EXHIBIT 99.5
CESSION
1. We, the undersigned.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX SOUTH AFRICA (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
(Registration No: 1992/002805/07)
pledge and cede in securitatem debiti to
SABERASU JAPAN INVESTMENTS II B.V., a company organised under the
laws of The Netherlands ("Saberasu Japan"), acting as collateral agent for
the lenders as contemplated in the financing agreement
all of the ceded claims, as continuing covering security for the due
and proper payment on the terms (of the secured indebtedness) as set
out in the financing agreement and the due and proper performance of
the secured indebtedness, upon and subject to all of the terms and
conditions contained in this cession.
2. In this cession, including clause 1 -
2.1 words importing -
2.1.1 any one gender include the other two genders;
2.1.2 the singular include the plural and vice versa; and
2.1.3 natural persons include created entities (corporate
or unincorporate) and the state and vice versa;
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2.1.4 "business day" means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or public holiday in the Republic of South
Africa;
2.2 "ceded claims" means:
2.2.1 all claims, rights of action and receivables which we
now have and may at any time during the currency of
this cession hereafter have against and/or all
obligations which are now owed and may at any time
during the currency of the cession hereafter become
owing to us by:
2.2.1.1 all persons arising from or in connection
with any contract entered into between us
and such persons and, without in any way
limiting or affecting the generality of the
aforegoing, whether such indebtedness be
incurred or owed to us by any person on its
own or jointly or in partnership with any
other person or jointly and severably or as
guarantor and/or indemnitor, it being agreed
by us that all of our claims and rights of
action in respect of our accounts receivable
and/or trade debts do not fall within the
provisions of this clause 2.2.1.1 inasmuch
as such claims are dealt with in clause
2.2.1.2 hereof;
2.2.1.2 any trade debtor arising from or in
connection with any contract entered into
between us and such trade debtor for the
provision of goods or services by us to such
trade debtor and, without in any way
limiting or affecting the generality of the
aforegoing, whether such indebtedness be
incurred or owed to us by such trade debtor
on its own or jointly or in partnership with
any other person, a list of the accounts
receivable from such trade debtors as at 31
December 2003, is set out in Annexure "A"
hereto; and
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2.2.1.3 The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
("Standard Bank") arising from or in
connection with the account held by us at
the Standard Bank ("Standard Bank account"),
being one of the accounts, more specifically
in South Africa, contemplated in Article
VIII Section 8.01 of the financing
agreement, the details whereof we shall
furnish to the creditor within 3 (three)
days of the Excon approval contemplated (and
defined) in clause 22;
2.2.1.4 any securities held by us for the claims
referred to in 2.2.1.2 and 2.2.1.2;
but excluding any claims, rights of action,
receivables and/or obligations referred to in 2.2.1,
2.2.2 and 2.2.3 ("excluded claims") to the extent
that the cession of such claims or the creation of a
security interest over the excluded claims is
prohibited or restricted by statute, regulation,
operation of law or by the express terms of the
agreement between us and the relevant debtor, we
hereby warranting that the excluded claims is
immaterial (that is, less than 10% (ten percent) of
the ceded claims) and shall remain immaterial during
this cession (that is, less than 10% (ten percent) of
the ceded claims);
2.2.2 all of our right, title and interests, in and to the
intellectual property;
2.3 "creditor" means the lender as defined in the financing
agreement, herein represented by Saberasu Japan and includes,
unless otherwise indicated, a reference to each of the
creditors separately and individually, as well as each of
their respective successors-in-title and permitted assigns, it
being expressly recorded and agreed by us that we hereby
consent and agree to the creditor ceding and assigning its
rights under the financing agreement and this cession to
multiple creditors, that is, we agree and consent that the
creditor may "split" the claim/s the creditor enjoys against
us, it also being agreed in the event that this cession is
construed as a contract for the benefit of a third party, the
latter being any or all of the lenders contemplated in the
financing agreement, any
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or all of the lenders shall be entitled to accept the benefits
of this cession at any time upon written notice to us;
2.4 "debtors" means all persons whomsoever, without exception
against whom we now have and may at any time hereafter have a
ceded claim;
2.5 "event of default" has the meaning given to the term "Event of
Default" in the financing agreement;
2.6 "financing agreement" means the financing agreement dated on
or about the date hereof entered into by, amongst others
Saberasu Japan and us,
2.7 "intellectual property" means all of our future intellectual
property (that is, with effect from the date of signature
hereof), including, but not limited to, intellectual property
to be registered by us, including, but not limited to:
2.7.1 any future trademarks or trademark applications,
registered or to be registered in our name;
2.7.2 any future patent applications or registrations,
registered or to be registered in our name;
2.7.3 any future design applications or registrations,
registered or to be registered in our name;
2.8 reference to "us", "we", "our" and/or "debtor/s" includes, as
the case may be, that person's liquidator, judicial manager,
trustee, executor, administrator and curator (in each case
whether provisional or final), successor-in-title and assigns
and any representative of that person;
2.9 "secured indebtedness" means any and all obligations at any
time owed by us to the creditor under the financing agreement;
2.10 "securities" includes, without in any way limiting or
affecting the generality thereof, mortgage and notarial bonds,
cessions of rights, pledges, liens, suretyships, guarantees,
and indemnities.
3. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then the creditor
shall be entitled upon giving notice to us, subject to applicable law,
without first obtaining any judgment or order), to -
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3.1 give notice of this cession to all or any debtor/s and recover
all or any of the ceded claims and take such steps in
connection therewith as may be necessary or desirable for the
protection of the creditor's interests; and/or
3.2 cause all or any of the ceded claims to be sold by public
auction; and/or
3.3 cause all or any of the ceded claims to be sold for fair
market value by private treaty on reasonable notice to us not
exceeding 5 (five) business days;
3.4 take over all or any of the ceded claims as the creditor's
sole and absolute property, at the fair market value thereof.
The fair market value thereof shall, in the absence of
agreement, be determined by the auditors for the time being of
the creditor, acting as experts and not as arbitrators and
their decision shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
final and binding on us and the creditor; and/or
3.5 convey valid title in and to the ceded claims to any purchaser
or acquisitor thereof,
it being agreed that the creditor shall not give notice to any debtor
of this cession or take any of the aforementioned steps unless and
until an event of default has occurred and is continuing.
4. The creditor shall apply the net proceeds of any recovery or sale in
terms of clause 3.1, 3.2 or 3.3, or the fair market value agreed or
determined in terms of clause 3.4, as the case may be, after deducting
therefrom all reasonable costs, charges and expenses incurred by the
creditor and for which we are liable in terms of clause 13, in
reduction or discharge, as the case may be, of our obligations under
the secured indebtedness to the creditor, without prejudice to the
creditor's rights to recover from us any balance which may remain owing
to the creditor after the exercise of such rights. All of the
aforegoing is without prejudice to all other rights and remedies which
the creditor may have at law and all other securities which may be held
by the creditor, provided however that, should the total amount
collected/recovered by the creditor, after deducting therefrom all
reasonable costs, charges and expenses incurred by the creditor and for
which we are liable in terms of clause 13, exceed the full amount of
our obligations to the creditor for the time being, the creditor shall
be obliged to refund such excess to us.
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5. The creditor shall, irrespective of whether or not we have defaulted in
and/or breached any of our obligations to the creditor, be entitled,
through the duly authorised representative/s of the creditor, to
inspect all or any of our records relating to any of the ceded claims
and to take such extracts as the creditor may deem fit from such
records. Insofar as the creditor may require any evidence or assistance
from us or from any of our directors, members, servants or agents for
the purposes of collecting any of the ceded claims or in order to
obtain any judgment or order against any debtors, we hereby undertake
that such evidence and assistance will be duly furnished and provided
by us at the request of the creditor. Without in any way limiting or
affecting the generality of the aforegoing, we undertake to make
available to the creditor's aforementioned representative/s upon
request, all of our records for the purpose of any legal proceedings
instituted by or at the instance of the creditor against any debtor/s.
6. If an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the creditor
shall be at liberty upon giving written notice to us, without in any
way limiting or affecting the creditor's rights against us or
diminishing or otherwise affecting our obligations to the creditor to -
6.1 give time, compound, compromise or make any other arrangement
in respect of the extent, amount, duration, reduction or
postponement of liability to or with us and/or any guarantor
for us and/or any principal debtor with whom we are liable to
the creditor as guarantor; and/or
6.2 obtain any additional and/or other securities from us and/or
any guarantor for us and/or any principal debtor with whom we
are liable to the creditor as guarantor and/or from any other
person whomsoever; and/or
6.3 allow or grant any latitude or indulgence to us and/or any
guarantor.
7. Save in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct by the
creditor, no negligent acts or omissions by or on behalf of the
creditor in implementing our rights under this cession will found a
cause of action against the creditor.
8. Every right granted to the creditor in terms hereof shall be capable of
being and shall be exercised and enforced by Saberasu Japan. at any
time so to act in its place and stead in terms hereof ("enforcing
creditor"). In so acting the enforcing creditor shall act where
appropriate on its own behalf and for its own benefit and also on
behalf of and for the benefit of all the other creditors in such
proportions as the creditor may, from time to time in the creditor's
sole and absolute discretion determine inter se having
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regard to our secured indebtedness to each of them respectively. The
net proceeds recovered and/or realised shall be applied by the creditor
in terms of clause 3. The enforcing creditor may act either with
disclosure that it is so acting or in its own name as the enforcing
creditor in its sole and absolute discretion may determine.
9. No -
9.1 variation or amendment of, addition to, deletion from or
consensual cancellation of this cession or any of its terms
and/or conditions; and/or
9.2 waiver of any of the terms and/or conditions of this cession
and/or any of the creditor's rights hereunder; and/or
9.3 latitude and/or indulgence allowed or granted to us,
shall be of any force or effect unless reduced to writing, signed by us
and confirmed by the creditor in writing.
10. This cession constitutes the whole agreement between the creditor and
us in regard to the cession by us to the creditor of the ceded claims.
11. This cession shall be a continuing covering security and cession and
shall, subject to applicable law, remain of full force and effect,
subject to the provisions of clause 12, notwithstanding -
11.1 any intermediate discharge or settlement of or fluctuation in
the secured indebtedness to the creditor; and/or
11.2 our legal disability; and/or
11.3 any variation or amendment of, addition to or deletion from or
consensual cancellation or determination of any agreement
between the creditor and us; and/or
11.4 any waiver by the creditor of some but not all of the
creditor's rights against us; and/or
11.5 any latitude, indulgence or extension of time which may be
allowed or shown by the creditor to us; and/or
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11.6 the receipt by the creditor of any dividend or benefit in any
liquidation or judicial management, or any compromise whether
in terms of any statutory enactment or the common law.
12. It is agreed that:
12.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
enforcing creditor shall be entitled to exercise the rights
granted to the creditor under and in terms of this cession
only if an event of default has occurred and at the time there
is an actual secured indebtedness owing by us to the creditor.
12.2 This cession as regards each creditor shall automatically
terminate when all our obligations in respect of the secured
indebtedness to that creditor have been discharged finally and
in full. Such termination shall not limit or affect the force
or effect of this cession to any of the other/s of the
creditor.
13. We shall be responsible for all reasonably incurred and properly
evidenced costs, charges and expenses of whatsoever nature incurred by
the creditor in or about or in connection with the recovery and/or
attempted recovery and/or realisation and/or attempted realisation of
the ceded claims and/or the exercise by the creditor of any of the
creditor's rights in terms of this cession and/or in securing the
implementation of any of our obligations to the creditor hereunder.
14. For the purposes of this cession and any action which may be instituted
against us and as our address for the delivery to us of all notices in
connection herewith we choose domicilium citandi et executandi at
Second Road, Halfway House, Midrand, South Africa.
15. Without in any way limiting or affecting any of the creditor's rights
in terms hereof, and in addition thereto -
15.1 the amount of the secured indebtedness at any time, the fact
that it is due and payable, the rate of interest payable
thereon and the date from which interest is reckoned, shall,
subject to 15.2, be deemed to be determined and proved by a
certificate under the signature of the creditor;
15.2 such certificate shall be presumed correct until the contrary
be proved.
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16. Without in any way limiting or affecting the creditor's rights in terms
hereof, and in addition thereto, the creditor shall be entitled, in the
creditor's sole discretion, to apply any moneys received by us from our
debtors to the secured indebtedness then due and payable in such order
as the creditors may determine.
17. We hereby irrevocably and in rem suam authorise and appoint any of the
directors of the creditor from time to time, whose appointment it shall
not be necessary to prove, with full power, including the power of
substitution, as our agent, in our name, place and stead to -
17.1 sign and execute any document in our name; and
17.2 do all such things which may be necessary or desirable; and
17.3 enforce the rights granted to the creditor herein; and
17.4 endorse all negotiable instruments and other documents of
whatsoever nature so as to constitute the creditor the holder
thereof and/or to enable the creditor to obtain payment
thereunder or in connection therewith,
in order to give proper effect to the terms hereof, provided that no
such power may be exercised by the creditors until an event of default
has occurred and is continuing.
18. We hereby undertake to the creditor that -
18.1 if and whenever the creditor so requires by notice in writing
to us, we will by not later than 3 (three) days after such
notice, deliver a schedule of all amounts which were owing to
us by all our debtors on the last day of the preceding month,
reflecting thereon the amount so owing by each and the name
and last known address of each such debtor; provided that any
failure or omission on our part to furnish the creditor with
any such schedule, or any error or omission in any schedule so
furnished by us, shall not affect any of the creditor's rights
under this cession;
18.2 until such time as an event of default has occurred and the
creditor has given us notice that it wishes to enforce its
rights under this cession, we shall collect and receive the
ceded claims in the ordinary course of business for our own
benefit and we shall have no obligation to account to the
creditor in respect of such collection;
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18.3 if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, then at
the written request of the creditor we shall upon entering
into a suspensive sale agreement or credit agreement with any
of our debtors, or upon receiving any negotiable instrument in
respect of any ceded claim or other document evidencing and/or
recording any ceded claims, forthwith deliver such agreement,
negotiable instrument or document, as the case may be, to
Saberasu Japan. on behalf of such person and as agent for and
on behalf of all of the other creditors, jointly and
severally,
provided that any failure or omission on our part to comply with any of
the provisions of this clause and/or any failure or omission on the
part of the creditor to enforce compliance therewith, shall not affect
any of the creditor's rights under this cession.
19. It is agreed that:
19.1 If we have at any time prior to the signature of this cession
ceded, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered any of
the ceded claims to any person whomsoever, this cession shall
be a cession of and we cede to the creditor, with immediate
effect, all (a) claims, rights of action and receivables of
whatsoever nature which we now have and may at any time during
the currency of this cession hereafter have against any prior
cessionary, pledgee and holder of any hypothecation and/or
encumbrance and (b) our remaining title to and retained
interest in such ceded claims and all our reversionary rights
to such ceded claims, as well as our rights to obtain
re-cession to us of such ceded claims from any person
whomsoever after payment of all amounts secured by any such
prior cession and/or pledge and/or other hypothecation and/or
encumbrance or after the cessation or loss for any reason or
abandonment of any of the rights of any prior cessionary,
pledgee and/or holder of any hypothecation and/or encumbrance
as the case may be.
19.2 For so long as any cession, pledge or other hypothecation
and/or encumbrance in favour of any prior cessionary, pledgee
or holder, remains in force -
19.2.1 the creditor shall be entitled to receive payments
directly from any such prior cessionary, pledgee or
holder of so much as it shall receive in excess of
the amounts due to it by us and which is paid to any
such prior cessionary, pledgee or holder;
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19.2.2 if and when the cession, pledge, hypothecation and
encumbrance in favour of any prior cessionary,
pledgee and holder ceases to be of any force for any
reason whatsoever then this cession shall thereupon,
subject to the proviso hereto, operate as a first
cession by us to the creditor jointly and severally
of all of the ceded claims and not only as a cession
of all rights and claims of whatsoever nature which
we have now and may at any time hereafter have
against any prior cessionary, pledgee and holder of
any hypothecation and/or encumbrance, our remaining
title to and retained interest in the ceded claims
and all our reversionary rights to the ceded claims,
as well as all our rights to obtain the re-cession to
us of the ceded claims from any person whomsoever
after payment of all amounts secured by any prior
cession and/or pledge and/or other hypothecation
and/or encumbrance or after the cessation or loss for
any reason or abandonment of any of the rights of any
prior cessionary, pledgee and/or holder of any
hypothecation and/or encumbrance, as the case may be;
provided that if there is more than one prior
cession, pledge, hypothecation or encumbrance then
this cession shall rank next in order of preference,
mutatis mutandis, and so on until no prior cession,
pledge, hypothecation or encumbrance exists.
20. The costs of and incidental to the drawing of this cession and the
stamp duty hereon shall be borne and paid by us.
21. This cession shall be governed and interpreted by the substantive laws
of South Africa (and if the prescription laws of the Republic of South
Africa are not considered to be substantive laws thereof, by the
prescription laws as well).
22. This cession, save for the provisions of this clause and clauses 2, 9,
10, 14 ,20 and 21 which shall be of immediate force and effect, is
subject to the approval of the South African Reserve Bank, Exchange
Control Division ("Excon approval"). Forthwith after the signature of
this cession by us, we shall apply for Excon approval at our cost.
23. It is hereby agreed that:
23.1 we hereby appoint the creditor as our agent to apply, in terms
of Section 41(3)(a) of the Trade Marks Act No. 194 of 1993,
for the particulars of this
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cession in respect of the intellectual property to be endorsed
on the South African Register of Trade Marks and we undertake
to execute all such documentation as may reasonably be
required to enable the particulars of this cession to be so
made;
23.2 we hereby appoint the creditor as our agent to apply, in terms
of Section 60 of the Patent Act No. 57 of 1978, for the
particulars of this cession in respect of the intellectual
property to be recorded in the South African Register of
Patents and we undertake to execute all such documentation as
may reasonably be required to enable the particulars of this
cession to be so made;
23.3 we hereby appoint the creditor as our agent to apply, in terms
of Section 30(5) of the Designs Act No. 195 of 1993, for the
particulars of this cession in respect of the intellectual
property to be recorded in the South African Register of
Designs and we undertake to execute all such documentation as
may reasonably be required to enable the particulars of this
cession to be so made;
23.4 we hereby likewise appoint the creditor as our agent on the
same basis as is contemplated in clauses 23.1, 23.2 and 23.3
in respect of any of the intellectual property which may be
registered in jurisdictions other than the Republic of South
Africa;
23.5 we will not assign or dispose of all or any part of the
intellectual property or create, grant or permit to exist (a)
any security interest over or (b) any restriction of the
ability to transfer or realise, all or any part of the
intellectual property other than as permitted by the financing
agreement;
23.6 we shall notify the creditor in writing of any new trade xxxx
applications and/or patent applications and/or design
applications, which we may make to enable the creditor to
apply for its rights in respect of the intellectual property
in terms of this cession to be recorded on the Trade Xxxx
Registers and/or Patent Registers and/or Design Registers
(contemplated in clauses 23.1, 23.2, 23.3 and/or 23.4)
(whichever is applicable) in respect of such new applications;
23.7 we shall throughout the term of this agreement, at our
expense, maintain the registrations of all the intellectual
property and shall pay all renewal and other fees necessary
for this purpose. In respect of any applications for the
registration of any of the intellectual property, we shall use
all reasonable
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endeavours to seek to effect registration as soon as
practicable and thereafter maintain such registrations at our
own cost.
SIGNED and WITNESSED by the parties on the following dates and at the following
places respectively:
DATE PLACE WITNESS SIGNATURE
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For: XXXXXX XXXXXXX SOUTH AFRICA
1. /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
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23/01/04 Reading, UK /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
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The creditor accepts the aforegoing
1. For: SABERASU JAPAN INVESTMENTS II B.V.
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/s/ JEROEN ZWEERTS
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2.
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Jeroen Zweerts
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Title: Managing Director
1.
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/s/ XXXX C.A. XXX XXXX
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Xxxx C.A. van Beek
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Title: Managing Director
