RPM FUNDING LOAN AGREEMENT Between RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LIMITED and RICHTRAU NO. 179 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
RPM FUNDING LOAN AGREEMENT
Between
RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LIMITED
and
RICHTRAU NO. 179 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
RPM FUNDING LOAN AGREEMENT
1. PARTIES
1.1 |
The Parties to this Agreement are: |
1.1.1 |
RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LIMITED; and |
1.1.2 |
RICHTRAU NO. 179 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED. |
1.2 |
The Parties agree as set out below. |
2. INTERPRETATION
2.1 |
The headings to the clauses of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall in no way govern or affect the interpretation of nor modify nor amplify the terms of this Agreement nor any clause hereof. |
2.2 |
Words and expressions not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall bear the meaning given to them in the Holdco Shareholders Agreement (as defined below) provided that, to the extent there is any inconsistency between the provisions of the Holdco Shareholder Loan Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. In addition unless the context dictates otherwise, the words and expressions set forth below shall bear the following meanings and cognate expressions shall bear corresponding meanings: |
2.2.1 |
“Additional Plateau Amount” has the meaning given to in clause 9 (Additional Payments); |
2.2.2 |
“Agreement” means this RPM Funding Loan Agreement; |
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2.2.3 |
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in Johannesburg; |
2.2.4 |
“Closing Date” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.5 |
“Global Intercreditor Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.6 |
“Holdco” means Richtrau No. 179 (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No. 2007/106711/07), a private company duly incorporated according with the company laws of South Africa; |
2.2.7 |
“Holdco Shareholder Loan Agreement” means the Holdco shareholder loan agreement, dated 19 March 2008, between RPM as lender and Holdco as borrower pursuant to which RPM loaned the sum of ZAR7,058,823,529 (Seven Billion Fifty-eight Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty- nine Rand) to Holdco (which loan amount is to be written down for accounting purposes by ZAR1,960,784,313 (One Billion Nine Hundred and Sixty Million Seven Hundred and Eighty-four Thousand Three Hundred and Thirteen Rand) pursuant to an amendment to the Holdco Shareholder Loan Agreement); |
2.2.8 |
“Holdco Shareholders Agreement” means the written shareholders agreement, dated 28 March 2008 between RPM, Plateau and Holdco; |
2.2.9 |
“Interest Rate” means the prevailing interest rate as defined and determined under the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement from time to time, on the basis if there is any fixed rate tranche as defined under the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement (a “Fixed Rate Tranche”), the Interest Rate in relation to that portion of the principal of the Loan hereunder which equals the RPM Fixed Rate Tranche, shall be the |
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relevant fixed rate of interest which Plateau is obliged to pay to the Plateau Hedge Counterparty under the relevant Plateau Hedging Documents relating to any interest rate swap arrangements concluded between Plateau and a Plateau Hedge Counterparty in relation to the funding under the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement or any principal portion thereof; | |
2.2.10 |
“JIBAR” means the “JIBAR” rate as determined in and prevailing under the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement from time to time; |
2.2.11 |
“Loan” means the principal amount outstanding of the Remaining RPM Claims under this Agreement from time to time; |
2.2.12 |
“OCSF Loans” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement; |
2.2.13 |
“OCSF Rate” means the “Interest Rate” as defined in the RPM Operating Cash Flow Shortfall Facility Agreement; |
2.2.14 |
“Opco” means Richtrau No. 177 (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No. 2007/016711/07), a private company duly incorporated according to the company laws of South Africa; |
2.2.15 |
“Opco Funding Loan Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.16 |
“Original RPM Claims” means the Claims of RPM against Holdco under the Holdco Shareholder Loan Agreement for an amount of ZAR7,058,823,529; |
2.2.17 |
“Parties” means: |
2.2.17.1 |
RPM; and |
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2.2.17.2 |
Holdco, |
and “Party” means, as the context requires, either of them; | |
2.2.18 |
“Plateau” means Plateau Resources (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No. 1996/013879/07), a private company duly incorporated according to the company laws of South Africa; |
2.2.19 |
“Plateau Funding Loan Agreement” means the written agreement entitled “Plateau Funding Loan Agreement” concluded or to be concluded between Plateau and Holdco on or about the Signature Date; |
2.2.20 |
“Plateau Hedge Counterparty” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.21 |
“Plateau Hedging Documents” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.22 |
“Plateau Loan” means the “Loan” as defined in the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement; |
2.2.23 |
“Plateau OCSF Loan” means the “OCSF Loans” as defined in the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement; |
2.2.24 |
“Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement” means the written agreement entitled “Senior Term Loan Facilities Agreement” concluded or to be concluded between inter alia Plateau, SCB and the Plateau Security SPV on or about the Signature Date; |
2.2.25 |
“Plateau Security SPV” means Micawber 634 (Proprietary) Limited (Registration No. 2007/025445/07), a private company duly incorporated according to the company laws of South Africa; |
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2.2.26 |
“Remaining RPM Claims” has the meaning given to it in clause 3.1.2; |
2.2.27 |
“RPM” means Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited (Registration No. 1931/003380/06), a public company duly incorporated according to the company laws of South Africa; |
2.2.28 |
“RPM Additional Amount” means the amount derived by dividing the Additional Plateau Amount by 0,51 and then multiplying the resultant amount by 0,49; |
2.2.29 |
“RPM Bank Account” means the bank account in the name of RPM with the following details: |
2.2.29.1 | Bank: | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited; |
2.2.29.2 | Account No: | 000175722; |
2.2.29.3 | Branch: | Johannesburg Branch; |
2.2.29.4 | Branch Code: | 000205; |
2.2.30 |
“RPM Fixed Rate Tranche” means the amount derived by dividing the amount of the Fixed Rate Tranche by 0,51 and then multiplying the resultant amount by 0,49; |
2.2.31 |
“RPM OCSF Tranches” has the meaning given to it in clause 3.2; |
2.2.32 |
“RPM Operating Cash Flow Shortfall Facility Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.33 |
“RPM Portion” means the amount derived by dividing the amount of any Plateau OCSF Tranche by 0,51 and then multiplying the resultant amount by 0,49; |
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2.2.34 |
“SCB” means Standard Chartered Bank, Johannesburg Branch (Registration No: 2003/020177/10), a company incorporated in England with limited liability by Royal Charter 1853, under reference ZC18 and registered as an external company in South Africa; |
2.2.35 |
“Senior Agent” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.36 |
“Senior Debt Payment Date” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement; |
2.2.37 |
“Signature Date” means the date of signature of the Party last signing this Agreement; |
2.2.38 |
“South Africa” means the Republic of South Africa as constituted from time to time; |
2.2.39 |
“Structure Memorandum” has the meaning given to it in the Senior Facilities Agreement; |
2.2.40 |
“Termination Date” has the meaning given to it in the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement. |
2.3 |
Any reference in this Agreement to: |
2.3.1 |
a “clause” shall, subject to any contrary indication, be construed as a reference to a clause hereof; |
2.3.2 |
“including” or “includes” means including (or includes) without limitation; |
2.3.3 |
“law” shall be construed as any law (including common or customary law) or statute, constitution, decree, judgment, treaty, regulation, directive, bye-law, order or any other legislative measure of any |
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relevant government, supranational, local government, statutory or regulatory body or court; and | |
2.3.4 |
a “person” shall be construed as a reference to any person, firm, company, trust, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association or partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality) of two or more of the foregoing. |
2.4 |
Unless inconsistent with the context or save where the contrary is expressly indicated: |
2.4.1 |
if any provision in a definition is a substantive provision conferring rights or imposing obligations on any Party, notwithstanding that it appears only in this interpretation clause, effect shall be given to it as if it were a substantive provision of this Agreement; |
2.4.2 |
when any number of days is prescribed in this Agreement, the same shall be reckoned exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day unless the last day falls on a day which is not a Business Day, in which case the last day shall be the next succeeding Business Day; |
2.4.3 |
in the event that the day for payment of any amount due in terms of this Agreement should fall on a day which is not a Business Day, the relevant day for payment shall be the previous Business Day; |
2.4.4 |
in the event that the day for performance of any obligation in terms of this Agreement (other than a payment obligation) should fall on a day which is not a Business Day, the relevant day for performance shall be the next succeeding Business Day; |
2.4.5 |
any reference in this Agreement to any legislation, law or enactment is to that legislation, law or enactment as at the Signature Date and as amended or re-enacted from time to time; |
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2.4.6 |
any reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to this Agreement or, as the case may be, such other agreement or document as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, varied, novated or supplemented; |
2.4.7 |
no provision of this Agreement constitutes a stipulation for the benefit of any person who is not a Party to this Agreement; and |
2.4.8 |
a reference to a Party includes that Party’s successors-in-title and permitted assigns. |
2.5 |
Unless inconsistent with the context, an expression which denotes: |
2.5.1 |
any one gender includes the other genders; |
2.5.2 |
a natural person includes a juristic person and vice versa; and |
2.5.3 |
the singular includes the plural and vice versa. |
2.6 |
Where any term is defined within the context of any particular clause in this Agreement, the term so defined, unless it is clear from the clause in question that the term so defined has limited application to the relevant clause, shall bear the same meaning as ascribed to it for all purposes in terms of this Agreement, notwithstanding that that term has not been defined in this interpretation clause. |
2.7 |
The rule of construction that, in the event of ambiguity, the contract shall be interpreted against the Party responsible for the drafting thereof, shall not apply in the interpretation of this Agreement. |
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2.8 |
The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect such of the provisions of this Agreement as expressly provide that they will operate after any such expiration or termination or which of necessity must continue to have effect after such expiration or termination, notwithstanding that the clauses themselves do not expressly provide for this. |
2.9 |
The use of any expression in this Agreement covering a process available under South African law such as winding-up (without limitation eiusdem generis) shall, if any of the Parties is subject to the law of any other jurisdiction, be construed as including any equivalent or analogous proceedings under the law of such other jurisdiction. |
2.10 |
Where figures are referred to in numerals and in words, if there is any conflict between the two, the words shall prevail. |
3. INTRODUCTION
3.1 |
Pursuant to the implementing of the Holdco Sale of Shares Agreement: |
3.1.1 |
Plateau shall acquire a portion of RPM’s Original RPM Claims in an amount of R500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Rand) so that Plateau has Claims for that amount against Holdco; and |
3.1.2 |
RPM will, after the capitalisation of an amount of R1,764,705,783 (One Billion Seven Hundred and Sixty-four Million Seven Hundred and Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-three Rand) of the remaining Original RPM Claims pursuant to step 2 of the Structure Memorandum, retain a portion of the Original RPM Claims for an amount of R480,392,157 (Four Hundred and Eighty Million Three Hundred and Ninety-two Thousand One Hundred and Fifty-seven Rand) against Holdco (the “Remaining RPM Claims”). |
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3.2 |
In circumstances where Plateau is entitled to utilise the RPM Operating Cash Flow Shortfall Facility Agreement, then RPM shall be obliged to advance an amount calculated as the RPM Portion as a shareholder loan from RPM to Holdco (a “RPM OCSF Tranche” and multiple loans |
“RPM OCSF Tranches”). | |
3.3 |
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions which shall apply to: |
3.3.1 |
the Remaining RPM Claims with effect on the Closing Date and which accordingly hereby replace the terms and conditions which applied to the Original RPM Claims in terms of the Holdco Shareholder Loan Agreement, with effect on the Closing Date; and |
3.3.2 |
the RPM OCSF Tranches. |
4. ADVANCE OF RPM OCSF TRANCHES
4.1 |
RPM hereby undertakes and agrees that it will advance the RPM OCSF Tranches to Holdco on the same date as it is obliged to advance any Plateau OCSF Loan to Plateau under the RPM Operating Cash Flow Shortfall Facility Agreement. |
4.2 |
If so requested by Opco, and consented to by Holdco, RPM shall advance the RPM OCSF Tranches directly to Opco, which shall constitute an advance of the RPM Tranches under this Agreement. |
5. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND THE RPM OCSF TRANCHES
5.1 |
To the extent cash is available, HoldCo shall repay the Loan to RPM in instalments by repaying, on each Senior Debt Payment Date set out in Schedule 1 (Repayment Profile), an amount which reduces the outstanding aggregate Loan by an amount equal to the relevant proportion of the Remaining RPM Claims on the Closing Date, as set out in Schedule 1 (Repayment Profile), provided that irrespective of whether cash is |
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available, the full amount of the Loan, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts that may become payable hereunder shall be repaid on the earlier of:
5.1.1 |
the Termination Date; and |
5.1.2 |
the date on which the Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts become payable pursuant to a written notice issued to Holdco under clause 11.2 (Events of Default). |
5.2 |
To the extent cash is available after the making of all payments referred to in clause 5.1 above, and subject to the provisions of the Global Intercreditor Agreement, Holdco shall repay that portion of the RPM OCSF Tranches equal to such available cash on each Senior Debt Payment Date provided that, irrespective of whether cash is available, but subject to all amounts that are required to be paid under clause 5.1 above being settled, and subject to the provisions of the Global Intercreditor Agreement, the RPM OCSF Tranches, inclusive of all accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts that may become payable hereunder in respect of the RPM OCSF Tranches shall be repaid on the earlier of: |
5.2.1 |
the Termination Date; and |
5.2.2 |
the date on which the RPM OCSF Tranches and all accrued and unpaid interest and any other amounts become payable pursuant to a written notice issued to Holdco under clause 11.2 (Events of Default). |
5.3 |
The instalments referred to above shall be paid by direct electronic transfer into the RPM Bank Account. |
6. PREPAYMENT
If any amount of the Loan is prepaid by Holdco, then the amount of the instalment due on each Senior Debt Repayment Date set out in Schedule 1
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(Repayment Profile) falling after that prepayment will reduce in inverse chronological order by the amount of the Loan prepaid.
7. INTEREST
7.1 |
The unpaid principal balance of the Loan shall bear interest at the Interest Rate and on the same terms and subject to the same conditions mutatis mutandis as are applicable to the bearing of interest on the funding under the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement. |
7.2 |
Any amount payable under this Agreement in respect of the Loan which is not paid on its due date for payment shall be capitalised on the day after the relevant amount was payable and thereafter form part of the Loan. |
7.3 |
Any amount of interest which is capitalised shall be repaid as soon as cash is available. |
7.4 |
Interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Loan shall be paid on the same Senior Debt Payment Dates and on the same terms and subject to the same conditions mutatis mutandis as are applicable to the payment of interest on the funding under the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement. |
7.5 |
The unpaid principal balance of the RPM OCSF Tranches shall bear interest at the OCSF Rate. |
7.6 |
To the extent that cash is available after the making of all payments of interest referred to in clause 7.1 above, and subject to the provisions of the Global Intercreditor Agreement, interest on the unpaid principal balance of the RPM OCSF Tranches shall be paid on the same Senior Debt Payment Dates and on the same terms and conditions mutatis mutandis as are applicable to the payment of interest on the OCSF Loans under the RPM Operating Cash Flow Shortfall Facility Agreement. |
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7.7 |
The interest referred to above shall be paid by direct electronic transfer into the RPM Bank Account. |
8. PAYMENTS
8.1 |
All payments to be made by HoldCo to RPM in terms of this Agreement in relation to the Loan and the RPM OCSF Tranches shall be made on the same terms and subject to the same conditions mutatis mutandis as are applicable to payments in relation to the Plateau Loan under the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement and if on any payment date the amount received by RPM from Holdco is less than the full amount required to be paid by Holdco under this Agreement on that date, the amount received by RPM shall be applied to discharge the liabilities of Holdco under this Agreement in the order of priority set out in the Global Intercreditor Agreement in relation to the Holdco Cash Waterfall (as defined in the Global Intercreditor Agreement). |
9. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS
If any amount becomes payable by Holdco to Plateau under clause 8 (Tax Gross-up and Additional Payments) of the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement (an “Additional Plateau Amount”), Holdco shall be obliged to make payment of an amount equivalent to the RPM Additional Amount to RPM on the same date or dates (as applicable) as such Additional Plateau Amounts are payable by Holdco under the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
10.1 |
Holdco hereby represents and warrants to RPM that on the Signature Date and the Closing Date: |
10.1.1 |
Holdco is a private company duly organised and existing under the laws of South Africa with the power and authority to enter into and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement; |
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10.1.2 |
Holdco has procured the taking of all necessary corporate and other action to authorise the execution of this Agreement; |
10.1.3 |
this Agreement is legal and binding on, and enforceable against, Holdco; |
10.1.4 |
the provisions of this Agreement are not in conflict with, and will not constitute a breach of the provisions of any other agreement or undertaking which is binding on Holdco. |
10.2 |
Each of the representations and warranties given by Holdco in terms of clause 10.1 shall: |
10.2.1 |
prima facie be deemed to be a representation of fact inducing RPM to enter into this Agreement; |
10.2.2 |
be presumed to be material unless the contrary is proved; |
10.2.3 |
insofar as any of the warranties is promissory or relates to a future event, be deemed to have been given as at the due date for fulfilment of the promise or for the happening of the event, as the case may be; and |
10.2.4 |
be a separate warranty and in no way be limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of any other warranty. |
10.3 |
RPM is entering into this Agreement relying upon the representations and warranties given by Holdco in clause 10.1. |
11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
11.1 |
An Event of Default shall occur if: |
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11.1.1 |
Holdco fails to pay any sum due from it hereunder at the time, in the currency and in the manner specified herein unless the failure to pay is solely due to technical or administrative reasons and the relevant amount is duly paid within 2 (two) Business Days of its due date; or |
11.1.2 |
any material representation or statement made by Holdco in connection with this Agreement is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading when made and Holdco fails to remedy such circumstances within 10 (ten) Business Days after receiving written notice from RPM requiring such remedy; or |
11.1.3 |
Holdco fails to duly perform or comply with any other obligation expressed to be assumed by it in this Agreement and such failure is not remedied within 10 (ten) Business Days after RPM has given written notice thereof to Holdco; or |
11.1.4 |
Holdco takes any corporate action or other steps are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding-up (whether provisional or final), dissolution, administration or re-organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer over it or any or all of its revenues and assets; or |
11.1.5 |
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed by Holdco in order: |
11.1.5.1 |
to enable Holdco lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Agreement; or |
11.1.5.2 |
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by Holdco in this Agreement are enforceable, legal and valid, |
is not done, fulfilled or performed;
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11.1.6 |
at any time it is or it becomes unlawful for Holdco to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the obligations of Holdco under this Agreement are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; |
11.1.7 |
the Plateau Senior Agent takes or is instructed to take any of the actions referred to in clause 28.20 (Acceleration) of the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement; |
11.1.8 |
Plateau (or the Plateau Senior Agent on its behalf) takes any of the actions referred to in clause 11.2 of the Plateau Funding Loan Agreement; |
11.1.9 |
Opco (or the Plateau Senior Agent on its behalf) takes any of the actions referred to in clause 11.2 of the Opco Funding Loan Agreement. |
11.2 |
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and subject to any restrictions on enforcement action provided for in the Global Intercreditor Agreement, RPM may, without prejudice to any other rights it may have in terms of this Agreement or at law, by written notice to Holdco: |
11.2.1 |
claim and recover from Holdco (which amount shall be immediately due and payable): |
11.2.1.1 |
the unpaid principal balance of the Loan; |
11.2.1.2 |
all accrued and unpaid interest due and payable by Holdco in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and |
11.2.1.3 |
any other amounts which are payable by Holdco to RPM under this Agreement (whether or not then due and payable on the basis that any and all such amounts shall immediately be due and payable); |
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11.2.2 |
declare the Loan and all other amounts payable by Holdco pursuant to this Agreement to be due and payable on demand of RPM. |
11.3 |
If RPM takes any of the actions referred to in clause 11.2, interest shall accrue on all outstanding amounts under this Agreement in respect of the RPM OCSF Tranches from the due date of payment up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is 2% per annum higher than the OCSF Rate. Any interest accruing under this Clause 11.3 shall be immediately payable by Holdco on demand by RPM. |
12. CESSION
12.1 |
RPM shall, subject to the provisions of the Global Intercreditor Agreement, be entitled to cede or assign its rights, title, interest or benefits or to delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement, other than the delegation of its obligations under the RPM OCSF Tranches. |
12.2 |
Save as set out in clause 12.1 above, neither Party shall be entitled to cede or assign its rights, title, interest or benefits or to delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement. |
13. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS
A certificate signed by a manager or director of RPM (whose appointment it shall not be necessary to prove) shall be prima facie proof of:
13.1 |
the amount of any indebtedness owing by Holdco to RPM pursuant to this Agreement; |
13.2 |
the due date of such indebtedness; and |
13.3 |
the fact that such indebtedness is due and owing and has not been paid or otherwise discharged. |
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14. NOTICES AND DOMICILIA
14.1 |
Notices |
14.1.1 |
Each Party chooses the addresses set out opposite its name below as its addresses to which any written notice in connection with this Agreement may be addressed. |
14.1.1.1 | RPM: | ||
Xx. 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Telefax No.: | (011) 373 5111 | ||
Attention: | The Company Secretary | ||
14.1.1.2 | Holdco: | ||
0xx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx | |||
Telefax No.: | (011) 883 0836 | ||
Attention: | The Company Secretary |
14.1.2 |
Any notice or communication required or permitted to be given in terms of this Agreement shall be valid and effective only if in writing but it shall be competent to give notice by telefax transmitted to its telefax number set out opposite its name above. |
14.1.3 |
Either Party may by written notice to the other Party change its chosen addresses and/or telefax number for the purposes of clause 14.1.1 to any other address(es) and/or telefax number, provided that the change shall become effective on the fourteenth day after the deemed or actual receipt of the notice by the other Party pursuant to clause 14.1.4 or 14.1.5 (as applicable). |
14.1.4 |
Any notice given in terms of this Agreement shall: |
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14.1.4.1 |
if sent by a courier service be deemed to have been received by the addressee on the 5th (fifth) Business Day following the date of such sending; |
14.1.4.2 |
if delivered by hand be deemed to have been received by the addressee on the date of delivery; |
14.1.4.3 |
if transmitted by facsimile be deemed to have been received by the addressee on the first Business Day after the date of transmission; |
unless the contrary is proved. | |
14.1.5 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, a written notice or communication actually received by a Party shall be an adequate written notice or communication to it, notwithstanding that it was not sent to or delivered at its chosen address and/or telefax number. |
14.2 |
Domicilia |
14.2.1 |
Each of the Parties chooses its address referred to in clause 14.1 as its domicilium citandi et executandi at which address documents in legal proceedings in connection with this Agreement may be served. |
14.2.2 |
Either Party may by written notice to the other Party change its domicilium from time to time to another address, not being a post office box or a poste restante, in South Africa; provided that any such change shall only be effective on the fourteenth day after deemed receipt of the notice by the other Party pursuant to clause 14.1.4. |
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15. GOVERNING LAW
The entire provisions of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of South Africa.
16. JURISDICTION
The Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx (or any successor to that division) in regard to all matters arising from this Agreement.
17. SEVERABILITY
Each provision in this Agreement is severable from all others, notwithstanding the manner in which they may be linked together or grouped grammatically, and if in terms of any judgment or order, any provision, phrase, sentence, paragraph or clause is found to be defective or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions, phrases, sentences, paragraphs and clauses shall nevertheless continue to be of full force. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the aforegoing, the Parties hereto acknowledge their intention to continue to be bound by this Agreement notwithstanding that any provision may be found to be unenforceable or void or voidable, in which event the provision concerned shall be severed from the other provisions, each of which shall continue to be of full force.
18. COSTS
18.1 |
It is recorded that the costs of and incidental to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement shall be borne in accordance with the provisions of the Plateau Senior Facilities Agreement. |
18.2 |
All legal costs incurred by a Party in consequence of any default of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party shall be payable on |
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demand by the Defaulting Party on the scale as between attorney and own client and shall include collection charges, the costs incurred by the Aggrieved Party in endeavouring to enforce such rights prior to the institution of legal proceedings and the costs incurred in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of any judgement awarded in favour of the Aggrieved Party in relation to its rights in terms of or arising out of this Agreement.
19. GENERAL
19.1 |
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties in regard to the subject matter hereof. |
19.2 |
Neither Party shall be bound by or have any claim or right of action arising from any express or implied term, undertaking, representation, warranty, promise or the like not included or recorded in this document whether it induced the contract and/or whether it was negligent or not. |
19.3 |
No variation, amendment or consensual cancellation of this Agreement or any provision or term hereof and no settlement of any disputes arising under this Agreement and no extension of time, waiver or relaxation or suspension of any of the provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be binding or have any force and effect unless reduced to writing and signed by or on behalf of the Parties. Any such extension, waiver or relaxation or suspension which is so given or made shall be construed as relating strictly to the matter in respect whereof it was made or given. |
19.4 |
No extension of time or waiver or relaxation of any of the provisions or terms of this Agreement shall operate as an estoppel against any Party in respect of its rights under this Agreement. |
19.5 |
No failure by either Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such provision or affect in any way such Party’s right |
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to require the performance of such provision at any time in the future, nor shall a waiver of a subsequent breach nullify the effectiveness of the provision itself. | |
19.6 |
Except as provided for under this Agreement, neither Party shall cede any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties. |
20. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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SIGNED at Johannesburg on this the 12th day of June 2009.
For and on behalf of
RUSTENBURG
PLATINUM MINES
LIMITED
/s/ signed
____________________________
Name:
Capacity:
Who warrants his authority hereto
SIGNED at Johannesburg on this the 12th day of June 2009.
For and on behalf of
RICHTRAU
NO. 179
(PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
/s/ signed
____________________________
Name:
Capacity:
Who warrants his authority hereto
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SCHEDULE 1
REPAYMENT PROFILE
Senior Debt Repayment Date | Repayment Instalment |
31 January 2013 | 1 /12 |
31 July 2013 | 1 /12 |
31 January 2014 | 1 /12 |
31 July 2014 | 1 /12 |
31 January 2015 | 1 /12 |
31 July 2015 | 1 /12 |
31 January 2016 | 1 /12 |
31 July 2016 | 1 /12 |
31 January 2017 | 1 /12 |
31 July 2017 | 1 /12 |
31 January 2018 | 1 /12 |
Termination Date | 1 /12 |