Document:

Exhibit 4.3

 

Officers’
Certificate

Pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture

 

Dated: September 15, 2005

 

The
undersigned, Paul M. Meurer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer, and Michael R. Pfeiffer, Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary, of Realty Income Corporation, a Maryland corporation
(the “Company”), hereby certify as follows:

 

The
undersigned, having read the appropriate provisions of the Indenture dated as
of October 28, 1998 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”), including
Sections 201, 301 and 303 thereof and the definitions in such Indenture
relating thereto, and certain other corporate documents and records, and having
made such examination and investigation as, in the opinion of the undersigned,
each considers necessary to enable the undersigned to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not conditions set forth in the Indenture relating to
the establishment of the title and terms of the Company’s 5 3/8% Senior Notes
due 2017 (the “Securities”) and the form of certificate evidencing the
Securities have been complied with, and whether the conditions in the Indenture
relating to the authentication and delivery by the Trustee of the Securities
have been complied with, certify that (i) the title and terms of the
Securities were established by the undersigned pursuant to authority delegated
to them by resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on
August 23, 2005 (the “Resolutions”) and such terms are set forth in Annex
I hereto (it being understood that, in the event that Securities are ever
issued in definitive certificated form, the legends appearing as the first two
paragraphs on the first page of such form of Securities may be removed), (ii) the
form of certificate evidencing the Securities was established by the
undersigned pursuant to authority delegated to them by the Resolutions and
shall be in substantially the form attached as Annex II hereto, (iii) a
true, complete and correct copy of the Resolutions, which were duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and are in full force and
effect in the form adopted on the date hereof, are attached as Annex III hereto
and are also attached as an exhibit to the Certificate of the Secretary of the
Company of even date herewith, (iv) the form, title and terms of the
Securities have been established pursuant to and in accordance with Sections
201 and 301 of the Indenture and comply with the Indenture and, in the opinion
of the undersigned, all conditions provided for in the Indenture (including,
without limitation, those set forth in Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the
Indenture) relating to the establishment of the title and terms of the
Securities, the form of certificate evidencing the Securities and the
execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities have been complied
with and (v) to the best knowledge of the undersigned, no Event of Default
(as defined in the Indenture) has occurred and is continuing with respect to
the Securities.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands as
of the date first written above.

 

 

	
   

  	
  /s/ Paul M. Meurer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Paul M. Meurer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  Officer

  and Treasurer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Michael R. Pfeiffer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Michael R. Pfeiffer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and

  Secretary

  	
   

  

 

 

ANNEX I

 

Capitalized terms used in this Annex I and
not otherwise defined herein have the same definitions as in the Indenture
referred to in the Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I constitutes
a part.

 

(1)           The Securities of
the series established hereby shall be known and designated as the “5 3/8%
Senior Notes due 2017.”

 

(2)           The aggregate
principal amount of the Securities of such series which may be authenticated
and delivered under the Indenture is limited to $175,000,000, except for
Securities of such series authenticated and delivered upon registration of
transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the same
series pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 of the
Indenture.  However, such series may be
re-opened by the Company for the issuance of additional Securities of such
series, so long as any such additional Securities have the same form and terms
(other than the date of issuance and the date from which interest thereon shall
begin to accrue), and carry the same right to receive accrued and unpaid
interest, as the Securities of such series theretofore issued; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, such series may not be reopened
if the Company has effected defeasance or covenant defeasance with respect to
the Securities of such series pursuant to Section 1402 and 1403,
respectively, of the Indenture or has effected satisfaction and discharge with
respect to the Securities of such series pursuant to Section 401 of the
Indenture.

 

(3)           The Securities of
such series are to be issuable only as Registered Securities without coupons
and may, but need not, bear a corporate seal.  The Securities of such series shall initially
be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more permanent Global
Securities of such series, the initial depositary (the “Depositary”) for the
Global Securities of such series shall be The Depository Trust Company and the
depositary arrangements shall be those employed by whoever shall be the
Depositary with respect to the Global Securities of such series from time to
time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
certificated Securities of such series in definitive form may be issued in
exchange for Global Securities of such series under the circumstances
contemplated by Section 305 of the Indenture.

 

(4)           The Securities of
such series shall be sold by the Company to the several underwriters named in
the Purchase Agreement dated September 8, 2005, for whom Banc of America
Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as
representatives, at a price equal to 99.299% of the principal amount thereof
plus accrued interest from September 15, 2005, and the initial price to
public of the Securities of such series shall be 99.974% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued interest from September 15, 2005, and
underwriting discounts and commissions shall be 0.675% of the principal amount
of such Securities.

 

(5)           The final maturity
date of the Securities of such series on which the principal thereof is due and
payable shall be September 15, 2017.

 

(6)           The principal of the
Securities of such series shall bear interest at the rate of 5 3/8% per annum
from September 15, 2005 or from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid or duly provided for, payable semiannually in arrears on March 15
and September 15 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) of each year,
commencing March 15, 2006, to the Persons in whose names such Securities
(or one or more Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business
on the March 1 or September 1, respectively, immediately prior to
such Interest Payment Dates (each, a “Regular Record Date”) regardless of
whether such Regular Record Date is a Business Day.  Interest on the Securities of such series
will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.  If any principal of, or premium, if any, or
interest on, any of the Securities of such series is not paid when due, then
such overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, such overdue
premium or interest, as the case may be, shall bear interest until paid or
until such payment is duly provided for at the rate of 5 3/8% per annum.

 

 

(7)           The Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York is hereby designated as a Place of Payment for
the Securities of such series.  The place
where the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of
such series shall be payable, where Securities of such series may be
surrendered for the registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices or
demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series and
the Indenture may be served shall be the office or agency maintained by the
Company for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York,
which shall initially be the office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan,
The City of New York, which on the date hereof is located at The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A., Attention: 
Corporate Trust Administration, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York
10286.

 

(8)           The Securities of
such series are redeemable at any time, as a whole or from time to time in
part, at the option of the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Indenture and in the form of Security of such series which
appears as Annex II to the Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is
a part.

 

(9)           The Securities of
such series shall not be repayable or redeemable at the option of the Holders
prior to the final maturity date of the principal thereof (except as provided
in Article Five of the Indenture) and shall not be subject to a sinking
fund or analogous provision.

 

(10)         The Securities of
such series shall be issued in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples
of $1,000.

 

(11)         The Trustee shall be
the initial trustee, Security Registrar, transfer agent and Paying Agent for
the Securities of such series and the Trustee is the trustee, Security Registrar,
transfer agent and Paying Agent for all other series of Securities heretofore
issued under the Indenture.

 

(12)         The entire
outstanding principal amount of the Securities of such series shall be payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the Securities of such
series pursuant to Section 502 of the Indenture.

 

(13)         Payment of the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of such series
shall be made in Dollars and the Securities of such series shall be denominated
in Dollars.

 

(14)         The amount of
payments of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities of
such series shall not be determined with reference to an index, formula or
other similar method.

 

(15)         Neither the Company
nor the Holders of the Securities of such series shall have any right to elect
the currency in which such payments are made.

 

(16)         In addition to the
covenants of the Company set forth in the Indenture, the covenants set forth in
the form of Security of such series attached as Annex II to the Officers’
Certificate of which this Annex I is a part under the captions “Limitation
on Incurrence of Total Debt,” “Limitation on Incurrence of Secured Debt,” “Debt
Service Coverage” and “Maintenance of Total Unencumbered Assets” (collectively,
the “Additional Covenants”) shall be and hereby are added to the Indenture for
the benefit of the Securities of such series and the Holders of the Securities
of such series, and the Additional Covenants, together with the defined terms
(the “Additional Definitions”) set forth in such form of Security of such
series under the caption “Certain Definitions,” are hereby incorporated by
reference in

 

 

and made a
part of this Annex I and the Indenture as if set forth in full herein and
therein; provided that the Additional Definitions shall only be applicable with
respect to the Securities of such series and the Additional Definitions and the
Additional Covenants, insofar as they apply to the Securities of such series,
shall only be effective for so long as any of the Securities of such series is
Outstanding; provided, further, that except as set forth in (24) below, the
definition of “Subsidiary” set forth in the form of certificate evidencing the
Securities of such series attached as Annex II to the Officers’ Certificate of
which this Annex I is a part shall only be applicable with respect to the
Additional Covenants and the Additional Definitions, insofar as the Additional
Covenants and the Additional Definitions pertain to the Securities of such series;
and provided, further, that the definition of “Business Day” set forth in the
form of certificate evidencing the Securities of such series attached is Annex
II to the Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is a part shall
supersede, insofar as relates to the Securities of such series, the definition
of “Business Day” appearing in the Indenture.

 

(17)         The Securities of
such series will not be issuable as Bearer Securities, and a temporary global
certificate will not be issued.

 

(18)         Except as otherwise
provided in the Indenture with respect to the payment of Defaulted Interest,
interest on any Security of this series shall be payable only to the Person in
whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered
at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

 

(19)         Sections 1402
and 1403 of the Indenture shall apply to the Securities of such series,
provided that (i) the Company may effect defeasance and covenant
defeasance pursuant to Section 1402 and 1403, respectively, only with
respect to all (and not less than all) of the Outstanding Securities of such
series and (ii) in addition to the covenants set forth in Section 1403
of the Indenture, the Additional Covenants shall also be subject to covenant
defeasance pursuant to Section 1403.

 

(20)         The Securities of
such series will be authenticated and delivered as provided in Section 303
of the Indenture.

 

(21)         The Company shall not
be required to pay Additional Amounts with respect to the Securities of such
series as contemplated by Section 1010 of the Indenture.

 

(22)         The Securities of
such series shall not be convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock or
Preferred Stock.

 

(23)         The Securities of
such series will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank
equally with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company from time
to time outstanding.

 

(24)         Insofar as Section 801
of the Indenture is applicable to the Securities of such series, the term “Subsidiary,”
as used in Section 801(2) of the Indenture, shall have the meaning
set forth in the form of Security of such series attached as Annex II to
the Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is a part (instead of the
meaning set forth in Section 101 of the Indenture), and the term “indebtedness,”
as used in Section 801(2) of the Indenture, shall be deemed to
include, without limitation, “Debt” and “Secured Debt” (as such terms are
defined in the form of Security of such series attached as Annex II to the
Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is a part ).

 

(25)         The provisions of Section 1011
of the Indenture shall be applicable with respect to any term, provision or
condition set forth in the Additional Covenants, in addition to any term,
provision and condition set forth in Sections 1004 to 1008, inclusive, of the
Indenture.

 

 

(26)         The Securities of
such series shall have such other terms and provisions as are set forth in the
form of certificate evidencing the Securities of such series attached as Annex
II to the Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is a part, all of which
terms and provisions are incorporated by reference in and made a part of this
Annex I and the Indenture as if set forth in full herein and therein.

 

(27)         As used in the
Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series and in the certificates
evidencing the Securities of such series, all references to “premium” on the
Securities of such series shall mean any amounts (other than accrued interest)
payable upon the redemption of any Securities of such series in excess of 100%
of the principal amount of such Securities.

 

(28)         Payments of principal
of and premium, if any, and interest on Global Securities of such series will
be made by the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
accounts maintained by the payees located in the United States.  In the event that any Securities of such
series are issued in the form of Certificated Notes (as defined in the form of
Security of such series which appears as Annex II to the Officers’ Certificate
of which this Annex I is a part) payments of principal of and premium, if any,
and interest on such Certificated Notes shall be made in the manner set forth
in the form of Security of such series which appears as Annex II to the
Officers’ Certificate of which this Annex I is a part and in the
Indenture.Exhibit
10.1

 

 

SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP

(as successor by conversion to

Superior Essex Communications LLC)

and

ESSEX GROUP, INC.,

as Issuers,

THE GUARANTORS LISTED HEREIN

and

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

as Trustee

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of September 12, 2005

Supplementing the Trust Indenture Dated as of April 14, 2004

 

 

 

THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (the “Supplemental Indenture”) is dated as of September 12,
2005, and is by and among SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP (as successor by
conversion to Superior Essex Communications LLC) and ESSEX GROUP, INC. (the “Issuers”), the guarantors listed on the signature page hereto
(the “Subsidiary  Guarantors”),
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (the “Trustee”),
as Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of April 14, 2004 (the “Original  Indenture”),
which Original Indenture was executed and delivered by the Issuers to the
Trustee to secure the payment of the Issuers’ 9% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) issued under and in accordance with the provisions
of the Original Indenture.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers and Subsidiary Guarantors have heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee the Original Indenture (together with the
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 17, 2004, the Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 2005 and this Supplemental
Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the
issuance of the Notes;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuers desire to amend certain
provisions of the Indenture as hereinafter set forth;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.2 of the Indenture provides
that the Issuers and the Trustee may enter into a Supplemental Indenture with
the written consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Notes affected by such Supplemental Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Holders (as defined in the Indenture)
of at least a majority of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the
Notes have consented to the amendments and waivers contained in this
Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this
Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Issuers and
the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been
done and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have in all
respects been duly authorized by the Issuers and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, 
for and in consideration of the premises, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee hereby
agree, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Definitions.

 

For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture,
except as otherwise stated herein, capitalized terms used herein but not
otherwise defined in this Supplemental Indenture shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 
Each reference to “herein”, “hereof” and other words of similar import
contained in the Indenture shall, after this Supplemental Indenture becomes
effective, refer to the Indenture as supplemented hereby.

 

 

ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS

 

Amendment of Section 1.1 of the Indenture.

 

The
following terms are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Indenture in
alphabetical order within such Section 1.1:

 

“European Joint Venture” means the joint
venture entity and its Subsidiaries formed by Holdings and Nexans pursuant to
the JV Agreement.

 

“JV Agreement” means that Contribution
and Formation Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2005 by and between Holdings,
Essex Group, Inc. and Nexans, as amended, modified, or supplemented, from
time to time.

 

“JV Contributions and Payments” means the
(a) contributions by the Issuers to SE Holding and thereafter by SE
Holding to the European Joint Venture pursuant to the JV Agreement of net cash of
approximately €14.8 million (comprised of cash contributions of approximately €23.8
million followed by repayment of outstanding debt by the European Joint Venture
to Essex Group, Inc. of approximately €9.0 million) and all of the outstanding
equity interests of Essex International Ltd. and the related pension scheme, (b) forgiveness
of remaining indebtedness of Essex International Ltd. to the Issuers, Holdings
or any of their Affiliates and (c) additional payments to Nexans under the
JV Agreement of purchase price adjustments and contingent purchase price due
under the JV Agreement in an amount not to exceed €7.2 million.

 

“Nexans” means Nexans, a French société
anonyme.

 

 “SE Holding”
means S.E. Holding, C.V., a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuers, or any other
entity formed by Holdings or the Issuers to engage in the transactions required
by the JV Agreement.

 

The
definition of “Permitted Investments” in Section 1.1 of the Indenture is
hereby modified by removing the “and” at the end of (14), replacing the “.” at
the end of (15) with “; and” and by inserting the following:

 

(16)         the JV Contributions and Payments, including
net cash contributions and payments in an amount not to exceed €22.0 million.

 

The definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in Section 1.1 of the
Indenture is hereby modified by adding the following sentence as the last
sentence thereof:

 

In addition to the foregoing, the European Joint
Venture shall be deemed an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder, upon completion
of the initial contributions by SE Holding in connection with the European
Joint Venture’s formation.

 

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Amendment of Section 4.11(b) 
of the Indenture.  Section 4.11(b)  of the Indenture
is hereby modified by removing the “and” at the end of (10), replacing the “.”
at the end of (11) with “; and” and by inserting the following:

 

(12)         intellectual property and technology
licensing arrangements related to the business of the European Joint Venture entered
into by Holdings, the Issuers or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries with the European
Joint Venture.

 

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Effectiveness; Termination.

 

The effectiveness of the amendments to the Indenture
set forth in Article II of this Supplemental Indenture are conditioned upon
the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture by the Issuers, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee and upon the occurrence of the closing under
the JV Agreement.  If the transactions
contemplated by the JV Agreement do not close on or before December 31,
2005, this Supplemental Indenture shall be of no force or effect.

 

Confirmation of Indenture.

 

As amended and modified by this Supplemental
Indenture, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the
Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as
one and the same instrument.

 

Governing Law.

 

This Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be a
contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes
shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State without giving
effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

 

Counterparts.

 

This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be an original, but
counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument.

 

Successors and Assigns

 

All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental
Indenture by the Issuers shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so
expressed or not.

 

Conflicts

 

In the event of a conflict between the terms and
conditions of the Original Indenture and the terms and conditions of this
Supplemental Indenture, the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture
shall prevail.

 

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Trustee

 

The Trustee makes no representations as to the
validity of sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.  The recitals and statements herein are deemed
to be those of the Issuers and Subsidiary Guarantors and not of the Trustee.

 

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

 

	
   

  	
  SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  BY: SE COMMUNICATIONS GP INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
       /s/ David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  EVP and Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX GROUP, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
       /s/ David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  VP and Treasurer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  THE GUARANTORS:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  SUPERIOR ESSEX INC.

  
	
   

  	
  SUPERIOR ESSEX HOLDING CORP.

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX GROUP, INC. (DE)

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX CANADA, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX GROUP MEXICO, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX TECHNOLOGY, INC.

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX WIRE CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
  ESSEX MEXICO HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

  
	
   

  	
  SUPERIOR CHINA MAGNET WIRE GP INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
       /s/ David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  David S. Aldridge

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  VP and Chief Financial Officer (EVP and

  Chief Financial Officer of Superior Essex

  Inc. and Superior China Magnet Wire GP

  Inc.)

  

 

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  THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY,

  N.A.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
       /s/ Stefan Victory

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Stefan Victory

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  

 

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