Exhibit 4.21
FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
dated as of November 19, 2025
by and among
JBS USA HOLDING LUX S.À R.L.,
as Company,
JBS N.V.,
as Substituted Company
and
REGIONS BANK
as Trustee
3.000% Senior Notes due 2032
THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), entered into as of November 19, 2025, by and among JBS USA HOLDING LUX S.À R.L., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 21 avenue de la Gare, L-1611, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, under registration with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 203.443 (the “Company”), JBS N.V., a company incorporated and organized in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands, with its registered seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and headquarters at Stroombaan 16, 5th floor, 1181VX, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, enrolled with the CNPJ/ME under No. 49.115.815/0001-05 and registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 76063305 (the “Substituted Company”), and REGIONS BANK, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, JBS USA Foods Group Holdings, Inc. and JBS USA Food Company, each of the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee entered into the Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2021 (as supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), relating to the 3.000% Senior Notes due 2032 issued thereunder (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 12.01 of the Indenture provides that the Company may, at its option and without the consent of any Holder of the Notes, be substituted by any direct or indirect parent of the Company subject to the conditions contained in Section 12.01 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to be replaced and substituted by the Substituted Company, and the Substituted Company has agreed to (i) become the “Company” and an “Issuer” for all purposes under the Notes and the Indenture and (ii) be liable for all obligations of an “Issuer” thereunder (the “Substitution”);
WHEREAS, Section 11.07 of the Indenture provides that the Guarantees of the Notes by the Parent Guarantors are automatically and unconditionally released and discharged if, at any time, the Parent Guarantors shall cease to guarantee the Existing 2031 Notes for any reason, including as a result of the “Fall-Away Event” (as defined in the indenture governing the Existing 2031 Notes);
WHEREAS, the Fall-Away Event has occurred and Sections 10.01 and 11.07 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee, may enter into a supplemental indenture (without the consent of any Holder of Notes) which provides for the “Fall-Away Event” and unconditional release of the Parent Guarantors from their Guarantees, among other conditions set forth in Section 11.07 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Sections 10.01(a)(i) and (a)(vii) of the Indenture provide that the Company and the Trustee, may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantee without notice to or consent of any Holder to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 10.01, 11.07 and 12.01 of the Indenture, the Company, the Substituted Company and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in the Indenture.
Section 2. JBS N.V. as Issuer and Company. In connection with the Substitution, the Substituted Company hereby (i) becomes an “Issuer” for all purposes under the Notes and the Indenture and (ii) liable for all obligations of an “Issuer” thereunder, with the same force and effect as if JBS N.V. was originally named as an “Issuer” thereunder. In addition, to the extent that the Indenture or any Note contains any other reference to the “Company,” each of the Issuers collectively by name or by collective reference to “Issuers” or “Co-Issuers” or any other reference as the context may require, then the Indenture and each Note is amended to include reference to JBS N.V.
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Section 3. Release of JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. In connection with the Substitution, JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. is hereby released from all its obligations as issuer and principal debtor in respect to the Indenture and the Notes.
Section 4. Release of Parent Guarantors; Elimination of Certain Covenants and Events of Default. In connection with the occurrence of the Fall-Away Event, (i) JBS S.A., JBS Global Luxembourg S.à r.l. and JBS Global Meat Holdings Pty Limited are hereby unconditionally released from all of their respective obligations as “Parent Guarantors” and guarantors in respect to the Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes, (ii) the covenants in Section 5.01 (Reports of Parent) of the Indenture are hereby eliminated and (iii) the Events of Default arising under the following clauses of Section 7.01 of the Indenture: (d) (with respect to breaches under Article 5), (e), (f), (g) and (h) (with respect to events and circumstances with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) and (i) (in its entirety), and references to Parent in Sections 7.02(a) and (b) of the Indenture are hereby deleted.
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Section 5. Original Issuers Remain Issuers. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall or shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect the obligations of JBS USA Foods Group Holdings, Inc. and JBS USA Food Company under the Notes and the Indenture, and each of JBS USA Foods Group Holdings, Inc. and JBS USA Food Company shall remain liable, jointly and severally with the Substituted Company, for all obligations of an “Issuer” thereunder.
Section 6. Amendments to the Indenture. The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall be deleted and replaced with the following defined terms in their entirety:
““Sustainability Performance Target” means the Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity reduction target of 20.30% by December 31, 2026 from a 2019 baseline as set forth in the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework, which represents linear annual progress toward a 30.00% reduction in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity by 2030 from a 2019 baseline; provided, however, that for purposes of the Sustainability Performance Target and the calculation of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity, (i) such calculation will be measured based on the performance of JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) JBS N.V. may exclude (A) the tCO2e and MT produced attributable to any single or related series of acquisitions completed since the Issue Date by JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. or its consolidated Subsidiaries that individually, or in the aggregate in the case of a related series, represent more than10% of the annual net sales of JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l., calculated by reference to the audited consolidated financial statements of JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. for the fiscal year ended 2019, (B) the impact of any material amendment to, or change in, any applicable laws, regulations, rules, guidelines and policies, applicable and/or relating to the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added beef, pork and their respective rendered by-product parts and offal of JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. and its consolidated Subsidiaries following the Issue Date or (C) force majeure, extraordinary or exceptional events or circumstances. Based on current, unverified emissions data, a 20.30% reduction in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity implies an emissions intensity no higher than 0.1897 tCO2e/MT produced for the fiscal year ended 2026. If an External Verifier revises the 2019 baseline, the Sustainability Performance Target will adjust to be the same 20.30% reduction from the verified baseline. Changes to the baseline and resulting changes to the Sustainability Performance Target will be publicly disclosed as part of reporting obligations detailed in the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework.”
““Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework” means the Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework adopted by JBS USA Holding Lux S.à r.l. in November 2021.”
Section 7. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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Section 8. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
Section 9. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 10. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect or the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Substituted Company. In entering this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee whether or not elsewhere herein so provided. The Company and the Substituted Company expressly reaffirm and confirm their obligations to indemnify the Trustee in connection with the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all the actions contemplated hereby, all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
Section 11. Effective Date. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective on the date first above written.
Section 12. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder and under the Indenture shall be in English and in writing, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, by internationally recognized overnight courier service or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
if to JBS N.V.:
c/o JBS USA Food Company
Attention: General Counsel and Treasurer
1770 Promontory Circle
Greeley, CO 80634
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| JBS USA HOLDING LUX S.À R.L., | |||
| as Company | |||
| By: | /s/ Guilherme Cavalcanti | ||
| Name: | Guilherme Cavalcanti | ||
| Title: | Category A Manager | ||
| JBS N.V., | |||
| as Substituted Company | |||
| By: | /s/ Guilherme Cavalcanti | ||
| Name: | Guilherme Cavalcanti | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
| REGIONS BANK, | |||
| as Trustee | |||
| By: | /s/ Craig A. Kaye | ||
| Name: | Craig A. Kaye | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture]