Credit Facility Agreement Reduced Revolving Line of Credit of up to RMB 80,000,000
Exhibit
10.1
Reduced
Revolving Line of Credit of up to RMB 80,000,000
The
Borrower: Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.
The
Lender: Bank of China (Jinzhou Tiebei Branch)
1. |
Scope
of Business
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Subject
to the terms of this Credit Facility Agreement (the “Agreement”) and separate
agreements to be entered into by the Borrower and Lender (collectively, the
“Parties”), Lender hereby agrees to make loans to the Borrower for purposes of
RMB short-term loan and foreign currency short-term loan, etc.
2. |
Types
of Loan and Commitment Amount
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The
Lender hereby grants to the Borrower the following line of credit of up to
XXX
00 xxxxxxx:
(x) |
XXX
Short-Term Loan: XXX 00 xxxxxxx
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(xx) |
Bank’s
Credit: XXX 00 xxxxxxx
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(xxx) |
Commercial
Invoice Discount: XXX 00 xxxxxxx
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0. |
Use
of the Loans
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Within
the term of the Agreement as specified in Section 5, the Borrower may use the
loans in a revolving way up to the amount as provided under Section 2.
4. |
Separate
Agreements Required:
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The
Parties shall enter into a separate agreement as follows each time advances
are
made pursuant to this Agreement:
4.1 |
For
RMB Short-Term Loan: RMB Loan Agreement (Short
Term)
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4.2 |
For
Bank’s Credit: Bank’s Credit Agreement
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4.3 |
For
Commercial Invoice Discount: Domestic Commercial Invoice Discount
Agreement and Application for Commercial Invoice
Discount
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5. |
Term
of the Agreement
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The
term
of this Agreement shall commence from the date as specified under Section 19
and
expires on August 8, 2007;
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The
term
of this Agreement shall not be extended automatically. The term of this
Agreement may be extended upon a written approval by the Lender of the
Borrower’s application for extension and satisfaction of security interest
provided by the Borrower. The written agreement on extension shall provide
a new
term of the loans.
6. |
Conditions
Precedent on Extending Credit Facility:
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The
obligation of the Lender to extend any credit facility under this Agreement
is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions by the Borrower:
6.1 |
Submit
an application for the specific type of loan to the Lender before
the
expiration date of the Agreement under Section 5;
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6.2 |
Reserve
and execute relevant corporate documents, record, seal, lists of
personnel, sample of signature, etc.;
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6.3 |
Set
up accounts necessary for drawing credit facility as required by
the
Lender; and
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6.4 |
Complete
all necessary legal and administrative procedures and submit to the
Lender
copies or appropriate photocopies of documents concerned.
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7. |
Obligations
of the Lender
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Pursuant
to the Agreement and respective agreements, promptly process applications for
loans from the Borrower.
8. |
Obligations
of the Borrower
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8.1 |
Timely
payment of all necessary fees pursuant to the Agreement and respective
specific agreements;
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8.2 |
Timely
payment of all debts, including but not limited to, principals, interests,
fees pursuant to the Agreement and respective specific agreements.
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9. |
Security
Interest: with respect to obligations arising from this Agreement
and/or
specific agreements, the Parties hereby agrees to adopt the following
ways
of guarantee:
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9.1 |
The
Borrower provides mortgage to secure the fully payment of its obligation
under the Agreement and signs the Agreement on Mortgage of the Highest
Amount;
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9.2 |
If
the Lender believes that the occurrence of certain events could affect
adversely the capacity of the Borrower or the Mortgagor to perform
the
Agreement or result in insufficiency of collateral, the Lender shall
have
the right to request the Borrower to provide additional collaterals
to
secure the Lender’s interests.
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10. |
Representations
and Warranties
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10.1 |
The
Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
Chinese laws, and is duly qualified to conduct business and the
performance of this Agreement and respective specific agreements
is within
the Borrower’s powers;
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10.2 |
All
documents, financial statements, and other materials provided by
the
Borrower to the Lender pursuant to this Agreement and specific agreements
are true, complete, accurate and valid;
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10.3 |
The
business conducted by the Borrower is legitimate, not for the purpose
of
money laundry;
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10.4 |
The
Borrower hereby covenants:
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(i) |
To
provide the Lender financial statements on a regular basis (including,
but
limited to, annul, quarterly and monthly reports) and other related
materials;
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(ii) |
To
immediately inform the Lender of any material change of the Borrower
which
would affect the Borrower’s financial status or capability to perform its
obligations pursuant to this Agreement;
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(iii) |
Not
to enter into any merger, acquisition, reorganizes, or joint venture,
etc.
without written consent from the Lender;
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11. |
Adjustment
or Termination of the Line of Credit: the Lender shall have the right
to
adjust or terminate the line of credit at, if any of the following
events
occurs:
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11.1 |
Occurrence
of Events of Default under Section 12;
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11.2 |
The
Lender believes there is material negative news with regard to the
market
or of the industry that the Borrower is engaged in;
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11.3 |
The
Lender believes that certain restrictive policies or laws enacted
by the
domestic government, foreign governments or international organizations
have or could have material adverse impact on the industry that the
Borrower is engaged in.
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12. |
Events
of Default
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12.1 |
The
occurrence of any of the following will constitute an Event of Default
by
the Borrower:
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(i) |
The
Borrower fails to pay when the payment is due under the Agreement
or any
other specific agreements;
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(ii) |
The
Borrower uses the proceeds of the loan for purposes outside of the
scope
as agreed upon by the Parties under the Agreement and specific agreements;
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(iii) |
Any
representation furnished by Borrower proves to be incorrect or the
Borrower breaches any of its representations/warranties;
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(iv) |
The
Borrower breaches other obligations contained in the Agreement or
specific
agreements.
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12.2 |
In
the event of 12.1(i), the Lender is entitled to take one or all of
following actions:
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(i) |
Without
any prior notice to the Borrower, declare the principal of and accrued
interest on the loans, and any other amount payable due immediately
and
payable in full;
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(ii) |
Without
any prior notice, deduct payment (including principal, interests,
fees,
etc) due directly from any accounts the Borrower has with the Lender;
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(iii) |
Other
action deemed necessary by the Lender.
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13. |
Change
of Exchange Rate - Borrower takes the risk of the change of exchange
rates
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14. |
Others
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14.1 |
Without
prior written consent from the Lender, the Borrower shall not assign
any
rights or obligations under the Agreement to a third party;
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14.2 |
The
Borrower acknowledges that Lender is entitled to assign and delegate
rights or obligations under the Agreement to other branches of Bank
of
China if necessary. Upon the Lender’s authorization, any other branch of
Bank of China is entitled to all rights under the Agreement, including
but
not limited to, the right to file claims with a court or submit disputes
under the Agreement to certain arbitral institutions.
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15. |
Reservation
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Failure
to exercise any rights under the Agreement by the Lender does not constitute
waiver of such rights.
16. |
Amendment,
Termination and Interpretation of
Contract
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16.1 |
In
the absence of provisions to the contrary, the Agreement may be amended,
supplemented or terminated based on mutual agreement between parties.
This
Agreement, together with any amendments or supplements, constitutes
the
entire agreement of the parties;
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16.2 |
Any
unenforceable provision of the Agreement will not affect the
enforceability of all the remaining provisions of the Agreement.
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17. |
Dispute
Settlement
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17.1 |
The
Agreement will be governed by laws of People’s Republic of China;
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17.2 |
Disputes,
which cannot be settled through consultation shall be adjudicated
by the
court in the jurisdiction where Lender or the branch of Bank of China
that
exercises the rights and obligations under the Agreement domiciles.
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18. |
Notarization:
no notarization is required under the Agreement
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19. |
Effectiveness
of the Agreement - the Agreement is executed as of the date when
both
parties sign and attach the seals to the Agreement. There are two
official
copies of the Agreement.
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20. |
Special
Note:
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The
Parties have conducted sufficient negotiations on the terms of the Agreement
and
other
specific agreements. Lender has informed and explained all terms to Borrower.
Jinzhou
Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd.
/s/
Yuncong Ma
Seal
August
21, 2006
Bank
of
China (Jingzhou Tiebei Branch)
/s/
Xxx Xxxx
Seal
August
21, 2006
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