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EXHIBIT 10.55




Letter of Indemnification




Dated 13 September 2010



Reynolds Group Holdings Limited



for the benefit and in favour of



the Indemnitees defined in this Letter of Indemnification



(Austria — SIG)



 









 





Contents




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Clause	 	Page	 
	1.
	 	Definitions	 	 	3	 
	 
	2.
	 	Indemnification	 	 	3	 
	 
	3.
	 	Limitations on Indemnification	 	 	4	 
	 
	4.
	 	Indemnification Procedure	 	 	4	 
	 
	5.
	 	Severability	 	 	4	 
	 
	6.
	 	Governing law and jurisdiction	 	 	5	 
	 
	7.
	 	Amendments	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Schedule	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1.
	 	Part A: Austrian Obligor	 	 	7	 
	 
	2.
	 	Part B: List of Indemnitees	 	 	8	 











 









 








THIS LETTER OF INDEMNIFICATION is made on 13 September, 2010




BY:



Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, a company registered in New Zealand whose registered office is at
c/o Bell Gully (GJM), Level 22, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand
(“RGHL”);




IN FAVOUR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF:



Each Indemnitee (as defined below).




BACKGROUND





	A.	 	As part of the Reynolds group of companies (the “Reynolds Group”), each Austrian
Obligor (as defined below) is a guarantor, security provider and/or borrower (as relevant) in
respect of the Reynolds Group’s existing financing arrangements (the “Existing Financing
Arrangements”), including, without limitation, by:






	 	1.	 	borrowing under and/or providing a guarantee and/or security (as applicable)
with respect to the senior secured credit agreement dated as of November 5, 2009,
between, among others, RGHL, the borrowers listed therein and Credit Suisse AG, as
amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 21, 2010 and as further amended by an
incremental amendment and assumption agreement dated as of May 4, 2010 (as further
amended, extended, restated or otherwise modified the “Senior Secured Credit
Facilities”);






	 	2.	 	providing a guarantee and/or security (as applicable) with respect to the
7.75% senior secured notes due 2016 issued by members of the Reynolds Group in
aggregate principal amounts of US$1,125,000,000 and €450,000,000 pursuant to an
indenture dated November 5, 2009 (the “2009 Notes”);






	 	3.	 	providing a guarantee with respect to certain notes issued by members of the
Reynolds Group, including (i) 8% senior notes due 2016 issued in an aggregate
principal amount of €480,000,000 pursuant to an indenture dated June 29, 2007, (ii)
9.5% senior subordinated notes due 2017 issued in an aggregate principal amount of
€420,000,000 pursuant to an indenture dated June 29, 2007, and (iii) 8.5% senior notes
due 2018 issued in an aggregate principal amount of US$1,000,000,000 pursuant to an
indenture dated May 4, 2010; and






	 	4.	 	being party to the intercreditor arrangements in respect of the guarantees,
indebtedness and security described above (the “Intercreditor Arrangements”).






	B.	 	It is currently intended that RGHL will indirectly and/or directly acquire the Pactiv group
of companies (the “Pactiv Group”) (the “Acquisition”).




 









 












	C.	 	In order to fund the Acquisition and the associated costs and transactions required to effect
the Acquisition, certain members of the Reynolds Group intend to incur additional
indebtedness. In connection with such incurrence of indebtedness, it is intended that the
Existing Financing Arrangements be supplemented and/or amended. Each Austrian Obligor (as
defined below) may, among other things, be required to do some or all of the following:






	 	1.	 	enter into a new indenture in respect of the issue of new unsecured notes by
indirect subsidiaries of RGHL (the “New Unsecured Notes”), including the
provision of related guarantees in respect of the New Unsecured Notes;






	 	2.	 	enter into a new indenture in respect of the issue of new senior secured
notes by indirect subsidiaries of RGHL (the “New Secured Notes”), including
the provision of related guarantees and/or security (as applicable) in respect of the
New Secured Notes;






	 	3.	 	enter into one or more registration rights agreements or joinders thereof
and/or one or more purchase agreements or joinders thereof relating to the New
Unsecured Notes and the New Secured Notes;






	 	4.	 	publish offering documents in respect of the New Secured Notes and the New
Unsecured Notes, together with entering into agreements relating to both the
underwriting of those notes by the initial note purchasers and the future registration
of those notes (and consequent tender offer) with the US Securities Exchange
Commission;






	 	5.	 	enter into one or more amendment agreements and/or amendment and restatement
agreements which will, among other things, increase the available commitments under
the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and make additional amendments to facilitate the
Acquisition (the “Additional Bank Debt”);






	 	6.	 	provide certain affirmation, re-affirmations and/or confirmations that its
guarantees currently in place in respect of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and
the 2009 Notes continue in full force and effect and, in the case of the Senior
Secured Credit Facilities, extend to the Additional Bank Debt;






	 	7.	 	provide any amendment, restatement, affirmation, re-affirmation, supplement,
extension, confirmation or release and retake of security, or grant of new or
additional security (which may be second ranking) in respect of collateral under the
applicable agreements, instruments or other documents creating security interests in
respect of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the 2009 Notes (the “Security
Documents”) in order to provide that such Security Documents (i) secure
obligations with respect to the New Secured Notes and the Additional Bank Debt on a
pari passu basis with the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the 2009 Notes to the
extent possible and (ii) continue to secure obligations in respect of the 2009 Notes;
and




 









 












	 	8.	 	enter into such amendments, supplements, joinders or other documents in
connection with the Intercreditor Arrangements to the extent required as may be
necessary to give effect to the proposed new structure,






	 	 	(together, the “Financing Transactions”).






	 	 	In addition, certain of the Austrian Obligors may be required to take certain steps as may
be necessary or desirable to effect corporate restructuring(s) and other steps necessary or
desirable to implement the Acquisition and may also participate in and take steps in
connection with the acquisition of certain of the Pactiv Group entities, and associated
steps to fund such acquisitions, by members of the Reynolds Group upon or following closing
of the Acquisition, including, without limitation, by way of entry into of any acquisition
agreement(s), loan agreements, capital increases and/or any other documents (the
“Acquisition and Structuring Transactions”).






	 	 	(The Financing Transactions together with the Acquisition and Structuring Transactions are,
collectively, the “Transactions”, and the documents relating to the Transactions,
are collectively, the “Transaction Documents”.)






	D.	 	RGHL has agreed to provide an indemnity to the Indemnitees (as defined below) in respect of
the Transactions, as further described below.




It is the intention of RGHL that this document be executed as a Letter of Indemnification in favour
and for the benefit of each Indemnitee.



THIS LETTER OF INDEMNIFICATION WITNESSES as follows:





	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	“Austrian Obligor” means each company listed in Part A to the Schedule to this
Letter of Indemnification.
	 
	 	 	“Director” means any managing director (Geschäftsführer) or supervisory board
member (Aufsichtsratsmitglied) of SIG Austria Holding GmbH, SIG Combibloc GmbH and SIG
Combibloc GmbH & Co. KG.
	 
	 	 	“Indemnitee” means each Director listed in Part B to the Schedule to this Letter of
Indemnification.
	 
	 	 	“Indemnitee Company” means, in relation to an Indemnitee, any Austrian Obligor of
which an Indemnitee is a Director.
	 
	2.	 	Indemnification
	 
	 	 	RGHL shall upon first demand indemnify each Indemnitee against expenses, losses,
liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all
interest, assessments and other charges in connection therewith) incurred by an Indemnitee
or on an Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any proceeding resulting from or relating
to decisions the Indemnitee made or




 









 







	 	 	any actions the Indemnitee took on behalf of an Indemnitee Company in his or her capacity
as a Director of the Indemnitee Company in connection with any transactions or the approval
or execution of any resolutions or documents in relation to the Transactions.
	 
	3.	 	Limitations on Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter of Indemnification, an Indemnitee shall
not be entitled to indemnification under this Letter of Indemnification:






	 	(a)	 	to the extent that such indemnification is not permitted by applicable laws;
or






	 	(b)	 	to the extent that payment is actually made, or for which payment may be
immediately claimed, to or on behalf of the relevant Indemnitee under an insurance
policy, unless the Indemnitee assigns to RGHL any related payments claims under such
insurance policy; or






	 	(c)	 	to the extent that payment has or will be made to the relevant Indemnitee by
the relevant Indemnitee Company or any affiliate of RGHL otherwise than pursuant to
this Letter of Indemnification.






	4.	 	Indemnification Procedure
	 
	4.1.	 	Each Indemnitee shall give RGHL notice in writing (including by e-mail or telefax) as soon as
practicable of any proceeding in relation to that Indemnitee for which indemnification will or
could be sought under this Letter of Indemnification. To obtain indemnification payments or
advances under this Letter of Indemnification, an Indemnitee shall submit to RGHL a written
request therefore, together with such invoices or other supporting information as may be
reasonably requested by RGHL and reasonably available to the relevant Indemnitee. Subject to
clause 4.2, RGHL shall make such indemnification payment within 10 business days of receipt of
such invoices and supporting information.
	 
	4.2.	 	Each Indemnitee shall be obliged as soon as practicable to claim his rights under any
applicable insurance policy and shall assign to RGHL any related payments claims under such
insurance policy. However, this clause 4.2 does not affect the Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification under clause 2 above.
	 
	4.3.	 	For the avoidance of doubt, an Indemnitee shall not forego any rights to indemnification
under this Letter of Indemnification where he fails to give notice within the period specified
in sentence 1 (“as soon as practicable”) of this clause 4.
	 
	5.	 	Severability
	 
	 	 	If any provision or provisions of this Letter of Indemnification shall be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions of this Letter of Indemnification




 









 







	 	 	and this Letter of Indemnification shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
	 
	6.	 	Governing law and jurisdiction
	 
	 	 	This Letter of Indemnification shall be governed by and its provisions construed in
accordance with Austrian law. For the benefit of each Indemnitee, RGHL submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Austria to settle any dispute arising out of or
in connection with this Letter of Indemnification (including any dispute regarding the
existence, validity or termination of this Letter of Indemnification).
	 
	7.	 	Amendments
	 
	 	 	No amendment or modification of this Letter of Indemnification shall be effective unless it
is approved in writing by each Indemnitee having the benefit of this Letter of
Indemnification.




 









 










IN WITNESS of which this Letter of Indemnification has been executed and has been delivered on the
date stated at the beginning of this Letter of Indemnification for the benefit and in favour of
each Indemnitee.




Reynolds Group Holdings Limited




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Gregory Cole
 	 
	 	Name:  	Gregory Cole 	 
	 	 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
 	 
	 	Signature of witness 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Secretary
 	 
	 	Occupation 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Auckland
 	 
	 	City of Residence 	 
	 	 	 
	 








 









 








Schedule




Part A



Austrian Obligor


SIG Austria Holding GmbH



SIG Combibloc GmbH and Co. KG



SIG Combibloc GmbH









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Part B




List of Indemnitees




	•	 	Marco Haussener
	 
	•	 	Rolf Stangl
	 
	•	 	André Rosenstock
	 
	•	 	Wolfgang Ornig
	 
	•	 	Holger Christian Dickers
	 
	•	 	Dieter Koch
	 
	•	 	Daniel Kiwit
	 
	•	 	Annelies Schell
	 
	•	 	Philipp Trixl






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