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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated September 8, 1995)
[LOGO]
$100,000,000
6.50% NOTES DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2007
INTEREST PAYABLE MAY 15 AND NOVEMBER 15
ISSUE PRICE: 99.117%
Interest on the 6.50% Notes due November 15, 2007 is payable semiannually on May
15 and November 15 of each year, commencing May 15, 1996. The Notes may not be
redeemed prior to maturity and do not provide for any sinking fund. See
"Description of the Notes". The Notes will be represented by a global security
registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, which will act as
Depositary. Beneficial interests in the global security will be shown on, and
transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by the
Depositary (with respect to participants' interests) and its participants.
Except in the limited circumstances described herein, Notes in definitive form
will not be issued. See "Description of the Notes--Book-Entry Procedures".
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS TO WHICH IT
RELATES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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PRICE UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
TO PUBLIC (1) DISCOUNT (2) COMPANY (1)(3)
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Per Note 99.117% .675% 98.442%
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Total $99,117,000 $675,000 $98,442,000
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(1) Plus accrued interest, if any, from November 21, 1995.
(2) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(3) Before deducting estimated expenses of $250,000 payable by the Company.
The Notes are offered, subject to prior sale, when, as and if accepted by the
Underwriters and subject to approval of certain legal matters by Mayer, Brown &
Platt, counsel for the Underwriters. It is expected that delivery of the Notes
will be made on or about November 21, 1995 through the facilities of The
Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, against payment therefor in
same-day funds.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
BA SECURITIES, INC.
CITICORP SECURITIES, INC.
FIRST CHICAGO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
November 16, 1995.
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE NOTES OFFERED
HEREBY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET.
SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus and, if given or made, such information
or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized. This
Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to
which they relate or any offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy
such securities in any circumstance in which such offer or solicitation is
unlawful. Neither the delivery of the Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus
nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any
implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since
the date hereof or that the information contained herein is correct as of any
time subsequent to its date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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The Company............................................................................ S-3
Use of Proceeds........................................................................ S-3
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges..................................................... S-3
Selected Consolidated Financial Data................................................... S-4
Description of the Notes............................................................... S-5
Underwriting........................................................................... S-8
PROSPECTUS
Available Information.................................................................. 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference........................................ 2
The Company............................................................................ 3
Use of Proceeds........................................................................ 4
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges..................................................... 4
Description of the Securities.......................................................... 4
Plan of Distribution................................................................... 11
Legal Matters.......................................................................... 12
Experts................................................................................ 12
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THE COMPANY
ALL REFERENCES TO YEARS ARE TO FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED.
Mallinckrodt Group Inc. (the "Company") is a St. Louis-based company with 1995
net sales of $2.2 billion. The Company provides human and animal health products
and specialty chemicals through its three international, technology-based
operating subsidiaries: Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc., Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.
and Mallinckrodt Veterinary, Inc. The Company has approximately 10,300
employees. The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol MKG.
Mallinckrodt Chemical is a producer of specialty pharmaceutical chemicals and
specialty industrial chemicals and catalysts. Mallinckrodt Chemical is also a
joint venture partner with Hercules Incorporated in a worldwide flavors
business, Tastemaker, which develops and sells products for the beverage, sweet
goods, savory and confection markets.
Mallinckrodt Medical provides technologically advanced, cost-effective products
and services in five medical specialties: radiology; cardiology; nuclear
medicine; anesthesiology; and critical care. The Company has a leadership
position in many of these markets.
Mallinckrodt Veterinary is one of the world's leading animal health and
nutrition companies with approximately 1,000 products sold in more than 100
countries. Products include pharmaceuticals, livestock and poultry vaccines,
pesticides, bacterial and fungal infection treatments, surgical supplies, and
anesthetics.
The Company's corporate headquarters is located at 7733 Forsyth Boulevard, St.
Louis, MO 63105-1820, and its telephone number is: (314) 854-5200.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to be received by the Company from the issuance and sale of the
Notes offered hereby are expected to be used to reduce outstanding commercial
paper and for other general corporate purposes. On November 14, 1995, the
Company had approximately $172 million of commercial paper outstanding, with a
weighted average maturity of 17 days and bearing a weighted average interest
rate of approximately 6.03% per annum. See "Underwriting".
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
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1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges 4.5 5.3 4.0 (1) 4.9 4.0
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(1) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges for the year ended June 30,
1993, primarily due to restructuring charges recorded during the year. The
coverage deficiency was approximately $140 million.
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is based on earnings from continuing
operations and has been computed on a total enterprise basis. Earnings represent
income from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges, net of
capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense before reduction
for capitalized interest, one-third of rental expense (net of rental income from
subleased properties), which is considered to be representative of the interest
factors in the leases, and the Company's proportionate share of interest expense
of 50%-owned entities accounted for by the equity method before reduction for
capitalized interest, and amortization of debt discount and expenses.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth historical data for the periods indicated. The
selected consolidated financial data of the Company for each of the five years
during the period ended June 30, 1995, have been derived from the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company which were audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent auditors, and should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's Annual Reports on
Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 1991 through 1995, including, with
respect to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30,
1995, the amendments to such report referenced below. The Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 thereto on Form 10-K/A, dated November 3, 1995 and Amendment No. 2 thereto
on Form 10-K/A, dated November 15, 1995, and the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 10-Q/A, dated November 15, 1995, are
incorporated herein by reference. The selected consolidated financial data of
the Company for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 should
be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in
the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 1995 (as
amended) and 1994, respectively, and the consolidated financial statements
contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1995 (as amended). Such quarterly selected consolidated financial
data is unaudited but includes all adjustments which the Company's management
considers necessary for a fair presentation. These adjustments consist of normal
recurring accruals except as discussed in Note 1 below. Interim results are not
necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1994(3) 1993(4) 1992(5) 1991 1995 1994
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
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OPERATIONS STATEMENT DATA:
Net sales $ 2,212.1 $ 1,940.1 $ 1,796.3 $ 1,702.9 $ 1,633.9 $ 492.1 $ 448.6
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold 1,215.2 1,037.3 970.6 915.6 910.0 268.3 248.3
Selling, administrative and general
expenses 577.3 522.0 511.2 480.3 457.4 138.9 123.7
Research and development expenses 97.8 95.3 95.3 90.5 80.8 24.1 23.2
Restructuring charge 93.9 334.1
Other operating (income) expense, net (7.1) (1.5) (5.9) (9.0) 1.1 (3.2) (2.1)
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1,883.2 1,747.0 1,905.3 1,477.4 1,449.3 428.1 393.1
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Operating earnings (loss) 328.9 193.1 (109.0) 225.5 184.6 64.0 55.5
Equity in pre-tax earnings of joint venture 25.3 18.5 10.6 1.6 7.3 6.1
Interest and other nonoperating income
(expense), net (4.2) (.4) 2.6 15.3 11.4 (.4) (.3)
Interest expense (55.4) (39.8) (37.3) (39.6) (42.7) (13.8) (12.0)
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes 294.6 171.4 (133.1) 202.8 153.3 57.1 49.3
Income tax provision (benefit) 110.5 64.0 (19.3) 74.0 56.1 21.4 18.8
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations 184.1 107.4 (113.8) 128.8 97.2 35.7 30.5
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations (1) (3.8) (3.6) (6.0) (1.3) (9.0) 3.5 3.4
Cumulative effect of accounting changes (80.6)
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Net earnings (loss) 180.3 103.8 (200.4) 127.5 88.2 39.2 33.9
Preferred stock dividends (.4) (.4) (.4) (.4) (.4) (.1) (.1)
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Available for common shareholders $ 179.9 $ 103.4 $ (200.8) $ 127.1 $ 87.8 $ 39.1 $ 33.8
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Per Common Share Data (2)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations $ 2.37 $ 1.38 $ (1.48) $ 1.65 $ 1.37 $ .46 $ .40
Net earnings (loss) 2.32 1.33 (2.60) 1.63 1.24 .50 .44
Weighted average common shares (in
millions) 77.5 77.6 77.4 77.8 70.6 77.9 77.6
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(FOOTNOTES CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
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YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, AT SEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1994(3) 1993(4) 1992(5) 1991 1995 1994
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(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
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Working capital $ 271.8 $ 261.3 $ 203.7 $ 351.6 $ 409.0 $ 252.7 $ 254.9
Total assets 2,720.6 2,433.5 2,177.6 2,050.8 2,250.2 2,764.3 2,460.5
Total debt 699.0 669.8 617.0 373.7 643.4 772.3 677.7
Shareholders' equity 1,171.5 1,015.9 910.5 1,224.2 1,084.2 1,183.5 1,052.2
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THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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1995 1994
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CASH FLOW DATA:
Capital expenditures $ 160.8 $ 172.3 $ 188.3 $ 150.4 $ 123.4 $ 36.8 $ 48.2
Depreciation and amortization 125.0 104.6 96.1 89.3 86.6 34.4 35.5
Cash provided by operations 284.5 227.3 136.6 24.6 165.1 22.6 35.3
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(1) The discontinued operations charges for 1995, 1994 and 1993 primarily
included environmental and related litigation costs related to operations
previously disposed. The results for 1992 included a nonrecurring after-tax
gain of $.3 million, from net effects related to sales of stock of IMC
Global Inc. ("IMC"), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The
results for 1991 included nonrecurring after-tax charges of $2.8 million or
$.04 per share, also from net effects related to the IMC stock sales.
Results for 1992 and 1991 also included after-tax charges of $1.3 million,
or $.02 per share; and $6.2 million, or $.09 per share; respectively, for
environmental and litigation costs related to operations previously sold.
Effective October 16, 1995, the Company's Veterinary subsidiary completed
the sale of its animal feed ingredients business unit. Gross proceeds from
the sale were $110 million. Results for the feed ingredients business have
been accounted for as a discontinued operation and, accordingly, results for
the quarterly periods ended September 30, 1995 and September 30, 1994,
respectively, as well as the Balance Sheet data at September 30, 1995, and
September 30, 1994, respectively, have been restated. Feed ingredients net
sales were $37.2 million and $39.1 million and operating earnings were $7.0
million and $6.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 1995 and 1994,
respectively. Net assets for the feed ingredients business have been
segregated into their current and noncurrent components in the selected
balance sheet data as at September 30, 1995. The Company anticipates
realizing a gain on this transaction, net of costs associated with disposal,
but cannot yet quantify the amount. The information for fiscal years 1991
through 1995 will be restated to reflect the feed ingredients business as a
discontinued operation no later than the time the Company files its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996.
(2) Presented on a primary per common share basis adjusted for the 3-for-1 stock
split in November 1991.
(3) Results for 1994 included restructuring charges aggregating $93.9 million,
$58.8 million after taxes, or $.76 per share. Pre-tax charges in 1994
included in Mallinckrodt Medical and Mallinckrodt Veterinary operating
earnings were $73.9 million and $20.0 million, respectively. The income tax
provision for 1994 included favorable adjustments of $3.0 million, or $.04
per share from U.S. and foreign tax law changes.
(4) Results for 1993 included restructuring charges totaling $334.1 million,
$242.2 million after taxes, or $3.13 a share, and charges of $5.5 million,
$3.4 million after taxes, or $.04 a share, from executive resignations
resulting from the performance of Mallinckrodt Veterinary. The net
incremental charges for FAS No. 106 "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions," FAS No. 109 "Accounting for
Income Taxes" and FAS No. 112 "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment
Benefits" amounted to $8.5 million, $3.8 million after taxes, or $.05 a
share.
(5) Results for 1992 included an after-tax charge of $2.4 million, or $.03 per
share related to the formation of Tastemaker, the flavors joint venture, and
an after-tax charge of $3.0 million, or $.04 per share related to technical
manufacturing control problems at Mallinckrodt Veterinary's Kansas City,
Kansas manufacturing facility. These charges were partially offset by an
after-tax gain of $6.7 million, or $.08 per share from sales of investments.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The Notes are to be issued under an indenture, dated as of March 15, 1985, as
amended and restated as of February 15, 1995, and as may be further amended and
supplemented (the "Indenture"), between the Company and First Trust of New York,
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The following summaries of
certain provisions of the Indenture and of the Notes offered hereby (referred to
in the accompanying Prospectus as "Securities" and "Offered Securities")
supplement, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replace, the description of
the general terms and provisions of the Securities set forth in the accompanying
Prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. The following
summaries do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in
their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Indenture, including
the definition therein of certain terms. As used in this "Description of the
Notes," unless the context indicates otherwise, the "Company" refers to
Mallinckrodt Group Inc. and does not include its subsidiaries.
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GENERAL
The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and
will rank on a parity on right of payment with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of the Company.
The Notes will be limited to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount and will
mature on November 15, 2007. The Notes will bear interest at the rate per annum
shown on the cover page of this Prospectus Supplement from November 21, 1995 or
from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for,
payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 (each an "Interest Payment
Date") of each year, commencing May 15, 1996, to the persons in whose names such
Notes are registered at the close of business on the preceding November 1 and
May 1 (each a "Regular Record Date"), respectively. The Notes will be issued in
fully registered form only in the denomination of $1,000 and integral multiples
thereof.
The principal of and interest on the Notes will be payable and the Notes will be
transferable at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York.
The Notes are not redeemable by the Company prior to maturity and are not
entitled to any sinking fund.
The covenants contained in the Indenture and the Notes do not provide for
redemption at the option of a holder nor afford holders protection in the event
of a highly leveraged or other transaction that may adversely affect holders.
BOOK-ENTRY PROCEDURES
The Notes will be issued initially in the form of a fully registered global
security (the "Global Security") which will be deposited with, or on behalf of,
The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (the "Depositary"), and
registered in the name of the Depositary's nominee. Except as set forth in the
last paragraph of this section, the Notes will not be issuable in certificated
form.
The Depositary has advised the Company and the Underwriters as follows: The
Depositary is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the
State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing
corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a
"clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depositary was created to hold
securities of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions among its participants in such securities through
electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. The
Depositary's participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the
Underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other
organizations, some of which (and/or their representatives) own the Depositary.
Access to the Depositary's book-entry system is also available to others, such
as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a
custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.
Upon the issuance of the Global Security, the Depositary or its nominee will
credit the accounts of persons holding a beneficial interest in such Global
Security with the respective principal amounts of the Notes represented by such
Global Security. Such accounts shall be designated by the Underwriters.
Ownership of beneficial interests in the Global Security will be limited to
persons that have accounts with the Depositary or its nominee ("participants")
or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial
interests in such Global Security will be shown on, and the transfer of that
ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or
its nominee (with respect to interests of participants) and on the records of
participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The
laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical
delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limitation and such laws
may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in the Global Security.
So long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such
Global Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be
considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by such Global
Security for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided below, owners
of beneficial interests in the Global Security will not be entitled to have
Notes represented by such Global Security registered in their names, will not
receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such Notes in definitive
form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the
Indenture.
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Payment of principal of and any premium and interest on Notes registered in the
name of the Depositary or its nominee will be made to the Depositary or its
nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the Global Security
representing such Notes. None of the Company, the Trustee, the Underwriters, any
Paying Agent or the Security Registrar for such Notes will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of the Global
Security for such Notes or for maintaining, supervising or receiving any records
relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company expects that the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, upon
receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest, will credit
immediately participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to
their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the Global
Security for such Notes as shown on the records of the Depositary or its
nominee. The Company also expects that payments by participants to owners of
beneficial interests in such Global Security held through such participants will
be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case
with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in "street name,"
and will be the responsibility of such participants.
If the Depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary
and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, the
Company will issue Notes in definitive form in exchange for the Global Security
representing such Notes. In addition, the Company may at any time and in its
sole discretion determine not to have the Notes represented by the Global
Security and, in such event, the Company will issue Notes in definitive form in
exchange for the Global Security representing such Notes. Further, if the
Company so specifies with respect to the Notes, an owner of a beneficial
interest in the Global Security may, on terms acceptable to the Company and the
Depositary, receive Notes in definitive form. In any such instance, an owner of
a beneficial interest in the Global Security will be entitled to physical
delivery in definitive form of Notes equal in principal amount to such
beneficial interest and to have such Notes registered in its name. Notes so
issued in definitive form will be issued in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples thereof.
SAME-DAY SETTLEMENT AND PAYMENT
Settlement for the Notes will be made by the Underwriters in immediately
available funds. All payment of principal and interest will be made by the
Company in immediately available funds or the equivalent, so long as the
Depositary continues to make its Same-Day Funds Settlement System available to
the Company.
Secondary trading in long-term notes and debentures of corporate issuers is
generally settled in clearinghouse or next-day funds. In contrast, the Notes
will trade in the Depositary's Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and secondary
market trading activity in the Notes will therefore be required by the
Depositary to settle in immediately available funds. No assurance can be given
as to the effect, if any, of settlement in immediately available funds on
trading activity in the Notes.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
First Trust of New York, National Association, Trustee under the Indenture, is
also the trustee for the Company's 9.875% Sinking Fund Debentures due March 15,
2011, the Company's 6% Notes due October 15, 2003, the Company's 7% Debentures
due December 15, 2013 and the Company's 6.75% Notes due September 15, 2005, all
of which have been issued under the Indenture and are unsecured obligations of
the Company ranking equally with the Notes.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement
dated as of November 16, 1995 and the related Pricing Agreement dated as of
November 16, 1995, the Company has agreed to sell to each of the Underwriters
named below, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the
principal amount of Notes set forth opposite its name below.
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF
UNDERWRITER NOTES
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.............. $ 50,000,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co..................... 20,000,000
BA Securities, Inc...................... 10,000,000
Citicorp Securities, Inc................ 10,000,000
First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc...... 10,000,000
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Total............................... $100,000,000
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Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, the
Underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are
taken.
The Company has been advised by the Underwriters that they propose to offer the
Notes in part directly to the public at the initial public offering price set
forth on the cover page of this Prospectus Supplement and in part to certain
securities dealers at such prices less a concession of 0.40% of the principal
amount of the Notes. The Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a
concession not to exceed 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes to certain
brokers and dealers. After the Notes are released for sale to the public, the
offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the
Underwriters.
The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The
Company has been advised by the Underwriters that the Underwriters presently
intend to make a market in the Notes, although the Underwriters are under no
obligation to do so and the Underwriters may discontinue such market making at
any time in their sole discretion. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to
the liquidity of, or the trading markets for, the Notes.
Settlement for the Notes will be made in immediately available funds and all
secondary trading in the Notes will settle in immediately available funds. See
"Description of the Notes-Same-Day Settlement and Payment".
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, the Underwriters and/or
their respective affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in
commercial banking and investment banking transactions with the Company and
affiliates of the Company. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Money
Markets, L.P., an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., also act as dealers under
the Company's commercial paper program, and from time to time they may acquire
and hold the Company's commercial paper. The First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, an affiliate of First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., is the transfer agent
for the Company's common stock.
The Company has agreed to indemnify each Underwriter against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.
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$300,000,000
MALLINCKRODT GROUP INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
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Mallinckrodt Group Inc. (the "Company") may from time to time offer up to
$300,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of its debt securities (the "Debt
Securities"), on terms to be determined at the time of sale, and as more fully
described under "Description of the Securities." The accompanying Prospectus
Supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement") sets forth the specific designation,
the aggregate principal amount offered, authorized denominations, maturity,
purchase price, rate (which may be fixed or variable) and time of payment of
interest, any terms of redemption (including any sinking fund) and any other
specific terms of the Debt Securities in respect of which this Prospectus and
the Prospectus Supplement are being delivered (the "Offered Securities"),
together with the terms of the offering and sale of the Offered Securities.
The Company may sell Debt Securities to or through underwriters or dealers,
directly to one or more purchasers, through agents or through a combination of
the foregoing. See "Plan of Distribution." Unless otherwise set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement, such underwriters will include either or both of Goldman,
Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., acting alone or as representatives
of a group of underwriters. Either or both of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc. may also act as agents. The accompanying Prospectus
Supplement sets forth the names of such underwriters or agents, the principal
amounts, if any, to be purchased by underwriters and the compensation, if any,
of such underwriters or agents.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
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The date of this Prospectus is September 8, 1995.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements, information statements and other information filed by the Company
can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the following
Regional Offices of the Commission: New York Regional Office, Seven World Trade
Center, New York, New York 10048; and Chicago Regional Office, 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can be
obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Such reports, proxy
statements, information statements and other information filed by the Company
can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20
Broad Street, New York, New York 10005; the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 440
South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605; and the Pacific Stock Exchange,
Incorporated, 618 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90014 and 301
Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104.
The Company's Common Stock, $1 par value, is listed on the three
aforementioned stock exchanges.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a Registration Statement filed by the
Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act"). This Prospectus omits certain of the information contained in the
Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration
Statement and to the exhibits thereto for further information with respect to
the Company and the Debt Securities. Any statements contained herein concerning
the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete, and, in each
instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission. Each such
statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1994.
(2) The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
September 30, 1994, December 31, 1994 and March 31, 1995.
(3) The Company's current reports on Form 8-K dated August 15, 1994,
September 13, 1994, September 21, 1994, October 19, 1994, October 28, 1994,
November 3, 1994, January 4, 1995, March 1, 1995 and September 8, 1995.
(4) The Company's proxy statement dated September 8, 1995, relating to
the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the termination of
the offering of the Debt Securities shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to
whom a Prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the information that has
been incorporated by reference herein (other than exhibits to such documents)
upon written or oral request. Requests for such copies should be directed to the
Corporate Secretary, Mallinckrodt Group Inc., 7733 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis,
MO 63105-1820, telephone number (314) 854-5200.
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THE COMPANY
Mallinckrodt Group Inc. (the "Company") is a St. Louis-based company with
1995 net sales of $2.2 billion. The Company provides human and animal health
products and specialty chemicals through its three international,
technology-based operating subsidiaries: Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc.,
Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. and Mallinckrodt Veterinary, Inc. The Company has
approximately 10,300 employees. The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MKG.
Mallinckrodt Chemical is a producer of specialty pharmaceutical chemicals
and specialty industrial chemicals and catalysts. Mallinckrodt Chemical is also
a joint venture partner with Hercules Incorporated in a worldwide flavors
business, Tastemaker, which develops and sells products for the beverage, sweet
goods, savory and confection markets.
Mallinckrodt Medical provides technologically advanced, cost-effective
products and services in five medical specialties: radiology; cardiology;
nuclear medicine; anesthesiology; and critical care. The Company has a
leadership position in many of these markets.
Mallinckrodt Veterinary is one of the world's leading animal health and
nutrition companies with approximately 1,000 products sold in more than 100
countries. Products include pharmaceuticals, livestock and poultry vaccines,
pesticides, mineral feed ingredients, bacterial and fungal infection treatments,
surgical supplies, and anesthetics.
The Company was founded in 1909 and was primarily a producer and
manufacturer of fertilizers and other commodity chemicals. The Company undertook
a major restructuring of its businesses beginning with the February 1986
acquisition of the Mallinckrodt Medical and Mallinckrodt Chemical businesses. In
October 1986, the Company sold its industrial products and oil and gas
divisions. Beginning in February 1988, the Company began reducing its interest
in its fertilizer business, which is now an independent publicly-held company
named IMC Global Inc. ("IMC Global") (formerly IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc.), and
the Company completed the disposition of its remaining equity interest in IMC
Global on July 2, 1991. Since 1986, the Company has expanded its animal health
business through a series of acquisitions, including the acquisition of the
Pitman-Moore business in 1987 and the acquisition of Coopers Animal Health Group
in 1989.
In June 1993, the Company announced the details of a restructuring program
which resulted in a charge of $242 million after taxes, most of which was for
actions taken at Mallinckrodt Veterinary. In June 1994, the Company announced
the details of a further restructuring program which resulted in a charge of $59
million after taxes, most of which relates to Mallinckrodt Medical.
In March 1994, the Company changed its name from IMCERA Group Inc. to
Mallinckrodt Group Inc. and moved its headquarters from Northbrook, Illinois to
St. Louis, Missouri. The Company's corporate headquarters is located at 7733
Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105-1820, and its telephone number is: (314)
854-5200.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Securities will be added to
the general funds of the Company and will be used for general corporate
purposes, except as otherwise noted in any Prospectus Supplement. Pending such a
use, some portion of such funds may be invested in short-term marketable
securities.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
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1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges...................... 5.3 4.0 (1) 4.9 4.0
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(1) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges for the year ended June 30,
1993, primarily due to restructuring charges recorded during the year. The
coverage deficiency was approximately $140 million.
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The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is based on earnings from continuing
operations and has been computed on a total enterprise basis. Earnings represent
income from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges, net of
capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense before reduction
for capitalized interest, one-third of rental expense (net of rental income from
subleased properties), which is considered to be representative of the interest
factors in the leases, and the Company's proportionate share of interest expense
of 50%-owned entities accounted for by the equity method before reduction for
capitalized interest, and amortization of debt discount and expenses.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES
The following description of the Debt Securities sets forth certain general
terms and provisions of the Offered Securities to which any Prospectus
Supplement may relate. The Debt Securities are to be issued under an Indenture
dated as of March 15, 1985, as amended and restated as of February 15, 1995, and
as may be further amended and supplemented (the "Indenture"), between the
Company and First Trust of New York, National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. The particular terms of the Offered Securities and the extent, if
any, to which such general provisions may apply to the Offered Securities will
be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to such Offered Securities.
The following summaries of certain provisions of the Indenture do not
purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety
by reference to, all the provisions of the Indenture, including the definition
therein of certain terms. Wherever particular articles, sections or defined
terms of the Indenture are referred to, it is intended that such articles,
sections or defined terms shall be incorporated herein by reference.
GENERAL
The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debentures,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness which may be issued thereunder (such
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued under the Indenture
being herein referred to as the "Securities"). The Indenture provides that
Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Securities
will be unsecured obligations ranking equally with each other and with other
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
The Prospectus Supplement relating to the particular Securities offered
thereby will describe the following terms of the Offered Securities: (1) the
title of the Offered Securities; (2) any limit on the aggregate principal amount
of the Offered Securities; (3) the record date for determining the persons to
whom any interest on any Offered Securities of the series will be payable; (4)
the date or dates on which the principal of the Offered Securities will be
payable; (5) the rate or rates (or formula for determining such rates) at which
the Offered Securities of the series will bear interest, if any, the date or
dates from which such interest will accrue, the interest payment dates on which
such interest will be payable and the record dates for the determination of
Holders to whom interest is payable; (6) whether the interest rate or
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interest rate formula for Offered Securities of the series may be reset at the
option of the Company or otherwise, and the date or dates on which such interest
rate or interest rate formula may be reset; (7) the place or places where the
principal and interest on the Offered Securities of the series will be payable
and the place or places where the Offered Securities may be surrendered for
registration or transfer or exchange; (8) the date, if any, after which the
Offered Securities may, pursuant to any optional or mandatory redemption
provisions, be redeemed, in whole or in part, and the other detailed terms and
provisions of any such optional or mandatory redemption provisions; (9) any
mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions; (10) the currency or
the composite currency in which the Offered Securities are denominated (the
"Specified Currency"); (11) the currency or currencies of payment of principal
of and any premium and interest on the Offered Securities if other than the
Specified Currency; (12) any index used to determine the amount of payments of
principal of and any premium and interest on the Offered Securities; (13) any
additional covenants applicable to the Offered Securities; and (14) any other
terms of the Offered Securities (which terms will not be inconsistent with the
provisions of the Indenture). Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus
Supplement, principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the
Offered Securities will be payable, and transfers of the Offered Securities will
be registrable, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (currently located
at 100 Wall Street, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10005), provided 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 it appears in the Security Register.
(Sections 3.01, 3.03, 3.06 and 5.02)
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offered
Securities will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons in
denominations of 1,000 units of the Specified Currency or any integral multiple
thereof. (Section 3.02) No service charge will be made for any registration of
transfer or exchange of Offered Securities, but the Company may require payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in
connection therewith. (Section 3.06)
If any of the Offered Securities are denominated in a Specified Currency
other than U.S. dollars or if the principal, premium and/or interest with
respect to any series of Offered Securities is payable in a Specified Currency
other than U.S. Dollars, the restrictions, elections, general tax
considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to such issue
of Offered Securities related to such Specified Currency will be set forth in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The Company shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of, or
exchange Securities of any series during the period from 15 days prior to the
mailing of notice of redemption of Securities of that series to the date of such
mailing or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected
for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in
part. (Section 3.06)
Securities may be issued under the Indenture as Original Issue Discount
Securities to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount.
Federal income tax and other considerations applicable to any Security that is
issued with "original issue discount" for Federal income tax purposes (which may
include an Original Issue Discount Security) will be described in the Prospectus
Supplement relating thereto.
The Prospectus Supplement may indicate terms for redemption at the option of
a Holder. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the covenants
contained in the Indenture and the Offered Securities would not provide for
redemption at the option of a Holder nor afford Holders protection in the event
of a highly leveraged or other transaction that may adversely affect Holders.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined substantially as follows in Section 1.01 of
the Indenture and are used herein as so defined.
CONSOLIDATED NET TANGIBLE ASSETS. (a) The total amount of assets (less
applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting
therefrom (i) all liabilities and liability items, except for indebtedness
payable by its terms more than one year from the date of incurrence thereof (or
renewable or extendible at the option of the obligor for a period ending more
than one year after such date of incurrence), capitalized rent, capital stock
and surplus, surplus reserves and deferred income taxes and
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credits and other non-current liabilities, and (ii) all goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount, unamortized expense incurred in
the issuance of debt, and other like intangibles (except prepaid royalties),
which, in each case, under generally accepted accounting principles would be
included on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, less (b) loans, advances, equity investments and contingent
liabilities of every nature (other than accounts receivable arising from the
sale of merchandise in the ordinary course of business) at the time outstanding
which were made or incurred by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
in or for Unrestricted Subsidiaries or to, in or for corporations while they
were Unrestricted Subsidiaries and which at the time of computation are not
Subsidiaries.
PRINCIPAL FACILITY. Any manufacturing plant, warehouse, office building or
parcel of real property (including fixtures but excluding leases and other
contract rights which might otherwise be deemed real property) owned by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided each such plant, warehouse,
office building or parcel of real property has a gross book value (without
deduction for any depreciation reserves) of in excess of two percent of the
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
other than any such plant, warehouse, office building or parcel of real property
or portion thereof which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the
Company, is not of material importance to the business conducted by the Company
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARY. Any corporation in which the Company directly or
indirectly owns voting securities entitling it to elect a majority of the
directors and (a) which (i) existed as such on the date of the Indenture or is
the successor, directly or indirectly, to, or owns, directly or indirectly, any
equity interest in, a corporation which so existed, (ii) has its principal place
of business and the principal location of its assets in the United States
(including its territories and possessions) or Canada or both, (iii) has as its
principal business a business other than the financing of the acquisition or
disposition of real, personal or intangible property or the owning, leasing,
dealing in or developing of real property for residential or office building
purposes, and (iv) does not have assets substantially all of which consist of
the securities of one or more corporations which are not Restricted
Subsidiaries, or (b) which, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, is
designated a Restricted Subsidiary by the Company after the date of the
Indenture; provided, however, the Company may not designate a Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary if the Company would thereby breach any covenant or
agreement contained in the Indenture (on the assumption that any transaction to
which such Subsidiary was a party at the time of such designation and which
would have given rise to Secured Debt or constituted a Sale and Leaseback
Transaction at the time it was entered into had such Subsidiary then been a
Restricted Subsidiary was entered into at the time of such designation). None of
the existing principal operating subsidiaries of the Company are Restricted
Subsidiaries under the Indenture.
SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTION. Any sale or transfer made by the Company or
one or more Restricted Subsidiaries (except a sale or transfer made to the
Company or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries) of any Principal Facility which
(in the case of a Principal Facility which is a manufacturing plant, warehouse,
office building or developed mining property) has been in operation, use or
commercial production (exclusive of test and start-up periods) by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary for more than 120 days prior to such sale or transfer,
or which (in the case of a Principal Facility which is a parcel of real property
other than a manufacturing plant, warehouse, office building or developed mining
property) has been owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for more
than 120 days prior to such sale or transfer, if such sale or transfer is made
with the intention of leasing, or as part of an arrangement involving the lease,
of such Principal Facility to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (except a
lease for a period not exceeding 36 months, made with the intention that the use
of the leased Principal Facility by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
will be discontinued on or before the expiration of such period). Any Secured
Debt otherwise permitted pursuant to the Indenture will not be deemed to create
or be defined to be a Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
SECURED DEBT. Any indebtedness for money borrowed by, or evidenced by a
note or other similar instrument of, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and
any other indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on which by the
terms of such indebtedness interest is paid or payable, including obligations
evidenced or secured by leases, installment sales agreements or other
instruments in connection with industrial development bonds as defined in
Section 103(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue
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Code of 1954 (other than indebtedness owed by a Restricted Subsidiary to the
Company, by a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary or by the
Company to a Restricted Subsidiary), which in any such case is secured by (a) a
Security Interest in any Principal Facility, or (b) a Security Interest in any
shares of stock owned directly or indirectly by the Company in a Restricted
Subsidiary or in indebtedness for money borrowed by a Restricted Subsidiary from
the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary. The securing in the foregoing
manner of any previously unsecured debt shall be deemed to be the creation of
Secured Debt at the time such security is given. The amount of Secured Debt at
any time outstanding shall be the maximum aggregate amount then owing thereon by
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
SECURITY INTEREST. Any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or other
security interest which secures payment or performance of an obligation.
SENIOR FUNDED DEBT. Any obligation of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary which, as of the date of its creation, was payable by its terms more
than one year from the date of incurrence thereof (or renewable or extendible at
the option of the obligor for a period ending more than one year after such date
of incurrence), which under generally accepted accounting principles should be
shown as a liability on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, and which, in the case of such an obligation of the
Company, is not subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment
of the Debt Securities.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
RESTRICTION ON CREATION OF SECURED DEBT. The Indenture provides that so
long as the Securities of any series are outstanding, the Company will not, and
will not cause or permit a Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or
guarantee any Secured Debt or create any Security Interest securing any
indebtedness existing on the date of the Indenture which would constitute
Secured Debt if it were secured by a Security Interest in a Principal Facility
unless the Securities will be secured equally and ratably (subject to applicable
priorities of payment) by the Security Interest securing such Secured Debt or
indebtedness, except that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur
certain Secured Debt without so securing the Securities. Among such permitted
Secured Debt is indebtedness secured by (i) certain Security Interests to secure
payment of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of
property, (ii) Security Interests on property at the time of acquisition assumed
by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or on the property or on the
outstanding shares or indebtedness of a corporation or firm at the time it
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
acquires the properties of such corporation or firm as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety, (iii) Security Interests arising from conditional
sales agreements or title retention agreements with respect to property acquired
by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) certain Security Interests to
secure progress or advance payments, (v) Security Interests securing
indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or to another
Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) mechanics' and other statutory liens arising in the
ordinary course of business (including construction of facilities) in respect of
obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith, (vii)
liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges not yet due or for taxes,
assessments or governmental charges which are being contested in good faith,
(viii) Security Interests (including judgment liens) arising in connection with
legal proceedings so long as such proceedings are being contested in good faith
and, in case of judgment liens, execution thereon is stayed, (ix) certain
landlords' liens on fixtures, (x) Security Interests to secure partial,
progress, advance or other payments or indebtedness incurred for the purpose of
financing construction on or improvement of property subject to such Security
Interests and (xi) certain Security Interests in favor, or made at the request,
of governmental bodies. Additionally, such permitted Secured Debt includes (with
certain limitations) any extension, renewal or refunding, in whole or in part,
of any Secured Debt permitted at the time of the original incurrence thereof. In
addition to the foregoing, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may have
Secured Debt, without equally and ratably securing the Securities, if the sum of
(a) the amount of Secured Debt entered into after the date of the Indenture and
otherwise prohibited by the Indenture plus (b) the aggregate value of Sale and
Leaseback Transactions entered into after the date of the Indenture and
otherwise prohibited by the Indenture does not exceed ten percent of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. (Section 5.05)
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RESTRICTION ON SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS. The Indenture provides that
so long as the Securities of any series are outstanding, the Company will not,
and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction unless (a) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary would
be entitled to incur Secured Debt permitted by the Indenture only by reason of
the provision described in the last sentence of the preceding paragraph equal in
amount to the net proceeds of the property sold or transferred or to be sold or
transferred pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and secured by a
Security Interest on the property to be leased without equally and ratably
securing the Securities, or (b) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall
apply within one year after the effective date of such Sale and Leaseback
Transaction, or shall have committed within one year after the effective date of
such Sale and Leaseback Transaction to apply, an amount equal to such net
proceeds (x) to the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of
properties, facilities, or equipment used for operating purposes which are, or
upon such acquisition, construction, development, or improvement will be, a
Principal Facility or Facilities or a part thereof or (y) to the redemption of
Securities or (z) to the repayment of Senior Funded Debt of the Company or of
any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Senior Funded Debt owed to any Restricted
Subsidiary), or in part to such acquisition, construction, development or
improvement and in part to such redemption and/or repayment. In lieu of applying
an amount equal to such net proceeds to such redemption the Company may, within
one year after such sale or transfer, deliver to the Trustee Securities (other
than Securities made the basis of a reduction in a mandatory sinking fund
payment) for cancellation and thereby reduce the amount to be applied to the
redemption of Securities by an amount equivalent to the aggregate principal
amount of the Securities so delivered. (Section 5.06)
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF PRINCIPAL FACILITY TO CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES. The
Indenture provides that, so long as the Securities of any series are
outstanding, the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, transfer any Principal Facility to any Subsidiary which was not a
Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such transfer unless it shall apply within
one year of the effective date of such transaction, or shall have committed
within one year of such effective date to apply, an amount equal to the fair
value of such Principal Facility at the time of such transfer (i) to the
acquisition, construction, development or improvement of properties, facilities
or equipment which are, or upon such acquisition, construction, development or
improvement will be, a Principal Facility or Facilities or a part thereof or
(ii) to the redemption of Securities or (iii) to the repayment of Senior Funded
Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Senior Funded Debt
owed to any Restricted Subsidiary), or in part to such acquisition,
construction, development or improvement and in part to such redemption and/or
repayment. In lieu of applying all or any part of such amount to such redemption
the Company may, within one year of such transfer, deliver to the Trustee
Securities of any series (other than Securities made the basis of a reduction in
a mandatory sinking fund payment) for cancellation and thereby reduce the amount
to be applied to the redemption of Securities by an amount equivalent to the
aggregate principal amount of the Securities so delivered. (Section 5.07)
MERGER
The Indenture provides that the Company may consolidate with, or sell or
convey all or substantially all of its assets to, or merge into any other
corporation, provided that in any such case, (i) the successor corporation shall
be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America or a State thereof and such corporation shall expressly assume the due
and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on
all the Securities, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual
performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the Indenture
to be performed by the Company by supplemental indenture satisfactory to the
Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such corporation; and (ii)
immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no default shall have
occurred and be continuing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, upon any such
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation, or
upon any sale or conveyance of the property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety to any other corporation, or upon any acquisition
by the Company by purchase or otherwise of all or any part of the properties of
another corporation, any Principal Facility would thereupon become subject to
any Security Interest securing indebtedness not permitted by the Indenture to be
Secured Debt, the Company, prior to such
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consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or acquisition, will secure the
Securities outstanding, equally and ratably (subject to applicable priorities of
payment) with the debt secured by such Security Interest. (Article Twelve)
MODIFICATION OF THE INDENTURE
With the consent of the Holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal
amount of any series of Securities then outstanding, waivers, modifications and
alterations of the terms of the Indenture may be made which affect the rights of
the Holders of such series of Securities, except that no such modification or
alteration may be made which will (a) extend the time of payment of the
principal at maturity of, or the interest on, any such series of Securities, or
reduce principal or premium or the rate of interest, without the consent of the
Holder thereof, or (b) without the consent of all of the Holders of any series
of Securities then outstanding, reduce the percentage of Securities of any such
series, the Holders of which are required to consent (i) to any such
supplemental Indenture, (ii) to rescind and annul a declaration that the
Securities of any series are due and payable as a result of the occurrence of an
Event of Default, (iii) to waive any past default under the Indenture and its
consequences and (iv) to waive compliance with certain other provisions
contained in the Indenture. (Sections 5.09 and 11.02) In addition, as indicated
under "Events of Default" below, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the Securities of any series then outstanding may waive past defaults
in certain circumstances and may direct the Trustee in enforcement of remedies.
The Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders, modify and
supplement the Indenture (i) to evidence the succession of another corporation
to the Company under the Indenture; (ii) to evidence and provide for the
replacement of the Trustee; (iii) with the Company's concurrence, to add to the
covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders; (iv) to modify the
Indenture to permit the qualification of any supplemental indenture under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act"); and for certain other
purposes. (Section 11.01)
DEFEASANCE, SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE PRIOR TO MATURITY OR REDEMPTION
DEFEASANCE OF ANY SERIES. If the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, in
trust, at or before maturity or redemption, lawful money or direct obligations
of the United States of America or obligations the principal of and interest on
which are guaranteed by the United States of America in such amounts and
maturing at such times that the proceeds of such obligations to be received upon
the respective maturities and interest payment dates of such obligations will
provide funds sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants, to pay when due the principal (and premium, if
any) and interest to maturity or to the redemption date, as the case may be,
with respect to any series of Outstanding Securities, then the Company may cease
to comply with the terms of the Indenture, including the restrictive covenants
described above and the Events of Default described in clauses (d) and (e) under
"Events of Default" below, except for (1) the Company's obligation to duly and
punctually pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such
series of Securities if the Securities are not paid from the money or securities
held by the Trustee, (2) the Events of Default described in clauses (a), (b),
(c), (f) and (g) under "Events of Default" below, and (3) certain other
provisions of the Indenture including, among others, those relating to
registration, transfer and exchange, lost or stolen securities, maintenance of
place of payment and, to the extent applicable to such series, the redemption
and sinking fund provisions of the Indenture. Defeasance of Securities of any
series is subject to the satisfaction of certain specified conditions,
including, among others, (i) the absence of an Event of Default at the date of
the deposit, (ii) the perfection of the Holders' security interest in such
deposit, and (iii) the absence of any conflicting interest of the Trustee under
the Trust Indenture Act. (Section 13.02)
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF ANY SERIES. Upon the deposit of money or
securities contemplated above and the satisfaction of certain conditions, the
Company may also cease to comply with its obligation duly and punctually to pay
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on a particular series of
Securities, or with any Events of Default with respect thereto, and thereafter
the Holders of such series of Securities shall be entitled only to payment out
of the money or securities deposited with the Trustee. Such conditions include,
among others, except in certain limited circumstances involving a deposit made
within one year of maturity or redemption, (i) the absence of an Event of
Default at the date of deposit or on the 91st day thereafter, (ii) the delivery
to the Trustee by the Company of an opinion of
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nationally recognized tax counsel, or receipt by the Company from, or
publication of a ruling by the United States Internal Revenue Service, to the
effect that Holders of the Securities of such series will not recognize income,
gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and
discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts and in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
deposit and discharge had not occurred, and (iii) that such satisfaction and
discharge will not result in the delisting of the Securities of that series from
any nationally recognized exchange on which they are listed. (Section 13.01)
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES. Under current Federal income tax law, the
deposit and defeasance described above under "Defeasance of any Series" will not
result in a taxable event to any Holder of Securities or otherwise affect the
Federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Securities of any
series.
A deposit and discharge described above under "Satisfaction and Discharge of
any Series" may be treated as a taxable exchange of such Securities for
beneficial interests in the trust consisting of the deposited money or
securities. In that event, a Holder of Securities may be required to recognize
gain or loss equal to the difference between the Holder's adjusted basis for the
Securities and the amount realized by such Holder with respect to such exchange
(which generally will be the fair market value of the beneficial interest in
such trust). Thereafter, such Holder may be required to include in income a
share of the income, gain and loss of the trust. As described above, it is
generally a condition to such a deposit and discharge to obtain an opinion of
tax counsel, or receipt by the Company from, or publication of a ruling by the
United States Internal Revenue Service, to the effect that such deposit and
discharge will not alter the Holders' tax consequences that would have been
applicable in the absence of the deposit and discharge. Purchasers of the
Securities should consult their own advisors with respect to the tax
consequences to them of such deposit and discharge, including the applicability
and effect of tax laws other than Federal income tax law.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
As to any series of Securities, an Event of Default is defined in the
Indenture as being: (a) default for 30 days in payment of any interest on the
Securities of such series; (b) failure to pay principal or premium with respect
to the Securities of such series, if any, when due; (c) failure in the deposit
of any sinking fund installment with respect to any series of Securities when
due; (d) failure to observe or perform any other covenant in the Indenture or
Securities of any series (other than a covenant or warranty, a default in whose
performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with in the section of the
Indenture governing Events of Default), if such failure continues for 60 days
after written notice by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series; (e) uncured or
unwaived failure to pay principal of or interest on any other obligation for
borrowed money of the Company (including default under any other series of
Securities and including default by the Company on any guaranty of an obligation
for borrowed money of a Restricted Subsidiary) beyond any period of grace with
respect thereto if (i) the aggregate principal amount of any such obligation is
in excess of $10,000,000 and (ii) the default in such payment is not being
contested by the Company in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (f)
certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or reorganization; or (g)
any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.
(Section 7.01) The Trustee or the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of any series may declare the Securities of such
series immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any Event of Default
(after expiration of any applicable grace period); in certain cases, the Holders
of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series
may waive any past default and its consequences, except a default in the payment
of principal, premium, if any, or interest (including sinking fund payments).
(Sections 7.01 and 7.07)
The Indenture provides that the Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
occurrence of a default with respect to any such series for which there are
Securities outstanding which is continuing, give to the Holders of such
Securities notice of all uncured defaults known to it (the term default to
include the events specified above without grace periods); provided that, except
in the case of default in the payment of principal (or premium, if any) or
interest on any of the Securities of any series or the payment
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of any sinking fund installment on the Securities of any series, the Trustee
shall be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines
that the withholding of notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.
(Section 7.08)
Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the
Trustee in case an Event of Default with respect to any series of such
Securities shall occur and be continuing, the Indenture provides that the
Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers
under the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of
Securities outstanding of any series unless such Holders shall have offered to
the Trustee reasonable indemnity. (Sections 8.01 and 8.02) The right of a Holder
to institute a proceeding with respect to the Indenture is subject to certain
conditions precedent including notice and indemnity to the Trustee, but the
Holder has a right to receipt of principal, premium, if any, and interest
(subject to certain limitations with respect to defaulted interest) on their due
dates or to institute suit for the enforcement thereof. (Section 7.04)
So long as the Securities of any series remain outstanding the Company will
be required to furnish annually to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating
whether, to the best of the knowledge of the signers, the Company is in default
under any of the provisions of the Indenture, and specifying all such defaults,
and the nature thereof, of which they have knowledge. (Section 5.08) The Company
will also be required to furnish to the Trustee copies of certain reports filed
by the Company with the Commission. (Section 6.03)
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities outstanding
of such series will have the right to direct the time, method and place for
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any power or trust conferred on the Trustee, provided that such direction shall
be in accordance with law and the provisions of the Indenture. (Section 7.07)
The Trustee will be under no obligation to act in accordance with such direction
unless such Holders shall have offered the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred thereby.
(Section 8.02)
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
First Trust of New York, National Association, Trustee under the Indenture,
is also the trustee for the Company's 9.875% Sinking Fund Debentures due March
15, 2011, the Company's 6% Notes due October 15, 2003 and the Company's 7%
Debentures due December 15, 2013, all of which have been issued under the
Indenture and are unsecured obligations of the Company ranking equally with the
Debt Securities.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may sell Debt Securities to or through underwriters or dealers,
directly to one or more purchasers, through agents or through a combination of
the foregoing. Unless otherwise set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, such
underwriters will include either or both of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., acting alone or as representatives of a group of underwriters.
Either or both of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. may also
act as agents.
The distribution of the Debt Securities may be effected from time to time in
one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
In connection with the sale of Debt Securities, underwriters may receive
compensation from the Company or from purchasers of Debt Securities for whom
they may act as agents in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters may sell Debt Securities to or through dealers, and such dealers
may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions
from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may
act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the
distribution of Debt Securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any
discounts or commissions received by them from the Company and any profit on the
resale of Debt Securities by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and
commissions, under the Securities Act. Any such underwriter or agent will be
identified, and any such compensation received from the Company will be
described in the Prospectus Supplement.
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Under agreements which may be entered into by the Company, underwriters and
agents who participate in the distribution of Debt Securities may be entitled to
indemnification by the Company against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will authorize
underwriters or other persons acting as the Company's agents to solicit offers
by certain institutions to purchase Offered Securities from the Company pursuant
to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions
with which such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks,
insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and
charitable institutions and others, but in all cases such institutions must be
approved by the Company. The obligations of any purchaser under any such
contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of the Offered
Securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any
jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other
agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or
performance of such contracts.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company does
not intend to list any of the Debt Securities on a national securities exchange.
In the event the Debt Securities are not listed on a national securities
exchange, certain broker-dealers may make a market in the Debt Securities, but
will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time
without notice. No assurance can be given that any broker-dealer will make a
market in the Debt Securities or as to the liquidity of the trading market for
the Debt Securities, whether or not the Debt Securities are listed on a national
securities exchange. The Prospectus Supplement with respect to any Offered
Securities will state, if known, whether or not any broker-dealer intends to
make a market in such Offered Securities. If no such determination has been
made, the Prospectus Supplement will so state.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the Debt Securities will be passed upon by White & Case,
1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, as counsel for the
Company, and by Mayer, Brown & Platt, 190 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60603, as counsel for any underwriters or agents. Morton Moskin, a
director and shareholder of the Company, was an active member of the firm of
White & Case through December 31, 1994. As of September 1, 1995, Mr. Moskin
beneficially owned 7,353 shares of the common stock of the Company.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Company appearing in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1994 and appearing in its
Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 8, 1995 for the year ended June 30,
1995 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth
in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference.
Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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