Contract
Exhibit 10.1
Certain identified information has been excluded from the exhibit because such information both (i) is not material and (ii) is the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
From: SANDS CHINA LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability with registration number 228336 and its registered address at Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX0-0000, Cayman Islands, as borrower (the "Company")
To: BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH, acting as agent under the Facility Agreement (as defined below) on behalf of the Finance Parties (as defined in the Facility Agreement) (the "Agent")
10 November 2022
Dear Sirs,
Waiver Extension and Amendment Request Letter
We refer to the facility agreement dated 20 November 2018 between, amongst others, the Company and the Agent, as amended by (i) the request letter dated 9 March 2020 and countersigned by the Agent on 27 March 2020 (the "First Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I), (ii) the waiver extension and amendment request letter dated 24 August 2020 and countersigned by the Agent on 11 September 2020 (the "Second Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit II (but without its original schedule and exhibit)) and (iii) the extension request letter dated 17 June 2021 and countersigned by the Agent on 7 July 2021 (the "Third Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit III (but without its original exhibits)) (the facility agreement as so amended, the "Original Facility Agreement"), and as further supplemented, amended, novated and / or restated from time to time (the "Facility Agreement").
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this waiver extension and amendment request letter (this "Letter") shall have those meanings given to them in the Facility Agreement. References herein to Clauses and Schedules are to clauses of, and schedules to, the Facility Agreement.
The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction), 1.3 (Currency symbols and definitions), 1.4 (Third party rights), Clause 17.2 (Amendment costs), Clause 29 (Notices), Clause 34 (Confidential Information) and Clause 38 (Enforcement) of the Facility Agreement shall apply to this Letter as though they were set out in full in this Letter except that references therein to any "Finance Document" or to "this Agreement" shall be construed as references to this Letter.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
1.BACKGROUND
(a)Pursuant to the First Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)waive the requirement for the Company to comply with Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the period beginning on 1 January 2020 and ending on 1 July 2021 (both dates inclusive) (the "Relevant Period") (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019); and
(ii)waive any Default that may arise as a result of any breach of Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019).
(b)Pursuant to the Second Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2022 instead of 1 July 2021; and
(ii)amend and restate the then current version of the Facility Agreement in order to, among other things:
(1)provide the Company with the option to increase the Total Commitments by an aggregate amount of up to the Base Currency Amount of US$1,000,000,000; and
(2)restrict the ability of the Company to declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company at any time during the period from (and including) 1 July 2020 to (and including) 1 January 2022 (the "Dividend Restriction Period") if certain conditions as specified in the Facility Agreement are triggered.
(c)As at the date hereof, the Total HKD Commitments have been increased by HK$3,826,250,000 to an aggregate amount of HK$17,632,655,600 pursuant to the increase mechanism inserted in the Facility Agreement as described in paragraph (b)(ii)(1) above. The Total USD Commitments remain at the amount of US$237,000,000.
(d)Pursuant to the Third Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)further extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022; and
(ii)for the purposes of Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements), extend the deadline by which the Company shall supply the Agent with its audited financial statements
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
for the financial year ended on 31 December 2021 from 90 days after 31 December 2021 to 30 April 2022,
in consideration of which, among other things, the Company has agreed that the Dividend Restriction Period is extended such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022.
(e)The purpose of this Letter is to request the Majority Lenders to:
(i)further extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) the Termination Date instead of 1 January 2023; and
(ii)consent to the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement to this Letter, which provides for the replacement of the provisions relating to the application of LIBOR in the Original Facility Agreement with provisions relating to the application of a term SOFR reference rate,
in consideration of which the Company will:
(1)pay to the Agent, for the account of the relevant consenting Lenders, a consent fee as set out in paragraph 4 below; and
(2)for the purposes of Clause 21.15 (Restriction on dividends), agree to the extension of the Dividend Restriction Period such that it ends on (and includes) the Termination Date instead of 1 January 2023.
2.REQUEST
Pursuant to Clause 33 (Amendments and waivers), we request that the Majority Lenders:
(a)further extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) the Termination Date instead of 1 January 2023; and
(b)consent to the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement to this Letter,
subject to each of the following:
(1)payment by the Company of the consent fee as set out in paragraph 4 below; and
(2)the Dividend Restriction Period being extended, for the purposes of Clause 21.15 (Restriction on dividends), such that it ends on (and includes) the Termination Date instead of 1 January 2023.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
3.EFFECTIVENESS AND AMENDMENT
3.1 Extension; Amendment and restatement
The Company and the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) agree that, with effect on and from the date of countersignature of this Letter by the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) (the "Effective Date"):
(a)the respective extensions of the Relevant Period and of the Dividend Restriction Period as set out in paragraph 2 above shall become effective; and
(b)save as provided in paragraph 3.2 (Continued effect of LIBOR provisions) below, the Original Facility Agreement will be amended and restated in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter.
3.2 Continued effect of LIBOR provisions
Notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date, the provisions relating to the application of LIBOR in the Original Facility Agreement shall continue to apply to:
(a)any Interest Period for LIBOR Loans that:
(i)has commenced prior to the Effective Date and will end on a date after the Effective Date; and
(ii)will commence less than (but excluding) [5] Business Days after the Effective Date,
(each such Interest Period, a "Legacy LIBOR Interest Period"); and
(b)the amount of interest payable on the relevant LIBOR Loans for the relevant Legacy LIBOR Interest Period,
and shall remain effective until each interest payment with respect to the relevant LIBOR Loans for the relevant Legacy LIBOR Interest Period is made.
3.3 Continuing obligations
(a)Subject to the waiver extension and the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement as set out in paragraph 2 above and this paragraph 3, the Original Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(b)On and from the Effective Date, any reference to the Facility Agreement in any other Finance Document shall be read as a reference to the Original Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
4.CONSENT FEE
(a)As consideration for the Lenders granting the waiver extension and consenting to the amendment and restatement of the Original Facility Agreement as requested in paragraph 2 above, the Company shall pay (or shall cause to be paid) to the Agent for the account of the Lenders (the "Consenting Lenders") that have agreed to the waiver extension and amendment and restatement requested in this Letter by 4:00 p.m. (Macao time) on 25 November 2022 (the "Consent Approval Date"):
(i) a fee payable in USD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate USD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "USD Consent Fee"); and
(ii)a fee payable in HKD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate HKD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "HKD Consent Fee"),
in each case, within 10 Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as agreed between the Company and the Agent) (the "Payment Date").
(b)Promptly following (and in any event within 3 Business Days of) the Effective Date, the Agent shall supply the Company with such information the Company reasonably requires in order to calculate the amount of the USD Consent Fee and the HKD Consent Fee payable pursuant to paragraph (a) above.
(c)The USD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate USD Commitments of all the Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(d)The HKD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate HKD Commitments of all Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(e)The Company hereby instructs and authorises the Agent to, on the Payment Date:
(i)deduct the amount of the USD Consent Fee from the Company's USD-denominated account no. [***] held with the Agent and apply such amount towards payment of the USD Consent Fee on behalf of the Company; and
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(ii)deduct the amount of the HKD Consent Fee from the Company's HKD-denominated account no. [***] held with the Agent and apply such amount towards payment of the HKD Consent Fee on behalf of the Company.
(f)The Consent Fee shall only be payable if the Effective Date occurs.
5.REPRESENTATIONS
The Company confirms to the Agent and each other Finance Party that on the date of this Letter and on the Effective Date:
(a)the Repeating Representations (which are not qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all material respects; and
(b)the Repeating Representations (which are qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all respects; and
(c)the Repeating Representations would also be true (as qualified above) if references to the Facility Agreement were construed as references to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
6.MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Save as expressly set out in this Letter, nothing in this Letter shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or consent by any Finance Party to any breach or potential breach of any provision of a Finance Document or a waiver of any Event of Default or an amendment to, consent under or waiver or variation of any provision of any Finance Document.
(b)This Letter is a Finance Document for the purposes of the Facility Agreement.
(c)This Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Letter.
7.GOVERNING LAW
This Letter is governed by and construed in accordance with Hong Kong law.
Please acknowledge your agreement to, and acceptance of, the terms of this Letter by signing, dating and returning the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter as soon as possible.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
[Signature page follows]
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Yours faithfully,
SANDS CHINA LTD.
Acting by:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) |
XXXXX CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Acknowledgement of Waiver Extension and
Amendment and Restatement of Facility Agreement
Amendment and Restatement of Facility Agreement
Re: Sands China Ltd. – US$2,000,000,000 Facility Agreement dated 20 November 2018
(as amended and restated from time to time) (the “Facility Agreement”)
(as amended and restated from time to time) (the “Facility Agreement”)
The Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) hereby acknowledges the waiver extension and the amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement requested in the letter dated 10 November 2022 (the "Letter") and agrees to the terms of the Letter and that with effect on and from the Effective Date (as defined in the Letter):
(a) the extension of the Dividend Restriction Period (as defined in the Letter) as specified in the Letter shall be effective;
(b) the further extension of the Relevant Period (as defined in the Letter) requested in the Letter shall be effective; and
(c) the Facility Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form as attached as the Schedule hereto.
THE AGENT
/s/ Xxx Xxxx Xxx | ||
Title: Deputy General Manager, Bank of China Limited, Macau Branch | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxx Xxx |
For and on behalf of
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
as Agent and on behalf of each other Finance Party under and as defined in the Facility Agreement
Dated: November 30, 2022
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
SCHEDULE TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Amended and Restated Facility Agreement
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
EXHIBIT I
COPY OF THE FIRST LETTER
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
From: SANDS CHINA LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability with registration number 228336 and its registered address at Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX0-0000 as borrower (the "Company")
To: BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH, acting as agent under the Facility Agreement (as defined below) on behalf of the Finance Parties (as defined in the Facility Agreement) (the "Agent")
9 March 2020
Dear Sirs,
Request Letter
We refer to the facility agreement dated 20 November 2018 between, amongst others, the Company and the Agent, as supplemented, amended, novated and / or restated from time to time (the “Facility Agreement”).
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this waiver and amendment request letter (this "Letter") shall have those meanings given to them in the Facility Agreement. References herein to Clauses and Schedules are to clauses of, and schedules to, the Facility Agreement.
The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction), 1.3 (Currency symbols and definitions), 1.4 (Third party rights), Clause 17.2 (Amendment costs), Clause 29 (Notices), Clause 34 (Confidential Information) and Clause 38 (Enforcement) of the Facility Agreement shall apply to this Letter as though they were set out in full in this Letter except that references therein to any "Finance Document" or to "this Agreement" shall be construed as references to this Letter.
1BACKGROUND
(a)The purpose of this letter is to request the Majority Lenders:
(i)waive the requirement for the Company to comply with Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the period beginning on 1 January 2020 and ending on 1 July 2021 (both dates inclusive) (the "Relevant Period") (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019);
(ii)waive any Default that may arise as a result of any breach of Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019); and
(iii)for the purposes of Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements), extend the period of time during which the Company may supply the Agent with (1) its audited consolidated
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
financial statements for the financial year ended on 31 December 2019, to 30 April 2020 and (2) its audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on 31 December 2020, to 30 April 2021.
(b)Clause 19.1 (Financial statements) requires the Company to supply the Agent with:
(i)as soon as the same become available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each of its financial years, its audited consolidated financial statements for that financial year; and
(ii)as soon as the same become available, but in any event within 50 days after the end of each Financial Quarter, its unaudited financial statements (in substantially the form set out in Schedule 10, or such other form as agreed between the Agent and the Company) for that Financial Quarter.
(c)Clause 19.2 (Compliance Certificate) requires the Company to supply the Agent with each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 19.1 (Financial statements) a Compliance Certificate, signed by at least one director, the chief financial officer, the chief executive officer, or a senior vice president – finance or similar authorised officer, in each case, of the Company, setting out certain computations as at the date on which those financial statements were drawn up.
(d)Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) requires the Company to ensure that:
(i)the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any Financial Quarter shall not exceed 4.00 to 1.00; and
(ii)the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as at the last day of any Financial Quarter is greater than 2.50 to 1.00.
2REQUEST
Pursuant to Clause 33 (Amendments and waivers), we request that the Majority Lenders:
(a)waive the requirement for the Company to comply with Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019);
(b)waive any Default that may arise as result of any breach of Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019); and
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(c)for the purposes of Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements), extend the period of time during which the Company may supply the Agent with:
(i)its audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on 31 December 2019, to 30 April 2020; and
(ii)its audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended on 31 December 2020, to 30 April 2021.
3EFFECTIVENESS
(a)The Company and the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) agree that the waivers and extension set out in paragraph 2 above shall become effective on and from the date of countersignature of this Letter by the Agent (the "Effective Date").
(b)On and from the Effective Date, any reference to the Facility Agreement in any other Finance Document shall be read as a reference to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
4CONSENT FEE
(a)As consideration for the Lenders granting the waivers and extension set out in paragraph 2 above, the Company shall pay (or shall cause to be paid) to the Agent for the account of the Lenders (the "Consenting Lenders") that have agreed to the waivers and extension requested in this Letter by close of business on 27 March 2020 (the "Consent Approval Date"):
(i)a fee payable in USD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate USD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "USD Consent Fee"); and
(ii)a fee payable in HKD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate HKD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "HKD Consent Fee"),
in each case, within 10 Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as agreed between the Company and the Agent) (the "Payment Date").
(b)Promptly following (and in any event within 3 Business Days of) the Effective Date, the Agent shall supply the Company with such information the Company reasonably requires in order to calculate the amount of the USD Consent Fee and the HKD Consent Fee payable pursuant to paragraph (a) above.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(c)The USD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate USD Commitments of all the Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(d)The HKD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate HKD Commitments of all Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(e)The USD Consent Fee shall be paid into the following bank account (or such other bank account you notify to us in writing at least 3 Business Days prior to the Payment Date):
Account Bank: | |||||
Name of Account: | |||||
Account Number: | |||||
Ref: |
The HKD Consent Fee shall be paid into the following bank account (or such other bank account you notify to us in writing at least 3 Business Days prior to the Payment Date):
Account Bank: | |||||
Name of Account: | |||||
Account Number: | |||||
Ref: |
(f)The Consent Fee shall only be payable if the Effective Date occurs.
5MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Save as expressly set out in this Letter, nothing in this Letter shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or consent by any Finance Party to any breach or potential breach of any provision of a Finance Document or a waiver of any Event of Default or an amendment to, consent under or waiver or variation of any provision of any Finance Document.
(b)Subject to the waivers and extension set out in paragraph 2 above, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(c)This Letter is a Finance Document for the purposes of the Facility Agreement.
(d)This Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Letter.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
6GOVERNING LAW
This Letter, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by and construed in accordance with Hong Kong law.
Please acknowledge your agreement to, and acceptance of, the terms of this Letter by signing, dating and returning the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
SANDS CHINA LTD.
Acting by:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) |
XXXXX CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Acknowledgement of Waivers and Extension
The Agent hereby acknowledges the waivers, extension and amendments requested in the letter dated March 9, 2020 (the "Letter") and agrees to the terms of the Letter and that such waivers, extension and amendments shall be effective on and from the Effective Date (as defined in the Letter).
/s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxx | ||
Title: Deputy Director | ||
Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxx |
For and on behalf of
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
as Agent and on behalf of each other Finance Party under and as defined in the Facility Agreement
Dated: Xxxxx 00, 0000
XXXXX XXXXX LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
EXHIBIT II
COPY OF THE SECOND LETTER
(without original schedule and exhibit)
(without original schedule and exhibit)
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
From: SANDS CHINA LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability with registration number 228336 and its registered address at Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX0-0000 as borrower (the "Company")
To: BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH, acting as agent under the Facility Agreement (as defined below) on behalf of the Finance Parties (as defined in the Facility Agreement) (the "Agent")
24 August 2020
Dear Sirs,
Waiver Extension and Amendment Request Letter
We refer to the facility agreement dated 20 November 2018 between, amongst others, the Company and the Agent, as amended by the request letter dated 9 March 2020 and countersigned by the Agent on 27 March 2020 (the "First Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I) and as further supplemented, amended, novated and / or restated from time to time (the "Facility Agreement").
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this waiver extension and amendment request letter (this "Letter") shall have those meanings given to them in the Facility Agreement. References herein to Clauses and Schedules are to clauses of, and schedules to, the Facility Agreement.
The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction), 1.3 (Currency symbols and definitions), 1.4 (Third party rights), Clause 17.2 (Amendment costs), Clause 29 (Notices), Clause 34 (Confidential Information) and Clause 38 (Enforcement) of the Facility Agreement shall apply to this Letter as though they were set out in full in this Letter except that references therein to any "Finance Document" or to "this Agreement" shall be construed as references to this Letter.
1BACKGROUND
(a)Pursuant to the First Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)waive the requirement for the Company to comply with Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the period beginning on 1 January 2020 and ending on 1 July 2021 (both dates inclusive) (the "Relevant Period") (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019); and
(i)waive any Default that may arise as a result of any breach of Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019).
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(b)The purpose of this Letter is to request the Majority Lenders to:
(i)extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2022 instead of 1 July 2021; and
(ii)consent to the amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement to this Letter, which provides for the following amendments to the Facility Agreement:
(1)providing the Company with the option to increase the Total Commitments (such increase in Commitments to be assumed by one or more Lenders or other Qualified Financial Institutions selected by the Company) by an aggregate amount of up to the Base Currency Amount of US$1,000,000,000; and
(2)inserting a restriction on the ability of the Company to declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company at any time during the period from (and including) 1 July 2020 to (and including) 1 January 2022 if at such time:
(A)the Total Commitments exceed US$2,000,000,000 by operation of the increase referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above; and
(B)the Consolidated Leverage Ratio specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Agent is greater than 4.0x,
unless, after giving effect to such payment, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company on such date and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Facility and unused commitments under other credit facilities of the Company is greater than US$2,000,000,000.
2.REQUEST
Pursuant to Clause 33 (Amendments and waivers), we request that the Majority Lenders:
(a)extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2022 instead of 1 July 2021; and
(b)consent to the amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement to this Letter.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
3.EFFECTIVENESS AND AMENDMENTS
The Company and the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) agree that, with effect on and from the date of countersignature of this Letter by the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) (the "Effective Date"):
(a)the extension of the Relevant Period as set out in paragraph 2(a) above shall become effective; and
(b)the Facility Agreement will be amended and restated in the form attached as the Schedule to the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter.
On and from the Effective Date, any reference to the Facility Agreement in any other Finance Document shall be read as a reference to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
4.CONSENT FEE
(a)As consideration for the Lenders granting the waiver extension and consenting to the amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement as set out in paragraph 2 above, the Company shall pay (or shall cause to be paid) to the Agent for the account of the Lenders (the "Consenting Lenders") that have agreed to the waiver extension and amendment and restatement requested in this Letter by close of business on 11 September 2020 (the "Consent Approval Date"):
(i)a fee payable in USD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate USD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "USD Consent Fee"); and
(ii)a fee payable in HKD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate HKD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "HKD Consent Fee"),
in each case, within 10 Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as agreed between the Company and the Agent) (the "Payment Date").
(b)Promptly following (and in any event within 3 Business Days of) the Effective Date, the Agent shall supply the Company with such information the Company reasonably requires in order to calculate the amount of the USD Consent Fee and the HKD Consent Fee payable pursuant to paragraph (a) above.
(c)The USD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate USD Commitments of all the Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(d)The HKD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate HKD Commitments of all Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(e)The USD Consent Fee shall be paid into the following bank account (or such other bank account you notify to us in writing at least 3 Business Days prior to the Payment Date):
Account Bank: | |||||
Name of Account: | |||||
Account Number: | |||||
Ref: |
The HKD Consent Fee shall be paid into the following bank account (or such other bank account you notify to us in writing at least 3 Business Days prior to the Payment Date):
Account Bank: | |||||
Name of Account: | |||||
Account Number: | |||||
Ref: |
(f)The Consent Fee shall only be payable if the Effective Date occurs.
5.REPRESENTATIONS
The Company confirms to the Agent and each other Finance Party that on the date of this Letter and on the Effective Date:
(a)the Repeating Representations (which are not qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all material respects; and
(b)the Repeating Representations (which are qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all respects; and
(c)the Repeating Representations would also be true (as qualified above) if references to the Facility Agreement were construed as references to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
6.MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Save as expressly set out in this Letter, nothing in this Letter shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or consent by any Finance Party to any breach or potential breach of any provision of a Finance Document or a waiver of any Event of Default or an
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
amendment to, consent under or waiver or variation of any provision of any Finance Document.
(b)Subject to the waiver extension and amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(c)This Letter is a Finance Document for the purposes of the Facility Agreement.
(d)This Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Letter.
7.GOVERNING LAW
This Letter is governed by and construed in accordance with Hong Kong law.
Please acknowledge your agreement to, and acceptance of, the terms of this Letter by signing, dating and returning the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
SANDS CHINA LTD.
Acting by:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) |
XXXXX CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Acknowledgement of Waiver Extension and
Amendment and Restatement of Facility Agreement
Amendment and Restatement of Facility Agreement
Re: Sands China Ltd. – US$2,000,000,000 Facility Agreement dated 20 November 2018
(the "Facility Agreement")
(the "Facility Agreement")
The Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) hereby acknowledges the waiver extension and amendment and restatement of the Facility Agreement requested in the letter dated 24 August 2020 (the "Letter") and agrees to the terms of the Letter and that with effect on and from the Effective Date (as defined in the Letter):
(a) the waiver extension and amendments requested in the Letter shall be effective; and
(b) the Facility Agreement shall be amended and restated in the form as attached as the Schedule hereto.
THE AGENT
/s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxx | ||
Title: Deputy Director, Credit Administration Department | ||
Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxx |
For and on behalf of
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
as Agent and on behalf of each other Finance Party under and as defined in the Facility Agreement
Dated: September 11, 2020
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
EXHIBIT III
COPY OF THE THIRD LETTER
(without original exhibits)
(without original exhibits)
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx de N. Senhora da Esperança, Taipa, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | |||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
From: SANDS CHINA LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability with registration number 228336 and its registered address at Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx XX0-0000, Cayman Islands, as borrower (the "Company")
To: BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH, acting as agent under the Facility Agreement (as defined below) on behalf of the Finance Parties (as defined in the Facility Agreement) (the "Agent")
17 June 2021
Dear Sirs,
Extension Request Letter
We refer to the facility agreement dated 20 November 2018 between, amongst others, the Company and the Agent, as amended by (i) the request letter dated 9 March 2020 and countersigned by the Agent on 27 March 2020 (the "First Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit I) and (ii) the waiver extension and amendment request letter dated 24 August 2020 and countersigned by the Agent on 11 September 2020 (the "Second Letter", a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit II (but without its original schedule and exhibit)), and as further supplemented, amended, novated and / or restated from time to time (the "Facility Agreement").
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this extension request letter (this "Letter") shall have those meanings given to them in the Facility Agreement. References herein to Clauses and Schedules are to clauses of, and schedules to, the Facility Agreement.
The provisions of Clause 1.2 (Construction), 1.3 (Currency symbols and definitions), 1.4 (Third party rights), Clause 17.2 (Amendment costs), Clause 29 (Notices), Clause 34 (Confidential Information) and Clause 38 (Enforcement) of the Facility Agreement shall apply to this Letter as though they were set out in full in this Letter except that references therein to any "Finance Document" or to "this Agreement" shall be construed as references to this Letter.
1BACKGROUND
(a)Pursuant to the First Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)waive the requirement for the Company to comply with Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the period beginning on 1 January 2020 and ending on 1 July 2021 (both dates inclusive) (the "Relevant Period") (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019); and
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(ii)waive any Default that may arise as a result of any breach of Clause 20.2 (Financial condition) during the Relevant Period (other than with respect to the financial year ended on 31 December 2019).
(b)Pursuant to the Second Letter, the Lenders have agreed to, among other things:
(i)extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2022 instead of 1 July 2021; and
(ii)amend and restate the Facility Agreement in order to, among other things:
(1)insert Clause 2.1A (Increase) into the Facility Agreement, which provides the Company with the option to increase the Total Commitments by an aggregate amount of up to the Base Currency Amount of US$1,000,000,000; and
(2)insert Clause 21.15 (Restriction on dividends) into the Facility Agreement, which restricts the ability of the Company to declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company at any time during the period from (and including) 1 July 2020 to (and including) 1 January 2022 (the "Dividend Restriction Period") if at such time:
(A)the Total Commitments exceed US$2,000,000,000 by operation of the increase pursuant to Clause 2.1A (Increase) of the Facility Agreement; and
(B)the Consolidated Leverage Ratio specified in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Agent is greater than 4.0x,
unless, after giving effect to such payment, the Liquidity is greater than US$2,000,000,000.
(c)As at the date hereof, the Total HKD Commitments have been increased by HK$3,826,250,000 to an aggregate amount of HK$17,632,655,600 pursuant to Clause Clause 2.1A (Increase). The Total USD Commitments remain at the amount of US$237,000,000. As at the date hereof, the Total Commitments therefore exceed US$2,000,000,000 by operation of the increase pursuant to Clause 2.1A (Increase).
(d)Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements) requires the Company to supply the Agent with (among other things), as soon as the same becomes available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each of its financial years, its audited consolidated financial statements for that financial year.
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(e)The purpose of this Letter is to request the Majority Lenders to:
(i)further extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022; and
(ii)for the purposes of Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements), extend the deadline by which the Company shall supply the Agent with its audited financial statements for the financial year ended on 31 December 2021 (the "2021 Financials Delivery Deadline") from 90 days after 31 December 2021 to 30 April 2022,
in consideration of which the Company will:
(1)pay to the Agent, for the account of the relevant consenting Lenders, a consent fee as set out in paragraph 4 below; and
(2)for the purposes of Clause 21.15 (Restriction on dividends), agree to the extension of the Dividend Restriction Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022.
2.REQUEST
Pursuant to Clause 33 (Amendments and waivers), we request that the Majority Lenders:
(a)further extend the Relevant Period such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022; and
(b)for the purposes of Clause 19.1(a) (Financial statements), extend the 2021 Financials Delivery Deadline from 90 days after 31 December 2021 to 30 April 2022,
subject to each of the following:
(1)payment by the Company of the consent fee as set out in paragraph 4 below; and
(2)the Dividend Restriction Period being extended, for the purposes of Clause 21.15 (Restriction on dividends), such that it ends on (and includes) 1 January 2023 instead of 1 January 2022.
(3)EFFECTIVENESS AND AMENDMENT
(a)The Company and the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) agree that, with effect on and from the date of countersignature of this Letter by the Agent (acting on behalf of the Majority Lenders) (the "Effective Date"), the respective extensions of the
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Relevant Period, the Dividend Restriction Period and the 2021 Financials Delivery Deadline as set out in paragraph 2 above shall become effective.
(b)On and from the Effective Date, any reference to the Facility Agreement in any other Finance Document shall be read as a reference to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
(4)CONSENT FEE
(a)As consideration for the Lenders granting the respective extensions as set out in paragraph 2 above, the Company shall pay (or shall cause to be paid) to the Agent for the account of the Lenders (the "Consenting Lenders") that have agreed to the extensions requested in this Letter by 4:00 p.m. (Macao time) on 6 July 2021 (the "Consent Approval Date"):
(i)a fee payable in USD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate USD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "USD Consent Fee"); and
(ii)a fee payable in HKD in an aggregate amount equal to [***]% of the aggregate HKD Commitments of the Consenting Lenders as at the Consent Approval Date (the "HKD Consent Fee"),
in each case, within 10 Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as agreed between the Company and the Agent) (the "Payment Date").
(b)Promptly following (and in any event within 3 Business Days of) the Effective Date, the Agent shall supply the Company with such information the Company reasonably requires in order to calculate the amount of the USD Consent Fee and the HKD Consent Fee payable pursuant to paragraph (a) above.
(c)The USD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate USD Commitments of all the Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(d)The HKD Consent Fee shall be allocated by the Agent to each Consenting Lender pro rata to that Consenting Lender’s share of the aggregate HKD Commitments of all Consenting Lenders (calculated as at the Consent Approval Date).
(e)The Company hereby instructs and authorises the Agent to, on the Payment Date:
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
(i)deduct the amount of the USD Consent Fee from the Company's USD-denominated account no. [***] held with the Agent and apply such amount towards payment of the USD Consent Fee on behalf of the Company; and
(ii)deduct the amount of the HKD Consent Fee from the Company's HKD-denominated account no. [***] held with the Agent and apply such amount towards payment of the HKD Consent Fee on behalf of the Company.
(f)The Consent Fee shall only be payable if the Effective Date occurs.
(5)REPRESENTATIONS
The Company confirms to the Agent and each other Finance Party that on the date of this Letter and on the Effective Date:
(a)the Repeating Representations (which are not qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all material respects; and
(b)the Repeating Representations (which are qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality threshold) are true in all respects; and
(c)the Repeating Representations would also be true (as qualified above) if references to the Facility Agreement were construed as references to the Facility Agreement as amended by this Letter.
(6)MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Save as expressly set out in this Letter, nothing in this Letter shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or consent by any Finance Party to any breach or potential breach of any provision of a Finance Document or a waiver of any Event of Default or an amendment to, consent under or waiver or variation of any provision of any Finance Document.
(b)Subject to the extensions of the relevant dates as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(c)This Letter is a Finance Document for the purposes of the Facility Agreement.
(d)This Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Letter.
(7)GOVERNING LAW
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
This Letter is governed by and construed in accordance with Hong Kong law.
Please acknowledge your agreement to, and acceptance of, the terms of this Letter by signing, dating and returning the enclosed acknowledgement of this Letter as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
SANDS CHINA LTD.
Acting by:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) | ||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Name: Xxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxx) |
XXXXX CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |
Acknowledgement of Extensions
Re: Sands China Ltd. – US$2,000,000,000 Facility Agreement dated 20 November 2018
(as amended and restated from time to time)
(as amended and restated from time to time)
The Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) hereby:
(a) acknowledges the following extensions as requested in the letter dated 17 June 2021 (the "Letter"):
(i) the further extension of the Relevant Period (as defined in the Letter); and
(ii) the extension of the 2021 Financials Delivery Deadline (as defined in the Letter),
in each case subject to (1) the payment of the consent fee as set out in the Letter and (2) the extension of the Dividend Restriction Period (as defined in the Letter); and
(b) agrees to the terms of the Letter and that the respective extensions of the Relevant Period, the 2021 Financials Delivery Deadline and the Dividend Restriction Period shall be effective on and from the Effective Date (as defined in the Letter).
THE AGENT
/s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxx | ||
Title: Deputy Director of Credit Admin. Dept. | ||
Name: Xxxx Xxx Xxx |
For and on behalf of
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
as Agent and on behalf of each other Finance Party under and as defined in the Facility Agreement
Dated: 7 July 2021
SANDS CHINA LTD. 金沙中國有限公司*
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxx xx X. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Macao SAR 澳門氹仔望德聖母灣大馬路
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (於開曼群島註冊成立的有限公司) | *For identification purposes only僅供識別 | ||||
HKEx Stock Code股份代碼 : 1928 |