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EX-4.3

 

EXHIBIT 4.3

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.

2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006

 

The Bank of New York, as successor trustee for J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association

 

 

 

     SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 9, 2006, between Fisher Scientific
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (formerly
known as Thermo Electron Corporation, “Thermo”) and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee for
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, (the “Trustee”).

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of July 7, 2003 as
supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 9, 2005 (together, the “Indenture”),
pursuant to which the Company issued its 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”);

     WHEREAS, on May 8, 2006, Thermo and the Company announced that they and Trumpet Merger
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo (“Merger Sub”), had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2006, pursuant to which Merger Sub
would merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Thermo (the “Merger”);

     WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, Thermo desires to fully, unconditionally and
irrevocably assume, jointly and severally with the Company, the obligation to pay the principal of
and any premium and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided for in the Notes
and the Indenture;

     WHEREAS, Section 13.1 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend the
Indenture and the Notes without notice to or the consent of any Holder to amend the Indenture or
the Notes in any other manner necessary or desirable and that will not adversely affect the rights
of any Holder;

     WHEREAS, Section 9.12 of the Indenture provides that upon certain events including a merger of
the Company, the Company shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that the
Notes shall be convertible into the kind and amount of shares of stock which a Holder would have
been entitled to receive upon such merger had the Notes been converted into the common stock of the
Company immediately prior to such merger;]

     WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this instrument have been duly authorized and all
conditions and requirements necessary to make this instrument a valid and binding agreement have
been duly performed and complied with; and

     WHEREAS, this Second Supplemental Indenture is being executed simultaneously with the closing
of the Merger.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted
and agreed, for the equal proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1. CO-OBLIGATION

     Section 1.01. Thermo hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably assumes and agrees to
perform and discharge, jointly and severally with the Company, the obligation to pay the principal
of and any premium and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided for in the
Notes and the Indenture. The obligations of Thermo hereunder are primary and not merely those of a
surety. Thermo hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice and all demands whatsoever with respect to
the Notes or the indebtedness evidenced thereby.

     Section 1.02. The agreements of Thermo herein shall be valid and obligatory with respect to
any Note that heretofore or hereinafter has been authenticated and delivered under the Indenture.

ARTICLE 2. EFFECT OF MERGER

     Section 2.01. In accordance with Section 9.12 of the Indenture, upon the surrender for
conversion of any of
the Notes, the Holder thereof shall receive, in lieu of the common

 

 

stock of the Company, the
amount of common stock of Thermo that such Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the
Merger had the Notes been converted into the common stock of the Company immediately prior to the
Merger, subject to adjustment as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in Article 9 of the Indenture.

ARTICLE 3. MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 3.01. On the date hereof, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in
accordance herewith, and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for
all purposes, and the Holder of every security heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered
under the Indenture shall be bound thereby. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform
the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Second
Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 3.02. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

     Section 3.03. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof
at such time as executed counterparts of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been delivered by
each party hereto to the other party hereto.

     Section 3.04. All provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be
incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as amended and supplemented
by this Second Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same
instrument and all provisions in the Indenture and the Notes shall remain in full force and effect.

     Section 3.05. In case any provisions in this Second 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.

     Section 3.06. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One
signed copy is enough to prove this Second Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 3.07. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect
of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the
recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and Thermo.

     Section 3.08. In entering into this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be
entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture and the Notes relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein
so provided.

     Section 3.09. All covenants and agreements in this Second Supplemental Indenture by the
Company, Thermo and the Trustee shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of their respective
successors. Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors under the Indenture and the Holders of
the Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

     Section 3.10. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable
principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

 

 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth J. Apicerno
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth J. Apicerno
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Michael Dambach
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Michael Dambach
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	/s/ Mary LaGumina
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Mary LaGumina
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice PresidentEX-4.4

 

EXHIBIT 4.4

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.

3.25% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 9, 2006

 

The Bank of New York, as successor trustee for J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association

 

 

 

     SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 9, 2006, between Fisher Scientific
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (formerly
known as Thermo Electron Corporation, “Thermo”) and The Bank of New York, as successor trustee for
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, (the “Trustee”).

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of January 20,
2004, as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of March 3, 2004 (together, the
“Indenture”), pursuant to which the Company issued its 3.25% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2024 (the “Notes”);

     WHEREAS, on May 8, 2006, Thermo and the Company announced that they and Trumpet Merger
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo (“Merger Sub”), had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2006, pursuant to which Merger Sub
would merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Thermo (the “Merger”);

     WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, Thermo desires to fully, unconditionally and
irrevocably assume, jointly and severally with the Company, the obligation to pay the principal of
and any premium and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided for in the Notes
and the Indenture;

     WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Indenture provides that without the consent of Holders, the
Company when authorized by a board resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time,
may enter into a supplemental indenture to make any change that does not adversely affect the
rights of any Holder in any material respect;

     WHEREAS, Section 10.12 of the Indenture provides that upon certain events including a merger
of the Company, the Company shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that
the Notes shall be convertible into the kind and amount of shares of stock which a Holder would
have been entitled to receive upon such merger had the Notes been converted into the common stock
of the Company immediately prior to such merger;

     WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this instrument have been duly authorized and all
conditions and requirements necessary to make this instrument a valid and binding agreement have
been duly performed and complied with; and

     WHEREAS, this Second Supplemental Indenture is being executed simultaneously with the closing
of the Merger.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted
and agreed, for the equal proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1. CO-OBLIGATION

     Section 1.01. Thermo hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably assumes and agrees to
perform and discharge, jointly and severally with the Company, the obligation to pay the principal
of and any premium and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided for in the
Notes and the Indenture. The obligations of Thermo hereunder are primary and not merely those of a
surety. Thermo hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice and all demands whatsoever with respect to
the Notes or the indebtedness evidenced thereby.

     Section 1.02. The agreements of Thermo herein shall be valid and obligatory with respect to
any Note that heretofore or hereinafter has been authenticated and delivered under the Indenture.

ARTICLE 2. EFFECT OF MERGER

     Section 2.01. In accordance with Section 10.12 of the Indenture, upon the surrender for
conversion of any of
the Notes, the Holder thereof shall receive, in lieu of the common stock of the Company, the
amount of common

 

 

stock of Thermo that such Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the
Merger had the Notes been converted into the common stock of the Company immediately prior to the
Merger, subject to adjustment as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments
provided for in Article 10 of the Indenture.

ARTICLE 3. MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 3.01. On the date hereof, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in
accordance herewith, and this Second Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for
all purposes, and the Holder of every security heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered
under the Indenture shall be bound thereby. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform
the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Second
Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 3.02. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

     Section 3.03. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof
at such time as executed counterparts of this Second Supplemental Indenture have been delivered by
each party hereto to the other party hereto.

     Section 3.04. All provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be
incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as amended and supplemented
by this Second Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same
instrument and all provisions in the Indenture and the Notes shall remain in full force and effect.

     Section 3.05. In case any provisions in this Second 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.

     Section 3.06. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One
signed copy is enough to prove this Second Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 3.07. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect
of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the
recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and Thermo.

     Section 3.08. In entering into this Second Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be
entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture and the Notes relating to the conduct
or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein
so provided.

     Section 3.09. All covenants and agreements in this Second Supplemental Indenture by the
Company, Thermo and the Trustee shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of their respective
successors. Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture express or implied, shall give to any
Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors under the Indenture and the Holders of
the Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

     Section 3.10. This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable
principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction would be required thereby.

 

 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Kenneth J. Apicerno
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Kenneth J. Apicerno
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Michael Dambach
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Michael Dambach
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Treasurer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	/s/ Mary LaGumina
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Mary LaGumina
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President

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