Replacement of Subsidiary Guarantees with JV Subsidiary Guarantees. (a) A Subsidiary Guarantee given by a Subsidiary Guarantor may be released following the sale or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Capital Stock in (x) such Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) any other Subsidiary Guarantor that, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case where such sale or issuance, whether through the sale of existing shares or the issuance of new shares, is for no less than 20% of the issued Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the following conditions are satisfied or complied with: (i) as of the date of such proposed release, no document exists that is binding on the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary that would have the effect of (A) prohibiting the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from releasing such Subsidiary Guarantee or (B) requiring the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver or keep in force a replacement guarantee on terms that are more favorable to the recipients of such guarantee than the JV Subsidiary Guarantee; (ii) such sale or issuance of Capital Stock is made to an Independent Third Party at a consideration that is not less than the Fair Market Value of such Capital Stock; (iii) concurrently with the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee, the Company shall or shall cause such JV Subsidiary Guarantor to deliver to the Trustee and, if applicable, the Common Security Trustee: (A) (x) a duly executed JV Subsidiary Guarantee of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor and each Restricted Subsidiary of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor that is not organized under the laws of the PRC and (y) a duly executed supplemental indenture to this Indenture pursuant to which such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee the payment of the Notes, each of which provides, among other things, that the aggregate claims of the Holders under such JV Subsidiary Guarantee and all JV Subsidiary Guarantees provided by the Restricted Subsidiaries and shareholders of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the JV Entitlement Amount; (B) a duly executed Security Document that pledges in favor of the Common Security Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor held by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, but not the Capital Stock of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor; (C) an Officers’ Certificate certifying a copy of a Board Resolution to the effect that such JV Subsidiary Guarantees have been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and (D) a legal opinion by a law firm of recognized international standing confirming that under New York law such JV Subsidiary Guarantee is valid, binding and enforceable against the JV Subsidiary Guarantor providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee (subject to customary qualifications and assumptions). (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), any such sale or issuance of the Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor (including where such sale results in the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary) will need to comply with the other covenants set forth in this Indenture, including the covenants under Sections 4.07 and 4.14. (c) Any Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock shall be applied by the Company (or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with Section 4.14.
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Samples: Indenture (Yin Jia Investments LTD), Indenture (Yin Jia Investments LTD), Indenture (Yin Jia Investments LTD)
Replacement of Subsidiary Guarantees with JV Subsidiary Guarantees. (a) A Subsidiary Guarantee given by a Subsidiary Guarantor and replaced by a JV Subsidiary Guarantee may be released following the sale or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Capital Stock in (x) such Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) any other Subsidiary Guarantor that, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case where such sale or issuance, whether through the sale of existing shares or the issuance of new shares, is for no less than 20% of the issued Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the following conditions are satisfied or complied with:
(i) as of the date of such proposed release, no document exists that is binding on the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary that would have the effect of (Aa) prohibiting the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from releasing such Subsidiary Guarantee Guarantee, (b) prohibiting the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee, or (Bc) requiring the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver or keep in force a replacement guarantee on terms that are more favorable to the recipients of such guarantee than the recipients of JV Subsidiary Guarantee;
(ii) such sale or issuance of Capital Stock is made to an Independent Third Party at a consideration that is not less than the Fair Market Value of such Capital Stock;; and
(iii) concurrently with or as soon as practicable after the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee, the Company shall or shall cause such JV Subsidiary Guarantor to deliver to the Trustee and, if applicable, the Common Security Trustee:
(A) (x) a duly executed JV Subsidiary Guarantee of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor and each Restricted Subsidiary of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor that is not organized under the laws of the PRC and (yB) a duly executed supplemental indenture to this the Indenture pursuant to which such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee the payment of the Notes, each of which provides, among other things, that the aggregate claims of the Holders Trustee under such JV Subsidiary Guarantee and all JV Subsidiary Guarantees provided by the Restricted Subsidiaries and shareholders of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the JV Entitlement Amount;
(B) a duly executed Security Document that pledges in favor of the Common Security Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor held by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, but not the Capital Stock of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor;
(C) an Officers’ Certificate certifying a copy of a Board Resolution to the effect that such JV Subsidiary Guarantees have been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and
(D) a legal opinion by a law firm of recognized international standing confirming that under New York law such JV Subsidiary Guarantee is valid, binding and enforceable against the JV Subsidiary Guarantor providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee (subject to customary qualifications and assumptions).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), any such sale or issuance of the Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor (including where such sale results in the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary) will need to comply with the other covenants set forth in this Indenture, including the covenants under Sections 4.07 and 4.14.
(c) Any Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock shall be applied by the Company (or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with Section 4.14.
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Samples: Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.), Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.), Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.)
Replacement of Subsidiary Guarantees with JV Subsidiary Guarantees. (a) A Subsidiary Guarantee given by a Subsidiary Guarantor may be released following the sale or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Capital Stock in (x) such Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) any other Subsidiary Guarantor that, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case where such sale or issuance, whether through the sale of existing shares or the issuance of new shares, is for no less than 20% and no more than 49.9% of the issued Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the following conditions are satisfied or complied with:
(i) as of the date of such proposed release, no document exists that is binding on the Company or any such of the Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries that would have the effect of (Aa) prohibiting the Company or any such of the Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries from releasing such Subsidiary Guarantee Guarantee, (b) prohibiting the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee, or (Bc) requiring the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver or keep in force a replacement guarantee on terms that are more favorable to the recipients of such guarantee than the recipients of JV Subsidiary Guarantee;
(ii) such sale or issuance of Capital Stock is made to an Independent Third Party at a consideration that is not less than the Fair Market Value appraised value of such Capital StockStock determined by an independent appraisal firm of recognized international standing appointed by the Company;
(iii) as of the date of execution of the JV Subsidiary Guarantee, after giving effect to the issuance or sale of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor that becomes a JV Subsidiary Guarantor, the Non-Guaranteed Portion with respect to all of the JV Subsidiary Guarantors then existing and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed 10.0% of Total Assets;
(iv) all capital contributions (by way of transfer of cash or other property or any payment for property or services for the use of others or otherwise) to be made into such JV Subsidiary Guarantor from the date of issuance or sale of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor that becomes such JV Subsidiary Guarantor as referred to above, shall be made directly or by contribution of assets or services having an equivalent Fair Market Value by (A) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) such Independent Third Party that purchased or subscribed for Capital Stock in the JV Subsidiary Guarantor in proportion to their respective direct or indirect ownership percentages of the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor;
(v) concurrently with the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee, the Company shall or shall cause such JV Subsidiary Guarantor to deliver to the Trustee and, if applicable, the Common Security Trustee:
(A) (x) a duly executed JV Subsidiary Guarantee of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor and each Restricted Subsidiary of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor that is not organized under the laws of the PRC and (yB) a duly executed supplemental indenture to this the Indenture pursuant to which such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee the payment of the Notes, each of which provides, among other things, that the aggregate claims of the Holders Trustee under such JV Subsidiary Guarantee and all JV Subsidiary Guarantees provided by the Restricted Subsidiaries and shareholders of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the JV Entitlement Amount;
(B) a duly executed Security Document that pledges in favor of the Common Security Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor held by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, but not the Capital Stock of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor;
(C) an Officers’ Certificate certifying a copy of a Board Resolution to the effect that such JV Subsidiary Guarantees have been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and
(D) a legal opinion by a law firm of recognized international standing confirming that under New York law such JV Subsidiary Guarantee is valid, binding and enforceable against the JV Subsidiary Guarantor providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee (subject to customary qualifications and assumptions).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), any such sale or issuance of the Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor (including where such sale results in the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary) will need to comply with the other covenants set forth in this Indenture, including the covenants under Sections 4.07 and 4.14.
(c) Any Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock shall be applied by the Company (or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with Section 4.14.
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Samples: Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.), Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.)
Replacement of Subsidiary Guarantees with JV Subsidiary Guarantees. (a) A Subsidiary Guarantee given by a Subsidiary Guarantor and replaced by a JV Subsidiary Guarantee may be released following the sale or issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Capital Stock in (x) such Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) any other Subsidiary Guarantor that, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case where such sale or issuance, whether through the sale of existing shares or the issuance of new shares, is for no less than 20% of the issued Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that the following conditions are satisfied or complied with:
(i) as of the date of such proposed release, no document exists that is binding on the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary that would have the effect of (Aa) prohibiting the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from releasing such Subsidiary Guarantee Guarantee, (b) prohibiting the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee, or (Bc) requiring the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver or keep in force a replacement guarantee on terms that are more favorable to the recipients of such guarantee than the recipients of JV Subsidiary Guarantee;
(ii) such sale or issuance of Capital Stock is made to an Independent Third Party at a consideration that is not less than the Fair Market Value appraised value of such Capital StockStock determined by an independent appraisal firm of recognized international standing appointed by the Company;
(iii) all capital contributions (by way of transfer of cash or other property or any payment for property or services for the use of others or otherwise) to be made into such JV Subsidiary Guarantor from the date of issuance or sale of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor that becomes such JV Subsidiary Guarantor as referred to above, shall be made directly or by contribution of assets or services having an equivalent Fair Market Value by (A) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) such Independent Third Party that purchased or subscribed for Capital Stock in the JV Subsidiary Guarantor in proportion to their respective direct or indirect ownership percentages of the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor; and
(iv) concurrently with or as soon as practicable after the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee, the Company shall or shall cause such JV Subsidiary Guarantor to deliver to the Trustee and, if applicable, the Common Security Trustee:
(A) (x) a duly executed JV Subsidiary Guarantee of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor and each Restricted Subsidiary of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor that is not organized under the laws of the PRC and (yB) a duly executed supplemental indenture to this the Indenture pursuant to which such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will guarantee the payment of the Notes, each of which provides, among other things, that the aggregate claims of the Holders Trustee under such JV Subsidiary Guarantee and all JV Subsidiary Guarantees provided by the Restricted Subsidiaries and shareholders of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the JV Entitlement Amount;
(B) a duly executed Security Document that pledges in favor of the Common Security Trustee for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes the Capital Stock of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor held by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, but not the Capital Stock of the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of such JV Subsidiary Guarantor;
(C) an Officers’ Certificate certifying a copy of a Board Resolution to the effect that such JV Subsidiary Guarantees have been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and
(D) a legal opinion by a law firm of recognized international standing confirming that under New York law such JV Subsidiary Guarantee is valid, binding and enforceable against the JV Subsidiary Guarantor providing such JV Subsidiary Guarantee (subject to customary qualifications and assumptions).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), any such sale or issuance of the Capital Stock of the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor (including where such sale results in the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary) will need to comply with the other covenants set forth in this Indenture, including the covenants under Sections 4.07 and 4.14.
(c) Any Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of such Capital Stock shall be applied by the Company (or any Restricted Subsidiary) in accordance with Section 4.14.
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