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Exhibit 10.1    
  

 
 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT    
  

The
Board of Directors

Allied Domecq PLC: 

        We
consent to the use of our report included herein. 

KPMG
Audit PLC

London, England 

24
July 2002 

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Exhibit 4.3  

 
 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE    
  

        SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of July 26, 2002, between The New York Times Company, a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of New York (the "Company"), having its principal office at 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York 10036, and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly
known as Chemical Bank), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). 

W
I T N E S S E T H 

        WHEREAS,
the Company heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of March 29, 1995 (as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of
August 21, 1998 and as it may be further supplemented or amended from time to time by one or more additional indentures supplemental thereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions
thereof, being hereinafter called the "Indenture"; all capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Indenture), providing for the issuance of the Company's unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (the
"Securities"); and 

        WHEREAS,
Section 901(5) of the Indenture provides, inter alia, that the Company and the Trustee may amend certain provisions of the
Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any of the Holders, provided that any such amendment does not apply to any Security of any series
created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Company desires to amend certain provisions of the Indenture, as set forth in Article I hereof; and 

        WHEREAS,
all things necessary to make this Second Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that, for and in consideration of the premises, the Company agrees with the Trustee as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE I
  
    Amendments of Indenture    
  

        Section 1.01 Effect.    The amendments set forth in this Article I shall apply only in respect of Securities of
any series created after July 26, 2002 pursuant to the Indenture. 

        Section 1.02 Definitions.    Subject to Section 1.01 hereof, Section 101 of the Indenture is hereby amended
by deleting the definition of "Subsidiary" in its entirety and by substituting therefor a new definition reading as follows: 

        "Subsidiary"
means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other
Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries or (ii) any other Person (other than a corporation), including a limited liability company, in which the Company, a Subsidiary
of the Company or the Company and/or one or more other Subsidiaries, has a more than 50% ownership interest. For the purposes of this definition, "voting stock" means stock which ordinarily has voting
power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency. 

        Section 1.03 Limitations on Liens.    Subject to Section 1.01 hereof, Section 1008 of the Indenture is
hereby amended by: 

	(i)
	inserting
the phrase "or other Person" in subsection (2) thereof (x) after "...or guaranteed by any corporation", (y) after "...the
time such corporation" and (z) after "...contemplation of, such corporation";

	(ii)
	amending
the phrase "within 180 days..." in subsection (3) thereof to be "within one year...";

	(iii)
	inserting
the phrase "or other Person" in subsection (5) thereof (x) after "...property of a corporation" and (y) after "...time
such corporation"; and

	(iv)
	amending
the phrase "does not exceed 10% of the shareholders' equity..." in the last paragraph thereof to be "does not exceed 20% of the shareholders'
equity...". 

 
 

ARTICLE II
  
    Miscellaneous Provisions; Governing Law; Acceptance by Trustee    
  

        Section 2.01 Instruments to be Read Together.    This Second Supplemental Indenture is an indenture supplemental to and
in implementation of the Indenture, and said Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read together. 

        Section 2.02 Confirmation.    The Indenture as amended and supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture is in all
respects confirmed and preserved. 

        Section 2.03 Counterparts.    This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

        Section 2.04 Effectiveness.    The provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture will take effect immediately upon its
execution and delivery by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 904 of the Indenture, provided that the amendments set forth
in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall apply only in respect of Securities of any series created after July 26, 2002 pursuant to the Indenture. 

        Section 2.05 Governing Law.    This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of New York. 

        Section 2.06 Acceptance by Trustee.    The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Indenture effected by this Second
Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trusts created by the Indenture as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Trustee assumes no
responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, which shall be taken as the statements of the Company. The Trustee makes no representation and shall have no responsibility as to
the validity of this Second Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Company. 

[signature
page follows] 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as
of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
	
 [corporate seal]	
 	

 	

 
	

 	
 	

By	

/s/  R. ANTHONY BENTEN      
 Name: R. Anthony Benten

Title:  Treasurer
	

ATTEST:	
 	

 	

 
	

/s/  RHONDA L. BRAUER      
 Name: Rhonda L. Brauer

Title:  Assistant Secretary	
 	

 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Trustee
	

[corporate seal]	
 	

 	

 
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  R. LORENZEN      
 Name: R. Lorenzen

Title:  Assistant Vice President
	

ATTEST:	
 	

 	

 
	

/s/  DIANE DARCONTE      
 Name: Diane Darconte

Title:  Trust Officer	
 	

 	

 

	STATE OF NEW YORK	 	)	 	 	 	 
	 	 	)	 	SS.:	 	 
	COUNTY OF NEW YORK	 	)	 	 	 	 

        On
this 26th day of July, 2002, before me personally appeared R. Anthony Benten, the subscriber to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he is the Treasurer of
The New York Times Company, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is
such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he signed his name thereto by like authority. 

        Acknowledged
and sworn to before me on the date above written. 

	 	 	/s/ Kathleen Corey
 Notary Public

My commission expires:	 	 
	 	 	KATHLEEN COREY

Notary Public, State of New York

No. 30-4916026

Qualified in New York County

Commission Expires Dec. 21, 2005

	 	 

	STATE OF NEW YORK	 	)	 	 	 	 
	 	 	)	 	SS.:	 	 
	COUNTY OF NEW YORK	 	)	 	 	 	 

        On
this 26th day of July, 2002, before me personally appeared R. Lorenzen, the subscriber to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he or she is the Assistant
Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, one of the corporations described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he or she knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to
said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and that he or she signed his or her name thereto by like authority. 

        Acknowledged
and sworn to before me on the date above written. 

	 	 	/s/ Annabelle DeLuca
 Notary Public

My commission expires:	 	 
	 	 	ANNABELLE DELUCA

Notary Public, State of New York

No. 01DE5013759

Qualified in Kings County

Commission Expires July 15, 2003

	 	 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

ARTICLE I Amendments of Indenture

ARTICLE II Miscellaneous Provisions; Governing Law; Acceptance by Trustee<Page>

                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

                          [FORM OF FACE OF CERTIFICATE]

              Organized Under the Laws of the State of South Dakota

                                                           CLASS A CAPITAL UNITS

A-

                             WHETSTONE ETHANOL, LLC

THIS CERTIFIES THAT_________________________________________IS THE OWNER AND
REGISTERED HOLDER OF____________________________________CLASS A CAPITAL UNITS

                            in Whetstone Ethanol, LLC

TRANSFERABLE ONLY ON THE BOOKS OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BY THE HOLDER
HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON SURRENDER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE PROPERLY ENDORSED.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SAID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY HAS CAUSED THIS
          CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED BY ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS THIS ___DAY
          OF _____________, 200__.

          -------------------                           -------------------
               SECRETARY                                    PRESIDENT

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                        [FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE]

          The sale and transfer of the Capital Units represented by
          this Certificate are restricted by, and subject to, the
          provisions of the Operating Agreement of Whetstone Ethanol,
          LLC. The Operating Agreement provides, among other things,
          that no sale, assignment, transfer, gift, exchange or other
          disposition of these Capital Units is valid except as
          specifically provided for in the Operating Agreement. Copies
          of the Operating Agreement and instructions for transfer,
          sale or other disposition of these Capital Units are
          available for inspection at the Company's principal office.

          Any holder of the Class A Capital Units represented by this
          Certificate has an annual obligation to deliver corn to
          Whetstone Ethanol, LLC, under the terms of a Member
          Agreement or Corn Delivery Agreement, a copy of which is
          available for inspection at the Company's principal office.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED _______ HEREBY SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER UNTO _______________
_______________________________________________________________________________,
_____________ CAPITAL UNITS REPRESENTED BY THE WITHIN CERTIFICATE, AND DO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT __________________________________________
ATTORNEY TO TRANSFER THE SAID CAPITAL UNITS ON THE BOOKS OF THE WITHIN NAMED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION IN THE PREMISES.

DATED  ____________________, 20_____

IN PRESENCE OF ___________________________________________________

NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS
WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

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