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EXHIBIT 10.2
DATED 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2000
CHARTERED SILICON PARTNERS PTE LTD
AS BORROWER
- AND -
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., SINGAPORE BRANCH
AS SECURITY TRUSTEE
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TRUST DEED
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XXXXX & XXXXXXXX,
00, XXXXXXXX XXXX, #00-00,
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XXXXXXXXX 000000.
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C O N T E N T S
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1. INTERPRETATION 1
2. DECLARATION OF TRUST 3
3. DEALINGS WITH PROPERTY 4
4. FURTHER COVENANTS 4
5. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY 4
6. EXERCISE OF SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER OF ENFORCEMENT 4
7. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER ON ENFORCEMENT 5
8. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS 7
9. COVENANT FOR FURTHER ASSURANCE 8
10. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER TO RAISE OR BORROW MONEY ON
SECURITY OF TRUST PROPERTY 8
11. SECURITY TRUSTEE AND RECEIVER APPOINTED ATTORNEY 9
12. PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTAL TO TRUSTEES ACT, CHAPTER 337 9
13. SECURITY TRUSTEE NOT BOUND TO INVESTIGATE TITLE 12
14. AMOUNTS DUE TO SECURITY TRUSTEE, RECEIVER, ETC. 13
15. ASSUMPTION OF PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS 13
16. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS 13
17. MODIFICATIONS BY SECURITY TRUSTEE 14
18. POWER TO WAIVE BREACH OF COVENANT 14
19. CONSENTS BY SECURITY TRUSTEE 14
20. APPOINTMENT OF NEW SECURITY TRUSTEE 14
21. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWERS ADDITIONAL TO OTHER POWERS 15
22. GENERAL COVENANTS TO PERFORM OBLIGATIONS 15
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23. PARTIAL INVALIDITY 15
24. COMMUNICATIONS 15
25. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 16
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T H I S D E E D is made on 28th September, 0000 X X X X X X N:-
(1) CHARTERED SILICON PARTNERS PTE LTD (the "Borrower"), a company incorporated
in Singapore with its registered office at 00, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx X,
Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 000000; and
(2) ABN AMRO BANK N.V., SINGAPORE BRANCH, a company incorporated in the
Netherlands and acting through its Singapore branch at 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 000000, in its capacity as security trustee for itself and the
Secured Parties defined below (in such capacity, the "Security Trustee").
W H E R E A S:-
(A) By a Credit Agreement (as supplemented by a first supplemental agreement
dated 14th December, 1998, a second supplemental agreement dated 9th November,
1999 and a third supplemental agreement to be entered into between the
parties to the Phase 1 Credit Agreement) (collectively, the "Phase 1 Credit
Agreement") dated 12th March, 1998 made between (1) the Borrower, as borrower,
(2) the Arrangers named therein, as arrangers, (3) Den Danske Bank Aktieselskab,
Singapore Branch (now known as Danske Bank A/S, Singapore Branch), as senior
lead manager, (4) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., Singapore Branch, as lead
manager, (5) The Sanwa Bank, Limited, Singapore Branch, as manager, (6) the
Guarantor Banks named therein, as guarantor banks, (7) the Lending Banks named
therein, as lending banks, and (8) ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, as
agent, (a) the Guarantor Banks agreed to grant a S$236,800,000 guarantee
facility to the Borrower and (b) the Lending Banks agreed to grant a
US$143,200,000 term loan facility to the Borrower, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of the Phase 1 Credit Agreement.
(B) By a Credit Agreement (the "Phase 2 Credit Agreement") dated
28th September, 2000 made between (1) the Borrower, as borrower, (2) ABN AMRO
Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, Citibank, N.A., Singapore, Overseas Union Bank
Limited, The Sumitomo Bank, Limited, Danske Bank A/S, Industrial And Commercial
Bank Of China, Singapore Branch, and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Singapore
Branch, as lead arrangers, (3) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., Singapore
Branch, The Sanwa Bank Limited, Singapore Branch, The Industrial Bank of Japan,
Limited, Singapore Branch, The Norinchukin Bank, Singapore Branch, and Credit
Lyonnais, Singapore Branch, as arrangers, (4) The HongKong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited, as co-arranger, (5) Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale,
Singapore Branch, as lead manager, (6) Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale,
Singapore Branch, as manager, (7) the Guarantor Banks named therein, as
guarantor banks, (8) the Lending Banks named therein, as lending banks, (9) ABN
AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore Branch, as agent, and (10) the Security Trustee, as
security trustee, (a) the Guarantor Banks agreed to grant a S$240,000,000
guarantee facility or a US$140,000,000 term loan facility to the Borrower and
(b) the Lending Banks agreed to grant a US$680,000,000 term loan facility to the
Borrower, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Phase 2 Credit
Agreement.
(C) The Phase 2 Credit Agreement contemplates that the Security Trustee shall
be granted securities pursuant to (1) the Project Account Charge (as defined
below) as security trustee for the Secured Parties (as defined below) and
(2) the Phase 2 Security Documents (as defined below) as security trustee for
the Phase 2 Secured Parties (as defined below).
(D) This Deed is supplemental to each of the Project Account Charge and the
Phase 2 Security Documents.
N O W T H I S D E E D W I T N E S S E S as follows:-
1. INTERPRETATION
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A) In this Deed, except to the extent that the context requires
otherwise:-
"Credit Agreements" means the Phase 1 Credit Agreement and the Phase 2
Credit Agreement;
"DSRA Account Charge" means the DSRA account charge dated
28th September, 2000 made between (1) the Borrower and (2) the Security
Trustee (as security trustee for the Secured Parties);
"Events of Default" means the Phase 1 Events of Default and the Phase 2
Events of Default;
"Financing Documents" means the Phase 1 Financing Documents and the Phase 2
Financing Documents;
"Phase 1 Events of Default" means any of the events referred to in
Clause 17(A) of the Phase 1 Credit Agreement;
"Phase 1 Financing Documents" means the Financing Documents as defined in
the Phase 1 Credit Agreement;
"Phase 2 Events of Default" means any of the events referred to in
Clause 17(A) of the Phase 2 Credit Agreement;
"Phase 2 Financing Documents" means the Financing Documents as defined in
the Phase 2 Credit Agreement;
"Phase 2 Secured Debt" means all sums (whether principal, interest, fee or
otherwise) which are or at any time may be or become due from or owing by
the Borrower to the Phase 2 Secured Parties (or any of them), whether
actually or contingently, under or in connection with, or which the
Borrower has covenanted to pay or discharge to the Phase 2 Secured Parties
(or any of them) under or pursuant to, any of the Phase 2 Financing
Documents;
"Phase 2 Secured Parties" means all parties for the time being to the
Phase 2 Credit Agreement other than the Borrower (and includes their
respective successors and assigns);
"Phase 2 Security Documents" means the DSRA Account Charge and any and
every other document from time to time executed (whether by the Borrower or
otherwise) to guarantee, secure or otherwise assure the performance of the
obligations of the Borrower under or in connection with the Phase 2 Credit
Agreement (other than the Project Account Charge);
"Phase 2 Trust Property" means all rights, title and interests that may now
or hereafter be mortgaged, charged, assigned or created in favour of the
Security Trustee by or pursuant to the Phase 2 Security Documents and the
proceeds of any such security;
"Project Account Charge" means the project account charge dated
28th September, 2000 made between (1) the Borrower and (2) the Security
Trustee (as security trustee for the Secured Parties);
"Receiver" means a receiver and/or a manager appointed by the Security
Trustee pursuant to any Security Document;
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"Secured Parties" means all parties for the time being to the Credit
Agreements other than the Borrower (and includes their respective
successors and assigns);
"Security Trustee" includes its successors in title and permitted assigns
and any company with which it may amalgamate and all other persons for the
time being the security trustee for the Secured Parties under this Deed;
"Shared Trust Property" means all rights, title and interests that may now
or hereafter be mortgaged, charged, assigned or created in favour of the
Security Trustee by or pursuant to the Project Account Charge and the
proceeds of any such security;
"Total Secured Debt" means all sums (whether principal, interest, fee or
otherwise) which are or at any time may be or become due from or owing by
the Borrower to the Secured Parties (or any of them), whether actually or
contingently, under or in connection with, or which the Borrower has
covenanted to pay or discharge to the Secured Parties (or any of them)
under or pursuant to, any of the Financing Documents; and
"Trust Property" means the Shared Trust Property and the Phase 2 Trust
Property.
(B) Except to the extent that the context otherwise requires, any reference to
"this Deed" includes any document which is supplemental hereto or which is
expressed to be collateral herewith or which is entered into pursuant to or in
accordance with the terms hereof.
(C) All terms and references used in this Deed and which are defined or
construed in any of the Financing Documents but are not defined or construed in
this Deed shall have the same meaning and construction in this Deed. Any
reference in this Deed to a Financing Document includes that Financing Document
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and any document which
amends, modifies or supplements that Financing Document.
(D) The headings in this Deed are inserted for convenience only and shall be
ignored in construing this Deed. Unless the context otherwise requires, words
denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and
any reference to any gender shall include all other genders. Save where
otherwise indicated, references to "Clauses" are to be construed as references
to clauses of this Deed. Any reference to a sub-Clause or a paragraph is to a
sub-Clause or paragraph of the Clause in which such reference appears.
2. DECLARATION OF TRUST
(A) The Security Trustee shall hold the Shared Trust Property and the
benefit of the Project Account Charge upon the trusts contained in this Deed for
the Secured Parties from time to time as security for the Total Secured Debt and
on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Deed and the
obligations, rights and benefits vested or to be vested in the Security Trustee
by the Project Account Charge or any document entered into pursuant thereto
shall (as well before as after enforcement) be performed and (as the case may
be) exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Deed.
(B) The Security Trustee shall hold the Phase 2 Trust Property and the benefit
of the Phase 2 Security Documents upon the trusts contained in this Deed for the
Phase 2 Secured Parties from time to time as security for the Phase 2 Secured
Debt and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Deed and
the obligations, rights and benefits vested or to be vested in the Security
Trustee by the Phase 2 Security Documents or any document entered into pursuant
thereto shall (as well before as after enforcement) be performed and (as the
case may be) exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Deed.
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3. DEALINGS WITH PROPERTY
The Security Trustee may at any time upon the application of the Borrower,
at the cost of the Borrower and without the consent of any of the Secured
Parties (but only if and so far as in its opinion the interests of the Secured
Parties shall not be materially prejudiced thereby), do or concur with the
Borrower in doing all or any of the following things:-
(1) settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise or arrange all
accounts, questions, disputes, claims and demands whatsoever in
relation to any of the relevant Trust Property;
(2) enter into, execute and do all such contracts, deeds, documents and
things and bring, prosecute, enforce, defend or abandon all such
actions, suits and proceedings in relation to any of the relevant
Trust Property as it may reasonably deem expedient;
(3) sanction or confirm anything done or suffered by the Borrower and
concur with the Borrower in any dealings not hereinbefore specifically
mentioned;
(4) generally act in relation to any of the Shared Trust Property in such
manner and on such terms as to the Security Trustee may seem expedient
in the interests of the Secured Parties; and
(5) generally act in relation to any of the Phase 2 Trust Property in such
manner and on such terms as to the Security Trustee may seem expedient
in the interests of the Phase 2 Secured Parties.
4. FURTHER COVENANTS
In addition to the covenants on the part of the Borrower stipulated in the
Project Account Charge and the Phase 2 Security Documents, the Borrower hereby
further covenants with the Security Trustee that at all times during the
continuance of the security constituted by the Project Account Charge and the
Phase 2 Security Documents:-
(1) it will at all times give to the Security Trustee such information
concerning the financial condition or business of the Borrower and the
relevant Trust Property (other than information of a confidential,
proprietary or price-sensitive nature) as the Security Trustee shall
reasonably require for the purpose of the discharge of the duties,
trusts, powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Security
Trustee under this Deed or by operation of law; and
(2) it will at all times execute and do all such further documents,
acts and things as may be necessary at any time or times to give
effect to the terms and conditions of this Deed.
5. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY
The security constituted by the Project Account Charge and the Phase 2
Security Documents shall become enforceable in accordance with their respective
provisions thereof.
6. EXERCISE OF SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER OF ENFORCEMENT
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(A) (1) At any time after the security constituted by the Project Account
Charge shall have become enforceable, the Security Trustee may at its discretion
and shall upon the request of the Secured Parties, exercise all the powers
conferred upon the Security Trustee pursuant to the Project Account Charge and
this Deed.
(2) At any time after the security constituted by any of the Phase 2
Security Documents shall have become enforceable, the Security Trustee may at
its discretion and shall upon the request of the Phase 2 Secured Parties,
exercise all the powers conferred upon the Security Trustee pursuant to such
Phase 2 Security Document and this Deed.
(B) (1) The Security Trustee shall not be bound to take any steps to enforce
the performance of any provisions of the Project Account Charge or this Deed
unless it shall be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Secured Parties
against all proceedings, claims and demands to which it may be or become liable
and all costs, charges, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it in
connection therewith.
(2) The Security Trustee shall not be bound to take any steps to enforce
the performance of any provisions of any of the Phase 2 Security Documents
unless it shall be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Phase 2 Secured
Parties against all proceedings, claims and demands to which it may be or become
liable and all costs, charges, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by
it in connection therewith.
7. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER ON ENFORCEMENT
(A) At any time after the security constituted by the Project Account Charge
shall have become enforceable and until the whole of the Shared Trust Property
shall be sold, called in, collected or converted under the powers of conversion
conferred upon the Security Trustee, the Security Trustee shall have, in
addition to the powers conferred upon it by or pursuant to the Project Account
Charge, power at its discretion and without being responsible for any loss or
damage which may arise or be occasioned thereby (other than that arising,
whether directly or indirectly, out of the Security Trustee's wilful default or
negligence) and without any consent by the Secured Parties, the Borrower to do
each and every of the following things:-
(1) take possession of, collect and get in the Shared Trust Property or
any part thereof;
(2) sell, exchange, convert into money or otherwise dispose of or realise
or concur in selling, exchanging, converting into money or otherwise
disposing of or realising the Shared Trust Property or any part
thereof either by public offer or private contract and for such
consideration and on such terms as it may think fit and so that
(without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) it may do any
of those things for a consideration consisting of cash, debentures or
other obligations, shares, stock or other valuable consideration and
any such consideration may be payable or deliverable in a lump sum
whether immediately or on a deferred basis or by instalments spread
over such period as it may think fit;
(3) exercise or cause or permit the exercise of any powers or rights
incidental to the ownership of the Shared Trust Property or any part
thereof in such manner as it may think fit;
(4) settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise or arrange all
accounts, questions, claims and demands whatsoever in relation to the
Shared Trust Property or any part thereof;
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(5) bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon all such actions, suits
and proceedings in relation to the Shared Trust Property or any part
thereof as it may reasonably deem expedient;
(6) execute and do contracts, deeds, documents and things and bring,
defend or abandon actions, suits and proceedings in relation to the
Shared Trust Property in the name of the Borrower;
(7) discharge the Shared Trust Property or any part thereof from the
security constituted by the Project Account Charge where the Security
Trustee considers such discharge to be expedient in the interests of
the Secured Parties and on such terms and conditions as it reasonably
thinks fit;
(8) remove or discharge the Receiver without appointing another or
otherwise discontinue enforcement of any of the security constituted
by the Project Account Charge where the Security Trustee considers
that the Secured Parties are unlikely to benefit materially by further
enforcement of the security, or that such step is otherwise expedient
in the interests of the Secured Parties; and
(9) generally to do anything in relation to the Shared Trust Property or
any part thereof as it could do if it were absolutely entitled
thereto.
(B) At any time after the security constituted by any of the Phase 2 Security
Documents shall have become enforceable and until the whole of the Phase 2 Trust
Property shall be sold, called in, collected or converted under the powers of
conversion conferred upon the Security Trustee, the Security Trustee shall have,
in addition to the powers conferred upon it by or pursuant to such Security
Document, power at its discretion and without being responsible for any loss or
damage which may arise or be occasioned thereby (other than that arising,
whether directly or indirectly, out of the Security Trustee's wilful default or
negligence) and without any consent by the Phase 2 Secured Parties or the
Borrower to do each and every of the following things:-
(1) take possession of, collect and get in the Phase 2 Trust Property or
any part thereof;
(2) sell, exchange, convert into money or otherwise dispose of or realise
or concur in selling, exchanging, converting into money or otherwise
disposing of or realising the Phase 2 Trust Property or any part
thereof either by public offer or private contract and for such
consideration and on such terms as it may think fit and so that
(without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) it may do any
of those things for a consideration consisting of cash, debentures or
other obligations, shares, stock or other valuable consideration and
any such consideration may be payable or deliverable in a lump sum
whether immediately or on a deferred basis or by instalments spread
over such period as it may think fit;
(3) exercise or cause or permit the exercise of any powers or rights
incidental to the ownership of the Phase 2 Trust Property or any part
thereof in such manner as it may think fit;
(4) settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise or arrange all
accounts, questions, claims and demands whatsoever in relation to the
Phase 2 Trust Property or any part thereof;
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(5) bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon all such actions, suits
and proceedings in relation to the Phase 2 Trust Property or any part
thereof as it may reasonably deem expedient;
(6) execute and do contracts, deeds, documents and things and bring,
defend or abandon actions, suits and proceedings in relation to the
Phase 2 Trust Property in the name of the Borrower;
(7) discharge the Phase 2 Trust Property or any part thereof from the
security constituted by the Phase 2 Security Documents where the
Security Trustee considers such discharge to be expedient in the
interests of the Phase 2 Secured Parties and on such terms and
conditions as it reasonably thinks fit;
(8) remove or discharge the Receiver without appointing another or
otherwise discontinue enforcement of any of the security constituted
by the Phase 2 Security Documents where the Security Trustee considers
that the Phase 2 Secured Parties are unlikely to benefit materially by
further enforcement of the security, or that such step is otherwise
expedient in the interests of the Phase 2 Secured Parties; and
(9) generally to do anything in relation to the Phase 2 Trust Property or
any part thereof as it could do if it were absolutely entitled
thereto.
8. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS
(A) The Security Trustee and the Receiver shall hold all and any moneys
arising from any sale, calling in, collection or conversion under the powers
conferred by the Project Account Charge upon the Security Trustee and the
Receiver and all moneys received under such powers upon trust to apply the
same:-
(1) first, in payment of or provision for all costs, charges, expenses
and liabilities incurred in or about the exercise of such powers or
otherwise in relation to the Project Account Charge and payments made
by the Security Trustee or the Receiver under the provisions contained
in the Project Account Charge and all remuneration payable to the
Security Trustee or the Receiver under the Project Account Charge; and
(2) secondly, in or towards payment to the Secured Parties without
any preference or priority whatsoever of all the Total Secured Debt,
provided however that if such proceeds are insufficient to pay all the
Total Secured Debt, the proceeds shall be applied pro rata based on
the respective entitlements to the Total Secured Debt of the Secured
Parties at the time of such application,
and the surplus (if any) shall first be applied in payment of subsequent
mortgages and charges (if any) over the Shared Trust Property and any balance
thereafter shall be paid to the Borrower, its assigns or any person authorised
to give receipts for such moneys.
(B) The Security Trustee and the Receiver shall hold all and any
moneys arising from any sale, calling in, collection or conversion under the
powers conferred by the Phase 2 Security Documents this Deed upon the Security
Trustee and the Receiver and all moneys received under such powers upon trust to
apply the same:-
(1) first, in payment of or provision for all costs, charges, expenses
and liabilities incurred in or about the exercise of such powers or
otherwise in relation to
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the Phase 2 Security Documents and payments made by the Security
Trustee or the Receiver under the provisions contained in the Phase 2
Security Documents and all remuneration payable to the Security
Trustee or the Receiver under the Phase 2 Security Documents; and
(2) secondly, in or towards payment to the Phase 2 Secured Parties without
any preference or priority whatsoever of all the Phase 2 Secured Debt,
provided however that if such proceeds are insufficient to pay all the
Phase 2 Secured Debt, the proceeds shall be applied pro rata based on
the respective entitlements to the Phase 2 Secured Debt of the Phase 2
Secured Parties at the time of such application,
and the surplus (if any) shall first be applied in payment of subsequent
mortgages and charges (if any) over the Phase 2 Trust Property and any balance
thereafter shall be paid to the Borrower, its assigns or any person authorised
to give receipts for such moneys.
9. COVENANT FOR FURTHER ASSURANCE
The Borrower shall from time to time and at all times execute and do
all such acts, assurances, consents, deeds and things as the Security Trustee
may reasonably require for perfecting the security intended to be created by the
Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed and for
facilitating or effecting any dealings by the Security Trustee under the powers
of the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed and
shall from time to time and at all times after the security constituted by the
Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents shall have become
enforceable execute and do all such acts, assurances, consents, deeds and things
as the Security Trustee may reasonably require for facilitating the realisation
of the Trust Property and in particular shall execute all transfers,
conveyances, dispositions, assignments and assurances of the Trust Property and
shall give all notices, orders and directions which the Security Trustee or the
Receiver may reasonably think expedient.
10. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWER TO RAISE OR BORROW MONEY ON SECURITY OF TRUST
PROPERTY
(A) The Security Trustee may at any time after the security constituted by
the Project Account Charge shall have become enforceable advance, raise or
borrow money on the security of the Shared Trust Property or any part thereof
for the purpose of defraying any costs, charges, losses and expenses which shall
be paid or incurred by the Security Trustee in relation to the Project Account
Charge (including the remuneration of the Security Trustee and the Receiver) or
which the Security Trustee reasonably anticipates may be paid or incurred in the
exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in it or for all
other purposes of the Project Account Charge and the Security Trustee may
advance, raise and borrow such moneys at such rates of interest and generally on
such terms and conditions as the Security Trustee shall think fit and may secure
the repayment of the moneys so advanced, raised or borrowed with interest on the
same by mortgaging or otherwise charging the Shared Trust Property or any part
thereof and generally in such manner and form as the Security Trustee shall
think fit and for the purposes aforesaid may execute and do all such assurances,
deeds, acts and things as it shall think fit and no person lending any such
money shall be concerned to enquire as to the propriety or purpose of the
exercise of this power or to see to the application of any moneys so raised or
borrowed.
(B) The Security Trustee may at any time after the security constituted by
the Phase 2 Security Documents shall have become enforceable advance, raise or
borrow money on the security of the Phase 2 Trust Property or any part thereof
for the purpose of defraying any costs, charges, losses and expenses which shall
be paid or incurred by the Security Trustee in relation to the Phase 2 Security
Documents (including the remuneration of the Security Trustee and the Receiver)
or which
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the Security Trustee reasonably anticipates may be paid or incurred in
the exercise of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in it or for all
other purposes of the Phase 2 Security Documents (or any of them) and the
Security Trustee may advance, raise and borrow such moneys at such rates of
interest and generally on such terms and conditions as the Security Trustee
shall think fit and may secure the repayment of the moneys so advanced, raised
or borrowed with interest on the same by mortgaging or otherwise charging the
Phase 2 Trust Property or any part thereof and generally in such manner and form
as the Security Trustee shall think fit and for the purposes aforesaid may
execute and do all such assurances, deeds, acts and things as it shall think fit
and no person lending any such money shall be concerned to enquire as to the
propriety or purpose of the exercise of this power or to see to the application
of any moneys so raised or borrowed.
11. SECURITY TRUSTEE AND RECEIVER APPOINTED ATTORNEY
The Borrower hereby irrevocably and by way of security appoints each
of the Security Trustee and (if appointed by the Security Trustee) the Receiver
severally to be its attorney in its name and on its behalf at any time after the
declaration of an Event of Default pursuant to the relevant Credit Agreement to
execute and do all assurances, deeds, acts and things which it ought to execute
and do under the covenants and provisions contained in the Project Account
Charge or the Phase 2 Security Documents and generally to use its name in the
exercise of all or any of the powers conferred by the Project Account Charge,
the Phase 2 Security Documents or this Deed on the Security Trustee and the
Receiver.
12. PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTAL TO TRUSTEES ACT, CHAPTER 337
By way of supplement to the Trustees Act, Chapter 337 it is expressly
declared as follows:-
(1) the Security Trustee may, in relation to the Project Account Charge,
the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed, act on the opinion,
certificate or advice of, or information obtained from, any lawyer,
valuer, banker, broker, accountant or other expert appointed by the
Security Trustee, the Borrower or any Secured Party and shall not be
responsible for any loss occasioned by so acting;
(2) any such opinion, certificate, advice or information may be sent or
obtained by letter, facsimile transmission, cable or telex and the
Security Trustee shall not be liable for acting on any opinion,
certificate, advice or information purporting to be conveyed by any
such letter, facsimile transmission, cable or telex although the same
shall contain some error or shall not be authentic;
(3) the Security Trustee may call for and shall be at liberty to accept a
certificate signed by any director of the Borrower as to any fact or
matter on which the Security Trustee may need or wish to be satisfied
as sufficient evidence thereof and a like certificate that any
properties or assets in the opinion of the person so certifying have a
particular value or are suitable for such company's purposes as
sufficient evidence that they have that value or are so suitable and a
like certificate to the effect that any particular dealing,
transaction, step or thing is in the opinion of the person so
certifying expedient as sufficient evidence that it is expedient and
the Security Trustee shall not be bound in any such case to call for
further evidence or be responsible for any loss that may be occasioned
by its failing to do so or by its acting on any such certificate;
(4) the Security Trustee shall not be bound to give notice to any person
of the execution of the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security
Documents
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and this Deed nor shall it be liable for any failure, omission or
defect in perfecting the security for the Phase 2 Secured Debt or, as
the case may be, the Total Secured Debt including, without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing, (a) any failure to obtain any
licence, consent or other authority for the execution of the Project
Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents or this Deed and
(b) any failure to effect or procure registration under any relevant
legislation of the Project Account Charge or the Phase 2 Security
Documents;
(5) with a view to facilitating sales, leases and other dealings under any
provisions of the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security
Documents or this Deed, the Security Trustee shall have full power
prospectively to consent to any specified transaction conditionally on
the same conforming to any specified conditions laid down or approved
by the Security Trustee;
(6) the Security Trustee shall have full power to determine as between
itself and the Secured Parties all questions and doubts arising in
relation to any of the provisions of the Project Account Charge, the
Phase 2 Security Documents or this Deed and every such determination
whether made upon a question actually raised or implied in the acts or
proceedings of the Security Trustee shall be conclusive and shall bind
the Phase 2 Secured Parties or, as the case may be, the Secured
Parties;
(7) the Security Trustee shall not be bound to take any steps to ascertain
whether any event has happened which causes, or which with the lapse
of time and/or a relevant determination, would cause, the Secured Debt
or, as the case may be, the Total Secured Debt to become payable or
the security constituted by any of the Project Account Charge or the
Phase 2 Security Documents to become enforceable and the Security
Trustee shall be entitled to assume without enquiry that no such event
has happened and that the Borrower is duly performing all its
obligations contained in this Deed and the Financing Documents;
(8) the Security Trustee shall not be concerned with or be responsible for
any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Borrower or any sale
or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower
or the form or substance of any plan relating thereto or the
consequences thereof to any Phase 2 Secured Party or, as the case may
be, Secured Party;
(9) the Security Trustee shall be at liberty to hold or deposit the
Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents, this Deed and
any deeds or documents relating to the Project Account Charge, the
Phase 2 Security Documents or this Deed with any banker or banking
company or any company whose business includes undertaking the safe
custody of deeds or documents or with any lawyer or firm of lawyers of
good repute and the Security Trustee shall not be responsible for, or
be required to insure against, any loss incurred in connection with
any such holding or deposit and the Security Trustee may pay all sums
required to be paid on account or in respect of any such deposit;
(10) save as herein expressly provided, the Security Trustee shall as
between itself and the Phase 2 Secured Parties or, as the case may be,
the Secured Parties, as regards all the duties, trusts, powers,
authorities, rights and discretions vested in it by the Project
Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed, have
absolute and uncontrolled discretion as to
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the exercise thereof and it shall be in no way responsible for any
loss, costs, damages, expenses or inconvenience which may result from
the exercise or non-exercise thereof and whenever the Security Trustee
is, under the provisions of this Deed, bound to act at the request or
direction of the Secured Parties the Security Trustee shall
nevertheless not be so bound unless first indemnified to its
satisfaction against all actions, proceedings, claims and demands to
which it may render itself liable and all costs, charges, damages,
expenses and liabilities which it may incur by so doing;
(11) the Security Trustee may, in the conduct of the trusts of the Project
Account Charge and the Phase 2 Security Documents and (unless the
security constituted by any of the Project Account Charge and the
Phase 2 Security Documents has become enforceable) with the consent of
the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), instead
of acting personally, employ and pay an agent, whether or not a lawyer
or other professional person (such agent to be approved by the
Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), to transact
or conduct, or concur in transacting or conducting, any business and
to do or concur in doing all acts required to be done by the Security
Trustee (including the receipt and payment of money) and any trustee
(such trustee to be approved by the Borrower, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld), being a lawyer, banker, broker or other person
engaged in any profession or business, shall be entitled to charge and
be paid all usual professional and other charges for business
transacted and acts done by him or any partner of his or by his firm
in connection with such trusts and also his charges in addition to
disbursements for all other work and business done and all time spent
by him or his partner or firm on matters arising in connection with
the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents or this
Deed, including matters which might or should have been attended to in
person by a trustee not being a lawyer, banker, broker or other person
engaged in any profession or business (Provided That such a person is
acceptable to the Borrower, such acceptance not to be unreasonably
withheld); and the Security Trustee shall not be in any way
responsible for any loss incurred by reason of any misconduct or
default on the part of any such person appointed by it hereunder or be
bound to supervise the proceedings or acts of any such person;
(12) the Security Trustee may whenever it reasonably thinks it expedient in
the interest of the Phase 2 Secured Parties or, as the case may be,
the Secured Parties, and with the consent of the Borrower (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld), whether by power of attorney
or in such other manner as it may think fit, delegate to any person or
persons or fluctuating body of persons selected by it (such person or
persons to be approved by the Borrower, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld) all or any of the trusts, rights, powers,
duties, authorities and discretions vested in it by the Project
Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed and any
such delegation may be made upon such terms and conditions (including
power to sub-delegate with the approval of the Borrower, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld) and subject to such regulations as
the Security Trustee may in the interests of the Phase 2 Secured
Parties or, as the case may be, the Secured Parties reasonably think
fit and, it shall not be under any obligation to supervise the
proceedings of and shall not be in any way responsible for any loss
incurred by reason of any misconduct or default on the part of any
such delegate or sub-delegate or be bound to supervise the proceedings
or acts of any such person;
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(13) the Security Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the certificate of a
duly authorised officer of any Secured Party as to the amount payable
in respect of the Total Secured Debt due to such Secured Party and
shall not be liable to the Borrower by reason of such reliance;
(14) the Security Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the certificate of a
duly authorised officer of any Phase 2 Secured Party as to the amount
payable in respect of the Phase 2 Secured Debt due to such Phase 2
Secured Party and shall not be liable to the Borrower by reason of
such reliance;
(15) any consent given by the Security Trustee for the purposes of the
Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed
may be given on such terms and conditions (if any) as the Security
Trustee thinks fit;
(16) the Security Trustee shall not (unless ordered so to do by a court of
competent jurisdiction) be required to disclose to any Secured Party
any confidential, financial, price sensitive, or other information
made available to the Security Trustee by the Borrower in connection
with the Project Account Charge and the Phase 2 Security Documents and
no Secured Party shall be entitled to take any action to obtain from
the Security Trustee any such information;
(17) the Security Trustee may determine whether or not a default in the
performance by the Borrower of any obligation under the provisions of
the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents or this
Deed is in its reasonable opinion capable of remedy and/or is
materially prejudicial to the interests of the Phase 2 Secured Parties
or, as the case may be, the Secured Parties and any such determination
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower and the Phase 2
Secured Parties or, as the case may be, the Secured Parties; and
(18) the Security Trustee shall not be responsible for the receipt or
application by the Borrower of the proceeds of the facilities granted
under the Phase 1 Credit Agreement or the Phase 2 Credit Agreement,
Provided Nevertheless That nothing contained in this Clause shall, in any case
in which the Security Trustee has failed to show the degree of care and
diligence required of it as trustee having regard to the provisions of the
Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed conferring
on the Security Trustee any powers, authorities or discretions, relieve or
indemnify the Security Trustee against any liability for breach of trust or any
liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise attach to it in
respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which
it may be guilty in relation to its duties under the Project Account Charge and
the Phase 2 Security Documents.
13. SECURITY TRUSTEE NOT BOUND TO INVESTIGATE TITLE
The Security Trustee shall accept without investigation, requisition or
objection such title as the Borrower may have to the Trust Property and shall
not be bound or concerned to examine or enquire into nor be liable for any
defect or failure in the title of the Borrower to the Trust Property or any part
thereof whether such defect or failure was known to the Security Trustee or
might have been discovered upon examination or enquiry and whether capable of
remedy or not but the Borrower shall nevertheless observe any undertaking given
by them with regard to any such title.
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14. AMOUNTS DUE TO SECURITY TRUSTEE, RECEIVER, ETC.
(A) The Borrower shall within ten Business Days of demand by the Security
Trustee, the Receiver or any other receiver, attorney, agent or other person
appointed by the Security Trustee pursuant to the Project Account Charge pay
every sum of money which shall from time to time be due and payable by the
Borrower to any such person under any provisions of the Project Account Charge
together with interest at the rate specified in Clause 18(B) of the Phase 2
Credit Agreement calculated from the date when the same shall have been advanced
or paid or become due and payable to the date of payment in full by the
Borrower.
(B) The Borrower shall within ten Business Days of demand by the Security
Trustee, the Receiver or any other receiver, attorney, agent or other person
appointed by the Security Trustee pursuant to the Phase 2 Security Documents pay
every sum of money which shall from time to time be due and payable to any such
person by the Borrower under any provisions of the Phase 2 Security Documents
together with interest at the rate specified in Clause 18(B) of the Phase 2
Credit Agreement calculated from the date when the same shall have been advanced
or paid or become due and payable to the date of payment in full by the
Borrower.
15. ASSUMPTION OF PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS
The Security Trustee is hereby authorised and it is declared that it is
entitled to assume without enquiry (in the absence of knowledge by or an express
notice to it to the contrary) that the Borrower is duly performing and observing
all the covenants and provisions contained in the Project Account Charge, the
Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed and on its part to be performed and
observed and notwithstanding knowledge by or notice to the Security Trustee of
any breach of any such covenant, condition, provision or obligation it shall be
in the discretion of the Security Trustee whether to take any action or
proceedings or to enforce the performance thereof and notwithstanding that the
security constituted by the Project Account Charge or the Phase 2 Security
Documents shall have become enforceable and that it may be expedient to enforce
the same, the Security Trustee shall not be bound to enforce the same or any of
the covenants, conditions, provisions or obligations of the Project Account
Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents and this Deed unless and until in any of
such cases the Security Trustee is requested to do so by (in the case of the
Project Account Charge) the Secured Parties and (in the case of the Phase 2
Security Documents) the Phase 2 Secured Parties and then only if it shall be
indemnified to its satisfaction against all actions, proceedings, costs, claims
and demands to which it may render itself liable and all costs, charges, damages
and expenses which it may incur by so doing.
16. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
The Security Trustee and any director or officer of any corporation being a
trustee pursuant to this Deed or any company or person in any other way
associated with a Security Trustee hereof shall be entitled to enter into or to
be otherwise interested in any banking, financial or business contracts or any
other transactions or arrangements with the Borrower or in connection with the
whole or any part of the Trust Property or which it could have entered into had
it not been a trustee pursuant to this Deed and the Security Trustee shall not
be accountable to the Borrower or any of the Secured Parties for any profits or
benefits resulting or arising from any contract, transaction or arrangement as
is mentioned in this Clause and the Security Trustee shall also be at liberty to
retain for its own benefit and shall be in no way accountable to the Borrower or
any of the Secured Parties for any benefits or profits or any fees, commissions,
discounts or share of brokerage allowed to it by bankers, brokers or other
parties in relation to or otherwise arising out of any contract, transaction or
arrangement (including any dealings with the Trust Property) permitted by or
effected under or in connection with the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2
Security Documents or this Deed and if any contract, transaction or arrangement
as is mentioned in this Clause is dependent on or involves the exercise by the
Security Trustee of any discretion the Security Trustee shall be free if it
thinks fit to exercise such
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discretion so as to permit such contract, transaction or arrangement
notwithstanding its interest therein.
17. MODIFICATIONS BY SECURITY TRUSTEE
The Security Trustee may at any time and from time to time without the
consent or sanction of the Secured Parties concur with the Borrower in making
such modifications to this Deed as may be agreed between the Borrower and the
Security Trustee, Provided That the Security Trustee is of the opinion that such
modification will not be materially prejudicial to the interests of the Secured
Parties or where the modification is to correct a manifest error or omission.
18. POWER TO WAIVE BREACH OF COVENANT
(A) Unless otherwise directed by the Secured Parties, the Security Trustee may
from time to time and at any time, provided that in its opinion the interests of
the Secured Parties will not thereby be materially prejudiced, waive or
authorise, on such terms and conditions (if any) as shall seem expedient to the
Security Trustee, any breach or proposed breach by the Borrower of any of the
covenants, conditions, provisions or obligations on its part contained in the
Project Account Charge or this Deed other than a breach which gives rise to an
event upon which the security constituted by the Project Account Charge becomes
enforceable without prejudice to the rights of the Security Trustee in respect
of any subsequent breach thereof.
(B) Unless otherwise directed by the Phase 2 Secured Parties, the Security
Trustee may from time to time and at any time, provided that in its opinion the
interests of the Phase 2 Secured Parties will not thereby be materially
prejudiced, waive or authorise, on such terms and conditions (if any) as shall
seem expedient to the Security Trustee, any breach or proposed breach by the
Borrower of any of the covenants, conditions, provisions or obligations on its
part contained in the Phase 2 Security Documents or this Deed other than a
breach which gives rise to an event upon which the security constituted by any
of the Phase 2 Security Documents becomes enforceable without prejudice to the
rights of the Security Trustee in respect of any subsequent breach thereof.
19. CONSENTS BY SECURITY TRUSTEE
Where under this Deed provision is made for the giving of any consent or
the exercise of any discretion by the Security Trustee any such consent may be
given and any such discretion may be exercised on such terms and conditions (if
any) as the Security Trustee may think fit and the Borrower shall observe and
perform any such terms and conditions and the Security Trustee may at any time
waive or agree to a variation in such terms and conditions. Any such consent may
be given retrospectively.
20. APPOINTMENT OF NEW SECURITY TRUSTEE
(A) Subject to sub-Clause (C) below, the power to appoint a new security
trustee hereof shall be vested in the Borrower but no person shall be appointed
who shall not previously have been approved by the Secured Parties (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Any appointment of a new trustee
hereof shall as soon as practicable thereafter be notified by the Borrower to
the Secured Parties.
(B) A Security Trustee hereof may, subject to sub-Clause (C) below, retire at
any time on giving not less than 30 days' prior written notice thereof to the
Borrower and each of the Secured Parties without assigning any reason Provided
Always the Borrower shall not be liable for the costs
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occasioned by such retirement. The retirement of a Security Trustee shall not
take effect unless and until a new security trustee is appointed.
(C) Where a new security trustee is appointed pursuant to sub-Clause (A) or (B)
above, each of the parties hereto agrees to execute such documents and take such
steps as are necessary to procure that the rights and benefits of the security
constituted by the Project Account Charge and the Phase 2 Security Documents are
fully and effectually vested in such new security trustee.
21. SECURITY TRUSTEE'S POWERS ADDITIONAL TO OTHER POWERS
The powers conferred on the Security Trustee and the Receiver shall be in
addition to any powers which may from time to time be vested in the Security
Trustee and the Receiver by the general law.
22. GENERAL COVENANTS TO PERFORM OBLIGATIONS
The Borrower hereby covenants with the Security Trustee that it will duly
perform and observe all the covenants, conditions, provisions and obligations on
its part contained in the Project Account Charge, the Phase 2 Security Documents
and this Deed.
23. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Deed under the law of any jurisdiction shall not affect its legality, validity
or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction nor the legality,
validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Deed.
24. COMMUNICATIONS
(A) Each demand, notice or other communication under this Deed shall be made by
fax, telex or otherwise in writing. Each communication or document to be
delivered to either party under this Deed shall be sent to it at the fax number,
telex number or address, and marked for the attention of the person (if any),
from time to time designated in writing by that party for the purpose of this
Deed. The initial fax number, telex number, address and person so designated by
the parties are set out below:-
The Borrower : Chartered Silicon Partners Xxx Xxx,
00, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx X,
Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 000000.
Fax number : 000 0000
Attention Legal Department
The Security : ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Singapore Branch
Trustee 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 000000.
Fax number : 000 0000
Telex number : RS 24396
Attention : Xx Xxxxx Xxx / Xx Xxxxxxxx Xxx
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(B) Any communication from the Borrower to the Security Trustee shall be
irrevocable, and shall not be effective until received by the Security Trustee.
Any other communication under this Deed shall be deemed to have been received
(if sent by fax or telex) on the day of despatch or (in any other case) when
left at the address required by sub-Clause (A) above or within two days after
being sent by prepaid post addressed to it at that address.
25. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
(A) Governing Law: This Deed shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of Singapore.
(B) Jurisdiction: The courts of Singapore shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction
to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Deed.
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I N W I T N E S S W H E R E O F this Deed has been executed by the
parties hereto on the date stated at the beginning.
THE BORROWER
The Common Seal of ) /s/ CHIA SONG HWEE
CHARTERED SILICON PARTNERS PTE LTD ) ------------------
was hereunto )
affixed in the presence of:- ) /s/ XXXXXX HON
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Chia Song Hwee Director
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Xxxxxx Hon Secretary
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I, Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxx, an Advocate and Solicitor of the
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Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore practising in Singapore, hereby
certify that on 28th September, 2000 the Common Seal of CHARTERED SILICON
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PARTNERS PTE LTD was duly affixed to the above Deed at Singapore in my presence
in accordance with the Articles of Association of CHARTERED SILICON PARTNERS PTE
LTD (which Articles of Association have been produced and shown to me).
Witness my hand this 28th September, 2000.
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THE SECURITY TRUSTEE
Signed, Sealed and Delivered )
)
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by Xxxxx Xxx ) /s/ XXXXX XXX
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)
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and Goh Xxxxx Xxxxx ) /s/ GOH XXXXX XXXXX
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as attorneys for and on behalf of )
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., )
SINGAPORE BRANCH )
in the presence of:- )
/s/ XXXX XXX
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