DFT_Q1_3.31.2013_EX 4.1






Exhibit 4.1


 




 
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
dated as of March 27, 2013 
among 
DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P., 
as Issuer 
the Guarantors Party Hereto 
and 
U.S. Bank National Association, 
as Trustee 
 
        
8 1/ 2% 
Senior Notes due 2017 
 







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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), entered into as of  March 27, 2013 among DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Company”), Xeres Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Grizzly Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Grizzly Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lemur Properties LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Porpoise Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Rhino Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Tarantula Interests LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Tarantula Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whale Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whale Interests LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whale Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Yak Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Yak Interests, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Xeres Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Xeres Interests LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Fox Properties LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 
RECITALS 
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of December 16, 2009 (the “Indenture”), relating to the Company's 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”); 
WHEREAS, as a condition to the Trustee entering into the Indenture and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders, the Company agreed pursuant to the Indenture not to permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including a newly created or acquired one), directly or indirectly, to Guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless such Restricted Subsidiary provided a Guarantee of the Notes (subject to limited exceptions); and 
WHEREAS, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary will provide a Guarantee of the Notes.
AGREEMENT 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows: 
Section 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture. 
Section 2. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary, by its execution of this Supplemental Indenture, agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including, but not limited to, Section 4.12(2) and Article 10 thereof. 
Section 3. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
Section 4. This Supplemental Indenture may be signed in various counterparts which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
Section 5. This Supplemental Indenture is an amendment supplemental to the Indenture and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture will henceforth be read together. 
 


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

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DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership, as Issuer
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
a Maryland corporation
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


XERES VENTURES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Xeres Interests LLC, 
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: Xeres Management LLC, 
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:        /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:     Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:  
	President & Chief Executive Officer





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GRIZZLY EQUITY LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


GRIZZLY VENTURES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
By: Grizzly Equity, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:
	President & Chief Executive Officer





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LEMUR PROPERTIES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


PORPOISE VENTURES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer




RHINO EQUITY LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer





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TARANTULA INTERESTS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner 
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


TARANTULA VENTURES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Tarantula Interests LLC, 
a Delaware limited liability company,
its general partner


By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:
	President & Chief Executive Officer





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WHALE HOLDINGS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


WHALE INTERESTS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Whale Holdings LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:
	President & Chief Executive Officer







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WHALE VENTURES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Whale Interests LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: Whale Holdings LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:        /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:
	President & Chief Executive Officer




YAK MANAGEMENT LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer





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YAK INTERESTS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Yak Management LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer


XERES MANAGEMENT LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer





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XERES INTERESTS LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Xeres Management LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
		
	Title:
	President & Chief Executive Officer




FOX PROPERTIES LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P.,
a Maryland limited partnership,
its Managing Member
By: DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.,
its General Partner
By:    /s/ Hossein Fateh    
Name:    Hossein Fateh
Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer





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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
as trustee


By:    /s/ Raymond Haverstock        
Name:     Raymond Haverstock
Title:        Vice President







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