FIXED ASSETS LOAN CONTRACT Important Note To the Borrower: please read the full text of this Contract carefully, especially the terms marked with **. If you have any questions, please promptly request the Lender to provide an explanation.
EXHIBIT 4.32
English Translation
English Translation
No.: Dai Zi 5100603
Important Note
To the Borrower: please read the full text of this Contract carefully, especially the terms marked with **.
If you have any questions, please promptly request the Lender to provide an explanation.
To the Borrower: please read the full text of this Contract carefully, especially the terms marked with **.
If you have any questions, please promptly request the Lender to provide an explanation.
Borrower: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited (the “Borrower”)
Legal Representative (Responsible Person): Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Legal Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Mailing Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Legal Representative (Responsible Person): Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Legal Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Mailing Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Lender: Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Hebei Branch (the “Lender”)
Responsible Person: Xxxxxxx Xx
Mailing Address: 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Responsible Person: Xxxxxxx Xx
Mailing Address: 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
WHEREAS:
The Borrower has submitted an application to the Lender for a fixed asset loan facility. In order
to define the rights and obligations of the parties, the Borrower and the Lender hereby agree to
enter into this contract (this “Contract”) through consultation.
Article 1 | Loan Facility |
1.1 | Currency: Renminbi | |
1.2 | Amount (in word): Five Hundred Million Yuan | |
1.3 | The loan hereunder shall only be used to fund the construction of the 300 MW monocrystalline project. | |
1.4 | Loan Term: From June 10, 2010 to June 10, 2015. |
Article 2 | Interest Rate and Interest Calculation and Collection |
2.1 | If the loan is made in RMB, the floating interest rate of RMB shall apply. The specific agreement on the interest rate is as follows: | |
2.1.1 | The contract interest rate shall be the |
¨Ö benchmark interest rate ¨ / above the benchmark interest rate ¨ / below the benchmark interest rate | |||
¨ upon effectiveness of this Contract ¨v on the first disbursement date (Time). |
2.1.2 | In the event of any adjustment in the benchmark interest rate by the People’s Republic of China during the term of this Contract, the interest rate adjustment date of this Contract shall be determined in accordance with item (i) set forth below. From the adjustment date of the contract interest rate, the adjusted interest rate of the relevant interest rate category as of such adjustment date shall apply with no change in the upward (downward) adjustment. | |
(i) The contract interest rate adjustment date shall be the date on which the People’s Bank of China has adjusted the interest rate. |
2.1.3 | If the benchmark interest rate has been changed to a floating interest rate or cancelled, as adjusted by the People’s Republic of China, the parties shall separately negotiate and adjust the loan interest rate of this Contract, |
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provided that the adjusted interest rate shall not be lower than the currently applicable interest rate. If the parties have not agreed on the adjusted interest for more than 3 months from the adjustment date of the People’s Bank of China, the Lender shall have the right to declare the loan hereunder to be due and payable in whole prior to the maturity date. |
2.2 | If the loan is made in foreign currency, the agreement on the interest rate is as follows: / (Foreign Currency) Interest Rate shall be ¨ / . |
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2.3 | Daily Interest Rate = Monthly Interest Rate/30; Monthly Interest Rate= Annual Interest Rate/12 |
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2.4 | Interest Calculation | |
2.4.1 | Normal Interest = Interest Rate set forth herein X Amount Disbursed X number of days of borrowing. The number of days of borrowing shall be calculated from the disbursement date to the maturity date. |
2.4.2 | The default interest for any overdue or misappropriated loan shall be calculated based on the amount and actual number of days for which the loan has been overdue or misappropriated. If the loan is RMB denominated, the default interest rate shall be 50% and 100% above the interest rate set forth herein for the overdue loan and misappropriated loan respectively. In the event of any adjustment in the benchmark interest rate by the People’s Bank of China after the loan with floating interest rate has become overdue or misappropriated, the Lender shall have the right to adjust the default interest rate hereunder, and the new default interest rate shall apply from the date on which the People’s Bank of China has adjusted the interest rate. If the loan is foreign currency denominated, the default interest rate shall be / above the interest rate set forth herein; / . |
2.5 | The interest on the loan hereunder shall be settled in accordance with item (i) set forth below, and upon maturity of the loan, shall be paid in full together with the principal. The interest settlement date shall be the interest payment date: | |
(i) The interest shall be settled on the 20th of the last month of each quarter; | ||
2.6 | Other agreements with respect to the interest rate / . |
Article 3 | Disbursement and Repayment of the Loan |
**3.1 | The loan hereunder may be drawn in installments, provided that the total amount of all drawdowns by the Borrower shall not exceed the amount set forth in Article 1. In the event of any drawdown by the Borrower in any other currency (other than the currency set forth in Article 1.1) pursuant to Article 9 hereof, for the sole purpose of determining the remaining amount that can be drawn down, the exchange rate published by the Bank of Communications for each day shall be used for conversion. If there is no exchange rate directly available, the exchange rate reasonably determined by the Bank of Communications shall be used for conversion. | |
3.2 | With respect to the first drawdown made by the Borrower, prior to the satisfaction of all conditions set forth below, the Lender shall have the right to refuse the disbursement: | |
(i) The Borrower has handled the procedures required by law and other procedures required by the Lender with respect to the loan project and the borrowing matters, such as government licenses, approvals, verifications, filings and registrations, and such license, approval, verification, filing and registration procedures remain effective; | ||
(ii) The security contract under this Contract (if any) has become and remains effective, and if such security contract is a mortgage contract and/or pledge contract, the security interest has been created and remains effective; | ||
(iii) The Borrower has opened special loan disbursement account, repayment reserve account and project |
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revenue account (if any) with the Lender as required by the Lender; | ||
(iv) There has been no material adverse effect on the operation and financial condition of the Borrower; | ||
(v) The Borrower has provided the relevant documentation acceptable to the Lender proving that the equity capital in the same proportion to the loan has been in place in full and the actual progress of the project has matched the amount invested; | ||
(vi) The payment method of the loan is in compliance with this Contract, in the case of entrusted payment by the Lender, the Lender has agreed to make such payment; | ||
(vii) In the event of any drawdown of loan in foreign currency, the Borrower has provided the documentation proving that the loan has been in compliance with the relevant foreign exchange administration policies, including, but not limited to, effective foreign exchange utilization certificates or registration documents; | ||
(viii) The first drawdown date shall be no later than May 27, 2011; | ||
(ix) The Lender believes that the there has been no adverse change in the main economic and technical parameters of the loan project and the loan project is progressing normally; | ||
(x) No “Acceleration Event” hereunder has occurred. |
3.3 | With respect to each subsequent drawdown made by the Borrower, prior to the satisfaction of all conditions set forth below, the Lender shall have the right to refuse the disbursement: |
(i) The matters and documents set forth in Article 3.2 (i), (ii) and (vii) remain effective; | ||
(ii) The Borrower has provided the relevant documentation acceptable to the Lender proving that the equity capital in the same proportion to the loan has been in place in full and the actual progress of the project has matched the amount invested; | ||
(iii) The payment method of the loan is in compliance with this Contract, in the case of entrusted payment by the Lender, the Lender has agreed to make such payment; | ||
(iv) There has been no material adverse effect on the operation and financial condition of the Borrower; | ||
(v) The drawdown date shall be no later than / ; | ||
(vi) The Lender believes that there has been no adverse change in the main economic and technical parameters of the loan project and the loan project is progressing normally; | ||
(vii) No “Acceleration Event” hereunder has occurred; | ||
(viii) Other: |
All utilizations and settlements in connection with the 300 MW monocrystalline project shall be handled through the account opened by the Borrower with the Lender. | ||
3.4 | The Borrower has designated the account set forth below as the disbursement account, which is ¨X is not ¨Ö the special loan disbursement account opened by the Borrower with the Lender. | |
Account Name: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited Account Number: 131080270018010008870 Bank: Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Hebei Branch, Beianjie Subranch |
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If a special loan disbursement account has been opened, the disbursement and payment of the loan shall be |
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handled through such account. Such account shall only be used for the disbursement and outward payment of the loan (for which only “Settlement Business Notice” certificate will be issued), nor shall it be used to handle check, draft, bank acceptance draft businesses or any other settlement. In the event of any transfer of loan fund handled by the Borrower on its own, it must handle it at the counter of the office at which it opened the account. The interest on the deposit in such account shall be included in the loan repayment settlement account. | ||
3.5 | Prior to each drawdown, the Borrower shall handle the relevant drawdown procedure at least 5 bank business days in advance, and indicate the payment method (entrusted payment by the Lender or direct payment by the Borrower). For each drawdown, only one payment method may be used. | |
Entrusted payment by the Lender shall be used for any single payment of loan fund exceeding RMB 5 Million (the lowest of 5% of the total amount of investment in the project, RMB 5 Million or any other amount as required by the Lender). Direct payment by the Borrower shall be used for any payment of loan fund not exceeding the foregoing threshold. | ||
3.6 | Entrusted payment shall mean the direct payment of the loan fund by the Lender pursuant to the Borrower’s entrusted payment authorization letter through the Borrower’s account to the Borrower’s counterpart in compliance with the purpose set forth herein upon disbursement of loan hereunder. | |
In the event of any entrusted payment by the Lender, the Borrower shall submit to the Lender the drawdown request, entrusted payment authorization letter in the form prescribed by the Lender, borrowing certificate, the relevant settlement business application letter/check/credit certificate and other information required by the Lender, indicating the loan drawdown amount as well as the recipient and amount of the payment. The loan drawdown amount shall be the same as the amount to be paid. | ||
The Lender shall have the right to request the Borrower, independent intermediaries and
contractors to jointly inspect the equipment construction or engineering construction progress,
and shall make loan disbursements based on a joint verification certificate issued and
indicating that the conditions set forth herein have been satisfied. The relevant conditions
are as follows: / . |
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If any payment proposed by the Borrower is not in compliance with this Contract, the Lender shall have the right to reject such payment and return the entrustment payment authorization letter submitted by the Borrower. | ||
If the Lender has agreed to make the payment, in the event of any failure to make the outward payment or any return of payment due to any false information provided by the Borrower, the Borrower shall resubmit the relevant certificates and materials with correct information within a period of time prescribed by the Lender. | ||
3.7 | Direct payment by the Borrower shall mean the direct payment of the loan fund by the Borrower to its counterpart in compliance with the purpose set forth herein upon disbursement of loan by the Lender to the Borrower’s account pursuant to this Contract. | |
In the event of any direct payment by the Borrower, the Borrower shall submit to the Lender the drawdown request, borrowing certificate, explanation of the fund utilization and other information required by the Lender. The Borrower shall summarize and report the loan fund payment information by (Date). The Lender shall have the right to check whether the loan disbursed has been used for the purpose set forth herein by way of account analysis, certificate verification and site investigation, etc, and the Borrower shall cooperate with such check. | ||
3.8 | The actual disbursement date and disbursed amount shall be subject to the borrowing certificate. |
Article 4 | Repayment of the Loan |
4.1 | The fund sources for loan repayment shall include but not limited to, the sales revenue generated from the loan project, subsidies, depreciation and other revenues of the Borrower. In no event shall the agreement on the fund sources for loan repayment set forth herein have any effect on the obligation of the Borrower to repay the principal of and interest on the loan pursuant to this Contract. |
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4.2 | The Borrower shall repay the principal of and interest on the loan on the maturity date set forth in Article 1.4 hereof and based on the following provision. In the event of any inconsistency between the maturity date set forth in the borrowing certificate and that set forth herein, the borrowing certificate shall prevail: |
Time of Repayment | Currency | Amount of Repayment | ||||
December 10, 2011
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RMB | Seventy Million | (in word) | |||
December 10, 2012
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RMB | One Hundred and Forty Million | (in word) | |||
December 10, 2013
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RMB | One Hundred and Seventy Million | (in word) | |||
December 10, 2014
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RMB | One Hundred and Twenty Million | (in word) |
**4.3 | Without the written consent of the Lender, the Borrower shall not make any prepayment for the loan. | |
4.4 | If a special loan disbursement account has been opened, the Borrower hereby designates the following account as the repayment settlement account for handling the settlement of the loan repayment and transfer expenses of the loan funds. | |
Account Name: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited Account Number: 131080270018010008815 Bank: Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Hebei Branch, Beianjie Subranch |
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4.5 | The Borrower has ¨X has not ¨Ö opened a special repayment reserve account with the Lender. |
Account Name: / . Account Number: / . Bank: / . |
4.6 | The Borrower has ¨Ö has not ¨X opened a special project revenue account with the Lender. Prior to repayment of principal of and interest on the loan in whole, all project revenue shall be deposited into such account, and all settlement business relating to the project shall be handled at the Bank of Communications. | |
Account Name: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited Account Number: 131080270018010012254 Bank: Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Hebei Branch, Beianjie Subranch The terms and conditions for any outward payment from such account shall be as follows: The Borrower must obtain the Lender’s consent to any outward payment from such account for salaries, taxes and any other amounts as required by laws and regulations. |
** Article 5 | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
5.1 | The Borrower is an entity duly established and validly existing under law, has all necessary power and capacity to perform the obligations under this Contract in its own name and bear civil liability, and has met the investment entity qualification and operation qualification requirements for the loan project. | |
5.2 | Execution and performance of this Contract is a true expression of intent of the Borrower and has all required consent, approval and authorization without any legal defect. | |
5.3 | All documents, statements, materials (including the transaction materials of its counterpart) and information provided by the Borrower to the Lender in the course of loan application and execution and performance of this Contract are true, accurate, complete and valid. No information has been omitted or concealed that could have an effect on the assessment by the Lender of the Borrower’s financial condition, repayment capability and the project situation. | |
5.4 | The loan project is in compliance with the State’s industry, land and environmental protection policies, and has gone through the legal administration procedures for fixed assets investment project as required. |
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5.5 | Upon execution of this Contract, the Borrower is not a shareholder or the “actual controlling person” (within the meaning of the Company Law) of the guarantor, nor does it intend to become a shareholder or actual controlling person of the guarantor. |
Article 6 | Rights of the Lender |
6.1 | The Lender shall have the right to, in accordance with this Contract, recover the principal of and interest on the loan (including compound interest, default interest on overdue and misappropriated loan), collect the sums payable by the Borrower, and exercise other rights required by law or under this Contract. | |
6.2 | The Lender shall have the right to manage and control the payment of the loan funds in accordance with the relevant regulatory provisions and this Contract, and monitor the relevant accounts in accordance with this Contract. |
Article 7 | Obligations of the Borrower |
7.1 | The Borrower shall repay the principal of and interest on the loan hereunder in accordance with the time, amount and currency for loan drawdown as provided herein. | |
7.2 | The Borrower shall use the loan for the purpose set forth herein, and shall not misappropriate the loan hereunder for any other purpose. The Borrower shall utilize the loan funds as provided herein, and shall not divide it into smaller pieces in order to avoid entrusted payment by the Lender; and in the case of direct payment by the Borrower, no single payment of loan fund shall exceed the threshold set forth herein. | |
**7.3 | The Borrower shall bear the costs and expenses hereunder, including but not limited to notarization fees, appraisal fees, evaluation fees and registration fees. | |
The Borrower shall bear the settlement expenses related to the payment of the loan funds (including entrusted payment by the Lender and direct payment by the Borrower itself) and shall timely and fully pay applicable expenses in accordance with the scope, rate and time prescribed by the Lender. | ||
Where a special loan disbursement account is opened, payment of loan funds (including entrusted payment by the Lender and direct payment by the Borrower itself) will be processed through the payment system of the People’s Bank of China if the relevant payee account is not maintained with the Bank of Communications. | ||
If the loan disbursement account is not a special loan disbursement account, payment of loan funds (including entrusted payment by the Lender and direct payment by the Borrower itself) will be processed through the payment system of the People’s Bank of China if the relevant payee account is maintained with a different bank in a different city. | ||
**7.4 | The Borrower shall comply with the loan business processing-related business rules and operating practices of the Lender and shall, among others, cooperate with the supervision and control by the Lender respecting the loan use and operating conditions of the Borrower, timely provide all such financial statements and other materials and information as required by the Lender and ensure the truthfulness, completeness and accuracy of such documents, material and information. | |
**7.5 | In the event of any of the following, the Borrower shall give the Lender a no less than 30 days written notice, and shall not proceed with any such action before full settlement of the entirety of the loan principal and interest hereunder or receipt by the Lender of such repayment schedule and securities as are acceptable to the Lender: |
(i) sale, gifting, lease, lending, transfer, mortgage, pledge or other disposal of all or
a substantial part of the assets or material assets of the Borrower; or
(ii) any actual or potential material change in the operating system or the ownership
structure or form of the Borrower, including without limitation the implementation of any
contracting, leasing, joint operation with a third party, restructuring into the form of a
company, restructuring into the form of a joint stock company, sale or consolidation (merger),
equity or cooperative joint venture, spin-off, creation of a subsidiary, equity transfer,
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ownership assignment, or capital reduction.
(iii) (Omitted. N/A)
**7.6 | The Borrower shall notify the Lender in writing within 7 days of the occurrence or likely occurrence of any of the following: |
(i) amendment of its articles of association; change of its corporate name, legal
representative (responsible person), domicile, postal address, scope of business or other
matters registered with the industry and commerce administration; or the taking of any decision
having a material effect on its finances or human resources;
(ii) proposed voluntary filing of bankruptcy of the Borrower or its guarantor, or likely
or actual involuntary filing (by creditors) of bankruptcy of the Borrower or its guarantor;
(iii) any involvement in any material suit, arbitration or administrative measure, or, the
taking of any conservatory measure or other enforcement measures in respect of the principal
assets of the Borrower, or assets of the project financed by the loan, or any security(ies)
under this Contract;
(iv) provision of a security to a third party, which results in a material adverse effect
on its economic or financial conditions or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder;
(v) entry into any contract having a material effect on its operations and financial
conditions;
(vi) the Borrower or its guarantor becoming the subject of any cessation of production,
closing-down, dissolution, cessation of operations for rectification, deregistration, or any
revocation of business license;
(vii) involvement of the Borrower or its legal representative (responsible person) or key
executives in any breach of law or regulation or any applicable rules of any exchange;
(viii) occurrence of serious difficulties in its business operations, or deterioration of
its financial conditions, or occurrence any other event having an adverse effect on the
operations, financial condition, repayment ability or economic condition of the Borrower;
(ix) any related party transaction of an amount equal to or greater than 10% of the last
audited net assets;
(x) the Borrower becomes or is likely to become the shareholder or the “actual controlling
person” (within the meaning of the Company Law) of the guarantor, before full settlement of all
indebtedness hereunder;
(xi) occurrence of any of the following to the project financed by the loan during the
course of its construction: progress falling behind schedule and suffering delay; quality
problems; or the exceeding of the total investment amount;
(xii) occurrence of any of the following to the project financed by the loan during the
course of its operation : operations failing to meet expected performance targets; operating
cashflow from the project failing to meet the requirements set out in the appraisal report;
abnormality in the production, operation or sales of the project; or
(xiii) adverse changes in the key economic and technological indicators of the project
financed by the loan.
**7.7 | If the security provided hereunder suffers any change adverse to the claims of the Lender, the Borrower shall timely provide at the request of the Lender other security(ies) acceptable to the Lender. | |
For the purpose hereof, the term “change” includes without limitation: any consolidation, spin-off, cessation of production, closing-down, cessation of operations for rectification , or deregistration of the guarantor, or any revocation of business license or any voluntary or involuntary filing of bankruptcy of the guarantor; any material change in the operating or financial conditions of the guarantor; involvement of the guarantor in any material suit, |
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arbitration or administrative measure, or, the taking of any conservatory measure or other enforcement measures in respect of its principal assets; diminution or likely diminution in value of, or imposition of conservatory measures on, the security(ies) hereunder; involvement of the guarantor or its legal representative (responsible person) or key executives in any breach of law or regulation or any applicable rules of any exchange; the missing or death (declared death) of the guarantor (where the guarantor is an individual); breach of the security contract by the guarantor; occurrence of a dispute between the guarantor and the Borrower; the request by the guarantor of terminating the security contract; the ineffectiveness, voidance or revocation of the security contract; failure to create, or invalidity of, the security interest; other events affecting the safety of the claims of the Lender. | ||
7.8 | The Borrower warrants that from the date hereof till full settlement of the entirety of the loan principal and interest and relevant expenses hereunder, its financial indicators shall remain bound by the following: |
(i) (crossed-out;N/A)
(ii) (crossed-out;N/A)
(iii) (crossed-out;N/A).
7.9 | Before full settlement of the entirety of the loan principal and interest, the Borrower warrants that the project financed by the loan shall always satisfy the following: |
(i) The progress of the project will not fall behind the progress of fund utilization;
(ii) Other funds arranged for the construction project will be timely and fully put in
place and will be utilized in the same proportion as the loan funds;
(iii) The environmental protection facilities of the project will be simultaneously
designed, constructed and put into production with the main body works of the project;
(iv) The project complies with all relevant energy saving and emission reduction
requirements of the state;
(v) Upon its completion, the project will timely pass the completion environmental
appraisal review of the project.
Article 8 | Insurance |
8.1 | The Borrower shall in accordance with the request of the Lender take out commercial insurance for the fixed assets of the project and shall name the Lender as a first order insurance proceeds claimant in such commercial insurance. Upon completion of the insurance procedures, the Borrower shall deliver the original policy to the Lender for custody. | |
8.2 | During the term of this Contract the Borrower shall timely pay all insurance premiums and shall fulfill other obligations necessary for the continuing existence of such insurance. | |
8.3 | If the Borrower fails to take out or renew such insurance, the Lender shall be entitled to take out or renew the same on its own and pay the premium or take other insurance maintenance measures in lieu of the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall provide necessary assistance and shall assume the insurance costs and relevant expenses incurred by the Lender in connection therewith. |
Article 9 | Other Agreements |
The Borrower warrants that: |
(i) all settlement operations related to the project shall be handled through the Bank of
Communications;
(ii) upon completion of the project, the assets of the project will be mortgaged to the
Lender; and
(iii) the accounts covered by Article 4.6 hereof shall also include (without limitation)
US/Euro accounts; the conditions for external payment from such foreign currency accounts shall
be determined in accordance with the same external payment conditions applicable to the account
set out in Article 4.6.
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**Article 10 | Loan Acceleration |
10.1 | Any of the following will be deemed an “Acceleration Event”: |
(i) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set out in Article 5 are untrue;
(ii) Any of the notifiable events set out in Article 7.6 has actually occurred, which, in
the opinion of the Lender, will affect the safety of its claims;
(iii) the Borrower breaches the provisions of this Contract;
(iv) The Borrower is in breach with respect to the performance of another contract entered
into with the Lender or any contract entered into with a third party, or its debts under such
contract are likely to be declared or have been declared accelerated.
10.2 | In the event of any “Acceleration Event”, the Lender shall be entitled to take any, or more than one, or all of the following actions: |
(i) to cease the disbursement of any loan not yet drawn-down by the Borrower;
(ii) to cease the payment of any loan already drawn-down but not yet utilized by the
Borrower;
(iii) to demand the Borrower to discuss with the Lender within the set time additional
conditions for loan disbursement and payment;
(iv) to demand the Borrower to change the payment modality as required by the Lender and
open a special loan disbursement account; and
(v) to unilaterally declare all loan principal disbursed under the Contract accelerated
and demand the Borrower to immediately repay all matured loan principal together with accrued
interest.
**Article 11 | Breach of Contract |
11.1 | If the Borrower fails to timely and fully repay any the principal or interest of the loan or to utilize the loan in accordance with the purpose set out herein, the Lender shall charge interest at the default interest rate applicable to the defaulted loan or at the default interest rate applicable to the misappropriated loan, and all due but unpaid interest will accrue on a compound basis. | |
11.2 | If the Borrower fails to timely and fully repay the principal or interest of the loan, the Borrower shall assume the costs for repayment request(s), litigation costs (or arbitration costs), expenses for conservatory measures, expenses for public announcements, expenses for enforcement, attorney’s fee, travel and accommodation costs and other costs and expenses incurred by the Lender for the purpose of realizing its claims. | |
11.3 | If the Borrower evades the supervision of the Lender, or defaults on the repayment of loan principal and interest, or avoids or disowns debts in bad faith or is otherwise guilty of similar actions, the Lender shall be entitled to report such actions of the Borrower to relevant authorities and publish the same in the news media. |
** Article 12 | Provisions on Fund Deduction and Transfer |
12.1 | The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to deduct and transfer from any account opened by the Borrower with the Bank of Communications funds equal to any due and payable loan principal or interest or any default interest, compound interest or other expense in connection therewith. | |
12.2 | Upon such deduction and transfer, the Lender shall notify the Borrower of the account number(s), the loan contract number(s) and the Borrowing Certificate number(s) related to such deduction or transfer, the amount deducted or transferred as well as the balance of the relevant debt. | |
12.3 | If the amount deducted or transferred is not sufficient to settle all of the debt of the Borrower, such amount shall first be applied towards the payment of due but unpaid expenses. Afterwards, the remaining amount after such expense payment shall: (a) first be applied towards the payment of due but unpaid interest , default interest, or compound interest, and then towards the payment of due but unpaid principal, if the principal and interest has been defaulted for less than 90 days; or (b) first be applied towards the payment of due but unpaid principal, and then towards the payment of due but unpaid interest, default interest, or compound interest, if the principal and |
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interest has been defaulted for 90 days or above. | ||
12.4 | If the amount deducted or transferred is denominated in a different currency from that of the debt subject to such set-off, it shall be converted into an amount denominated in the currency of such debt at the exchange rate published by the Bank of Communications at the time of such deduction or transfer. |
Article 13 | Notice |
13.1 | The contact details provided by the Borrower herein (including the postal address, the phone number, the fax number, etc.) are true and valid. The Borrower will immediately notify the Lender in writing of any change of any such contact detail by mailing or sending the changed information to the postal address of the Lender set out herein. Such change to such information will become effective only upon actual receipt by the Lender of such change notice and revision by the Lender of relevant records. | |
13.2 | Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, the Lender shall be entitled to give any of its notices to the Borrower in any of the following manners. The Lender shall have the right to select any means of notification as it deems fit and shall in no event be held liable in whatsoever manner for any transmission error, omission or delay with the postal service, fax, telephone or any other communication system. Where the Lender uses at the same time more than one means of notification, the Borrower shall be deemed to have been notified by the means of communication through which the notice first reaches the Borrower. A notice will be deemed to have been given to the Borrower at the following times: |
(i) if delivered by means of an announcement, on the date the Lender publishes the
announcement on its website, or its online bank facility or its telephone bank facility, or at
its business offices;
(ii) if delivered in person, on the date the Borrower affixes its signature in
acknowledgement of receipt;
(iii) if delivered by post (including express mail service, ordinary mail and registered
mail) to the postal address of the Borrower last known by the Lender, on the 3rd day
(intracity) or 5th day (intercity) after the mailing date (regardless of the possible return of
the mail);
(iv) if delivered by fax or other means of electronic communication to the fax number or
electronic communication address of the Borrower last known by the Lender, on the date of the
transmission.
Article 14 | Information Disclosure and Confidentiality |
14.1 | The Lender shall maintain in confidence the business secrets and other information and materials of the Borrower marked in writing as confidential, provided that the Lender may disclose the same if: |
(i) such disclosure is required by applicable laws, regulations or listing rules;
(ii) such disclosure is required by a judicial authority or a governmental authority;
(iii) such disclosure is being made to outside professional advisors of the Lender; or
(iv) such disclosure has been agreed or authorized by the Borrower.
14.2 | The Borrower agrees that the Bank of Communications may use or disclose, in the circumstances set forth below, any and all information and materials related to the Borrower (including without limitation the basic information, loan transaction information and other relevant information and materials of the Borrower) and the Borrower will assume all consequences arising therefrom: |
(i) the Lender discloses such information and materials to, or, permit such information
and materials to be used by, business outsourcing service organizations, third-party service
providers, other financial institutions or other entities or individuals deemed necessary by
the Lender (including without limitation other branches, or fully or partially-owned
subsidiaries of the Bank of Communications) for the purposes of: (i) the carrying-out of the
loan business or matters related to the loan business, including the promotion of the loan
business of the Bank of Communications, the collection of defaulted sums from the Borrower,
assignment of loan claims, etc., (ii) provision or possible provision of new products or
services to the Borrower or further provision of services to
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the Borrower, and (iii) improved maintenance, management and enhancement of customer
relationship;
(ii) the Lender submits such information and materials to the Credit Reference Center of
the People’s Bank of China or other credit reference entity or credit information database that
may be established upon approval of the People’s Bank of China;
(iii) the Lender uses, or allows a third party to use (on a confidential basis), such
information or materials for the purpose of business operations, management, statistics
gathering, analysis and risk control.
Article 15 | Dispute Resolution |
This Contract is governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China. Any dispute arising
hereunder shall be submitted to adjudication by the competent court of the place of the Lender.
While in dispute, the parties shall continue to perform all provisions not affected by their
dispute.
Article 16 | Miscellaneous |
**16.1 | The Borrower agrees that the Lender may search and retain its credit information in connection with the loan application and post-lending management processes. | |
16.2 | The drawdown request form hereunder, and any drawdown request, entrusted payment authorization letter or borrowing certificate executed by the parties, and relevant documents and materials mutually confirmed by the parties are all an integral part of this Contract. | |
16.3 | This Contract shall become effective once it has been executed (or affixed with the personal seal) and affixed with the corporate seals by the legal representative (responsible person) or authorized representative of the Borrower and the responsible person or authorized representative of the Lender, respectively. | |
16.4 | This Contract shall be made in 3 copies. The two parties and the guarantor (if any) shall each hold one copy. |
The Borrower has thoroughly read the foregoing provisions and the Lender has at the request of the Borrower provided relevant clarifications. The Borrower has no objection to the content of any of such provisions. | ||||
Borrower (Corporate seal): Yingli Energy (China) Company |
Lender (Corporate seal): Bank of Communications Co. Ltd |
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Limited | Hebei Branch | |||
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Legal Representative (Responsible Person) |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxx Responsible Person Or |
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Or Authorized Representative: | Authorized Representative: | |||
(Signature or seal) | (Signature or seal) | |||
Date of Execution: June 10, 2010 |
Date of Execution: June 10, 2010 |
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No.:
Drawdown Request
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Branch (“Lender”):
Pursuant to the No. Fixed Assets Loan Contract (“Contract”) between the
Borrower and the Lender, the Borrower hereby requests to draw down the loan under the
Contract. The details are as specified below:
1. Loan Currency: ; Amount (in words) :
2. Modality of Payment:
(1) Entrusted Payment; or
Relevant details are specified in the No. Entrusted Payment
Authorization Letter.
(2) Direct Payment
1. This request is a supplement to the Contract.
Unless otherwise stated herein, the respective rights
and obligations of the Borrower and the Lender and
relevant matters shall continue to be dealt with in
accordance with the Contract.
2. Where the Lender agrees to disburse the loan funds,
the specific amount, date and maturity of such
disbursement shall be as specified in the Borrower
Certificate.
3. The Borrower warrants that the representations and
warranties of the Borrower under the Contract remain
valid.
Borrower (Corporate seal):
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited
Legal Representative
(Responsible Person)
Or Authorized Representative
(Signature or seal):
Date of Request:
The Lender agrees to disburse the loan funds pursuant to the above conditions
within 3 business days of the execution date hereof.
Lender (Corporate seal):
Responsible Person
Or Authorized Representative
(Signature or seal):
Or Authorized Representative
(Signature or seal):
Execution Date:
Note: This request in made in two copies. The Borrower and the Lender will each hold one copy.
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