Exhibit 4.31
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 6 (this “Supplement”), dated as of February 27, 2009 is
entered into by and among CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), CONSTELLATION SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “New
Guarantor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor
trustee to BNY Midwest Trust Company), as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE NEW GUARANTOR
WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee have executed and delivered an Indenture,
dated as of August 15, 2006 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by Supplemental
Indenture No. 1, dated as of August 15, 2006, providing for the issuance of the Company’s 7.25%
Senior Notes due 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), Supplemental Indenture No. 4,
dated as of December 5, 2007, providing for the issuance of the Company’s 8 3/8% Senior Notes due
2014 in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (the “Fourth Supplemental
Indenture”) and by any other supplements and amendments thereto made prior to the date hereof
and in effect on the date hereof (the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth
Supplemental Indenture and together with such other supplements and amendments are collectively
herein referred to as the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Guarantors have agreed to
guarantee, jointly and severally, the full and punctual payment and performance when due of all
Indenture Obligations;
WHEREAS, the New Guarantor is obligated, pursuant to (i) Section 3.4 of the First Supplemental
Indenture and (ii) Section 3.4 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, to enter into this Supplement
thereby guaranteeing the punctual payment and performance when due of all Indenture Obligations;
WHEREAS, pursuant to (i) Section 8.1 of the First Supplemental Indenture and (ii) Section 8.1
of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Company, the New Guarantor and the Trustee may enter into
this Supplement without the consent of any Holder;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplement have been duly authorized by all
requisite action on the part of the Company and the New Guarantor; and
WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplement valid and binding
upon the Company and the New Guarantor, and enforceable against the Company and the New Guarantor
in accordance with its terms have been performed and fulfilled.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each of the parties hereto agrees, for
the benefit of the others and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Notes,
as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
THE NEW GUARANTEE
Section 1.01. For value received, the New Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees (the “New Guarantee”), jointly and severally among itself and the
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Guarantors, to the Trustee and the Holders, as if such New Guarantor was the principal debtor, the
punctual payment and performance when due of all Indenture Obligations (which for purposes of the
New Guarantee shall also be deemed to include all commissions, fees, charges, costs and other
expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of one counsel) arising out of or
incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in connection with the enforcement of this New Guarantee) in
accordance with, and on the terms set forth in, the Indenture. The agreements made and obligations
assumed hereunder by the New Guarantor shall constitute and shall be deemed to constitute a
Guarantee under the Indenture and for all purposes of the Indenture, and such New Guarantor shall
be considered a Guarantor for all purposes of the Indenture as if such New Guarantor was originally
named therein as the Guarantor.
Section 1.02. The New Guarantee shall be released upon the occurrence of the events as
provided in the Indenture.
Section 1.03. In accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the New Guarantor hereby waives
any claim or other rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against the Company that arise from
the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such New Guarantor’s obligations under the
Indenture or any other documents or instrument including, without limitation, any right of
subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, or any right to participate
in any claim or remedy of the Guaranteed Parties against the Company.
ARTICLE TWO
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 2.01. Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires, all terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned
to them in the Indenture. Except as supplemented hereby, the Indenture (including the Guarantees
incorporated therein) and the notes issued pursuant thereto are in all respects ratified and
confirmed and all the terms and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2.02. This Supplement shall be effective as of the close of business on February 27,
2009.
Section 2.03. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company
and the New Guarantor, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplement.
Section 2.04. This Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the jurisdiction which govern the Indenture and its construction.
Section 2.05. This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which
shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.