Document:

Exhibit 4.3

 

CO-OBLIGOR
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

CO-OBLIGOR
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of July 30, 2004, among
Duane Reade Inc., a Delaware corporation (as successor by merger to Duane Reade
Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”), Duane Reade, a New York general
partnership (“Duane Reade GP”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W
I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the
Company and the Trustee are parties to an indenture, as supplemented (the “Indenture”), dated as of July 30,
2003, providing for the issuance of 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
(the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS,
Section 4.17 of the Indenture provides that the Company shall cause Duane Reade
GP to execute this Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture;

 

WHEREAS,
Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that, without the consent of any
Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee,
at any time and from time to time, may modify, supplement or amend the
Indenture to add an additional obligor under the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Duane
Reade GP wishes to become a co-obligor with the Company of all the obligations
under the Notes and the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Indenture the Company, Duane Reade GP and the Trustee have
agreed to enter into this Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture for the purposes
stated herein; and

 

WHEREAS, all
things necessary have been done to make this Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture,
when executed and delivered by the Company and Duane Reade GP, the legal, valid
and binding agreement of the Company and Duane Reade GP, in accordance with its
terms.

 

NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, Duane
Reade GP and the Trustee mutually covenant and
agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

(1)           Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(2)           Co-Obligor.  Duane Reade GP hereby agrees to become a
co-obligor with the Company of all the obligations under the Notes and the
Indenture pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, and Duane
Reade GP agrees to be bound as a co-obligor under the Indenture as if it had
been an initial signatory thereto.

 

 

(3)           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS CO-OBLIGOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT
WOULD INDICATE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(4)           Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture. 
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.

 

(5)           Effect of Headings.  The section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(6)           The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any
manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this
Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company and
Duane Reade GP.

 

 

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Co-Obligor Supplemental Indenture
to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

 

Dated: July 30, 2004

	
   

  	
  DUANE READE, INC. (as successor by

  merger to Duane Reade Acquisition Corp.), 

  a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Michelle D. Bergman

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: 

  	
   Michelle D. Bergman

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   Assistant Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  DUANE READE, a New York general

  partnership

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Duane Reade, Inc., as General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Michelle D. Bergman

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: 

  	
   Michelle D. Bergman

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   Assistant Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

  as Trustee

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Elizabeth C.
  Hammer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Authorized SignatoryExhibit 4.4

 

GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

GUARANTOR
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Guarantor
Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of July 30, 2004, among Duane
Reade Inc., a Delaware corporation (as successor by merger to Duane Reade
Acquisition Corp. (“DRAC”)) (the “Company”), Duane Reade, a New
York general partnership (“Duane Reade GP”, and together with the
Company, the “Co-Obligors”), DRI I Inc., a Delaware corporation, Duane
Reade International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Duane Reade Realty, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, (each, a “New Guarantor”), and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

 

W
I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the
Co-Obligors and the Trustee are parties to an indenture, as supplemented (the “Indenture”), dated as of July 30,
2003, providing for the issuance of 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
(the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS,
Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that, without the consent of any
Holders, DRAC, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any
time and from time to time, may modify, supplement or amend the Indenture to
add a Guarantor or additional obligor under the Indenture or permit any Person
to guarantee the Notes and/or obligations under the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, each
New Guarantor wishes to guarantee the Notes pursuant to the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Indenture each of the Co-Obligors, each of the New Guarantors
and the Trustee have agreed to enter into this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture
for the purposes stated herein; and

 

WHEREAS, all
things necessary have been done to make this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture,
when executed and delivered by each of the Co-Obligors, each of the New
Guarantors and the Trustee, the legal, valid and binding agreement of each of
the Co-Obligors and each of the New Guarantors, in accordance with its terms.

 

NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the
Co-Obligors, each of the New Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and
agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

(1)           Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(2)           Guarantee.  Each New Guarantor hereby agrees to guarantee
the Indenture and the Notes related thereto pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Article Eleven of the Indenture, such Article Eleven being
incorporated by reference herein as if set forth at length herein (each

 

 

such guarantee, a “Guarantee”) and
such New Guarantor agrees to be bound as a Guarantor under the Indenture as if
it had been an initial signatory thereto.

 

(3)           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT
WOULD INDICATE THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(4)           Counterparts.  The parties may sign any number of copies of
this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture. 
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together
represent the same agreement.

 

(5)           Effect of Headings.  The section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(6)           The Trustee.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any
manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this
Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained
herein, all of which recitals are made solely by each of the Co-Obligors and
each of the New Guarantors.

 

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

 

Dated: July 30, 2004

 

	
  DUANE READE INC. (as
  successor by

  merger to Duane Reade Acquisition Corp.),

  a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Michelle
  D. Bergman

  
	
  Name:
  Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
  Assistant Secretary

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  DUANE READE,
  a New York general partnership

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By: Duane
  Reade Inc., as General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Michelle
  D. Bergman

  
	
  Name:
  Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
  Assistant Secretary

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  DRI I
  INC., a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ Michelle
  D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Name:
  Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
  Assistant Secretary

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  DUANE READE INTERNATIONAL,

  INC., a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Name: Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Title: Secretary

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  DUANE READE REALTY, INC., a 

  Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  
	
  /s/ Michelle
  D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Name:
  Michelle D. Bergman

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
  Assistant Secretary

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION, 

  as Trustee

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Elizabeth C. Hammer

  
	
  Authorized
  Signatory

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