in relation to the grant or issue of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance awards and other stock based awards;

 

b)  the consent dated 27 February 2019 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company,

 

c)  the consent dated 27 April 2020 in relation to issue of rights and rights certificates by the Company;

 

 

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d)  the consent dated 5 November 2021 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company;

 

e)  the consent dated 7 February 2022 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company; and

 

f)   the consent dated 29 May 2024 in relation to the issue of notes by the Company.

“Public Records”    means the public records of the Company available for inspection in the companies register on the web-site of the Registrar of Companies at the time we carried out the Public Records Search;
“Public Records Search”    means our inspection of the Public Records on 13 September 2024;
“Qualifications”    means the observations and qualifications set out in Schedule 4 (Qualifications);
“Registers”    means the registers of directors and secretaries of the Company, as supplied to us;
“Registrar of Companies”    means the Registrar of Companies in Jersey;
“Registration Statement”    means the registration statement on Form S-3, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 9 February 2022,in relation to, among other things, the shelf registration of debt securities to be issued by the Company;
“Searches”    means the Creditors’ Winding Up Enquiry, the Public Records Search and the Viscount Enquiry;
“Security Interests Register”    means the register maintained by the Registrar of Companies under the 2012 Law in respect of security interests created and assignments of receivables effected under the 2012 Law;
“Supplemental Indenture”    has the meaning given to that term in Part A of Schedule 2 (Documents Examined);
“Trustee”    means Wilmington Trust, National Association;
“UK AIFM Regulations”    means the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 of the United Kingdom (S.I. 2013/1773);
“Viscount”    means the Viscount in Jersey;

 

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“Viscount Confirmation”    means the confirmation given on 13 September 2024 by a representative of the office of the Viscount in response to the Viscount Enquiry, that, to the best of the representative’s knowledge and belief, the property of the Company has not been declared to be en désastre; and
“Viscount Enquiry”    means our enquiry to the office of the Viscount in respect of whether the property of the Company has been declared to be en désastre.

Part B

Interpretation

 

1.

References in this Opinion to:

 

1.1

a Schedule are references to a schedule to this Opinion;

 

1.2

a “person” include any body of persons corporate or unincorporated;

 

1.3

legislation include, where relevant, a reference to such legislation as amended at the date of this Opinion;

 

1.4

“signed” (and the words “sign” and “signature” shall be construed accordingly) include, where relevant and the context so admits, signed by electronic signature and “executed” (and the words “execute” and “execution” shall be construed accordingly) include, where relevant and the context so admits signed by electronic signature;

 

1.5

“you” means the Addressee and where there is more than one Addressee, means each of them; and

 

1.6

“we”, “us” or “our” in relation to the examination, sight, receipt or review by us, or provision to us, of information or documents are references only to our lawyers who worked on the preparation of this Opinion in this matter.

 

2.

Where a capitalised term appears in the left-hand column of Part A of Schedule 5 (Definitions and Interpretation) in the singular, its plural form, if used in this Opinion, shall be construed accordingly, and vice versa.

 

3.

Headings in this Opinion are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Opinion.

 

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Exhibit 5.5

 

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13 September 2024

PRIVATE

Board of Directors

Aptiv Global Financing DAC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2

Dublin

Ireland

 

Re:

Aptiv Global Financing DAC (the “Company”)

$550,000,000 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029, $550,000,000 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 and $550,000,000 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054, (the “Notes”) issued by the Company and Aptiv PLC (the “PLC”) and guaranteed by Aptiv Corporation (the “Guarantor”) (the “Guarantees”).

 

1.

Basis of Opinion

 

  1.1

We are acting as Irish counsel to the PLC and the Company in connection with (a) the entry into the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Schedule) and (b) the issuance of the Notes by the Company (as co-issuer) and the Guarantees and any filing of a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the “Transaction”).

 

  1.2

This Opinion is confined to and given in all respects on the basis of the laws of Ireland in force as at the date of this opinion as currently applied by the courts of Ireland. We have made no investigations of and we express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction or their effect on this opinion. This Opinion speaks only as of its date.

 

  1.3

This Opinion is given on the basis that our clients are the PLC and the Company. For the purposes of giving this Opinion, we have taken instructions solely from our clients and from their U.S. counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

 

  1.4

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we hereby consent to the reliance by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP on this opinion in rendering its “Exhibit 5” opinion in connection with the issuance of the Notes. In addition, we hereby consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K to be filed by the PLC with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes.

 

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  1.5

This Opinion is also strictly confined to:

 

  (a)

the matters expressly stated herein at paragraph 2 below and is not to be read as extending by implication or otherwise to any other matter;

 

  (b)

the documents listed in the Schedule to this Opinion (the “Documents”); and

 

  (c)

the searches listed at 1.8 below (the “Searches”),

and is subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out below. In giving this Opinion, we have reviewed a Corporate Certificate (as defined in the Schedule to this Opinion) and the Searches and any other materials necessary and appropriate for the issuance of this Opinion.

 

  1.6

No opinion is expressed as to the taxation consequences of the Transaction Documents and/or the Transaction.

 

  1.7

In giving this Opinion, we have examined copies of the Documents sent to us by email in pdf or other electronic format.

 

  1.8

All words and phrases defined in the Transaction Documents and not defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as are respectively assigned to them in the Transaction Documents. As used in this Opinion, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  (a)

Base Indenture” means the indenture dated 10 March 2015 entered into between, among others, the PLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Agent”);

 

  (b)

Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2014 (as amended);

 

  (c)

Constitution” means the constitution of the Company;

 

  (d)

Corporate Certificate” has the meaning given to it in the Schedule;

 

  (e)

CRO” means the Irish Companies Registration Office;

 

  (f)

Eleventh Supplemental Indenture” means an eleventh supplemental indenture, supplemental to the Base Indenture, dated on or about the date of this Opinion and among the PLC, the Company, Aptiv Corporation, the Trustee and the Agent;

 

  (g)

Indenture” means the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture;

 

  (h)

Member State” means a member state of the European Union;

 

  (i)

Prospectus” means the Prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement;

 

  (j)

Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement issued on or about the date of this opinion by the Issuer in connection with the Notes, and which is supplemental to the Prospectus;

 

  (k)

Registration Statement means the Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) on 1 August 2024;

 

  (l)

Searches” means the searches listed at paragraph 1.9 below;

 

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  (m)

Transaction Documents” has the meaning given to that term in the Schedule; and

 

  (n)

Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

  1.9

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we have caused to be made the following legal searches against the Company on 13 September 2024:

 

  (a)

on the file of the Company maintained by the Registrar of Companies in the CRO for mortgages, debentures or similar charges or notices thereof and for the appointment of any examiner, receiver or liquidator;

 

  (b)

in the Judgments Office of the High Court for unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees and the like for the twelve years immediately preceding the date of the search;

 

  (c)

in the Central Office of the High Court for any proceedings filed in respect of the Company in the five years immediately preceding the date of the search; and

 

  (d)

in the Central Office of the High Court for any petitions filed in respect of the Company.

 

  1.10

This Opinion is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland (as interpreted by the courts of Ireland at the date hereof). This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We assume no obligation to update this Opinion at any time in the future or to advise you of any change in law, change in interpretation of law which may occur after the date of this Opinion.

 

2.

Opinion

Subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion and to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that:

 

  2.1

The Company is a designated activity company limited by shares and is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ireland.

 

  2.2

The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority under its Constitution to execute and deliver any and all of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

 

  2.3

The entry into and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company does not contravene:

 

  (a)

any existing law of Ireland applicable to the Company; or

 

  (b)

the Constitution of the Company.

 

  2.4

All necessary corporate action required on the part of the Company to authorise the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the filing of the Registration Statement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents has been duly taken.

 

  2.5

The Transaction Documents have been duly executed by the Company.

 

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Assumptions

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we assume the following without any responsibility on our part if any assumption proves to have been untrue as we have not verified independently any assumption:

Registration Statement and Indenture

 

  3.1

That the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act.

 

  3.2

That the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC was authorised by all necessary actions under all applicable laws other than Irish law.

 

  3.3

That the Trustee has been qualified to act as trustee under the Indenture and the Indenture has been qualified under the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

  3.4

That the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto.

Authenticity and bona fides

 

  3.5

The truth, completeness, accuracy and authenticity of all copy letters, resolutions, certificates, permissions, minutes, authorisations and all other documents of any kind submitted to us as originals or copies of originals, and (in the case of copies) conformity to the originals of copy documents, the genuineness of all signatures (electronic or otherwise), stamps and seals thereon, that any signatures are the signatures of the persons who they purport to be, that each witness to a signature actually witnessed that signature and that each original was executed in the manner appearing on the copy.

 

  3.6

Where incomplete Transaction Documents have been submitted to us or signature pages only have been supplied to us for the purposes of issuing this Opinion, that the originals of such Transaction Documents correspond in all respects with the last draft of the complete Transaction Documents submitted to us.

 

  3.7

That the Transaction Documents have been executed in a form and content having no material difference to the final drafts provided to us and have, when executed, been in their final form and have been delivered by the parties thereto and are not subject to any escrow arrangements.

 

  3.8

Where a Transaction Document has been executed on behalf of the Company using a software platform that enables an electronic signature to be applied to that Transaction Document, each such signature was applied under the authority and control of the relevant signatory.

 

  3.9

That the copies produced to us of minutes of meetings and/or of resolutions correctly record the proceedings at such meetings and/or the subject matter which they purport to record and that any meetings referred to in such copies were duly convened, duly quorate and held and all formalities were duly observed, that those present at any such meetings were entitled to attend and vote at the meeting and acted bona fide throughout, that no further resolutions have been passed or corporate or other action taken which would or might alter the effectiveness thereof and that such resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect.

 

  3.10

That each director of the Company has disclosed any interest which he may have in the Transaction in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the Constitution of the Company and none of the directors of the Company has any interest in the Transaction except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the Company.

 

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  3.11

The absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence and lack of bad faith on the part of the parties to the Transaction Documents and their respective officers, employees, agents and (with the exception of Arthur Cox LLP) advisers.

Accuracy of Searches and the Corporate Certificate

 

  3.12

The accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed in the Searches and that such information is accurate as of the date of this Opinion and has not since the time of such search being on the date of this Opinion been altered. In this connection, it should be noted that:

 

  (a)

the matters disclosed in the Searches may not present a complete summary of the actual position on the matters we have caused searches to be conducted for;

 

  (b)

the position reflected by the Searches may not be fully up-to-date; and

 

  (c)

searches at the CRO do not necessarily reveal whether or not a prior charge has been created or a resolution has been passed or a petition presented or any other action taken for the winding-up of, or the appointment of a receiver or an examiner to, the Company or its assets.

 

  3.13

The truth, completeness and accuracy of all representations and statements as to factual matters contained in the Corporate Certificate (as defined in the Schedule hereto) at the time they were made and at all times thereafter.

Commercial Benefit

 

  3.14

That the Transaction Documents have been entered into for bona fide commercial purposes, on arm’s length terms and for the benefit of each party thereto and are in those parties’ respective commercial interests and for their respective corporate benefit.

Authority, Capacity, Execution

 

  3.15

That:

 

  (a)

no party to the Transaction Documents is a “consumer” for the purposes of Irish law or a “personal consumer” for the purposes of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consumer Protection Code 2012;

 

  (b)

the parties to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company to the extent opined on herein) are duly incorporated and validly in existence and that they and their respective signatories have the appropriate capacity, power and authority to execute the Transaction Documents to which they are a party, to exercise and perform their respective rights and obligations thereunder and to render those Transaction Documents and all obligations thereunder legal, valid, binding and enforceable on them; and

 

  (c)

each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company to the extent opined on herein) has taken all necessary corporate action and other steps to execute, deliver, exercise and perform the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the rights and obligations set out therein.

Financial Assistance and Connected Transactions.

 

  3.16

The Company is not by entering into the Transaction Documents or performing its obligations thereunder, providing financial assistance for the purpose of an acquisition (by way of subscription, purchase, exchange or otherwise) made or to be made by any person of any shares in the Company or its holding company which would be prohibited by Section 82 of the Companies Act.

 

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  3.17

That none of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are prohibited by virtue of Section 239 of the Companies Act, which prohibits certain transactions between companies and their directors or persons connected with their directors.

 

4.

Qualifications

The opinions set out in this Opinion are subject to the following reservations:

General Matters

 

  4.1

We express no opinion as to whether the Transaction Documents breach any other agreement or instrument.

 

  4.2

A particular course of dealing among the parties or an oral amendment, variation or waiver may result in an Irish court finding that the terms of the Transaction Documents have been amended, varied or waived even if such course of dealing or oral amendment, variation or waiver is not reflected in writing among the parties.

 

  4.3

No opinion is expressed on the irrevocability of, or on the enforceability of the delegation of, any power of attorney under the Transaction Documents.

 

  4.4

No opinion is expressed on any deed of assignment, transfer, accession or similar document executed after the date of this opinion in relation to any of the rights and obligations contained in the Transaction Documents.

 

  4.5

No opinion is expressed on any deed or agreement envisaged by the Transaction Documents to be entered at a future date or any future action taken by a party under the Transaction Documents.

Sanctions

 

  4.6

If a party to any Transaction Document or to any transfer of, or payment in respect of, the Transaction Documents is controlled by or otherwise connected with a person (or is itself) resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of a country which is the subject of United Nations, European Union or Irish sanctions or sanctions under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as amended, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions, then obligations to that party under the relevant Transaction Documents or in respect of the relevant transfer or payment may be unenforceable or void.

 

  4.7

Pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1100 (the “Blocking Statute”), no judgment of a court or tribunal and no decision of an administrative authority located outside the European Union giving effect, directly or indirectly, to the laws specified in the Annex to the Blocking Statute or to actions based thereon or resulting there from will be recognised or be enforceable in any manner by the courts of Ireland.

 

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Guarantees

 

  4.8

The provision by a company of a guarantee or indemnity or any equivalent covenant to pay the debts of another person could be construed by the courts of Ireland as constituting the carrying on of an assurance business, particularly if the relevant company receives payment in consideration of the provision of that guarantee or indemnity. In addition, it is an offence for a person to carry on an assurance business in Ireland without a licence, although following the repeal of Section 9 of the Insurance Act 1936 (as amended) it seems that a guarantee and/or indemnity given by a person who does not possess a licence would still be enforceable. We are of the view that it is unlikely that the courts of Ireland would consider the giving of the guarantee and indemnity pursuant to the Transaction Documents as constituting the carrying on of assurance business (even if a fee is paid to ensure that the provision of the guarantee is in compliance with transfer pricing requirements). We also note that the courts of Ireland have considered the giving of guarantees by group companies in the context of borrowings by another group company and have held that the directors of the guarantor may have regard to the interests of the group as a whole when deciding if it is to the commercial benefit of the guarantor to issue the guarantee. By implication, it would not be unreasonable to assume that the courts of Ireland do not consider the giving of a guarantee and indemnity in respect of another group company’s obligations as constituting the carrying on of assurance business. It should be noted that there has been UK caselaw to the effect that an isolated transaction could amount to carrying on business however, there has been contrasting caselaw in Ireland whereby it has been held that business “presupposes some sort of continuation of activity as contrasted with one or two isolated transactions”.

 

5.

Disclosure 

We hereby consent to your filing this Opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes.

In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in a category of person whose consent is required under section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

6.

No Refresher 

This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We are not under any obligation to update this Opinion from time to time or to notify you of any change of law, fact or circumstances referred to or relied upon in the giving of this Opinion.

 

Yours sincerely

/s/ Arthur Cox LLP

ARTHUR COX LLP

 

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Documents Reviewed

 

1.

The base indenture dated 10 March 2015 (the “Base Indenture”) entered in between, among others, Aptiv PLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Agent”);

 

2.

The eleventh supplemental indenture dated 13 September 2024 entered into between the Company, Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Corporation, the Trustee and the Agent (the “Supplemental Indenture”);

 

3.

The underwriting agreement dated 9 September 2024 entered into between the Company, Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Corporation and the Representatives (the “Underwriting Agreement”);

 

4.

The Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) dated 1 August 2024 (the “Base Prospectus”);

 

5.

The preliminary prospectus supplement dated 9 September 2024 in respect of senior notes due 2029, senior notes due 2034 and senior notes due 2054 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”);

 

6.

The final prospectus supplement dated 9 September 2024 in respect of senior notes due 2029, senior notes due 2034 and senior notes due 2054 (the “Prospectus Supplement”); and

 

7.

A certificate of a director of the Company (the “Corporate Certificate”) attaching copies of:

 

  (a)

the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the Company’s Constitution;

 

  (b)

a list of the Company’s directors and company secretary;

 

  (c)

written resolutions passed by the Company’s board of directors approving the Transaction and entry into the Transaction Documents; and

 

  (d)

specimen signatures of each person authorised to sign the Transaction Documents.

The documents listed at 2 and 3 above are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”.

The documents listed at 1 to 7 above are collectively referred to as the “Documents”.

 

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Exhibit 5.6

 

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13 September 2024

PRIVATE

Board of Directors

Aptiv Global Financing DAC

5 Hanover Quay

Grand Canal Dock

Dublin 2

Dublin

Ireland

 

Re:

Aptiv Global Financing DAC (the “Company”)

$500,000,000 6.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 (the “Notes”) issued by the Company and Aptiv PLC (the “PLC”) and guaranteed by Aptiv Corporation (the “Guarantor”) (the “Guarantees”).

 

1.

Basis of Opinion

 

  1.1

We are acting as Irish counsel to the PLC and the Company in connection with (a) the entry into the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Schedule) and (b) the issuance of the Notes by the Company (as co-issuer) and the Guarantees and any filing of a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the “Transaction”).

 

  1.2

This Opinion is confined to and given in all respects on the basis of the laws of Ireland in force as at the date of this opinion as currently applied by the courts of Ireland. We have made no investigations of and we express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction or their effect on this opinion. This Opinion speaks only as of its date.

 

  1.3

This Opinion is given on the basis that our clients are the PLC and the Company. For the purposes of giving this Opinion, we have taken instructions solely from our clients and from their U.S. counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

 

  1.4

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we hereby consent to the reliance by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP on this opinion in rendering its “Exhibit 5” opinion in connection with the issuance of the Notes. In addition, we hereby consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K to be filed by the PLC with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes.

 

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  1.5

This Opinion is also strictly confined to:

 

  (a)

the matters expressly stated herein at paragraph 2 below and is not to be read as extending by implication or otherwise to any other matter;

 

  (b)

the documents listed in the Schedule to this Opinion (the “Documents”); and

 

  (c)

the searches listed at 1.8 below (the “Searches”),

and is subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out below. In giving this Opinion, we have reviewed a Corporate Certificate (as defined in the Schedule to this Opinion) and the Searches and any other materials necessary and appropriate for the issuance of this Opinion.

 

  1.6

No opinion is expressed as to the taxation consequences of the Transaction Documents and/or the Transaction.

 

  1.7

In giving this Opinion, we have examined copies of the Documents sent to us by email in pdf or other electronic format.

 

  1.8

All words and phrases defined in the Transaction Documents and not defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as are respectively assigned to them in the Transaction Documents. As used in this Opinion, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

  (a)

Base Indenture” means the indenture dated 13 September 2024 entered into between, among others, the PLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Agent”);

 

  (b)

Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2014 (as amended);

 

  (c)

Constitution” means the constitution of the Company;

 

  (d)

Corporate Certificate” has the meaning given to it in the Schedule;

 

  (e)

CRO” means the Irish Companies Registration Office;

 

  (f)

First Supplemental Indenture” means a first supplemental indenture, supplemental to the Base Indenture, dated on or about the date of this Opinion and among the PLC, the Company, Aptiv Corporation, the Trustee and the Agent;

 

  (g)

Indenture” means the Base Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture;

 

  (h)

Member State” means a member state of the European Union;

 

  (i)

Prospectus” means the Prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement;

 

  (j)

Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement issued on or about the date of this opinion by the Issuer in connection with the Notes, and which is supplemental to the Prospectus;

 

  (k)

Registration Statement means the Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) on 1 August 2024;

 

  (l)

Searches” means the searches listed at paragraph 1.9 below;

 

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  (m)

Transaction Documents” has the meaning given to that term in the Schedule; and

 

  (n)

Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, National Association.

 

  1.9

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we have caused to be made the following legal searches against the Company on 13 September 2024:

 

  (a)

on the file of the Company maintained by the Registrar of Companies in the CRO for mortgages, debentures or similar charges or notices thereof and for the appointment of any examiner, receiver or liquidator;

 

  (b)

in the Judgments Office of the High Court for unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees and the like for the twelve years immediately preceding the date of the search;

 

  (c)

in the Central Office of the High Court for any proceedings filed in respect of the Company in the five years immediately preceding the date of the search; and

 

  (d)

in the Central Office of the High Court for any petitions filed in respect of the Company.

 

  1.10

This Opinion is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland (as interpreted by the courts of Ireland at the date hereof). This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We assume no obligation to update this Opinion at any time in the future or to advise you of any change in law, change in interpretation of law which may occur after the date of this Opinion.

 

2.

Opinion

Subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion and to any matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that:

 

  2.1

The Company is a designated activity company limited by shares and is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Ireland.

 

  2.2

The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority under its Constitution to execute and deliver any and all of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents.

 

  2.3

The entry into and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company does not contravene:

 

  (a)

any existing law of Ireland applicable to the Company; or

 

  (b)

the Constitution of the Company.

 

  2.4

All necessary corporate action required on the part of the Company to authorise the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the filing of the Registration Statement and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents has been duly taken.

 

  2.5

The Transaction Documents have been duly executed by the Company.

 

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3.

Assumptions

For the purpose of giving this Opinion, we assume the following without any responsibility on our part if any assumption proves to have been untrue as we have not verified independently any assumption:

Registration Statement and Indenture

 

  3.1

That the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act.

 

  3.2

That the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC was authorised by all necessary actions under all applicable laws other than Irish law.

 

  3.3

That the Trustee has been qualified to act as trustee under the Indenture and the Indenture has been qualified under the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

  3.4

That the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by each party thereto.

Authenticity and bona fides

 

  3.5

The truth, completeness, accuracy and authenticity of all copy letters, resolutions, certificates, permissions, minutes, authorisations and all other documents of any kind submitted to us as originals or copies of originals, and (in the case of copies) conformity to the originals of copy documents, the genuineness of all signatures (electronic or otherwise), stamps and seals thereon, that any signatures are the signatures of the persons who they purport to be, that each witness to a signature actually witnessed that signature and that each original was executed in the manner appearing on the copy.

 

  3.6

Where incomplete Transaction Documents have been submitted to us or signature pages only have been supplied to us for the purposes of issuing this Opinion, that the originals of such Transaction Documents correspond in all respects with the last draft of the complete Transaction Documents submitted to us.

 

  3.7

That the Transaction Documents have been executed in a form and content having no material difference to the final drafts provided to us and have, when executed, been in their final form and have been delivered by the parties thereto and are not subject to any escrow arrangements.

 

  3.8

Where a Transaction Document has been executed on behalf of the Company using a software platform that enables an electronic signature to be applied to that Transaction Document, each such signature was applied under the authority and control of the relevant signatory.

 

  3.9

That the copies produced to us of minutes of meetings and/or of resolutions correctly record the proceedings at such meetings and/or the subject matter which they purport to record and that any meetings referred to in such copies were duly convened, duly quorate and held and all formalities were duly observed, that those present at any such meetings were entitled to attend and vote at the meeting and acted bona fide throughout, that no further resolutions have been passed or corporate or other action taken which would or might alter the effectiveness thereof and that such resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect.

 

  3.10

That each director of the Company has disclosed any interest which he may have in the Transaction in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the Constitution of the Company and none of the directors of the Company has any interest in the Transaction except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the Company.

 

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  3.11

The absence of fraud, coercion, duress or undue influence and lack of bad faith on the part of the parties to the Transaction Documents and their respective officers, employees, agents and (with the exception of Arthur Cox LLP) advisers.

Accuracy of Searches and the Corporate Certificate

 

  3.12

The accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed in the Searches and that such information is accurate as of the date of this Opinion and has not since the time of such search being on the date of this Opinion been altered. In this connection, it should be noted that:

 

  (a)

the matters disclosed in the Searches may not present a complete summary of the actual position on the matters we have caused searches to be conducted for;

 

  (b)

the position reflected by the Searches may not be fully up-to-date; and

 

  (c)

searches at the CRO do not necessarily reveal whether or not a prior charge has been created or a resolution has been passed or a petition presented or any other action taken for the winding-up of, or the appointment of a receiver or an examiner to, the Company or its assets.

 

  3.13

The truth, completeness and accuracy of all representations and statements as to factual matters contained in the Corporate Certificate (as defined in the Schedule hereto) at the time they were made and at all times thereafter.

Commercial Benefit

 

  3.14

That the Transaction Documents have been entered into for bona fide commercial purposes, on arm’s length terms and for the benefit of each party thereto and are in those parties’ respective commercial interests and for their respective corporate benefit.

Authority, Capacity, Execution

 

  3.15

That:

 

  (a)

no party to the Transaction Documents is a “consumer” for the purposes of Irish law or a “personal consumer” for the purposes of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consumer Protection Code 2012;

 

  (b)

the parties to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company to the extent opined on herein) are duly incorporated and validly in existence and that they and their respective signatories have the appropriate capacity, power and authority to execute the Transaction Documents to which they are a party, to exercise and perform their respective rights and obligations thereunder and to render those Transaction Documents and all obligations thereunder legal, valid, binding and enforceable on them; and

 

  (c)

each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company to the extent opined on herein) has taken all necessary corporate action and other steps to execute, deliver, exercise and perform the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the rights and obligations set out therein.

Financial Assistance and Connected Transactions.

 

  3.16

The Company is not by entering into the Transaction Documents or performing its obligations thereunder, providing financial assistance for the purpose of an acquisition (by way of subscription, purchase, exchange or otherwise) made or to be made by any person of any shares in the Company or its holding company which would be prohibited by Section 82 of the Companies Act.

 

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  3.17

That none of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents are prohibited by virtue of Section 239 of the Companies Act, which prohibits certain transactions between companies and their directors or persons connected with their directors.

 

4.

Qualifications

The opinions set out in this Opinion are subject to the following reservations:

General Matters

 

  4.1

We express no opinion as to whether the Transaction Documents breach any other agreement or instrument.

 

  4.2

A particular course of dealing among the parties or an oral amendment, variation or waiver may result in an Irish court finding that the terms of the Transaction Documents have been amended, varied or waived even if such course of dealing or oral amendment, variation or waiver is not reflected in writing among the parties.

 

  4.3

No opinion is expressed on the irrevocability of, or on the enforceability of the delegation of, any power of attorney under the Transaction Documents.

 

  4.4

No opinion is expressed on any deed of assignment, transfer, accession or similar document executed after the date of this opinion in relation to any of the rights and obligations contained in the Transaction Documents.

 

  4.5

No opinion is expressed on any deed or agreement envisaged by the Transaction Documents to be entered at a future date or any future action taken by a party under the Transaction Documents.

Sanctions

 

  4.6

If a party to any Transaction Document or to any transfer of, or payment in respect of, the Transaction Documents is controlled by or otherwise connected with a person (or is itself) resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of a country which is the subject of United Nations, European Union or Irish sanctions or sanctions under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as amended, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions, then obligations to that party under the relevant Transaction Documents or in respect of the relevant transfer or payment may be unenforceable or void.

 

  4.7

Pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1100 (the “Blocking Statute”), no judgment of a court or tribunal and no decision of an administrative authority located outside the European Union giving effect, directly or indirectly, to the laws specified in the Annex to the Blocking Statute or to actions based thereon or resulting there from will be recognised or be enforceable in any manner by the courts of Ireland.

 

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Guarantees

 

  4.8

The provision by a company of a guarantee or indemnity or any equivalent covenant to pay the debts of another person could be construed by the courts of Ireland as constituting the carrying on of an assurance business, particularly if the relevant company receives payment in consideration of the provision of that guarantee or indemnity. In addition, it is an offence for a person to carry on an assurance business in Ireland without a licence, although following the repeal of Section 9 of the Insurance Act 1936 (as amended) it seems that a guarantee and/or indemnity given by a person who does not possess a licence would still be enforceable. We are of the view that it is unlikely that the courts of Ireland would consider the giving of the guarantee and indemnity pursuant to the Transaction Documents as constituting the carrying on of assurance business (even if a fee is paid to ensure that the provision of the guarantee is in compliance with transfer pricing requirements). We also note that the courts of Ireland have considered the giving of guarantees by group companies in the context of borrowings by another group company and have held that the directors of the guarantor may have regard to the interests of the group as a whole when deciding if it is to the commercial benefit of the guarantor to issue the guarantee. By implication, it would not be unreasonable to assume that the courts of Ireland do not consider the giving of a guarantee and indemnity in respect of another group company’s obligations as constituting the carrying on of assurance business. It should be noted that there has been UK caselaw to the effect that an isolated transaction could amount to carrying on business however, there has been contrasting caselaw in Ireland whereby it has been held that business “presupposes some sort of continuation of activity as contrasted with one or two isolated transactions”.

 

5.

Disclosure 

We hereby consent to your filing this Opinion as an exhibit to the Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of the Notes.

In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in a category of person whose consent is required under section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

6.

No Refresher 

This Opinion speaks only as of its date. We are not under any obligation to update this Opinion from time to time or to notify you of any change of law, fact or circumstances referred to or relied upon in the giving of this Opinion.

 

Yours sincerely

/s/ Arthur Cox LLP

ARTHUR COX LLP

 

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Documents Reviewed

 

1.

The base indenture dated 13 September 2024 (the “Base Indenture”) entered in between, among others, Aptiv PLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Agent”);

 

2.

The first supplemental indenture dated 13 2024 entered into between the Company, Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Corporation, the Trustee and the Agent (the “Supplemental Indenture”);

 

3.

The underwriting agreement dated 9 September 2024 entered into between the Company, Aptiv PLC, Aptiv Corporation and the Representatives (the “Underwriting Agreement”);

 

4.

The Form S-3 (File No. 333-281182) dated 1 August 2024 (the “Base Prospectus”);

 

5.

The preliminary prospectus supplement dated 13 September 2024 in respect of fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”);

 

6.

The final prospectus supplement dated 13 September 2024 in respect of fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054 (the “Prospectus Supplement”); and

 

7.

A certificate of a director of the Company (the “Corporate Certificate”) attaching copies of:

 

  (a)

the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the Company’s Constitution;

 

  (b)

a list of the Company’s directors and company secretary;

 

  (c)

written resolutions passed by the Company’s board of directors approving the Transaction and entry into the Transaction Documents; and

 

  (d)

specimen signatures of each person authorised to sign the Transaction Documents.

The documents listed at 2 and 3 above are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents”.

The documents listed at 1 to 7 above are collectively referred to as the “Documents”.

 

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Document Period End Date Sep. 09, 2024
Entity Registrant Name Aptiv PLC
Entity Incorporation State Country Code Y9
Entity File Number 001-35346
Entity Tax Identification Number 98-1029562
Entity Address Address Line 1 5 Hanover Quay
Entity Address Address Line 2 Grand Canal Dock
Entity Address City Or Town Dublin
Entity Address Postal Zip Code D02 VY79
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Country Region 353
City Area Code -1
Local Phone Number 259-7013
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Security Exchange Name NYSE
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Senior Notes, 4.400% Due 2046 [Member]  
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Senior Notes, 5.40% Due 2049 [Member]  
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Security 12b Title 5.400% Senior Notes due 2049
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Senior Notes, 3.100% Due 2051 [Member]  
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