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exv10w21

Exhibit 10.21

 

Letter
of Indemnification

Dated 24 November, 2009

Rank Group Limited

for the benefit and in favour of

the Indemnitees defined in this Letter of Indemnification

(Switzerland — SIG)

Debevoise
Plimpton llp

London

 

 

 

Contents

	 	 	 	 	 
	Clause	 	Page	 
	1. Definitions
	 	 	2	 
	2. Indemnification
	 	 	2	 
	3. Limitations on Indemnification
	 	 	3	 
	4. Indemnification Procedure
	 	 	3	 
	5. Severability
	 	 	4	 
	6. Governing law and jurisdiction
	 	 	4	 
	7. Amendments
	 	 	4	 

 

 

THIS Letter of Indemnification is made on 24 November, 2009

BY:

Rank Group
Limited, a company registered in New Zealand whose registered office
is at c/o Bell Gully
(GJM), Level 22, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland, New
Zealand (“Rank”);

IN FAVOUR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF:

Each Indemnitee (as defined below).

BACKGROUND

	A.	 	SIG Combibloc Group AG (“SIG”), the holding company of the Swiss Obligor (defined below), was
acquired by Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) III S.à
r.l. (“BPIII”) in mid-2007, using
acquisition debt made available under a combination of senior secured bank loans under a senior
facilities agreement (the “Senior Facilities Agreement”), and an issue of senior notes and senior
subordinated notes (the “Notes”).
	 
	B.	 	BPIII, the sole shareholder of SIG, directly and indirectly acquired the Closure Systems
International business and Reynolds Consumer Products business on 5 November 2009 (the
“Acquisition”).
	 
	C.	 	In connection with the Acquisition, the existing financing arrangements put in place for the
acquisition of SIG and the Closure Systems International and Reynolds Consumer Products businesses
were amended or replaced. The Swiss Obligor (as defined below) shall:

	 	(a)	 	guarantee the new senior lien notes issued on 5 November 2009 in an aggregate principal amount
of US$1,125,000,000 and €450,000,000 (the “New Notes”) and new senior bank debt under a credit
agreement entered into on 5 November 2009 in the aggregate amounts of US$1,160,000,000 and
€330,000,000 (“New Senior Facility”);
	 
	 	(b)	 	provide senior priority security for the New Notes and the New Senior Facility over
substantially all of its assets;

 

 

	 	(c)	 	guarantee the Notes; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	accede to an intercreditor agreement in respect of the New Senior Facility and the New Notes
and to an intercreditor agreement in respect of the New Notes, New Senior Facility and the Notes,

	 	 	(collectively, the “Transactions”).
	 
	D.	 	Rank has agreed to provide an indemnity to the Indemnitees in respect of the
Transactions as further described below.

It is the intention of Rank that this document be executed as a Letter of Indemnification in favour
and for the benefit of each Indemnitee.

THIS LETTER OF INDEMNIFICATION WITNESSES as follows:

	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	“Director” means any member of the board of directors (in German:
Verwaltungsrat) or of the executive management (in German:
Geschäftsführung).
	 
	 	 	“Indemnitee” means each Director listed in the
Schedule to this Letter of Indemnification.
	 
	 	 	“Swiss Obligor” means SIG Combibloc Procurement AG.
	 
	2.	 	Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Rank shall upon first demand indemnify each Indemnitee against expenses, losses, liabilities,
judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and
other charges in connection therewith) incurred by an Indemnitee or on an Indemnitee’s behalf in
connection with any proceeding resulting from or relating to decisions the Indemnitee made or any
actions the Indemnitee took on behalf of the Swiss Obligor in his or her capacity as a Director of
the Swiss Obligor on written (including by e-mail or telefax) instruction from a direct or indirect
shareholder of the Swiss Obligor

 

 

	 	 	in connection with any transactions or the approval or execution of any resolutions or documents in
relation to the Transactions.

	3.	 	Limitations on Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter of Indemnification, an
Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Letter of
Indemnification:

	 	(a)	 	to the extent that payment is actually made, or for which payment may be immediately claimed,
to or on behalf of the relevant Indemnitee under an insurance policy, unless the Indemnitee assigns
to Rank any related payments claims under such insurance policy; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	to the extent that payment has or will be made to the relevant Indemnitee by the Swiss Obligor
or any affiliate of Rank otherwise than pursuant to this Letter of Indemnification.

	4.	 	Indemnification Procedure
	 
	4.1	 	Each Indemnitee shall give Rank notice in writing (including by e-mail or telefax) as soon as
practicable of any proceeding in relation to that Indemnitee for which indemnification will or
could be sought under this Letter of Indemnification. To obtain indemnification payments or
advances under this Letter of Indemnification, an Indemnitee shall submit to Rank a written request
therefore, together with such invoices or other supporting information as may be reasonably
requested by Rank and reasonably available to the relevant Indemnitee. Rank shall make such
indemnification payment within 10 business days of receipt of such invoices and supporting
information.
	 
	4.2	 	Each Indemnitee shall be obliged as soon as practicable to claim his rights under any
applicable insurance policy and shall assign to Rank any related payments claims under such
insurance policy. However, this clause 4.2 does not affect the Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification under clause 2 above.
	 
	4.3	 	For the avoidance of doubt, an Indemnitee shall not forego any rights to indemnification under
this Letter of Indemnification where he fails to give notice within the period specified in the
first sentence (“as soon as practicable”) of clause 4.1.

 

 

	5.	 	Severability
	 
	 	 	If any provision or provisions of this Letter of Indemnification shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Letter of Indemnification and this Letter of Indemnification shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
	 
	6.	 	Governing law and jurisdiction
	 
	 	 	This Letter of Indemnification shall be governed by and its provisions construed in accordance with
Swiss law. All the parties to this Letter of Indemnification irrevocably agree that the courts of
Zurich are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection
with this Letter of Indemnification (including any dispute regarding the existence, validity or
termination of this Letter of Indemnification).
	 
	7.	 	Amendments
	 
	 	 	No amendment or modification of this Letter of Indemnification shall be effective unless it is
approved in writing by each Indemnitee having the benefit of this Letter of Indemnification.

 

 

IN WITNESS of which this Letter of Indemnification has been executed and has been delivered on the
date stated at the beginning of this Letter of Indemnification for
the benefit and in favour of
each Indemnitee.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Rank Group Limited

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Graeme Hart
 	 
	 	 	Graeme Hart 	 
	 	 	Position: Director

Address: 743 Riddell Rd, Glendowie, New Zealand 1005 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

Schedule

List of Indemnitees

	•	 	Marco Haussener
	 
	•	 	André Rosenstock
	 
	•	 	Elmar Franzenexv10w22

Exhibit 10.22

Amended and Restated Letter of Indemnification

Dated December 15, 2009

Rank Group Limited

for the benefit and in favour of

the Indemnitees defined in this Letter of Indemnification

 

 

Contents

	 	 	 	 	 
	Clause	 	Page
	1 Definitions

	 	 	5	 
	2. Indemnification

	 	 	5	 
	3. Limitations on Indemnification

	 	 	5	 
	4. Indemnification Procedure

	 	 	6	 
	5. Severability

	 	 	7	 
	6. Governing Law; Language

	 	 	7	 
	7. Amendments

	 	 	7	 
	8. Termination

	 	 	7	 

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THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED LETTER OF INDEMNIFICATION 

(this
“Letter”) was made on December 15,
2009 by

Rank Group
Limited (registered in New Zealand, with registered office at c/o
Bell Gully (GJM), Level
22, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand) (“Rank”);

IN FAVOUR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF:

Each Indemnitee (as defined below).

BACKGROUND

	A.	 	On 26 November 2009 Rank provided a letter of indemnification to the Indemnitees as further
described below (the “Initial Letter”). It is the intention of Rank that the Initial Letter be
amended and restated with the following. The Initial Letter and this Letter are to be construed and
enforced according to the terms of this Letter.
	 
	B.	 	Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) III S.à r.l.
(“BPIII”) acquired, both directly and
through a subsidiary, (i) the Closure Systems International Group from Closure Systems
International (NZ) Limited and (ii) the Reynolds Consumer Products Group from Reynolds Consumer
Products (NZ) Limited (together, the “Acquisition”). In connection with the Acquisition, the
existing financing arrangements put in place for the original acquisitions of the Closure Systems
International group of companies (the “CSI Group”), the Reynolds Consumer Products group of
companies (the “RCP Group”) and the SIG group of
companies (the “SIG Group”) were amended or
replaced.
	 
	C.	 	In connection with the Acquisition, SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA was required to:

	 	1.	 	enter into a new senior secured credit agreement dated November 5,
2009, between, among others, Reynolds Group Holdings Limited
(“RGHL”), the borrowers listed therein, the guarantors listed therein, the lenders listed therein
and Credit Suisse as Administrative Agent (as defined therein) for the lenders, which will provide
for, among other things, (i) a U.S. dollar senior secured term loan in an aggregate principal
amount of approximately US$1,035 million, (ii) a Euro term loan in an aggregate principal amount of
approximately €250 million, (iii) a revolving U.S. dollar credit facility in an aggregate principal
amount of approximately US$120 million and (iv) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate
principal amount of approximately €80 million (the
“Credit Agreement”);
	 
	 	2.	 	enter into a supplemental indenture dated November 5,
2009, (the “Supplemental Indenture”) in
respect of an indenture dated November

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	 	 	 	5, 2009, relating to new senior secured notes due 2016 in an
aggregate principal amount of US$1, 125
million and €450 million (the “New Notes”);
	 
	 	3.	 	enter into a joinder agreement dated November 5, 2009, in respect of a purchase agreement
relating to the New Notes dated October 29, 2009, (the
“Joinder Agreement”);
	 
	 	4.	 	enter into a registration rights agreement relating to the New Notes dated November 5, 2009 (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”);
	 
	 	5.	 	enter into a new intercreditor agreement between, among others, Credit Suisse as administrative
agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement, The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee under the
New Notes, The Bank of New York Mellon as the collateral agent and certain members of the CSI
Group, the RCP Group and the SIG Group in respect of the Credit Agreement and the New Notes (the
“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement”);
	 
	 	6.	 	enter into an amendment and restatement in respect of an existing intercreditor agreement, dated
11 May 2007, between, among others, RGHL, the senior lenders (as identified therein), as from time
to time amended, supplemented or modified, in order to (i) regulate the relationship between the
Credit Agreement and the New Notes on the one hand and certain existing senior notes due 2016 and
senior subordinated notes due 2017 issued by Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) II S.A. on
the other, and (ii) add, among others, Credit Suisse as administrative agent for the lenders under
the Credit Agreement, The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee under the New Notes, The Bank of New
York Mellon as the collateral agent and certain members of the CSI Group, the RCP Group and the SIG
Group to these arrangements (the “Existing Intercreditor
Agreement”);
	 
	 	7.	 	provide guarantees and security in respect of the Credit Agreement and the New Notes,

	 	 	(the Credit Agreement, the Supplemental Indenture, the Joinder Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Existing Intercreditor Agreement
collectively, the “Transaction Documents”).
	 
	D.	 	To the extent that the Transaction Documents create a contractual relationship between SIG Euro
Holding AG & Co. KGaA and its general partner SIG Reinag AG, SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA is
represented by its supervisory board.

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	 	E.	 	Rank has agreed to provide an indemnity to the Indemnitees as further described below.

It is the intention of Rank that this document be executed as a deed poll in favour and for the
benefit of each Indemnitee

IT IS AGREED as follows:

	1.	 	Definitions
	 
	 	 	“Indemnitee” means each person listed in Schedule 1 to this Letter.
	 
	2.	 	Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Rank shall — upon first demand (auf erstes Anfordern) — indemnify (freistellen) each Indemnitee
against all legal expenses, losses, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in
settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges in connection therewith) incurred
by an Indemnitee or on an Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any proceeding resulting from or
relating to decisions the Indemnitee made or any actions the
Indemnitee took on behalf of SIG Euro
Holding AG & Co. KGaA in his or her capacity as a supervisory board member of SIG Euro Holding AG &
Co. KGaA in connection with any transactions or the approval or execution of any resolutions or
documents in relation to the Acquisition, including but not limited to, the Transaction Documents
(“Indemnified Liabilities”).
	 
	3.	 	Limitations on Indemnification
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter, an Indemnitee shall not be entitled to
indemnification under this Letter:

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	 	(a)	 	to the extent that such indemnification is not permitted by applicable laws; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities are the result of bad faith or wilful misconduct of
the Indemnitee; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	to the extent that payment is actually made, or for which payment may be immediately claimed,
to or on behalf of the relevant
Indemnitee under an insurance policy, except in respect of any amount in excess of the limits of
liability of such policy or any applicable deductible for such policy; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	to the extent that payment has or will be made to the relevant
Indemnitee by SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA or any affiliate of Rank otherwise than pursuant to
this Letter; or
	 
	 	(e)	 	in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by an Indemnitee, unless:

	 	1.	 	such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law,
	 
	 	2.	 	the proceeding was authorised by the shareholder(s) (or other decision making organ) of SIG Euro
Holding AG & Co. KGaA; or
	 
	 	3.	 	such indemnification is provided by SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA, in its sole discretion,
pursuant to the powers vested in SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA under applicable law.

4. Indemnification Procedure

4.1 Each Indemnitee shall give Rank notice in writing as soon as practicable of any proceeding in
relation to that Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Letter. To
obtain indemnification payments or advances under this Letter, an Indemnitee shall submit to Rank a
written request therefore, together with such invoices or other supporting information as may be
reasonably requested by Rank and reasonably available to the relevant Indemnitee. Rank shall make
such indemnification payment within 10 business days of receipt of such invoices and supporting
information.

4.2 There shall be no presumption in favour of indemnification. If there is a dispute between Rank
and an Indemnitee as to whether that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, then independent
legal counsel shall be selected by the board of directors of Rank to make such determination. The
selected independent legal counsel shall make such determination within 30 business days of being
selected and

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the decision of such independent legal counsel shall be binding upon all Rank and the relevant
Indemnitee.

4.3 Each Indemnitee shall be obliged as soon as practicable to claim his rights under any
applicable insurance policy and shall assign to Rank any related payments claims under such
insurance policy. However this clause 4.2 does not affect the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification
under clause 2 above.

	5.	 	Severability
	 
	 	 	If any provision or provisions of this Letter shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Letter and this Letter as such shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall
remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
	 
	6.	 	Governing Law; Language
	 
	 	 	This Letter shall be governed by and its provisions construed in accordance with German law.
	 
	 	 	Whenever an English term of this Letter is followed by a German term in parenthesis, the German
term shall prevail for the purpose of construction of
this Letter.
	 
	7.	 	Amendments
	 
	 	 	No amendment or modification of this Letter shall be effective unless it is approved in writing by
each Indemnitee having the benefit of this Letter.
	 
	8.	 	Termination
	 
	 	 	This Letter shall remain in effect in favor and for the benefit of each
Indemnitee until the expiration of 12 months after the date that is the earlier to occur of:

	 	(a)	 	the relevant Indemnitee ceasing to serve as a supervisory board member of SIG Euro Holding AG &
Co. KGaA; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the date on which all obligations of SIG Euro Holding AG & Co. KGaA in respect of the
Transaction Documents are released.

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     This
Letter has been executed as of the date stated at the beginning hereof.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Rank Group Limited

 	 
	 	/s/ Graeme Hart
 	 
	 	Graeme Hart 	 
	 	Director 	 

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Schedule 1

List of Indemnitees

	•	 	ROLF STANGL
	 
	•	 	ELMAR FRANZEN
	 
	•	 	CHRISTIAN SATTLECKER
	 
	•	 	HARTMUT HERRLINGER
	 
	•	 	MARTIN HERRENBRÜCK
	 
	•	 	HENRIK WAGNER
	 
	•	 	AXEL POPPE
	 
	•	 	DIETER JANSEN
	 
	•	 	DETLEV BARTSCH
	 
	•	 	JÖRG STEINECKER
	 
	•	 	WILLI VOGT
	 
	•	 	JÜRG HEIKING

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