Philip Morris International Inc 8-K, filed Nov 1, 2024
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)
About this 8-K
Philip Morris International Inc filed this 8-K on November 1, 2024, reporting on events of October 30, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 1, 2024, Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) issued $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.900% Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes” and, together with the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008, by and between PMI and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on October 30, 2024, PMI entered into a Terms Agreement (the “Terms Agreement”) with BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which PMI agreed to issue and sell the Notes to the Underwriters. The provisions of an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2008 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), are incorporated by reference in the Terms Agreement.
PMI has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus dated February 10, 2023 and a Prospectus Supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) dated October 30, 2024 (Registration No. 333-269690) in connection with the public offering of the Notes.
PMI intends to add the net proceeds of the offering to its general funds, which may be used for general corporate purposes, to prepay a portion of or all borrowings outstanding under the 3-year tranche of its senior unsecured term loan facility, dated June 23, 2022 (the “Term Loan Facility”), to repay outstanding commercial paper, or to meet its working capital requirements.
The Notes are subject to certain customary covenants, including limitations on PMI’s ability, with significant exceptions, to incur debt secured by liens and engage in sale/leaseback transactions. PMI may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the applicable redemption prices described in the Prospectus Supplement, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date. PMI may also redeem all, but not part, of the Notes of each series upon the occurrence of specified tax events as described in the Prospectus Supplement.
Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable from November 1, 2024 semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be. Interest on the 2029 Notes is payable from November 1, 2024 semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be. Interest on the 2031 Notes is payable from November 1, 2024 semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be. Interest on the 2034 Notes is payable from November 1, 2024 semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be.
The 2027 Notes will mature on November 1, 2027, the 2029 Notes will mature on November 1, 2029, the 2031 Notes will mature on November 1, 2031 and the 2034 Notes will mature on November 1, 2034.
The Notes will be PMI’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of its existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Terms Agreement and the Notes, please refer to such agreements and the form of Notes, each of which is incorporated herein by reference and is an exhibit to this report as Exhibits 1.1, 1.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively.
Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory, commercial and investment banking services for PMI, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. Certain of the Underwriters and their respective affiliates are lenders under PMI’s credit facilities, including the 3-year tranche of its Term Loan Facility. Accordingly, such Underwriters or their affiliates that are also lenders under the 3-year tranche of PMI’s Term Loan Facility may receive a portion of the proceeds from this offering in connection with PMI’s repayment of borrowings under the 3-year tranche of the Term Loan Facility. PMI and some of its subsidiaries may enter into foreign exchange and other derivative arrangements with certain of the Underwriters or their respective affiliates. In addition, certain of the Underwriters or their respective affiliates act as dealers in connection with PMI’s commercial paper programs.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of PMI’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-150449)) |
| 1.2 | Terms Agreement, dated October 30, 2024, among PMI and BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.375% Notes due 2027 |
| 4.2 | Form of 4.625% Notes due 2029 |
| 4.3 | Form of 4.750% Notes due 2031 |
| 4.4 | Form of 4.900% Notes due 2034 |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATUREs
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ DARLENE QUASHIE HENRY | |
| Name: | Darlene Quashie Henry | |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
DATE: November 1, 2024
Exhibit 1.2
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
(the “Company”)
Debt Securities
TERMS AGREEMENT
October 30, 2024
Philip
Morris International Inc.
677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 1100
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
United States
| Attention: | Frank de Rooij Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance |
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the several Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto and for their respective accounts, we offer to purchase, on and subject to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement relating to Debt Securities and Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities dated as of April 25, 2008 in connection with Philip Morris International Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-269690) and which is incorporated herein by reference (the “Underwriting Agreement”), the following securities on the following terms:
Debt Securities
Title:
4.375% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), 4.625% Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), 4.750% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and the 4.900% Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes” and, together with the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”).
Principal Amount:
In the case of the 2027 Notes, $750,000,000.
In the case of the 2029 Notes, $750,000,000.
In the case of the 2031 Notes, $750,000,000.
In the case of the 2034 Notes, $750,000,000.
Interest Rate:
In the case of the 2027 Notes, 4.375% per annum, from November 1, 2024, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be.
In the case of the 2029 Notes, 4.625% per annum, from November 1, 2024, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be.
In the case of the 2031 Notes, 4.750% per annum, from November 1, 2024, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be.
In the case of the 2034 Notes, 4.900% per annum, from November 1, 2024, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2025, to holders of record on the preceding April 15 or October 15, as the case may be.
Maturity:
In the case of the 2027 Notes, November 1, 2027.
In the case of the 2029 Notes, November 1, 2029.
In the case of the 2031 Notes, November 1, 2031.
In the case of the 2034 Notes, November 1, 2034.
Currency of Denomination:
United States Dollars ($).
Currency of Payment:
United States Dollars ($).
Form and Denomination:
Book-entry form only represented by one or more global securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or Clearstream, or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., or Euroclear, or their respective designated custodian, as the case may be, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Conversion Provisions:
None.
Optional Redemption:
At any time, the Company may redeem the 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election at a make-whole price, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
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Prior to the date that is one month prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election at a make-whole price, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
On or after the date that is one month prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election, at par, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
Prior to the date that is two months prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election at a make-whole price, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
On or after the date that is two months prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election, at par, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
Prior to the date that is three months prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election at a make-whole price, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
On or after the date that is three months prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole or in part, at the Company’s election, at par, as described under the caption “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption” in the prospectus supplement.
Optional Tax Redemption:
The Company may redeem all, but not part, of the Notes of each series upon the occurrence of specified tax events described under the caption “Description of Notes—Redemption for Tax Reasons” in the prospectus supplement.
Option to Elect Repayment:
None.
Sinking Fund:
None.
Listing:
None.
Delayed Delivery Contracts:
None.
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Payment of Additional Amounts:
In addition, the Company shall pay additional amounts to holders as and to the extent set forth under the caption “Description of Notes—Payment of Additional Amounts” in the prospectus supplement.
Purchase Price:
In the case of the 2027 Notes, 99.063% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes.
In the case of the 2029 Notes, 98.943% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes.
In the case of the 2031 Notes, 98.125% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes.
In the case of the 2034 Notes, 97.234% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes.
Expected Reoffering Price:
In the case of the 2027 Notes, 99.263% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes.
In the case of the 2029 Notes, 99.243% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes.
In the case of the 2031 Notes, 98.475% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes.
In the case of the 2034 Notes, 97.684% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes.
Names and Addresses of the Representatives of the Several Underwriters:
BBVA Securities Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention: Legal Department
BofA Securities, Inc.
114 West 47th Street
NY8-114-07-01
New York, New York 10036
Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal
Tel: +1 (646) 855 0724
Email: dg.hg_ua_notices@bofa.com
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
1 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Debt Capital Markets Syndicate
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Registration Department
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Transaction Management
Email: tmgcapitalmarkets@wellsfargo.com
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Syndicate Registration
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Attention: General Counsel
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Debt Capital Markets
UBS Securities LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate
The respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities to be severally purchased by each of the Underwriters are set forth opposite their names in Schedule A hereto.
Except as set forth below, the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and the following provisions are hereby added thereto and made a part thereof:
1. For purposes of the Underwriting Agreement, the “Applicable Time” is 4:30 p.m. New York City time on the date of this Terms Agreement.
2. Subsection (aa) of Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
“(aa) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), the European Union or the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions”); neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is located or organized in a country or region which is itself subject to Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea, so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, and Donetsk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, and the portions of the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia that are not controlled by the government of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria) (a “Sanctioned Territory”); and the Company will not use the proceeds of the offering or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of or business in any Sanctioned Territory, or the activities of any person or entity that is, at such time, subject to any Sanctions or in any manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions. The Company has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with Sanctions.”
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3. For purposes of Section 6 of the Underwriting Agreement, the only information furnished to the Company by the Underwriters for use in the prospectus supplement consists of the following information: the concession and reallowance figures appearing in the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” in the prospectus supplement and the information contained in the fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, eleventh and twelfth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting” in the prospectus supplement. In addition, subsection (a) of Section 6 of the Underwriting Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “Pricing Prospectus” with “Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus.”
4. The following selling restrictions apply to the offer and sale of the Notes:
(a) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or delivered and it will not offer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, any of the Notes or distribute the Prospectus, or any other offering material relating to the Notes, in or from any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations thereof and that will not impose any obligations on the Company except as agreed to with the Company in advance of such offer, sale or delivery.
(b) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available, and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available, any Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
| (i) | the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: |
| a. | a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or |
| b. | a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended or superseded, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or |
| c. | not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”). |
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(c) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available, and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available, any Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:
| (i) | the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: |
| a. | a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); |
| b. | a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, “FSMA”) and any rules and regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or |
| c. | not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”). |
(d) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that (1) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and (2) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(e) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that (1) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Notes other than (A) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (the “SFO”) and any rules made thereunder; or (B) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong (the “C(WUMP)O”) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the C(WUMP)O; and (2) it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.
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(f) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that (1) the Prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and (2) it will not offer or sell the Notes or make the Notes the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase nor may it circulate or distribute the Prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale or invitation for subscription or purchase of any Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (A) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore (as modified or amended from time to time, the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA or (B) to an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA.
(g) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended (the “FIEA”)), and it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
(h) Each Underwriter hereby severally represents and agrees that it has offered or sold and will offer or sell the Notes in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations; any resale of the Notes will be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws; and pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with the offering of the Notes.
5. Section 13 of the Underwriting Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
“13. Counterparts. The Terms Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law (e.g., www.docusign.com)) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be legally valid, effective and enforceable for all purposes.”
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6. Section 14 of the Underwriting Agreement is hereby added as follows:
“14. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes
(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of the Underwriting Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under the Underwriting Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Underwriting Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Underwriting Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Underwriting Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of this Section 14:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.”
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7.
(a) Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this agreement, the Underwriting Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, each party acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of the Underwriters to the Company under this agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (w) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (x) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations); (y) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; and (z) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and
(ii) the variation of the terms of this agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.
(b) As used in this Section 7,
“Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;
“Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation;
“BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms;
“BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write-down and Conversion Powers in the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised;
“EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499; and
“Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the Underwriters.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent an Underwriter’s obligation to purchase Securities hereunder constitutes a BRRD Liability and such Underwriter does not, on the Closing Date, purchase the full amount of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder due to the exercise by the Relevant Resolution Authority of its powers under the relevant Bail-in Legislation with respect to such BRRD Liability, such Underwriter shall be deemed, for all purposes of Section 7 of the Underwriting Agreement, to have defaulted on its obligation to purchase such Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder but has not purchased, and Section 7 of the Underwriting Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the obligations of the other Underwriters.
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(a) Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this agreement, the Underwriting Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, each party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of the Underwriters to the Company under this agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (w) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (x) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations; (y) the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability; and (z) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and
(ii) the variation of the terms of this agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority.
(b) As used in this Section 8,
“Relevant UK Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any UK Bail-in Powers in relation to the Underwriters.
“UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings);
“UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised;
“UK Bail-in Powers” means the powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability.
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(c) For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent an Underwriter’s obligation to purchase Securities hereunder constitutes a UK Bail-in Liability and such Underwriter does not, on the Closing Date, purchase the full amount of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder due to the exercise by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority of its powers under the relevant UK Bail-in Legislation with respect to such UK Bail-in Liability, such Underwriter shall be deemed, for all purposes of Section 7 of the Underwriting Agreement, to have defaulted on its obligation to purchase such Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder but has not purchased, and Section 7 of the Underwriting Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the obligations of the other Underwriters.
| 9. | Section 6(a) of the Underwriting Agreement is hereby amended as follows: |
“The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any other information identified on Schedule B(d) of the Terms Agreement or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives, if any, specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in or pursuant to the Terms Agreement (the “Underwriter Information”).”
The Closing will take place at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 1, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166.
The Notes will be made available for checking at the offices of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (unless another location shall be agreed to by the Company and the Underwriters) at least 24 hours prior to the Closing Date.
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Please signify your acceptance by signing the enclosed response to us in the space provided and returning it to us.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BBVA SECURITIES INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Babak Ghatan | |
| Name: | Babak Ghatan | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Douglas A Muller | |
| Name: | Douglas A Muller | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ John Han | |
| Name: | John Han | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Shamit Saha | |
| Name: | Shamit Saha | |
| Title: | Director | |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Sam Chaffin | |
| Name: | Sam Chaffin | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Carolyn Hurley | |
| Name: | Carolyn Hurley | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Meghan Maher | |
| Name: | Meghan Maher | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Adam D. Bordner | |
| Name: | Adam D. Bordner | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Santaniello | |
| Name: | Joseph Santaniello | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| UBS Securities LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Todd Mahoney | |
| Name: | Todd Mahoney, Managing Director | |
| Title: | Head of DCM & Syndicate Americas | |
| By: | /s/ Igor Grinberg | |
| Name: | Igor Grinberg, Executive Director | |
| Title: | DCM Syndicate Americas | |
| Accepted: | ||
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Frank de Rooij | |
| Name: | Frank de Rooij | |
| Title: | Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance | |
SCHEDULE A
DEBT SECURITIES
| Underwriters | 2027 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2031 Notes | 2034 Notes | ||||||||||||
| BBVA Securities Inc. | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | ||||||||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| UBS Securities LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Bank of China (Europe) S.A. | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | ||||||||||||
| DBS Bank Ltd. | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | ||||||||
SCHEDULE B
| (a) | Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not included in the Pricing Disclosure Package: None |
| (b) | Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Pricing Disclosure Package: Final Term Sheet, attached as Schedule C hereto |
| (c) | Additional Documents Incorporated by Reference: None |
SCHEDULE C
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-269690
FINAL TERM SHEET
Philip Morris International Inc.
Dated October 30, 2024
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4.375% Notes due 2027 4.625% Notes due 2029 4.750% Notes due 2031 4.900% Notes due 2034 | |
| Issuer: |
Philip Morris International Inc.
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| Offering Format: |
SEC Registered
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| Security: |
4.375% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) 4.625% Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) 4.750% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) 4.900% Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”)
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| Aggregate Principal Amount: |
2027 Notes: $750,000,000 2029 Notes: $750,000,000 2031 Notes: $750,000,000 2034 Notes: $750,000,000
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| Maturity Date: |
2027 Notes: November 1, 2027 2029 Notes: November 1, 2029 2031 Notes: November 1, 2031 2034 Notes: November 1, 2034
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| Coupon: |
2027 Notes: 4.375% 2029 Notes: 4.625% 2031 Notes: 4.750% 2034 Notes: 4.900% |
| Interest Payment Dates: |
2027
Notes: Semi-annually on each May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2025
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| Record Dates: |
2027 Notes: April 15 and October 15 2029 Notes: April 15 and October 15 2031 Notes: April 15 and October 15 2034 Notes: April 15 and October 15
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| Price to Public: |
2027 Notes: 99.263% of principal amount 2029 Notes: 99.243% of principal amount 2031 Notes: 98.475% of principal amount 2034 Notes: 97.684% of principal amount
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| Underwriting Discount: |
2027 Notes: 0.200% of principal amount 2029 Notes: 0.300% of principal amount 2031 Notes: 0.350% of principal amount 2034 Notes: 0.450% of principal amount
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| Net Proceeds: |
2027 Notes: $742,972,500 (before expenses) 2029 Notes: $742,072,500 (before expenses) 2031 Notes: $735,937,500 (before expenses) 2034 Notes: $729,255,000 (before expenses)
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| Benchmark Treasury: |
2027 Notes: 3.875% due October 15, 2027 2029 Notes: 3.500% due September 30, 2029 2031 Notes: 3.625% due September 30, 2031 2034 Notes: 3.875% due August 15, 2034
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| Benchmark Treasury Price/Yield: |
2027 Notes: 99-08+ / 4.141% 2029 Notes: 97-04 ¾ / 4.147% 2031 Notes: 96-16+ / 4.211% 2034 Notes: 96-25 / 4.280% |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
2027 Notes: +50 basis points 2029 Notes: +65 basis points 2031 Notes: +80 basis points 2034 Notes: +92 basis points
|
| Yield to Maturity: |
2027 Notes: 4.641% 2029 Notes: 4.797% 2031 Notes: 5.011% 2034 Notes: 5.200%
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| Optional Redemption: |
2027 Notes: Make-whole redemption at Treasury plus 10 bps 2029 Notes: Prior to October 1, 2029: Make-whole redemption at Treasury plus 10 bps On or after October 1, 2029: Redemption at par 2031 Notes: Prior to September 1, 2031: Make-whole redemption at Treasury plus 15 bps On or after September 1, 2031: Redemption at par 2034 Notes: Prior to August 1, 2034: Make-whole redemption at Treasury plus 15 bps On or after August 1, 2034: Redemption at par
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| Settlement Date (T+2): |
November 1, 2024*
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| CUSIP/ISIN: |
2027 Notes: CUSIP Number: 718172 DM8 ISIN Number: US718172DM83 2029 Notes: CUSIP Number: 718172 DN6 ISIN Number: US718172DN66 2031 Notes: CUSIP Number: 718172 DP1 ISIN Number: US718172DP15 2034 Notes: CUSIP Number: 718172 DQ9 ISIN Number: US718172DQ97 |
| Listing: |
None |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | BBVA Securities Inc.
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| Co-Managers: |
Bank of China (Europe) S.A. DBS Bank Ltd. |
Allocations: | 2027 Notes | 2029 Notes | 2031 Notes | 2034 Notes | ||||||||||||
| BBVA Securities Inc. | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | $ | 79,050,000 | ||||||||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| UBS Securities LLC | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | 79,050,000 | ||||||||||||
| Bank of China (Europe) S.A. | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | ||||||||||||
| DBS Bank Ltd. | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | 19,275,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | $ | 750,000,000 | ||||||||
* Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the delivery date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle in T+2, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.
No EEA or UK PRIIPs KID – No EEA or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the notes are not available to retail investors in the EEA or the UK.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BBVA Securities Inc. toll free at 1-800-422-8692, BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-471-2526 or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751.
Exhibit 4.1
REGISTERED
No.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
| 4.375% NOTES DUE 2027 | PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT $ CUSIP NO. 718172 DM8 ISIN NO. US718172DM83 |
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Virginia corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($ ) on November 1, 2027, and to pay interest thereon from November 1, 2024 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, at the rate of 4.375% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee for the Notes, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the date for payment by the person entitled thereto. All payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this Note will be made by the Company in immediately available funds.
Additional provisions of this Note are contained on the reverse hereof, and such provisions shall have the same effect as though fully set forth in this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee for the Notes by manual or electronic signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| Dated: November 1, 2024 | ||
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Frank de Rooij | |
| Title: | Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance | |
| Attest: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Darlene Quashie Henry | |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Officer | ||
(Reverse of Note)
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Company of the series hereinafter specified, which series is issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, all such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008 between the Company and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the rights and limitations of rights thereunder of the Holders of the Securities and of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee for each series of Securities and of the Company, and the terms upon which the Securities are and are to be authenticated and delivered. As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This Note is one of a series of the Securities designated therein as 4.375% Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”).
Section 1010 of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes, except that (i) the term “Holder,” when used in Section 1010 of the Indenture, shall mean the beneficial owner of a Note or any person holding on behalf or for the account of the beneficial owner of a Note; (ii) the following language shall replace subsection (k) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code” and (iii) the following language shall be included as subsection (l) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).”
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof). The redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest that would be due if such Notes matured on November 1, 2027 (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date, on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 10 basis points plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on November 1, 2027) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their affiliates, which are primary United States government securities dealers and one other leading primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 2:00 pm New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (such price expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The Company will, or will cause the Trustee or Paying Agent on its behalf to, mail notice of a redemption to Holders of the Notes to be redeemed by first-class mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) at least 15 and not more than 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption. On or before the applicable redemption date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee, funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and (unless the redemption date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes to be redeemed on that redemption date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by lot, pro rata or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in each case in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the “make-whole” premium.
The Company may redeem the Notes prior to maturity in whole, but not in part, on not more than 60 days’ notice and not less than 30 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Notes plus any accrued interest and additional amounts to the date fixed for redemption if:
| · | as a result of a change in or amendment to the tax laws, regulations or rulings of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States) that is announced or becomes effective on or after November 1, 2024, the Company has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes as described in Section 1010 of the Indenture, or |
| · | on or after November 1, 2024, any action is taken by a taxing authority of, or any decision is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, including any of those actions specified in the bullet point above, whether or not such action is taken or decision is rendered with respect to the Company, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation is officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing, will result in a material probability that the Company will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes, |
and the Company in its business judgment determines that such obligations cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Company.
If the Company exercises its option to redeem the Notes for tax reasons, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by an authorized officer stating that it is entitled to redeem the Notes and the written opinion of independent legal counsel if required.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire principal of all the Securities of any series upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 501(4) or 501(5) of the Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the Securities, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities of all series to which it is applicable) (in each case voting as a single class) may declare the entire principal amount of the Securities of all series so affected due and payable in the manner and with effect provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or 501(5) occurs with respect to the Company, all of the unpaid principal amount and accrued interest then Outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable in the manner with the effect provided in the Indenture without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series of Securities affected thereby (voting as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (voting as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences to the affected series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is transferable on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company to be maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at any other office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a like tenor and of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Trustee for the Notes and any agent of the Company or such Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, such Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Certain of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect to Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes, as provided in the Indenture.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Certain terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture have the meanings set forth therein.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE
| (Name and address of Assignee, including zip code, must be printed or typewritten) |
| the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably, constituting and appointing |
| Attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of Philip Morris International Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises. |
| Dated: |
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Exhibit 4.2
REGISTERED
No.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
| 4.625% NOTES DUE 2029 | PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT $ CUSIP NO. 718172 DN6 ISIN NO. US718172DN66 |
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Virginia corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($ ) on November 1, 2029, and to pay interest thereon from November 1, 2024 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, at the rate of 4.625% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee for the Notes, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the date for payment by the person entitled thereto. All payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this Note will be made by the Company in immediately available funds.
Additional provisions of this Note are contained on the reverse hereof, and such provisions shall have the same effect as though fully set forth in this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee for the Notes by manual or electronic signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| Dated: November 1, 2024 | ||
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Frank de Rooij | |
| Title: | Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance | |
| Attest: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Darlene Quashie Henry | |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Officer | ||
(Reverse of Note)
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Company of the series hereinafter specified, which series is issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, all such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008 between the Company and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the rights and limitations of rights thereunder of the Holders of the Securities and of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee for each series of Securities and of the Company, and the terms upon which the Securities are and are to be authenticated and delivered. As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This Note is one of a series of the Securities designated therein as 4.625% Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”).
Section 1010 of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes, except that (i) the term “Holder,” when used in Section 1010 of the Indenture, shall mean the beneficial owner of a Note or any person holding on behalf or for the account of the beneficial owner of a Note; (ii) the following language shall replace subsection (k) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code” and (iii) the following language shall be included as subsection (l) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).”
Prior to October 1, 2029 (the date that is one month prior to the scheduled maturity date for the Notes) (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof). The redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest that would be due if such Notes matured on the Par Call Date (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date, on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 10 basis points plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their affiliates, which are primary United States government securities dealers and one other leading primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 2:00 pm New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (such price expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The Company will, or will cause the Trustee or Paying Agent on its behalf to, mail notice of a redemption to Holders of the Notes to be redeemed by first-class mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) at least 15 and not more than 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption. On or before the applicable redemption date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee, funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and (unless the redemption date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes to be redeemed on that redemption date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by lot, pro rata or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in each case in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the “make-whole” premium.
The Company may redeem the Notes prior to maturity in whole, but not in part, on not more than 60 days’ notice and not less than 30 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Notes plus any accrued interest and additional amounts to the date fixed for redemption if:
| · | as a result of a change in or amendment to the tax laws, regulations or rulings of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States) that is announced or becomes effective on or after November 1, 2024, the Company has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes as described in Section 1010 of the Indenture, or |
| · | on or after November 1, 2024, any action is taken by a taxing authority of, or any decision is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, including any of those actions specified in the bullet point above, whether or not such action is taken or decision is rendered with respect to the Company, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation is officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing, will result in a material probability that the Company will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes, |
and the Company in its business judgment determines that such obligations cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Company.
If the Company exercises its option to redeem the Notes for tax reasons, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by an authorized officer stating that it is entitled to redeem the Notes and the written opinion of independent legal counsel if required.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire principal of all the Securities of any series upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 501(4) or 501(5) of the Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the Securities, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities of all series to which it is applicable) (in each case voting as a single class) may declare the entire principal amount of the Securities of all series so affected due and payable in the manner and with effect provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or 501(5) occurs with respect to the Company, all of the unpaid principal amount and accrued interest then Outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable in the manner with the effect provided in the Indenture without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series of Securities affected thereby (voting as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (voting as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences to the affected series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is transferable on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company to be maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at any other office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a like tenor and of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Trustee for the Notes and any agent of the Company or such Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, such Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Certain of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect to Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes, as provided in the Indenture.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Certain terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture have the meanings set forth therein.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE
| (Name and address of Assignee, including zip code, must be printed or typewritten) |
| the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably, constituting and appointing |
| Attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of Philip Morris International Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises. |
| Dated: |
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Exhibit 4.3
REGISTERED
No.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
| 4.750% NOTES DUE 2031 | PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT $ CUSIP NO. 718172 DP1 ISIN NO. US718172DP15 |
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Virginia corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($ ) on November 1, 2031, and to pay interest thereon from November 1, 2024 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, at the rate of 4.750% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee for the Notes, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the date for payment by the person entitled thereto. All payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this Note will be made by the Company in immediately available funds.
Additional provisions of this Note are contained on the reverse hereof, and such provisions shall have the same effect as though fully set forth in this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee for the Notes by manual or electronic signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| Dated: November 1, 2024 | ||
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Frank de Rooij | |
| Title: | Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance | |
| Attest: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Darlene Quashie Henry | |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Officer | ||
(Reverse of Note)
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Company of the series hereinafter specified, which series is issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, all such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008 between the Company and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the rights and limitations of rights thereunder of the Holders of the Securities and of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee for each series of Securities and of the Company, and the terms upon which the Securities are and are to be authenticated and delivered. As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This Note is one of a series of the Securities designated therein as 4.750% Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”).
Section 1010 of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes, except that (i) the term “Holder,” when used in Section 1010 of the Indenture, shall mean the beneficial owner of a Note or any person holding on behalf or for the account of the beneficial owner of a Note; (ii) the following language shall replace subsection (k) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code” and (iii) the following language shall be included as subsection (l) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).”
Prior to September 1, 2031 (the date that is two months prior to the scheduled maturity date for the Notes) (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof). The redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest that would be due if such Notes matured on the Par Call Date (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date, on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 15 basis points plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their affiliates, which are primary United States government securities dealers and one other leading primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 2:00 pm New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (such price expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The Company will, or will cause the Trustee or Paying Agent on its behalf to, mail notice of a redemption to Holders of the Notes to be redeemed by first-class mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) at least 15 and not more than 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption. On or before the applicable redemption date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee, funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and (unless the redemption date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes to be redeemed on that redemption date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by lot, pro rata or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in each case in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the “make-whole” premium.
The Company may redeem the Notes prior to maturity in whole, but not in part, on not more than 60 days’ notice and not less than 30 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Notes plus any accrued interest and additional amounts to the date fixed for redemption if:
| · | as a result of a change in or amendment to the tax laws, regulations or rulings of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States) that is announced or becomes effective on or after November 1, 2024, the Company has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes as described in Section 1010 of the Indenture, or |
| · | on or after November 1, 2024, any action is taken by a taxing authority of, or any decision is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, including any of those actions specified in the bullet point above, whether or not such action is taken or decision is rendered with respect to the Company, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation is officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing, will result in a material probability that the Company will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes, |
and the Company in its business judgment determines that such obligations cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Company.
If the Company exercises its option to redeem the Notes for tax reasons, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by an authorized officer stating that it is entitled to redeem the Notes and the written opinion of independent legal counsel if required.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire principal of all the Securities of any series upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 501(4) or 501(5) of the Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the Securities, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities of all series to which it is applicable) (in each case voting as a single class) may declare the entire principal amount of the Securities of all series so affected due and payable in the manner and with effect provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or 501(5) occurs with respect to the Company, all of the unpaid principal amount and accrued interest then Outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable in the manner with the effect provided in the Indenture without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series of Securities affected thereby (voting as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (voting as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences to the affected series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is transferable on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company to be maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at any other office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a like tenor and of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Trustee for the Notes and any agent of the Company or such Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, such Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Certain of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect to Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes, as provided in the Indenture.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Certain terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture have the meanings set forth therein.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE
| (Name and address of Assignee, including zip code, must be printed or typewritten) |
| the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably, constituting and appointing |
| Attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of Philip Morris International Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises. |
| Dated: |
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Exhibit 4.4
REGISTERED
No.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
| 4.900% NOTES DUE 2034 | PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT $ CUSIP NO. 718172 DQ9 ISIN NO. US718172DQ97 |
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN CERTIFICATED FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Virginia corporation (hereinafter called the “Company”, which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns, the principal sum of ($ ) on November 1, 2034, and to pay interest thereon from November 1, 2024 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2025, at the rate of 4.900% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee for the Notes, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Securities Register or by wire transfer at such place and to such account at a banking institution in the United States as may be designated in writing to the Trustee at least 15 days prior to the date for payment by the person entitled thereto. All payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of this Note will be made by the Company in immediately available funds.
Additional provisions of this Note are contained on the reverse hereof, and such provisions shall have the same effect as though fully set forth in this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee for the Notes by manual or electronic signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| Dated: November 1, 2024 | ||
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Frank de Rooij | |
| Title: | Vice President Treasury and Corporate Finance | |
| Attest: | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Darlene Quashie Henry | |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized Officer | ||
(Reverse of Note)
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Company of the series hereinafter specified, which series is issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, all such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008 between the Company and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the rights and limitations of rights thereunder of the Holders of the Securities and of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Trustee for each series of Securities and of the Company, and the terms upon which the Securities are and are to be authenticated and delivered. As provided in the Indenture, the Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature at different times, may bear interest, if any, at different rates, may be subject to different redemption provisions, if any, may be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds, if any, may be subject to different covenants and Events of Default and may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided or permitted. This Note is one of a series of the Securities designated therein as 4.900% Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”).
Section 1010 of the Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes, except that (i) the term “Holder,” when used in Section 1010 of the Indenture, shall mean the beneficial owner of a Note or any person holding on behalf or for the account of the beneficial owner of a Note; (ii) the following language shall replace subsection (k) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code” and (iii) the following language shall be included as subsection (l) to Section 1010 of the Indenture: “any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).”
Prior to August 1, 2034 (the date that is three months prior to the scheduled maturity date for the Notes) (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof). The redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of each remaining scheduled payment of principal and interest that would be due if such Notes matured on the Par Call Date (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date, on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), at a rate equal to the applicable Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 15 basis points plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for this purpose that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC or their affiliates, which are primary United States government securities dealers and one other leading primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City reasonably designated by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 2:00 pm New York time on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (such price expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The Company will, or will cause the Trustee or Paying Agent on its behalf to, mail notice of a redemption to Holders of the Notes to be redeemed by first-class mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) at least 15 and not more than 45 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption. On or before the applicable redemption date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee, funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and (unless the redemption date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes to be redeemed on that redemption date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by lot, pro rata or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in each case in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee shall not be responsible for calculating the “make-whole” premium.
The Company may redeem the Notes prior to maturity in whole, but not in part, on not more than 60 days’ notice and not less than 30 days’ notice at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of such Notes plus any accrued interest and additional amounts to the date fixed for redemption if:
| · | as a result of a change in or amendment to the tax laws, regulations or rulings of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States) that is announced or becomes effective on or after November 1, 2024, the Company has or will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes as described in Section 1010 of the Indenture, or |
| · | on or after November 1, 2024, any action is taken by a taxing authority of, or any decision is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, including any of those actions specified in the bullet point above, whether or not such action is taken or decision is rendered with respect to the Company, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation is officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing, will result in a material probability that the Company will become obligated to pay additional amounts with respect to the Notes, |
and the Company in its business judgment determines that such obligations cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Company.
If the Company exercises its option to redeem the Notes for tax reasons, the Company will deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by an authorized officer stating that it is entitled to redeem the Notes and the written opinion of independent legal counsel if required.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire principal of all the Securities of any series upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Section 501(4) or 501(5) of the Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series then Outstanding (or, if such default is not applicable to all series of the Securities, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then Outstanding Securities of all series to which it is applicable) (in each case voting as a single class) may declare the entire principal amount of the Securities of all series so affected due and payable in the manner and with effect provided in the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(4) or 501(5) occurs with respect to the Company, all of the unpaid principal amount and accrued interest then Outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable in the manner with the effect provided in the Indenture without any declaration or other act by the Trustee or any Holder.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of all series of Securities affected thereby (voting as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of all series affected thereby at the time Outstanding (voting as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences to the affected series. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein and in the Indenture prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is transferable on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company to be maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at any other office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of a like tenor and of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Trustee for the Notes and any agent of the Company or such Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, such Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Certain of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture with respect to Notes may be terminated if the Company irrevocably deposits with the Trustee money or Government Obligations sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on all Notes, as provided in the Indenture.
This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Certain terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture have the meanings set forth therein.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE
| (Name and address of Assignee, including zip code, must be printed or typewritten) |
| the within Note, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably, constituting and appointing |
| Attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of Philip Morris International Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises. |
| Dated: |
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Exhibit 5.1
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP File No: 041147.0000054 |
| November 1, 2024 |
Board of Directors
Philip Morris International Inc.
677 Washington Blvd, Suite 1100
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Re: Legality of Securities Issued under Registration Statement on Form S-3
To the Addressee:
We have acted as counsel to Philip Morris International Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Issuer”), in connection with the Terms Agreement dated October 30, 2024 (the “Terms Agreement”) by and among the Issuer and each of BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the sale by the Issuer to the Underwriters of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% Notes due 2027, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Notes due 2029, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Notes due 2031 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.900% Notes due 2034 (collectively, the “Securities”). The Terms Agreement incorporates by reference the Underwriting Agreement dated as of April 25, 2008 (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
The Securities are being issued under an Indenture dated as of April 25, 2008 (the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 16 of Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K.
In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:
| (a) | the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269690) relating to securities to be issued by the Issuer from time to time including the Securities, filed by the Issuer, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 10, 2023, including the base prospectus included in such registration statement (the “Base Prospectus”) and the other information set forth in the Incorporated Documents (as defined below) and incorporated by reference into such registration statement and therefore deemed to be a part thereof (such registration statement, at the time it became effective and including the Base Prospectus and such other information incorporated by reference into such registration statement, being referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”); |
ATLANTA AUSTIN BANGKOK BEIJING BOSTON
BRUSSELS CHARLOTTE DALLAS DUBAI HOUSTON
LONDON LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK RICHMOND SAN FRANCISCO TOKYO TYSONS WASHINGTON, DC
www.HuntonAK.com
Board of Directors
Philip Morris International Inc.
November 1, 2024
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| (b) | the preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 30, 2024, relating to the Securities in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the General Rules and Regulations (the “Rules and Regulations”) under the Securities Act (such preliminary prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, being referred to herein as the “Preliminary Prospectus”); |
| (c) | the prospectus supplement dated October 30, 2024, relating to the Securities in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations (such prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, being referred to herein as the “Prospectus”); |
| (d) | the final term sheet dated October 30, 2024, relating to the Securities in the form filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations (such document being referred to herein as the “Pricing Term Sheet”); |
| (e) | each of the Issuer’s reports that have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (the “Incorporated Documents”); |
| (f) | the Indenture; |
| (g) | the global notes executed by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000,000, representing the Securities purchased and sold pursuant to the Terms Agreement; |
| (h) | the Underwriting Agreement; |
| (i) | the Terms Agreement; |
| (j) | the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer, certified by the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia as being in effect on October 30, 2024, and certified by the Secretary of the Issuer as being in effect on the date hereof (the “Articles of Incorporation”); |
Board of Directors
Philip Morris International Inc.
November 1, 2024
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| (k) | the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Issuer, certified by the Secretary of the Issuer as being in effect on the date hereof (the “By-Laws”); |
| (l) | resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer dated September 13, 2023, certified by the Secretary of the Issuer; and |
| (m) | a certificate from the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia dated November 1, 2024 as to the good standing and legal existence under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Issuer (the “Good Standing Certificate”). |
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Issuer and such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Issuer and others, and such other documents, certificates and records, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth herein. In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies. As to any facts material to the opinions and statements expressed herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied, to the extent we deem appropriate, upon (i) oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Issuer and (ii) statements and certifications of public officials and others.
As used herein the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Person” means a natural person or a legal entity organized under the laws of any jurisdiction.
“Transaction Documents” means collectively, the Terms Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
| 1. | The Issuer is validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with corporate power and corporate authority under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia to issue the Securities in accordance with and subject to their terms and the terms of the Indenture. |
Board of Directors
Philip Morris International Inc.
November 1, 2024
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| 2. | When authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the Terms Agreement, the Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, under applicable laws of the State of New York. |
We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) applicable laws of the State of New York, (ii) applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and (iii) applicable laws of the United States of America. References herein to “applicable laws” mean those laws, rules and regulations that, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents, without our having made any special investigation as to the applicability of any specific law, rule or regulation, and that are not the subject of a specific opinion herein referring expressly to a particular law or laws; provided, however, that such references do not include any municipal or other local laws, rules or regulations, or any laws, rules or regulations relating to fraud, labor, securities, tax, insurance, antitrust, money laundering, national security or the environment.
Our opinions expressed herein are subject to the following additional assumptions and qualifications:
(i) The opinion set forth in paragraph 1 above as to the valid existence and good standing of the Issuer is based solely upon our review of certificates and other communications from the appropriate public officials.
(ii) Our opinion in paragraph 2 above may be:
(1) limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally; and
(2) subject to the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), including, without limitation, the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy and concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
Board of Directors
Philip Morris International Inc.
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(iii) Our opinion expressed in paragraph 2 above insofar as it pertains to any provisions of the instruments referred to in such paragraph purporting to select New York law as governing, is rendered solely in reliance upon New York General Obligations Law § 5-1401, and is expressly conditioned upon the assumption that the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of said provisions will be determined by a court of the State of New York or a United States federal court sitting in New York and applying New York choice of law rules, including said § 5-1401. We express no opinion as to any such provision if such legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability is determined by any other court, and we call your attention to the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Lehman Brothers Commercial Corp. v. Minmetals Int’l Non Ferrous Metals Trading Co., 179 F. Supp. 2d 119 (S.D.N.Y. 2000), which, among other things, contains dicta relating to possible constitutional limitations upon said § 5-1401 in both domestic and international transactions. We express no opinion as to any such constitutional limitations upon said § 5-1401 or its effect, if any, upon any opinion herein expressed.
(iv) We express no opinion as to the validity, effect or enforceability of any provisions:
(1) purporting to establish evidentiary standards or limitations periods for suits or proceedings to enforce such documents or otherwise, to modify rules of contract construction, to establish certain determinations (including determinations of contracting parties and judgments of courts) as conclusive or conclusive absent manifest error, to commit the same to the discretion of any Person or permit any Person to act in its sole judgment or to waive rights to notice;
(2) providing that the assertion or employment of any right or remedy shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy, or that each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other remedy or that any delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall not impair any other right or remedy or constitute a waiver thereof;
(3) relating to severability or separability;
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(4) purporting to limit the liability of, or to exculpate, any Person, including without limitation any provision that purports to waive liability for violation of securities laws;
(5) purporting to waive damages;
(6) that relate to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement obligations to the extent any such provisions (i) would purport to require any Person to provide indemnification, contribution or reimbursement in respect of the negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful behavior of any Person, (ii) violate any law, rule or regulation (including any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation) or (iii) are determined to be contrary to public policy;
(7) purporting to establish any obligation of any party as absolute or unconditional regardless of the occurrence or non-occurrence or existence or non-existence of any event or other state of facts;
(8) purporting to obligate any party to conform to a standard that may not be objectively determinable or employing items that are vague or have no commonly accepted meaning in the context in which used;
(9) purporting to require that all amendments, waivers and terminations be in writing or the disregard of any course of dealing or usage of trade;
(10) relating to consent to jurisdiction insofar as such provisions purport to confer subject matter jurisdiction upon any court that does not have such jurisdiction, whether in respect of bringing suit, enforcement of judgments or otherwise;
(11) purporting to limit the obligations of any party to the extent necessary to avoid such obligations constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance;
(12) purporting to require disregard of mandatory choice of law principles that could require application of a law other than the law expressly chosen to govern the instrument in which such provisions appear;
(13) purporting to waive the benefit or advantage of any stay, extension or usury law; or
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(14) purporting to waive rights to trial by jury or rights to object to jurisdiction based on inconvenient forum.
(v) In making our examination of executed documents, we have assumed (except to the extent that we expressly opine above) (1) the valid existence and good standing of each of the parties thereto, (2) that such parties had the power and authority, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other, to enter into and to incur and perform all their obligations thereunder, (3) the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other, and the due execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and (4) to the extent such documents purport to constitute agreements, that each of such documents constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms. In this paragraph (v), all references to parties to documents shall be deemed to mean and include each of such parties, and each other person (if any) directly or indirectly acting on its behalf.
(vi) Except to the extent that we expressly opine above, we have assumed that the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, and the incurrence and performance of the obligations thereunder of the parties thereto do not and will not contravene, breach, violate or constitute a default under (with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise) (a) the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, charter, bylaws, limited liability company agreement, limited partnership agreement or similar organic document of any such party, (b) any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument, (c) any statute, law, rule, or regulation, (d) any judicial or administrative order or decree of any governmental authority, or (e) any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority, in each case, to which any party to the Transaction Documents or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be subject, or by which any of them may be bound or affected. Further, we have assumed the compliance by each such party, other than the Issuer, with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, as well as the compliance by the Issuer, and each other person (if any) directly or indirectly acting on its behalf, with all laws, rules and regulations that may be applicable to it by virtue of the particular nature of the business conducted by it or any goods or services produced or rendered by it or property owned, operated or leased by it, or any other facts pertaining specifically to it. In this paragraph (vi), all references to parties to the Transaction Documents, other than the first such reference, shall be deemed to mean and include each of such parties, and each other person (if any) directly or indirectly acting on its behalf.
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(vii) We express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any jurisdiction in which any holder of any Security is located (other than the State of New York) that limit the interest, fees or other charges such holder may impose for the loan or use of money or other credit.
(viii) Except to the extent that we expressly opine above, we have assumed that no authorization, consent or other approval of, notice to or registration, recording or filing with any court, governmental authority or regulatory body (other than routine informational filings, filings under the Securities Act and filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is required to authorize, or is required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the execution or delivery thereof by or on behalf of any party thereto or the incurrence or performance by any of the parties thereto of its obligations thereunder.
We hereby consent to (i) the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on the date hereof; (ii) the incorporation by reference of this opinion into the Registration Statement and (iii) the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. By giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
The opinions and statements expressed herein are as of the date hereof only and are based on laws, orders, contract terms and provisions, and facts as of such date, and we disclaim any obligation to update this letter after such date or to advise you of changes of facts stated or assumed herein or any subsequent changes in law.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP |