EX-10.21 6 dex1021.txt SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED 2/14/2001 Exhibit 10.21 =============================================================================== NEWS AMERICA INCORPORATED, Company, THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED, FEG HOLDINGS, INC., FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC., HARPERCOLLINS (UK), NEWS AMERICA MARKETING FSI, INC., NEWS INTERNATIONAL plc, NEWS LIMITED, NEWS PUBLISHING AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NEWS SECURITIES B.V., NEWSCORP INVESTMENTS, Guarantors and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, Trustee ______________________ SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of February 14, 2001 Supplementing and Amending the Amended and Restated Indenture Dated as of March 24, 1993 ______________________ Senior Securities ================================================================================ SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of February 14, 2001, among News America Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("NAI" or the "Company") with its principal office located at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, The News Corporation Limited, a South Australia, Australia corporation (A.C.N. 007 910 330) ("News Corporation"), FEG Holdings, Inc., Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers Inc., HarperCollins (UK), News America Marketing FSI, Inc., News International plc, News Limited, News Publishing Australia Limited, News Securities B.V., Newscorp Investments, and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (the "Trustee"), supplementing and amending the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of March 24, 1993 (the "Original Indenture"), among the Company, the guarantors named therein (collectively, the "Guarantors") and the Trustee, which provided for the issuance from time to time of the Company's senior debt securities, to be issued in one or more series as provided therein (the "Securities"). (The Original Indenture as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1993, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 28, 1993, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 21, 1993, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 20, 1995, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 8, 1998, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1999, and this Seventh Supplemental Indenture and as may hereafter be supplemented is referred to herein as the or this "Indenture"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. RECITALS: WHEREAS, effective November 22, 2000, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Holdings, Inc., The Herald and Weekly Times Limited, Nationwide News Pty Limited, News Group Newspapers Limited, News T Investments, Inc., News Triangle Finance, Inc., Newscorp Overseas Limited, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., each a Guarantor under the Indenture, were each eliminated from the terms of the Guarantee and as Guarantors under the Indenture; and WHEREAS, effective November 22, 2000, FEG Holdings, Inc. was added as a Guarantor under the Indenture; and WHEREAS, the provisions of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect; and WHEREAS, the Original Indenture is subject to the provisions of the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), that are required to be part of the Original Indenture and the Indenture shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions; and WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Seventh Supplemental Indenture and has done all things necessary to make this Seventh Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement in accordance with its terms. -2- NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of any series thereof, as follows: ARTICLE ONE ORIGINAL INDENTURE SECTION 101. Effect of Original Indenture. ---------------------------- Except as specifically provided in this Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture shall remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE TWO AMENDMENTS TO THE INDENTURE SECTION 201. Release of Certain Guarantors. ----------------------------- In accordance with Section 801 of the Original Indenture, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Holdings, Inc., The Herald and Weekly Times Limited, Nationwide News Pty Limited, News Group Newspapers Limited, News T Investments, Inc., News Triangle Finance, Inc., Newscorp Overseas Limited, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., are each hereby eliminated as Guarantors under the Indenture. SECTION 202. Addition of Guarantor. --------------------- In accordance with Section 801 of the Original Indenture, FEG Holdings, Inc., is hereby added as a Guarantor under the Indenture. SECTION 203. References in the Indenture. --------------------------- By reason of the elimination of Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Holdings, Inc., The Herald and Weekly Times Limited, Nationwide News Pty Limited, News Group Newspapers Limited, News T Investments, Inc., News Triangle Finance, Inc., Newscorp Overseas Limited, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. as Guarantors pursuant to Section 201 hereof, and the addition of FEG Holdings, Inc. as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 202 hereof and the continuation, as Guarantors, of the Guarantors under the Indenture, all references in the Indenture to the "Guarantors" are hereby deemed to refer to the following entities and all such references to each or any "Guarantor" are hereby deemed to refer to each of such entities: Name Jurisdiction of Incorporation ---- ----------------------------- The News Corporation Limited South Australia, Australia FEG Holdings, Inc. Delaware -3- Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Delaware HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Delaware HarperCollins (UK) England News America Marketing FSI, Inc. Delaware News International plc England News Limited South Australia, Australia News Publishing Australia Limited Delaware News Securities B.V. Netherlands Newscorp Investments England ARTICLE THREE MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 301. Effect of Headings. ------------------ The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not effect the construction hereof. SECTION 302. Governing Law. ------------- Subject to the following sentence, this Seventh Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. This Seventh Supplemental Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to be part of the Original Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. SECTION 303. Counterparts. ------------ This Seventh Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. -4- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. News America Incorporated By: /s/ Arthur M. Siskind ---------------------------------------- Name: Arthur M. Siskind Title: Senior Executive Vice President Executed as a Deed in New York, New York The News Corporation Limited, as Guarantor FEG Holdings, Inc., as Guarantor Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. as Guarantor HarperCollins Publishers Inc., as Guarantor HarperCollins (UK), as Guarantor News America Marketing FSI, Inc., as Guarantor News International plc, as Guarantor News Limited, as Guarantor -5- News Publishing Australia Limited, as Guarantor News Securities B.V., as Guarantor Newscorp Investments, as Guarantor By: /s/ Arthur M. Siskind ----------------------------------------- Name: Arthur M. Siskind Title: Senior Executive Vice President, News America for the Guarantors The Bank of New York By: /s/ Kisha A. Holder ------------------------------------------ Name: KISHA A. HOLDER Title: ASSISTANT TREASURER -6- STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) On this 14/th/ day of February, 2001, before me personally appeared Arthur M. Siskind who acknowledged himself to be a Senior Executive Vice President of News America Incorporated, and that he, as such Senior Executive Vice President, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by himself as such Senior Executive Vice President. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. Notary Public ---------------------------- [Notarial Seal] -7- STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) On the ____ day of March, 2001, before me personally came Kisha A. Holder, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that s/he is an Assistant Treasurer of The Bank of New York, the New York banking corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument by authority of the Board of Directors of said New York banking corporation, and that s/he signed her/his name thereto by like authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. Notary Public /s/ William J. Cassels [Notarial Seal] WILLIAM J. CASSELS Notary Public, State of New York No. 01CA5027729 Qualified in Bronx County Commission Expires May 16, 2002 -8-