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Exhibit 4.1

			
	 	 	 
	NUMBER
	 	SHARES
	SHOR	 	 

[ShoreTel, Inc. Logo]

	 	 	 
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS 

OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
	 	SEE REVERSE FOR A STATEMENT AS TO 
THE
RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES,

RESTRICTIONS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK

AND CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

CUSIP 825211 10 5

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF

SHORETEL, INC.

transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly
authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not
valid unless countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar.

WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized
officers.

Dated:

	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Michael E. Healy
	 	[Corporate Seal]
	 	/s/ John W. Combs
	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
	 	 	 	CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND
	 
	 	 	 	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

           COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

                      TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

BY

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 

 

     The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement
of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock of the Corporation or series thereof which the Corporation is
authorized to issue and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or
rights. Such requests should be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the
Corporation.

     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to
applicable laws or regulations:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN COM

	 — 	as tenants in common
	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —  
	 	 	 	Custodian	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TEN ENT

	 — 	as tenants by the entireties
	 	 	 	(Cust)
	 	(Minor)	 
	JT ENT	 —  	as Joint tenants with right of
 survivorship and not as tenants
 in common
	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Act	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	(State)
	 
	 	 	 	UNIF TRF MIN ACT —
	 	 	 	Custodian
(until age	 	) 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust)
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Transfers
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(Minor)	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	to Minors Act	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	(State)	 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,                                                              hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

 

	 	 	 
	PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

	 	 
	IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

	 	 
	
	 	 
	 

	 	 

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE
NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

 

 

 

 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Shares
	 
	 	 

of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attorney
	 
	 	 

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Dated

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	X
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	X
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	NOTICE:

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

	 	 

Signature(s) Guaranteed

	 	 	 	 	 
	By

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR

INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN 

ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. 

RULE 17Ad-15.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION MAY
REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.exv4w1

 

Exhibit 4.1

SWIFT & COMPANY

AS ISSUER

AND

THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN

AS GUARANTORS

AND

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

(formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company of Florida, N.A.)

AS TRUSTEE

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF JUNE 20, 2007

TO

INDENTURE

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2002

 

10 1/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 20, 2007, by and among Swift & Company, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), the entities identified as Guarantors on the signature pages
hereto (the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as
The Bank of New York Trust Company of Florida, N.A.), as trustee (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company and certain guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee
an Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2002, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated
as of October 14, 2002, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2003
(collectively, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 10 1/8% Senior Notes due
2009 (the “Notes”); and

WHEREAS, there have been issued and are now outstanding under the Indenture, Notes in the aggregate
principal amount of $268,000,000; and

WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may amend or
supplement certain provisions of the Indenture with the consent of the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; and

WHEREAS, the Company has offered to purchase each of the Notes for cash, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in that certain Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement,
dated June 7, 2007 (the “Offer Statement”), and the accompanying Consent and Letter of
Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” and, together with the Offer Statement and the
ancillary documents associated therewith, the “Offer to Purchase”); and

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Offer to Purchase, holders that tender Notes in accordance with the
terms of the Offer to Purchase and who deliver a duly executed Letter of Transmittal are deemed to
consent to certain amendments to the Indenture which would permanently delete or amend certain of
the covenants, events of default and other related provisions of the Indenture (the “Proposed
Amendments”); and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Notes have tendered their Notes and consented to the Proposed Amendments to be
effected by this Third Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture has been authorized by
resolutions of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Guarantors and the Trustee has
received an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 9.06 of the
Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Third Supplemental Indenture a
valid, legal, binding and enforceable instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed
and fulfilled by the parties hereto and the execution and delivery thereof have been in all
respects duly authorized by the parties hereto.

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the benefit
of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

AMENDMENT TO INDENTURE

SECTION 1.1. AMENDMENT. Effective as of the Operative Date (as hereinafter defined), the
Indenture is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The following sections of the Indenture are deleted in their entirety: Sections 4.02, 4.03,
4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19,
4.20, 4.22, 5.01(c)(ii), 5.01(f)(iv), 5.02, 6.01(iv), 6.01(v), 6.05, 8.04(b), 8.04(c), 8.04(f),
8.04(h) and 8.04(i).

The text of the above sections are replaced by the phrase “[Intentionally Omitted]” and the
surrounding sections are not renumbered.

(b) Section 4.21 is deleted in its entirety except as herein provided, such that Section 4.21, as
amended, shall read as follows:

Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing paragraph and the
other provisions of this Indenture, any Guarantee by a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Notes will provide by its terms that it shall be
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon:

     (a) any sale, exchange or transfer, to any Person not an
Affiliate of the Company, of all of the Company’s Capital Stock
in, or all or substantially all the assets of, such Restricted
Subsidiary, which sale, exchange or transfer is not prohibited by
this Indenture; or

     (b) in the case of a guarantee by a Foreign Restricted
Subsidiary, the release or discharge of the Guarantee that
resulted in the creation of such Guarantee of the Notes, except a
discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such
Guarantee.

In addition, any Guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary will be
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged if the
Company designates such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture.

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(c) Sections of the Indenture and the Notes not amended pursuant to Sections 1.1(a) or 1.1(b)
hereof are amended to delete any references in the Indenture or the Notes to sections deleted
pursuant to Sections 1.1(a) and 1.1(b) hereof.

(d) All definitions set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture that relate to defined terms used
solely in the sections deleted hereby are deleted in their entirety.

SECTION 1.2. WAIVER. Subject to Section 6.04 of the Indenture (to the extent applicable), all
Defaults and Events of Default that may exist under the Indenture as of the Operative Date are
hereby waived.

ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 2.1. DEFINED TERMS. For all purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture, except as
otherwise defined or unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in capitalized form in this
Third Supplemental Indenture and defined in the Indenture have the meanings specified in the
Indenture.

SECTION 2.2. INDENTURE. Except as amended hereby, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects
ratified and confirmed and all the terms shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 2.3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF
LAWS.

SECTION 2.4. SUCCESSORS. All agreements of the Company and the Guarantors in this Third
Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the
Trustee in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 2.5. DUPLICATE ORIGINALS. All parties may sign any number of copies of this Third
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall
represent the same agreement.

SECTION 2.6. SEVERABILITY. In case any one or more of the provisions in this Third Supplemental
Indenture or in the Notes shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any
reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended
that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

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SECTION 2.7. TRUSTEE DISCLAIMER. The Trustee accepts the amendment of the Indenture effected by
this Third Supplemental Indenture, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture,
including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of
the Trustee, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be
responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to any of the recitals or statements
contained herein, all of which recitals or statements are made solely by the Company and the
Guarantors, or for or with respect to (i) the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental
Indenture or any of the terms or provisions hereof, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by the
Company and the Guarantors by corporate action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by the
Company and the Guarantors or (iv) the consequences (direct or indirect and whether deliberate or
inadvertent) of any amendment herein provided for, and the Trustee makes no representation with
respect to any such matters.

SECTION 2.8. EFFECTIVENESS. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon
execution. The amendments to the Indenture made hereby shall only become operative at such time as
the Company accepts the Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer to Purchase for payment (the
“Operative Date”). In the event the Company withdraws or terminates the Offer to Purchase,
or any condition of the Offer to Purchase is not satisfied or waived by the Company, on or prior to
the Final Acceptance Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), this Third Supplemental Indenture
shall become null and void.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SWIFT & COMPANY,

as Issuer

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	S&C HOLDCO 3, INC.,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	SWIFT BEEF COMPANY,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	SWIFT PORK COMPANY,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 

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	 	SWIFT BRANDS COMPANY,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	MILLER BROS. CO., INC.,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	MONFORT FOOD DISTRIBUTION COMPANY,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	SWIFT & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATION,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 

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	 	MONFORT, INC.,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 
	 	S&C RESALE COMPANY,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Donald F. Wiseman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary 	 
	 

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

(formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust

Company of Florida, N.A.),

as Trustee

 	 
	 	 	By:  	/s/ Alma Marcella Burgess
 	 
	 	 	 	Name:  	Alma Marcella Burgess 	 
	 	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 

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