SACE FACILITY AGREEMENT dated 28 November 2008 for TIM CELULAR S.A. as Borrower TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. as Guarantor and with BNP PARIBAS acting as Mandated Arranger BNP PARIBAS acting as Agent BNP PARIBAS as Original Lender and with SACE S.p.A. –...
EXHIBIT
2.15
USD
143,671,929
SACE
FACILITY AGREEMENT
dated 28
November 2008
for
XXX
CELULAR S.A.
as
Borrower
XXX
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
as
Guarantor
and
with
BNP
PARIBAS
acting as
Mandated Arranger
BNP
PARIBAS
acting as
Agent
BNP
PARIBAS
as
Original Lender
and
with
SACE
S.p.A. – SERVIZI ASSICURATIVI DEL COMMERCIO ESTERO
as
guarantee provider and co-arranger
TERM
FACILITY
AGREEMENT
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CONTENTS
Clause
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Page
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1.
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Definitions
and Interpretation
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4
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2.
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The
Facility
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21
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3.
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Purpose
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21
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4.
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Conditions
of Utilisation
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21
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5.
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Utilisation
- Loans
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23
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6.
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Repayment
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24
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7.
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Prepayment
and Cancellation
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24
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8.
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Interest
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28
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9.
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Interest
Periods
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30
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10.
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Changes
to the Calculation of Xxxxxxxx
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00
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00.
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Indemnity
in respect of the SACE Xxxxxxxxx
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00
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00.
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Fees
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32
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13.
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Tax
Gross Up and Indemnities
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34
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14.
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Increased
Costs
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37
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15.
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Other
Indemnities
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38
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16.
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Mitigation
by the Lenders
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39
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17.
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Costs
and Expenses
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40
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18.
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Representations
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41
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19.
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Information
Undertakings
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45
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20.
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General
Undertakings
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47
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21.
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Financial
covenants
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50
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22.
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Events
of Xxxxxxx
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00
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00.
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Changes
to the Lenders
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60
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24.
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Changes
to the Obligors
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63
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25.
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Role
of the Agent and the Mandated Arranger
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64
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2
26.
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Conduct
of Business by the Finance Parties
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69
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27.
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Sharing
among the Finance Parties
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69
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28.
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Payment
Mechanics
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72
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29.
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Set-off
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74
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30.
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Notices
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74
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31.
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Calculations
and Certificates
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76
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32.
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Partial
Invalidity
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76
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33.
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Remedies
and Waivers
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77
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34.
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Amendments
and Waivers
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77
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35.
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Counterparts
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78
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36.
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Governing
Law
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79
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37.
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Enforcement
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79
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Schedule
1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Utilisation
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81
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Schedule
2 Requests
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83
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Schedule
3 Form of Transfer Certificate
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86
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Schedule
4 Existing Security
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88
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Schedule
6 Timetables
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89
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Schedule
7 Form of Compliance Certificate
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90
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated 28
November 2008 and made between:
(1)
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XXX CELULAR S.A., a
company (sociedade
anônima) duly organized and existing in accordance with the laws of
Brazil, with its head office at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0.000, Xxxx of
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil, enrolled with the General
Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ/MF) under No. 04.206.050/0001-80 ("XXX
Celular");
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(2)
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XXX PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.,
a company (sociedade
anônima) duly organized and existing in accordance with the laws of
Brazil, with its head office at Xxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 0.000, xxxxx 0, 0x
xxxxx - Xxxxx, Xxxx of Xxx xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx xx Xxx xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx,
enrolled with the General Taxpayer's Registry (CNPJ/MF) under No.
02.558.115/0001-21 (the
"Guarantor");
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(3)
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BNP PARIBAS, a company
(societe anonyme)
duly organised and existing under the laws of the French Republic,
with a share capital of E 1,823,540,634 and having its registered office
at 00, xxxxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx as mandated arranger
(the "Mandated Arranger");
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(4)
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BNP PARIBAS, a company
(societe anonyme)
duly organised and existing under the laws of the French Republic,
with a share capital of €1,823,540,634 and having its registered office at
00, xxxxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx as Agent of the other
Finance Parties (the "Agent"); and
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(5)
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BNP PARIBAS, a company
(societe anonyme)
duly organised and existing under the laws of the French Republic,
with a share capital of E 1,823,540,634 and having its registered office
at 00, xxxxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx as lender (the
"Original Lender").
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IT IS AGREED as
follows:
SECTION
1
INTERPRETATION
"Affiliate" means, in relation
to any person, a Subsidiary of that person or a Holding Company of that person
or any other Subsidiary of that Holding Company.
"Applicable Exchange Rate" means PTAX800 rate
published by the Brazilian Central Bank through SISBACEN.
"Anatel" means Anatel (Agência Nacional de
Telecomunicações), the telecommunications regulation agency in
Brazil.
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"Authorisation" means an
authorisation, consent, approval, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation or
registration.
"Authority" means Anatel and
any other national, supranational, regional or local government or governmental,
administrative, fiscal, judicial, or government-owned body, department,
commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity, or central bank (or any
person, whether or not government-owned and howsoever constituted or called,
that exercises the functions of a central bank) in a Relevant
Jurisdiction.
"Availability Period" means the period from
and including the date of this Agreement to and including the date falling one
(1) Month after the Signing Date (or, if prior to the date falling one (1) Month
after the Signing Date, to the date on which the Available Facility is reduced
to zero).
"Available Commitment" means a Lender's
Commitment minus:
(a)
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the
amount of its participation in any outstanding Loans;
and
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(b)
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in
relation to any proposed Utilisation, the amount of its participation in
any Loans that are due to be made on or before the proposed Utilisation
Date.
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"Available Facility" means the aggregate
for the time being of each Lender's Available Commitment.
"Best Industry Practice" means the exercise
of that degree of skill, diligence, prudence, foresight and practice which would
reasonably and ordinarily be expected from a reasonable and prudent leading
internationally recognised telecommunications company conducting the same type
of business activities as those of the Obligors.
"BNDES" means Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento
Econômico e Social, the Brazilian development bank.
"Borrower" means XXX
Celular.
"Brazil" means the Federative
Republic of Brazil.
"Break Costs" means Fixed Rate Break
Costs and Funding Break Costs.
"Business Day" means a day (other than a
Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in Sao Paulo,
Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris and (in relation to any date for payment or
purchase in dollars) New York.
"Commitment"
means:
(a)
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in
relation to the Original Lender, an amount equal to the Facility Amount
and the amount of any other Commitment transferred to it under this
Agreement; and
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(b)
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in
relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Commitment transferred to
it under this Agreement,
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to the
extent not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this
Agreement.
"Compliance Certificate" means a
certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Compliance
Certificate).
"Conversion Date" means:
(a)
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for
a Loan which is to be made at the date of the Conversion Request and for
which a Conversion Notice has been provided by the Borrower and accepted
by the Agent, the Utilisation Date for that Loan;
or
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(b)
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for
a Floating Rate Loan which has been made as at the date of the Conversion
Request and for which a Conversion Notice has been provided by the
Borrower and accepted by the Agent, the last day in the Interest Period
for that Floating Rate Loan that is current as at the date of such
Conversion Request.
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"Conversion Notice" means a notice
substantially in the form set out in Part 3 of Schedule 2 (Requests).
"Conversion Request" means a notice
substantially in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Requests).
"Corporate Reorganisation" means any
amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate reconstruction or
reorganisation.
"Default" means an Event of
Default or any event or circumstance specified in Clause 22 (Events of Default) which
would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of
any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of any of the
foregoing) be an Event of Default.
"Environment" means all, or any
of, the following:
(a)
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the
air (including, without limitation, the air within buildings and the air
within other natural or man-made structures above or below
ground);
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(b)
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water
(including, without limitation, territorial, coastal and inland waters,
ground and surface water and water in drains and
sewers);
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(c)
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land
(including, without limitation, surface and sub-surface
soil);
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(d)
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the
health of animals;
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(e)
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plants;
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(f)
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natural
habitats; and
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(g)
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human
health.
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"Environmental Law" means any applicable law
in any jurisdiction in which any member of the Group conducts business which
relates to the pollution or protection of the Environment (or any part thereof)
or harm to or the protection of human health or the health of animals or plants.
"Event of Default" means any event or circumstance specified as such in Clause
22 (Events of
Default).
"Facility" means the term loan
facility made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2 (The Facility).
"Facility Amount" means USD143,671,929
being BRL 331,250,000 converted into dollars at the Applicable Exchange Rate
published on 25 November 2008 (such Applicable Exchange Rate being 2.3056 BRL: 1
USD).
"Facility Office" means the office or
offices notified by a Lender to the Agent in writing on or before the date it
becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five Business Days'
written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
"Fee Letter" means any letter or
letters dated on or about the date of this Agreement between the Mandated
Arranger and the Borrower (or the Agent and the Borrower) or SACE and the
Borrower setting out any of the fees referred to in Clause 12 (Fees).
"Final Repayment Date" means the date which
falls 108 Months after the Signing Date.
"Finance Document" means this
Agreement, the Guarantee, any Fee Letter, any Transfer Certificate and any other
document designated as a "Finance Document" by the Agent and any of the Borrower
or the Guarantor.
"Finance Party" means the Agent, the
Mandated Arranger or a Lender.
"Financial Indebtedness" means any
indebtedness for or in respect of:
(a)
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moneys
borrowed;
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(b)
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debit
balances with financial
institutions;
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(c)
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any
amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or
dematerialised equivalent;
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(d)
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any
amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of
bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar
instrument;
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(e)
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the
amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract
which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital
lease;
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(f)
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receivables
sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold
on a non-recourse basis);
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(g)
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any
derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against
or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating
the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value
shall be taken into account);
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(h)
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any
counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond,
standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by
a bank or financial institution (excluding any given in respect of trade
credit arising in the ordinary course of
trading);
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(i)
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any
amount raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are redeemable a the
option of the holder on or before the Final Repayment
Date;
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(j)
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any
amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement if
one of the primary reasons behind the entry into this agreement is to
raise finance;
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(k)
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any
amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or
purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
and
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(1)
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(without
double counting) the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee
or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (k)
above.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, this definition excludes any Financial Indebtedness owed by
one member of the Group to another member of the Group.
"Fixed Rate" means, in relation to
any Fixed Rate Loan made or to be made to the Borrower, the fixed rate accepted
by the Borrower during a Quotation Conference Call that is confirmed by a
Conversion Notice relating to that Fixed Rate Loan.
"Fixed Rate Break Costs" means, for a Finance
Party, in respect of a Fixed Rate Event relating to the Loan (or part thereof),
such amount as is determined by a Finance Party (acting in good faith), as being
equal to the aggregate of:
(a)
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the
costs, claims, losses and liabilities that such Finance Party would incur
on termination under an interest rate swap agreement (regardless of
whether such an interest rate swap agreement has actually been entered
into by that Finance Party):
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where
such interest rate swap agreement is governed by the ISDA 1992 Master Agreement
and is for a nominal amount equal to the
principal amount of the Loan and provides, for the period from the Conversion
Date for the Loan to the Final Repayment Date, that such Finance Party is to pay
to the counterparty under such interest rate swap agreement an amount calculated
at the Fixed Rate for the Loan in exchange for a payment calculated by reference
to LIBOR by the counterparty on the Scheduled Repayment Dates; and
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(ii)
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where
the date on which such Fixed Rate Event occurs is deemed to be the Early
Termination Date (as defined in the ISDA 1992 Master Agreement), the
amount payable on such Early Termination Date is determined under section
6(e) of the ISDA 1992 Master Agreement by Market Quotation and Second
Method and as if that Finance Party is the Non-Defaulting Party and the
Borrower the Defaulting Party (and the only Affected Party) (where Early
Termination Date, Market Quotation, Second Method, Non-Defaulting Party,
Defaulting Party and Affected Party each has the meaning provided to it in
the ISDA 1992 Master Agreement);
and
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(b)
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any
other costs, claims, losses and liabilities that such Finance Party has
incurred or will incur under any other arrangement which that Finance
Party has entered with respect to hedging interest rate exposure and which
is attributable to such Fixed Rate
Event.
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"Fixed Rate Event" means:
(a)
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any
Loan (or part thereof) to be made under the Facility (a), if made; would
be a Fixed Rate Loan and (b) is not made by reason of the operation of any
one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of
default or negligence by that Finance Party
alone);
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(b)
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all
of a Scheduled Amount of a Fixed Rate Loan is not repaid on the Scheduled
Repayment Date for that Scheduled Amount;
or
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(c)
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other
than repayment of all (but not part) of a Scheduled Amount of a Fixed Rate
Loan on the Scheduled Repayment Date for that Scheduled Amount, all or any
part of a Fixed Rate Loan is repaid on any date (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, if, for a Fixed Rate Loan, more or less than the
Scheduled Amount for that Fixed Rate Loan and for a Repayment Date is
repaid on that Repayment
Date).
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"Fixed Rate Loan" means a Loan made or to
be made under the Facility to the Borrower in respect of which the Borrower has
delivered to the Agent a Conversion Notice pursuant to Clause 8.1.4 which has
been accepted by the Agent or the principal amount outstanding for the time
being of that Loan.
"Floating Rate Loan" means a Loan (other than
a Fixed Rate Loan) made or to be made under the Facility or the principal amount
outstanding for the time being of that Loan.
"Funding Break Costs" means the amount (if
any) by which:
(a)
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the
interest which a Finance Party should have received for the period from
the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in a Loan or
Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in respect of
that Loan or Unpaid Sum, had the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received
been paid on the last day of that Interest
Period;
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exceeds:
(b)
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the
amount which that Finance Party would be able to obtain by placing an
amount equal to the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received by it on
deposit with a leading bank in the Relevant Interbank Market for a period
starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery and ending on
the last day of the current Interest
Period.
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"GAAP" means generally accepted
accounting principles in Brazil/the accounting rules set forth in Law No.
6,404/76, as amended, the rules and regulations issued by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários
and the accounting standards issued by the Instituto dos Auditores
Independentes do BrasilIBRACON.
"Group" means each Obligor and
each of its Subsidiaries for the time being.
"Guarantee" means the guarantee
between the Guarantor and the Agent.
"Hedging Instrument" means any
instrument or agreement with respect to any currency or interest rate purchase,
cap or collar agreement, forward rate agreement, interest rate agreement,
interest rate or currency future or option contract, foreign exchange or
currency purchase or sale agreement, interest rate swap or currency swap or
combined similar agreement or any derivative transaction protecting against or
benefiting from fluctuations in any currency or interest rate or price under the
Facility.
"Hedge Provider" has the meaning
given to it in Clause 20.13.
"Hedging Transaction" means any hedging
arrangement which is the subject of a Hedging Instrument.
"Holding Company" means, in relation to
a company or corporation, any other company or corporation in respect of which
it is a Subsidiary.
"Illicit Origin" means any origin which
is illicit or fraudulent, including without limitation, drug trafficking,
corruption, organised criminal activities, terrorism, money laundering or
fraud.
"Interest Period" means, in relation to
the Loan, each period determined in accordance with Clause 9 (Interest Periods) and, in
relation to an Unpaid Sum, each period determined in accordance with Clause 8.5
(Default
interest).
"Lender" means:
(a)
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the
Original Lender; and
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(b)
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any
bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become
a Party in accordance with Clause 23 (Changes to the
Lenders),
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which in
each case has not ceased to be a Party in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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"LIBOR" means, in relation to
any Loan:
(a)
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the
applicable British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rate for
dollars for the relevant period, at the date of this Agreement displayed
on page 3750 of the Telerate screen or page BBAM of the Bloomberg screen,
provided that if each such page is replaced or service ceases to be
available, the Agent may specify another page or service displaying the
appropriate rate after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders
(such rate, the "Screen Rate");
or
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(b)
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(if
no Screen Rate is available for dollars for the Interest Period of that
Loan) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal
places) as supplied to the Agent at its request quoted by the Reference
Banks to leading banks in the London interbank
market,
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as of the
Specified Time on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in dollars and
for a period comparable to the Interest Period for that Loan.
"Loan" means a Floating Rate
Loan or a Fixed Rate Loan.
"London Business Days" a day (other than a
Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London and
(in relation to any date for payment or purchase in dollars) New
York.
"Majority Lenders" means:
(a)
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if
there are no Loans then outstanding, a Lender or Lenders whose Commitments
aggregate more than 662/3% of
the Total Commitments (or, if the Total Commitments have been reduced to
zero, aggregated more than 662/3% of
the Total Commitments immediately prior to the reduction);
or
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(b)
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at
any other time, a Lender or Lenders whose participations in the Loans then
outstanding aggregate more than 662/3% of
all the Loans then
outstanding.
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"Margin" means two point fifty
three per cent. (2.53%) per annum.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material
adverse effect on:
(a)
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the
business, operations, property, financial condition of any Obligor, any
member of the Group or the Group taken as a
whole;
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(b)
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the
ability of an Obligor to perform its payment and other material
obligations under the Finance Documents or to perform its material
obligations under any Telecommunications Licence;
or
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(c)
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the
validity or enforceability of the Finance Documents or any
Telecommunications Licence or the rights or remedies of any Finance Party
under the Finance Documents.
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"Month" means a period starting
on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day
in the next calendar month, except that:
(a)
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(subject
to paragraph (c) below) if the numerically corresponding day is not a
Business Day, that period shall end on the next Business Day in that
calendar month in which that period is to end if there is one, or if there
is not, on the immediately preceding Business
Day;
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(b)
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if
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which
that period is to end, that period shall end on the last Business Day in
that calendar month; and
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(c)
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if
an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month,
that Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in the calendar
month in which that Interest Period is to
end.
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The above
rules will only apply to the last Month of any period.
"Network" means:
(a)
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the
GSM networks operated by the Borrower in Brazil as at the Signing Date
together with, from time to time, each additional GSM network operated by
the Borrower in Brazil after the Signing Date;
and
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(b)
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on
or after the grant of the first 3G Telecommunications Licence to the
Borrower, from time to time, each 3G network by the Borrower in
Brazil.
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"Obligor" means the Borrower or
the Guarantor.
"Original Financial Statements"
means:
(a)
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in
relation to the Guarantor, its audited non-consolidated financial
statements and the consolidated financial statements of the Group, in each
case for the financial year ended 31 December 2007;
and
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(b)
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in
relation to the Borrower, its audited consolidated and non-consolidated
financial statements for its financial year ended 31 December
2007.
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"Party" means a party to this Agreement.
"Permitted Disposal" means:
(a)
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any
sale, transfer, lease or disposal which is made in the ordinary course of
trading and on arm's length
terms;
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(b)
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for
fair market value, provided that, at the Obligors' sole discretion, (1)
the net disposal proceeds are applied towards prepayment of the Facilities
or (2) the net disposal proceeds are re-invested within 12 months after
the date of such disposal in assets to be used in the ordinary course of
business of the disposing entity; or (3), other than proceeds to which (1)
or (2) applies, the higher of the consideration and market value of all
assets of the Group disposed of pursuant to this paragraph (b) does not
in
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aggregate
exceed R$ 400,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or
currencies);
(c)
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any
sale, transfer, lease or disposal by a member of the Group other than the
Borrower or the Guarantor to another member of the
Group;
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(d)
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any
sale, transfer, lease or disposal to the Borrower or the
Guarantor;
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(e)
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any
sale, lease, transfer or other disposal of assets which are worn out or
obsolete and which have been replaced or are no longer needed for the
business activities of the Group;
and
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(f)
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any
sale or transfer of receivables in an aggregate amount of up to R$
400,000,000 for the purpose of a transaction involving the securitization
of an Obligor's
receivables.
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"Permitted Reorganisation" means a
Corporate Reorganisation of a member of the Group:
(a)
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if:
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(i)
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such
Corporate Reorganisation is on a solvent
basis;
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(ii)
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the
Guarantor directly or indirectly continues to control the surviving entity
or surviving entities; and
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(iii)
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the
financial position of the surviving entity or entities shall not be worse
than the financial position of each member of the Group
involved in such Corporate Reorganisation prior to the Corporate
Reorganisation, which shall be supported by certified pro-forma
calculations to be provided to the Agent prior to such Corporate
Reorganisation; and
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(b)
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if
such Corporate Reorganisation involves an
Obligor:
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(i)
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such
Obligor is a surviving entity following such Corporate
Reorganisation;
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(ii)
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the
surviving entity continues to be bound by all the obligations of such
Obligor under the Finance Documents prior to such Corporate
Reorganisation;
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(iii)
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immediately
following such Corporate Reorganisation, the obligations expressed to be
assumed by, and the Security expressed to be created by, such Obligor
under Finance Documents to which it is a party will each remain legal,
valid, binding and enforceable obligations of such Obligor;
and
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(iv)
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in
the reasonable opinion of the Majority Lenders, such Corporate
Reorganisation will not have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
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(v)
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the
financial position of the Obligors involved in the Corporate Reorgansation
after the Corporate Reorganisation shall not be worse than the financial
position of the Obligors involved in the Corporate Reorgansation after the
Corporate Reorganisation prior to the Corporate Reorganisation, which
shall be supported by certified pro-forma calculations to be provided to
the Agent prior to such Corporate Reorganisation;
or
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(c)
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if
carried out with the prior written consent of the Agent.
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"Permitted Security"
means:
(a)
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any
Security listed in Schedule 4 (Existing Security),
except to the extent the principal amount secured by that Security
exceeds the amount stated in that
Schedule;
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(b)
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any
lien arising by operation of law and in the ordinary course of
trading;
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(c)
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any
Security over or affecting any asset acquired by a member of the
Group
after the date of this Agreement
if:
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(i)
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the
Security was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of that asset
by a member of the Group;
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(ii)
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the
principal amount secured has not been increased in contemplation of, or
since the acquisition of that asset by a member of the Group;
and
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(iii)
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the
Security is removed or discharged within three (3) months of the date of
acquisition of such asset;
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(d)
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any
Security over or affecting any asset of any company which becomes a member
of the Group after the date of this Agreement, where the Security is
created prior to the date on which that company becomes a member of the
Group, if:
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(i)
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the
Security was not created in contemplation of the acquisition of that
company;
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(ii)
|
the
principal amount secured has not increased in contemplation of or since
the acquisition of that company;
and
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(iii)
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the
Security is removed or discharged within three (3) months of that company
becoming a member of the Group;
and
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(e)
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any
Security securing indebtedness, relating to (a) loans from, or arranged
by, BNDES obtained by the Borrower or (b) any securitisation transaction
involving receivables originated by a member of the Group, the outstanding
principal amount of which (when aggregated with the outstanding principal
amount of any other such indebtedness which has the benefit of Security
given by the Borrower other than any permitted under paragraphs (a) to (d)
above) does not exceed R$ 2,575,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other
currency or currencies).
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"Prohibited Payment" means:
(a)
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any
offer, gift, payment, promise to pay, commission, fee, loan or other
consideration which would constitute bribery or an improper gift or
payment under, or a breach of, any law of a Relevant Jurisdiction;
or
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(b)
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any
offer, gift, payment, promise to pay, commission, fee, loan or other
consideration which would or might constitute bribery within the OECD
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in
International Business Transactions of 17 December
1997.
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"Qualifying Lender" has the meaning given
to it in Clause 13 (Tax Gross
Up and Indemnities).
"Quotation Day" means, in relation to any
period for which an interest rate is to be determined, two London Business Days
before the first day of that period unless market practice differs in the
Relevant Interbank Market, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by
the Agent in accordance with market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market
(and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks in the Relevant
Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of
those days).
"Reference Banks" means the principal
London offices of BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank plc, XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx Bank N.A.,
Deutsche Bank AG and Société Générale or such other banks as may be appointed by
the Agent in consultation with the Borrower.
"Relevant Interbank Market" means the London
interbank market.
"Relevant Jurisdictions"
means:
(a)
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England
and Wales; and
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(b)
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Brazil,
and "Relevant Jurisdiction" means any of
them.
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"Repayment Date" means each of the dates
which fall 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90, 96, 102 and 108 Months after the
earlier of (i) the Utilisation Date and (ii) 28 December 2008.
"Repeating Representations" means each of
the representations set out in Clauses 18.1 (Status) to 18.7 (Financial statements),
Clauses 18.9 (No)
to 18.11 (Pari passu
ranking) and Clauses 18.14 (No merger or acquisition) to
18.20 (Taxation), but
in the case of the representation set out in Clause 18.7 (Financial statements),
subject to Clause 18.22 (Repetition).
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"SACE" means SACE S.p.A. —
Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero, a società per azioni organised
under the laws of the Republic of Italy, whose registered office is at Xxxxxx
Xxxx 00/00, 00000 Xxxx, Xxxxx.
"SACE Guarantee" means the
guarantee between SACE, the Agent and the Original Lender, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, whereby SACE guarantees, on the terms and conditions
thereof, the Borrower' obligations under this Agreement in respect of, subject
to its terms and conditions, eighty per cent (80%) of the principal and interest
repayable or payable under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the
SACE Guarantee.
"SACE Guarantee Event" means any of the
following events or circumstances:
(a)
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it
is or becomes unlawful for SACE to perform or comply with any or all of
its payment obligations pursuant to the SACE
Guarantee;
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(b)
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any
of the obligations of SACE under the SACE Guarantee are not or cease to be
legal, valid, binding or in full force and
effect;
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(c)
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SACE
avoids, rescinds, repudiates, suspends or terminates the SACE Guarantee in
whole or in part, or
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(d)
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any
event or circumstance occurs in any relevant jurisdiction which has or
might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the SACE
Guarantee.
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"SACE Reimbursement Agreement"
means the agreement between the Borrower, the Guarantor and SACE relating to the
reimbursement of amounts paid under the SACE Guarantee.
"SACE Upfront Guarantee Fee" means the upfront
guarantee fee payable to SACE under the SACE Guarantee.
"Scheduled Amount" means, for each
Repayment Date and each Fixed Rate Loan, the amount of that Fixed Rate Loan
that, on the Conversion Date for that Fixed Rate Loan, is due to be repaid on
that Repayment Date in accordance with Clause 6.1 (Repayment of the
Loan).
"Scheduled Repayment Date" means, for any Scheduled
Amount, the Repayment Date on which that Scheduled Amount is to due to be repaid
(as at the Conversion Date of the Relevant Loan).
"Screen Rate" has the meaning given to
it in the definition of "LIBOR" above.
"Security" means a mortgage,
charge, pledge, lien or other security interest securing any obligation of any
person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar
effect.
"Signing Date" means the date of this
Agreement.
"Specified Time" means a time determined
in accordance with Schedule 5 (Timetables).
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"Subsidiary" means in relation
to any company or corporation, a company or corporation:
(a)
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which
is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the first mentioned company or
corporation;
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(b)
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more
than half the issued share capital of which is beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly by the first mentioned company or corporation;
or
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(c)
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which
is a Subsidiary of another Subsidiary of the first mentioned company or
corporation,
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and for
this purpose, a company or corporation shall be treated as being controlled by
another if that other company or corporation is able to direct its affairs
and/or to control the composition of its board of directors or equivalent
body.
"Tax" means any tax, levy,
impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any
penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay
in paying any of the same).
"Telecommunications Licence" means:
(a)
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each
of the Authorisations provided by Anatel or any other Authority in Brazil
to the Borrower to provide mobile services or personal communication
services in Brazil, being as at the date hereof, as set out in Schedule or
any other material Authorisation required from any Authority in Brazil for
the operation of the Network;
and
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(b)
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each
3G Telecommunication Licence obtained by an
Obligor.
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"Telecom Italia" means Telecom Italia
S.p.A, company duly organized and existing in accordance with the laws of Italy,
with its head office at Milan, Xxxxxx xxxxx Xxxxxx x. 0, 00000 Xxxxx,
Xxxxx.
"3G Telecommunications Licence" means each
Authorisation provided by Anatel or any other Authority in Brazil which is
required under Brazilian law for the purposes of the installation, operation or
maintenance of a "3G" telecommunications network and "3G" telecommunications
services in Brazil.
"Total Commitments" means the
aggregate of the Commitments, being equal to the Facility Amount at the date of
this Agreement.
"Transfer Certificate" means a
certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 3 (Form of Transfer Certificate)
or any other form agreed between the Agent and the Borrower.
"Transfer Date" means, in relation to a
transfer, the later of:
(a)
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the
proposed Transfer Date specified in the Transfer Certificate;
and
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(b)
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the
date on which the Agent executes the Transfer
Certificate.
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"Unpaid Sum" means any sum due and
payable but unpaid by an Obligor under the Finance Documents.
"Utilisation" means a
utilisation of the Facility.
"Utilisation Date" means the date of a
Utilisation, being the date on which the relevant Loan is to be
made.
"Utilisation Request" means a notice
substantially in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Request).
"VAT" means value added tax as
provided for in the Value Added Tax Xxx 0000 and any other tax of a similar
nature.
1.2
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Construction
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1.2.1
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Unless
a contrary indication appears any reference in this Agreement
to:
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(a)
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the
"Agent", the "Mandated Arranger ", any "Finance Party", any "Lender", any
"Obligor" or any "Party" shall be construed so as to include its
successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted
transferees;
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(b)
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"assets"
includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every
description;
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(c)
|
a
"Finance Document" or any other agreement or instrument is a reference to
that Finance Document or other agreement or instrument as amended,
novated, supplemented, extended, replaced or
restated;
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(d)
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"indebtedness"
includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for
the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or
contingent;
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(e)
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"include"
and "including" are to be construed without
limitation;
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(f)
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a
"law" includes any law (including statutory and common law), statute,
constitution, decree, judgement, treaty, other legislative measure or
regulation of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body,
agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or
organisation;
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(g)
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a
"person" includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government,
state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture,
consortium or partnership (whether or not having separate legal
personality);
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(h)
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a
"regulation" includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or
guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental,
intergovernmental or supranational body,
Anatel,
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any other
agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or
organisation;
(i)
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a
provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or
reenacted; and
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(j)
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a
time of day is a reference to Paris time.
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1.2.2
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"control"
with respect to a person
means:
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(a)
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the
power (whether by way of ownership of shares, proxy, contract, agency or
otherwise) to:
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(i)
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cast,
or control the casting of, more than one-half of the maximum number of
votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the relevant Obligor;
or
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(ii)
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appoint
or remove all, or the majority, of the directors or other equivalent
officers of the relevant Obligor;
or
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(iii)
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give
directions with respect to the operating and financial policies of the
relevant Obligor which the directors or other equivalent officers of the
relevant Obligor are obliged to comply with;
or
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(b)
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the
holding of more than one-half of the issued share capital of the relevant
Obligor (excluding any part of that issued share capital that carries no
right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either
profits or capital) or otherwise holding more than one-half of the
economic interest of the relevant
Obligor.
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1.2.3
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Section,
Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference
only.
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1.2.4
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Unless
a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document
or in any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document
has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this
Agreement.
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1.2.5
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A
Default (other than an Event of Default) is "continuing" if it has not
been remedied or waived and an Event of Default is "continuing" if it has
not been waived.
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1.3
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Currency
Symbols and Definitions
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1.3.1
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"USD",
"$" and "dollars" denote the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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1.3.2
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"R$",
"BRL", "Reais" and "Brazilian Reais" denote the lawful currency of
Brazil.
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1.4
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Accounting
terms
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All
accounting expressions which are not otherwise defined herein shall be construed
in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period or at the relevant
time.
1.5
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Third
party rights
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1.5.1
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Unless
expressly provided to the contrary in a Finance Document, a person who is
not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
1999 (the "Third Parties Act") to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any
term of this Agreement.
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1.5.2
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Notwithstanding
any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a
Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any
time.
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SECTION
2
THE
FACILITY
2.
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THE
FACILITY
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2.1
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The
Facility
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders make available to the Borrower a
dollar term loan facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Total
Commitments.
2.2
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Finance
Parties' rights and obligations
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2.2.1
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The
obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several.
Failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations under the Finance
Documents does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the
Finance Documents. No Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of
any other Finance Party under the Finance
Documents.
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2.2.2
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The
rights of each Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance
Documents are separate and independent rights and any debt arising under
the Finance Documents to a Finance Party from an Obligor shall be a
separate and independent
debt.
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2.2.3
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A
Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents,
separately enforce its rights under the Finance
Documents.
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3.
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PURPOSE
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3.1
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Purpose
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The
Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Facility towards
partially financing:
3.1.1
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3G
Telecommunications Licences to be acquired by the
Borrower;
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3.1.2
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property,
plant and equipment;
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3.1.3
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intangible
assets; and
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3.1.4
|
acquisition
of, setting up or share capital increases in companies (other than Italian
companies).
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3.2
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Monitoring
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No
Finance Party is bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount
borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.
4.
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CONDITIONS OF
UTILISATION
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4.1
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Initial
conditions precedent
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The
Borrower may not deliver an Utilisation Request unless the Agent has received
all of the documents and other evidence listed in Schedule 1 (Conditions
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Precedent to Initial Utilisation)
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent. The Agent shall notify
the Borrower and the Lenders promptly upon being so satisfied.
4.2
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Further
conditions precedent
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The
Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders' participation) if
on the date of the Utilisation Request and on the proposed Utilisation
Date:
4.2.1
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the
SACE Guarantee is in full force and effect and the SACE Guarantee provides
the relevant cover in relation to the proposed
Utilisation;
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4.2.2
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no
SACE Guarantee Event has occurred and is
continuing;
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4.2.3
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no
Default is continuing or would result from the proposed Loan;
and
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4.2.4
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the
Repeating Representations to be made by each Obligor are true in all
material respects.
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4.3
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Maximum
number of Loans
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The
Borrower may only deliver one Utilisation Request and, accordingly, only one (1)
Loan may be made to it.
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SECTION
3
UTILISATION
5.
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UTILISATION
- LOAN
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5.1
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Delivery
of a Utilisation Request
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The
Borrower may utilise the Facility by delivery to the Agent of a duly completed
Utilisation Request not later than the Specified Time. Only one Utilisation
Request may be delivered under this Agreement.
5.2
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Completion
of the Utilisation Request
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5.2.1
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The
Utilisation Request is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been
duly completed unless:
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(a)
|
the
proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the Availability
Period;
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(b)
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the
currency and amount of the Utilisation comply with Clause 5.3 (Currency and amount);
and
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(c)
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the
proposed Interest Period complies with Clause 9 (Interest
Periods).
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5.2.2
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Only
one Loan may be requested in the Utilisation Request.
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5.3
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Currency and
amount
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5.3.1
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The
currency specified in the Utilisation Request must be
dollars.
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5.3.2
|
The
amount of the proposed Loan must be an amount which is a minimum of five
million dollars ($5,000,000).
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5.4
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Lenders'
participation
|
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5.4.1
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If
the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, each Lender shall
make its participation in the Loan by the Utilisation Date through its
Facility Office.
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5.4.2
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The
amount of each Lender's participation in the Loan will be equal to the
proportion borne by its Available Commitment to the Available Facility
immediately prior to making the
Loan.
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5.4.3
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The
Agent shall notify each Lender of the amount of the Loan and the amount of
its participation in the Loan, in each case by the Specified
Time.
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5.5 Cancellation
of Commitment
The Total
Commitments shall be immediately cancelled at the end of the Availability
Period.
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SECTION
4
REPAYMENT,
PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION
6.
REPAYMENT
6.1 Repayment
of the Loan
6.1.1
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The
Borrower shall repay the Loan made in instalments by repaying on each
Repayment Date an amount which reduces the amount of the outstanding Loan
made by an amount equal to one twelfth of the Loan as at close of business
in Paris on the last day of the Availability
Period.
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6.1.2
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The
Borrower may not re-borrow any part of the Facility which is
repaid.
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7.
PREPAYMENT AND
CANCELLATION
7.1 Illegality
If, at
any time, it is or will become unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for a
Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to
fund or maintain its participation in the Loan:
7.1.1
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that
Lender shall promptly notify the Agent upon becoming aware of that
event;
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7.1.2
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upon
the Agent notifying the Borrower, the Commitment of that Lender will be
immediately cancelled; and
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7.1.3
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the
Borrower shall repay that Lender's participation in the Loan made to it on
the last day of the Interest Period for the Loan occurring after the Agent
has notified the Borrower or, if earlier, the date specified by the Lender
in the notice delivered to the
Agent.
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7.2 SACE
Guarantee Event
If, at
any time, a SACE Guarantee Event occurs:
7.2.1
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upon
the Agent notifying the Borrower, the Commitment of each Lender will be
immediately cancelled; and
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7.2.2
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if
the Agent so requires the Borrower shall repay each Lender's participation
in the Loan made to it on the last day of the Interest Period for the Loan
occurring after the Agent has notified the Borrower or, if earlier, the
date specified by the Agent.
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7.3 Change
of control
7.3.1
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If
Telecom Italia ceases to control directly or indirectly an Obligor or
Telecom Italia ceases to hold directly or indirectly at least fifty per
cent. (50%) plus one (1) of the ordinary shares in any
Obligor:
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(a)
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such
Obligor shall promptly notify the Agent upon becoming aware of that
event;
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(b)
|
a
Lender shall not be obliged to fund a Utilisation;
and
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|
(c)
|
if
the Majority Lenders so require, the Agent shall, by not less than ten
(10) Business Days' notice to the Borrower, cancel the Total Commitments
and declare all outstanding Loans, together with accrued interest and all
other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents, immediately due and
payable, at which time the Total Commitments will be cancelled and all
such outstanding amounts will become immediately due and
payable.
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7.3.2
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If
the Guarantor ceases to control the Borrower or the Guarantor ceases to
hold a majority economic interest in any
Borrower:
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(a)
|
the
Guarantor shall promptly notify the Agent upon becoming aware of that
event;
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|
(b)
|
a
Lender shall not be obliged to fund a Utilisation;
and
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|
(c)
|
if
the Majority Lenders so require, the Agent shall, by not less than ten
(10) Business Days' notice to the Borrower, cancel the Total Commitments
and declare the outstanding Loan (if any), together with accrued interest
and all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents, immediately due
and payable, at which time the Total Commitments will be cancelled and all
such outstanding amounts will become immediately due and
payable.
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7.4 Voluntary
prepayment of Loan
7.4.1
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The
Borrower may, if it gives the Agent not less than ten (10) Business Days'
(or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice,
prepay the whole or any part of the Loan (but, if in part, being an amount
that reduces the amount of the Loan by a minimum amount of five million
dollars ($5,000,000)).
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7.4.2
|
The
Loan may only be prepaid:
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(a)
|
after
the last day of the Availability Period (or, if earlier, the day on which
the Available Facility is zero);
and
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(b)
|
if
any Break Costs payable in connection with such prepayment in accordance
with Clause 10.4 (Funding Break Costs)
or 10.5 (Fixed Rate
Break Costs) are paid on or before the date of such
prepayment.
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7.4.3
|
Any
prepayment under this Clause 7.4 shall satisfy the obligations
under
Clause
6.1 (Repayment of the
Loan) in inverse chronological
order.
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7.5
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Mandatory
Prepayment
|
If:
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7.5.1
|
the
Borrower is prevented from operating all or substantially all of the
Network operated by it:
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|
(a)
|
by
applicable law, or pursuant to any decision or action of any Authority,
for a period in excess of seven (7) days;
or
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|
(b)
|
as
a result of force majeure for a period in excess of fourteen (14) days or,
in circumstances where all other mobile telecoms operators in Brazil are
similarly affected by the applicable force majeure event for such period,
for a period in excess of fourteen (14) -days;
or
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7.5.2
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other
than for the reasons referred to in paragraph 7.5.1, the Borrower ceases
or suspends the operation of all or substantially all of the Network
previously operated by it for a period in excess of five (5) days;
or
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7.5.3
|
it
is or becomes unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations
under a Finance Document to which it is party unless such unlawfulness
arises as a result of any act or omission of an Obligor or any of their
respective Affiliates; or
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7.5.4
|
by
or under the authority of any government or other Authority in
Brazil:
|
|
(a)
|
the
management of any member of the Group is wholly or partially displaced or
the authority of any member of the Group in the conduct of its business is
wholly or partially curtailed; or;
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|
(b)
|
all
or a majority of the issued shares of any member of the Group or the whole
or any part (the book value, calculated using GAAP, of which is 20 per
cent. or more of the book value of the whole) of its revenues or assets is
seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired;
or
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7.5.5
|
any
law of Brazil is enacted or introduced
that:
|
|
(a)
|
results
or is reasonably likely to result in the unavailability of dollars in the
interbank foreign exchange market in Brazil;
or
|
|
(b)
|
prohibits,
delays (for a period in excess of 30 days) or, in a material manner
restricts:
|
|
(i)
|
the
conversion of BRL into dollars;
or
|
|
(ii)
|
the
transfer of dollars from Brazil to other countries (or any class of
countries which includes any country where a Lender's Facility Office is
located),
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by an
Obligor (or an Obligor's ability to procure such conversion or transfer,
then the
Borrower shall be obliged (without any notice being required to be given by the
Lender or any other person) to prepay the Loan and all other amounts
due,
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owing or
payable hereunder in full immediately and the Total Commitments will be reduced
to zero.
7.6 Restrictions
7.6.1
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Any
notice of cancellation or prepayment given by any Party under this Clause
7 shall be irrevocable and, unless a contrary indication appears in this
Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant
cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that
cancellation or prepayment.
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7.6.2
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Any
prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued
interest on the amount prepaid and, subject to any Break Costs, without
premium or penalty.
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7.6.3
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The
Borrower may not reborrow any part of the Facility which is
prepaid.
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7.6.4
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The
Borrower shall not repay or prepay all or any part of the Loans or cancel
all or any part of the Commitments except at the times and in the manner
expressly provided for in this
Agreement.
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7.6.5
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No
amount of the Total Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be
subsequently reinstated.
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7.6.6
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If
the Agent receives a notice under this Clause 7 it shall promptly forward
a copy of that notice to the Borrower or the affected Lender, as
appropriate.
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SECTION
5
COSTS
OF UTILISATION
8. INTEREST
8.1 Fixed
Rate Loan
8.1.1
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Not
less than three (3) Business Days, before the proposed Conversion Date for
the Loan and on or before the Repayment Date immediately prior to the
Final Repayment Date, the Borrower may deliver to the Agent a duly
completed Conversion Request in respect of all of (but not part of) (a) a
Loan to be made or (b) a Floating Rate Loan made to the Borrower, and
requesting a quotation from the Agent on the proposed Fixed Rate
that:
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(a)
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would
be applicable to the Loan if it were made as a Fixed Rate Loan;
or
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(b)
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would
be applicable to the Floating Rate Loan if it were to be converted into a
Fixed Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest
Period.
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8.1.2
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The
Borrower may not deliver a Conversion Request for a Loan that is to be
made unless on or prior to the delivery of such Conversion Request, it has
delivered a Utilisation Request for such
Loan.
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8.1.3
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Subject
to Clause 8.1.5, upon receipt of a duly completed Conversion Request from
the Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify each of the Lenders and each
of the Lenders shall provide to the Agent its acceptance or refusal to
provide the Fixed Rate not less than four (4) Business Days after receipt
of a Conversion Request.
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8.1.4
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Not
later than 12 noon on the date falling two (2) Business Days prior to the
proposed Conversion Date for the Loan and subject to all Lenders having
accepted the relevant Conversion Request, a conference call (the "Quotation Conference
Call") shall be held among the Borrower that delivered the relevant
Conversion Request, each Lender and the Agent, for the purpose of
determining a fixed rate for the Loan. The Quotation Conference Call will
be attended by representatives of the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent
(each of whom shall be authorised to arrange fixed rate funding and a
fixed rate for the Loan without reference to another person). It is hereby
accepted by the Borrower that any acceptance given by the Borrower during
the Quotation Conference Call of a fixed rate for the Loan provided by the
Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) shall, by virtue of the
Borrower's signature to this Agreement, constitute acceptance by the
Borrower of that fixed rate as the Fixed Rate for the Loan and express
authority from the Borrower to the Lenders to arrange such funding at the
rate so provided by the Agent and agreed to by the Borrower. If the
Lenders and the Borrower agree upon a fixed rate of interest for the Loan
on a Quotation Conference Call, the Borrower shall confirm such agreed
fixed rate of interest to the Agent with the Conversion Notice (duly
executed by an
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authorised
signatory on behalf of the Borrower) immediately after such conference call and
that agreed fixed rate shall be the "Fixed Rate" for that
Loan.
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8.1.5
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Each
of the Lenders shall not be obliged to provide a fixed rate in respect of
a Conversion Request if:
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(a)
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a
Default has occurred and is
continuing;
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(b)
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that
Lender has not received all necessary internal credit approvals to provide
a fixed rate; or
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(c)
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it
is not practicable for that Lender to enter into interest rate swap
arrangements for the swapping of LIBOR interest rates for fixed rates for
the period until the Final Repayment Date in the Relevant Interbank
Market.
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8.1.6
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If
the Borrower accepts a Fixed Rate during the Quotation Conference Call and
issues a Conversion Notice pursuant to such Quotation Conference Call
which has been accepted by the Agent,
then:
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(a)
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if
such Conversion Notice relates to a Loan which is to be made to the
Borrower, the Loan shall be a Fixed Rate Loan as of its Utilisation Date
and interest on the Loan shall, from and including that Utilisation Date,
be calculated in accordance with Clause 8.3 (Calculation of interest —
Fixed Rate Loan); and
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(b)
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if
such Conversion Notice relates to a Floating Rate Loan which has been made
to the Borrower, that Floating Rate Loan shall become a Fixed Rate Loan on
the first day of the Interest Period immediately following the Conversion
Request and interest on the Loan shall, from and including the first day
of the Interest Period immediately following the Conversion Request, be
calculated in accordance with Clause 8.3 (Calculation of interest —
Fixed Rate Loan).
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8.1.7
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Any
Conversion Notice, once accepted by the Agent, shall be
irrevocable.
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8.1.8
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No
Fixed Rate Loan may be converted into a Floating Rate
Loan.
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8.2 Calculation
of interest — Floating Rate Loan
The rate
of interest on a Floating Rate Loan for each Interest Period is the percentage
rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable:
8.2.1
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Margin;
and
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8.2.2
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LIBOR.
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8.3 Calculation
of interest — Fixed Rate Loan
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The rate
of interest on a Fixed Rate Loan for each Interest Period is the percentage rate
per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable:
8.3.1
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Margin;
and
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8.3.2
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Fixed
Rate for the Fixed Rate Loan.
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8.4 Payment
of interest
The
Borrower shall pay accrued- interest- on the Loan- on the last day of each
Interest Period.
8.5 Default
interest
8.5.1
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If
the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable by it under a Finance
Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount from
the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after
judgment) at a rate which, subject to paragraph (b) below, is one per cent
(1%) higher than the rate which would have been payable if the overdue
amount had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Floating Rate
Loan in the currency of the overdue amount for successive Interest
Periods, each of a duration selected by the Agent (acting reasonably). Any
interest accruing under this Clause 8.5 shall be immediately payable by
the Borrower on demand by the
Agent.
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8.5.2
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If
any overdue amount consists of all or part of the Loan which became due on
a day which was not the last day of an Interest Period relating to the
Loan:
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(a)
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the
first Interest Period for that overdue amount shall have a duration equal
to the unexpired portion of the current Interest Period relating to the
Loan; and
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(b)
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the
rate of interest applying to the overdue amount during that first Interest
Period shall be one per cent. (1%) higher than the rate which would have
applied if the overdue amount had constituted a Floating Rate
Loan.
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8.5.3
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Default
interest (if unpaid) arising on an overdue amount will be compounded with
the overdue amount at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that
overdue amount but will remain immediately due and
payable.
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8.6 Notification
of rates of interest
The Agent
shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower of the determination of a
rate of interest under this Agreement.
9.
INTEREST PERIODS
9.1 Interest
Periods
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9.1.1
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Subject
to this Clause 9, each Interest Period for the Loan shall be six
Months.
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9.1.2
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Any
Interest Period for the Loan that begins before a Repayment Date and would
otherwise extend beyond such Repayment Date, shall end on such Repayment
Date.
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9.1.3
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An
Interest Period for the Loan shall not extend beyond the Final Repayment
Date.
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9.1.4
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Each
Interest Period for the Loan shall start on the Utilisation Date or (if
already made) on the last day of its preceding Interest
Period.
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9.2
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Non-Business
Days
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If an
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that
Interest Period will instead end on the next Business Day in that calendar month
(if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).
10.
CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
10.1
Absence of quotations
Subject
to Clause 10.2 (Market
disruption), if LIBOR is to be determined by reference to the Reference
Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by the Specified Time on
the Quotation Day, the applicable LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the
quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.
10.2
Market disruption
10.2.1
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If
a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to the Loan for any Interest
Period, then the rate of interest on each Lender's share of the Loan for
the Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the
sum of:
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(a)
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the
Margin; and
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(b)
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the
rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable and in
any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest
Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost
to that Lender of funding its participation in the Loan from whatever
source it may reasonably
select.
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10.2.2
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In
this Agreement "Market Disruption Event"
means:
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(a)
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at
or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period the
Screen Rate is not available and, none or only one of the Reference Banks
supplies a rate to the Agent to determine LIBOR for dollars and the
relevant Interest Period; or
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(b)
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before
close of business in London on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest
Period, the Agent receives notifications from
a
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Lender or
Lenders (whose participations in the Loan exceed 35 per cent. of the Loan) that
the cost to it (or them) of obtaining matching deposits in the Relevant
Interbank Market would be in excess of LIBOR.
10.3
Alternative basis of interest or funding
10.3.1
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If
a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Agent or the Borrower so require,
the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of
not more than thirty days) with a view to-agreeing-asubstitute basis for
determining the rate of interest.
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10.3.2
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Any
alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph 10.3.1 above shall, with
the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all
Parties.
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10.4
Funding Break Costs
10.4.1
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The
Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by a Finance
Party, pay to that Finance Party its Funding Break Costs attributable to
all or any part of the Loan or Unpaid Sum being paid by the Borrower on a
day other than the last day of an Interest Period for the Loan or Unpaid
Sum.
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10.4.2
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Each
Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after a demand by the
Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Funding Break
Costs for any Interest Period in which they
accrue.
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10.5
Fixed Rate Break Costs
10.5.1
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If
a Fixed Rate Event occurs in respect of a Loan made or to be made to the
Borrower, the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by
a Finance Party, pay to that Finance Party its Fixed Rate Break
Costs.
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10.5.2
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Each
Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after a demand by the
Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Fixed Rate Break
Costs to which any demand under Clause 10.5.1
relates.
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11. INDEMNITY
IN RESPECT OF THE SACE GUARANTEE
Each of
the Obligors jointly and severally shall within five (5) Business Days of demand
by such Finance Party pay such Finance Party the amount of any costs, expenses
or liabilities incurred by such Finance Party relating to any investigation or
the obtaining of additional information which is required under the terms and
conditions of the SACE Guarantee or which is requested by the SACE.
12. FEES
12.1
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Commitment
fee
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12.1.1
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The
Borrower shall pay to the Agent (for the account of each Lender and, to
the extent provided in the SACE Guarantee, SACE) a fee in
dollars
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computed
at the rate of zero point thirty five per cent. (0.35%) per annum on that
Lender's Available Commitment for the Availability Period.
12.1.2
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The
accrued commitment fee is payable on the last day of the Availability
Period and, if cancelled in full, on the cancelled amount of the relevant
Lender's Commitment at the time the cancellation is
effective.
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12.2
Arrangement fee
The
Borrower shall pay to the Mandated Arranger (for its own account) an arrangement
fee in the amount and at the times agreed in a Fee Letter.
12.3
Payment of the SACE Upfront Guarantee Fee
The
Borrower shall pay directly to SACE, no later than the date falling ten (10)
days after the Signing Date (but in any event prior to delivery of the first
Utilisation Request), the SACE Upfront Guarantee Fee in accordance with the
provisions of a Fee Letter.
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SECTION
6
ADDITIONAL
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
13.
TAX GROSS UP AND INDEMNITIES
13.1
Definitions
13.1.1
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In
this Agreement:
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"Protected Party" means a
Finance P arty which is or will be subject to any
liability or required to make any payment, for or on account of Tax in relation
to a sum received or receivable (or any sum deemed for the purposes of Tax to be
received or receivable) under a Finance Document.
"Tax Credit" means a credit
obtained from the Tax Authorities in the jurisdiction of incorporation of a
Lender against, relief or repayment of any Tax attributable to amounts paid to
the Brazilian Tax Authority which amounts are the subject of DARFs provided by
the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to Clause 13.2.5.
"Tax
Deduction" means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a
payment under a Finance Document.
"Tax
Payment" means either the increase in a payment made by the Borrower to a
Finance Party under Clause 13.2 (Tax gross-up) or a payment
under Clause 13.3 (Tax
indemnity).
13.1.2
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Unless
a contrary indication appears, in this Clause 13 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities)
a reference to "determines" or "determined" means a determination
made in the absolute discretion of the person making the
determination.
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13.2
Tax gross-up
13.2.1
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Each
Obligor shall make all payments to be made by it without any Tax
Deduction, unless a Tax Deduction is required by
law.
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13.2.2
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Each
Obligor shall promptly upon becoming aware that it must make a Tax
Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a Tax
Deduction) notify the Agent accordingly. Similarly, a Lender shall notify
the Agent on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that
Lender. If the Agent receives such notification from a Lender it shall
notify the relevant Obligor.
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13.2.3
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If
a Tax Deduction is required by law to be made by an Obligor, the amount of
the payment due from that Obligor shall be increased to an amount which
(after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment
which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been
required.
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13.2.4
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If
an Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction, that Obligor shall make
that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection
with
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that Tax
Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by
law.
13.2.5
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Within
two (2) Months of making either a Tax Deduction or any payment required in
connection with that Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction
shall deliver to the Agent for the Finance Party entitled to the
payment:
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(a)
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save
as provided in paragraph (b) below, an original (or certified copy), and
if unavailable, evidence satisfactory to that Finance Party that the Tax
Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to
the relevant taxing authority;
and
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(b)
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if
such Tax Deduction is made in Brazil, an original copy of a document
(DARF) from the Brazilian Tax Authority certifying that the appropriate
payment has been paid to the Brazilian Tax
Authority.
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13.3
Tax indemnity
13.3.1
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The
Borrower shall (within three (3) Business Days of demand by the Agent) pay
to a Protected Party an amount equal to the loss, liability or cost which
that Protected Party determines will be or has been (directly or
indirectly) suffered for or on account of Tax by that Protected Party in
respect of a Finance Document.
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13.3.2
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Paragraph
13.3.1 above shall not apply:
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(a)
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with
respect to any Tax assessed on a Finance
Party:
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(i)
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under
the law of the jurisdiction in which that Finance Party is incorporated
or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that
Finance Party is treated as resident for tax purposes;
or
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(ii)
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under
the law of the jurisdiction in which that Finance Party's Facility Office
is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that
jurisdiction,
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if that
Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the net income received or
receivable (but not any sum deemed to be received or receivable) by that Finance
Party; or
(b)
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to
the extent a loss, liability or cost is compensated for by an increased
payment under Clause 13.2 (Tax
gross-up).
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13.3.3
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A
Protected Party making, or intending to make a claim under paragraph
13.3.1 above shall promptly notify the Agent of the event which will give,
or has given, rise to the claim, following which the Agent shall notify
the Borrower.
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13.3.4
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A
Protected Party shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under this
Clause 13.3, notify the Agent.
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13.4
Tax Credit
13.4.1
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If
the Borrower makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Finance Party determines
that:
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(a)
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a
Tax Credit is attributable either to an increased payment of which that
Tax Payment
forms part, or to that Tax Payment;
and
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(b)
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that
Finance Party has fully obtained, utilised and retained that Tax
Credit,
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the
Finance Party shall, at the end of the third calendar year following the
calendar year in which the payment to the Brazilian Tax Authority giving rise to
such Tax Credit was made by the Borrower, pay an amount to the Borrower an
amount equal to that payment to the Brazilian Tax Authority (or, if less, an
amount which that Finance Party determines will leave it (after that payment) in
the same after-Tax position as it would have been in had the Tax Payment not
been required to be made by the Borrower).
13.4.2
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No
Finance Party shall be required to provide fiscal or accounting proof
regarding its computation of any Tax Credit or to provide information
regarding its tax situation or its tax credit policy in respect of any tax
credit matter.
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13.4.3
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Each
Finance Party shall have an absolute discretion as to the extent, order
and manner in which it shall use Tax Credits and any tax refunds of which
it may benefit under French law or under a tax treaty, whatsoever its
origin or nature.
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13.5
Stamp taxes
The
Borrower shall pay and, within three (3) Business Days of demand, indemnify each
Finance Party against any cost, loss or liability that Finance Party incurs in
relation to all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes (and any
notarial fees) payable in respect of any Finance Document or any judgment in
connection therewith.
13.6
Value added tax
13.6.1
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All
amounts set out, or expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by
any party to such Finance Document to a Finance Party which (in whole or
in part) constitute the consideration for VAT purposes shall be deemed to
be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply, and
accordingly, subject to paragraph 13.6.3 below, if VAT is chargeable on
any supply made by any Finance Party to any party to a Finance Document
under a Finance Document, that party shall pay to the Finance Party (in
addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration) an amount
equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly
provide an
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appropriate
VAT invoice to such party).
13.6.2
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If
VAT is chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier")
to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and
any party to a Finance Document (the "Relevant Party") is required by the
terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration
for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse
the Recipient in respect of that consideration), such Party shall also pay
to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such
amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will
promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or
repayment from the relevant tax authority which it reasonably determines
relates to the VAT chargeable on that
supply.
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13.6.3
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Where
a Finance Document requires any party to a Finance Document to reimburse a
Finance Party for any costs or expenses, that party to a Finance Document
shall also at the same time pay and indemnify the Finance Party against
all VAT incurred by the Finance Party in respect of the costs or expenses
to the extent that the Finance Party reasonably determines that neither it
nor any other member of any group of which it is a member for VAT purposes
is entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in
respect of the VAT.
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14.
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INCREASED COSTS |
14.1
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Increased costs |
14.1.1
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Subject
to Clause 14.3 (Exceptions) the
Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Agent,
pay for the account of a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Costs
incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of (i)
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation,
administration or application of) any law or regulation or (ii) compliance
with any law or regulation made or implemented after the date of this
Agreement.
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14.1.2
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In
this Agreement "Increased Costs"
means:
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(a)
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a
reduction in the rate of return from the Facility or on a Finance Party's
(or its Affiliate's) overall
capital;
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(b)
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an
additional or increased cost; or
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(c)
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a
reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance
Document,
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which is
incurred or suffered by a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates to the extent
that it is attributable to that Finance Party having entered into its Commitment
or funding or performing its obligations under any Finance
Document.
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14.2
Increased cost claims
14.2.1
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A
Finance Party intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 14.1 (Increased costs) shall
notify the Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which
the Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower.
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14.2.2
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Each
Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the Agent,
provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs and
providing reasonable detail of the background and computation of that
claim.
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14.3
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Exceptions |
14.3.1
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Clause
14.1(Increased
costs) does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost
is:
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(a)
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attributable
to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by an
Obligor;
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(b)
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compensated
for by Clause 13.3 (Tax
indemnity) (or would have been compensated for under Clause 13.3
(Tax indemnity)
but was not so compensated solely because any of the exclusions in
paragraph (b) of Clause 13.3 (Tax indemnity)
applied);
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(c)
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attributable
to the wilful breach by the relevant Finance Party or its Affiliates of
any law or regulation, or
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(d)
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which
is attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with
the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital
Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this
Agreement ("Basel II") or any other law or regulation which implements
Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a
government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its
affiliates).
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14.3.2
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In
this Clause 14.3, a reference to a "Tax Deduction" has the same meaning
given to the term in Clause 13.1 (Definitions).
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15.
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OTHER
INDEMNITIES
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15.1
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Currency
indemnity
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15.1.1
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If
any sum due from the Borrower under the Finance Documents (a "Sum"), or
any order, judgment or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be
converted from the currency (the "First Currency") in which that Sum is
payable into another currency (the "Second Currency") for the purpose
of:
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(a)
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making
or filing a claim or proof against the
Borrower;
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(b)
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obtaining
or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or
arbitration proceedings,
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the
Borrower shall as an independent obligation, within three (3) Business Days of
demand, indemnify each Finance Party to whom that Sum is due against any cost,
loss or liability arising out of or as a result of the conversion including any
discrepancy between (A) the rate of exchange used to convert that Sum from the
First Currency into the Second Currency and (B) the rate or rates of exchange
available to that person at the time of its receipt of
that Sum.
15.1.2
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The
Borrower waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any
amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other
than that in which it is expressed to be
payable.
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15.2
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Other
indemnities
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The
Obligors jointly and severally shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand,
indemnify each Finance Party against any cost, loss or liability incurred by
that Finance Party as a result of:
15.2.1
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the
occurrence of any Event of
Default;
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15.2.2
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a
failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on
its due date, including without limitation, any cost, loss or liability
arising as a result of Clause 27 (Sharing among the Finance
Parties);
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15.2.3
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funding,
or making arrangements to fund, its participation in a Loan requested by
the Borrower in a Utilisation Request but not made by reason of the
operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other
than by reason of default or negligence by that Finance Party
alone);
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15.2.4
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any
indemnity payment made by such Finance Party to the Agent (other than in
respect of any cost, loss or liability incurred as direct result of such
Finance Party's gross negligence or wilful misconduct);
or
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15.2.5
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the
Loan (or part of the Loan) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice
of prepayment given by the
Borrower.
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15.3
Indemnity to the Agent
The
Obligors jointly and severally shall promptly indemnify the Agent against any
cost, loss or liability incurred by the Agent (acting reasonably) as a result
of:
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investigating
any event which it reasonably believes is a Default;
or
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15.3.2
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acting
or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably
believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately
authorised.
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16.
MITIGATION BY THE LENDERS
16.1
Mitigation
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16.1.1
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Each
Finance Party shall, in consultation with the Borrower, take all
reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would
result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled
pursuant to, any of Clause 7.1 (Illegality), Clause 13
(Tax Gross Up and
Indemnities) or Clause 14 (Increased Costs)
including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and
obligations under the Finance Documents to another Affiliate or Facility
Office.
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Paragraph
16.1.1 above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor
under the Finance Documents.
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16.2
Limitation of liability
16.2.1
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The
Obligors jointly and severally shall within, three (3) Business Days of
demand, indemnify each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by that Finance Party as a result of steps taken by it under
Clause 16.1 (Mitigation).
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16.2.2
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A
Finance Party is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 16.1 (Mitigation) if, in the
opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be
prejudicial to it.
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17.
COSTS AND EXPENSES
17.1
Transaction expenses
The
Obligors jointly and severally shall promptly on demand pay the Agent and the
Mandated Arranger (in aggregate) fifty per cent. (50%) of the amount of all
costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by any of Agent
and the Mandated Arranger in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
printing, execution and syndication of:
17.1.1
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this
Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement;
and
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17.1.2
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any
other Finance Documents executed after the date of this Agreement.
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17.2 Amendment costs
If an
Obligor requests an amendment, waiver or consent, the Obligor making such
request shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand, reimburse the Agent for
the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred
by the Agent in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with that
request or requirement.
17.3
Enforcement costs
The
Obligors jointly and severally shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand,
pay to each Finance Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal
fees) incurred by it in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation
of any rights under, any Finance Document.
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SECTION
7
REPRESENTATIONS,
UNDERTAKINGS AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT
18.
REPRESENTATIONS
Each
Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 18 to
each Finance Party on the date of this Agreement.
18.1
Status
18.1.1
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It
is a corporation, duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of
its jurisdiction of
incorporation.
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18.1.2
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It
has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being
conducted.
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18.2
Corporate and Governmental Authorisations
18.2.1
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It
has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all
necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of,
the Finance Documents to which it is a party and the transactions
contemplated by those Finance
Documents.
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18.2.2
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All
Authorisations required:
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(a)
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to
enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its
obligations in the Finance Documents to which it is a party;
and
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(b)
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to
make the Finance Documents to which it is a party admissible
in evidence in Brazil,
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have been
obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.
18.2.3
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All
Telecommunications Licences required for the operation of the Network have
been obtained and are in full force and
effect.
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18.3
Binding obligations
The
obligations expressed to be assumed by it in each Finance Document are, subject
to any general principles of law as at the date of this Agreement limiting its
obligations, which are specifically referred to in any legal opinion delivered
pursuant to Clause 4 (Conditions of Utilisation),
legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations.
18.4 Non-conflict
with other obligations
The entry
into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance
Documents do not and will not conflict with:
18.4.1
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any
law or regulation applicable to it;
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18.4.2
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its
constitutional documents; or
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18.4.3
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any
material agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or any of its Subsidiaries'
assets.
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18.5
No resulting Security
The entry
into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance
Documents do not and will not result in the creation of or the obligation to
create any Security by it or any other Obligor in favour of any person (other
than the Finance Parties).
18.6
No misleading information
All
written information supplied by any member of the Group is true, complete and
accurate in all material respects as at the date it was given and is not
misleading in any respect.
18.7
Financial statements
18.7.1
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Its
Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
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18.7.2
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Its
Original Financial Statements fairly represent its financial condition and
operations (consolidated in the case of the Guarantor) during the relevant
financial year.
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18.7.3
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There
has been no material adverse change in its business or financial condition
of any member of the Group (or the consolidated business or financial
condition the Group) since the date on which the latest audited financial
statements of such party or parties were
prepared.
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18.8
No filing or stamp taxes
Under the
law of its jurisdiction of incorporation it is not necessary that the Finance
Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in
that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or
in relation to the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated by the
Finance Documents except for the registration of the corporate acts undertaken
by the Obligors in connection with the execution and delivery of the Finance
Documents with the relevant Junta Comercial (Board of
Commerce) of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the State of São
Paulo.
18.9
No Default
No
Default is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from the making
of a Utilisation.
18.10
No proceedings pending or threatened
No
litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court,
arbitral body or agency which, if adversely determined, might have a Material
Adverse Effect has (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been threatened in
writing or started against any member of the Group.
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18.11
Pari passu
ranking
The
Finance Documents and the obligations contemplated therein are direct,
unconditional and unsubordinated general obligations of the Obligors, and such
obligations rank, in right of payment, at least pari passu with all other
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Obligors, other than
obligations mandatorily preferred by operation of law applying to companies
generally.
18.12
No Immunity
In any
proceedings taken in its jurisdiction of incorporation in relation to this
Agreement, it will not be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets
immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process.
18.13
Private and commercial acts
Its
execution of the Finance Documents constitutes, and its exercise of its rights
and performance of its obligations under this Agreement will constitute, private
and commercial acts done and performed for private and commercial
purposes.
18.14
No merger or acquisition
Neither
it nor the Guarantor has initiated any process of merger, acquisition or
purchase (howsoever described) which if continued would breach, or which
breaches the terms of Clause 20.7 (Merger) or Clause 20.10
(Acquisitions).
18.15
Ownership of the Borrower
The
Borrower is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Guarantor.
18.16
Governing law and enforcement
18.16.1
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The
choice of English law as the governing law of the Finance Documents will
be recognised and enforced in
Brazil.
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18.16.2
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Any
judgment obtained in England in relation to a Finance Document will be
recognised and enforced in
Brazil.
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18.17
Compliance with laws
Each
Obligor is in compliance with laws and regulations applicable to it where
failure to do so might have a Material Adverse Effect and is in compliance in
all material respects with all Environmental Laws where failure to do so might
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Environment (or
any material part thereof).
18.18
No Prohibited Payments
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No
Prohibited Payment has been made or provided, directly or indirectly, by
(or on behalf of) it, any of its Affiliates, its or its Affiliates'
officers, directors or any other person acting on its behalf to, or for
the benefit of, any Authority (or any official, officer, director, agent
or key employee of,
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or other
person with management responsibilities in, of any Authority) in connection with
any Telecommunications Licence or any of the Finance Documents.
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None
of it, any of its Affiliates, its or its Affiliates' officers, directors
or any other person acting on its behalf has been held by the judgment of
a court, in a criminal or a civil matter, to have carried out a Prohibited
Payment.
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18.19
No funds of Illicit Origin
18.19.1
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No
investments in shares in the Borrower and no payments made by the Borrower
in respect of Telecommunications Licences have been funded out of funds of
Illicit Origin, and none of the sources of funds to be used by the
Borrower in connection with the acquisition of the Telecommunications
Licences or its business are of Illicit
Origin.
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18.19.2
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None
of the Loans will be used to finance equipment or sectors under embargo
decisions of the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union or
Italy.
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18.20
Taxation
18.20.1
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It
has duly and punctually paid and discharged all Taxes imposed upon it or
its assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties
(except to the extent that (i) payment is being contested in good faith,
(ii) it has maintained adequate reserves for those Taxes and (iii) payment
can be lawfully withheld).
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18.20.2
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It
is not materially overdue in the filing of any Tax
returns.
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18.20.3
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No
claims are being or are reasonably likely to be asserted against it with
respect to Taxes.
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18.21
Ethical Code
This
Agreement was negotiated in full compliance with its Ethical Code
18.22 Repetition
18.22.1
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The
Repeating Representations are deemed to be made by each Obligor (by
reference to the facts and circumstances then existing) on the date of
each Utilisation Request and on the first day of each Interest
Period.
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18.22.2
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If
on any date of repetition of the representation and warranty set out in
Clause 18.7(Financial statements)
the audited financial statements of an Obligor (consolidated and
non-consolidated) for a period ending subsequent to the dates referred to
in the definition of "Original Financial Statements" have been published,
that Clause will be treated as referring to the latest such audited
financial statements (consolidated and non-consolidated) of that
Obligor.
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18.22.3
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The
representations and warranties contained in Clause 18.6(No misleading information)
are deemed to be made in respect of information on the date such
information is delivered to any of the Finance
Parties.
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19.
INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS
19.1
Financial statements
Each
Obligor shall supply to the Agent and SACE in sufficient copies for all the
Lenders:
19.1.1
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as
soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and
eighty (180) days after the end of each of its financial years, its
audited financial statements (consolidated and non-consolidated) for that
financial year; and
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19.1.2
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as
soon as the same become available, but in any event within forty-five (45)
days after the end of each half of each of its financial years, its
financial statements for that financial half
year.
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19.2
Compliance Certificate
19.2.1
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The
Guarantor shall supply to the Agent and SACE, with each set of financial
statements delivered pursuant to paragraph 19.1.1 or 19.1.2 of Clause
19.1(Financial
statements), a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable
detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 21 (Financial covenants)
as at the date at which those financial statements were drawn
up.
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19.2.2
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Each
Compliance Certificate shall be signed by two directors of the
Guarantor.
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19.3
Requirements as to financial statements
19.3.1
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Each
set of financial statements delivered by an Obligor pursuant to Clause
19.1(Financial
statements) shall be certified by a director of the relevant
company as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date at
which those financial statements were drawn
up.
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19.3.2
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The
Obligors shall procure that each set of financial statements delivered
pursuant to Clause 19.1(Financial statements)
is prepared using
GAAP.
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19.3.3
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The
Guarantor shall procure that each set of financial statements of the
Guarantor delivered pursuant to Clause 19.1(Financial statements)
is prepared using GAAP and accounting practices and financial
reference periods consistent with those applied in the preparation of the
Original Financial Statements for the Guarantor unless, in relation to any
set of financial statements, it notifies the Agent that there has been a
change in GAAP or the accounting practices or reference periods, and its
auditors deliver to the
Agent:
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(a)
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a
description of any change necessary for those financial statements to
reflect the GAAP, accounting practices and reference periods upon which
the Guarantor's Original Financial Statements were prepared;
and
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(b)
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sufficient
information, in form and substance as may be reasonably required by the
Agent, to enable the Lenders to determine whether Clause 21 (Financial covenants)
has been complied with and make an accurate comparison between the
financial position indicated in those financial statements and the
Guarantor’s Original Financial
Statements.
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Any
reference in this Agreement to "the financial statements" of the Guarantor shall
be construed as a reference to those financial statements as adjusted to reflect
the basis upon which the Original Financial Statements were
prepared.
19.4
Information in respect of the Telecommunications Licences and the Network Each
Obligor shall:
19.4.1
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supply
to the Agent no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt or
despatch of the same, copies of all correspondence with the Anatel or any
other Authority in Brazil relating to any current, potential or threatened
termination, suspension, breach or amendment of any Telecommunications
Licence; and
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19.4.2
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notify
the Agent no later than three (3) Business Days after becoming aware of
the same of any suspension of the operations by the Borrower of all or
substantially all of the Network operated by the Borrower for a period in
excess of forty-eight (48)
hours.
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19.5
Information: miscellaneous
The
Borrower shall supply to the Agent (in sufficient copies for all the Lenders, if
the Agent so requests):
19.5.1
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all
documents despatched by the Borrower to its shareholders (or any class of
them) or its creditors generally at the same time as they are
dispatched;
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19.5.2
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promptly
upon becoming aware of them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or
administrative proceedings which are current, threatened in writing or
pending against any member of the Group (or against the directors of any
member of the Group), and which might, if adversely determined, have a
Material Adverse Effect; and
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19.5.3
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promptly,
such further information regarding the financial condition, business and
operations of any member of the Group as any Finance Party (through the
Agent) may reasonably
request.
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19.6
Notification of default
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19.6.1
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Each
Obligor shall notify the Agent of any Default (and the steps, if any,
being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence
(unless that Obligor is aware that a notification has already been
provided by another Obligor).
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19.6.2
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Promptly
upon a request by the Agent, the Borrower shall each supply to the Agent a
certificate signed by two of its directors or senior officers on its
behalf certifying that no Default is continuing (or if a Default is
continuing, specifying the Default and the steps, if any, being taken to
remedy it).
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19.7 "Know
your customer" checks
19.7.1
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If:
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(a)
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the
introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration
or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this
Agreement;
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(b)
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any
change in the status of an Obligor or the composition of the shareholders
of an Obligor after the date of this Agreement;
or
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(c)
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a
proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to
such assignment or transfer,
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obliges
the Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of paragraph (c) above, any prospective
new Lender) to comply with "know your customer" or similar identification
procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already
available to it, each Obligor shall promptly upon the request of the Agent or
any Lender supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other
evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent (for itself or on behalf of any
Lender) or any Lender (for itself or, in the case of the event described in
paragraph (c) above, on behalf of any prospective new Lender) in order for the
Agent, such Lender or, in the case of the event described in paragraph (c)
above, any prospective new Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied
with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all
applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the
Finance Documents.
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19.7.2
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Each
Lender shall promptly upon the request of the Agent supply, or procure the
supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably
requested by the Agent (for itself) in order for the Agent to carry out
and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer"
or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant
to the transactions contemplated in the Finance
Documents.
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20.
GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS
20.1 Conduct
of Business
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Each
Obligor shall:
20.1.1
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conduct
its business in accordance with Best Industry Practice;
and
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20.1.2
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ensure
that no substantial change is made to the general nature of its business
or of the business of the Group from that carried on at the date of this
Agreement.
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20.2
Authorisations
Each
Obligor shall promptly:
20.2.1
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obtain,
comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and
effect each Authorisation;
and
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20.2.2
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upon
the reasonable request of the Agent, supply certified copies to the Agent
of each material
Authorisation,
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in each
case required to enable it to perform its obligations under the Finance
Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility
in evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation of any Finance
Document.
20.3
Telecommunications Licences
Each
Obligor shall:
20.3.1
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do
all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect (and, if
necessary, renew) each of the Telecommunications
Licences;
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20.3.2
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in
all material respects, construct and operate the Network in accordance
with the Telecommunications Licences;
and
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20.3.3
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comply
will all material provisions of the Telecommunications
Licences.
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20.4
Compliance with laws
Each
Obligor shall comply in all respects with all laws to which it may be subject,
if failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect and shall comply in
all material respects with all Environmental Laws where failure to do so might
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Environment (or
any material part thereof).
20.5
Negative pledge
20.5.1
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No
Obligor shall (and the Guarantor shall ensure that no other member of the
Group will) create or permit to subsist any Security over any of its
assets.
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20.5.2
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No
Obligor shall (and shall ensure that no other member of the Group
will):
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(a)
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sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets on terms whereby they
are or may be leased to or re-acquired by an Obligor or any other member
of the Group;
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(b)
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sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its receivables on recourse
terms;
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(c)
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enter
into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other
account may be applied, set-off or made subject to a combination of
accounts;or
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(d)
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enter
into any other preferential arrangement having a similar
effect,
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in
circumstances where the arrangement or transaction is entered into primarily as
a method of raising Financial Indebtedness or of financing the acquisition of an
asset.
20.5.3
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Paragraphs
20.5.1 and 20.5.2 above do not apply to a Permitted
Security.
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20.6
Disposals
20.6.1
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No
Obligor shall (and the Guarantor shall ensure that no other member of the
Group will), enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions
(whether related or not) and whether voluntary or involuntary to sell,
lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
asset.
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20.6.2
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Paragraph
20.6.1 above does not apply to any sale, lease, transfer or other disposal
which is a Permitted
Disposal.
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20.7
Merger
20.7.1
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No
Obligor shall (and the Guarantor shall ensure that no other member of the
Group will) enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate
reconstruction.
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20.7.2
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Paragraph
20.7.1 above does not apply to any amalgamation, demerger, merger or
corporate reconstruction which is a Permitted Reorganisation for that
Obligor or that member of the
Group.
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20.8
Insurance
Each
Obligor shall (and the Guarantor shall ensure that each member of the Group
will) maintain insurances on and in relation to its business and assets with
reputable underwriters or insurance companies against those risks and to the
extent as is usual for companies carrying on the same or substantially similar
business.
20.9
Agent Taxation
Each
Obligor shall (and the Guarantor shall ensure that each member of the Group
will) duly and punctually pay and discharge all Taxes imposed upon it or its
assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties (except to
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extent
that (a) such payment is being contested in good faith, (b) adequate reserves
are being maintained for those Taxes and (c) such payment can be lawfully
withheld).
20.10
Acquisitions
No
Obligor shall (and each Obligor shall ensure that no other member of the Group
will) purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any Corporate
Reorganisation with any person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary before
such Corporate Reorganisation):
20.10.1
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any
shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or
other equity ownership interests in a person which corporate purpose
involves activities other than activities related to the
telecommunications, media and office products businesses;
or
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20.10.2
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any
warrants, options or other rights to acquire such shares or interests.
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20.11 Pari passu ranking
Each
Obligor shall ensure that the claims of each Finance Party against it under each
Finance Document to which it is party rank and will rank at least pari passu with the present
and future claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors,
except for claims mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies
generally.
20.12
Arm's length basis
No
Obligor shall enter into any transaction, agreement or other arrangement with
any Affiliate except on arm's length terms.
20.13
Hedging Transaction
The
Borrower agrees to offer BNP Paribas the opportunity to provide any Hedging
Instruments that the Borrower wishes to enter into from time to time and if the
Borrower approaches other providers of Hedging Instruments ("Hedge Providers"),
the Borrower agrees to provide BNP Paribas with the option to equal such Hedge
Provider's offer (including, without limitation, as to tenor, credit spread and
structure) and, if BNP Paribas' offer is equivalent or better, to accept BNP
Paribas' offer for the Hedging Transaction in question.
20.14
Condition subsequent
The
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent and SACE by no later than 31 December 2008 a
copy of the Guarantor's 2009-2011 Budget Plan and relevant investment programme
for that period.
21.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
21.1
Financial definitions
In this
Agreement:
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"Borrowings"
means, at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal, capital or nominal
amount (and any fixed or minimum premium payable on prepayment or redemption) of
any indebtedness of members of the Group for or in respect of:
21.1.1
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moneys
borrowed;
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21.1.2
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debit
balances with financial
institutions;
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21.1.3
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any
amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or
dematerialised
equivalent;
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21.1.4
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any
amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of
bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar
instrument;
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21.1.5
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the
amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract
which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital
lease;
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21.1.6
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receivables
sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold
on a non-recourse basis);
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21.1.7
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any
counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond,
standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by
a bank or financial institution (excluding any given in respect of trade
credit arising in the ordinary course of
trading);
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21.1.8
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any
amount raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are redeemable at
the option of the holder on or before the Final Repayment
Date;
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21.1.9
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any
amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement if
one of the primary reasons behind the entry into this agreement is to
raise finance;
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21.1.10
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any
amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or
purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
and
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21.1.11
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(without
double counting) the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee
or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs 21.1.1 to
21.1.10 above.
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"Cash"
means, at any time, cash at bank denominated in Reais or in any other currency
freely convertible into Reais in the Brazilian interbank market and credited to
an account in the name of a member of the Group with a reputable financial
institution and to which a member of the Group is alone beneficially entitled
for so long as (i) that cash is repayable on demand, (ii) repayment of that cash
is not contingent on the prior discharge of any indebtedness of any member of
the Group or of any other person or on the satisfaction of any other condition,
(iii) there is no Security over that cash other than Permitted Security securing
Borrowings, and (iv) such cash is freely and immediately available to be applied
in repayment or prepayment of Borrowings.
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"Cash
Equivalent Investments" means debt securities denominated in Reais or in any
other currency freely convertible into Reais in the Brazilian interbank market
and which debt securities are not convertible into any other form of
security.
"Consolidated
Debt Service" means, for any Relevant Period, the aggregate of all amounts of
principal, interest (together with any amounts due by virtue of a tax gross-up)
and fees which were scheduled to be paid by the Group in respect of any
consolidated Financial Indebtedness during such period but excluding, for the
avoidance of any doubt:
(a)
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any
principal amounts falling due under any overdraft or revolving facility
and which were available for simultaneous redrawing according to the terms
of that facility; and
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(b)
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any
principal amounts which were simultaneously refinanced with no effect
(net) on the consolidated freely available cash and cash equivalents of
the Group.
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"Consolidated
EBITDA" means, for any Relevant Period, the consolidated profits of the Group
from ordinary activities for that Relevant Period:
(a)
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before
deducting any Consolidated Net Finance
Charges;
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(b)
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before
taking into account any items treated as exceptional or extraordinary
items;
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(c)
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before
deducting the amount of any profit of any member of the Group which is
attributable to any company in which that member of the Group holds the
minority of the voting
rights;
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(d)
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before
deducting any amount attributable to the amortisation of intangible assets
or the depreciation of tangible assets;
and
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(e)
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after
deducting an amount equal to the Relevant Percentage of the profit of any
member of the Group (other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor
(directly or indirectly) holds a minority economic interest but the
majority of the voting
rights,
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in each
case, to the extent added, deducted or taken into account, as the case may be,
for the purposes of determining the profits of the Group from ordinary
activities before taxation, amortisation and depreciation as determined from the
financial statements of the Group and Compliance Certificates delivered in
accordance with Clause 19.1 (Financial statements) and
Clause 19.2 (Compliance
Certificate).
"Consolidated
Net Debt" means, at any time, the aggregate amount of all obligations of the
Group for or in respect of Borrowings but:
(a)
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including,
in the case of finance leases, only the capitalised value
therefore;
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(b)
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deducting
an amount equal to the Relevant Percentage of such obligations of any
member of the Group (other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor
holds, directly or indirectly, a minority economic interest but the
majority of the voting
rights;
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(c)
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excluding
any such obligations to any member of the Group (but adding back the
Relevant Percentage of any such obligations owing to a member of the Group
(other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds, directly or
indirectly, a minority economic interest but the majority of the voting
rights); and
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(d)
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deducting
the aggregate amount of freely available Cash and Cash Equivalent
Investments held by any member of the Group at such time (but adding back
an amount equal to the Relevant Percentage of freely available Cash and
Cash Equivalent Investments held by any member of the Group (other than
the Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds, directly or indirectly, a
minority economic interest but the majority of the voting
rights),
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and so
that no amount shall be included or excluded more than once.
"Consolidated
Net Finance Charges" means, for any Relevant Period, the aggregate amount of the
accrued interest, commission, fees, discounts, break costs, premiums and other
finance payments in respect of Borrowings whether paid, payable or capitalised
by any member of the Group in respect of that Relevant Period:
(a)
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excluding
the Relevant Percentage of any such obligations of any member of the Group
(other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds, directly or
indirectly, a minority economic interest but the majority of the voting
rights;
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(b)
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excluding
any such obligations owing to any member of the Group (but adding back the
Relevant Percentage of any such obligations owing to a member of the Group
(other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds, directly or
indirectly, a minority economic interest but the majority of the voting
rights);
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(c)
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including
the interest element of leasing and hire purchase payments (but excluding
the Relevant Percentage of any such interest element payable by any member
of the Group (other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds,
directly or indirectly, a minority economic interest but the majority of
the voting rights);
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(d)
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including
any accrued commission, fees, discounts and other finance payments payable
by any member of the Group under any interest rate hedging agreement (but
excluding the Relevant Percentage of any such finance charges payable by
any member of the Group (other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor
holds, directly or indirectly, a minority economic interest but the
majority of the voting
rights);
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(e)
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deducting
any accrued commission, fees, discounts and other finance payments owing
to any member of the Group under any interest rate hedging instrument (but
adding back the Relevant Percentage of any such obligations owing to a
member of the Group (other than the Borrower) in which the Guarantor
holds, directly or indirectly, a minority economic interest but the
majority of the voting
rights);
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(f)
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deducting
any accrued interest owing to any member of the Group on any deposit or
bank account (but adding back an amount equal to the Relevant Percentage
of such accrued interest owing to any member of the Group (other than the
Borrower) in which the Guarantor holds, directly or indirectly, a minority
economic interest but the majority of the voting rights);
and
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(g)
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adding
the amount of any cash dividends or distributions paid or made by the
Guarantor in respect of that Relevant
Period.
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"Debt Service Cover Ratio"
means, in respect of any Relevant Period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for
that Relevant Period to Consolidated Debt Service for that Relevant
Period.
"Existing Facility Agreement"
means the existing R$ 600,000,000 master term loan credit facility agreement
entered into on 26 August 2005 between, inter alios, XXX Celular S.A.
as borrower, XXX Participações S.A. as guarantor and HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. —
Banco Multiplo as administrative agent.
"Existing Facility Termination
Date" means the last scheduled final maturity date of the facilities
granted under the Existing Facility Agreement as at the Signing Date, being 5
August 2010.
"Existing Facility Actual Termination
Date" means the first date on which (i) all of the liabilities and
obligations of XXX Celular and the Guarantor under the Existing Facility
Agreement have been unconditionally paid and discharged in full and (ii) none of
the parties to the Existing Facility Agreement have any actual or contingent
obligations thereunder.
"Interest Cover Ratio" means,
in respect of any Relevant Period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for that
Relevant Period to Consolidated Net Finance Charges for that Relevant
Period.
"Relevant Percentage" means, at
any time, in respect of any member of the Group, the percentage of the economic
interest in that member of the Group that is not held by the Guarantor (and for
the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of calculating the Relevant Percentage
in respect of any indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor, the Relevant Percentage
of any and all relevant intermediate members of the Group will be taken into
account to determine the economic interest which is not held by the Guarantor in
that indirect Subsidiary).
"Relevant Period" means each
period of twelve Months ending on the last day of the Guarantor's financial year
(being as at the date of this Agreement, 31December) and
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each
period of six Months ending on the last day of the Guarantor's financial
half-year (being as at the date of this Agreement, 30 June).
21.2
Financial Condition
The
Guarantor shall ensure that, for any Relevant Period:
(a)
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the
Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as at the end of that
Relevant Period:
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(i)
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if
such Relevant Period ends on or before the Existing Facility Termination
Date, does not exceed 2.00: 1.00;
and
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(ii)
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if
such Relevant Period ends after the Existing Facility Termination Date and
the Existing Facility Actual Termination Date has occurred, does not
exceed 2.50: 1.00; and
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(iii)
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if
such Relevant Period ends after the Existing Facility Termination Date but
the Existing Facility Agreement Actual Termination Date has not occurred,
does not exceed the lower of
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(A)
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2.50:
1.00; and
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(B)
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the
level required by the financial covenant (howsoever described) in the
Existing Facility Agreement for the Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio (as defined in the Existing Facility
Agreement);
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(b)
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the
Interest Cover Ratio is at least equal to 2.25 :1.00;
and
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(c)
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the
Debt Service Cover Ratio is at least equal to 1.30
:1.00.
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21.3
Financial Testing
The
financial covenants set out in Clause 21.2 (Financial Condition) shall
be calculated in accordance with GAAP and tested by reference to each of the
financial statements of the Guarantor delivered pursuant to paragraphs 19.1.1
and 19.1.2 of Clause 19.1 (Financial statements) and/or
each Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Clause 19.2 (Compliance
Certificate).
22.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of
the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 22 is an Event of Default
(save as for Clause 22.14 (Acceleration).
22.1
Non-payment
An
Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to a Finance
Document or the SACE Reimbursement Agreement at the place at and in the currency
in which it is expressed to be payable unless (i) such failure is caused by an
error of technical or administrative nature and (ii) payment is made within five
(5) Business Days of its due date.
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22.2
Financial covenants
Any
requirement of Clause 21 (Financial covenants) is not
satisfied.
22.3
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Other
obligations
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22.3.1
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An
Obligor does not comply with any provision of the Finance Documents (other
than those referred to in Clause 22.1 (Non-payment) or in
Clause 21 (Financial
covenants)) or the SACE Reimbursement Agreement.
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22.3.2
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No
Event of Default under this Clause 22.3 will occur if the failure to
comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within 30 days of the Agent
giving notice to the relevant Obligor or the relevant Obligor becoming
aware of the failure to comply.
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22.4
Misrepresentation
22.4.1
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Any
representation or statement made or deemed to be made by an Obligor in the
Finance Documents or the SACE Reimbursement Agreement or any other
document delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor under or in connection
with any Finance Document is or proves to have been incorrect or
misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be
made.
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22.4.2
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No
Event of Default under this Clause 22.4 will occur if events or
circumstances giving rise to such representation or statement having been
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to be
made is capable of remedy and is remedied within 30 days of the Agent
giving notice to the relevant Obligor or the relevant Obligor becoming
aware of such event or
circumstance.
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22.5
Cross default
22.5.1
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Any
Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is not paid when due nor
within any originally applicable grace
period.
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22.5.2
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Any
Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is declared to be or
otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a
result of an event of default (however
described).
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22.5.3
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Any
commitment for any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is
cancelled or suspended by a creditor of any member of the Group as a
result of an event of default (however
described).
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22.5.4
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Any
creditor of any member of the Group becomes entitled to declare any
Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group due and payable prior to
its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however
described).
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22.5.5
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No
Event of Default will occur under this Clause 22.5 if the aggregate amount
of Financial Indebtedness or commitment for
Financial
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Indebtedness
falling within paragraphs 22.5.1 to 22.5.4 above is less than R$75,000,000 (or
its equivalent in any other currency or currencies).
22.6
Insolvency
22.6.1
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A
member of the Group is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they
fall due, suspends making payments on any of its debts or, by reason of
actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with
one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of
its
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22.6.2
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The
value of the assets of any member of the Group is less than its
liabilities (taking into account contingent and prospective
liabilities).
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22.6.3
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A
moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of any member of the
Group.
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22.6.4
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A
member of the Group is insolvent for the purposes of Brazilian
law.
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22.7
Insolvency
proceedings
22.7.1
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Any
corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in
relation to:
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(a)
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the
suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up,
dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary
arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of any member of the
Group (other than a Permitted
Reorganisation);
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(b)
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a
composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of
any member of the Group;
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(c)
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the
appointment of a liquidator (other than in respect of a solvent
liquidation of a member of the Group which is not an Obligor), receiver,
administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other
similar officer in respect of any member of the Group or any of its
assets; or
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(d)
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enforcement
of any Security over any assets of any member of the
Group,
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or any
analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.
22.7.2
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No
Event of Default will occur under this Clause 22.7 in relation to any
action, proceeding or step which is frivolous or vexatious and is
discharged, stayed (but only for so long as it is stayed) or dismissed
within 60 (sixty) days of
commencement.
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22.8
Creditors' process
Any
expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution affects any
asset or assets of a member of the Group having an aggregate value of R$
375,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) and is not
discharged, stayed (but only for so long as it is stayed) or dismissed within 60
(sixty) days of commencement.
22.9
Telecommunications Licences
Any of
the following events or circumstances occurs:
22.9.1
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any
Telecommunications Licence is not or ceases to be in full force and
effect;
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22.9.2
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breach
by any party of any material term of any Telecommunications Licence (which
is not cured within any cure period provided for in such
Telecommunications Licence) the breach of which may give rise to the right
to terminate or suspend any such Telecommunications Licence, unless such
breach; or
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22.9.3
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any
suspension, cancellation or unilateral amendment by Anatel or any other
Authority that adversely affects a material right of, or imposes an
additional material obligation on the Borrower under any Telecommunication
Licence.
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22.10
Unlawfulness
It is or
becomes unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations under a
Finance Document to which it is party where such unlawfulness arises as a result
of any act or omission of an Obligor or any of their respective
Affiliates.
22.11
Repudiation
An
Obligor repudiates a Finance Document or the SACE Reimbursement Agreement or
evidences an intention to repudiate a Finance Document or the SACE Reimbursement
Agreement.
22.12
Moratorium
A
moratorium is called, for Brazilian borrowers, guarantors or sureties or a class
of Brazilian borrowers, guarantors or sureties to which an Obligor belongs, on
the payment of interest or the repayment of principal on Financial Indebtedness
or any class of Financial Indebtedness to which the Loans belong (or the payment
under guarantees or suretyships in respect thereof).
22.13
Termination of business
Any
Obligor ceases to carry on all or a material part of the business it carries on
as of the Signing Date.
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22.14
Acceleration
On and at
any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, the
Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders or SACE, by notice
to the Borrower:
22.14.1
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cancel
the Total Commitments, at which time they shall immediately be
cancelled;
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22.14.2
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declare
that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued interest, and
all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be
immediately due and payable, at which time they shall become immediately
due and payable; and/or
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22.14.3
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declare
that all or part of the Loans be payable on demand, at which time they
shall immediately become payable on demand by the Agent on the
instructions of the Majority
Lenders.
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SECTION
8
CHANGES
TO PARTIES
23.
CHANGES TO THE LENDERS
23.1
Assignments and transfers by the Lenders
Subject
to this Clause 23, a Lender (the "Existing Lender") may:
23.1.1
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assign
any of its rights; or
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23.1.2
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transfer
by novation any of its rights and
obligations,
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to
another bank or financial institution or to a trust, fund or other entity which
is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or
investing in loans, securities or other financial assets or to SACE (the "New
Lender").
23.2
Conditions of assignment or transfer
23.2.1
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The
consent of the Guarantor is required for an assignment or transfer by an
Existing Lender, unless:
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(a)
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such
assignment or transfer is to another Lender or an Affiliate of a
Lender;
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(b)
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such
assignment or transfer is to SACE;
or
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(c)
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at
the time of such assignment or transfer, an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing.
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23.2.2
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The
consent of the Guarantor to an assignment or transfer must not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Guarantor will be deemed to have
given its consent five (5) Business Days after the Existing Lender has
requested it unless consent is expressly refused by the Guarantor within
that time.
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23.2.3
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall prejudice or otherwise
limit:
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(a)
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the
right of any Lender to assign its rights, or transfer its rights and
obligations, under, or in connection with, any Finance Document to SACE;
or
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(b)
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the
right of SACE to be subrogated to any Lenders' rights under, or in
connection with, any Finance
Document.
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23.2.4
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An
assignment will only be effective
on:
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(a)
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receipt
by the Agent of written confirmation from the New Lender (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent) that the New Lender will assume the
same obligations to the other Finance Parties as it would have been under
if it was the Original Lender;
and
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(b)
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performance
by the Agent of all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks
under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment
to a New Lender.
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23.2.5
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A
transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause
23.5(Procedure
for transfer) is complied
with.
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23.2.6
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If:
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(a)
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a
Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the
Finance Documents or changes its Facility Office;
and
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(b)
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as
a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or
change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to the New
Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 14
(Increased
Costs),
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then the
New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to
receive payment under those Clauses to the same extent as the Existing Lender or
Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the
assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.
23.3
Assignment or transfer fee
The New
Lender shall, unless such New Lender is SACE, on the date upon which an
assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a
fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
23.4
Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders
23.4.1
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Unless
expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender
for:
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(a)
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the
legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the
Finance Documents, the SACE Guarantee or any other
documents;
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(b)
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the
financial condition of any Obligor or
SACE;
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(c)
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the
performance and observance by any Obligor or SACE of its obligations under
the Finance Documents, the SACE Guarantee or any other documents;
or
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(d)
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the
accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in
connection with any Finance Document, the SACE Guarantee or any other
document,
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and any
representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.
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23.4.2
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Each
New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Finance Parties
that it:
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(a)
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has
made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and
assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its
related entities and SACE in connection with its participation in this
Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it
by the Existing Lender in connection with any Finance Document;
and
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(b)
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will
continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of
each Obligor and its related entities and SACE whilst any amount is or may
be outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in
force.
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23.4.3
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Nothing
in any Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender
to:
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(a)
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accept
a re-transfer or a re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights
and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 23;
or
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(b)
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support
any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of
the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Finance
Documents or otherwise.
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23.5
Procedure for transfer
23.5.1
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Subject
to the conditions set out in Clause 23.2 (Conditions of assignment or
transfer) a transfer is effected in accordance with paragraph (c)
below when the Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer
Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The
Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably
practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate
appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and
delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that
Transfer Certificate.
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23.5.2
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The
Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to
it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has
complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks
under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to
such New Lender.
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23.5.3
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On
the Transfer Date:
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(a)
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to
the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to
transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Finance
Documents each of the Obligors and the Existing Lender shall be released
from further obligations towards one another under the Finance Documents
and their respective rights against one another under the Finance
Documents shall be cancelled (being the "Discharged Rights and
Obligations");
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(b)
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each
of the Obligors and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one
another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the
Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Obligor and the New
Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and
the Existing Lender;
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(c)
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the
Agent, the Mandated Arranger, the New Lender and the other Lenders shall
acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves
as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been the
Original Lender with the rights and/or obligations acquired or assumed by
it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Agent, the Mandated
Arranger and the Existing Lender shall each be released from further
obligations to each other under the Finance Documents;
and
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(d)
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the
New Lender shall become a Party as a "Lender".
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23.6 Disclosure of
information
Any
Finance Party may disclose to:
23.6.1
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any
of its Affiliates and/or any other Finance Party and/or to SACE;
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23.6.2
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any
other person:
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(a)
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to
(or through) whom that Finance Party assigns or transfers (or may
potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement;
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(b)
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with
(or through) whom that Finance Party enters into (or may potentially enter
into) any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under
which payments are to be made by reference to, this Agreement or any
Obligor; or
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(c)
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to
whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by
any applicable law or regulation;
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23.6.3
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to
a rating agency or its professional;
and
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23.6.4
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if
requested or required to do so by any court, tribunal or judicial,
governmental, supervisory or regulatory body or the rules of any stock
exchange or required to do so under any applicable
law,
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any
information about any Obligor, the Group (and any member thereof) and the
Finance Documents as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate.
24.
CHANGES TO THE OBLIGORS
24.1
Assignments and transfers by Obligors
No
Obligor may assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or
obligations under the Finance Documents.
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SECTION
9
THE
FINANCE PARTIES
25.
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ROLE
OF THE AGENT AND THE MANDATED
ARRANGER
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25.1
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Appointment
of the Agent
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25.1.1
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Each
other Finance Party appoints the Agent to act as its agent under and in
connection with the Finance
Documents.
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25.1.2
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Each
other Finance Party authorises the Agent to exercise the rights, powers,
authorities and discretions specifically given to the Agent under or in
connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental
rights, powers, authorities and
discretions.
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25.2
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Duties
of the Agent
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25.2.1
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The
Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any
document which is delivered to the Agent for that Party by any other
Party.
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25.2.2
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Except
where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Agent is not
obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any
document it forwards to another
Party.
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25.2.3
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If
the Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement,
describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a
Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance
Parties.
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25.2.4
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If
the Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest,
commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the
Agent or the Mandated Arranger) under this Agreement it shall promptly
notify the other Finance Parties.
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25.2.5
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The
Agent's duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and
administrative in nature.
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25.3
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Role
of the Mandated Arranger
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Except as
specifically provided in the Finance Documents, the Mandated Arranger has no
obligations of any kind to any other Party under or in connection with any
Finance Document.
25.4
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No
fiduciary duties
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25.4.1
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Nothing
in this Agreement constitutes the Agent or the Mandated Arranger as a
trustee or fiduciary of any other
person.
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25.4.2
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Neither
the Agent nor the Mandated Arranger shall be bound to account to any
Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its
own account.
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25.5
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Business
with the Group
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The Agent
and the Mandated Arranger may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally
engage in any kind of banking or other business with any member of the
Group.
25.6
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Rights
and discretions of the Agent
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25.6.1
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The
Agent may rely on:
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(a)
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any
representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct
and appropriately authorised;
and
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(b)
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any
statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any
person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within
his knowledge or within his power to
verify.
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25.6.2
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The
Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its
capacity as agent for the Lenders)
that:
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(a)
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no
Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of a Default arising
under Clause 22.1 (Non-payment));
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(b)
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any
right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party, SACE or the
Majority Lenders has not been exercised;
and
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(c)
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any
notice or request made by the Borrower (other than a Utilisation Request)
is made with the consent and knowledge of all the
Obligors.
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25.6.3
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The
Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any
lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other
experts.
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25.6.4
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The
Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its personnel
and agents.
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25.6.5
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The
Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably
believes it has received as Agent under this
Agreement.
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25.6.6
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, neither the
Agent nor the Mandated Arranger is obliged to do or omit to do anything if
it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law
or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of
confidentiality.
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25.7
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Majority
Lenders' instructions
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25.7.1
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Unless
a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document or otherwise required,
or instructed by SACE, under the SACE Guarantee, the Agent shall (i)
exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Agent
in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Majority Lenders
(or, if so instructed by the Majority Lenders, refrain from exercising any
right, power,
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authority
or discretion vested in it as Agent) and (ii) not be liable for any act (or
omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an
instruction of the Majority Lenders.
25.7.2
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Unless
a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions
given by the Majority Lenders or SACE under the SACE Guarantee will be
binding on all the Finance Parties.
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25.7.3
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The
Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the
Majority Lenders (or, if appropriate, the Lenders) until it has received
such security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together
with any associated VAT) which it may incur in complying with the
instructions.
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25.7.4
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In
the absence of instructions from the Majority Lenders, (or, if
appropriate, the Lenders) the Agent may act (or refrain from taking
action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the
Lenders.
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25.7.5
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The
Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first
obtaining that Lender's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings
relating to any Finance Document.
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25.8
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Responsibility
for documentation
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Neither
the Agent nor the Mandated Arranger is responsible for:
25.8.1
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the
adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information (whether oral or
written) provided by the Agent, the Mandated Arranger, an Obligor or any
other person given in or in connection with any Finance Document, the SACE
Guarantee or the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or the
SACE Guarantee; or
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25.8.2
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the
legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any
Finance Document or the SACE Guarantee or any other agreement, arrangement
or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of or in
connection with any Finance Document or the SACE
Guarantee.
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25.9
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Exclusion
of liability
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25.9.1
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Without
limiting paragraph 25.9.2 below, the Agent will not be liable (including,
without limitation, for negligence or any other category of liability
whatsoever) for any action taken by it under or in connection with any
Finance Document or the SACE Guarantee, unless directly caused by its
gross negligence or wilful
misconduct.
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25.9.2
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No
Party (other than the Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer,
employee or agent of the Agent in respect of any claim it might have
against the Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that
officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document or the SACE
Guarantee and any officer, employee or agent of the
Agent
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may rely
on this Clause subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the
provisions of the Third Parties Act.
25.9.3
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The
Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in
crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents
to be paid by the Agent if the Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon
as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating
procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the
Agent for that purpose.
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25.9.4
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall oblige the Agent or the Mandated Arranger to carry
out any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person on
behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Agent and the
Mandated Arranger that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is
required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in
relation to such checks made by the Agent or the Mandated
Arranger.
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25.10
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Lenders'
indemnity to the Agent
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Each
Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the
Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments
immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Agent, within three
Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability (including, without
limitation, for negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever)
incurred by the Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Agent's gross negligence
or wilful misconduct) (notwithstanding the Agent's negligence, gross negligence
or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based
on the fraud of the Agent) in acting as Agent under the Finance Documents
(unless the Agent has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Finance
Document).
25.11
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Resignation
of the Agent
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25.11.1
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Subject
to the terms of the SACE Guarantee, the Agent may resign and appoint one
of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the other Finance
Parties and the Borrower.
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25.11.2
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Subject
to the terms of the SACE Guarantee, alternatively the Agent may resign by
giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrower, in which case
the Majority Lenders (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a
successor Agent.
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25.11.3
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If
the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor Agent in accordance
with paragraph 25.11.2 above within 30 days after notice of resignation
was given, the Agent (after consultation with the Borrower) may, subject
to the terms of the SACE Guarantee, appoint a successor
Agent.
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25.11.4
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The
retiring Agent shall, at its own cost, make available to the successor
Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as
the
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successor
Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as
Agent under the Finance Documents.
25.11.5
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The
Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of
a successor.
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25.11.6
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Upon
the appointment of a successor, the retiring Agent shall be discharged
from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall
remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 25. Its
successor and each
of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst
themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original
Party.
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25.11.7
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Subject
to the terms of the SACE Guarantee, after consultation with the Guarantor,
the Majority Lenders may, by notice to the Agent, require it to resign in
accordance with paragraph 25.11.2 above. In this event, the Agent shall
resign in accordance with paragraph 25.11.2
above.
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25.12
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Confidentiality
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25.12.1
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In
acting as agent for the Finance Parties, the Agent shall be regarded as
acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate
entity from any other of its divisions or
departments.
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25.12.2
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If
information is received by another division or department of the Agent, it
may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the
Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of
it.
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25.13
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Relationship
with the Lenders
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The Agent
may treat each Lender as a Lender, entitled to payments under this Agreement and
acting through its Facility Office unless it has received not less than five
Business Days prior notice from that Lender to the contrary in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement
25.14
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Credit
appraisal by the Lenders
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Without
affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on
its behalf in connection with any Finance Document, each Lender confirms to the
Agent and the Mandated Arranger that it has been, and will continue to be,
solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of
all risks arising under or in connection with any Finance Document and the SACE
Guarantee including but not limited to:
25.14.1
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the
financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and
nature of each member of the Group and
SACE;
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25.14.2
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the
legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any
Finance Document and the SACE Guarantee and any other agreement,
arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of,
under or in connection with any Finance Document or the SACE
Guarantee;
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25.14.3
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whether
that Lender has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse,
against any Party or any of its respective assets under or in connection
with any Finance Document or the SACE Guarantee, the transactions
contemplated by the Finance Documents, the SACE Guarantee or any other
agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in
anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document or the
SACE Guarantee; and
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25.14.4
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the
adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of the any information
provided by the Agent, any Party or by any other person under
or in connection with any Finance Document or the SACE Guarantee, the
transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents, the SACE Guarantee or
any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or
executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance
Document or the SACE Guarantee, and
each Lender warrants to the Agent and the Mandated Arranger that it has
not relied on and will not at any time rely on the Agent or the Mandated
Arranger in respect of any of these
matters.
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25.15
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Deduction
from amounts payable by the
Agent
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If any
Party owes an amount to the Agent under the Finance Documents the Agent may,
after giving notice to that Party, deduct an amount not exceeding that amount
from any payment to that Party which the Agent would otherwise be obliged to
make under the Finance Documents and apply the amount deducted in or towards
satisfaction of the amount owed. For the purposes of the Finance Documents that
Party shall be regarded as having received any amount so deducted.
26.
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CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES
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No
provision of this Agreement will:
26.1.1
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interfere
with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (tax or
otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks
fit;
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26.1.2
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oblige
any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or
repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim;
or
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26.1.3
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oblige
any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax
or otherwise) or any computations in respect of
Tax.
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27.
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SHARING AMONG THE FINANCE
PARTIES
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27.1
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Payments
to Finance Parties
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If a
Finance Party (a "Recovering Finance Party") receives or recovers any amount
from an Obligor other than in accordance with Clause 28 (Payment mechanics) and
applies that amount to a payment due under the Finance Documents
then:
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27.1.1
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the
Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days, notify details
of the receipt or recovery, to the
Agent;
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27.1.2
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the
Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the
amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt
or recovery been received or made by the Agent and distributed in
accordance with Clause 28 (Payment Mechanics),
without taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the
Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution;
and
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27.1.3
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the
Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days of demand by
the Agent, pay to the Agent an amount (the "Sharing Payment") equal to
such receipt or recovery less any amount which the Agent determines may be
retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be
made, in accordance with Clause 28.5 (Partial
payments).
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27.2
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Redistribution
of payments
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The Agent
shall treat the Sharing Payment as if it had been paid by the relevant Obligor
and distribute it between the Finance Parties (other than the Recovering Finance
Party) in accordance with Clause 28.5 (Partial
payments).
27.3
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Recovering
Finance Party's rights
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27.3.1
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On
a distribution by the Agent under Clause 27.2 (Redistribution of payments),
the Recovering Finance Party will be subrogated to the rights of
the Finance Parties which have shared in the
redistribution.
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27.3.2
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If
and to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party is not able to rely on
its rights under paragraph 27.3.1 above, the relevant Obligor shall be
liable to the Recovering Finance Party for a debt equal to the Sharing
Payment which is immediately due and
payable.
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27.4
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Reversal
of redistribution
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If any
part of the Sharing Payment received or recovered by a Recovering Finance Party
becomes repayable and is repaid by that Recovering Finance Party,
then:
27.4.1
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each
Finance Party which has received a share of the relevant Sharing Payment
pursuant to Clause 27.2(Redistribution of payments)
shall, upon request of the Agent, pay to the Agent for account of
that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of
its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary
to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any
interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is
required to pay); and
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27.4.2
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that
Recovering Finance Party's rights of subrogation in respect of any
reimbursement shall be cancelled and the relevant Obligor will be liable
to the reimbursing Finance Party for the amount so
reimbursed.
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27.5
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Exceptions
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27.5.1
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This
Clause 27 shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party
would not, after making any payment pursuant to this Clause, have a valid
and enforceable claim against the relevant
Obligor.
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27.5.2
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A
Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance
Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or
recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings,
if:
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(a)
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it
notified that other Finance Party of the legal or arbitration proceedings;
and
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(b)
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that
other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or
arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably
practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or
arbitration proceedings.
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SECTION
10
ADMINISTRATION
28.
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PAYMENT
MECHANICS
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28.1
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Payments
to the Agent
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28.1.1
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On
each date on which an Obligor or a Lender is required to make a payment
under a Finance Document, that Obligor or Lender shall make the same
available to the Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance
Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds
specified by the Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of
transactions in the relevant currency in the place of
payment.
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28.1.2
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Payment
shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the
country of that currency with such bank as the Agent
specifies.
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28.2
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Distributions
by the Agent
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Each
payment received by the Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party
shall, subject to Clause 28.3 (Distributions to an Obligor),
Clause 28.4 (Clawback)
and Clause 25.15 (Deduction from amounts payable by
the ) be made available by the Agent as soon as practicable after receipt
to the Party entitled to receive payment in accordance with this Agreement (in
the case of a Lender, for the account of its Facility Office), to such account
as that Party may notify to the Agent by not less than five Business Days'
notice with a bank in the principal financial centre of the country of that
currency.
28.3
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Distributions
to an Obligor
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The Agent
may (with the consent of the Obligor or in accordance with Clause 29 (Set-off)) apply any amount
received by it for that Obligor in or towards payment (on the date and in the
currency and funds of receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the
Finance Documents or in or towards purchase of any amount of any currency to be
so applied.
28.4
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Clawback
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28.4.1
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Where
a sum is to be paid to the Agent under the Finance Documents for another
Party, the Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to
enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been
able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that
sum.
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28.4.2
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If
the Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case
that the Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to
whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was
paid by the Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Agent together
with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of
receipt by the Agent, calculated by the Agent to reflect its cost of
funds.
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28.5
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Partial
payments
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28.5.1
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If
the Agent receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the
amounts then due and payable by an Obligor under the Finance Documents,
the Agent, subject to the terms of the SACE Guarantee, shall apply that
payment towards the obligations of that Obligor under the Finance
Documents in the following
order:
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(a)
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first,
in or towards payment pro rata of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses of
the Agent and the Mandated Arranger under the Finance
Documents;
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(b)
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secondly,
in or towards payment pro rata of any accrued interest, fee or commission
due but unpaid under this
Agreement;
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(c)
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thirdly,
in or towards payment pro rata of any principal due but unpaid under this
Agreement; and
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(d)
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fourthly,
in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due but unpaid under the
Finance Documents.
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28.5.2
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The
Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Lenders (and subject to the
terms of the SACE Guarantee), vary the order set out in paragraphs 28.5.1
(b) to (d) above.
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28.5.3
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Paragraphs
28.5.1 and 28.5.2 above will override any appropriation made by an
Obligor.
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28.6
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No
set-off by Obligors
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All
payments to be made by an Obligor under the Finance Documents shall be
calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off
or counterclaim.
28.7
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Business
Days
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28.7.1
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Any
payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall
be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is
one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is
not).
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28.7.2
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During
any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or Unpaid Sum
under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at
the rate payable on the original due
date.
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28.8
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Currency
of account
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28.8.1
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Subject
to paragraphs 28.8.2 and 28.8.3 below, dollars is the currency of account
and payment for any sum from an Obligor under any Finance
Document.
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28.8.2
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Each
payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the
currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are
incurred.
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28.8.3
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Any
amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than dollars shall be
paid in that other currency.
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29.
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SET-OFF
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29.1
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Set-off
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Each
Finance Party may at any time whilst an Event of Default is continuing set off
any matured obligation due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (to the
extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party) against any matured obligation
owed by that Finance Party to such Obligor, regardless of the place of payment,
booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in
different currencies, the Finance Party may convert either obligation at a
market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the
set-off.
29.2
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Set-off
not Mandatory
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No
Finance Party shall be obliged to exercise any right given to it by Clause 29.1
(Setoff).
30.
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NOTICES
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30.1
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Communications
in writing
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Any
communication to be made under or in connection with the Finance Documents shall
be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or
letter.
30.2
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Addresses
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The
address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose
attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication
or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with the Finance
Documents is:
30.2.1
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in
the case of each Obligor, that identified with its name
below;
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(i) in
case of the Borrower:
Avenida
das Américas, 3.434, bloco 1, 7° andar
Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
CEP
00000-000
Xxxxxx
(ii) in
case of the Guarantor:
Xxxxxxx
xxx Xxxxxxxx, 0.000, xxxxx 0, 0x xxxxx
Xxx xx
Xxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxx
CEP
00000-000
Xxxxxx
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30.2.2
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in
the case of each Lender, that notified in writing to the Agent on or prior
to the date on which it becomes a Party;
and
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30.2.3
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in
the case of the Agent, that identified with its name
below,
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or any
substitute address or fax number or department or officer as the Party may
notify to the Agent (or the Agent may notify to the other Parties, if a change
is made by the Agent) by not less than five Business Days' notice.
30.3
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Delivery
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30.3.1
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Any
communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under
or in connection with the Finance Documents will only be
effective:
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(a)
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if
by way of fax, when received in legible form;
or
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(b)
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if
by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five
Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an
envelope addressed to it at that
address,
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and, if a
particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details
provided under Clause 30.2 (Addresses), if addressed to
that department or officer.
30.3.2
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Any
communication or document to be made or delivered to the Agent will be
effective only when actually received by the Agent and then only if it is
expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer identified
with the Agent's signature below (or any substitute department or officer
as the Agent shall specify for this
purpose).
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30.3.3
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All
notices from or to an Obligor shall be sent through the Agent.
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30.4
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Notification
of address and fax number
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Promptly
upon receipt of notification of an address and fax number or change of address
or fax number pursuant to Clause 30.2 (Addresses) or changing its
own address or fax number, the Agent shall notify the other
Parties.
30.5
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Electronic
communication
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30.5.1
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Any
communication to be made between the Agent and a Lender under or in
connection with the Finance Documents may be made by electronic mail or
other electronic means, if the Agent and the relevant
Lender:
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(a)
|
agree
that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted
form of communication;
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(b)
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notify
each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other
information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by
that means; and
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(c)
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notify
each other of any change to their address or any other such information
supplied by them.
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30.5.2
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Any
electronic communication made between the Agent and a Lender will be
effective only when actually received in readable form and in the case of
any electronic communication made by a Lender to the Agent only if it is
addressed in such a manner as the Agent shall specify for this
purpose.
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30.6
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English
language
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30.6.1
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Any
notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in
English.
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30.6.2
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All
other documents provided under or in connection with any Finance Document
must be:
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(a)
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in
English; or
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(b)
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if
not in English, and if so required by the Agent, accompanied by a
certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation
will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other
official document.
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3
1.
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CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
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31.1
Accounts
In any
litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a
Finance Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by a Finance Party
are prima facie
evidence of the matters to which they relate.
31.2
|
Certificates
and determinations
|
Any
certification or determination by a Finance Party of a rate or amount under any
Finance Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of
the matters to which it relates.
31.3
|
Day
count convention
|
Any
interest, commission or fee accruing under a Finance Document will accrue from
day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the Relevant
Interbank Market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
32.
|
PARTIAL
INVALIDITY
|
If, at
any time, any provision of the Finance Documents is or becomes illegal, invalid
or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the
legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions nor the
legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any
other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.
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33.
|
REMEDIES
AND WAIVERS
|
No
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Finance
Party, any right or remedy under the Finance Documents shall operate as a
waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy prevent
any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The
rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive
of any rights or remedies provided by law.
34.
|
AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS
|
34.1
|
Required
consents
|
34.1.1
|
Subject
to Clause 34.2 (Exceptions) and save
as otherwise provided in the SACE Guarantee, any term of the Finance
Documents may be amended or waived only with the consent of the Majority
Lenders and the Obligors and any such amendment or waiver will be binding
on all Parties.
|
34.1.2
|
The
Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, any amendment or waiver
permitted by this Clause.
|
34.2
|
Exceptions
|
34.2.1
|
An
amendment or waiver that has the effect of changing or which relates
to:
|
(a)
|
the
definition of "Majority Lenders" in Clause 1.1 (Definitions);
|
(b)
|
an
extension to the date of payment of any amount under the Finance
Documents;
|
(c)
|
a
reduction in the Margin or a reduction in the amount of any payment of
principal, interest, fees or commission
payable;
|
(d)
|
an
increase in or an extension of any
Commitment;
|
(e)
|
a
change to the Borrower or
Guarantors;
|
(f)
|
any
provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders;
or
|
(g)
|
Clause
2.2 (Finance Parties'
rights and obligations), Clause 23 (Changes to the Lenders)
or this Clause 34,
|
shall not
be made without the prior consent of all the Lenders.
34.2.2
|
An
amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of the
Agent or the Mandated Arranger may not be effected without the consent of
the Agent or the Mandated Arranger as the case may
be.
|
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35.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
Each
Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the
same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of
the Finance Document.
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SECTION
11
GOVERNING
LAW AND ENFORCEMENT
36.
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
This
Agreement and all non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with it
are governed by English law.
37.
|
ENFORCEMENT
|
37.
1 Jurisdiction
37.1.1
|
The
courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute
arising from or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute
relating to non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with
this Agreement, or a dispute regarding the existence, validity or
termination of this Agreement or the consequences of its nullity) (a
"Dispute").
|
37.1.2
|
The
Parties agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and
convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue
to the contrary.
|
37.1.3
|
This
Clause 37.1 (Jurisdiction) is for
the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result, and notwithstanding
paragraph 37.1.1 of Clause 37.1, any Finance Party may take proceedings
relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent
allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any
number of jurisdictions.
|
37.2
|
Service
of process
|
Without
prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each
Obligor:
37.2.1
|
irrevocably
appoints TI United Kingdom Limited of 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X
0XX, Xxxxxxx as its agent for service of process in relation to any
proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance
Document; and
|
37.2.2
|
agrees
that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the relevant
Obligor of the process will not invalidate the proceedings
concerned.
|
37.3
|
Waiver
of immunity
|
Each
Obligor waives generally all immunity it or its assets or revenues may otherwise
have in any jurisdiction, including immunity in respect of:
37.3.1
|
the
bringing of any suit, action or
proceeding;
|
37.3.2
|
the
giving of any relief by way of injunction or order for specific
performance or for the recovery of assets or revenues;
and
|
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37.3.3
|
the
issue of any process against its assets or revenues for the enforcement of
a judgment or, in an action in rem, for the arrest, detention or sale of
any of its assets and
revenues.
|
37.4
|
Security
for costs
|
To the
extent that any Obligor may, in any suit, action or proceeding arising in
connection with any Finance Document be entitled to the benefit of any provision
requiring a Finance Party to post security for the costs for that Obligor, or
post a bond or to take any similar action, that Obligor irrevocably waives such
benefit, to the fullest extent now and in the future permitted under applicable
law.
This
Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this
Agreement.
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Schedule
1
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO INITIAL UTILISATION
1.
|
Obligors
|
(a)
|
A
copy of the constitutional documents(estatuto social) of
each Obligor.
|
(b)
|
A
copy of a resolution of the board of directors or of the shareholders (as
appropriate) of each Obligor (i) approving the terms of, and the
transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which it is a party
and resolving that it execute the Finance Documents to which it is a
party; and (ii) authorising a specified person or persons to execute the
Finance Documents to which it is a party on its behalf and to sign and/or
despatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, any
Utilisation Request) to be signed and/or despatched by it under or in
connection with the Finance Documents to which it is a
party.
|
(c)
|
A
copy of each power of attorney required for the signatories of the
Obligors to the Finance
Documents.
|
(d)
|
The
registration of the corporate acts undertaken by the Obligors in
connection with the execution and delivery of the Finance Documents with
the Junta Comercial
(Board of Commerce).
|
(e)
|
A
specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution
referred to in paragraph (b)
above.
|
(f)
|
A
certificate of each Obligor confirming that borrowing or guaranteeing, as
appropriate, the Total Commitments would not cause any borrowing,
guaranteeing or similar limit binding on any Obligor to be
exceeded.
|
(g)
|
A
certificate of an authorised signatory of the relevant Obligor certifying
that each copy document relating to it specified in this Schedule 1 is
correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier
than the date of this
Agreement.
|
2.
|
Finance
Documents
|
A duly
executed original copy of each Finance Document (and evidence of any relevant
taxes, stamp duties, notarial fees, registration fees or taxes having been paid
with respect to each such document where applicable), in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, duly executed and in full force and
effect.
3.
|
SACE
Conditions Precedent
|
(h)
|
The
SACE Guarantee duly executed by the parties
thereto.
|
(i)
|
The
SACE Reimbursement Agreement duly executed by the parties
thereto.
|
81
(j)
|
Evidence
that the SACE Guarantee shall have become effective and
unconditional.
|
(k)
|
Evidence
that the SACE Upfront Guarantee Fee has been paid to
SACE.
|
(b)
|
Legal
opinions
|
|
(a)
|
A
legal opinion of Xxxxxxxx Chance Europe LLP, English legal advisers to the
Mandated Arranger and the Agent.
|
|
(b)
|
A
legal opinion of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice, Brazilian legal advisers
to the Mandated Arranger and the
Agent.
|
(c)
|
Telecommunications
Licences
|
A copy of
each Telecommunications Licence existing as at the date of this
Agreement.
(d)
|
Authorisations
|
|
(a)
|
Evidence
of the electronic registration of the relevant financial terms and
conditions of the Loans and the Guarantee with the Central Bank of Brazil
through the Module of Registration of Financial Transactions (Registro de Operações
Financeiras - ROF) of the Data System of the Central Bank of Brazil
(Sisbacen)
pursuant to the provisions of Circular No. 3,027 of February 22,
2001, of the Central Bank of
Brazil.
|
|
(b)
|
The
registration of this Agreement and the Guarantee, together with a sworn
translation into Portuguese language, with the appropriate Registry of
Titles and Deeds (Registro de Títulos e
Documentos) in the City of São Paulo and the City of Rio de
Janeiro.
|
(e)
|
Other
documents and evidence
|
|
(a)
|
Evidence
that any agent for service of process referred to in Clause 37.2 (Service of Process)
has accepted its
appointment.
|
|
(b)
|
The
Original Financial Statements of each
Obligor.
|
|
(c)
|
Evidence
that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Borrower pursuant to
Clause 12 (Fees)
and Clause 17 (Costs and Expenses)
have been paid or will be paid by the first Utilisation
Date.
|
|
(d)
|
A
copy of any other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance
which the Agent considers to be necessary or desirable (if it has timely
notified the Borrower accordingly) in connection with the entry into and
performance of the transactions contemplated by any Finance Document or
for the validity and enforceability of any Finance
Document.
|
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Schedule
2
REQUESTS
Part
1
FORM
OF UTILISATION REQUEST
From:
|
XXX
Celular S.A.
|
To:
|
[Agent]
|
Dated:
Dear
Sirs
XXX
Celular S.A. — USD143,671,929 SACE Facility Agreement
dated 28
November 2008 (the "Agreement")
(f)
|
We
refer to the Agreement. This is a Utilisation Request. Terms defined in
the Agreement have the same meaning in this Utilisation Request unless
given a different meaning in this Utilisation
Request.
|
(g)
|
We
wish to borrow a Loan on the following
terms:
|
Borrower:
|
XXX
Celular S.A.
|
Proposed
Utilisation Date:
|
[•]
(or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business
Day)
|
Currency
of Loan:
|
[•]
|
Amount:
|
[0]
or, if less, the Available Facility
|
Interest
Period:
|
[•]
|
(h)
|
We
confirm that each condition specified in Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent)
is satisfied on the date of this Utilisation
Request.
|
(i)
|
The
proceeds of the Loan should be credited to [account].
|
(j)
|
This
Utilisation Request is irrevocable.
|
Yours
faithfully
authorised
signatory for
XXX
Celular S.A.
83
Part
2
FORM
OF CONVERSION REQUEST
From:
|
XXX
Celular S.A.
|
To:
|
[Agent]
|
Dated:
Dear
Sirs
XXX
Celular S.A.– USD143,671,929 SACE Facility Agreement
dated 28
November 2008 (the "Agreement")
(k)
|
We
refer to the Agreement. This is a Conversion Request. Terms defined in the
Agreement have the same meaning in this Conversion Request unless given a
different meaning in this Conversion
Request.
|
We refer
to the [Loan (the "Relevant Loan") to be made in an amount of [ ] with a
Utilisation Date of [ ] (the "Proposed Conversion Date")]/[the Floating Rate
Loan (the "Relevant Loan") which has been made with an Interest Period ending on
[ ] (the "Proposed Conversion Date") which, following any repayment to be made
on that date, will have the principal amount of [ ]].
We
request that you provide us with the proposed Fixed Rate for the Relevant Loan
from the Proposed Conversion Date.
We
confirm that no Default is continuing [or would result from the proposed Loan]
and the Repeating Representations to be made by each Obligor are true in all
material respects.
Yours
faithfully
authorised
signatory for
XXX
Celular S.A.
84
FORM
OF CONVERSION NOTICE
From:
|
XXX
Celular S.A.
|
To:
|
[Agent]
|
Dated:
Dear
Sirs
XXX
Celular S.A.- USD143,671,929 SACE Facility Agreement
dated 28
November 2008 (the "Agreement")
We refer
to the Agreement, to the Conversion Request delivered by us to you on [ ] (the
"Relevant Conversion Request") and to the Quotation Conference Call organized
between us, you and the Lenders at [ ] [a.m./p.m.] on [date]. Terms defined in the
Agreement have the same meaning in this Conversion Notice unless given a
different meaning in this Conversion Notice.
We refer
to the Relevant Loan (as defined in the Relevant Conversion Request) in an
amount of [ ] as at the Proposed Conversion Date (as defined in the Relevant
Conversion Request) and fixed rate accepted by us during the Quotation
Conference Call.
We
confirm that we accept the fixed rate of [rate agreed during Quotation
Conference Call], such fixed rate becoming the Fixed Rate for the
Relevant Loan.
We
confirm that no Default is continuing [or would result from the proposed Loan]
and the Repeating Representations to be made by each Obligor are true in all
material respects.
This
Conversion Notice is irrevocable.
This
Conversion Notice is governed by English law.
Yours
faithfully
authorised
signatory for
XXX Celular S.A.
Accepted
Yours
faithfully
authorised
signatory for
[name
of Agent]
85
Schedule
3
FORM
OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
To:
|
[•]
as Agent
|
From:
|
[The Existing Lender]
(the "Existing
Lender") and [The
New Lender] (the "New
Lender")
|
Dated:
XXX
Celular S.A. —USD143,671,929 Facility Agreement dated 28 November
2008
(the
"Agreement")
2.
|
We
refer to the Agreement. This is a Transfer Certificate. Terms defined in
the Agreement have the same meaning in this Transfer Certificate unless
given a different meaning in this Transfer
Certificate.
|
3.
|
We
refer to Clause 23.5 (Procedure for
transfer):
|
(a)
|
The
Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender
transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing
Lender's Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule
(together with the rights and obligations under the Guarantee relating
thereto) in accordance with Clause 23.5 (Procedure for
transfer).
|
(b)
|
The
proposed Transfer Date is
[•].
|
(c)
|
The
Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices
of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 30.2 (Addresses) are set out
in the Schedule.
|
The New
Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's
obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 23.4 (Limitation of responsibility of
Existing Lenders).
This
Transfer Certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has
the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy
of this Transfer Certificate.
This
Transfer Certificate is governed by English law.
86
THE
SCHEDULE
Commitment/rights
and obligations to be transferred
[insert
relevant details]
[Facility
Office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details
for payments,]
[Existing
Lender]
|
[New
Lender]
|
By:
|
By:
|
This
Transfer Certificate is accepted by the Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed
as [•]. [Agent]
By:
87
Schedule
4
EXISTING
SECURITY
Name
of Obligor
|
Security
|
On
Behalf of
|
Beneficary
|
Total
Principal
Amount
of Indebtedness
Secured
|
Final
repayment
date
for principal
secured
|
XXX
Celular S.A.
|
None
|
||||
XXX
Participações S.A.
|
1) Aval (financial guarantee) |
XXX
Celular
|
BNDES
|
BRL1,025,850
|
13/08/2013
|
2)
Bank Guarantee
(financial
guarantee)
|
XXX
Celular
|
BNDES
|
BRL39,026
|
13/08/2013
|
|
3) Aval (financial guarantee) |
XXX
Celular
|
BNDES
|
BRL1,510,000
|
31/12/2018
(*)
|
|
|
|||||
4) Aval (financial guarantee) |
XXX
Celular
|
Syndicate
of
lenders
|
BRL609,583
|
10/08/2009
(as
to 50%)
05/08/2010
(as
to 50%)
|
(*) estimated maturity date: 8 years after
drawdown
88
Schedule
5
TIMETABLES
Delivery
of a duly completed Utilisation
|
U-4
|
Request
(Clause 5.1 (Delivery of
a Utilisation
|
9.30am
|
Request)
|
|
Agent
notifies the Lenders of the Loan in
|
U-3
|
accordance
with Clause 5.4 (Lenders'
|
3.00pm
|
participation)
|
|
LIBOR
and Reference Bank Rate is fixed
|
Quotation
Day as of 11:00 a.m. (London time)
|
"U" =
date of utilisation or, if applicable, in the case of a Loan that has already
been borrowed, the first day of the relevant Interest Period for that
Loan
"U - X" =
Business Days prior to date of utilisation
89
Schedule
6
FORM
OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To:
|
[•]
as Agent
|
SACE
S.p.A. — Servizi Assicurativi del Commercio Estero
|
|
From:
|
XXX
Participações S A
|
Dated:
Dear
Sirs
XXX
Celular S.A. — USD143,671,929 Facility Agreement dated 28 November
2008
(the
"Agreement")
1.
|
We
refer to the Agreement. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in
the Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Compliance
Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance
Certificate.
|
2.
|
We
refer to the [annual/semi annual] [audited] financial statements for the
Group for the Relevant Period ending [insert
date].
|
3.
|
We
confirm that:
|
(a)
|
the
Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as at the end of that
Relevant Period was [ ]:
1.00;
|
(b)
|
the
Interest Cover Ratio for the Relevant Period was [
]:1.00;
|
(c)
|
the
Debt Service Cover Ratio for the Relevant Period was [ ]:1.00;
and
|
(d)
|
[insert
details of calculation of financial covenants and whether the Company is
in compliance with those
covenants]
|
(1)
|
[We
confirm that no Default is
continuing.]
|
Signed:
|
|
Director
|
Director
|
of
|
of
|
XXX
Participações S.A.
|
XXX
Participações S.A.
|
If this
statement cannot be made, the certificate should identify any Default that is
continuing and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
90
Schedule
7
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LICENCES AS AT THE SIGNING DATE PROVIDED BY ANATEL OR
ANY
OTHER AUTHORITY IN BRAZIL TO THE BORROWER TO PROVIDE MOBILE
SERVICES
OR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES IN BRAZIL
MAP
LICENCE OF XXX GROUP IN BRAZIL - November 2008
OPERATOR
|
CONTRACT NUMBER
|
DATE
|
BAND
|
OBJECT and / or RF
|
EXPIRATION
|
SMP
Authorization
|
|
||||
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
051/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
052/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
053/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
054/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
055/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
011/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
002/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
B
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
003/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
B
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
006/2002-
extended by
N°
002/2006/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
1/6/2006
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
049/2004-ANATEL
extended
by N°
074/2008/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
26/09/2008
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
050/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
91
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
004/2001-ANATEL
|
29/03/2001
|
E
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
002/2001-ANATEL
|
12/03/2001
|
D
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
003/2001-ANATEL
|
12/03/2001
|
D
|
SMP
- "Personal
Mobile
Service"
|
Undefined
|
800
MHz SMP
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
006/2002-ANATEL
extended
by N°
002/2006/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
1/6/2006
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845
to 846,5 MHz UL /
890
to 891,5 MHz DL
|
03/09/2022
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
049/2004-ANATEL
extended
by N°
074/2008/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
26/09/2008
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845
to 846,5 MHz UL /
890
to 891,5 MHz DL
|
30/09/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
050/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845 to 846,5 MHz UL
/
890 to 891,5 MHz DL
|
14/04/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
051/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845 to 846,5 MHz UL
/
890 to 891,5 MHz DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
052/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845 to 846,5 MHz UL
/
890 to 891,5 MHz DL
|
15/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
053/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845 to 846,5 MHz UL
/
890 to 891,5 MHz DL
|
28/11/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
054/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845
to 846,5 MHz UL /
890
to 891,5 MHz DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
055/2004-ANATEL
|
30/12/2004
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845 to 846,5 MHz UL
/
890
to 891,5 MHz DL
|
27/03/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
011/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
A
|
824
to 835 MHz UL /
869
to 880 MHz DL
845
to 846,5 MHz UL/
|
15/05/2009
|
92
|
|
|
|
890
to 891,5 MHz DL
|
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N° 002/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
B
|
835
to 845 MHz UL / 880 to 000 XXx XX 000,0 to 849 MHz UL / 891,5 to 894 MHz
DL
|
08/04/2013
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N° 003/2002-ANATEL
|
10/12/2002
|
B
|
835
to 845 MHz UL / 880 to 000 XXx XX 000,0 to 849 MHz UL / 891,5 to 894 MHz
DL
|
07/08/2012
|
900
MHz SMP
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
036/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5
to 955 MHz DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
038/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5 to 955 MHz DL
|
15/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
034/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5
to 955 MHz DL
|
28/11/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
037/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5 to 955 MHz DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
035/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5 to 955 MHz DL
|
27/03/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
033/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5 to 955 MHz DL
|
15/05/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
039/2004
- ANATEL
|
21/09/2004
|
B
|
898,5
to 901 MHz UL /
943,5 to 946 MHz DL
|
07/04/2013
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
035/2003
- ANATEL
|
23/07/2003
|
B
|
898,5
to 901 MHz UL /
943,5 to 946 MHz DL
|
06/08/2012
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
036/2003
-ANATEL
extended
by N°
002/2006/PVC
P/S PV-
ANATEL
|
23/7/2003
1/6/2006
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5
to 955 MHz DL
|
03/09/2022
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
037/2003
-ANATEL
extended
by N°
074/2008/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
23/7/2003
26/09/2008
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5
to 955 MHz DL
|
30/09/2023
|
93
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
038/2003
- ANATEL
|
23/07/2003
|
A
|
907,5
to 910 MHz UL /
952,5
to 955 MHz DL
|
14/04/2009
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
034/2003
- ANATEL
|
23/07/2003
|
E
|
912,5
to 915 MHz UL /
957,5
to 960 MHz DL
|
29/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
032/2003
- ANATEL
|
23/07/2003
|
D
|
910
to 912,5 MHz UL /
955
to 957,5 MHz DL
|
12/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
033/2003
- ANATEL
|
23/07/2003
|
D
|
910
to 912,5 MHz UL /
955
to 957,5 MHz DL
|
12/03/2016
|
1800
MHz SMP
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
020/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
01
017/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
15/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
021/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
28/11/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
01
019/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
31/12/2008
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
022/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
27/03/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
01
018/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
15/05/2009
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
01
015/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
B
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
07/04/2013
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
PVCP/SPV
N
016/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
B
|
1730
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1825 to 1835 MHz
DL
|
06/08/2012
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
024/2003
- ANATEL
extended
by N°
002/2006/PVCP/SPV-
ANATEL
|
10/7/2003
1/6/2006
|
A
|
1725
to 1735 MHz UL
/ 1820
to 1830 MHz
DL
|
03/09/2022
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N°
023/2003
- ANATEL
extended
by N°
074/2008/PVCP/SPV-
|
10/7/2003
26/9/2008
|
A
|
1725
to 1735 MHz UL
/
1820 to 1830 MHz
DL
|
30/09/2023
|
94
|
ANATEL
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
025/2003
- ANATEL
|
10/07/2003
|
A
|
1725
to 1735 MHz UL
/
1820 to 1830 MHz
DL
|
14/04/2009
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
004/2001
- ANATEL
|
29/03/2001
|
E
|
1740
to 1755 MHz UL
/
1835 to 1850 MHz
DL
|
29/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
002/2001
- ANATEL
|
12/03/2001
|
D
|
1710
to 1725 MHz UL
/
1805 to 1820 MHz
DL
|
12/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
003/2001
- ANATEL
|
12/03/2001
|
D
|
1710
to 1725 MHz UL
/
1805 to 1820 MHz
DL
|
12/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
029/2007
- ANATEL
|
07/12/2007
|
D
|
1725
to 1730 MHz UL
/
1820 to 1825 MHz
DL
|
12/03/2016
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVCP/SPV
N
030/2007
- ANATEL
|
07/12/2007
|
E
|
1735
to 1740 MHz UL
/
1830 to 1935 MHz
DL
|
29/03/2016
|
1.9
GHz / 2,1 GHz
(3G)
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
44/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
45/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
46/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
47/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
48/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
49/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
50/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
95
XXX
XXXXXXXX
|
N°
51/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
52/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
G
and F
|
1935
to 1945 MHz UL
/
2125 to 2135 MHz
DL
and 1920 to 1935
MHz
UL/2110 to
2125
MHz DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
53/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
I
and G
|
1955
to 1965 MHz UL
/
2145 to 2155 MHz
DL
and 1935 to 1945
MHz
UL / 2125 to
2135
MHz DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
54/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
I
|
1955
to 1965 MHz UL
/
2145 to 2155 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
55/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
I
|
1955
to 1965 MHz UL
/
2145 to 2155 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
56/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
F
and I
|
1920
to 1935 MHz UL
/
2110 to 2125 MHz
DL
and 1955 to 1965
MHz
UL/2145 to
2155
MHz DL
|
30/04/2023
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
N°
58/2008/SPV-
ANATEL
|
29/04/2008
|
I
|
1955
to 1965 MHz UL
/
2145 to 2155 MHz
DL
|
30/04/2023
|
LDN
AUTHORIZATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
237/2002/SPB
-
ANATEL
|
11/12/2002
|
|
STFC
- LDN (National
Long
Distance)
|
Undefined
|
LDI
AUTHORIZATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
238/2002/SPB
-
ANATEL
|
11/12/2002
|
|
STFC
- LDI
(International
Long
Distance)
|
Undefined
|
SCM
AUTHORIZATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX
CELULAR
|
PVST
/ SPV N.°
087/2003
– ANATEL
|
08/08/2003
|
|
SCM
- (Multimidia
Communication
Service)
|
Undefined
|
96
FIXED
LOCAL AUTHORIZATION
|
|
|
|||
XXX
CELULAR
|
437/2007/SPB
-
ANATEL
|
25/05/2007
|
|
STFC
- Local (Local
Fixed)
|
Undefined
|
97
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Address:
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Address:
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ORIGINAL LENDER
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