USD35,000,000 and RMB100,000,000 TERM LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
Execution
Dated 22 November
2010
as
Borrower
and
CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK CORPORATION
HONG KONG BRANCH
(国家开发银行股份有限公司香港分行)
as
Lender
USD35,000,000
and RMB100,000,000
XXXX
& XXXX
0/X.,
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx
Tel.:
(000) 0000 0000
Fax:
(000) 0000 0000
Ref.:
710110036/CR/JL
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CONTENTS
CLAUSE
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PAGE
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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2.
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THE
FACILITY
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3.
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PURPOSE
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4.
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CONDITIONS
OF UTILISATION
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5.
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UTILISATION
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6.
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REPAYMENT
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7.
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PREPAYMENT
AND CANCELLATION
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8.
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INTEREST
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9.
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INTEREST
PERIODS
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10.
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CHANGES
TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
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11.
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FEES
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12.
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TAX
GROSS UP AND INDEMNITIES
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13.
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INCREASED
COSTS
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14.
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MITIGATION
BY THE LENDER
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15.
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OTHER
INDEMNITIES
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16.
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COSTS
AND EXPENSES
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17.
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REPESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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18.
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UNDERTAKINGS
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19.
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EVENTS
OF XXXXXXX
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00.
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CHANGES
TO THE PARTIES
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21.
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DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMATION
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22.
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PAYMENT
MECHANICS
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23.
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SET-OFF
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24.
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NOTICES
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25.
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CALCULATIONS
AND CERTIFICATES
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26.
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PARTIAL
INVALIDITY
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27.
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REMEDIES
AND WAIVERS
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28.
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AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS
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29.
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COUNTERPARTS
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30.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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31.
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ENFORCEMENT
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SCHEDULE
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COMMITMENTS
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SCHEDULE
2
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CONDITIONS
PRECENDENT
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SCHEDULE
3
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UTILISATION
REQUEST
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SCHEDULE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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SCHEDULE
5
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UNDERTAKINGS
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SCHEDULE
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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SCHEDULE
7
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50
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DEBT
SERVICE ACCOUNT
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EXECUTION
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THIS AGREEMENT is dated 22
November 2010 and made between:
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HARBIN ELECTRIC, INC., a
limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the State of
Nevada with its principal place of business at Xx. 0 Xx Xxxx Xx Xx, Xx
Ping Lu Xx Xxxxx Qu, Xxxxxx Xxx Fa Qu, Harbin, People's Republic of China
150060 as borrower (the “Borrower”);
and
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CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK CORPORATION HONG
KONG BRANCH ( 国家开发银行股份有限公司香港分行) of Suite 3307-15,
33/F., One International Finance Centre, Xx. 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx as lender (the “Lender”).
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IT IS AGREED as
follows:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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In
this Agreement:
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“Authorised Person” means
a person duly authorised to act on behalf of any of the Obligors, as the
case may be, and any permitted attorney-in-fact or delegate of such
person.
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“Availability Period”
means the period six (6) months from and including the date of this
Agreement.
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“Available Facility”
means, in relation to a Facility, at any time the Lender's Commitment
under that Facility
minus:
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(a)
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the
aggregate amount of any outstanding Loans under that Facility;
and
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(b)
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in
relation to any proposed Utilisation, the aggregate amount of any Loan
that is due to be made under that Facility on or before the proposed
Utilisation Date.
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“Baring Asia” means Baring
Private Equity Asia Group Limited.
“Break Costs” means the amount
(if any) by which:
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(a)
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the
interest which the Lender should have received pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part
of the principal amount of a Loan or Unpaid Sum to the last day of the
current Interest Period in respect of that Loan or Unpaid Sum, had the
principal amount or Unpaid Sum received been paid on the last day of that
Interest Period;
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exceeds:
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(b)
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the
amount of interest which the Lender would be able to obtain by placing an
amount equal to the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received by it on
deposit with a leading bank in the Relevant Interbank Market for a period
starting on the business day following receipt or recovery and ending on
the last day of the current Interest
Period.
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“Commitment” means
Facility A Commitment or Facility B
Commitment; and “Commitments” means both
of them.
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“Common Stock” means any
stock of any class of the Borrower which has no preference in respect of
dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower and
which is not subject to redemption by the
Borrower.
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“Consortium Agreement”
means a consortium agreement dated 10 October 2010 between Baring Asia and
the Share Pledgor.
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“Debt Service Account”
has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule 7 (Debt Service
Account).
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“Default Notice” means a
notice issued in accordance with this Agreement by the Lender to the
Borrower notifying the Borrower of the occurrence of an Event of
Default.
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“Event of Default” means
any event or circumstance specified as such in Schedule 6 (Events of
Default).
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“Facility” means Facility
A or Facility B; and “Facilities” means both
of them.
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“Facility A” means the US
Dollar term loan facility made available under this Agreement as described
in Clause 2 (The
Facility).
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“Facility A Commitment”
means the amount under the heading “Facility A Commitment” in Schedule 1
(Commitments) to
the extent not cancelled or reduced by the Lender under this
Agreement.
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“Facility A Margin” means
three per cent. (3%) per annum.
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“Facility A Loan” means,
as the context requires, a loan made or to be made under Facility A or the
principal amount outstanding at any time of that
loan.
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“Facility B” means the
RMB term loan facility made available under this Agreement as described in
Clause 2 (The
Facility).
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“Facility B Commitment”
means the amount under the heading “Facility B Commitment” in Schedule 1
(Commitments) to
the extent not cancelled or reduced by the Lender under this
Agreement.
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“Facility B Margin” means
two and a half per cent. (2.5%) per
annum.
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“Facility B Loan” means,
as the context requires, a loan made or to be made under Facility B or the
principal amount outstanding at any time of that
loan.
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“Finance Documents” means the
followings:-
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(a)
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this
Agreement;
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(b)
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the
Security Documents; and
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(c)
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any
other document or agreement designated in writing as such by the Borrower
and the Lender.
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“Financial Indebtedness” means
any indebtedness for or in respect of:
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(a)
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moneys
borrowed;
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(b)
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any
amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit
facility;
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(c)
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any
amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of
bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar
instrument;
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(d)
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the
amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract
which would, in accordance with the general applicable accounting
standards, be treated as a finance or capital
lease;
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(e)
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receivables
sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold
on a non-recourse basis);
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(f)
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any
amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or
purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a
borrowing;
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(g)
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any
derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against
or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating
the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value
shall be taken into account);
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(h)
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any
counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond,
standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by
a bank or financial institution;
and
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(i)
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the
amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any
of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h)
above.
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“Final Maturity Date”
means the date falling thirty-six (36) months after the first Utilisation
Date.
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“GAAP” means United
States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
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“Group” means the
Borrower and its subsidiaries from time to
time.
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“Group Companies” means
the members of the Group; and “Group Company” means
each of them.
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“Interest Payment Date”
means the last day of each Interest
Period.
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“Interest Period” means,
in relation to a Loan, each period determined in accordance with Clause 9
(Interest
Periods) and, in relation to an Unpaid Sum, each period determined
in accordance with Clause 8.3 (Default
interest).
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“LIBOR” means, in
relation to any Loan:
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(a)
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the
applicable Screen Rate; or
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(b)
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if
no Screen Rate is available for US Dollars for the Interest Period of that
Loan, the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal
places) quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London
interbank market (as supplied to the Lender at its
request),
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as
of 11:00am (London time) on the Quotation Day for which an interest rate
is to be determined for the offering of deposits in US Dollars and for a
period of comparable to the Interest Period for that
Loan.
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“Loan” means a Facility A
Loan or a Facility B Loan.
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“Margin” means in
relation to a Facility A Loan, Facility A Margin and in relation to a
Facility B Loan, Facility B Margin.
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“Material Adverse Change”
means any event or circumstance that has or could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect.
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“Obligors” means the
Borrower, the Share Pledgor and any other person (other than the Lender)
who is a party to a Finance Document; and “Obligor” means any of
them.
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“Original Financial
Statements” means the audited and consolidated financial
statements of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December
2009.
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“Party” means a party to
this Agreement.
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“Permitted Holders” means
the Share Pledgor and its estate, spouse, ancestors and lineal
descendants, the legal representatives of any of the foregoing and the
trustees of any bona fide trusts of which the foregoing are the sole
beneficiaries or the grantors, or any entity of which the foregoing
beneficially own, individually or collectively with any of the foregoing,
at least 80% of the total voting power of the voting shares of such
entity.
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“Permitted Security
Interest” means
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(i)
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the
Security Interests created pursuant to the Security
Documents;
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(ii)
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any
Security Interest arising or constituted under any retention of title or
similar provision in a supplier's or vendor's terms and conditions of
supply or sale of goods or materials acquired by the Borrower in the
ordinary course of business and provided no default exists in respect of
the obligations which the Security Interest
secures;
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(iii)
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any
Security Interest for any Taxes which are not yet due or remain payable
without penalty (other than those which are currently being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which the Borrower
has made adequate reserve (being not less than an amount which would be
required to be reserved in accordance with GAAP)) provided always that no
document has been filed, registered, recorded or lodged with any court,
registry, office, or regional, provincial, governmental or other authority
by any person for the purpose of perfecting or preserving such Security
Interest or the priority
thereof;
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(iv)
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any
Security Interest arising or constituted by any lease, rental, hire,
conditional sale or similar agreement entered into by the Borrower
relating to the assets acquired by it in the ordinary course of business
(and not for the primary purpose of raising finance) provided always that
the entry into and performance of such arrangements does not contravene
any provision of any of the Finance
Documents;
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(v)
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any
Security Interest on property acquired by the Borrower after the date
hereof which existed on such property at the time of its acquisition (but
which was not created in anticipation thereof) provided that the terms
thereof and the acquisition of such property do not contravene any
provision of any of the Finance Documents and the principal amount secured
thereby has not been increased in contemplation of, or since the
acquisition of that property by the
Borrower;
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(vi)
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any
netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Borrower in the
ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting
debit and credit balances.
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“Potential Event of
Default” means any event or circumstance specified in Schedule 6
(Events of
Defaults) which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the
giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Finance
Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of
Default.
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“PRC” means the People's
Republic of China excluding, for the purpose of this Agreement, Hong
Kong.
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“Quotation Day” means, in
relation to any currency for any period for which an interest rate is to
be determined, the day as determined by the Lender in accordance with
market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotation would
normally be given by leading banks in the Relevant Interbank Market on
more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of those
days).
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“Reference Banks” means
such banks as may be appointed by the
Lender.
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“Related Business” means
any designing, developing, manufacturing, supplying, and servicing of
electric motors including linear motors, specialty micro-motors, and
industrial rotary motors.
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“Release Date” means the
date on which the Lender has certified that the Secured Indebtedness has
been irrevocably and unconditionally paid and discharged in
full.
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“Relevant Interbank
Market” means in relation to US Dollars, the London interbank
market and, in relation to RMB, the Shanghai interbank
market.
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“Repayment Dates” means
the dates falling twenty-four (24) and thirty-six (36) months respectively
after the first Utilisation Date (irrespective of the Facility under which
the first Utilisation is made); and “Repayment Date” means
each of them.
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“Screen Rate”
means:
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(a)
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in
relation to LIBOR, the British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement
Rate for the relevant currency and period;
and
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(b)
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in
relation to SHIBOR, the Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate calculated by
National Interbank Funding Center for the relevant currency and
period,
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displayed
on the appropriate page of the (in relation to LIBOR) Reuters screen and
(in relation to SHIBOR) the website xxx.xxxxxx.xxx. If the agreed page is
replaced or service ceases to be available, the Lender may specify another
page or service displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with
the Borrower.
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“Security Documents”
means
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(a)
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the
Share Pledge Agreement; and
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(b)
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any
other security documents for the time being or from time to time
constituting security for the Secured Indebtedness and any other document
which may be designated a Security Document with the consent of the
Borrower
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and
shall include all notices, acknowledgements or other documents required
pursuant thereto or in connection therewith and reference to “Security Document” includes reference to
any one thereof.
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“Secured Indebtedness”
means all present and future indebtedness, obligations and liability
(whether actual or contingent and whether owed on a joint and several
basis, or in any capacity whatsoever) of the Obligors to the Lender under
the Finance Documents.
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“Security Interest”
means (i) a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance securing
any obligation of any person, (ii) any arrangement under which money or
claims to, or for the benefit of, a bank or other account may be applied,
set-off or made subject to a combination of accounts so as to effect
payment of sums owed or payable to any person or (iii) any other type of
preferential arrangement (including title transfer and retention
arrangements) having a similar
effect.
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“Share Pledge Agreement”
means a pledge and security agreement entered or to be entered into
between the Share Pledgor as pledgor and the Lender as pledgee in respect
of the Common Stock including all amendments attached thereto pursuant to
the terms of the Share Pledge
Agreement.
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“Share Pledgor” means
Xx. Xxxx Tianfu (杨天夫), holder of PRC passport No.
X00000000.
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“Share Value” has the
meaning ascribed to it in the Share Pledge
Agreement.
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“SHIBOR” means, in
relation to any Loan:
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(a)
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the
applicable Screen Rate; or
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(b)
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if
no Screen Rate is available for RMB for the Interest Period of that Loan,
the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places)
quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the Shanghai interbank
market (as supplied to the Lender at its
request),
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as
of 11:30am (Beijing time) on the Quotation Day for which an interest rate
is to be determined for the offering of deposits in RMB and for a period
of comparable to the Interest Period for that
Loan.
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“Tax” means any tax,
levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature
(including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure
to pay or any delay in paying any of the
same).
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“Tax Deduction” has the
meaning given to such term in Clause 12.1 (Tax
definitions).
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“Trading Day” shall mean
(a) if the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading on the New York
Stock Exchange, a day on which trades may be made on such exchange, (b) if
the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, a day on which
trades may be made thereon or (c) if the Common Stock is not so listed,
admitted for trading or quoted, any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
close.
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“Trading Market” has the
meaning ascribed to it in the Share Pledge
Agreement.
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“Unpaid Sum” means any
sum due and payable but unpaid by the Borrower under this
Agreement.
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“Utilisation” means a
utilisation of a Facility.
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“Utilisation Date” means
the date of a Utilisation, being the date on which the relevant Loan is to
be made.
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“Utilisation Request”
means a notice substantially in the form set out in Schedule 3 (Utilisation
Request).
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(a)
Unless a contrary indication appears, any reference in this Agreement
to:
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(i)
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the
“Borrower”, the
“Lender”, any
“Obligor” or any
“Party” shall be
construed so as to include its successors in title, permitted assigns and
permitted transferees;
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(ii)
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“affiliate” of any
specified person means:
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(a)
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any
other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified person,
or
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(b)
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any
other person who is a director or officer
of:
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(1)
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such
specified person,
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(2)
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any
subsidiary of such specified
person,
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(3)
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any
person described in (a) above, or
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(c)
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any
spouse, parent, child, brother or sister of any personal described in (a)
or (b) above;
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(iii)
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“applicable law or
regulation” includes any law, regulation, rule, official directive,
request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any
governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department
or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or
organisation;
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(iv)
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a
document is in “agreed
form” if it is agreed and initialled for the purpose of
identification as such by the Borrower and the
Lender;
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(v)
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“assets” includes present
and future properties, revenues and rights of every
description;
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(vi)
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“authorisation”
means:
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(a)
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an
authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing,
notarisation, lodgement or registration;
or
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(b)
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in
relation to anything which will be fully or partly prohibited or
restricted by law if a government agency intervenes or acts in any way
within a specified period after lodgement, filing,
registration or notification, the expiry of that period without
intervention or action;
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(vii)
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“business day” means a
day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general
business in New York, Hong Kong and (if such reference relates to a date
for a payment in US Dollars) London or (if such reference relates to a
date for a payment in RMB)
Shanghai;
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(viii)
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“contractual
obligations” means, as to any person, any provision of any security
issued by such person or of any agreement, undertaking, contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument or arrangement
(whether in writing or otherwise) to which such person is a party or by
which it or any of such person's property is
bound;
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(ix)
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“control” means the power
to direct the management and policies of a body corporate, whether through
the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise and “controlled” shall be
construed accordingly;
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(x)
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a
“Finance Document”
or any other agreement or instrument is a reference to that Finance
Document or other agreement or instrument as amended, novated,
supplemented, extended or restated;
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(xi)
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“governmental agency”
means any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or
judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock
exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under
statute);
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(xii)
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“holding company” means,
in relation to a company or corporation, any other company or corporation
in respect of which it is a
subsidiary;
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(xiii)
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“including” shall be
construed as “including without limitation” (and cognate expressions shall
be construed similarly);
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(xiv)
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“indebtedness” includes
any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the
payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or
contingent;
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(xv)
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“indirect tax” means any
goods and services tax, consumption tax, value added tax or any tax of a
similar nature;
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(xvi)
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“material adverse effect”
means a material adverse effect on (a) the property, business, operations,
financial condition, liabilities or capitalization of the Group , taken as
a whole, (b) the ability of any Obligor to perform its payment obligations
or any of its material obligations under any of the Finance Documents to
which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the
Finance Documents, (d) the material rights and remedies of the Lender
under any of the Finance Documents or (e) the timely repayment of the Loan
or payment of interest accrued or any other amount payable by the Borrower
under this Agreement;
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(xvii)
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“month” means a period
starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the next calendar month, except
that:
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(a)
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if
the numerically corresponding day is not a business day, that period shall
end on the next business day in that calendar month in which that period
is to end if there is one, or if there is not, on the immediately
preceding business day;
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(b)
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if
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which
that period is to end, that period shall end on the last business day in
that calendar month; and
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(c)
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if
an Interest Period begins on the last business day of a calendar month,
that Interest Period shall end on the last business day in the calendar in
which that Interest Period is to
end;
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The above
rules will apply only to the last month of any period.
(xviii)
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“subsidiary”
means in relation to any company or corporation, a company or
corporation:
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(a)
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which
is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the first mentioned company or
corporation;
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(b)
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more
than half the issued equity share capital of which is beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by the first mentioned company or corporation;
or
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(c)
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which
is a subsidiary of another subsidiary of the first mentioned company or
corporation, and for this purpose, a company or corporation shall be
treated as being controlled by another if that other company or
corporation is able to direct its affairs and/or to control the
composition of its board of directors or equivalent
body;
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(xix)
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a
“person”
includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or
agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium or
partnership (whether or not having separate legal
personality);
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(xx)
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a
provision of law is a reference to that provision as amended or
re-enacted; and
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(xxi)
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unless
a contrary indication appears, a time of day is a reference to Hong Kong
time.
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(b)
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Clause
and Schedule headings are for ease of reference
only.
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(c)
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Unless
a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document
or in any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document
has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this
Agreement.
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(d)
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A
Potential Event of Default or an Event of Default is “continuing” if it has
not been remedied or waived.
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(e)
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Where
this Agreement specifies an amount in a given currency (the “specified currency”)
“or its
equivalent”, the “equivalent” is a
reference to the amount of any other currency which, when converted into
the specified currency utilising the Lender's spot rate of exchange for
the purchase of the specified currency with that other currency at or
about 11 a.m. on the relevant date, is equal to the relevant amount in the
specified currency.
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1.3
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Currency
Symbols
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(a)
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“USD” or “US Dollars” or “Dollars” denotes the
lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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(b)
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“RMB” denotes the lawful
currency of the PRC.
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2.
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THE
FACILITY
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2.1
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The
Facility
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Lender make available to the
Borrower:
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(a)
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a
US Dollar term loan facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Facility
A Commitment; and
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(b)
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a
RMB term loan facility in an aggregate amount equal to the Facility B
Commitment.
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Commitments
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(a)
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Subject
to paragraph (b) below, on the date of this Agreement, the currency and
amount of the Commitment of the Lender in respect of each Facility is the
currency and amount set out in Schedule 1 (Commitments) in respect
of that Facility.
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(b)
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The
Commitments of the Lender are subject to any cancellation or reduction
thereof in accordance with this
Agreement.
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3.
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PURPOSE
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3.1
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PURPOSE
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The
Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Facilities for working
capital requirements of the Group.
3.2
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Monitoring
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The
Lender shall not be bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount
borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.
4.
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CONDITIONS
OF UTILISATION
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4.1
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The
Borrower may not deliver the first Utilisation Request unless all
conditions precedent set out in Part A of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent)
have been satisfied in accordance with this Clause 4 (Conditions of
Utilisation). The Lender shall notify the Borrower promptly upon
being satisfied with the same.
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4.2
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The
Borrower's right to submit a Utilisation Request (including the first
Utilisation Request) is further subject to all conditions precedent set
out in Part B of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent)
having been satisfied in accordance with this Clause 4 (Conditions of
Utilisation).
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4.3
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The
Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the conditions precedent in
this Clause 4 (Conditions of
Utilisation) if:
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(i)
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the
documents and other evidence referred to in Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) and any
documentary evidence relating to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set out in Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent)
are delivered to the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to it;
and
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(ii)
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no
Material Adverse Change has occurred and no change in applicable law or
regulation or in the interpretation thereof shall be applicable that
either restrains or prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon
the transactions contemplated by or in connection with the Finance
Documents.
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All
copies of documents delivered to the Lender as required under this Clause
4 (Conditions of
Utilisation) shall be certified by an Authorised Person as being
true and complete copies of the
originals.
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5.
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UTILISATION
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5.1
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Delivery of a Utilisation
Request
|
The
Borrower may utilise a Facility by delivery to the Lender of a duly completed
Utilisation Request not later than 10:00am (Hong Kong time) on the third
business day before the proposed Utilisation Date.
5.2
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Completion of Utilisation
Request
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(a)
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Each
Utilisation Request is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been
duly completed unless:
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(i)
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it
identifies the Facility to be
utilised;
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(ii)
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the
proposed Utilisation Date is a business day within the Availability Period
applicable to that Facility;
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(iii)
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the
currency and amount of the Utilisation comply with Clause 5.3 (Currency and amount);
and
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(iv)
|
the
bank account specified in the Utilisation Request to which the proceeds of
the Utilisation are to be credited is a bank account of the Borrower
maintained with a bank acceptable to the Lender or such other account as
is acceptable to the Lender.
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(b)
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Only
one Loan may be requested in each Utilisation
Request.
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5.3
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Currency and
amount
|
(a)
|
The
currency specified in each Utilisation Request utilising Facility A and
Facility B must be US Dollars and RMB
respectively.
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(b)
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The
amount of the proposed Loan must be an amount which is not more than the
Available Facility in respect of the corresponding Facility and which is a
minimum of USD5,000,000 (in the case of Facility A) or RMB20,000,000 (in
the case of Facility B) or, if less, the Available Facility in respect of
that Facility.
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5.4
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Advance
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If the conditions set out in
Clause 4 (Conditions of
Utilisation) and 5.1
(Delivery of
a Utilisation
Request) to 5.3
(Currency and
amount) above have
been met, the Lender shall make the Loan available to the
Borrower on the Utilisation
Date.
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5.5
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Cancellation of Available
Facility
|
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On the expiry of the Availability
Period (in the principal financial centre of the country of the relevant
currency):
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(a)
|
the
Available Facility (if any) in respect of each Facility shall be
immediately and automatically
reduced to zero; and
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(b)
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the
Commitment under each Facility shall be immediately and automatically
reduced by the amount (if any) of the Available Facility in respect of
that Facility immediately before the reduction to zero of that Available
Facility in accordance with paragraph (a)
above.
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6.
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REPAYMENT
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6.1
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Repayment of
Loans
|
The
Borrower shall repay the Facility A Loans in two (2) equal instalments on the
Repayment Dates. The Borrower shall repay the Facility B Loans in two (2) equal
instalments on the Repayment Dates.
6.2
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Reborrowing
|
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The
Borrower may not reborrow any part of a Facility which is
repaid.
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7.
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PREPAYMENT
AND CANCELLATION
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7.1
|
Illegality
|
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If,
at any time, it is or will become unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction
for the Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this
Agreement or to make, fund or allow to remain outstanding any
Loan:
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(a)
|
upon
the Lender notifying the Borrower of that event, the Commitments of the
Lender will be immediately cancelled;
and
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(b)
|
the
Borrower shall repay the Loans on the last day of the Interest Period of
each Loan occurring after the Lender has notified the Borrower or, if
earlier, the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the
Borrower (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace
period permitted by law).
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7.2
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Cancellation
|
The
Facilities may not be cancelled except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement.
7.3
|
Change of
Control
|
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(a)
|
Upon
the occurrence of a Change of
Control:
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(i)
|
the
Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender upon becoming aware of that
event; and
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(ii)
|
the
Lender may, by not less than 30 days notice to the Borrower, cancel the
Facilities and declare all outstanding Loans together with accrued
interest, and all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents
immediately due and payable, whereupon the Facilities will be cancelled
and all such outstanding amounts will become immediately due and
payable.
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(b)
|
For
the purpose of this Clause 7.3 (Change of Control), a
“Change of
Control” means the occurrence of any of the following
event:-
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the
Permitted Holders cease to be the beneficial owners, directly or
indirectly, of a majority of the total voting power of the voting shares
of the Borrower or of at
least 30% of the total voting power of the voting shares of the Borrower
or any person or persons, acting together, other than the Permitted
Holders become the beneficial owner(s) of a higher percentage of the total
voting power of the voting shares of the Borrower than that of which the
Permitted Holders are beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, whether
as a result of the issuance of securities of the Borrower, any merger,
consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower, any direct or
indirect transfer of securities by the Permitted Holders or otherwise (for
this purpose, the Permitted Holders will be deemed to beneficially own any
voting shares of the specified company held by a parent company so long as
the Permitted Holders beneficially own, directly or indirectly, in the
aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the voting shares of
such parent company); or
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(ii)
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the
sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition,
directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all the assets of the
Borrower and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole (other than a
disposition of such assets as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to a
wholly owned subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders), shall have
occurred, or the Borrower merges consolidates or amalgamates with or into
any other person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) or any other
person (other than one or more Permitted Holders) merges, consolidates or
amalgamates with or into the Borrower, in any such event pursuant to a
transaction in which the outstanding voting shares of the Borrower is
reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other assets, other
than such transaction where:
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(1)
|
the
outstanding voting shares of the Borrower is reclassified into or
exchanged for other voting shares of the Borrower or for the voting shares
of the surviving entity, and
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(2)
|
the
holders of the voting shares of the Borrower immediately prior to such
transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the
voting shares of the Borrower or the surviving entity immediately after
such transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the
transaction; or
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(iii)
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individuals
who on the date of this Agreement constitute the board of directors
(together with any new directors whose election or
appointment by such board or whose nomination for election by the
shareholders of the Borrower is approved by a vote of not less than
three-fourths of the directors then still in office who are either
directors on the date of this Agreement or whose election or nomination
for election has been previously so approved) cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the board of directors then in office; or the
shareholders of the Borrower shall have approved any plan of liquidation
or dissolution of the Borrower.
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7.4
|
Voluntary
Prepayment
|
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(a)
|
The
Borrower may, if it gives the Lender not less than one (1) month's (or
such shorter period as the Lender may agree) prior notice, prepay on an
Interest Payment Date or a Repayment Date the whole or any part of any
Loan (but, if in part, being an amount that is an integral multiple of
USD500,000 (in the case of a Facility A Loan) or RMB2,000,000 (in the case
of a Facility B Loan)).
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(b)
|
A
Loan may be prepaid only after the last day of the Availability Period
(or, if earlier, the day on which the Available Facility is
zero).
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7.5
|
Restrictions
|
(a)
|
Any
notice of cancellation or prepayment given by any Party under this Clause
7 (Prepayment
and Cancellation) shall be irrevocable and, unless a contrary
indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon
which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount
of that cancellation or
prepayment.
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(b)
|
Any
prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued
interest on the amount prepaid and, subject to any Break Costs, without
premium or penalty.
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(c)
|
The
Borrower may not reborrow any part of a Facility which is
prepaid.
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(d)
|
The
Borrower shall not repay or prepay all or any part of any Loan or reduce
any Commitment except at the times and in the manner expressly provided
for in this Agreement.
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(e)
|
If
any Commitment is reduced in accordance with this Agreement, the amount of
such reduction may not be subsequently
reinstated.
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(f)
|
Any
prepayment under Clause 7.3 (Change of Control) or
Clause 7.4 (Voluntary
Prepayment) shall satisfy the obligations under Clause 6.1 (Repayment of Loans) in
inverse chronological order.
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8.
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INTEREST
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8.1
|
Calculation of
interest
|
The rate
of interest on each Loan for each Interest Period is the percentage rate per
annum which is the aggregate of the applicable:
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(a)
|
Margin;
and
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|
(b)
|
in
relation to a Facility A Loan, LIBOR and in relation to a Facility B Loan,
SHIBOR.
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8.2
|
Payment of
interest
|
The
Borrower shall pay accrued interest on that Loan on each Interest Payment
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|
Default
interest
|
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(a)
|
If
the Borrower fails to pay any amount payable by it under this Agreement on
its due date, interest shall accure on the Unpaid Sum from the due date to
the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate
which is five per cent. (5%) higher than the rate which
would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of
non-payment, constituted a Loan for successive Interest Periods, each of a
duration selected by the Lender (acting reasonably). Any interest accruing
under this Clause 8.3 (Default
interest) shall be
immediately payable by the Borrower on demand by the
Lender.
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(b)
|
If
any Unpaid Sum consists of all or part of a Loan which became due on a day
which was not the last day of an Interest Period relating to that Loan the
first Interest Period for that Unpaid Sum shall have a duration equal to
the unexpired portion of the current Interest Period relating to that
Loan.
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(c)
|
Default
interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the
Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid
Sum but will remain immediately due and
payable.
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8.4
|
Notification of rates of
interest
|
The
Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the determination of a rate of
interest under this Agreement.
9.
|
INTEREST
PERIODS
|
9.1
|
Interest
Periods
|
|
(a)
|
Each
Interest Period for a Loan shall be of a duration of six (6)
months.
|
|
(b)
|
Each
Interest Period for a Loan shall start on the Utilisation Date or (if a
Loan has already been made, whether or not in respect of the same
Facility) on the last day of the preceding Interest Period of such
Loan.
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(c)
|
An
Interest Period shall not extend beyond the Final Maturity
Date.
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9.2
|
Non-Business
Days
|
If an
Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a business day, that
Interest Period will instead end on the next business day in that calendar month
(if there is one) or the preceding business day (if there is not).
9.3
|
Consolidation of
Loans
|
If the
Interest Periods of two or more Loans end on the same date, those Loans will be
consolidated into, and treated as, a single Loan on the last day of that
Interest Period PROVIDED THAT a Facility A Loan and a Facility B Loan will not
be consolidated into, nor be treated as, a single Loan.
10.
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CHANGES
TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
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10.1
|
Absence
of quotations
|
Subject
to Clause 10.2 (Market
disruption), if LIBOR or SHIBOR (as the case may be) is to be determined
by reference to the Reference Banks but a Reference Bank does not supply a
quotation by noon on the Quotation Day, the applicable LIBOR or SHIBOR (as the
case may be) shall be determined on the basis of the quotations of the remaining
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Market
disruption
|
(a)
|
Subject
to any alternative basis agreed and consented to as contemplated by
paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 10.3 (Alternative basis of interest
or funding), if a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to a
Loan for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on that Loan for
the Interest Period shall be the rate per annum which is the sum
of:
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|
(i)
|
the
Margin; and
|
|
(ii)
|
the
rate notified to the Borrower by the Lender as soon as practicable and in
any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest
Period to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost
to the Lender of making, funding or allowing to remain outstanding that
Loan from whatever source it may reasonably
select.
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(b)
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In
this Agreement “Market
Disruption Event” means:
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(i)
|
at
or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period the
Screen Rate is not available or the Screen Rate is zero or negative and
none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Lender to
determine LIBOR for US Dollars or SHIBOR for RMB (as the case may be) for
the relevant Interest Period;
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or
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(ii)
|
before
noon (Hong Kong time) on the business day immediately following the
Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period, the Lender (acting in good
faith) notifies the Borrower that the cost to it of obtaining matching
deposits in the Relevant Interbank Market would be in excess of LIBOR or
SHIBOR (as the case may be).
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10.3
|
Alternative basis of interest
or funding
|
(a)
|
If
a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Lender or the Borrower so
requires, the Lender and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a
period of not more than thirty days) with a view to agreeing a substitute
basis for determining the rate of
interest.
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(b)
|
Any
alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above in writing by the
Lender and the Borrower shall be binding on each of
them.
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(c)
|
For
the avoidance of doubt, in the event that no substitute basis is agreed at
the end of the thirty day period, the rate of interest shall continue to
be determined in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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10.4
|
Break
Costs
|
The
Borrower shall, within three business days of demand by the Lender, pay to the
Lender its Break Costs attributable to all or any part of a Loan or Unpaid Sum
being paid by the Borrower on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period for that Loan or Unpaid Sum.
11.
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FEES
|
The
Borrower shall pay to the Lender an arrangement fee in the amount of five
hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) within one (1) month of the date of
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12.
|
TAX
GROSS UP AND INDEMNITIES
|
12.1
|
Tax
definitions
|
(a)
|
In
this Clause 12 (Tax
Gross Up and Indemnities):
|
|
“Tax Credit” means a
credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of any
Tax.
|
|
“Tax Deduction” means a
deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under a
Finance Document.
|
|
“Tax Payment” means an
increased payment made by the Borrower to the Lender under Clause 12.2
(Tax gross-up) or
a payment under Clause 12.3 (Tax
indemnity).
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(b)
|
Unless
a contrary indication appears, in this Clause 12 (Tax Gross Up and
Indemnities) a reference to “determines” or “determined” means a
determination made in the absolute discretion of the person making the
determination.
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12.2
|
Tax
gross-up
|
(a)
|
All
payments to be made by the Borrower to the Lender under the Finance
Documents shall be made free and clear of and without any Tax Deduction
unless the Borrower is required to make a Tax Deduction, in which case the
sum payable by the Borrower (in respect of which such Tax Deduction is
required to be made) shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure
that the Lender receives a sum net of any deduction or withholding equal
to the sum which it would have received had no such Tax Deduction been
made or required to be made.
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(b)
|
The
Borrower shall promptly upon becoming aware that the Borrower must make a
Tax Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a
Tax Deduction) notify the Lender
accordingly.
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(c)
|
If
the Borrower is required to make a Tax Deduction, the Borrower shall make
that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax
Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by
law.
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(d)
|
Within
thirty days of making either a Tax Deduction or any payment required in
connection with that Tax Deduction, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender that the Tax
Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to
the relevant taxing
authority.
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12.3
|
Tax
indemnity
|
(a)
|
Without
prejudice to Clause 12.2 (Tax gross-up), if the
Lender is required to make any payment of or on account of Tax on or in
relation to any sum received or receivable under the Finance Documents
(including any sum deemed for purposes of Tax to be received or receivable
by the Lender whether or not actually received or receivable) or if any
liability in respect of any such payment is asserted, imposed, levied or
assessed against the Lender, the Borrower shall, within three business
days of demand of the Lender, promptly indemnify the Lender, together with
any interest, penalties, costs and expenses payable or incurred in
connection therewith, provided that this Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity) shall
not apply to:
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(i)
|
any
Tax imposed on and calculated by reference to the net income actually
received or receivable by the Lender (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not
including any sum deemed for purposes of Tax to be received or receivable
by the Lender but not actually receivable) by the jurisdiction in which
the Lender is incorporated; or
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|
(ii)
|
any
Tax imposed on and calculated by reference to the net income of the office
or offices of the Lender through which the Lender will perform its
obligations under this Agreement actually received or receivable by the
Lender (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any sum deemed for
purposes of Tax to be received or receivable by the Lender but not
actually receivable) by the jurisdiction in which such office or offices
the Lender is/are located.
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(b)
|
The
Lender intending to make a claim under paragraph (a) shall notify the
Borrower of the event giving rise to the
claim.
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12.4
|
Tax
credit
|
|
If
the Borrower makes a Tax Payment and the Lender determines
that:
|
|
(a)
|
a
Tax Credit is attributable to that Tax Payment;
and
|
|
(b)
|
the
Lender has obtained, utilised and retained that Tax
Credit,
|
the
Lender shall pay an amount to the Borrower which the Lender determines will
leave it (after that payment) in the same after-Tax position as it would have
been in had the Tax Payment not been required to be made by the
Borrower.
12.5
|
Stamp
taxes
|
|
The
Borrower shall:
|
|
(a)
|
pay
all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes payable in respect of
any Finance Document, and
|
|
(b)
|
within
three business days of demand, indemnify the Lender against any cost, loss
or liability the Lender incurs in relation to any stamp duty, registration
or other similar Tax paid or payable in respect of any Finance
Document.
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12.6
|
Indirect
tax
|
(a)
|
All
consideration expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any
Obligor to the Lender shall be deemed to be exclusive of any indirect tax.
If any indirect tax is chargeable on any supply made by the Lender to any
Party in connection with a Finance Document, that Party shall pay to the
Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration)
an amount equal to the amount of the indirect
tax.
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(b)
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Where
a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse the Lender for any
costs or expenses, that Party shall also at the same time pay and
indemnify the Lender against all indirect tax incurred by the Lender in
respect of the costs or expenses to the extent the Lender reasonably
determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment in respect of
the indirect tax.
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13.
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INCREASED
COSTS
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13.1
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Increased
costs
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(a)
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Subject
to Clause 13.3 (Exceptions) the
Borrower shall, within three business days of a demand by the Lender, pay
the Lender the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Lender or any
of its affiliates as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in
(or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or
regulation or (ii) compliance with any applicable law or regulation made
after the date of this Agreement. The term “applicable law or regulation”
in this paragraph (a) shall include, without limitation, any law or
regulation concerning capital adequacy, prudential limits, liquidity,
reserve assets or Tax.
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(b)
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In
this Agreement “Increased
Costs” means:
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(i)
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a
reduction in the rate of return from a Facility or on the Lender's (or its
affiliate's) overall capital (including, without limitation, as a result
of any reduction in the rate of return on capital brought about by more
capital being required to be allocated by the
Lender);
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(ii)
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an
additional or increased cost; or
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(iii)
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a
reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance
Document,
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which
is incurred or suffered by the Lender or any of its affiliates to the extent
that it is attributable to the undertaking, funding or performance by the Lender
of any of its obligations under any Finance Document or the making, funding or
allowing to remain outstanding any Loan or Unpaid Sum.
13.2
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Increased cost
claims
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(a)
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The
Lender intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 13.1 (Increased costs) shall
notify the Borrower of the event giving rise to the
claim.
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13.3
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Exceptions
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Clause
13.1 (Increased costs)
does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost is:
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(a)
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attributable
to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by the
Borrower;
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(b)
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compensated for by Clause 12.3
(Tax
indemnity) (or would
have been compensated for under Clause 12.3 (Tax
indemnity) but was
not so compensated solely because the exclusion in
paragraph (a) of Clause 12.3 (Tax
indemnity)
applied);
or
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(c)
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attributable to the wilful breach
by the Lender or its affiliates of any applicable law or
regulation.
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14.
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MITIGATION
BY THE LENDER
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14.1
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Mitigation
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(a)
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The
Lender shall, in consultation with the Borrower, take all reasonable steps
to mitigate any
circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming
payable under
or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 7.1 (Illegality), Clause
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(Tax gross-up and indemnities)
or Clause 13 (Increased
costs), including (but not limited to):
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(i)
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providing
such information as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to permit
the Borrower to determine its entitlement to claim any exemption or other
relief (whether pursuant to a double taxation treaty or otherwise) from
any obligation to make a Tax Deduction;
and
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(ii)
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in relation to any circumstances
which arise following the date of this Agreement, transferring its rights and
obligations under the Finance Documents to another affiliate or another
office.
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(b)
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Paragraph
(a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor under
the Finance Documents.
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14.2
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Limitation of
liability
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(a)
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The
Borrower shall indemnify the Lender for all costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by the Lender as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 14.1
(Mitigation).
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(b)
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The
Lender is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 14.1 (Mitigation) if, in the
opinion of the Lender (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial
to it.
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14.3
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Conduct of business by the
Lender
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No
provision of this Agreement will:
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(a)
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interfere
with the right of the Lender to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in
whatever manner it thinks fit;
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(b)
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oblige
the Lender to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or
repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim;
or
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(c)
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oblige
the Lender to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or
otherwise) or any computations in respect of
Tax.
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15.
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OTHER
INDEMNITIES
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15.1
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Currency
indemnity
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(a)
|
If
any sum due from the Borrower under the Finance Documents (a “Sum”), or any order,
judgment or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be converted
from the currency (the “First Currency”) in
which that Sum is payable into another currency (the “Second Currency”) for
the purpose of:
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(i)
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making
or filing a claim or proof against the Borrower;
or
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(ii)
|
obtaining
or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or
arbitration proceedings,
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The Borrower shall as an independent
obligation, within three business days of demand, indemnify the Lender against
any cost, loss or liability arising out of or as a result of the conversion
including any discrepancy between (A) the rate of exchange used to convert
that Sum from the First Currency into the Second Currency and (B) the
rate or rates of exchange available to that person at the time of its receipt of
that Sum.
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The
Borrower waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any
amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other
than that in which it is expressed to be
payable.
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15.2
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Other
indemnities
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The Borrower shall, within three
business days of demand, indemnify the Lender against any cost, loss or liability incurred by
the Lender as a result of:
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(a)
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the
occurrence of any Event of Default;
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(b)
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investigating
any event which it reasonably believes is an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default;
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(c)
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the
information produced or approved by any Obligor being or being alleged to
be misleading and/or deceptive in any
respect;
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(d)
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any
enquiry, investigation, subpoena (or similar order) or litigation with
respect to any Obligor or with respect to the transactions contemplated or
financed under this Agreement;
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(e)
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a
failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on
its due date or in the relevant
currency;
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(f)
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funding,
or making arrangements to fund, a Loan requested by the Borrower in a
Utilisation Request but not made by reason of the operation of any one or
more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default
or negligence by the Lender alone);
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(g)
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acting
or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably
believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised;
or
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(h)
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a
Loan (or part of a Loan) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of
prepayment given by the Borrower.
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16.
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COSTS
AND EXPENSES
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16.1
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Transaction
expenses
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The
Borrower shall, within three business days of demand, pay the Lender the amount
of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by it in
connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing and execution
of:
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(a)
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this
Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement;
and
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(b)
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any
other Finance Documents.
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16.2
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Amendment
costs
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If an
Obligor requests an amendment, waiver or consent, the Borrower shall, within
three business days of demand, reimburse the Lender for the amount of all costs
and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the Lender in
responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with that request or
requirement.
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Enforcement
costs
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The
Borrower shall, within three business days of demand, pay to the Lender the
amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Lender
in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under,
any Finance Document.
17.
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REPESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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17.1
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Matters
represented
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The
Borrower makes the representations and warranties set out in Schedule 4 (Representations and
Warranties) to the Lender.
17.2
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Reliance
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The Borrower acknowledges the reliance
by the Lender on the representations and warranties in entering into this
Agreement and each other Finance Document to which it is a party.
17.3
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Repetition
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The
representations and warranties set out in Schedule 4 (Representations and
Warranties) shall be deemed to be repeated in the manner and at this
provided for in Clause 2 (Repetition) of Schedule 4
(Representations and
Warranties).
18.
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UNDERTAKINGS
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18.1
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Content
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The
Borrower undertakes to the Lender that it shall comply with the undertakings
contained in Schedule 5 (Undertakings).
18.2
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Duration
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The
undertakings in Schedule 5 (Undertakings) shall, save as
otherwise provided herein, remain in force from the date of this Agreement until
the Release Date.
18.3
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“Know your customer”
checks
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The
Borrower shall promptly upon the request of the Lender supply, or procure the
supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by
the Lender for conducting any “know you customer” or other similar procedures
under applicable laws and regulations.
19.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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19.1
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Events of
Default
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Each of
the events set out in Schedule 6 (Events of Defaults) shall
constitute an Event of Default (howsoever caused and resulting).
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Acceleration
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On and at
any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the
Lender may by notice to the Borrower:
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(a)
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without
prejudice to any Loans then
outstanding:
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(i)
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cancel
the Commitments (and reduce them to
zero), whereupon they shall immediately be cancelled (and reduced to
zero); or
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(ii)
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cancel any part of
any Commitment (and reduce such
Commitment accordingly), whereupon the relevant part shall
immediately be cancelled (and the
relevant Commitment shall be
immediately reduced accordingly);
and/or
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(b)
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declare
that all or part of the Loans, together with accrued interest, and all
other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be
immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall become immediately due
and payable; and/or
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(c)
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declare
that all or part of the Loans be payable on demand, whereupon they shall
immediately become payable on demand by the
Lender.
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20.
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CHANGES
TO THE PARTIES
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20.1
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Successors and
assigns
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of each Party and its
or any subsequent successors, transferees and assigns.
20.2
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No assignments and transfers by
the Borrower
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The
Borrower shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any of its rights,
benefits and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Lender.
20.3
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Assignments and transfers by
Obligors
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An
Obligor may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any
Finance Document, except with the prior written consent of the
Lender.
20.4
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Assignments and transfers by
Lender
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The
Lender may, subject to Clause 20.5 (Restrictions), at any time,
assign all or any of its rights and benefits hereunder and under any Finance
Documents to which it is a party or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits
and obligations hereunder and under any Finance Documents to which it is a
party.
20.5
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Restrictions
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The
Borrower shall not become liable as a result of
any assignment or transfer as
contemplated by Clause 20.4 (Assignments and transfers by
Lender) above to pay an amount or amounts pursuant to Clause 12 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities)
and Clause 13 (Increased
Costs) in excess of the amount, if any, which at the time of such
assignment or transfer would have been payable had no such assignment or
transfer occurred, unless:
20.5.1
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such
assignment or transfer was made to avoid the occurrence of any
illegality;
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20.5.2
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any
assignment or transfer was made following an Event of Default which had
occurred and not been remedied; or
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20.5.3
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such
assignment or transfer was requested by or otherwise made at the
instigation of the Borrower.
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21.
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DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMATION
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The
Lender may deliver copies of the Finance Documents and/or disclose any
information received by it under or pursuant to any Finance Document or any
other information about any Obligor or the Finance Documents as the Lender shall
consider appropriate (if, in relation to
paragraphs (i)(i) and (i)(ii) below,
the person to whom the copies and/or information are
to be delivered or disclosed has undertaken to
keep such information confidential on terms set out in this Clause 21
(Disclosure of
Information) to:
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(a)
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any
of its affiliates;
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(b)
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its
head office and any other branch;
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(c)
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any
of its professional advisers and any
other person providing services to it (provided
that such person is under a duty of
confidentiality, contractual or otherwise, to the
Lender);
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(d)
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any
Obligor;
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(e)
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any
person permitted by any Obligor;
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(f)
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any
person to the extent required for the purpose of any litigation,
arbitration or regulatory proceedings or
procedure;
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(g)
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any person to
whom, and to the
extent that, information is required to
be disclosed by any applicable law or regulation;
and
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(h)
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any
other person:
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(i)
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to
(or through) whom the Lender assigns or transfers (or may potentially
assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement;
or
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(ii)
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with
(or through) whom the Lender enters into (or may potentially enter into)
any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under
which payments are to be made by reference to,
a Facility, this Agreement or any
Obligor;
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This
Clause 21 (Disclosure of
Information) supersedes any previous agreement relating to the
confidentiality of such information.
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PAYMENT
MECHANICS
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22.1
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Payments by the
Borrower
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(a)
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On
each date on which the Borrower is required to make a payment under a
Finance Document, the Borrower shall make the same available to the Lender
(unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document) for value on
the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the Lender as
being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the relevant
currency in the place of payment.
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(b)
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Payment
shall be made to such account with such bank as the Lender
specifies.
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22.2
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Payment by the
Lender
|
Subject
to any requirement in Clause 5.2 (Completion of Utilisation Request), any
amounts payable to the Borrower under this Agreement shall be paid into the bank
account specified by the Borrower and acceptable to the Lender or in such manner
as the Lender and the Borrower shall from time to time agree.
22.3
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Partial
payments
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(a)
|
If
the Lender receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the
amounts then due and payable by the Borrower under this Agreement, the
Lender shall, save only as expressly provided in paragraph (b) below,
apply that payment towards the obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement in the following order:
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(i)
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first, in or towards
payment of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses of the Lender under the
Finance Documents;
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(ii)
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secondly, in or towards
payment of any accrued interest or commitment fees due but unpaid under
this Agreement;
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(iii)
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thirdly, in or towards
payment of any principal due but unpaid under this Agreement;
and
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(iv)
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fourthly, in
or towards payment of any other sum due
but unpaid under the Finance
Documents.
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(b)
|
The
Lender may vary the order set out in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) to (iv)
above.
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(c)
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Paragraphs
(a) and (b) above will override any appropriation made by the
Borrower.
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22.4
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No set-off by the
Borrower
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All
payments to be made
by the Borrower under the Finance Documents
shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of
any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.
22.5
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Business
Days
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(a)
|
Any
payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a business day shall
be made on the next business day in the same calendar month (if there is
one) or the preceding business day (if there is
not).
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During
any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or Unpaid Sum
under paragraph (a) above, interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid
Sum at the rate payable on the original due
date.
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22.6
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Currency of
account
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(a)
|
Subject
to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below, US Dollars is the currency of
account and payment for any sum due from the Borrower under any Finance
Document.
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(b)
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Any
repayment or prepayment of a Loan or payment of interest (including
default interest) in respect of Facility B shall be made in
RMB.
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(c)
|
Each
payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the
currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are
incurred.
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(d)
|
Any
amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than US Dollars shall
be paid in that other currency.
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23.
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SET-OFF
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The
Lender may set off any matured obligation due from the Borrower under the
Finance
Documents against any matured obligation owed
by the Lender to the Borrower, regardless of the place of
payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are
in different currencies,
the Lender may convert either obligation
at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of
the set-off. If either obligation is unliquidated or unascertained, the Lender
may set off in an amount estimated by it in good faith to be the amount of that
obligation without prejudice to the duty of the Lender to account for any
surplus upon the amount becoming liquidated or ascertained.
24.
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NOTICES
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24.1
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Communications in
writing
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Any
communication to be made under or in connection with this Agreement shall be
made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or
letter.
24.2
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Addresses
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The
address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose
attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication
or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement
is that identified with its name below or any substitute address, fax number or
department or officer as the Parties may notify each other by not less than five
business days' notice.
24.3
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Delivery
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(a)
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Any
communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under
or in connection with this Agreement will be
effective:
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(i)
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if
by way of fax, only when received in legible form;
or
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(ii)
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if by
way of letter, only
when it has been left at the
relevant address or five business days after being deposited in
the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that
address;
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and, if a
particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details
provided under Clause 24.2 (Addresses), if addressed to
that department or officer.
(b)
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Any
communication or document to be made or delivered to the Lender will be
effective only when actually received by the Lender and then only if it is
expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer identified
with the Lender's signature below (or any substitute department or officer
as the Lender shall specify for this
purpose).
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24.4
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English
language
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(a)
|
Any
notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in
English.
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(b)
|
All
other documents provided under or in connection with this Agreement must
be:
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(i)
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in
English; or
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(ii)
|
if
not in English, and if so required by the Lender, accompanied by a
certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation
will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other
official document.
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25.
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CALCULATIONS
AND CERTIFICATES
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25.1
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Accounts
|
In any
litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a
Finance Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by the Lender
are prima facie
evidence of the matters to which they relate.
25.2
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Certificates and
determinations
|
Any
certification or determination by the Lender of a rate or amount under any
Finance Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of
the matters to which it relates.
25.3
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Day count
convention
|
Any
interest accruing under this Agreement will accrue from day to day and is
calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360
days (or as may be customary in the relevant market).
26.
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PARTIAL
INVALIDITY
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If,
at any time, any provision of the Finance Documents is or becomes illegal,
invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction,
neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining
provisions nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision
under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or
impaired.
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27.
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REMEDIES
AND WAIVERS
|
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No
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the
Lender, any right or remedy under the Finance Documents shall operate as a
waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy
prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right
or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by
law.
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28.
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AMENDMENTS
AND WAIVERS
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Any
term of the Finance Documents may be only amended or waived with the
written consent of the Party against whom the amendment or waiver is
claimed to be binding.
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29.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
|
Each
Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this
has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a
single copy of the Finance
Document.
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30.
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
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This
Agreement, and all non-contractual obligations arising from or in
connection with this Agreement, are governed by Hong Kong
law.
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31.
|
ENFORCEMENT
|
31.1
|
Jurisdiction of Hong Kong
courts
|
(a)
|
The
courts of Hong Kong have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including any dispute
relating to any non-contractual obligation arising from or in connection
with this Agreement and any dispute regarding the existence, validity or
termination of this Agreement) (a “Dispute”).
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(b)
|
The
Parties agree that the courts of Hong Kong are the most appropriate and
convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Party will argue
to the contrary.
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(c)
|
This
Clause 31.1 (Jurisdiction of Hong Kong
courts) is for the benefit of the Lender only. As a result, the
Lender shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a
Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by
law, the Lender may take concurrent proceedings in any number of
jurisdictions.
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31.2
|
Service of
process
|
Without
prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law,
the
Borrower:
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(a)
|
irrevocably
agrees to appoint in Hong Kong an agent for service of process in relation
to any proceedings before the Hong Kong courts in connection with any
Finance Document prior to the first Utilisation Date;
and
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(b)
|
agrees
that failure by a process agent to notify the Borrower of the process will
not invalidate the proceedings
concerned.
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31.3
|
Waiver of
immunities
|
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The
Borrower irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their
use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other
similar grounds from:
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(a)
|
suit;
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(b)
|
jurisdiction
of any court;
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(c)
|
relief
by way of injunction or order for specific performance or recovery of
property;
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(d)
|
attachment
of its assets (whether before or after judgment);
and
|
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(e)
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execution
or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might
otherwise be entitled in any proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction
(and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that
it will not claim any immunity in any such
proceedings).
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1
COMMITMENTS
Facility A
Commitment
USD35,000,000
Facility B
Commitment
RMB100,000,000
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2
CONDITIONS
PRECENDENT
PART
A - Conditions Precedent to the First Utilisation
1.
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Constitutive and Registration
Documents
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1.1
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Receipt
of copies of constitutive and organisational documents and all documents
evidencing the registration of the corporate Obligors with the appropriate
authorities and their qualification to conduct their business as follows,
each as certified by such Obligor's Secretary or Assistant
Secretary:
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1.1.1
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the
certificate of incorporation or certificates of formation, including
restatements and amendments thereof, and the certificate on change of
registered office or registered agent if
applicable;
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1.1.2
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the bylaws or limited liability
company agreement or limited partnership agreement or other equivalent
governing documents, including amendments and supplements
thereof;
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1.1.3
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other
certificates, agreements or merger or consolidation, plans of
reorganization, or other instruments which are filed with Nevada Secretary
of State under Chapter 78 (Private
Companies) of the Nevada Revised Statutes with the effect of
amending or supplementing the certificate of incorporation;
and
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1.1.4
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the
certificate of good standing in such Obligor's jurisdiction of formation
or incorporation and any other jurisdiction in which it conducts business
where a qualification to conduct business as a foreign entity is
required.
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1.2
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Receipt
of copies of passport or other identification documents of the Share
Pledgor.
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2.
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Corporate
Documents
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2.1
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Corporate approvals:
Evidence (in the form of copies of resolutions in agreed forms and/or
certified extracts from the commercial register) that all corporate or
constitutional action required by any relevant law, regulation or
constitutional document to be taken by the corporate Obligors to
authorise:
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2.1.1
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the
entry into the Finance Documents to which it is a
party;
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2.1.2
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the
execution by it of the Finance Documents to which it is a party;
and
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2.1.3
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an
Authorised Person to sign on behalf of it all other documents, notices and
communications required to be given by or on its behalf, under or for the
purposes of the Finance Documents,
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has
been duly taken.
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2.2
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Specimen signatures:
Receipt of original specimen signatures of the Authorised Person or
Authorised Persons referred to in Clause 2.1.3 of this
Schedule.
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Finance
Documents
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3.1
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Finance Documents:
Execution and receipt of originals
of:
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3.1.1
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each
Finance Document; and
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3.1.2
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each
document to be delivered to the Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents
prior to the Utilisation.
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3.2
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Security Documents:
Receipt of written confirmation from the Borrower's counsel, confirming
that the Security Documents have been registered or otherwise perfected
under applicable laws and
regulations.
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3.3
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Notices: Receipt of
copies of each of the notices for the time being required to be given
pursuant to the terms of the Finance Documents, together with
acknowledgements from each person to whom notice was given, in the form
required by each such document.
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3.4
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Stamp duties, etc.:
Evidence that all stamp, registration and similar taxes and other fees
payable in connection with the Finance Documents have been
paid.
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3.5
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Fees: Payment of all
fees which, under the terms of this Agreement, are due prior to the
Utilisation Date.
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4.
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Legal
Issues
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4.1
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Legal opinions: Receipt
of legal opinions in agreed form
from:
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4.1.1
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King
& Wood, the Hong Kong legal counsel to the Lender, relating to matters
of Hong Kong law relevant to the Finance Documents;
and
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4.1.2
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Loeb
& Loeb, the Nevada and New York legal counsel to the Borrower relating
to matters of the United States federal laws, the laws of the State of
Nevada and the laws of the State of New
York.
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5.
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Others
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5.1
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Process agents: Evidence
of the acceptance by the process agents named in the Finance Documents of
their appointment pursuant to the provisions of the Finance
Documents.
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5.2
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Debt Service Account:
Evidence of the Debt Service Account having been opened and maintained in
accordance with Clause 1 (Opening and maintenance of
Debt Service Account) of Schedule 7
(Debt Service
Account).
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5.3
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Audited Reports: Receipt
of copies of the Original Financial
Statements.
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5.4
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Consortium Agreement:
Evidence of any necessary consent and/or waiver of Baring Asia having been
obtained for the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents in
connection with the obligations of the Share Pledgor under the Consortium
Agreement.
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B - Conditions Precedent to each Utilisation
6.
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Utilisation
Request
|
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The
Utilisation Request, duly completed and duly executed by an Authorised
Person.
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7.
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Additional Share
Pledge
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7.1
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(Except
for the first Utilisation) Execution and receipt of the original amendment
to the Share Pledge Agreement in the form set out in Schedule II to the
Share Pledge Agreement in respect of additional shares of the Common Stock
of the Borrower having a Share Value not less than (a) (in the case where
the Common Stock of the Borrower is listed or quoted on a Trading Market)
200% or (b) (in any other case) 143% of the aggregate of the proposed
Utilisation and an amount determined by the Lender to be an approximation
of the expected interest payments in respect of the Loan so made within
the twelve (12) month period following the proposed Utilisation
Date.
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7.2
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Receipt
of any other document required to be delivered and/or evidence of any step
required to be taken having been so taken under Section 14(c) of the Share
Pledge Agreement in respect of such
amendment.
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7.3
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Receipt
of the items referred to Clauses 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of this Schedule in
respect of such amendment.
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8.
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Representations and
Warranties
|
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All
representations and warranties in the Finance Documents are true in all
material respects on and as of the Utilisation Date, before and after
giving effect to the Utilisation and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (save for those
representations and warranties which, by their terms, are made as of a
specified date, which representations and warranties shall be true in all
material respects as of such specified date only and save also as
otherwise provided in Clause 2 (Repetition) of Schedule
4 (Representations and
Warranties)).
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9.
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No Events of
Default
|
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No
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, or would result from the
Utilisation.
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3
UTILISATION
REQUEST
From:
Harbin Electric, Inc.
To:
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China
Development Bank Corporation Hong Kong
Branch
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Dated:
Dear Sirs
Harbin
Electric, Inc. - USD35,000,000 and RMB10,000,000 Term Loan Facility
Agreement
Dated
22 November 2010 (the “Facility Agreement”)
1.
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We
refer to the Facility Agreement. This is a Utilisation Request. Terms
defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meaning in this
Utilisation Request.
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2.
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We
wish to borrow a Loan on the following
terms:
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Proposed
Utilisation Date:
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[•]
2010 (or, if that is not a business day, the
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next
business day)
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Facility
to be utilised:
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[Facility
A] / [Facility B]
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Amount:
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USD
[•] / RMB [*]
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3.
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We
confirm that each condition specified in Clause 4 (Conditions of
Utilisation) and Schedule 2 (Conditions precedent)
is satisfied on the date of this Utilisation
Request.
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4.
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The
proceeds of this Loan shall be credited to the following
account:-
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Account
Holder:
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[•]
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Bank:
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[•]
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Branch:
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[•]
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Account
No.:
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[•]
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5.
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This
Utilisation Request is irrevocable.
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Yours
faithfully
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authorised
signatory for
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4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
1.
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The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender that as at the date
hereof:
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(a)
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Status and Due
Authorisation
|
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(i)
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Each
corporate Obligor is a company with limited liability duly incorporated
and validly existing under the laws of its place of incorporation with
power to enter into each Finance Document to which it is a party and to
exercise its rights and perform its obligations thereunder and all
corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of each
Finance Document to which it is a party and the performance of its
obligations thereunder have been duly taken. It has the power to own its
assets and carry on its business as it is being
conducted.
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(ii)
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The
Share Pledgor has the capacity and power
to enter into each Finance
Document to which he is
a party and to exercise his rights and
perform his obligations thereunder and all action required to authorise
his execution of each Finance Document to which he is a party and the
performance of his obligations thereunder have been duly
taken.
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(b)
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Execution, Delivery and
Performance
|
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The
execution, delivery and performance by
each of the Obligors of the Finance Documents to which it is a party and
its exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations thereunder
does not and will not:
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(i)
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conflict
with any existing agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or
which is binding upon it or any of its assets other than any such conflict
which has been effectively waived by the relevant counterparty prior to
the date of this Agreement;
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(ii)
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(in
the case of a corporate Obligor) conflict with its memorandum and articles
of association or constitutional
documents;
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(iii)
|
conflict
with any applicable law, regulation or official or judicial order
currently in effect; or
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(iv)
|
result
in the existence of, or oblige it to create any security interest over all
or any of its present or future revenues or assets save as expressly
contemplated by the Security
Documents.
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(c)
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Authorisations
|
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All
authorisations and necessary approvals from any governmental or regulatory
body and all material third party consents required in connection with the
entry into, performance, validity, enforceability or admissibility in
evidence of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents
to which the Borrower or any other Obligor is a party and to enable the
Borrower or any other Obligor or any other Group Company to conduct its
business and perform its obligations as contemplated in the Finance
Documents, which are then required to have been obtained or effected in
accordance with such Finance Documents or applicable law or regulation
including all applicable securities laws and regulations in the United
States are in full force and effect and with respect to any authorisations
and necessary approvals which are not required to be obtained or effected
until a later date, the Borrower has reasonable grounds to believe that
such authorisations and necessary approvals will be obtained and will be
in full force and effect when so
required.
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Binding
Obligations
|
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The
obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Borrower and the other
Obligors in each Finance Document to which it is a party are legal and
valid obligations binding on the Borrower or such Obligor, as the case may
be, and enforceable in accordance with the terms of such Finance
Document.
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(e)
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No
Proceedings
|
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No
litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding
of or before any court, arbitral body or agency has
been started or threatened against the Borrower or any other Group Company
or any other Obligor or any of their
respective affiliates which could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect or otherwise affect the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Finance
Document.
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(f)
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No Event of
Default
|
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No
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the making of the
Utilisation.
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(g)
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Law and
Jurisdiction
|
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The
choice of Hong Kong law or the laws of the State of New York (as the case
may be) as the governing law in the Finance Documents will be recognised
and upheld in the jurisdictions in which the relevant Obligors are
incorporated or reside. Any judgment obtained in
Hong Kong or in the State of New York (as the case may be) in relation to
a Finance Document will be recognised and
enforced in the jurisdictions in which the relevant
Obligors are incorporated or
reside.
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(h)
|
Deduction of
Tax
|
|
Neither
the Borrower nor any other Obligor is required under any applicable law to
make any deduction for or on account of Tax from any payment it may make
under any Finance Document, save for
any withholding tax which may arise in
respect of any interest payable by the Borrower hereunder under
the applicable federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State
of Nevada.
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(i)
|
Full
Disclosure
|
|
Any
written information provided by the Borrower was true and accurate in all
material respects as at the date it was provided or as at the date (if
any) at which it is stated and any financial projections have been
prepared on the basis of recent information and on the basis of
reasonable assumptions. Nothing has
occurred or been omitted and no information has been
given or withheld that results in the information provided taken as a
whole being untrue or misleading in any material
respect.
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|
Financial
Statements
|
|
The
Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and give a true and fair view and represent the
financial condition and operations of the Group during the financial year
save to the extent expressly disclosed in such financial
statements.
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(k)
|
Security
|
|
Each
Security Document confers the Security Interests purported to be conveyed
thereby over the assets referred to in such Security Document and such
assets are not subject to any prior Security
Interests.
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(l)
|
Claims Pari
Passu
|
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The
claims of the Lender against each of the Borrower and the other Obligors
under the Finance Documents will rank at least pari passu as to
priority of payments with the claims of all its other unsecured,
unsubordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred solely by
any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other similar laws of general
application.
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(m)
|
Immunity
|
|
Neither
the Borrower, any other Obligor nor any of its assets are entitled to
immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal
process.
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(n)
|
Taxes, Returns and
Payments
|
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Each
of the Borrower and the other Group Companies has filed or caused to be
filed all tax returns which are required to be filed by it and has paid or
caused to be paid all taxes shown to be due or payable on such returns or
on any assessment received by it, to the extent such taxes have become due
and payable in a timely manner, except those taxes the validity,
application or amount of which is being contested by it in good faith (and
for the payment of which adequate reserves have been provided, being not
less than an amount which would be required to be reserved in accordance
with the applicable accounting standards) by appropriate proceedings being
diligently pursued.
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(o)
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No
Winding-up
|
|
No
corporate action nor any other steps have been taken or legal proceedings
have been started or (to the best of the Borrower's knowledge and belief)
threatened for the bankruptcy, winding-up, dissolution, administration or
insolvent re-organisation or for the appointment of a receiver,
administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of any
Obligor or any Group Company or to any or all of its assets or
revenues.
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(p)
|
Nevada
|
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The Lender is not and will not be
deemed to be resident, domiciled or carrying on business in the State of
Nevada or the United States by reason only of the execution, delivery,
performance or enforcement of the Finance Documents to which any of them
is party. It is not necessary under the laws of the State of Nevada or the
federal laws of the United States (i) in order to enable the Lender to
enforce its rights under the Finance Documents or (ii) by reason of the
execution, delivery and performance of the Finance Documents by the
Lender that it be licensed, qualified or otherwise entitled to carry on
business in the State of Nevada or the United
States.
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REPETITION
|
|
The
Borrower shall be deemed to have repeated each of the representations and
warranties set out in Clause 1 (Representations and
Warranties) of this Schedule 4 on the date on which a Utilisation
Request is issued and on each Utilisation Date with reference to the facts
and circumstances then subsisting.
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SCHEDULE
5
UNDERTAKINGS
PART
A - INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS
1.
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INFORMATION
COVENANTS
|
1.1
|
Financial
Statements
|
|
The
Borrower shall:
|
|
1.1.1
|
within
90 days of the end of each of its financial years, deliver to the Lender,
in sufficient copies, its audited consolidated financial statements for
such financial year.
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|
1.1.2
|
within
45 days of the end of each quarter of its financial year, deliver to the
Lender, in sufficient copies, its unaudited consolidated financial
statements for such quarter of the financial
year.
|
1.2
|
Requirements as to Financial
Statements
|
|
The
Borrower shall ensure that each set of financial statements delivered by
it pursuant to Clause 1.1 (Financial Statements)
of this Schedule 5 (Undertakings) is
certified by a director of the Borrower as having been prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
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1.3
|
Compliance
Certificate
|
1.3.1
|
The
Borrower shall deliver to the Lender, within 90 days after the end of each
financial year of the Borrower, a compliance certificate stating that a
review of the activities of the Borrower during the preceding financial
year has been made with a view to determining whether the Borrower and its
subsidiaries have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their
obligations under this Agreement, and further stating, as to the person
signing such certificate , that to the best of his or her knowledge the
Borrower has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every
covenant contained in this Agreement and there is no default in the
performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions
of this Agreement (or, if a Potential Event of Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred, (subject to Clause 1.5 (Insider
Information) of this Schedule) describing all such Potential Event
of Default or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and
what action the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has
occurred and remains in existence by reason of which repayment of the
Loan(s) and payment of any interest accrued and any other amount payable
under this Agreement is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a
description of the event and what action the Borrower is taking or
proposes to take with respect
thereto.
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1.3.2
|
Each
compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Clause 1.3.1 of this Schedule
shall be signed by a director of the
Borrower.
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Other
Information
|
|
The
Borrower shall supply to the Lender (in sufficient
copies):
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|
1.4.1
|
all
documents dispatched by the Borrower to its shareholders (or any class of
them) or its creditors generally at the same time as they are
despatched;
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|
1.4.2
|
promptly,
any announcement, notice or other document relating specifically to the
Borrower posted onto any electronic website maintained by any stock
exchange on which shares in or other securities of the Borrower are listed
or any electronic website required by any such stock exchange to be
maintained by or on behalf of the
Borrower;
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1.4.3
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(subject
to Clause 1.5 (Insider
Information) of this Schedule) promptly upon becoming aware of
them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against the Borrower
or any other Group Company, and which might, if adversely determined, have
a material adverse effect;
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|
1.4.4
|
(subject
to Clause 1.5 (Insider
Information) of this Schedule) promptly, such further information
regarding the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower
or any other Group Company as the Lender may reasonably request;
and
|
|
1.4.5
|
promptly,
notice of any change in any Authorised Person of any corporate Obligor
signed by a director or company secretary of such corporate Obligor
accompanied by the specimen signature of any new Authorised
Person.
|
1.5
|
Insider
Information
|
|
The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Lender does not wish to receive
material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its
securities for the purpose of United States federal and state securities
laws (“Insider
Information”). The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use
commercially reasonable efforts to omit any Insider Information from any
notice, document or information required to be provided to the Lender
under Clauses 1.3 (Compliance
Certificate), 1.4 (Other Information) and
2.1 (Notification and
Default) of this Schedule and that by delivering such notice,
document or information to the Lender, the Borrower shall be deemed to
have authorized the Lender to treat such notice, document or information
as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be
sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities
for purposes of United States federal and state securities
laws.
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PART
B - POSITIVE UNDERTAKINGS
2.
|
POSITIVE
UNDERTAKINGS
|
|
The
Borrower shall comply with the following positive
covenants:
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|
Notification of
Default
|
Subject to Clause 1.5 (Insider Information) of this
Schedule, the Borrower shall promptly inform the Lender of the occurrence of any
Event of Default or Potential Event of Default of which it becomes aware and,
upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Lender, confirm to the
Lender that, save as previously notified to the Lender or as notified in such
confirmation, no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has, to the best
of its knowledge, occurred.
2.2
|
Corporate
Existence
|
|
The
Borrower shall and shall procure each corporate Obligor and each other
Group Company maintain its corporate existence and its right to carry on
operations.
|
2.3
|
Authorisations
|
|
The
Borrower shall obtain, maintain in full force and effect and comply with
the terms of and if requested, supply certified copies to the Lender of
each authorisation, approval and registration required under any
applicable law or regulation including all applicable securities laws and
regulations in the United States to enable it to perform its obligations
under, or for the validity, enforceability or admissibility of, any
Finance Document.
|
2.4
|
Ranking
|
|
The
Borrower shall ensure that at all times the claims of Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default against each of the Borrower and the other
Obligors under the Finance Documents will rank at least pari passu with the
claims of its other unsecured creditors other than those whose claims are
preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other similar laws
of general application.
|
2.5
|
Compliance with Law and
Taxes
|
|
The
Borrower shall and shall procure each other Group Company to comply in all
material respects with all applicable laws and regulations to which it is
subject and to file all relevant tax returns and pay all taxes promptly
upon the same becoming due except to the extent taxes are being contested
in good faith (and adequate reserves have been provided in relation
thereto in an amount not less than that which would be required to be
reserved in accordance with GAAP).
|
2.6
|
Accounting
Records
|
|
The
Borrower shall and shall procure each other Group Company at all times
maintain proper and accurate books and records prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
|
2.7
|
Security - General
Covenants
|
|
(i)
|
The
Borrower shall duly make all such filings and registrations with the
relevant authorities as may be necessary in connection with the creation,
perfection or protection of any security interest which it may, or may be
required to, create in connection with the Security Documents (including,
without limitation, any mortgage amendment registration formalities and
foreign security amendment registration formalities in connection with a
change in the particulars of any of the Security
Documents);
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(ii)
|
The
Borrower shall promptly make payment of all relevant fees, charges and
taxes payable in relation to any Security Documents and all notarisation
and registration fees in relation to the Security Documents from time to
time and produce to the Lender copies of receipts or other evidence of
such payments duly certified by an Authorised
Person;
|
|
(iii)
|
The
Borrower shall procure that no person shall be or become entitled to
assert any proprietary or other like right or interest which might affect
the value of the subject matter under any of the Security Documents
without the prior written consent of the
Lender;
|
|
(iv)
|
The
Borrower shall at all times keep the Lender indemnified against all
actions, suits, claims, costs and expenses which may be incurred or
sustained on account of the non-payment of any sum pursuant to this Clause
2.7 (Security –
General Covenants) or any other
provision of a Security Document or the breach or non-performance of the
covenants, obligations and agreements herein
contained;
|
|
(v)
|
The Borrower shall provide the
Lender with copies of all notices to or from all relevant government authorities
or otherwise relating to the Security Documents within fourteen (14) days of the
service of such notices and comply with all governmental or other legal
requirements and notices in respect of the Security Documents;
and
|
|
(vi)
|
The Borrower shall take and
procure to be taken all such action as is reasonably available to it to register,
perfect and protect the security intended to be conferred on the Lender by or pursuant to
the terms of the Security
Documents.
|
2.8
|
Access
|
|
The Borrower shall and shall
procure each other Group Company to allow the Lender, its representatives or the auditors
or consultants engaged by the Lender to have reasonable access to any premises of the
Borrower or any other Group Company so as to carry out inspection or conduct financial
review or audit on them upon prior reasonable notice to the Borrower. The Borrower shall,
and shall procure each other Group Company to, fully cooperate with the Lender and its
auditors and consultants and provide such information as requested for the purpose of
the review or audit.
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2.9
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Application of Facility
Amount
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The
Borrower shall utilise the proceeds of the Facility for the purposes set
out in Clause 3.1 (Purpose).
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2.10
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Debt Service
Account
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The
Borrower shall at all times maintain and operate the Debt Service Account
strictly in accordance with the
provisions in Schedule 7 (Debt Service Account)
notwithstanding any other terms upon
which monies have been deposited in the Debt Service
Account.
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Additional
Collateral
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Within
five (5) business days after the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as
defined in the Share Pledge Agreement), the Borrower shall notify the
Lender and provide such additional security as is required pursuant to the
Share Pledge Agreement.
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PART
C - NEGATIVE UNDERTAKINGS
3.
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NEGATIVE
UNDERTAKINGS
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Save
as otherwise agreed by the Lender, the Borrower shall comply with the
following negative covenants.
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3.1
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Financing and
Guarantees
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to make
any financing, grant any credit (save in the ordinary course of business)
or give any guarantee or indemnity (save as contemplated in any Finance
Document) to or for the benefit of any person, or otherwise voluntarily
assume any liability, whether actual or contingent, in respect of any
obligation of any other person.
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3.2
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Negative
Pledge
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to
create or permit to subsist any Security Interest over all or any of its
present or future revenues or assets other than Permitted Security
Interests.
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3.3
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No
Amendments
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to cause
or agree to the amendment, modification or variation of the terms of its
memorandum and articles of association or articles of association (or such
equivalent constitutional documents), in any material respect and shall
not terminate, amend, vary or grant any waivers under any of the Finance
Documents save as otherwise specifically provided for
herein.
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3.4
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Disposals
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to sell,
lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any asset by one or more
transactions or series of transactions (whether related or not) other than
in the ordinary course of the Related Business. The Borrower shall not and
shall procure each other Group Company not to directly or indirectly
dispose of a substantial part of its assets or undertaking related to the
Related Business without the consent of the Lender in
writing.
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3.5
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Merger
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to merge
or consolidate with any other person or participate in any other type of
corporate reconstruction without the consent of the Lender in
writing.
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Financial
Year
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The
Borrower shall not and shall procure each other Group Company not to
permit any change to its financial year end without the consent of the
Lender.
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3.7
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Shareholder
Loan
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Where
the Borrower applies any of the proceeds of the Facilities to fund any
shareholder loan to any Group Company, the Borrower shall not assign,
transfer or otherwise deal with any interest in such shareholder loan or
the relevant shareholder loan agreement or any part thereof or create or
permit to subsist any Security Interest thereon or agree or purport to do
any of the foregoing without the prior written consent of the
Lender.
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SCHEDULE
6
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Each of
the following events or circumstances set out below shall constitute an Event of
Default.
1.
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Failure to
Pay
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Any
Obligor fails to pay any amount payable under any Finance Document when
due.
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2.
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Misrepresentation
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Any
representation or warranty made by any Obligor in any Finance Document or
in any notice or certificate delivered by it pursuant thereto or in
connection therewith is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading
when made or deemed to be made.
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3.
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Obligations
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3.1
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Any
Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any obligation expressed to
be assumed by it in Clause 2.1 (Notification of
Default), Clause 2.2 (Corporate Existence),
Clause 2.4 (Ranking), Clause 3.1
(Financing and
Guarantees) and Clause 3.2 (Negative Pledge) of
Schedule 5 (Undertakings) or any of
the covenants in Schedule 7 (Debt Service
Account).
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3.2
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Any
Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any other obligation
expressed to be assumed by it in any Finance Document to which it is a
party and, if capable of remedy, such failure is not remedied within
fifteen (15) days after the Lender has given notice to the Borrower or
such Obligor or the Borrower or such Obligor becomes aware of the failure
to perform or comply.
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4.
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Cross
default
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4.1
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Any
Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Group Company in an
aggregate amount in excess of USD5,000,000 or its equivalent is not paid
when due nor within any originally applicable grace
period.
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4.2
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Any
Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Group Company in an
aggregate amount in excess of USD5,000,000 or its equivalent is declared
to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity
as a result of an event of default (however
described).
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4.3
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Any
commitment for any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other
Group Company in an aggregate amount in excess of USD5,000,000 or its
equivalent is cancelled or suspended by a creditor of the Borrower or the
Borrower or any of its subsidiaries as a result of an event of default
(however described).
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4.4
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Any
creditor of the Borrower or any other Group Company becomes entitled to
declare any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Group
Company in an aggregate amount in excess of USD5,000,000 or its equivalent
due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of
default (however described).
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Insolvency
Events
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5.1
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The
Borrower, or any other Group
Company:
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(a)
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files
a petition in bankruptcy or takes any action for its rehabilitation,
liquidation, winding-up or
dissolution;
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(b)
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commences
a voluntary case or gives notice of intention to make a proposal under any
Bankruptcy Law;
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(c)
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consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or
consents to its dissolution or winding
up;
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(d)
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consents
to the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager,
liquidator, trustee or custodian of it or for all or substantially all of
its property;
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(e)
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makes
a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors;
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(f)
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is
unable or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become
due otherwise admits its insolvency;
or
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(g)
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stops,
suspends or threatens to stop or suspend payment of all or a material part
of its indebtedness, by reason of actual or anticipated financial
difficulties, or commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors
with a view to rescheduling any of its
indebtedness.
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5.2
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Any
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or other proceedings under any
Bankruptcy Law are commenced against the Borrower, the Borrower or any of
its subsidiaries.
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5.3
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A
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any
Bankruptcy Law that:
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(a)
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is
for relief against the Borrower or any other Group
Company;
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(b)
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appoints
a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, trustee or
custodian of the Borrower or any other Group Company;
or
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(c)
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orders
the liquidation of the Borrower or any other Group
Company.
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5.4
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For
the purpose of this Clause 5 (Insolvency Event),
“Bankruptcy Law”
means any law in any jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
winding up, liquidation, reorganisation or relief of the
debtors.
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6.
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Judgment
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Any
legal proceedings, judgment or arbitration award (when aggregated with any
outstanding unstayed or unsatisfied proceedings judgement or award against
the Borrower, the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries) in excess of
US$5,000,000 or its equivalent aggregate is rendered against the Borrower
or any other Group Company, and remains unstayed or unsatisfied for 30
consecutive days.
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Expropriation
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The
confiscation, expropriation or nationalization by any governmental agency
of any assets of the Borrower or any other Group Company if such
confiscation, expropriation or nationalization would have a material
adverse effect; or if such revocation or repudiation could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect, the revocation or repudiation
by any government agency of any previously granted authorisation that is
material to the operation of the Related Business; or the imposition or
introduction of material and discriminatory taxes, tariffs, royalties,
customs or excise duties imposed on the Borrower or other Group Company,
or the material and discriminatory withdrawal or suspension of material
privileges or specifically granted material rights of a fiscal
nature.
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8.
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Repudiation
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Any
Obligor repudiates any Finance Document to which it is a party or does or
causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate
any Finance Document to which it is a
party.
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9.
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Illegality
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(a)
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At
any time it is or becomes unlawful for any of the Obligors to perform or
comply with any or all of its material obligations under any Finance
Document to which it is a party.
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(b)
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At
any time any of the material obligations of any of the Obligors under any
Finance Document to which it is a party are not or cease to be legal,
valid and binding.
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(c)
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Any
authorisation or necessary approval referred to in Clause 2.3 (Authorisations) of
Schedule 5 (Undertakings) is
revoked, terminated or withdrawn and such has or is likely to have a
material adverse effect.
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10.
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Security
Documents
|
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The
security purported to be created by any of the Security Documents shall
cease to constitute a valid, first ranking, security interest in the
assets expressed to be subject thereto or is or becomes subject to any
other security interest (other than a Security Interest permitted under
the Finance Documents); or any Security Document shall (i) cease to be in
full force and effect or (ii) cease to give the Lender all of the material
rights, powers and privileges purported to be created
thereby.
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11.
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Constitutive
Documents
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The
Borrower or any other Group Company amends or modifies their respective
constitutive documents in such a manner that would have a material adverse
effect.
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12.
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Other
Business
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The
Borrower shall, or shall permit or any other Group Company to, directly or
indirectly, engage in or carry on any business other than in the ordinary
course of business presently engaged in by it (including with respect to
an arrangements with respect to the business) as consistent with the past
custom and practice of the Group and permitted under all necessary
licenses, consents, authorizations, approvals orders, certificates and
permits duly obtained by the Borrower or any other Group
Company.
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13.
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Disposal of Related
Business
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The
Borrower shall, or shall permit or any other Group Company, directly or
indirectly, dispose of or agree to dispose of a substantial part of its
assets or undertaking relating to the Related Business, without the prior
written consent of the Lender.
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Listing Status of the
Borrower
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The
Borrower fails to maintain the trading of its Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global
Market without the prior written consent of the
Lender.
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15.
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Material Adverse
Change
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7
DEBT
SERVICE ACCOUNT
1.
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Opening and maintenance of Debt
Service Account
|
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The
Borrower shall open and maintain a bank account (the “Debt Service Account”)
with the Lender for the purpose set out in this
Schedule.
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2.
|
Operation of Debt Service
Account
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2.1
|
The
Borrower undertakes, until the Release Date, not to make or authorise any
withdrawals from the Debt Service Account except in accordance with the
following provisions of this Clause 2 (Operation of Debt Service
Account) and this
Schedule.
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2.2
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At
any time during the period of thirty (30) days prior to any Interest
Payment Date or Repayment Date, the Borrower shall ensure that the credit
balance of the Debt Service Account is not less than the scheduled
repayment of the Loan(s) and payment of interest accrued and any other
amount payable under the Finance Documents for that Interest Payment Date
or Repayment Date.
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2.3
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The
Borrower may make or authorise withdrawals and transfers from Debt Service
Account only with the Lender's consent and for the purposes of repayment
of the Loan(s) outstanding or any part thereof or in payment of any
interest accrued and any other amounts due and payable by the Borrower
under the Finance Documents.
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2.4
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The
Lender is authorised to make withdrawals and transfers from the Debt
Service Account in such amount and at such time as it shall determine for
the purposes set out in this
Schedule.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first
mentioned above.
BORROWER
HARBIN
ELECTIC, INC.
By
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:
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YANG
TIANFU
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Address
|
:
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Xx.
0 Xx Xxxx Xx Xx, Xx Ping Lu Xx Xxxxx Qu Xxxxxx Xxx Xx Xx, r
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Harbin,
People's Republic of China 150060
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Fax
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:
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00-000-0000-0000
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LENDER
CHINA
DEVELOPMENT BANK CORPORATION HONG KONG BRANCH
By
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:
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WU XXXX XXXX |
Address
|
:
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Xxxxx
0000-00, 33/F., One International Finance Centre, Xx. 0
Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx
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Fax
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:
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x000
0000 0000
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Attention
|
:
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Xx.
Xxxx Zhongwen
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