SECURITY AGREEMENT relating to Tranche A U.S.$20,000,000 Floating Rate Secured Bonds due 2009 Tranche B U.S.$40,000,000 Floating Rate Secured Convertible Bonds due 2009 Between ASIA SILICON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC. and DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED
EXHIBIT 4.11
relating to
Tranche A U.S.$20,000,000 Floating Rate Secured Bonds due 2009
Tranche B U.S.$40,000,000 Floating Rate Secured Convertible Bonds due 2009
10 SEPTEMBER 2007
Between
ASIA SILICON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC.
and
DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED
CONTENTS
Clause | Page | |||
1. | Interpretation | 1 | ||
2. | Creation of Security | 3 | ||
3. | Representations and Warranties - General | 6 | ||
4. | Restrictions on Dealings | 6 | ||
5. | Land | 7 | ||
6. | Investments | 11 | ||
7. | Accounts | 12 | ||
8. | Intellectual Property | 15 | ||
9. | Relevant Contracts | 16 | ||
10. | When Security becomes Enforceable | 17 | ||
11. | Enforcement of Security | 18 | ||
12. | Receiver | 19 | ||
13. | Powers of Receiver | 20 | ||
14. | Application of Proceeds | 22 | ||
15. | Expenses and Indemnity | 22 | ||
16. | Delegation | 22 | ||
17. | Further Assurances | 23 | ||
18. | Power of Attorney | 23 | ||
19. | Preservation of Security | 23 | ||
20. | Miscellaneous | 25 | ||
21. | Release | 26 | ||
22. | Language | 26 | ||
23. | Severability | 26 | ||
24. | Waivers and Remedies Cumulative | 26 | ||
25. | Changes to the Parties | 27 | ||
26. | Counterparts | 27 | ||
27. | Governing Law | 27 | ||
Schedule | ||||
1. | Security Assets | 28 | ||
2. | Forms of Letter for Account Bank | 29 | ||
3. | Forms of Letter for Relevant Contracts | 32 | ||
4. | Form of Withdrawal Request | 34 | ||
Signatories | 35 |
THIS DEED is dated 10 September 2007 and is made BETWEEN:
(1) |
ASIA SILICON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with its registered office at the offices of Offshore Incorporations (Cayman) Limited, Scotia Centre, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 2804, Xxxxxx Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1112, Cayman Islands (Company number 187165) (the Chargor); and |
(2) | DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED (the Security Agent) as security trustee for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Trust Deed defined below). |
BACKGROUND:
(A) | The Chargor enters into this Deed in connection with the Trust Deed (as defined below). |
(B) | Pursuant to the Trust Deed, the Security Agent has agreed, among other things, to hold the security constituted by this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties. |
(C) | It is intended that this document takes effect as a deed notwithstanding the fact that a party may only execute this document under hand. |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. | INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Definitions |
In this Deed:
Account Bank means, in relation to a Restricted Account, the bank with which the Restricted Account is maintained.
Act means the Law of Property Xxx 0000.
Bonds means:
(a) | the tranche A U.S.$20,000,000 floating rate secured bonds due 2009; and |
(b) | the tranche B U.S.$40,000,000 floating rate secured convertible bonds due 2009, |
issued by the Chargor.
Escrow Account means an account in the name of the Chargor designated as the Escrow Account.
Interest Reserve Account means an account in the name of the Chargor designated as the Interest Reserve Account.
IPO Contracts means any agreement to which the Chargor is a party and which relates to the Complying IPO.
Party means a party to this Deed.
Receiver means an administrative receiver, receiver and manager or a receiver, in each case, appointed under this Deed.
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Restricted Account means each of the accounts specified in Schedule 1 (Security Assets) under the heading Restricted Accounts and includes:
(a) | the Escrow Account; |
(b) | the Interest Reserve Account; |
(c) | if there is a change of Account Bank, any account into which all or part of a credit balance from a Restricted Account is transferred; and |
(d) | any account which is a successor to a Restricted Account on any re-numbering or re-designation of accounts and any account into which all or part of a balance from a Restricted Account is transferred for investment or administrative purposes. |
RMB means Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC.
Secured Liabilities means all present and future obligations and liabilities (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) of each Obligor to any Secured Party under each Finance Document, except for any obligation which, if it were so included, would result in this Deed contravening Section 151 of the Companies Xxx 0000 or any equivalent or applicable provisions under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Security Assets means all assets of the Chargor the subject of any security created by this Deed.
Security Period means the period beginning on the date of this Deed and ending on the date on which all the Secured Liabilities have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid and discharged in full.
Share means the one ordinary share of HK$1.00 in the issued share capital of AST (HK), constituting the entire issued share capital of AST (HK).
Trust Deed means the trust deed dated 10 September 2007 between the Chargor as issuer, DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited as trustee and the Security Agent.
1.2 | Construction |
(a) | Capitalised terms defined in the Trust Deed have, unless expressly defined in this Deed, the same meaning in this Deed. |
(b) | Capitalised terms defined in the Conditions have, unless expressly defined in the Trust Deed or this Deed, the same meaning in this Deed. |
(c) | The provisions of clause 1.2 (Construction of Certain References) of the Trust Deed apply to this Deed as though they were set out in full in this Deed, except that references to the Trust Deed will be construed as references to this Deed. |
(d) | (i) | The term Finance Document includes all amendments and supplements including supplements providing for further advances; and | ||
(ii) | the term this Security means any security created by this Deed. |
(e) | Any covenant of the Chargor under this Deed (other than a payment obligation) remains in force during the Security Period. |
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(f) | The terms of the other Finance Documents and of any side letters between any Parties in relation to any Finance Document are incorporated in this Deed to the extent required to ensure that any purported disposition of any freehold or leasehold property contained in this Deed is a valid disposition in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Xxx 0000. |
(g) | If the Security Agent considers that an amount paid to a Secured Party under a Finance Document is capable of being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the payer or otherwise, then that amount will not be considered to have been irrevocably paid for the purposes of this Deed. |
(h) | Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Security Asset includes the proceeds of sale of that Security Asset. |
2. | CREATION OF SECURITY |
2.1 | General |
(a) | All the security created under this Deed: |
(i) | is created in favour of the Security Agent; |
(ii) | is created over present and future assets of the Chargor; |
(iii) | is security for the payment of all the Secured Liabilities; and |
(iv) | is made with full title guarantee in accordance with the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Xxx 0000. |
(b) | If the rights of the Chargor under a document cannot be secured without the consent of a party to that document: |
(i) | the Chargor must notify the Security Agent promptly; |
(ii) | this Security will secure all amounts which the Chargor may receive, or has received, under that document but exclude the document itself; and |
(iii) | unless the Security Agent otherwise requires, the Chargor must use reasonable endeavours to obtain the consent of the relevant party to that document being secured under this Deed. |
(c) | The Security Agent holds the benefit of this Deed on trust for the Secured Parties. |
2.2 | Land |
(a) | The Chargor charges: |
(i) | by way of a first legal mortgage all estates or interests in any freehold or leasehold property now owned by it; this includes the real property (if any) specified in Schedule 1 (Security Assets) under the heading Real Property; and |
(ii) | (to the extent that they are not the subject of a mortgage under sub-paragraph (i) above) by way of first fixed charge all estates or interests in any freehold or leasehold property. |
(b) | A reference in this Subclause to a mortgage or charge of any freehold or leasehold property includes: |
(i) | all buildings, fixtures, fittings and fixed plant and machinery on that property; and |
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(ii) | the benefit of any covenants for title given or entered into by any predecessor in title of the Chargor in respect of that property or any moneys paid or payable in respect of those covenants. |
2.3 | Investments |
(a) | The Chargor charges by way of a first fixed charge its interest in all shares, stocks, debentures, bonds or other securities and investments other than the Share owned by it or held by any nominee on its behalf. |
(b) | A reference in this Subclause to a mortgage or charge of any stock, share, debenture, bond or other security includes: |
(i) | any dividend or interest paid or payable in relation to it; and |
(ii) | any right, money or property accruing or offered at any time in relation to it by way of redemption, substitution, exchange, bonus or preference, under option rights or otherwise. |
2.4 | Plant and machinery |
The Chargor charges by way of a first fixed charge all plant and machinery owned by the Chargor and its interest in any plant or machinery in its possession.
2.5 | Restricted credit balances |
The Chargor charges by way of a first fixed charge all of its rights in respect of any amount standing to the credit of any Restricted Account and the debt represented by it.
2.6 | Insurances |
The Chargor assigns absolutely, subject to a proviso for re-assignment on redemption, all of its rights in respect of any contract or policy of insurance taken out by it or on its behalf or in which it has an interest.
2.7 | Other contracts |
The Chargor assigns absolutely, subject to a proviso for re-assignment on redemption, all of its rights in respect of:
(a) | any agreement to which it is a party except to the extent that it is subject to any fixed security created under any other term of this Clause; this includes the agreements (if any) specified in Schedule 1 (Security Assets) under the heading Relevant Contracts; |
(b) | any letter of credit issued in its favour; and |
(c) | any xxxx of exchange or other negotiable instrument held by it, |
other than an IPO Contract.
2.8 | Intellectual property |
The Chargor charges by way of a first fixed charge, all of its rights in respect of:
(a) | any know-how, patent, trade xxxx, service xxxx, design, business name, topographical or similar right; this includes the patents and trademarks (if any) specified in Schedule 1 (Security Assets) under the heading Specific Intellectual Property Rights; |
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(b) | any copyright or other intellectual property monopoly right; or |
(c) | any interest (including by way of licence) in any of the above, |
in each case whether registered or not and including all applications for the same.
2.9 | Miscellaneous |
The Chargor charges by way of first fixed charge:
(a) | any beneficial interest, claim or entitlement it has in any pension fund; |
(b) | its goodwill; |
(c) | the benefit of any authorisation (statutory or otherwise) held in connection with its use of any Security Asset; |
(d) | the right to recover and receive compensation which may be payable to it in respect of any authorisation referred to in paragraph (c) above; and |
(e) | its uncalled capital. |
2.10 | Floating charge |
(a) | The Chargor charges by way of a first floating charge all its assets not at any time otherwise effectively mortgaged, charged or assigned by way of fixed mortgage, charge or assignment under this Clause. |
(b) | Except as provided below, the Security Agent may by notice to the Chargor convert the floating charge created by this Subclause into a fixed charge as regards any of the Chargor’s assets specified in that notice, if: |
(i) | an Event of Default is subsisting; or |
(ii) | the Security Agent considers those assets to be in danger of being seized or sold under any form of distress, attachment, execution or other legal process or to be otherwise in jeopardy. |
(c) | The floating charge created by this Subclause may not be converted into a fixed charge solely by reason of: |
(i) | the obtaining of a moratorium; or |
(ii) | anything done with a view to obtaining a moratorium, |
under the Insolvency Xxx 0000.
(d) | The floating charge created by this Subclause will automatically convert into a fixed charge over all of the Chargor’s assets on the convening of any meeting of the members of the Chargor to consider a resolution to wind-up the Chargor (or not to wind up the Chargor). |
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(e) | The giving by the Security Agent of a notice under paragraph (b) above in relation to any asset of the Chargor will not be construed as a waiver or abandonment of the Security Agent’s rights to give any other notice in respect of any other asset or of any other right of any other Secured Party under this Deed or any other Finance Document. |
(f) | The floating charge created by this Subclause is a qualifying floating charge for the purpose of paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Xxx 0000. |
3. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES – GENERAL |
3.1 | Representations and warranties |
The Chargor makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause to the Security Agent.
3.2 | Security Assets |
(a) | It is, and will at all times be, the sole legal and beneficial owner of its Security Assets. |
(b) | Each of its Security Assets is free from: |
(i) | any Encumbrance (other than any Encumbrance created by a Security Document); and |
(ii) | any interests or claims of third parties other than interests or claims arising by operation of law affecting companies generally. |
3.3 | Nature of security |
This Deed creates those Encumbrances it purports to create and is not liable to be amended or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of the Chargor or otherwise.
3.4 | Times for making representations and warranties |
(a) | The representations and warranties set out in this Deed (including in this Clause) are made on the date of this Deed. |
(b) | Unless a representation and warranty is expressed to be given at a specific date, each representation and warranty under this Deed is deemed to be repeated by the Chargor on each date during the Security Period. |
(c) | When a representation and warranty is repeated, it is applied to the circumstances existing at the time of repetition. |
4. | RESTRICTIONS ON DEALINGS |
The Chargor must not:
(a) | create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance on any Security Asset; or |
(b) | sell, transfer, license, lease or otherwise dispose of any Security Asset, |
except as allowed under the Trust Deed or the Conditions.
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5. | LAND |
5.1 | General |
In this Clause:
Environmental Approval means any authorisation required by any Environmental Law.
Environmental Claim means any claim by any person in connection with:
(a) | a breach, or alleged breach, of an Environmental Law; |
(b) | any accident, fire, explosion or other event of any type involving an emission or substance which is capable of causing harm to any living organism or the environment; or |
(c) | any other environmental contamination. |
Environmental Law means any law or regulation concerning:
(a) | the protection of health and safety; |
(b) | the environment; or |
(c) | any emission or substance which is capable of causing harm to any living organism or the environment. |
Fixtures means all fixtures and fittings and fixed plant and machinery on the Mortgaged Property.
Insured Property Assets means the Premises and all the Chargor’s other assets of an insurable nature in the Premises.
Mortgaged Property means all freehold or leasehold property included in the definition of Security Assets.
Premises means all buildings and erections included in the definition of Security Assets.
Report on Title means any report on title on the Mortgaged Property addressed and provided at the request of the Security Agent before the date of this Deed or, in the case of any Mortgaged Property acquired after the date of this Deed, its date of acquisition.
5.2 | Title |
The Chargor represents to the Security Agent that except as disclosed in any Report on Title:
(a) | it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Mortgaged Property; and |
(b) | the Mortgaged Property is held by it free from any Encumbrance or any tenancies or licences. |
5.3 | Environmental matters |
The Chargor must ensure that no Secured Party incurs any liability by reason of any breach by the Chargor of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval.
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5.4 | Repair |
The Chargor must keep:
(a) | the Premises in good and substantial repair and condition and adequately and properly painted and decorated; and |
(b) | the Fixtures and all plant, machinery, implements and other effects owned by it and which are in or on the Premises or elsewhere in a good state of repair and in good working order and condition. |
5.5 | Insurance |
(a) | The Chargor must insure the Insured Property Assets against: |
(i) | loss or damage by fire; |
(ii) | other risks normally insured against by persons carrying on the same class of business as that carried on by it; and |
(iii) | any other risks which the Security Agent may reasonably require. |
(b) | Any insurance must be in a sum or sums not less than the replacement value of the Insured Property Assets. For this purpose, replacement value means the total cost of entirely rebuilding, reinstating or replacing those Insured Property Assets in the event of their being completely destroyed, together with architects’ and surveyors’ fees. |
(c) | Any insurance required under this Clause must be with an insurance company or underwriters acceptable to the Security Agent. |
(d) | All moneys received or receivable under any insurance in respect of the Insured Property Assets must be applied: |
(i) | in replacing, restoring or reinstating the Insured Property Assets destroyed or damaged or in any other manner which the Security Agent may agree; or |
(ii) | after a Potential Event of Default has occurred, if the Security Agent so directs and the terms of the relevant insurances allow, in or towards satisfaction of the Secured Liabilities. |
(e) | The Chargor must procure that a note of the Security Agent’s interest is endorsed upon all policies of insurance maintained by the Chargor or any person on its behalf in respect of the Insured Property Assets. |
(f) | The Chargor must not do or permit anything to be done which may make void or voidable any policy of insurance in connection with any Insured Property Asset. |
(g) | The Chargor must promptly pay all premiums and do all other things necessary to keep each policy of insurance in respect of the Insured Property Assets in force. |
(h) | The Chargor must, immediately on demand by the Security Agent, produce to the Security Agent the policy, certificate or cover note relating to any insurance policy and the receipt for the payment of any premium for any insurance policy as the Security Agent may request. |
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5.6 | Compliance with leases |
The Chargor must:
(a) | perform all the terms on its part contained in any lease comprised in the Mortgaged Property; and |
(b) | not do or allow to be done any act as a result of which any lease comprised in the Mortgaged Property may become liable to forfeiture or otherwise be terminated. |
5.7 | Acquisitions |
(a) | If the Chargor acquires any freehold or leasehold property after the date of this Deed it must: |
(i) | notify the Security Agent immediately; |
(ii) | immediately on request by the Security Agent and at the cost of the Chargor, execute and deliver to the Security Agent a legal mortgage in favour of the Security Agent of that property in any form which the Security Agent may require; |
(iii) | if the title to that freehold or leasehold property is registered at H.M. Land Registry or required to be so registered, give H.M. Land Registry written notice of this Security; and |
(iv) | if applicable, ensure that this Security is correctly noted in the Register of Title against that title at H.M. Land Registry. |
(b) | If the consent of the landlord in whom the reversion of a lease is vested is required for the Chargor to execute a legal mortgage over it, the Chargor will not be required to perform that obligation unless and until it has obtained the landlord’s consent. The Chargor must use its reasonable endeavours to obtain the landlord’s consent. |
5.8 | Compliance with applicable laws and regulations |
The Chargor must perform all its obligations under any law or regulation in any way related to or affecting the Mortgaged Property.
5.9 | Notices |
The Chargor must, within 14 days after the receipt by the Chargor of any application, requirement, order or notice served or given by any public or local or any other authority with respect to the Mortgaged Property (or any part of it):
(a) | deliver a copy to the Security Agent; and |
(b) | inform the Security Agent of the steps taken or proposed to be taken to comply with the relevant requirement. |
5.10 | Leases |
The Chargor must not grant or agree to grant (whether in exercise or independently of any statutory power) any lease or tenancy of the Mortgaged Property or any part of it or accept a surrender of any lease or tenancy or confer upon any person any contractual licence or right to occupy the Mortgaged Property.
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5.11 | H.M. Land Registry |
The Chargor consents to a restriction in the following terms being entered into on the Register of Title relating to any Mortgaged Property registered at H.M. Land Registry:
“No disposition of the registered estate by the proprietor of the registered estate is to be registered without a written consent signed by the proprietor for the time being of the security agreement dated 10 September 2007 in favour of DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited as security trustee for the Secured Parties referred to therein referred to in the charges register or, if appropriate signed on such proprietor’s behalf by its conveyancer. (Standard Form P)”
5.12 | Deposit of title deeds |
The Chargor must deposit with the Security Agent all deeds and documents of title relating to the Mortgaged Property and all local land charges, land charges and H.M. Land Registry search certificates and similar documents received by or on behalf of the Chargor.
5.13 | Access |
The Chargor must permit the Security Agent and any person nominated by it at all reasonable times to enter any part of the Mortgaged Property and view the state of it.
5.14 | Investigation of title |
The Chargor must grant the Security Agent or its lawyers on request all facilities within the power of the Chargor to enable the Security Agent or its lawyers (at the expense of the Chargor) to:
(a) | carry out investigations of title to the Mortgaged Property; and |
(b) | make such enquiries in relation to any part of the Mortgaged Property as a prudent mortgagee might carry out. |
5.15 | Report on title |
The Chargor must, as soon as practicable after a request by the Security Agent, provide the Security Agent with a report on title of the Chargor to the Mortgaged Property concerning those items which may properly be sought to be covered by a prudent mortgagee in a lawyer’s report of this nature.
5.16 | Power to remedy |
If the Chargor fails to perform any term affecting the Mortgaged Property, the Chargor must allow the Security Agent or its agents and contractors:
(a) | to enter any part of the Mortgaged Property; |
(b) | to comply with or object to any notice served on the Chargor in respect of the Mortgaged Property; and |
(c) | to take any action as the Security Agent may reasonably consider necessary or desirable to prevent or remedy any breach of any such term or to comply with or object to any such notice. |
The Chargor must immediately on request by the Security Agent pay the costs and expenses of the Security Agent or its agents and contractors incurred in connection with any action taken by it under this Subclause.
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6. | INVESTMENTS |
6.1 | General |
In this Clause:
Investments means:
(a) | all shares, stocks, debentures, bonds or other securities and investments included in the definition of Security Assets in Clause 1.1 (Definitions); |
(b) | any dividend or interest paid or payable in relation to any of the above; and |
(c) | any right, money or property accruing or offered at any time in relation to any of the above by way of redemption, substitution, exchange, bonus or preference under option rights or otherwise, |
but excluding the Share.
6.2 | Investments |
The Chargor represents to the Security Agent that to the extent applicable, the Investments are fully paid.
6.3 | Deposit |
The Chargor must:
(a) | immediately deposit with the Security Agent, or as the Security Agent may direct, all certificates and other documents of title or evidence of ownership in relation to any Investment; and |
(b) | promptly execute and deliver to the Security Agent all share transfers and other documents which may be requested by the Security Agent in order to enable the Security Agent or its nominees to be registered as the owner or otherwise obtain a legal title to any Investment. |
6.4 | Changes to rights |
The Chargor must not take or allow the taking of any action on its behalf which may result in the rights attaching to any of the Investments being altered.
6.5 | Calls |
(a) | The Chargor must pay all calls or other payments due and payable in respect of any Investment. |
(b) | If the Chargor fails to do so, the Security Agent may (but is not obliged to) pay the calls or other payments on behalf of the Chargor. The Chargor must immediately on request reimburse the Security Agent for any payment made by the Security Agent under this Subclause. |
6.6 | Other obligations in respect of Investments |
(a) | The Chargor must promptly copy to the Security Agent and comply with all requests for information which is within its knowledge and which are made under any law or regulation or by any listing or other authority or any similar provision contained in any articles of association or other constitutional document relating to any of the Investments. If it fails to do so, the Security Agent may elect to provide such information as it may have on behalf of the Chargor. |
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(b) | The Chargor must comply with all other conditions and obligations assumed by it in respect of any Investment. |
(c) | The Security Agent is not obliged to: |
(i) | perform any obligation of the Chargor; |
(ii) | make any payment, or to make any enquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or the Chargor; or |
(iii) | present or file any claim or take any other action to collect or enforce the payment of any amount to which it may be entitled under this Deed, |
in respect of any Investment.
6.7 | Voting rights |
(a) | Before this Security becomes enforceable, the Chargor will be entitled to: |
(i) | exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Investments; |
(ii) | receive and retain all dividends or other income paid or payable in relation to any Investment; and |
(iii) | receive all notices pertaining to any Investment. |
(b) | After this Security has become enforceable, the Security Agent may exercise (in the name of the Chargor and without any further consent or authority on the part of the Chargor) any voting rights and any powers or rights which may be exercised by the legal or beneficial owner of any Investment, any person who is the holder of any Investment or otherwise. |
7. | ACCOUNTS |
7.1 | Designation of account |
The Chargor must maintain each of the Escrow Account and the Interest Reserve Account with Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.
7.2 | Account Bank |
Each Restricted Account must be maintained at a branch of an Account Bank approved by the Security Agent or, in the case of each of the Escrow Account and the Interest Reserve Account, Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch.
7.3 | Escrow Account and Interest Reserve Account |
On the Issue Date, the Chargor must:
(a) | deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to U.S.$4,200,000; and |
(b) | deposit into the Escrow Account all of the proceeds from the issue of the Bonds less the amount referred to in paragraph (a) above. |
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7.4 | Representations |
The Chargor represents to the Security Agent that:
(a) | it is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the credit balance from time to time in each Restricted Account which it maintains; and |
(b) | those credit balances are free of any Encumbrances (except for those created by or under this Deed) and any other rights or interests in favour of third parties. |
7.5 | Withdrawals – Restricted Accounts |
Except with the prior consent of the Security Agent or as permitted under the terms of this Deed, the Trust Deed or the Conditions, the Chargor may not withdraw any moneys (including interest) standing to the credit of any Restricted Account.
7.6 | Withdrawals – Escrow Account |
(a) | Subject to the receipt by the Security Agent of all of the documents and evidence set out in Condition 6.21(b), the amount standing to the credit of the Escrow Account may only be withdrawn by the Chargor for the purposes as described in Condition 6.21(a) (other than sub-paragraph (i) of Condition 6.2 1(a)). |
(b) | The Chargor may make a withdrawal from the Escrow Account in accordance with paragraph (a) above only if no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default is subsisting. |
(c) | In the event the Chargor intends to make a withdrawal from the Escrow Account: |
(i) | the Chargor must send the relevant withdrawal instruction in the form of Schedule 4 (Form of Withdrawal Request) to the Security Agent for approval: |
(A) | in the case of any withdrawal for each of the purposes specified in sub-paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Condition 6.21(a), on or before the Issue Date; and |
(B) | in the case of any withdrawal for the purpose specified in sub-paragraph (v) of Condition 6.21(a), no later than one Business Day (as defined in Condition 6.21) before the proposed date of withdrawal; |
(ii) | the Chargor must ensure that each withdrawal instruction must be duly signed by the authorised signatories of the Chargor and direct that the proceeds of the withdrawal be deposited: |
(A) | in the account specified in the relevant invoice or fee letter (in the case of payment of the upfront fee referred to in clause 8 of the Subscription Agreement and the costs, fees and expenses of, or payable by, the Chargor pursuant to clause 9.1 of the Subscription Agreement, including the fees and expenses of the legal, accountancy, technical and any other professional advisers engaged by the Manager in connection with the issue of the Bonds, the fees and expenses of the legal, accountancy and any other professional advisers instructed by the Chargor in connection with the creation and issue of the Bonds and the creation of each Collateral, the initial fees and expenses of the Trustee and the agents appointed under the Finance Documents and the legal fees and expenses of the Trustee’s counsel); |
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(B) | in the Hang Seng Account (in the case of the amount of U.S.$17,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or currencies) for payment of the balance of the purchase price by AST (HK) for its equity interest in Opco); |
(C) | in the Hang Seng Account (in the case of the amount of U.S.$28,000,000 for payment of equity contribution by AST (HK) in Opco); and |
(D) | (if the amounts referred to in sub-paragraphs (A) to (C) above have been deposited in accordance with those provisions) in such other accounts as may be designated by the Chargor; and |
(iii) | subject to the other provisions of the Trust Deed and the Conditions, the Security Agent may not refrain from giving its approval if the intended withdrawal falls within the provisions of paragraph (a) above and is not in contravention of the provisions of paragraph (b) above. The Security Agent may direct the relevant Account Bank to refrain from processing any withdrawal instruction regarding the Escrow Account which has not been approved by the Security Agent pursuant to this paragraph (c) and such direction is binding on the Chargor. |
(d) | Notwithstanding Clause 7.6(c)(ii)(A), the Security Agent may, at the instruction of the Trustee, withdraw at any time from the Escrow Account to pay the upfront fee referred to in clause 8 of the Subscription Agreement and the costs, fees and expenses of, or payable by, the Chargor pursuant to clause 9.1 of the Subscription Agreement, including the fees and expenses of the legal, accountancy, technical and any other professional advisers engaged by the Manager in connection with the issue of the Bonds, the fees and expenses of the legal, accountancy and any other professional advisers instructed by the Chargor in connection with the creation and issue of the Bonds and the creation of each Collateral, the initial fees and expenses of the Trustee and the agents appointed under the Finance Documents and the legal fees and expenses of the Trustee’s counsel). The Security Agent must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give notice to the Chargor of the withdrawal. |
7.7 | Withdrawals – Interest Reserve Account |
(a) | The Chargor may withdraw from, and apply amounts standing to the credit of, the Interest Reserve Account, only towards payment of any amount of interest payable in respect of any Interest Periods of the Bonds. However, the Chargor may make a withdrawal from the Interest Reserve Account only if no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default is subsisting. |
(b) | The Security Agent may, at the instruction of the Trustee, withdraw at any time from the Interest Reserve Account to pay any amount due but unpaid under the Finance Documents. The Security Agent must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give notice to the Chargor of the withdrawal. |
7.8 | Change of Account Banks |
(a) | An Account Bank may be changed to another bank or financial institution if the Security Agent so agrees and must be changed if the Security Agent so requires. |
(b) | A change of Account Bank shall only be effective when the Chargor and the new Account Bank have delivered a notice and acknowledgement substantially in the form set out in Schedule 2 (Forms of Letter for Account Bank). |
(c) | If there is a change of Account Bank, the amount (if any) standing to the credit of the Restricted Accounts maintained with the old Account Bank will be transferred to the corresponding Restricted Accounts maintained with the new Account Bank immediately upon the appointment taking effect. |
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(d) | Subject to paragraph (a) above, the Chargor must take any action which the Security Agent may reasonably require to facilitate a change of Account Bank and any transfer of credit balances (including the execution of bank mandate forms). |
(e) | Amounts standing to the credit of each Restricted Account will bear interest at the prevailing rate offered by the Account Bank as varied from time to time. |
7.9 | Notices of charge |
The Chargor must:
(a) | immediately serve a notice of charge, substantially in the form of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Forms of Letter for Account Bank) on each Account Bank; and |
(b) | use its reasonable endeavours to ensure that each Account Bank acknowledges the notice, substantially in the form of Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Forms of Letter for Account Bank). |
7.10 | Miscellaneous Restricted Accounts provisions |
(a) | The Chargor must ensure that no Restricted Account goes in to overdraft. |
(b) | Any amount received or recovered by the Chargor otherwise than by credit to a Restricted Account must be held subject to the security created by this Deed and immediately be paid to the relevant Restricted Account or to the Security Agent in the same funds as received or recovered. |
(c) | The moneys standing to the credit of each Restricted Account may be applied by the Security Agent towards payment of any amount of principal, interest and premium (if any) due and owing in respect of the Bonds or any other amount due and owing by an Obligor under a Finance Document. |
(d) | No Secured Party is responsible or liable to the Chargor for: |
(i) | any non-payment of any liability of the Chargor which could be paid out of moneys standing to the credit of an Restricted Account; or |
(ii) | any withdrawal wrongly made, if made in good faith. |
(e) | The Chargor must, within five Business Days (as defined in Condition 6.21) of any request by the Security Agent, supply the Security Agent with the following information in relation to any payment received in a Restricted Account: |
(i) | the date of payment or receipt; |
(ii) | the payer; and |
(iii) | the purpose of the payment or receipt. |
8. | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
8.1 | General |
In this Clause Intellectual Property Rights means:
(a) | any know-how, patent, trade xxxx, service xxxx, design, business name, topographical or similar right; |
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(b) | any copyright or other intellectual property monopoly right; |
(c) | any interest (including by way of licence) in any of the above; or |
(d) | any application for any of the above, |
in each case, whether registered or not, and included in the definition of Security Assets in Clause 1.1 (Definitions).
8.2 | Representations |
The Chargor represents to the Security Agent that it does not, in carrying on its business, infringe any Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
8.3 | Preservation |
(a) | The Chargor must: |
(i) | make such registrations and pay such fees, registration taxes and similar amounts as are necessary to keep its Intellectual Property Rights in force; |
(ii) | take all other steps which are reasonably practicable to maintain and preserve its interests in its Intellectual Property Rights; |
(iii) | if requested to do so by the Security Agent, make entries in any public register of its Intellectual Property Rights which either record the existence of this Deed or the restrictions on disposal imposed by this Deed; and |
(iv) | take such steps as are necessary (including the institution of legal proceedings) to prevent third parties infringing those Intellectual Property Rights. |
(b) | The Chargor must ensure that, except with the prior consent of the Security Agent, none of its Intellectual Property Rights which is registered is abandoned or cancelled, lapses or is liable to any claim of abandonment for non-use or otherwise. |
9. | RELEVANT CONTRACTS |
9.1 | General |
In this Clause:
Relevant Contract means:
(a) | an agreement specified in Schedule 1 (Security Assets) under the heading Relevant Contracts; and |
(b) | any other agreement to which the Chargor is a party and which the Security Agent has designated a Relevant Contract, |
but excluding any IPO Contract.
9.2 | Representations |
The Chargor represents to the Security Agent that:
(a) | all payments to it by any other party to a Relevant Contract which is a loan agreement or a similar document are not subject to any right of set-off or similar right; and |
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(b) | there is no prohibition on assignment in any Relevant Contract. |
9.3 | Preservation |
The Chargor must not, without the prior consent of the Security Agent:
(a) | amend or waive any term of, or terminate, any Relevant Contract; or |
(b) | take any action which might jeopardise the existence or enforceability of any Relevant Contract. |
9.4 | Other undertaking |
The Chargor must:
(a) | duly and promptly perform its obligations, and diligently pursue its rights, under each Relevant Contract; and |
(b) | supply the Security Agent and any Receiver with copies of each Relevant Contract and any information and documentation relating to any Relevant Contract requested by the Security Agent or any Receiver. |
9.5 | Notices of assignment |
The Chargor must:
(a) | immediately serve a notice of assignment, substantially in the form of Part 1 of Schedule 3 (Forms of Letter for Relevant Contracts), on each counterparty to a Relevant Contract; and |
(b) | use its reasonable endeavours to procure that each such party acknowledges that notice, substantially in the form of Part 2 of Schedule 3 (Forms of Letter for Relevant Contracts). |
10. | WHEN SECURITY BECOMES ENFORCEABLE |
10.1 | Event of Default |
This Security will become immediately enforceable if an Event of Default is subsisting and the Security Agent (as any applicable number of Bondholders in accordance with the Trust Deed may direct and subject to the Security Agent being indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction) gives notice to the Chargor that this Security is enforceable.
10.2 | Discretion |
After this Security has become enforceable, the Security Agent may in its absolute discretion enforce all or any part of this Security in any manner it sees fit or as any applicable number of Bondholders in accordance with the Trust Deed direct (subject to the Security Agent being indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction).
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10.3 | Power of sale |
(a) | After this Security has become enforceable, the Security Agent may, without prior notice to the Chargor or prior authorisation from any court, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Security Assets at the times, in the manner and on the terms it thinks fit. |
(b) | The power of sale and other powers conferred by Section 101 of the Act, as amended by this Deed, will be immediately exercisable at any time after this Security has become enforceable. |
11. | ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY |
11.1 | General |
(a) | For the purposes of all powers implied by statute, the Secured Liabilities are deemed to have become due and payable on the date of this Deed. |
(b) | Section 103 of the Act (restricting the power of sale) and Section 93 of the Act (restricting the right of consolidation) do not apply to this Security. |
(c) | The statutory powers of leasing conferred on the Security Agent are extended so as to authorise the Security Agent to lease, make agreements for leases, accept surrenders of leases and grant options as the Security Agent may think fit and without the need to comply with any provision of section 99 or 100 of the Act. |
11.2 | No liability as mortgagee in possession |
Neither the Security Agent nor any Receiver will be liable, by reason of entering into possession of a Security Asset, to account as mortgagee in possession or for any loss on realisation or for any default or omission for which a mortgagee in possession might be liable.
11.3 | Privileges |
Each Receiver and the Security Agent is entitled to all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities conferred by the Act on mortgagees and receivers duly appointed under the Act, except that Section 103 of the Act does not apply.
11.4 | Protection of third parties |
No person (including a purchaser) dealing with the Security Agent or a Receiver or its or his agents will be concerned to enquire:
(a) | whether the Secured Liabilities have become payable; |
(b) | whether any power which the Security Agent or a Receiver is purporting to exercise has become exercisable or is being properly exercised; |
(c) | whether any money remains due under the Finance Documents; or |
(d) | how any money paid to the Security Agent or to that Receiver is to be applied. |
11.5 | Redemption of prior mortgages |
(a) | At any time after this Security has become enforceable, the Security Agent may: |
(i) | redeem any prior Encumbrance against any Security Asset; |
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(ii) | procure the transfer of that Encumbrance to itself; and/or |
(iii) | settle and pass the accounts of the prior mortgagee, chargee or encumbrancer; any accounts so settled and passed will be, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive and binding on the Chargor. |
(b) | The Chargor must pay to the Security Agent, immediately on demand, the costs and expenses incurred by the Security Agent in connection with any such redemption and/or transfer, including the payment of any principal or interest. |
11.6 | Contingencies |
If this Security is enforced at a time when no amount is due under the Finance Documents but at a time when amounts may or will become due, the Security Agent (or the Receiver) may pay the proceeds of any recoveries effected by it into a suspense account.
12. | RECEIVER |
12.1 | Appointment of Receiver |
(a) | Except as provided below, the Security Agent may appoint any one or more persons to be a Receiver of all or any part of the Security Assets if: |
(i) | this Security has become enforceable; or |
(ii) | the Chargor so requests the Security Agent in writing at any time. |
(b) | Any appointment under paragraph (a) above may be by deed, under seal or in writing under its hand. |
(c) | Except as provided below, any restriction imposed by law on the right of a mortgagee to appoint a Receiver (including under section 109(1) of the Act) does not apply to this Deed. |
(d) | The Security Agent is not entitled to appoint a Receiver solely as a result of the obtaining of a moratorium (or anything done with a view to obtaining a moratorium) under section 1A of the Insolvency Xxx 0000. |
(e) | The Security Agent may not appoint an administrative receiver (as defined in section 29(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986) over the Security Assets if the Security Agent is prohibited from so doing by section 72A of the Insolvency Xxx 0000 and no exception to the prohibition on appointing an administrative receiver applies. |
12.2 | Removal |
The Security Agent may by writing under its hand (subject to any requirement for an order of the court in the case of an administrative receiver) remove any Receiver appointed by it and may, whenever it thinks fit, appoint a new Receiver in the place of any Receiver whose appointment may for any reason have terminated.
12.3 | Remuneration |
The Security Agent may fix the remuneration of any Receiver appointed by it and the maximum rate specified in Section 109(6) of the Act will not apply.
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12.4 | Agent of the Chargor |
(a) | A Receiver will be deemed to be the agent of the Chargor for all purposes and accordingly will be deemed to be in the same position as a Receiver duly appointed by a mortgagee under the Act. The Chargor alone is responsible for the contracts, engagements, acts, omissions, defaults and losses of a Receiver and for liabilities incurred by a Receiver. |
(b) | No Secured Party will incur any liability (either to the Chargor or to any other person) by reason of the appointment of a Receiver or for any other reason. |
12.5 | Relationship with Security Agent |
To the fullest extent allowed by law, any right, power or discretion conferred by this Deed (either expressly or impliedly) or by law on a Receiver may after this Security becomes enforceable be exercised by the Security Agent in relation to any Security Asset without first appointing a Receiver and notwithstanding the appointment of a Receiver.
13 | POWERS OF RECEIVER |
13.1 | General |
(a) | A Receiver has all of the rights, powers and discretions set out below in this Clause in addition to those conferred on it by any law; this includes: |
(i) | in the case of an administrative receiver, all the rights, powers and discretions conferred on an administrative receiver under the Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000; and |
(ii) | otherwise, all the rights, powers and discretions conferred on a receiver (or a receiver and manager) under the Act and the Insolvency Act, 1986. |
(b) | If there is more than one Receiver holding office at the same time, each Receiver may (unless the document appointing him states otherwise) exercise all of the powers conferred on a Receiver under this Deed individually and to the exclusion of any other Receiver. |
13.2 | Possession |
A Receiver may take immediate possession of, get in and collect any Security Asset and without prejudice to the foregoing, cause to be registered all or any part of the Security Assets in his own name or in the name of his nominee(s) or in the name of any purchaser(s) thereof.
13.3 | Carry on business |
A Receiver may carry on any business of the Chargor in any manner he thinks fit.
13.4 | Employees |
(a) | A Receiver may appoint and discharge managers, officers, agents, accountants, servants, employee, workmen and others for the purposes of this Deed upon such terms as to remuneration or otherwise as he thinks fit. |
(b) | A Receiver may discharge any person appointed by the Chargor. |
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13.5 | Borrow money |
A Receiver may raise and borrow money either unsecured or on the security of any Security Asset either in priority to this Security or otherwise and generally on any terms and for whatever purpose which he thinks fit.
13.6 | Sale of assets |
(a) | A Receiver may sell, exchange, convert into money and realise any Security Asset by public auction or private contract and generally in any manner and on any terms which he thinks fit. |
(b) | The consideration for any such transaction may consist of cash, debentures or other obligations, shares, stock or other valuable consideration and any such consideration may be payable in a lump sum or by instalments spread over any period which he thinks fit. |
(c) | Fixtures, other than landlord’s fixtures, may be severed and sold separately from the property containing them without the consent of the Chargor. |
13.7 | Leases |
A Receiver may let any Security Asset for any term and at any rent (with or without a premium) which he thinks fit and may accept a surrender of any lease or tenancy of any Security Asset on any terms which he thinks fit (including the payment of money to a lessee or tenant on a surrender).
13.8 | Compromise |
A Receiver may settle, adjust, refer to arbitration, compromise and arrange any claim, account, dispute, question or demand with or by any person who is or claims to be a creditor of the Chargor or relating in any way to any Security Asset.
13.9 | Legal actions |
A Receiver may bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon any action, suit or proceedings in relation to any Security Asset which he thinks fit.
13.10 | Receipts |
A Receiver may give a valid receipt for any moneys and execute any assurance or thing which may be proper or desirable for realising any Security Asset.
13.11 | Subsidiaries |
A Receiver may form a Subsidiary of the Chargor and transfer to that Subsidiary any Security Asset.
13.12 | Delegation |
A Receiver may delegate his powers in accordance with this Deed.
13.13 | Lending |
A Receiver may lend money or advance credit to any customer of the Chargor.
13.14 | Protection of assets |
A Receiver may:
(a) | effect any repair or insurance and do any other act which the Chargor might do in the ordinary conduct of its business to protect, preserve, maintain, manage or improve any Security Asset; |
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(b) | commence and/or complete any building operation; and |
(c) | apply for and maintain any planning permission, building regulation approval or any other authorisation, |
in each case as he thinks fit.
13.15 | Other powers |
A Receiver may:
(a) | do all other acts and things which he may consider desirable or necessary for realising any Security Asset or incidental or conducive to any of the rights, powers or discretions conferred on a Receiver under or by virtue of this Deed or law; |
(b) | exercise in relation to any Security Asset all the powers, authorities and things which he would be capable of exercising if he were the absolute beneficial owner of that Security Asset; and |
(c) | use the name of the Chargor for any of the above purposes. |
14. | APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS |
Save as otherwise provided in this Deed, all moneys received or recovered by the Security Agent or any Receiver after this Security has become enforceable must be applied in or towards discharge of the Secured Liabilities in accordance with the provisions of clause 11 of the Trust Deed.
This Clause is subject to the payment of any claims having priority over this Security. This Clause does not prejudice the right of any Secured Party to recover any shortfall from the Chargor.
15. | EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY |
The Chargor must:
(a) | immediately on demand pay all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with this Deed by any Secured Party, Receiver, attorney, manager, agent or other person appointed by the Security Agent under this Deed including any arising from any actual or alleged breach by any person of any law or regulation, whether relating to the environment or otherwise; and |
(b) | keep each of them indemnified against any failure or delay in paying those costs or expenses. |
16. | DELEGATION |
16.1 | Power of attorney |
The Security Agent or any Receiver may delegate by power of attorney or in any other manner to any person any right, power or discretion exercisable by it under this Deed.
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16.2 | Terms |
Any such delegation may be made upon any terms (including power to sub-delegate) which the Security Agent or any Receiver may think fit.
16.3 | Liability |
Neither the Security Agent nor any Receiver will be in any way liable or responsible to the Chargor for any loss or liability arising from any act, default, omission or misconduct on the part of any delegate or sub-delegate.
17. | FURTHER ASSURANCES |
The Chargor must, at its own expense, take whatever action the Security Agent or a Receiver may reasonably require for:
(a) | creating, perfecting or protecting any security intended to be created by this Deed; or |
(b) | facilitating the realisation of any Security Asset, or the exercise of any right, power or discretion exercisable, by the Security Agent or any Receiver or any of its delegates or sub-delegates in respect of any Security Asset. |
This includes:
(i) | the execution of any transfer, conveyance, assignment or assurance of any property, whether to the Security Agent or to its nominee; |
(ii) | the giving of any notice, order or direction and the making of any registration; or |
(iii) | the making of an entry in its register of mortgages and charges immediately after execution of this Deed in respect of any mortgage or charge over its assets created by this Deed, |
which, in any such case, the Security Agent may think expedient.
18. | POWER OF ATTORNEY |
The Chargor, by way of security, irrevocably and severally appoints the Security Agent, each Receiver and any of its delegates or sub-delegates to be its attorney to take any action which the Chargor is obliged to take under this Deed. The Chargor ratifies and confirms whatever any attorney does or purports to do under its appointment under this Clause.
19. | PRESERVATION OF SECURITY |
19.1 | Continuing security |
This Security is a continuing security and will extend to the ultimate balance of the Secured Liabilities regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.
19.2 | Reinstatement |
(a) | If any discharge (whether in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or any security for those obligations or otherwise) or arrangement is made in whole or in part on the faith of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored on insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise without limitation, the liability of the Chargor under this Deed will continue or be reinstated as if the discharge or arrangement had not occurred. |
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(b) | Each Secured Party may concede or compromise any claim that any payment, security or other disposition is liable to avoidance or restoration. |
19.3 | Waiver of defences |
The obligations of the Chargor under this Deed will not be affected by any act, omission or thing which, but for this provision, would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Deed (whether or not known to the Chargor or any Secured Party). This includes:
(a) | any time or waiver granted to, or composition with, any person; |
(b) | the release of any person under the terms of any composition or arrangement; |
(c) | the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any person; |
(d) | any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instruments or any failure to realise the full value of any security; |
(e) | any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of any person; |
(f) | any amendment (however fundamental) of a Finance Document or any other document or security; |
(g) | any unenforceability, illegality, invalidity or non-provability of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security; or |
(h) | any insolvency or similar proceedings. |
19.4 | Immediate recourse |
(a) | The Chargor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from the Chargor under this Deed. |
(b) | This waiver applies irrespective of any law or provision of a Finance Document to the contrary. |
19.5 | Appropriations |
Each Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may at any time during the Security Period without affecting the liability of the Chargor under this Deed:
(a) | (i) | refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) against those amounts; or | ||
(ii) | apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise); and |
(b) | hold in a suspense account any moneys received from the Chargor or on account of the liability of the Chargor under this Deed. |
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19.6 | Non-Competition |
Unless:
(a) | the Security Period has expired; or |
(b) | the Security Agent otherwise requests, |
the Chargor will not, after a claim has been made under this Deed or by virtue of any payment or performance by it under this Deed:
(i) | be subrogated to any rights, security or moneys held, received or receivable by any Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf); |
(ii) | be entitled to any right of contribution or indemnity in respect of any payment made or moneys received on account of the Chargor’s liability under this Deed; |
(iii) | claim, rank, prove or vote as a creditor of any Obligor or its estate in competition with any Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf); or |
(iv) | receive, claim or have the benefit of any payment, distribution or security from or on account of any Obligor, or exercise any right of set-off as against any Obligor. |
The Chargor must hold in trust for and immediately pay or transfer to the Security Agent for the Secured Parties any payment or distribution or benefit of security received by it contrary to this Clause or in accordance with any directions given by the Security Agent under this Clause.
19.7 | Additional security |
This Security is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by any other security now or subsequently held by any Secured Party.
20. | MISCELLANEOUS |
20.1 | Covenant to pay |
The Chargor must pay or discharge the Secured Liabilities in the manner provided for in the Finance Documents.
20.2 | New accounts |
(a) | If any subsequent charge or other interest affects any Security Asset, the Security Agent may open a new account with the Chargor. |
(b) | If the Security Agent does not open a new account, it will nevertheless be treated as if it had done so at the time when it received or was deemed to have received notice of that charge or other interest. |
(c) | As from that time all payments made to the Security Agent or any other Secured Party will be credited or be treated as having been credited to the new account and will not operate to reduce any Secured Liability. |
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20.3 | Time deposits |
Without prejudice to any right of set-off any Secured Party may have under any other Finance Document or otherwise, if any time deposit matures on any account the Chargor has with any Secured Party within the Security Period when:
(a) | this Security has become enforceable; and |
(b) | no Secured Liability is due and payable, |
that time deposit will automatically be renewed for any further maturity which that Secured Party considers appropriate.
20.4 | Notice of assignment |
This Deed constitutes notice in writing to the Chargor of any charge or assignment of a debt owed by the Chargor to either AST (HK) or Opco and contained in any other Security Document.
21. | RELEASE |
(a) | At the end of the Security Period, the Security Agent must, at the written request and cost of the Chargor and subject to it being indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction, take whatever action is necessary to release its Security Assets from this Security. |
(b) | Any release in relation to the Chargor will be conditional upon no security or payment to the Security Agent by or on behalf of the Chargor and/or any other Obligor being avoided or reduced by virtue of any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar laws of general application and will in those circumstances be void. |
22. | LANGUAGE |
Any notice given in connection with this Deed must be in English.
23. | SEVERABILITY |
If a term of this Deed is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any jurisdiction, that will not affect:
(a) | the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other term of this Deed; or |
(b) | the legality, validity or enforceability in any other jurisdiction of that or any other term of this Deed. |
24. | WAIVERS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE |
The rights of the Security Agent under this Deed:
(a) | may be exercised as often as necessary; |
(b) | are cumulative and not exclusive of its rights under the general law; and |
(c) | may be waived only in writing and specifically. |
Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right is not a waiver of that right.
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25. | CHANGES TO THE PARTIES |
25.1 | The Chargor |
The Chargor may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Deed.
25.2 | The Security Agent |
The Security Agent may assign or otherwise dispose of all or any of its rights under this Deed in accordance with the provisions contained in the Trust Deed or the Conditions.
26. | COUNTERPARTS |
This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts. This has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Deed.
27. | GOVERNING LAW |
27.1 | Governing law |
This Deed is governed by English law.
27.2 | Jurisdiction |
Subject to the following sentence, the Chargor agrees for the benefit of the Security Agent that the courts of England are to have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Deed and accordingly submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England. The Security Agent may take any suit, action or proceedings (together referred to as Proceedings) against the Chargor in any other court of competent jurisdiction and concurrent Proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.
27.3 | Process agent |
The Chargor irrevocably appoints Brandmine 3 Limited (Company Registration No.05575723), whose registered office is currently situated at 8 Lower Xxxx Street, Golden Square, London, WIF 9AU, as its authorised agent for service of process in England. If for any reason such agent shall cease to be such agent for service of process, the Chargor shall forthwith, on request of the Security Agent, appoint a new agent for service of process in England and deliver to the Security Agent a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing in this Deed shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
27.4 | Immunity |
The Chargor hereby waives with respect to this Deed any right to claim sovereign or other immunity from jurisdiction or execution and any similar defence, and irrevocably consents to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process, including, without limitation, the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment made or given in connection with any Proceedings.
This Deed has been entered into as a deed on the date stated at the beginning of this Deed.
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SCHEDULE 1-
SECURITY ASSETS
REAL PROPERTY
NIL
RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS
Account Bank |
Account Number | |||
1. |
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch | 0008391-05-0 (Escrow Account) | ||
2. |
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch | 0008391-05-1 (Interest Reserve Account) |
SPECIFIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
NIL
RELEVANT CONTRACTS
Contract |
Parties |
Date | ||||
1. |
Shareholder’s Loan Agreement, as amended, novated and/or supplemented from time to time, including by the Deed of Assignment and Novation and Release of Shareholder’s Loan | The Chargor as lender and AST (HK) as borrower | Shareholder’s Loan Agreement: No agreement in writing Deed of Assignment and Novation and Release of Shareholder’s Loan: 21 August 2007 | |||
2. |
Paying and Conversion Agency Agreement | The Chargor as issuer, Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch as principal paying, conversion and transfer agent, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. as registrar and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited as trustee | 10 September 2007 |
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SCHEDULE 2
FORMS OF LETTER FOR ACCOUNT BANK
PART 1
NOTICE TO ACCOUNT BANK
[On the letterhead of the Chargor]
To: | [Account Bank] | |
Copy: | DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited |
[Date]
Dear Sirs,
Security Agreement dated 10 September 2007 between Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc.
and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agreement)
This letter constitutes notice to you that under the Security Agreement we (the Chargor) have charged (by way of a first fixed charge) in favour of DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agent) all our rights in respect of any amount standing to the credit of the account maintained by us with you (Account no. [ ] sort code [ ]) (the Restricted Account) and the debt represented by it.
We irrevocably instruct and authorise you to:
(a) | disclose to the Security Agent any information relating to the Restricted Account requested from you by the Security Agent; |
(b) | comply with the terms of any written notice or instruction relating to the Restricted Account received by you from the Security Agent; |
(c) | hold all sums standing to the credit of the Restricted Account to the order of the Security Agent; and |
(d) | pay or release any sum standing to the credit of the Restricted Account in accordance with the written instructions of the Security Agent. |
We are not permitted to withdraw any amount from the Restricted Account without the prior written consent of the Security Agent.
We acknowledge that you may comply with the instructions in this letter without any further permission from us or enquiry by you.
The instructions in this letter may not be revoked or amended without the prior written consent of the Security Agent.
This letter is governed by English law.
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Please confirm your agreement to the above by sending the attached acknowledgement to the Security Agent at [—] with a copy to us.
Yours faithfully,
|
(Authorised Signatory) |
Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. |
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PART 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ACCOUNT BANK
[On the letterhead of the Account Bank]
To: | DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited | |
Copy: | Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. |
[Date]
Dear Sirs,
Security Agreement dated 10 September 2007 between Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc.
and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agreement)
We confirm receipt from Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. (the Chargor) of a notice dated [—] of a charge upon the terms of the Security Agreement over all the rights of the Chargor to any amount standing to the credit of its account with us (Account no. [ ], sort code [ ]) (the Restricted Account) and the debt represented by it.
We confirm that we:
(a) | accept the instructions contained in the notice and agree to comply with the notice; |
(b) | have not received notice of the interest of any third party in the Restricted Account; |
(c) | have neither claimed nor exercised, nor will claim or exercise, any security interest, set-off, counter-claim or other right in respect of the Restricted Account; and |
(d) | will not permit any amount to be withdrawn from the Restricted Account without your prior written consent. |
This letter is governed by English law.
Yours faithfully,
|
(Authorised Signatory) |
[Account Bank] |
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SCHEDULE 3
FORMS OF LETTER FOR RELEVANT CONTRACTS
PART 1
NOTICE TO COUNTERPARTY
To: | [Contract party] |
[Date]
Dear Sirs,
Security Agreement dated 10 September 2007 between Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc.
and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agreement)
This letter constitutes notice to you that under the Security Agreement we have assigned by way of security to DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agent) all our rights in respect of [insert details of Contract] (the Contract).
We confirm that:
(a) | we will remain liable under the Contract to perform all the obligations assumed by us under the Contract; and |
(b) | none of the Security Agent, its agents, any receiver or any other person will at any time be under any obligation or liability to you under or in respect of the Contract. |
We will also remain entitled to exercise all our rights, powers and discretions under the Contract, and you should continue to give notices under the Contract to us, unless and until you receive notice from the Security Agent to the contrary stating that the security has become enforceable. In this event, all the rights, powers and discretions will be exercisable by, and notices must be given to, the Security Agent or as it directs.
Please note that we have agreed that we will not amend or waive any provision of or terminate the Contract without the prior consent of the Security Agent.
This letter is governed by English law.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by sending the attached acknowledgement to the Security Agent at [—] with a copy to us.
Yours faithfully,
|
(Authorised Signatory) |
Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. |
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PART 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTERPARTY
To: | DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited as Security Agent | |
Copy: | Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. |
[Date]
Dear Sirs,
Security Agreement dated 10 September 2007 between Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc.
and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agreement)
We confirm receipt from Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. (the Chargor) of a notice dated [—] of an assignment on the terms of the Security Agreement of all the Chargor’s rights in respect of [insert details of the Contract] (the Contract).
We confirm that we will pay all sums due, and give notices, under the Contract as directed in that notice.
This letter is governed by English law.
Yours faithfully,
|
(Authorised Signatory) |
[Counterparty] |
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SCHEDULE 4
FORM OF WITHDRAWAL REQUEST
[On letterhead of the Chargor]
To: | DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited |
as Security Agent
[Date]
Dear Sirs,
Security Agreement dated 10 September 2007 between Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc.
and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited (the Security Agreement)
We refer to the Security Agreement. Words and expressions used in this withdrawal request have the same meanings as in the Security Agreement.
This withdrawal request is being provided to you in accordance with clause 7.6(c) of the Security Agreement.
Payment date:
Please make the following transfers from the Escrow Account on the payment date referred to above to:
Amount:
Payee:
Account details:
We hereby certify that the amounts being transferred pursuant to this withdrawal request are to be used for the purposes described in Condition 6.21(a)[(ii) / (iii) / (iv) / (v)]*.
This withdrawal request is irrevocable.
This withdrawal request shall be governed by English law.
Yours faithfully,
|
(Authorised Signatory) |
Asia Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. |
* | Delete as appropriate |
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SIGNATORIES
Chargor
EXECUTED as a DEED by | ) | |||
) |
| |||
for and on behalf of | ) | |||
ASIA SILICON TECHNOLOGY | ) | |||
HOLDINGS INC. | ) | |||
in the presence of: | ) |
Security Agent |
DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED |
By: |
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SIGNATORIES
Chargor
EXECUTED as a DEED by | ) | |
) | ||
for and on behalf of | ) | |
ASIA SILICON TECHNOLOGY | ) | |
HOLDINGS INC. | ) | |
in the presence of: | ) |
Witness signature:
Witness name:
Witness address:
Security Agent | ||
DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED | ||
By: |
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