X X X X X X X X [CHINESE CHARACTERS]
C H A N C E
CONFORMED COPY
EXHIBIT 4.3
DATED 19 MAY 2003
G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED
AS COMPANY
IN FAVOUR OF
THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
AS SECURITY TRUSTEE
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CONTENTS
CLAUSE PAGE
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION............................................................... 1
2. PAYMENT OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS............................................................... 5
3. FIXED CHARGES, ASSIGNMENTS AND FLOATING CHARGE............................................... 6
4. CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE........................................................... 7
5. PERFECTION OF SECURITY....................................................................... 8
6. FURTHER ASSURANCE............................................................................ 10
7. NEGATIVE PLEDGE AND DISPOSALS................................................................ 11
8. SHARES....................................................................................... 11
9. ACCOUNTS..................................................................................... 12
10. MONETARY CLAIMS.............................................................................. 13
11. REAL PROPERTY................................................................................ 13
12. INVESTMENTS: DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS OF TITLE.................................................. 14
13. INTRA-GROUP LOAN CONTRACTS................................................................... 14
14. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY...................................................................... 14
15. EXTENSION AND VARIATION OF CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE............................... 15
16. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER...................................................................... 15
17. POWERS OF RECEIVER........................................................................... 16
18. APPLICATION OF MONEYS........................................................................ 17
19. PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS..................................................................... 17
20. POWER OF ATTORNEY............................................................................ 17
21. EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY.................................................................... 18
22. RELEASE OF SECURITY.......................................................................... 19
23. SET-OFF...................................................................................... 20
24. SUBSEQUENT SECURITY INTERESTS................................................................ 20
25. CURRENCY INDEMNITY........................................................................... 20
26. ASSIGNMENT................................................................................... 20
27. NOTICES...................................................................................... 21
28. EXPENSES, COSTS AND TAXES.................................................................... 21
29. PAYMENTS FREE OF DEDUCTION................................................................... 21
30. DISCRETION AND DELEGATION.................................................................... 22
31. PERPETUITY PERIOD............................................................................ 22
32. GOVERNING LAW................................................................................ 22
33. JURISDICTION................................................................................. 22
34. COUNTERPARTS................................................................................. 23
SCHEDULE 1 FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF INTRA-GROUP LOAN......................................... 24
SCHEDULE 2 ............................................................................... 27
Part A Form of Notice of Charge to Landlords................................................. 27
Part B Form of Notice of Charge Over Account................................................. 29
Part C Form of Notice of Charge over Monetary Claims......................................... 32
SCHEDULE 3 ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RECEIVER............................................................ 35
SCHEDULE 4 DETAILS OF SHARES........................................................................ 38
THIS DEBENTURE is made on 19 MAY 2003
BY
(1) G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED registered in Hong Kong with company number
11379 (the "COMPANY") in favour of
(2) THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. as security trustee for the
Secured Creditors on the terms and conditions set out in the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed (the "SECURITY TRUSTEE" which expression
shall include any person for the time being appointed as trustee or as
an additional trustee for the purpose of, and in accordance with, the
Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed).
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 DEFINITIONS
Terms defined in the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed shall,
unless otherwise defined in this Debenture, have the same meaning when
used in this Debenture and in addition:
"ACCOUNTS" means any credit balance from time to time on any account
opened or maintained by the Company with any financial institution and
all Related Rights.
"CHARGED PROPERTY" means all the assets of the Company which from time
to time are the subject of the security created or expressed to be
created in favour of the Security Trustee by or pursuant to this
Debenture.
"COLLATERAL RIGHTS" means all rights, powers and remedies of the
Security Trustee provided by or pursuant to this Debenture or by law.
"ENFORCEMENT EVENT" has the meaning given to such term in the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
"EXISTING PERFORMANCE BONDS" means surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid
bonds, performance bonds, letters of credit, bank guarantees or other
obligations of a like nature issued by a bank, insurance company or
other financial institution on behalf of Marconi Corporation or any of
its Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date and not issued pursuant
to an Interim Bonding Facility until such bonds, letters of credit,
guarantees or obligations expire, terminate or are cancelled.
"GROUP" means Marconi Corporation and its Subsidiaries for the time
being.
"INSOLVENCY EVENT OF DEFAULT" means any Insolvency Event which is also
an Event of Default.
"INSURANCE POLICY" means any policy of insurance in which the Company
may from time to time have an interest and all Related Rights.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all industrial and intellectual property
rights whether registered or not including pending applications for
registration of such rights and the
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right to apply for registration of such rights including but not
limited to Patents (as defined in the Indentures), utility models,
design patents, registered designs, design rights, trade and service
marks, copyrights (including copyright and equivalent rights in
computer software), rights in inventions, technical information, rights
in know-how, business names, database rights, processes, models,
formulae and experiments and all rights of equivalent or similar effect
to any of those which may subsist anywhere in the world and all Related
Rights.
"INTERIM BONDING FACILITY DOCUMENTS" means the Bonding Documents
referred to in the Interim Bonding Facility Letter.
"INTERIM BONDING FACILITY LETTER" means the facility letter dated 10
May 2002, as amended on 24 October 2002, between HSBC Bank plc,
Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Marconi Bonding Limited in
an amount up to L 150,000,000 (or the equivalent in other
currencies) for the issuance of bonds, guarantees, letters of credit,
indemnities and similar instruments.
"INTRA-GROUP LOAN CONTRACTS" means any contracts between the Company
and any member of the Group pursuant to which the Company makes
available intra-Group loans to such member of the Group and all Related
Rights.
"INVESTMENTS" means:
(a) any stocks, shares, debentures, securities and certificates of
deposit (but not including the Shares);
(b) all interests in collective investment schemes; and
(c) all warrants, options and other rights to subscribe or acquire
any of the investments described in (a) and (b),
in each case whether held directly by or to the order of the Company or
by any trustee, nominee, fiduciary or clearance system on its behalf and
all Related Rights (including all rights against any such trustee,
nominee, fiduciary or clearance system).
"MARCONI CORPORATION" means Marconi Corporation plc (registered in
England and Wales with company number 00067307).
"MONETARY CLAIMS" means any book and other debts and monetary claims
owing to the Company and any proceeds thereof including, without
limitation, any claims or sums of money deriving from or in relation to
any Intellectual Property, the proceeds of any Insurance Policy, any
court order or judgment, any contract or agreement to which the Company
is a party and any other assets, property, rights or undertaking of the
Company and all Related Rights.
"NEW BONDING FACILITY AGREEMENT" means the L 50 million committed
revolving bonding facility agreement dated 27 March 2003 among Marconi
Corporation, Marconi Bonding Limited, HSBC Bank plc as agent and
security trustee, the lenders described thereunder and certain other
Subsidiaries providing for the issuance of surety bonds, appeal bonds,
bid bonds, performance bonds, letters of credit, bank guarantees or
other obligations of a
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like nature on behalf of Marconi Corporation and/or any Subsidiary, as
such agreement may be amended, extended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time (including, without limitation, any
successive amendments, extensions, supplements or other modifications
of the foregoing).
"NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT" means a notice of assignment in substantially
the form set out in Schedule 1.
"NOTICE OF CHARGE" means a notice of charge in substantially a form set
out in Schedule 2.
"REAL PROPERTY" means:
(a) any real or immovable property;
(b) any buildings, fixtures, fittings, fixed plant or machinery
from time to time situated on or forming part of such real or
immovable property; and
(c) any present or future real or immovable property in which the
Company has an interest,
and includes all Related Rights.
"RECEIVER" means a receiver or receiver and manager of the whole or any
part of the Charged Property.
"RELATED RIGHTS" means, in relation to any asset:
(a) the proceeds of sale or assignment of all or any part of that
asset;
(b) all rights under any licence, agreement for sale or agreement
for lease in respect of that asset;
(c) all rights, benefits, claims, contracts, warranties, remedies,
security, indemnities or covenants for title in respect of
that asset; and
(d) any moneys and proceeds paid or payable in respect of that
asset including, but not limited to royalties, licence
payments, awards of damages and payments made pursuant to
settlement agreements in respect of that asset.
"SECURED OBLIGATIONS" means all present and future indebtedness,
liabilities and obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, including any
liabilities and obligations which have been cash-collateralised by the
Company) at any time of the Company under the Relevant Documents, both
actual and contingent and whether incurred solely or jointly or in any
other capacity together with any of the following matters relating to
or arising in respect of those liabilities and obligations:
(a) any refinancing, novation, deferral or extension;
(b) any obligation relating to any increase in the amount of such
obligations;
(c) any claim for damages or restitution; and
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(d) any claim as a result of any recovery by the Company of a
payment or discharge, or non-allowability, on the grounds of
preference,
and any amounts that would be included in any of the above but for any
discharge, non-provability or unenforceability of those amounts in any
insolvency or other proceedings (including interest accruing after the
commencement of any insolvency or other proceedings).
"SECURITY TRUST AND INTERCREDITOR DEED" means the security trust and
intercreditor deed dated on or about the date hereof between, amongst
others, the Security Trustee, Marconi Corporation and other obligors,
Law Debenture Trust Company of New York as senior note trustee and
JPMorgan Chase Bank as junior note trustee.
"SHARES" means all of the shares in the companies set out in Schedule 4
(Details of Shares) held by, to the order or on behalf of the Company
at any time and all Related Rights.
"SUBSIDIARY" means a subsidiary within the meaning of Section 736 of
the Companies Xxx 0000 of the United Kingdom, as amended by Section 144
of the Companies Xxx 0000 of the United Kingdom.
"TANGIBLE MOVEABLE PROPERTY" means any plant, machinery, office
equipment, computers, vehicles and other chattels (excluding any for
the time being forming part of the Company's stock in trade or work in
progress) and all Related Rights.
"TEMPORARY BONDING FACILITY DOCUMENTS" means the Bonding Documents
referred to in the Temporary Bonding Facility Letter.
"TEMPORARY BONDING FACILITY LETTER" means the facility letter dated 8
February 2002 between HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank PLC and Marconi
Bonding Limited in an amount up to (pound)50,000,000 (or equivalent in
other currencies) for the issuance of bonds, guarantees, letters of
credit, indemnities and similar instruments.
1.2 INTERPRETATION
In this Debenture:
1.2.1 the rules of interpretation contained in clause 1.2
(Interpretation) of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed
shall apply to the construction of this Debenture;
1.2.2 "continuing" in relation to an Enforcement Event, shall be
construed as a reference to an acceleration of any Secured
Obligation (other than Secured Obligations arising under the
New Bonding Facility Agreement) where such acceleration has
not been rescinded in writing or a declaration that the
Secured Obligations (other than Secured Obligations arising
under the New Bonding Facility Agreement) are prematurely due
and payable (other than solely as a result of it becoming
unlawful for a Secured Creditor to perform its obligations
under the Relevant Documents) where such declaration has not
been revoked in writing or any failure by an Obligor to pay
any principal amount in respect of any Secured Obligations
(other than Secured Obligations arising under the New Bonding
Facility Agreement) whether on maturity or otherwise which has
not
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been remedied or waived in writing. For the purposes of this
sub-clause 1.2.2, the definition of "Secured Obligation" shall
have the same meaning as in the Security Trust and
Intercreditor Deed.
1.2.3 any reference to the "SECURITY TRUSTEE", the "COMPANY" or the
"SECURED CREDITORS" shall be construed so as to include its or
their (and any subsequent) successors in title and any
permitted assignees and transferees in accordance with their
respective interests; and
1.2.4 references in this Debenture to any Clause or Schedule shall
be to a clause or schedule contained in this Debenture.
1.3 HONG KONG
In this Debenture, "Hong Kong" means the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
1.4 SECURITY TRUST AND INTERCREDITOR DEED
The parties hereto each acknowledge that the Security Trustee, when
acting hereunder, shall be acting in accordance with and subject to the
terms of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
1.5 CONFLICT
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the
parties agree that this Debenture is subject in all respects to the
terms of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed and for the
avoidance of doubt, in the event of any inconsistency, the provisions
of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed shall prevail.
2. PAYMENT OF SECURED OBLIGATIONS
2.1 COVENANT TO PAY
The Company hereby covenants with the Security Trustee as trustee for
the Secured Creditors that it shall on demand of the Security Trustee
discharge all the Secured Obligations and the Company shall pay to the
Security Trustee when due and payable every sum at any time owing, due
or incurred by the Company to the Security Trustee (whether for its own
account or as trustee for the Secured Creditors) or any of the other
Secured Creditors in respect of any such liabilities PROVIDED THAT,
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, neither
such covenant nor the security constituted by this Debenture nor any
other provisions of this Debenture shall extend to or include or be
taken as creating security for nor shall the security constituted by
this Debenture extend to secure any liability or sum which would, but
for this proviso, cause such covenant, security or provision to be
unlawful or prohibited by or otherwise to contravene any applicable law
(including, without limitation, Section 47A of the Companies Ordinance
(Cap.32)).
2.2 INTEREST ON DEMANDS
If the Company fails to pay any sum on the due date for payment of that
sum the Company shall pay interest on such sum (before and after any
judgment and to the extent interest at a default rate is not otherwise
being paid on such sum) from the date of demand until the date of
payment calculated on a daily basis at the rate determined in
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accordance with the provisions of Clause 18.4 (Interest on Demands) of
the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
3. FIXED CHARGES, ASSIGNMENTS AND FLOATING CHARGE
3.1 FIXED CHARGES
The Company as beneficial owner hereby charges in favour of the
Security Trustee as trustee for the Secured Creditors as security for
the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations, by way of first
fixed charge all of the Company's right, title and interest from time
to time in and to each of the following assets:
3.1.1 the Tangible Moveable Property;
3.1.2 any goodwill;
3.1.3 all rights in relation to the uncalled capital of the Company;
3.1.4 the Shares, all dividends, interest and other monies payable
in respect of the Shares and all Related Rights (whether
derived by way of redemption, bonus, preference, option,
substitution, conversion or otherwise); and
3.1.5 all Monetary Claims deriving from or in relation to any
Intellectual Property,
provided that, where any contract, instrument or agreement in respect
of any such asset or, where appropriate, any consent obtained
thereunder contains an effective prohibition against or restriction on
the granting of a first fixed charge over such asset, the first fixed
charge hereby created shall take effect only to the greatest extent
thereby permitted. The Company undertakes to use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that any asset of any of the categories
described in sub clauses 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 which is or is to be the
subject of any contract, instrument or agreement which comes into being
on or after the date of this Debenture shall be capable of being the
subject of a first fixed charge in favour of the Security Trustee.
3.2 ASSIGNMENTS
The Company as beneficial owner hereby assigns to the Security Trustee
as trustee for the Secured Creditors as security for the payment and
discharge of the Secured Obligations all the Company's right, title and
interest from time to time in and to each of the Intra-Group Loan
Contracts (having already obtained any necessary consent to such
assignment from any third party).
3.3 FLOATING CHARGE
The Company as beneficial owner hereby charges in favour of the
Security Trustee as trustee for the Secured Creditors as security for
the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations by way of first
floating charge the whole of the Company's undertaking and assets
(including, but not limited to the Real Property, the Accounts, the
Insurance Policies, the Intellectual Property, the Monetary Claims and
the Investments), present and future, other than any assets validly and
effectively charged or assigned (whether at law or in equity) by way of
fixed security under the laws of Hong Kong, or of the jurisdiction in
which that asset is situated, in favour of the Security Trustee as
security for the Secured Obligations, provided that, where any
contract, instrument or
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agreement in respect of any such undertaking or asset or, where
appropriate, any consent obtained thereunder contains an effective
prohibition against or restriction on the granting of a first floating
charge over such undertaking or asset, the first floating charge hereby
created shall take effect only to the greatest extent thereby
permitted. The Company undertakes to use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that any of the Company's undertaking and assets
described in this Clause 3.3 which is or is to be the subject of any
contract, instrument or agreement which comes into being on or after
the date of this Debenture shall be capable of being the subject of a
first floating charge in favour of the Security Trustee.
3.4 CASH COLLATERAL
The security created by Clause 3.3 (Floating Charge) over the Accounts
shall take effect subject to, and shall not restrict the ability of the
Company to create, any (a) security or (b) other arrangement under
which money or claims to, or the benefit of, a bank or other account
may be applied, set-off, made subject to a combination of accounts or
otherwise subject to time deposit arrangements or other flawed asset
rights (whether or not such security is or is to be created on, before
or after the date of this Debenture) which secures obligations under
and/or in respect of:
3.4.1 the Interim Bonding Facility Documents;
3.4.2 the Temporary Bonding Facility Documents;
3.4.3 the New Bonding Facility Agreement;
3.4.4 the Existing Performance Bonds; and
3.4.5 any other bonding facility expressly permitted pursuant to
Section 4.07 (Limitations on Indebtedness and Preferred Stock)
of the Senior Note Indenture and Section 4.06 (Limitations on
Indebtedness and Preferred Stock) of the Junior Note
Indenture,
in each case as a result of the provision of cash collateral as
permitted pursuant to the terms of the Indentures or any of them, the
Escrow Agreement or the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
4. CRYSTALLISATION OF FLOATING CHARGE
4.1 CRYSTALLISATION: BY NOTICE
By notice in writing to Marconi Corporation and the Company, the
Security Trustee may and shall, if so instructed pursuant to the
Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed, convert the floating charge
created by Clause 3.3 (Floating Charge) with immediate effect into a
fixed charge as regards any property or assets specified in the notice
if:
4.1.1 an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; or
4.1.2 any person attempts to levy any distress, execution, diligence
or other similar process against or to appoint a Receiver over
any of the Charged Property; or
4.1.3 the Security Trustee considers that any of the Charged
Property may be in jeopardy or in danger of being seized or
sold pursuant to any form of legal
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process, other than a voluntary sale of Charged Property
entered into by the Company and permitted by the Indentures
PROVIDED THAT the Security Trustee shall not be under any duty
to monitor the Charged Property.
4.2 CRYSTALLISATION: AUTOMATIC
Notwithstanding Clause 4.1 (Crystallisation: By Notice) and without
prejudice to any law which may have a similar effect, the floating
charge will automatically be converted (without notice) with immediate
effect into a fixed charge as regards all the assets subject to the
floating charge if:
4.2.1 any person levies any distress, execution, diligence or other
similar process against, or appoints a Receiver over, any of
the Charged Property; or
4.2.2 a resolution is passed or an order is made for the winding-up,
dissolution or re-organisation of the Company other than in
connection with a solvent reconstruction of the Company
permitted under the Indentures.
4.3 DE-CRYSTALLISATION:
4.3.1 Where an asset has become subject to a fixed charge under
Clause 4.1 (Crystallisation: By Notice) or Clause 4.2
(Crystallisation: Automatic) the Security Trustee shall, if so
requested by the Company and if instructed to do so in
accordance with the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed,
release the asset from that fixed charge by notice in writing
to Marconi Corporation and the Company.
4.3.2 When an asset is released from the fixed charge under
sub-clause 4.3.1 above, the asset will again be subject to:
(a) the floating charge under Clause 3.3 (Floating
Charge); and
(b) the further operation of Clause 4.1 (Crystallisation:
By Notice) or Clause 4.2 (Crystallisation:
Automatic).
5. PERFECTION OF SECURITY
5.1 NOTICES OF ASSIGNMENT
Pursuant to Clause 20 (Power of Attorney), the Security Trustee may,
upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event of Default and shall, if so
instructed pursuant to the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed upon
or at any time after the occurrence of any Event of Default which is
continuing, deliver to relevant persons Notices of Assignment duly
executed by the Security Trustee on behalf of the Company in respect of
the Intra-Group Loan Contracts.
5.2 NOTICES OF CHARGE
5.2.1 If so required by the Security Trustee from time to time,
within 10 Business Days after the Company enters into any
lease falling within the ambit of the security created
pursuant to Clause 3 (Fixed Charges, Assignments and Floating
Charge), the Company will join the Security Trustee in giving
a Notice of Charge to all such landlords and other persons
which are parties under such lease of the security constituted
under this Debenture in respect of such lease
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and will use all commercially reasonable endeavours to procure
from each of such landlords and persons an acknowledgement in
the form attached thereto.
5.2.2 The Company shall within 10 Business Days after the date of
this Debenture, provide the Security Trustee with details of
all Accounts and Monetary Claims falling within the ambit of
the security created pursuant to Clause 3 (Fixed Charges,
Assignments and Floating Charge) deriving from or relating to
any Intellectual Property and in relation to all other
Accounts and Monetary Claims falling within the ambit of the
security created pursuant to Clause 3 (Fixed Charges,
Assignments and Floating Charge), immediately upon the
occurrence of an Insolvency Event of Default or upon request
by the Security Trustee if instructed pursuant to the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed upon or after the occurrence of
any Event of Default which is continuing, to enable the
Security Trustee to deliver a Notice of Charge in accordance
with sub-clause 5.2.3 and/or sub-clause 5.2.4 below.
5.2.3 Pursuant to Clause 20 (Power of Attorney), the Security
Trustee may, upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event of
Default and shall, if so instructed pursuant to the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed upon or at any time after the
occurrence of any Event of Default which is continuing,
deliver to relevant persons, Notices of Charge duly executed
by the Security Trustee on behalf of the Company in respect of
any Monetary Claims falling within the ambit of the security
created pursuant to Clause 3 (Fixed Charges, Assignments and
Floating Charge).
5.2.4 Pursuant to Clause 20 (Power of Attorney), the Security
Trustee may, upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event of
Default and shall, if so instructed pursuant to the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed upon or at any time after the
occurrence of any Event of Default which is continuing,
deliver to relevant persons Notices of Charge duly executed by
the Security Trustee on behalf of the Company in respect of
any Accounts falling within the ambit of the security created
pursuant to Clause 3 (Fixed Charges, Assignments and Floating
Charge).
5.3 REAL PROPERTY: DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
The Company shall, upon the acquisition by it of any interest in any
Real Property to the extent requested by the Security Trustee, deliver
(or procure delivery) to or to the order of the Security Trustee of,
and the Security Trustee shall be entitled to hold and retain, all
deeds, certificates and other documents of title relating to such
property.
5.4 FURTHER ADVANCES
Subject to the terms of the Relevant Documents certain Secured
Creditors are under an obligation to make further advances to the
Company and that obligation will be deemed to be incorporated into this
Debenture as if set out in this Debenture.
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5.5 DELIVERY OF SHARE CERTIFICATES
The Company shall:
5.5.1 within 10 Business Days of the date of this Debenture, deposit
(or procure the deposit of) with or to the order of the
Security Trustee or with such Delegate as the Security Trustee
may appoint for this purpose all certificates or other
documents of title to the Shares, and stock transfer forms or
other instruments of transfer in respect thereof (executed in
blank by or on behalf of the Company or its nominee(s)) except
that the Company shall only be required to use commercially
reasonable efforts to procure the deposit of the instrument of
transfer in respect of the one share in Ilminster Enterprises
Limited which, as at the date of this Debenture, is registered
under the name of Xxxxx Xxxxx; and
5.5.2 promptly upon the accrual, offer or issue of any stocks,
shares, warrants or other securities in respect of or derived
from the Shares, notify the Security Trustee of that
occurrence and procure the delivery to the Security Trustee or
to the order of the Security Trustee of (a) all certificates
or other documents of title representing such items and (b)
such stock transfer forms or other instruments of transfer
(executed in blank by or on behalf of the Company) in respect
thereof.
6. FURTHER ASSURANCE
6.1 FURTHER ASSURANCE: GENERAL
The Company shall promptly do all such acts or execute all such
documents (including assignments, transfers, mortgages, charges,
notices and instructions) as the Security Trustee may specify (and in
such form as the Security Trustee may require in favour of the Security
Trustee or its nominee(s)):
6.1.1 to perfect the Security created or intended to be created in
respect of the Charged Property (which may include the
execution by the Company of a mortgage, charge or assignment
over all or any of the assets constituting, or intended to
constitute, Charged Property) or for the exercise of the
Collateral Rights;
6.1.2 to confer on the Security Trustee Security over any property
and assets of the Company located in any jurisdiction outside
Hong Kong equivalent or similar to the Security intended to be
conferred by or pursuant to this Debenture;
6.1.3 to confer on the Security Trustee Security and to create,
perfect, protect or maintain Security (which in so far as it
relates to Real Property (other than fittings, plant and
machinery) in Hong Kong shall be a legal charge) over all its
right, title and interest from time to time in any Real
Property including using commercially reasonable efforts to
ensure that any such Real Property which is or is to be
subject to of any contract, instrument or agreement which
comes into being on or after the date of this Debenture shall
be capable of being the subject of such security in favour of
the Security Trustee; and/or
6.1.4 to facilitate the realisation of the Charged Property.
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6.2 NECESSARY ACTION
If so requested by the Security Trustee the Company shall take all such
action as is available to it (including making all filings and
registrations) as may be necessary for the purpose of the creation,
perfection, protection or maintenance of any Security conferred or
intended to be conferred on the Security Trustee by or pursuant to this
Debenture.
7. NEGATIVE PLEDGE AND DISPOSALS
7.1 NEGATIVE PLEDGE
The Company undertakes that it shall not, at any time during the
subsistence of this Debenture, create or permit to subsist any Security
over all or any part of the Charged Property except as not expressly
prohibited under the terms of the Indentures.
7.2 NO DISPOSAL OF INTERESTS
The Company undertakes that it shall not (and shall not agree to) at
any time during the subsistence of this Debenture, except as not
expressly prohibited under the terms of the Indentures:
7.2.1 execute any conveyance, disposition, transfer, lease,
assignment or assignation of, or other right to use or occupy,
all or any part of the Charged Property;
7.2.2 create any legal or equitable estate or heritable interest or
other interest in, or over, or otherwise relating to, all or
any part of the Charged Property; or
7.2.3 (a) grant or vary, or accept any surrender, or cancellation or
renunciation or disposal of, any lease, tenancy, licence,
consent or other right to use or occupy in relation to any of
the Charged Property or (b) allow any person any right to use
or occupy or to become entitled to assert any proprietary
interest in, or right over, the Charged Property, which may,
in each case, adversely affect the ability of the Security
Trustee to exercise any of the Collateral Rights.
8. SHARES
8.1 SHARES: BEFORE ENFORCEMENT EVENT
Prior to the occurrence of an Enforcement Event and at any time when no
Enforcement Event is continuing, the Company shall:
8.1.1 be entitled to retain all dividends, interest and other monies
arising from the Shares; and
8.1.2 exercise all voting rights in relation to the Shares PROVIDED
THAT the Company shall not exercise such voting rights in any
manner which would constitute a Default or an Event of Default
under the Indentures (as such terms are defined in the
Indentures).
8.2 SHARES: AFTER ENFORCEMENT EVENT
The Security Trustee may, upon the occurrence of an Enforcement Event
and at any time thereafter whilst such Enforcement Event is continuing
(in the name of the Company or otherwise and without any further
consent or authority from the Company):
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8.2.1 exercise (or refrain from exercising) any voting rights in
respect of any of the Shares;
8.2.2 apply all dividends, interest and other monies arising from
any of the Shares in accordance with Clause 18 (Application of
Moneys);
8.2.3 transfer any of the Shares into the name of such nominee(s) of
the Security Trustee as it shall require; and
8.2.4 exercise (or refrain from exercising) the powers and rights
conferred on or exercisable by the legal or beneficial owner
of any of the Shares, including the right, in relation to any
company whose shares or other securities are included in the
Charged Property, to concur or participate in:
(a) the reconstruction, amalgamation, sale or other
disposal of such company or any of its assets or
undertaking (including the exchange, conversion or
reissue of any shares or securities as a consequence
thereof),
(b) the release, modification or variation of any rights
or liabilities attaching to such shares or
securities, and
(c) the exercise, renunciation or assignment of any right
to subscribe for any shares or securities,
in each case in such manner and on such terms as the Security
Trustee may think fit, and the proceeds of any such action
shall form part of the Charged Property.
9. ACCOUNTS
9.1 ACCOUNTS: OPERATION BEFORE ENFORCEMENT EVENT
The Company shall, prior to the delivery of a Notice of Charge pursuant
to Clause 5.2 (Notices of Charge) or the occurrence of an Enforcement
Event and at any time thereafter when no Enforcement Event is
continuing (provided that at such time no Notice of Charge has been
delivered pursuant to Clause 5.2 (Notices of Charge), be entitled to
receive, withdraw or otherwise transfer any credit balance from time to
time on any Account.
9.2 ACCOUNTS: OPERATION AFTER ENFORCEMENT EVENT
After the delivery of a Notice of Charge pursuant to Clause 5.2
(Notices of Charge) or the occurrence of an Enforcement Event and at
any time thereafter while such Enforcement Event is continuing, the
Company shall not be entitled to receive, withdraw or otherwise
transfer any credit balance from time to time on any Account except
with the prior consent of the Security Trustee.
9.3 ACCOUNTS: APPLICATION OF MONIES
The Security Trustee shall, upon the occurrence of an Enforcement Event
and at any time thereafter whilst such Enforcement Event is continuing,
be entitled without notice to apply, transfer or set-off any or all of
the credit balances from time to time on any Account in or towards the
payment or other satisfaction of all or part of the Secured Obligations
in accordance with Clause 18 (Application of Moneys).
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10. MONETARY CLAIMS
10.1 DEALING WITH MONETARY CLAIMS
The Company shall not at any time during the subsistence of the
Debenture, without the prior written consent of the Security Trustee or
except as not expressly prohibited under the terms of the Indentures:
10.1.1 deal with the Monetary Claims referred to in sub-clause 3.1.5
of Clause 3.1 (Fixed Charges) except by getting in and
realising them in a prudent manner (on behalf of the Security
Trustee) and paying the proceeds of those Monetary Claims
referred to in sub-clause 3.1.5 of Clause 3.1 (Fixed Charges)
into the Accounts or as the Security Trustee may require (and
such proceeds shall be held upon trust by the Company for the
Security Trustee on behalf of the Secured Creditors prior to
such payment in);
10.1.2 factor or discount any of the Monetary Claims referred to in
sub-clause 3.1.5 of Clause 3.1 (Fixed Charges) or enter into
any agreement for such factoring or discounting; or
10.1.3 (other than as provided in Clause 10.2 (Release of Monetary
Claims: Before Enforcement Event) be entitled to withdraw or
otherwise transfer the proceeds of the realisation of any
Monetary Claims standing to the credit of any Account.
10.2 RELEASE OF MONETARY CLAIMS: BEFORE ENFORCEMENT EVENT
Prior to the delivery of a Notice of Charge pursuant to Clause 5.2
(Notices of Charge) or the occurrence of an Enforcement Event and at
any time when no Enforcement Event is continuing (provided that at such
time no Notice of Charge has been delivered pursuant to Clause 5.2
(Notices of Charge)), the proceeds of the realisation of any Monetary
Claims deriving from or in relation to any Intellectual Property shall
(subject to any restriction on the application of such proceeds
contained in this Debenture, the Indentures or in the Security Trust
and Intercreditor Deed), upon such proceeds being credited to an
Account, be released from the fixed charge created pursuant to Clause
3.1 (Fixed Charges) and the Company shall be entitled to withdraw such
proceeds from such Account provided that such proceeds shall continue
to be subject to the floating charge created pursuant to Clause 3.3
(Floating Charge) and the terms of this Debenture.
11. REAL PROPERTY
11.1 PROPERTY: NOTIFICATION
The Company shall promptly notify the Security Trustee of any contract,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition for the acquisition by the
Company (or its nominee(s)) of any Real Property and shall promptly
enter into a further document or deed in respect of such Real Property
if so required by the Security Trustee.
11.2 ENTITLEMENT TO REMEDY
If the Company fails to comply with any of the undertakings contained
in this Clause 11, the Security Trustee shall be entitled (with such
agents, contractors and others as it sees fit) to do such things as may
in the opinion of the Security Trustee be required to remedy such
failure and all moneys spent by the Security Trustee in doing so shall
be reimbursed
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by the Company on demand with interest from the date of payment by the
Security Trustee until reimbursed in accordance with Clause 2.2
(Interest on Demands).
12. INVESTMENTS: DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
After the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the Company shall
promptly deliver (or procure delivery) to the Security Trustee, and the
Security Trustee shall be entitled to retain, all of the Investments
and any certificates and other documents of title representing the
Investments to which the Company (or its nominee(s)) is or becomes
entitled together with any other document which the Security Trustee
may request (in such form and executed as the Security Trustee may
require) with a view to perfecting or improving its security over the
Investments or to registering any Investment in its name or the name of
any nominee(s).
13. INTRA-GROUP LOAN CONTRACTS
Prior to the delivery of a Notice of Assignment pursuant to Clause 5.1
(Notices of Assignment) or the occurrence of an Enforcement Event, the
Company shall be entitled to deal with the Intra-Group Loan Contracts
except as expressly prohibited under the Indentures or the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
14. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY
14.1 ENFORCEMENT
At any time after the occurrence of an Enforcement Event and the
Security Trustee (acting on the instructions received pursuant to the
terms of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed) giving notice to
Marconi Corporation and the Company thereof, the security created by or
pursuant to this Debenture is immediately enforceable and the Security
Trustee may, in its absolute discretion:
14.1.1 enforce all or any part of that security (at the times, in the
manner and on the terms it thinks fit) and take possession of
and hold or dispose of all or any part of the Charged
Property; and
14.1.2 whether or not it has appointed a Receiver, exercise all or
any of the powers, authorities and discretions conferred by
the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219) (as varied
or extended by this Debenture) insofar as applicable on
mortgagees and by this Debenture on any Receiver or otherwise
conferred by law on mortgagees or Receivers.
14.2 NO LIABILITY AS MORTGAGEE IN POSSESSION
Neither the Security Trustee nor any Receiver shall be liable to
account as a mortgagee or heritable creditor in possession in respect
of all or any part of the Charged Property or be liable for any loss
upon realisation or for any neglect, default or omission in connection
with the Charged Property to which a mortgagee in possession or
heritable creditor might otherwise be liable.
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15. EXTENSION AND VARIATION OF CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY ORDINANCE
15.1 EXTENSION OF POWERS
Insofar as applicable the power of sale or other disposal conferred on
the Security Trustee and on any Receiver by this Debenture shall
operate as a variation and extension of the statutory power of sale
under Sections 51 and 53 of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance
(Cap.219) and such power shall arise (and the Secured Obligations shall
be deemed due and payable for that purpose) on execution of this
Debenture.
15.2 RESTRICTIONS
The restrictions contained in paragraph 11 of the Fourth Schedule to
the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219) shall not apply to
this Debenture or to the exercise by the Security Trustee of its right
to consolidate all or any of the security created by or pursuant to
this Debenture with any other security in existence at any time or to
its power of sale, which powers may be exercised by the Security
Trustee without notice to the Company on or at any time after the
occurrence of an Enforcement Event.
15.3 POWER OF LEASING
The statutory powers of leasing, surrendering leases and accepting
surrenders of leases conferred by the Fourth Schedule to the
Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219) may be exercised by the
Security Trustee at any time on or after the occurrence of an
Enforcement Event and, without prejudice to the foregoing, the Security
Trustee and any Receiver may, whether or not the Security Trustee and
such Receiver shall then be in possession of the relevant property,
make any lease or agreement for lease, accept surrenders of leases and
grant options on such terms (including without limitation as to premium
and length of term) as it or he shall think fit, without the need to
comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by the Fourth
Schedule to the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219).
16. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER
16.1 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL
After the occurrence of an Enforcement Event or if requested to do so
by the Company, the Security Trustee may by deed or otherwise (acting
through an authorised officer of the Security Trustee), without prior
notice to the Company:
16.1.1 appoint one or more persons to be a Receiver of the whole or
any part of the Charged Property;
16.1.2 remove (so far as it is lawfully able) any Receiver so
appointed; and
16.1.3 appoint another person(s) as an additional or replacement
Receiver(s).
16.2 CAPACITY OF RECEIVERS
Each person appointed to be a Receiver pursuant to Clause 16.1
(Appointment and Removal) shall be:
16.2.1 entitled to act individually or together with any other person
appointed or substituted as Receiver;
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16.2.2 for all purposes shall be deemed to be the agent of the
Company, who shall be solely responsible for his acts,
defaults and liabilities and for the payment of his
remuneration and no Receiver shall at any time act as agent
for the Security Trustee; and
16.2.3 entitled to remuneration for his services at a rate to be
fixed by the Security Trustee from time to time.
16.3 STATUTORY POWERS OF APPOINTMENT
The powers of appointment of a Receiver shall be in addition to all
statutory and other powers of appointment of the Security Trustee under
the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219) (as extended by this
Debenture) or otherwise and such powers shall remain exercisable from
time to time by the Security Trustee in respect of any part of the
Charged Property.
17. POWERS OF RECEIVER
17.1 POWERS OF RECEIVER
Every Receiver shall (subject to any restrictions in the instrument
appointing him but notwithstanding any winding-up or dissolution of the
Company) have and be entitled to exercise, in relation to the Charged
Property (and any assets of the Company which, when got in, would be
Charged Property) in respect of which he was appointed, and as varied
and extended by the provisions of this Debenture (in the name of or on
behalf of the Company or in his own name and, in each case, at the cost
of the Company):
17.1.1 insofar as applicable all the powers conferred by the
Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap.219) on mortgagors
and on mortgagees in possession and on receivers appointed
under that Ordinance;
17.1.2 all the powers and rights of an absolute owner and power to do
or omit to do anything which the Company itself could do or
omit to do; and
17.1.3 the power to do all things (including bringing or defending
proceedings in the name or on behalf of the Company) which
seem to the Receiver to be incidental or conducive to (a) any
of the functions, powers, authorities or discretions conferred
on or vested in him or (b) the exercise of the Collateral
Rights (including realisation of all or any part of the
Charged Property) or (c) bringing to his hands any assets of
the Company forming part of, or which when got in would be,
Charged Property.
17.2 ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RECEIVER
In addition to and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing, every Receiver shall (subject to any limitations or
restrictions expressed in the instrument appointing him but
notwithstanding any winding-up or dissolution of the Company) have the
powers set out in Schedule 3 (Additional Powers of Receiver) in
relation to the Charged Property (and any assets of the Company which,
when got in, would be part of the Charged Property), in respect of
which he was appointed (and every reference in Schedule 3 (Additional
Powers of Receiver) to the "Charged Property" shall be read as a
reference to that part of the Charged Property in respect of which such
Receiver was appointed).
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17.3 MANNER OF EXERCISING POWERS
In making any sale or other disposal of all or any part of the Charged
Property or any acquisition in the exercise of their respective powers
(including without limitation a disposal by a Receiver to any
subsidiary of the Company or other body corporate) any Receiver or the
Security Trustee may accept or dispose of as, and by way of
consideration for, such sale or other disposal or acquisition, cash,
shares, loan capital or other obligations, including without limitation
consideration fluctuating according to or dependent upon profit or
turnover and consideration the amount whereof is to be determined by a
third party. Any such consideration may, if thought expedient by such
Receiver or the Security Trustee, be nil or may be payable or
receivable in a lump sum or by instalments. Any contract for any such
sale, disposal or acquisition by such Receiver or the Security Trustee
may contain conditions excluding or restricting the personal liability
of such Receiver or the Security Trustee.
18. APPLICATION OF MONEYS
All moneys received or recovered by the Security Trustee or any
Receiver pursuant to this Debenture or the powers conferred by it shall
(subject to the claims of any person having prior rights thereto and by
way of variation of the provisions of the Conveyancing and Property
Ordinance (Cap.219)) be applied first in the payment of the costs,
charges and expenses incurred and payments made by the Receiver, the
payment of his remuneration and the discharge of any liabilities
incurred by the Receiver in, or incidental to, the exercise of any of
his powers, and thereafter shall be applied by the Security Trustee
(notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Company) in
accordance with the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
19. PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS
19.1 CONSIDERATION
The receipt of the Security Trustee or any Receiver shall be conclusive
discharge to a purchaser and, in making any sale or disposal of any of
the Charged Property or making any acquisition, the Security Trustee or
any Receiver may do so for such consideration, in such manner and on
such terms as it thinks fit.
19.2 PROTECTION OF PURCHASERS
No purchaser or other person dealing with the Security Trustee or any
Receiver shall be bound to inquire whether the right of the Security
Trustee or such Receiver to exercise any of its powers has arisen or
become exercisable or be concerned with any propriety or regularity on
the part of the Security Trustee or such Receiver in such dealings.
20. POWER OF ATTORNEY
20.1 APPOINTMENT AND POWERS
The Company by way of security irrevocably (within the meaning of
Section 4 of the Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap.31)) appoints the
Security Trustee, each Delegate and any Receiver severally to be its
attorney (the "Attorney") and in its name, on its behalf and as its act
and deed to execute, deliver and perfect all documents and do all
things which the Attorney may consider to be required or desirable for:
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20.1.1 carrying out any obligation imposed on the Company by this
Debenture (including the execution and delivery of any
notices, deeds, charges, assignments or other security and any
transfers of the Charged Property); and
20.1.2 enabling the Security Trustee, each Delegate and any Receiver
to exercise, or delegate the exercise of, any of the rights,
powers and authorities conferred on them by or pursuant to
this Debenture or by law (including, after the occurrence of
an Enforcement Event, the exercise of any right of a legal or
beneficial owner of the Charged Property).
20.2 RATIFICATION
The Company shall ratify and confirm all things done and all documents
executed by any Attorney in the exercise or purported exercise of all
or any of his powers.
20.3 INDEMNITY
The Company shall indemnify the Attorney and keep the Attorney
indemnified against any and all costs, claims and liabilities which the
Attorney may incur as a result of anything done by the Attorney in the
proper exercise of any of the powers conferred, or purported to be
conferred, on him or her by this Debenture unless such cost, claim or
liability arises as a result of the negligence or wilful misconduct of
the Attorney.
21. EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY
21.1 CONTINUING SECURITY
The security created by or pursuant to this Debenture shall remain in
full force and effect as a continuing security for the Secured
Obligations unless and until discharged by the Security Trustee.
21.2 CUMULATIVE RIGHTS
The security created by or pursuant to this Debenture and the
Collateral Rights shall be cumulative, in addition to and independent
of every other security which the Security Trustee or any Secured
Creditor may at any time hold for the Secured Obligations or any other
obligations or any rights, powers and remedies provided by law. No
prior security held by the Security Trustee (whether in its capacity as
trustee or otherwise) or any of the other Secured Creditors over the
whole or any part of the Charged Property shall merge into the security
constituted by this Debenture.
21.3 NO PREJUDICE
The security created by or pursuant to this Debenture and the
Collateral Rights shall not be prejudiced by any unenforceability or
invalidity of any other agreement or document or by any time or
indulgence granted to the Company or any other person, or the Security
Trustee (whether in its capacity as trustee or otherwise) or any of the
other Secured Creditors or by any variation of the terms of the trust
upon which the Security Trustee holds the security or by any other
thing which might otherwise prejudice that security or any Collateral
Right.
21.4 REMEDIES AND WAIVERS
No failure on the part of the Security Trustee to exercise, or any
delay on its part in exercising, any Collateral Right shall operate as
a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
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partial exercise of any Collateral Right preclude any further or other
exercise of that or any other Collateral Right.
21.5 NO LIABILITY
None of the Security Trustee, each Delegate, any Attorney or any
Receiver shall be liable by reason of (a) taking any action permitted
by this Debenture or (b) any neglect or default in connection with the
Charged Property or (c) taking possession of or realising all or any
part of the Charged Property, except in the case of negligence or
wilful misconduct upon its part.
21.6 PARTIAL INVALIDITY
If, at any time, any provision of this Debenture is or becomes illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the law of any
jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Debenture nor of such provision under the
laws of any other jurisdiction shall in any way be affected or impaired
thereby and, if any part of the security intended to be created by or
pursuant to this Debenture is invalid, unenforceable or ineffective for
any reason, that shall not affect or impair any other part of the
security.
21.7 COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS
The obligations of the Company and the Collateral Rights shall not be
discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by:
21.7.1 any winding-up, dissolution, administration or re-organisation
of or other change in any Obligor or any other person;
21.7.2 any of the Secured Obligations being at any time illegal,
invalid, unenforceable or ineffective;
21.7.3 any time or other indulgence being granted to any Obligor or
any other person;
21.7.4 any amendment, variation, waiver or release of any of the
Secured Obligations;
21.7.5 any failure to take or failure to realise the value of any
other collateral in respect of the Secured Obligations or any
release, discharge, exchange or substitution of any such
collateral;
21.7.6 any other act, event or omission which but for this provision
would or might operate to impair, discharge or otherwise
affect the obligations of the Company hereunder.
22. RELEASE OF SECURITY
The Security Trustee shall, at the cost of the Company, release and
cancel the security constituted by this Debenture and procure the
reassignment to the Company of the property and assets assigned to the
Security Trustee pursuant to this Debenture in accordance with the
terms and subject to the conditions and circumstances set out in the
Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed and without recourse to, or any
representation or warranty by, the Security Trustee or any of its
nominees.
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23. SET-OFF
The Company authorises the Security Trustee (but the Security Trustee
shall not be obliged to exercise such right), after the occurrence of
an Enforcement Event which is continuing, to set off against the
Secured Obligations any amount or other obligation (contingent or
otherwise) owing by the Security Trustee to the Company.
24. SUBSEQUENT SECURITY INTERESTS
If the Security Trustee (acting in its capacity as trustee or
otherwise) or any of the other Secured Creditors at any time receives
or is deemed to have received notice of any subsequent Security
affecting all or any part of the Charged Property or any assignment or
transfer of the Charged Property which is prohibited by the terms of
this Debenture or the Indentures, all payments thereafter by or on
behalf of the Company to (or on behalf of) the Security Trustee
(whether in its capacity as trustee or otherwise) or any of the other
Secured Creditors shall be treated as having been credited to a new
account of the Company and not as having been applied in reduction of
the Secured Obligations as at the time when the Security Trustee
received such notice.
25. CURRENCY INDEMNITY
If any sum (a "SUM") owing by the Company under this Debenture or any
order or judgment given or made in relation to this Debenture has to be
converted from the currency (the "FIRST CURRENCY") in which such Sum is
payable into another currency (the "SECOND CURRENCY") for the purpose
of:
25.1.1 making or filing a claim or proof against the Company;
25.1.2 obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal;
25.1.3 enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation to
this Debenture; or
25.1.4 applying the Sum in satisfaction of any of the Secured
Obligations,
the Company shall indemnify the Security Trustee from and against any
loss suffered or incurred as a result of any discrepancy between (a)
the rate of exchange used for such purpose to convert such Sum from the
First Currency into the Second Currency and (b) the rate or rates of
exchange available to the Security Trustee at the time of such receipt
of such Sum.
26. ASSIGNMENT
The Security Trustee may assign and transfer all or any of its rights
and obligations under this Debenture in accordance with the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed. The Security Trustee shall be entitled to
disclose such information concerning the Company and this Debenture as
the Security Trustee considers appropriate to any actual or proposed
direct or indirect successor or to any person to whom information may
be required to be disclosed by any applicable law.
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27. NOTICES
Each communication to be made under this Debenture shall be made and
delivered in accordance with the provisions of the Security Trust and
Intercreditor Deed.
28. EXPENSES, COSTS AND TAXES
28.1 EXPENSES
The Company shall, from time to time and promptly on demand by the
Security Trustee, reimburse to the Security Trustee all costs and
expenses (including legal fees) on a full indemnity basis together with
any applicable value-added tax incurred by the Security Trustee and any
Delegate (PROVIDED THAT in relation to sub-clause 28.1.1 of this Clause
28.1, such costs and expenses must be properly incurred) in connection
with:
28.1.1 the execution, release and discharge of this Debenture and the
Security created or intended to be created in respect of the
Charged Property and the perfection of the Security
contemplated in this Debenture or in any such documents or
forming part of the Security created or intended to be created
in respect of the Charged Property;
28.1.2 the actual or contemplated exercise, preservation and/or
enforcement of any of the rights, powers and remedies of, or
the performance of the duties and obligations of, the Security
Trustee or any Delegate, or any amendment or waiver in respect
of this Debenture;
28.1.3 the foreclosure of any Charged Property; and
28.1.4 the preservation and/or enforcement of the Security created or
intended to be created in respect of the Charged Property,
which shall carry interest from the date of such demand until so
reimbursed at the rate and on the basis as mentioned in Clause 2.2
(Interest on Demands).
28.2 STAMP TAXES
The Company shall pay promptly on demand of the Security Trustee all
stamp, registration, notarial and other similar Taxes or fees paid or
payable by the Security Trustee in connection with any action taken or
contemplated by or on behalf of the Security Trustee for perfecting,
enforcing, releasing, cancelling, reassigning or resolving any doubt
concerning, or for any other purpose in relation to this Debenture, any
amendment thereto, any transfer and/or assignment of the rights and/or
obligations under the same or the Security created or intended to be
created in respect of the Charged Property and shall, from time to
time, indemnify the Security Trustee promptly on demand against any
liabilities, costs, claims and expenses resulting from any failure to
pay by the Company or any delay by the Company in paying any such Taxes
or fees.
29. PAYMENTS FREE OF DEDUCTION
All payments to be made to the Security Trustee, any Delegate and/or
any Receiver under this Debenture shall be made free and clear of and
without set-off or deduction for or on account of tax unless the
Company is required to make such payment subject to the deduction or
withholding of tax, in which case the sum payable by the Company in
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respect of which such deduction or withholding is required to be made
shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the
making of such deduction or withholding, the person on account of whose
liability to tax such deduction or withholding has been made receives
and retains (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction
or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received
and so retained had no such deduction or withholding been made or
required to be made.
30. DISCRETION AND DELEGATION
30.1 DISCRETION
Any liberty or power which may be exercised or any determination which
may be made hereunder by the Security Trustee or any Receiver may,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Debenture and the Security
Trust and Intercreditor Deed, be exercised or made in its absolute and
unfettered discretion without any obligation to give reasons.
30.2 DELEGATION
Each of the Security Trustee and any Receiver shall have full power to
delegate (either generally or specifically) the powers, authorities and
discretions conferred on it by this Debenture (including the power of
attorney) on such terms and conditions as it shall see fit which
delegation shall not preclude either the subsequent exercise of such
power, authority or discretion by the Security Trustee or the Receiver
itself or any subsequent delegation or revocation thereof.
31. PERPETUITY PERIOD
The perpetuity period under the rule against perpetuities, if
applicable to this Debenture, shall be the period of eighty years from
the date of the Security Trust and Intercreditor Deed.
32. GOVERNING LAW
This Debenture and all matters arising from or connected with it are
governed by the laws of Hong Kong.
33. JURISDICTION
33.1 HONG KONG COURTS
The courts of Hong Kong have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any
disputes (a "DISPUTE") arising out of, or connected with this Debenture
(including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination
of this Debenture or the consequences of its nullity).
33.2 CONVENIENT FORUM
The parties agree that the courts of Hong Kong are the most appropriate
and convenient courts to settle Disputes between them and, accordingly,
that they will not argue to the contrary.
33.3 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
This Clause 33 is for the benefit of the Security Trustee only. As a
result and notwithstanding Clause 33.1 (Hong Kong Courts), it does not
prevent the Security Trustee from taking proceedings relating to a
Dispute in any other courts with
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jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law the Security Trustee may
take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.
34. COUNTERPARTS
This Debenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and this has the same effect as if
the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this
Debenture. Any party may enter into this Debenture by signing any such
counterpart.
THIS DEBENTURE has been signed on behalf of the Security Trustee and executed as
a deed by the Company and is delivered by it on the date specified above.
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SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF INTRA-GROUP LOAN
To: [ ]
Date: [ ]
Dear Sirs,
DEBENTURE DATED [ ] BY G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED (THE "COMPANY") AND THE
LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. (THE "SECURITY TRUSTEE") (THE
"DEBENTURE")
We hereby give you notice, as attorney for and on behalf of the Company, that
the Company has, pursuant to the Debenture, assigned to us as Security Trustee
all their right, title and interest in and to [details of contract] (the
"CONTRACT") including all moneys which may be payable in respect of the
Contract.
With effect from your receipt of this notice:
1. all payments by you to the Company under or arising from the Contract
should be made to us or to our order as we may specify in writing from
time to time [details of the account into which sums are to be paid may
be included];
2. all remedies provided for in the Contract or available at law or in
equity are exercisable by us;
3. all rights to compel performance of the Contract are exercisable by us
although the Company shall remain liable to perform all the obligations
assumed by it under the Contract;
4. all rights, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the
benefit of the Company arising from the Contract belong to us and no
changes may be made to the terms of the Contract nor may the Contract
be terminated without our consent; and
5. you are authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval
from the Company, to provide us with such information relating to the
Contract as we may from time to time request and to send us copies of
all notices issued by you under the Contract to us as well as to the
Company.
These instructions may not be revoked, nor may the terms of the Contract be
amended, varied or waived without our prior written consent.
We confirm that pursuant to Clause 5.1 (Notices of Assignment) and Clause 20
(Power of Attorney) of the Debenture, we are empowered and authorised to deliver
this Notice of Assignment for and on behalf of the Company.
This letter is governed by Hong Kong law.
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Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing the acknowledgement on the
enclosed copy letter and returning it to us at[ ] marked for the attention of
[ ].
Yours faithfully,
..........
by THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
as attorney for and on behalf of
G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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[On copy only:
To: [THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.] AS SECURITY TRUSTEE
We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above and confirm that
we have not received notice of any previous assignments or charges of or over
any of the rights, interests and benefits in and to the Contract and that we
will comply with the terms of that notice.
We further confirm that:
(b) no amendment, waiver or release of any of such rights, interests and
benefits shall be effective without your prior written consent;
(c) no termination of such rights, interests or benefits shall be effective
unless we have given you thirty days written notice of the proposed
termination, specifying the action necessary to avoid such termination;
and
(d) no breach or default on the part of the Company of any of the terms of
the Contract shall be deemed to have occurred unless we have given you
notice of such breach specifying how to make good such breach.
For and on behalf of [ ]
By: .............
Dated:
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SCHEDULE 2
PART A
FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE TO LANDLORDS
To: [Landlord]
Date: [ ]
Dear Sirs,
We give you notice that, by a Debenture dated [ ] (the "DEBENTURE") we charged
to The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. (the "SECURITY TRUSTEE") as
security trustee for the Secured Creditors referred to in the Debenture all our
right, interests and benefits in, to and under the [describe Lease] dated [ ]
between [ ] relating to [ ] (including all monies payable thereunder and the
proceeds of all claims and judgments for breach of covenant) (the "LEASE").
We will remain liable to perform all our obligations under the Lease and the
Security Trustee is under no obligation of any kind whatsoever under the Lease
nor under any liability whatsoever in the event of any failure by us to perform
our obligations under the Lease.
Please note that:
1. all remedies provided for under the Lease or available at law or in
equity are exercisable by the Security Trustee;
2. all rights to compel performance of the Lease are exercisable by the
Security Trustee; and
3. all rights, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the
benefit of ourselves arising under the Lease belong to the Security
Trustee.
This letter is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of
Hong Kong. Would you acknowledge receipt of this notice by sending the enclosed
acknowledgement to the Security Trustee with a copy to ourselves.
Yours faithfully
[ ]
G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CHARGE
To: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c.
as Security Trustee
Date: [ ]
Dear Sirs
We confirm receipt from G.E.C. (Hong Kong) Limited (the "COMPANY") of a notice
dated [ ] of a charge upon the terms of a Debenture dated [ ] (the "DEBENTURE")
to The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. (the "SECURITY TRUSTEE") as
security trustee for the Secured Creditors of all the Company's right, interest
and benefit in, to and under the Lease (as specified in that notice) to which we
are a party.
We confirm that we have not received notice of any assignment or charge of or
over any of the rights, interests and benefits specified in such notice.
We further confirm that:
1. no amendment, waiver or release of any such rights, interests and
benefits will be effective without the prior written consent of the
Security Trustee;
2. no termination of such rights, interests or benefits will be effective
unless we have given the Security Trustee at least 21 days' written
notice of the proposed termination and specifying the action necessary
to avoid such termination;
3. the Company will remain liable to perform all its obligations under the
Lease and the Security Trustee is under no obligation of any kind
whatsoever under the Lease nor under any liability whatsoever in the
event of any failure by the Company to perform our obligations under
the Lease; and
4. no breach or default on the part of the Company of any of the terms of
such Lease will be deemed to have occurred unless we have given notice
of such breach to the Security Trustee specifying how to make good such
breach.
We unconditionally and irrevocably waive all rights of set-off, lien,
combination of accounts and similar rights (however described) which we may have
now or in the future to the extent that such rights relate to amounts owed to us
by the Company (and the proceeds thereof) and we will send you copies of all
statements, orders and notices given by us relating to such debt.
This letter is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of
Hong Kong.
Yours faithfully
[Landlord]
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PART B
FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OVER ACCOUNT
To: [Account Bank]
Dear Sirs,
We hereby give you notice, as attorney for and on behalf of G.E.C. (Hong Kong)
Limited (the "Company"), that the Company has, pursuant to a debenture date]
(the "DEBENTURE"), charged to us as Security Trustee for and on behalf of the
Secured Creditors referred to therein, all their rights, title and interest in
and to all sums of money which may now or in the future be held by the Company
with you in any accounts at any of your branches (the "ACCOUNTS"), together with
all interest from time to time earned thereon and the debts represented by such
sums and interest, as well as all book and other debts owed to the Company.
We hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct you:
(a) to disclose to us without any reference to or further authority from
the Company and without any enquiry by you as to the justification of
such disclosure, such information relating to the Accounts and the sums
therein as we may at any time and from time to time request;
(b) to hold all sums from time to time standing to the credit of the
Accounts to our order;
(c) to pay or release all or any part of the sums from time to time
standing to the credit of the Accounts in accordance with our written
instructions at any time or times;
(d) to comply with the terms of any written notice or instructions in any
way relating to, or purporting to relate to, the Debenture, the sums
standing to the credit of the Accounts from time to time or the debts
represented thereby which you receive at any time from us without any
reference to or further authority from the Company and without any
enquiry by you as to the justification for or validity of such notice
or instruction; and
(e) to pay all monies received by you for the Accounts to (and only to) the
credit of those Accounts.
Please note that the Company is not permitted to withdraw any amount from any of
the Accounts without our prior written consent.
Please also note that these instructions are not to be revoked or varied without
our prior written consent.
We confirm that pursuant to Clause 5.2 (Notices of Charge) and Clause 20 (Power
of Attorney) of the Debenture, we are empowered and authorised to deliver this
Notice of Charge for and on behalf of the Company.
This letter is governed by Hong Kong law.
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Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by sending the attached
acknowledgement to us with a copy to the Company.
Yours faithfully,
.. . . . . . . . . . . .
by The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c.
as attorney for and on behalf of G.E.C. (Hong Kong) Limited
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FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c.
Dear Sirs,
We confirm receipt from The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c. as attorney
for and on behalf of G.E.C. (Hong Kong) Limited (the "COMPANY") of a notice
dated [ ] relating to certain accounts (the "ACCOUNTS") of the Company with the
Bank.
We confirm that:
(i) we accept the instructions and authorisations contained in that notice
and we undertake to act in accordance with the terms of that notice;
(ii) we have not received notice of the interest of any third party in the
Accounts;
(iii) we have neither claimed or exercised nor will claim or exercise any
security interest, set-off, counter-claim or other rights in respect of
the Accounts, the sums therein or the debts represented thereby without
your prior written consent;
(iv) we shall pay all monies received by us for the account of the Company
to (and only to) the credit of the Account(s) in the name of the
Company unless otherwise consented to by you; and
(v) we shall not permit any amount to be withdrawn from any of the Accounts
without your prior written consent.
Nothing contained in any of our arrangements with you shall commit us to
providing any facilities or making advances available to the Company.
This letter is governed by Hong Kong Law.
Yours faithfully,
.. . . . . . . . . .
On behalf of [Bank]
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PART C
FORM OF NOTICE OF CHARGE OVER MONETARY CLAIMS
To: [ ]
Date: [ ]
Dear Sirs,
DEBENTURE DATED [ ] BY G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED (THE "COMPANY") AND
OTHERS AND THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. (THE "SECURITY TRUSTEE")
(THE "DEBENTURE")
We hereby give you notice, as attorney for and on behalf of the Company, that
the Company has, pursuant to the Debenture, charged to us as Security Trustee
for and on behalf of the Secured Creditors referred to therein all their right,
title and interest in and to [details of Monetary Claim] (the "MONETARY CLAIM")
including all moneys which may be payable in respect of the Claim.
With effect from your receipt of this notice:
5. all payments by you to the Company under or arising from the Monetary
Claim should be made to us or to our order as we may specify in writing
from time to time [details of the account into which sums are to be
paid may be included];
6. all remedies available at law or in equity in relation to the Monetary
Claim are exercisable by us;
7. all rights to compel performance of the underlying contract in respect
of the Monetary Claim (the "UNDERLYING CONTRACT") between you and the
Company are exercisable by us although the Company shall remain liable
to perform all the obligations assumed by it thereunder;
8. all rights, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the
benefit of the Company arising from the Monetary Claim belong to us and
no changes may be made to the terms of the Underlying Contract nor may
the Underlying Contract be terminated without our consent; and
9. you are authorised and instructed, without requiring further approval
from the Company, to provide us with such information relating to the
Monetary Claim as we may from time to time request and to send copies of
all notices issued by you under the Underlying Contract to us as well as
to the Company.
These instructions may not be revoked, nor amended, varied or waived without our
prior written consent.
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We confirm that pursuant to Clause 5.2 (Notices of Charge) and Clause 20 (Power
of Attorney) of the Debenture, we are empowered and authorised to deliver this
Notice of Charge for and on behalf of the Company.
This letter is governed by Hong Kong law.
Please acknowledge receipt of this notice by signing the acknowledgement on the
enclosed copy letter and returning it to us at [ ] marked for the attention of
[ ].
Yours faithfully,
.......................
by THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
as attorney for and on behalf of
G.E.C. (Hong Kong) Limited
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[On copy only:
To: THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. AS SECURITY TRUSTEE
We acknowledge receipt of a notice in the terms set out above and confirm that
we have not received notice of any previous charges of or over any of the
rights, interests and benefits in and to the Monetary Claim and that we will
comply with the terms of that notice.
We further confirm that:
(i) no amendment, waiver or release of any of such rights, interests and
benefits shall be effective without your prior written consent;
(ii) no termination of such rights, interests or benefits shall be effective
unless we have given you thirty days written notice of the proposed
termination, specifying the action necessary to avoid such termination.
For and on behalf of [ ]
By: .............
Dated:
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SCHEDULE 3
ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RECEIVER
1. Take Possession
Power to enter upon, take immediate possession of, collect and get in
the Charged Property including without limitation rents and other
income whether accrued before or after the date of his appointment and
for that purpose to make, or to require the directors of the Company to
make, calls conditionally or unconditionally upon the holders of the
Company's share capital in respect of any such capital of the Company
which remains uncalled and to enforce payment of calls so made and any
previous unpaid calls by taking proceedings in the name of the Company
or in his own name.
2. Proceedings and Claims
Power to bring, prosecute, enforce, defend and abandon applications,
claims, disputes, actions, suits and proceedings in connection with the
business of the Company or all or any part of the Charged Property or
this Debenture in the name of the Company or in his own name and to
submit to arbitration, negotiate, compromise and settle any such
applications, claims, disputes, actions, suits or proceedings and in
addition to take or defend proceedings for the compulsory winding-up of
the Company and proceedings for directions under Section 255 of the
Companies Ordinance (Cap.32) of the laws of Hong Kong.
3. Carry on Business
Power to carry on and manage, or concur in the carrying on and
management of or to appoint a manager of, the whole or any part of the
Company's business in such manner as he shall in his absolute
discretion think fit including without limitation the power to enter
into any contract or arrangement and to perform, repudiate, rescind or
vary any contract to which the Company is a party and power to
supervise, control and finance any subsidiary of the Company or any
other body corporate (including without limitation any referred to in
Clause 6 below) and its business and the conduct thereof and to change
the situation of the registered office of the Company or any such
subsidiary or other body corporate.
4. Deal with Charged Property
Without the need to observe the restrictions imposed by paragraph 11 of
the Fourth Schedule to the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance
(Cap.219), power, in relation to the Charged Property and each and
every part thereof, to sell, transfer, convey, grant or accept
surrenders of leases, vary, terminate or surrender leases, grant, vary
or terminate licences or rights of user (in each case with or without
consideration) or concur in any of the foregoing by the Company or any
other receiver or manager of the Company (including without limitation
to or in relation to the Security Trustee or any of the other Secured
Creditors) in such manner and generally on such terms as he thinks fit
including without limitation, without the consent of the Company, the
severing and separate
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disposal from the premises to which they were affixed of fixtures and
plant and machinery.
5. Acquisitions
Power to purchase, lease, hire or otherwise acquire any assets or
rights of any description which he shall in his absolute discretion
consider necessary or desirable for the carrying on, improvement or
realisation of the whole or any part of the Charged Property or the
business of the Company or otherwise for the benefit of the whole or
any part of the Charged Property.
6. New Subsidiary
Power to promote, procure the formation or otherwise acquire the share
capital of, any body corporate with a view to such body corporate
becoming a subsidiary of the Company or otherwise and purchasing,
leasing or otherwise acquiring an interest in the whole or any part of
the Charged Property or carrying on any business in succession to the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company.
7. Landlord and Tenant
Power to make allowances to and re-arrangements with any lessees,
tenants or other persons from whom any rents and profits may be
receivable (including granting any licences and operating any rent
reviews) and to exercise any powers and discretions conferred on a
landlord or a tenant by any statutory provision or by general law from
time to time in force in relation to all or any part of the Charged
Property.
8. Repairs etc
Power to undertake, effect or complete any work of repair,
refurbishment, decoration, modification, building, improvement or
development of all or any part of the Charged Property as he may think
expedient and to apply for and obtain any planning permissions,
building regulation approvals and any other permissions, consents or
licences in each case as he may in his absolute discretion think fit
and to acquire (or acquire an interest in) any such property as he may
think expedient.
9. Insurance
Power to effect, maintain or renew indemnity and other insurances and
to obtain bonds and performance guarantees.
10. Employment
Power to employ, engage, dismiss or vary the terms of employment or
engagement of such employees, workmen, servants, officers, managers,
agents and advisers on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as
he shall think fit including without limitation power to engage his own
firm in the conduct of the receivership.
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11. Borrowing
Power to raise or borrow money from any of the Secured Creditors or any
other person and with or without a mortgage or charge on the Charged
Property or any part of it on such terms as he shall in his absolute
discretion think fit (and no person lending such money shall be
concerned to see or enquire as to the propriety or purpose of the
exercise of such power or the application of money so raised or
borrowed).
12. Redemption of Security
Power to redeem, discharge or compromise any security whether or not
having priority to the security constituted by this Debenture or any
part of it.
13. Covenants, Guarantees and Indemnities
Power to enter into bonds, covenants, guarantees, commitments,
indemnities and other obligations or liabilities as he shall think fit,
to make all payments needed to effect, maintain or satisfy such
obligations or liabilities and to use the company seal of the Company.
14. Exercise of Powers in Company's Name
Power to exercise any or all of the above powers on behalf of and in
the name of the Company (notwithstanding any winding-up or dissolution
of the Company) or on his own behalf.
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SCHEDULE 4
DETAILS OF SHARES
Description and Number of
Shares Held by the Chargor
Name of Company Issued Share Capital or its nominees
Ilminster Enterprises Limited HK$10,000 10,000 ordinary shares of
HK$1 each
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THE COMPANY
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED )
By T.C.R SHEPHERD ) T.C.R. SHEPHERD
as lawful attorney for and in the name of ) [ L.S ]
G.E.C. (HONG KONG) LIMITED )
in the presence of: )
Signature of witness: X.X. XXXXXX
Name of witness: X.X. XXXXXX
Address: XXXXX & XXXXX
ONE NEW CHANGE
LONDON EX4M 9QQ
Occupation: TRAINEE SOLICITOR
THE SECURITY TRUSTEE
THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
By: X.X. XXXXX
Address: THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COPROPRATION P.L.C.
XXXXX XXXXX, 000 XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XX0X 0XX
Fax:
Attention: MANAGER, TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Witnessed by: XXXXXX XXXXX
