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Exhibit 4.1




SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FOR THE NOTES




PHI, INC.




AND




THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN,




AND




THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,




as Trustee




 






SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE




Dated as of September 22, 2010




to




Indenture




Dated as of April 12, 2006




7.125% Senior Notes due 2013





 









 








     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated September 22, 2010, is
by and among PHI, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors listed on the
signature pages hereof, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking
association, (the “Trustee”).



     WHEREAS, the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered
that certain Indenture dated as of April 12, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of the Company’s 7.125% Senior
Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”);



     WHEREAS, on April 12, 2006, the Company issued $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
Notes, all of which Notes are currently outstanding;



     WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that, with the consent of Holders of at least
a majority aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, the Company, the Guarantors,
and the Trustee may enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of
amending or supplementing the Indenture or the Notes (subject to certain exceptions);



     WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Trustee to join with it and the Guarantors
in entering into this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture and the
Notes in certain respects as permitted by Section 9.02 of the Indenture;



     WHEREAS, the Company has been soliciting consents to this Supplemental Indenture upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Statement dated September 9, 2010 and the related letter of transmittal (which together, including
any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, constitute the “Tender Offer”);



     WHEREAS, (1) the Company has received the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding any Notes owned by the Company or a
Subsidiary or a Related Person, as defined in the Indenture), all as certified by an Officers’
Certificate delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Indenture, (2) the Company has delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture an Opinion of Counsel relating to this
Supplemental Indenture as contemplated by Section 9.06 of the Indenture and (3) the Company and the
Guarantors have satisfied all other conditions required under Article 9 of the Indenture to enable
the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the
benefit of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes, as
follows:



1.




DEFINITIONS



     1. Deletion of Definitions and Related References. Section 1.01 of Article 1 of the
Indenture is hereby amended to delete in their entirety all terms and their respective definitions
for which all references are eliminated in the Indenture as a result of the amendments set forth in
Article II of this Supplemental Indenture.



2.




AMENDMENTS TO INDENTURE AND NOTES



     1. Amendments to Articles 4, 5 and 6.



          1.The Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the following provisions of the Indenture and
all references thereto in their entirety:




Section 4.03 (Reports to Holders);

Section 4.05 (Stay, Extension and Usury Laws);

Section 4.09 (Conduct of Business);

Section 4.10 (Limitations on Additional Indebtedness);



 









 





Section 4.11 (Limitations on Restricted Payments);

Section 4.12 (Limitation on Dividends and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries);

Section 4.13 (Limitation on Liens);

Section 4.14 (Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates);

Section 4.15 (Limitation on Asset Sales);

Section 4.16 (Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries);

Section 4.17 (Additional Note Guarantees);

Section 4.18 (Limitation on Layering Indebtedness);

Section 4.19 (Limitations on the Issuance or Sale of Equity Interests of Restricted Subsidiaries);

Section 4.20 (Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions);

Section 5.01(a) (3) (Limitation on Mergers, Consolidation, Etc.); and

Section 6.01 (5) and (6) (Defaults and Remedies).




          2.Section 4.06 is revised to read in its entirety as follows: “Subject to Article 5 of this
Indenture, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in
full force and effect its corporate existence in accordance with its organizational documents (as
the same may be amended from time to time).”



     2. Amendments to Notes. The Notes are hereby deemed to be amended to delete all
provisions inconsistent with the amendments to the Indenture effected by this Supplemental
Indenture, including, without limitation, paragraph 8 and clauses (5) and (6) of paragraph 12
thereof.



3.




MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS



     1. Defined Terms. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise defined or unless the context requires, terms used in capitalized form in this
Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the Indenture.



     2. Indenture. Except as amended hereby, the Indenture and the Notes are in all
respects ratified and confirmed, and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect. This
Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of
Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound
hereby, and all terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they constitute a
single instrument, except that in the case of conflict, the provisions of this Supplemental
Indenture shall control.



     3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



     4. Successors. All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Supplemental
Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in
this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.



     5. Duplicate Originals. All parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall
represent the same agreement. It is the express intent of the parties to be bound by the exchange
of signatures on this Supplemental Indenture via telecopy.



     6. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions in this Supplemental
Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any
reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended
that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.



     7. Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected
by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trust created by the Indenture as hereby
amended, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, including the terms and
provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee, which terms
and provisions shall in like manner define and limit its liabilities and responsibilities in the
performance of the trust created by the Indenture as hereby amended, and without limiting the



 









 




generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for
or with respect to any of the recitals or statements contained herein, all of which recitals or
statements are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors, and the Trustee makes no
representation with respect to any such matters. Additionally, the Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.




     8. Effectiveness. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective
only upon execution and delivery of this instrument by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, the provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon
the purchase by the Company of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes
pursuant to the Tender Offer, with the result that the amendments to the Indenture effected by this
Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be revoked retroactive to the date hereof if such
purchase shall not occur. The Company shall notify the Trustee promptly after the occurrence of
such purchase or promptly after the Company shall determine that such purchase will not occur.



     9. Endorsement and Change of Form of Notes. Any Notes authenticated and delivered
after the close of business on the date that this Supplemental Indenture becomes operative in
substitution for Notes then outstanding and all Notes presented or delivered to the Trustee on and
after that date for such purpose shall be stamped, imprinted or otherwise legended by the Company,
with a notation as follows:


“Effective as of September 23, 2010, certain restrictive covenants of the Company and certain
Events of Default have been eliminated or limited, as provided in the Supplemental Indenture, dated
as of September 22, 2010. Reference is hereby made to said Supplemental Indenture, copies of which
are on file with the Trustee, for a description of the amendments made therein.”




     10. Effects of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction thereof.



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



	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	PHI, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael J. McCann
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Michael J. McCann
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTORS
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	INTERNATIONAL HELICOPTER TRANSPORT, INC.
	 	 	PHI TECH SERVICES, INC.
	 	 	AIR EVAC SERVICES, INC.
	 	 	PHI AIR MEDICAL, INC.
	 	 	PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	 	 	HELICOPTER MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
	 	 	HELICOPTER LEASING L.L.C.
	 	 	HELEX, L.L.C.
	 	 	SKY LEASING, L.L.C.
	 	 	VERTILEASE, LLC
	 	 	LEASING SERVICE, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael J. McCann
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Michael J. McCann
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
	 	 	as Trustee
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Craig A. Kaye
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Craig A. Kaye
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior Associate