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EX-4.5

 

EXHIBIT 4.5

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

     This Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2006 (this “Fifth Supplemental
Indenture”), among R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Reynolds American Inc., a North Carolina corporation, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, a North Carolina corporation, RJR Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, GMB, Inc., a
North Carolina corporation, FHS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a
Delaware corporation, (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below.

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors, and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of
May 15, 1999 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”),
pursuant to which an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 of the Company’s 7 7/8% Notes due
2009 (the “Notes”) remain outstanding; and

     WHEREAS, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, among the
Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lending institutions
named on the signature pages thereof (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”),
has been replaced by that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31,
2006, among Reynolds American, Inc. (“RAI”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, and the various lending institutions named on the signature pages thereof (the “Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have determined that it is desirable to confirm and
agree that (i) for purposes of the Indenture, the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
constitutes a refinancing and replacement of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and
thus should be encompassed by the definition of Bank Credit Agreement in the Indenture, and (ii)
RAI, which is the borrower under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement rather than a
guarantor, shall not as a result of its new status be released as a Guarantor under the Indenture;
and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IX.1 of the Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors, and
the Trustee are authorized or permitted to execute and deliver this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to
amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Noteholder;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant
and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

     SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, terms
defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined,
except that the term “Holders” in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term
“Holders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf or for the benefit of such
holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this
Fifth Supplemental Indenture refer to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular section hereof.

ARTICLE II

Amendments to Indenture

     SECTION 2.1 Definition of Bank Credit Agreement. The Indenture is hereby amended so
that the term “Bank Credit Agreement” as used in the Indenture shall mean the Fourth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, among Reynolds American, Inc., JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lending institutions named on the signature
pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended, modified, renewed, refunded, restated, refinanced
or replaced from time to time.

     SECTION 2.2 RAI as Guarantor. RAI shall remain as a Guarantor under Article X of the
Indenture so long as it is either a borrower under, or party to, the Bank Credit Agreement, as
defined above, or a Bank Credit Agreement Guarantor.

     SECTION 2.3 Packaging No Longer Guarantor. The parties hereby acknowledge that RJR
Packaging, LLC is not a guarantor of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and
accordingly is no longer a Guarantor under the Indenture.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

     SECTION 3.1 Notices. All notices and other communications to a Guarantor shall be
given as provided in the Indenture to the Guarantor at its address set forth below, with a copy to
the Company as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Company.

     SECTION 3.2 Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be
construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture
or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.

     SECTION 3.3 Governing Law. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York.

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     SECTION 3.4 Severability Clause. In any case any provision in this Fifth Supplemental
Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

     SECTION 3.5 Ratification of Indenture; Fifth Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and
all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Fifth
Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of
Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. The Trustee makes
no representation or warranty as to the validity of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

     SECTION 3.6 Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this
Fifth Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the
same agreement.

     SECTION 3.7 Headings. The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

     SECTION 3.8 Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to
be those of the Company and the Guarantors and not of the Trustee.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Address:

   401 North Main Street

   Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC.
	
    	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.,

        as a guarantor
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 
	Address:
1007 N. Orange Street

Suite 1402

Wilmington, DE  19801 	
                     RJR ACQUISITION CORP.,

        as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ McDara P. Folan, III
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	McDara P. Folan, III 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Assistant Secretary 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,

        as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.,

        as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Treasurer 	 

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	Address:

Suite 1402

Wilmington, DE  19801

1007 N. Orange Street         	FHS, INC.,

as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kathryn A. Premo
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Kathryn A. Premo 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street 

Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	GMB, INC.,

       as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 

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

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Sean Julien
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Sean Julien 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Treasurer 	 
	 

5EX-4.6

 

EXHIBIT 4.6

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

     This Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2006 (this “Third Supplemental
Indenture”), among R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and Reynolds American Inc., a North Carolina corporation, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, a North Carolina corporation, RJR Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, GMB, Inc., a
North Carolina corporation, FHS, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a
Delaware corporation, (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below.

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors, and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of
May 20, 2002 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “Indenture”),
pursuant to which an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 of the Company’s 6.50 % Notes due
2007, an aggregate principal amount of $450,000,000 of the Company’s 7.25% Notes due 2012, an
aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 of the Company’s 6.500% Secured Notes due 2010, and an
aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.300% Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”)
remain outstanding; and

     WHEREAS, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2004, among the
Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lending institutions
named on the signature pages thereof (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”)
has been replaced by that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31,
2006, among Reynolds American, Inc. (“RAI”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, and the various lending institutions named on the signature pages thereof (the “Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have determined that it is desirable to confirm and
agree that (i) for purposes of the Indenture, the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
constitutes a refinancing and replacement of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and
thus should be encompassed by the definition of Bank Credit Agreement in the Indenture, and (ii)
RAI, which is the borrower under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement rather than a
guarantor, shall not as a result of its new status be released as a Guarantor under the Indenture;
and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors, and
the Trustee are authorized or permitted to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture to
amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Noteholder;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant
and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

     SECTION 1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Third Supplemental Indenture, terms
defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined,
except that the term “Holders” in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall refer to the term
“Holders” as defined in the Indenture and the Trustee acting on behalf or for the benefit of such
holders. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this
Third Supplemental Indenture refer to this Third Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any
particular section hereof.

ARTICLE II

Amendments to Indenture

     SECTION 2.1 Definition of Bank Credit Agreement. Section 1.01 of the Indenture is
hereby amended so that the term “Bank Credit Agreement” as used in the Indenture shall mean the
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2006, among Reynolds American,
Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lending institutions
named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended, modified, renewed,
refunded, restated, refinanced or replaced from time to time.

     SECTION 2.2 RAI as Guarantor. RAI shall remain as a Guarantor under the Indenture so
long as it is either a borrower under, or party to, the Bank Credit Agreement, as defined above, or
a Bank Credit Agreement Guarantor.

     SECTION 2.3  Packaging No Longer Guarantor. The parties hereby acknowledge that RJR
Packaging, LLC is not a guarantor of the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and
accordingly is no longer a Guarantor under the Indenture.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

     SECTION 3.1 Notices. All notices and other communications to a Guarantor shall be
given as provided in the Indenture to the Guarantor at its address set forth below, with a copy to
the Company as provided in the Indenture for notices to the Company.

     SECTION 3.2 Parties. Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be
construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Third Supplemental Indenture
or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.

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     SECTION 3.3 Governing Law. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by the
laws of the State of New York.

     SECTION 3.4 Severability Clause. In any case any provision in this Third Supplemental
Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision
shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

     SECTION 3.5 Ratification of Indenture; Third Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and
all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Third
Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of
Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby. The Trustee makes
no representation or warranty as to the validity of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

     SECTION 3.6 Counterparts. The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this
Third Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the
same agreement.

     SECTION 3.7 Headings. The headings of the Articles and the sections in this Third
Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or
affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

     SECTION 3.8 Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to
be those of the Company and the Guarantors and not of the Trustee.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, INC. 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27102	REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC.,

                 as a guarantor
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
1007 N. Orange Street
Suite 1402

Wilmington, DE  19801 	RJR ACQUISITION CORP.,

                      as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ McDara P. Folan, III
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	McDara P. Folan, III 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Assistant Secretary 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street 
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY,

                     as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President & Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:

401 North Main Street

Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.,

                      as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Treasurer 	 

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	Address:
1007 N. Orange Street
Suite 1402
Wilmington, DE  19801 	FHS, INC.,

                      as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kathryn A. Premo
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Kathryn A. Premo 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	Address:
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27102 	GMB, INC.,

                      as a Guarantor 
	 	By:  	/s/ Daniel A. Fawley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Daniel A. Fawley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST

COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

 	 
	By:  	/s/ Sean Julien
 
	 	Name:  	Sean Julien 	 
	 	Title:  	Assistant Treasurer 	 
	 

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