exv10w35





Exhibit
10.35



 


Indemnification Agreement




Dated April 21, 2010




Rank Group Limited




for the benefit and in favour of




the Indemnitees defined in agreement



(Evergreen
- Netherlands)



 





 









 








	 	 	 	 	 

	1. Definitions
	 	 	4	 
	2. Indemnification
	 	 	4	 
	3. Limitations on Indemnification
	 	 	4	 
	4. Indemnification Procedure
	 	 	5	 
	5. Severability
	 	 	6	 
	6. Governing law
	 	 	6	 
	7. Amendments
	 	 	6	 
	8. Termination
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THIS Agreement is made on April 21, 2010




BY:



Rank Group 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 (“Rank”);




IN FAVOUR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF:



Each Indemnitee (as defined below).



BACKGROUND





	A.	 	On 5 November 2009 Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) III S.à r.l. acquired, both
directly and through a subsidiary, the Closure Systems International group of companies and
the Reynolds Consumer Products group of companies. The financing arrangements put in place for
this acquisition, and the original acquisition of the SIG group of companies, were amended or
replaced, including (without limitation) by (i) the entry into of a senior secured credit
agreement, dated 5 November 2009, between, among others, Reynolds Group Holdings Limited
(“RGHL”), the borrowers listed therein and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent
(as subsequently amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Senior
Credit Facilities”), (ii) the entry into of an indenture dated 5 November 2009 (the
“2009 Indenture”), in respect of senior secured notes due 2016 (the “2009
Notes”) and (iii) entry into certain intercreditor arrangements in respect of the Senior
Credit Facilities, the 2009 Notes, and certain senior notes and senior subordinated notes
issued in 2007 by Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) II S.A. (together the “2007
Notes”) (collectively, the “Existing Financing”).
	 
	B.	 	It is currently anticipated that RGHL will indirectly acquire (i) the Evergreen group of
companies (the “Evergreen Group”) from certain subsidiaries of the parent of the
Evergreen Group, Carter Holt Harvey Limited (“CHH”) and (ii) the business, assets and
liabilities of the Whakatane Paper Mill from CHH (collectively, the “Acquisition”).
	 
	C.	 	In connection with the Acquisition, RGHL and certain of its subsidiaries will incur
additional debt, and that the Existing Financing will be supplemented and/or amended. Further,
certain members of the Evergreen Group will also incur additional debt, and will accede to the
Existing Financing, as supplemented and/or amended, and provide certain security and/or
guarantees. The Netherlands




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	 	 	Guarantor (as defined below) may, among other things, be required to do all or some of the
following:






	 	1.	 	enter into a new indenture in respect of new unsecured notes (the
“Unsecured Notes”) issued by an indirect subsidiary of RGHL, including the
provision of unsecured guarantees in respect of such notes;






	 	2.	 	accede to, and provide guarantees and/or security in respect of, the 2009
Notes, including (if relevant) any additional senior secured notes, issued either by
way of (i) a supplement to the 2009 Indenture or (ii) a new senior notes indenture
(collectively, the Senior Secured Notes”);






	 	3.	 	accede to, and provide guarantees and/or security in respect of, the Senior
Credit Facilities, including the additional debt incurred either under (i) an
incremental facility provided for in the Senior Credit Facilities and/or (ii) an
amendment to the Senior Credit Facilities (collectively, the “Bank Debt”);






	 	4.	 	accede to, and provide subordinated guarantees in respect of, the 2007 Notes;
and






	 	5.	 	enter into certain intercreditor arrangements in respect of the Unsecured
Notes, the Senior Secured Notes, the Bank Debt and the 2007 Notes.






	 	 	(collectively, the “Transactions”).
	 
	D.	 	Rank 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 Rank that this document be executed as an agreement (this
“Agreement”) in favour and for the benefit of each Indemnitee.








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THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES as follows:





	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	“Indemnitee” means each person listed in Part B of the Schedule to this Agreement;
and
	 
	 	 	“Netherlands Guarantor” means the company listed in Part A of the Schedule to this
Agreement.
	 
	2.	 	Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Rank shall indemnify each Indemnitee against all legal expenses, losses, liabilities,
judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest,
assessments and other charges in connection therewith) (collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”) 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 a Netherlands Guarantors in his or her capacity as a
director of that company on written instruction from a direct or indirect shareholder of
the relevant Netherlands Guarantor 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 Agreement, an Indemnitee shall not be entitled
to indemnification under this Agreement:






	 	1.	 	to the extent that such indemnification is not permitted by applicable laws;
or






	 	2.	 	to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are the result of the bad faith or
wilful misconduct of the Indemnitee; or






	 	3.	 	to the extent that payment is actually made; or




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	 	4.	 	to the extent that payment has or will be made to the relevant Indemnitee by
the Netherlands Guarantor or any affiliate of Rank otherwise than pursuant to this
Agreement; or






	 	5.	 	in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an
Indemnitee, unless:






	 	(i)	 	such indemnification is expressly required to be made by
law,






	 	(ii)	 	the proceeding was authorised by the shareholder(s) (or
other decision making organ) of the relevant Netherlands Guarantors; or






	 	(iii)	 	such indemnification is provided by the Netherlands
Guarantors, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the
Netherlands Guarantor under applicable law.






	4.	 	Indemnification Procedure






	 	1.	 	Each Indemnitee shall give Rank notice in writing as soon as practicable of
any proceeding in relation to that Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could
be sought under this Agreement. To obtain indemnification payments or advances under
this Agreement, an Indemnitee shall submit to Rank a written request therefore,
together with such invoices or other supporting information as may be reasonably
requested by Rank and reasonably available to the relevant Indemnitee. Rank shall
make such indemnification payment within 15 business days of receipt of such invoices
and supporting information.






	 	2.	 	There shall be no presumption in favour of indemnification. If there is a
dispute between Rank and an Indemnitee as to whether that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, then independent legal counsel shall be selected by the board of
directors of Rank to make such determination. The selected independent legal counsel
shall make such determination within 30 business days of being selected and the
decision of such independent legal counsel shall be binding upon all Rank and the
relevant Indemnitee;






	 	3.	 	Pending the procedures set out in paragraph 4 (a) and 4 (b) of the Agreement
the relevant Indemnitee is entitled to immediate relief and assistance in any way
possible from Rank for as far as direct actions against the relevant Indemnitee are
taken in connection with any




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	 	 	 	proceeding resulting from or relating to decisions the Indemnitee made or any
actions the Indemnitee took on behalf of a Netherlands Guarantor in his or her
capacity as a director of that company on written instruction from a direct or
indirect shareholder of the relevant Netherlands Guarantor in connection with any
transactions or the approval or execution of any resolutions or documents in
relation to the Transactions. In case the procedures set out in paragraph 4 (a)
and 4 (b) of the Agreement lead to the conclusion that the relevant Indemnitee can
not exercise any rights under the Agreement, the relevant Indemnitee shall
reimburse any and all costs made by Rank in relation thereto.






	5.	 	Severability
	 
	 	 	If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall
remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
	 
	6.	 	Governing law
	 
	 	 	This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed in accordance with
Netherlands law.
	 
	7.	 	Amendments
	 
	 	 	No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is approved in
writing by each Indemnitee having the benefit of this Agreement.
	 
	8.	 	Termination
	 
	 	 	This Agreement shall remain in effect in favour and for the benefit of each Indemnitee
until the expiration of 12 months after the date that is the earlier to occur of:






	 	1	 	the relevant Indemnitee ceasing to serve as a director of the relevant
etherlands Guarantor; and




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     the date on which all obligations of a Netherlands Guarantor of which that Indemnitee is a
director in respect of Bank Debt, the Senior Secured Notes, the Unsecured Notes, the 2007 Notes or
the relevant intercreditor arrangements are released or terminated.



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




	 	 	 	 
	Rank Group Limited 

 	 
	
/s/ Graeme Hart
 	 
	Graeme Hart 	 
	Director 	 



	 	 	 

	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
 

Signature of witness

	 	   
	 
	 	 
	Lawyer
 

Occupation

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Sydney
 

City of Residence

	 	 






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Schedule




Part A



Netherlands Guarantor




	 	•	 	Evergreen Packaging International B.V.





Part B




List of Indemnitees




	 	•	 	Thomas James Degnan






	 	•	 	Eleonora Jongsma






	 	•	 	Orangefield Trust (Netherlands) B.V.