FACILITIES AGREEMENT EAGC VENTURES CORP. and MAIN STREET 83 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED and CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS CORPORATION and STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED and THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, acting through its division of STANDARD...
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EAGC VENTURES CORP.
and
XXXX XXXXXX 00 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
and
CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS CORPORATION
and
STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED
and
THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, acting through its division of
STANDARD CORPORATE AND MERCHANT BANK
and
THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
relating to the acquisition by Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Proprietary) Limited of the
entire issued share capital of and
shareholder’s claims on loan account against Petrex (Proprietary) Limited
24th October 2002
• Portions have been omitted as confidential information and marked with an *
CONTENTS
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THIS FACILITIES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made on 24th October 2002
AMONG
(1) | EAGC VENTURES CORP. , a company organised
under the laws of Ontario, Canada, corporate number 1180973, having its
registered office at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx (the "Parent"); |
(2) | XXXX XXXXXX 00 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a private
company with limited liability duly incorporated in accordance with the
company laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number
2002/013039/07, having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx (the "Tranche A Borrower");
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(3) | CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS CORPORATION, a
company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, registration
number 118198, having its registered office at the offices of Huntlaw
Corporate Services Limited, Huntlaw Building, 75 Fort Street, Xxxxxx Town,
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, ("Chimera"); |
(4) | STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED, a bank organised
under the laws of England and Wales ("SBL") as arranger (the "Arranger");
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(5) | THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS named
in Schedule 1, Part A (the "Tranche A Lenders"); |
(6) | THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS named
in Schedule 1, Part B (the "Tranche B Lenders"); |
(7) | SBL, as security agent for the Beneficiaries
in respect of certain security located or deemed located outside of the
Republic of South Africa (the "Offshore Security Agent") and as
administrative agent in respect of the Tranche A Facility (the "Offshore
Administrative Agent"); |
(8) | THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED ("SBSA"),
a bank organised under the laws of the Republic of South Africa, acting
through its division of STANDARD CORPORATE AND MERCHANT BANK
("SCMB"), as security agent for the Beneficiaries in respect
of certain security located or deemed located in the Republic of South
Africa (the "Onshore Security Agent") and as administrative agent
in respect of the Tranche B Facility (the "Onshore Administrative Agent");
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(9) | SBSA, which may act through SCMB, as account
bank (the "Account Bank"); and |
(10) | SBL, as facility agent (the "Facility
Agent"). |
NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows
1. | INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Definitions |
In this agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following expressions have the following meanings: |
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"Accession Date" means the effective date
of the Accession Deed; |
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"Accession Deed" means the deed set out in
Schedule 9 pursuant to which the Petrex Companies are to become parties
to this agreement; |
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"Acquisition Agreement" means the Sale of
Shares and Claims Agreement made on 22 June 2002 between Chimera and the
Vendor (the "Original Agreement"), as amended by an agreement made
on 26 July 2002 between Chimera, the Vendor and the Tranche A Borrower,
pursuant to which, among other things, the rights of Chimera under the
Original Agreement were ceded to the Tranche A Borrower, and as further
amended by amending agreements dated 16 August 2002, 23 August 2002, 10
September 2002 and 23 October 2002 between Chimera, the Tranche A Borrower
and the Vendor; |
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"Acquisition Agreement Closing Date" means the "closing date" under (and as defined in) the Acquisition Agreement; |
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"Acquisition Documents" means collectively,
the Acquisition Agreement and all documents executed in connection therewith
that are designated as Acquisition Documents by the Tranche A Borrower
and the Facility Agent; |
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"Acquisition Transaction" means the transaction
contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement pursuant to which the Tranche
A Borrower is to purchase the entire Capital Stock of Petrex and the Sale
Claims in part with the proceeds of the Tranche A Advance; |
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"Additional Costs Rate" means the rate determined
by the Offshore Administrative Agent to be the cost to any Lender subject
to regulation by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority,
or any other applicable monetary authority of compliance with all mandatory
reserve asset, liquidity, cash margin, fee or other requirements thereof
(and, in the case of the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority,
shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 8, Part A); |
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"Advance Request" means a notice requesting any Advance to be made in the form set out in Schedule 4, Part A; |
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"Advances" means, collectively, the Tranche A Advance and the Tranche B Advances; |
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"Advisers" means the Technical Adviser, the
Insurance Adviser or such other advisers are or as may be required from
time to time to be appointed under this agreement by the Administrative
Agents; |
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"Agents" means, collectively, the Security Agents, the Administrative Agents and the Facility Agent; |
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"Agreed Currency" is defined in clause 31.2(a); |
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"Applicable Law"
means any international treaty, any domestic or foreign constitution or
multinational, federal, provincial, territorial, state, municipal, county
or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation or Order (including any consent
decree or administrative Order), applicable to, or any guideline, policy
or consent of any Governmental Body or arbitrator having jurisdiction
with respect to any specified person, property, transaction or event or
any of such person's assets, and any Award in any proceeding action to
which the person in question is a party or by which such person or any
of its assets is bound; |
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"Assumptions" means
the Technical Assumptions and the Economic Assumptions; |
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"Authorised Investments"
has the meaning given to it in the Accounts Agreement; |
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"Available Amount"
means in the case of the Tranche B Facility, the Total Tranche B Commitments
less the aggregate of all outstanding Tranche B Advances, taking into
account any scheduled repayment or prepayment of a Tranche B Advance by
assuming that such event will occur on its scheduled date; |
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"Award" means any judgment, decree, injunction, rule, award or Order of any Governmental Body or arbitrator; |
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"Bank Costs" means
in respect of any Lender organised under the laws of, or making advances
from, South Africa, the cost (determined by the Onshore Administrative
Agent in accordance with Schedule 8, Part B) and expressed as a percentage
and on a nominal annual compounded quarterly in arrear rate basis, to
the relevant Lenders of maintaining or funding any Advance denominated
in Rand pursuant to any Applicable Law in force in South Africa; |
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"Banks Act" means the Banks Act, 1990 (Act 94 of 1990) (South Africa) and Bank Act (Canada); |
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"Beneficiary" means
each Finance Party in its capacity as a beneficiary of the guarantees
and security held on its behalf by the relevant Security Agent; |
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"Borrowers" means:
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in the case of the Tranche A Facility,
the Tranche A Borrower; |
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in the case of the Tranche B Facility,
and as from the Accession Date, the Tranche B Borrower; |
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"Business Day" means
a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks and financial
markets are open in Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx and Vancouver
for the transaction of business of the nature required by this agreement
or, |
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(a) |
in relation to any determination involving
Gold, a day on which the LBMA is open for business and on which dealings
in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London Interbank Market, |
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(b) |
in relation to (i) any determination
of LIBOR, a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in
the London Interbank Market; and (ii) any payment, drawdown or continuation
of the Tranche A Advance, a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are
carried out in the London |
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Interbank Market and the financial markets are open
for normal business in the City of New York, and |
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in relation to any payment, drawdown or continuation
of a Tranche B Advance, a day on which dealings in Rand deposits are carried
out in the Johannesburg Interbank Market; |
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"Canadian GAAP"
means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to
time in Canada approved by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants,
or any successor institute, including those set out in the Handbook of
the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants; |
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"Capital Contribution"
means any contribution made by one person to the Capital Stock or equity
of another person; |
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"Capital Expenditures"
means costs and expenses for fixed or capital assets classified as fixed
or capital expenditures and includes all Financial Leases; |
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"Capital Stock" means
ordinary shares, ordinary common shares, preferred shares or other equivalent
equity interests (howsoever designated) of capital stock of a body corporate,
equity preferred or common interests in a limited liability company, member
or shareholder interest in an unlimited liability company, limited or
general partnership interests in a partnership or any other equivalent
of such ownership interest; |
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"Cayman GAAP" means
international accounting principles, standards and practices generally
accepted from time to time in the Cayman Islands; |
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"Commitment" means:
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in relation to a Tranche A Lender, its
Tranche A Commitment; or |
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in relation to a Tranche B Lender, its
Tranche B Commitment; |
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"Compensation" means: |
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(a) |
all cash or other consideration received
by any Obligor (net of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs paid by such
Obligor to persons not affiliated with such Obligor in obtaining such
cash or other consideration) in respect of the partial or total nationalisation,
expropriation, compulsory purchase, requisition or other taking (whether
for title or otherwise) of the Project or the Project Assets, or any interest
therein or related thereto; |
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(b)
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any sum payable to or for
the account of any Obligor in respect of the release, inhibition, modification,
suspension or extinguishment of any rights, easements or covenants enjoyed
by or benefiting the Project or the Project Assets, or the imposition
of any restriction affecting the Project or the Project Assets, or the
grant of any easement or rights over or affecting the Project or the Project
Assets or any part thereof; and |
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any cash or other payment
payable to or for the account of any Obligor in respect of the refusal,
revocation, suspension or modification of any approval required for the
construction or operation of the Project or the Project Assets; |
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other than any proceeds received in respect of any Insurances; |
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"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 7; |
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"Compliance Date" means, without duplication, the initial Utilisation Date under each Facility and each 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December of each calendar year; |
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"Consolidated Modderfontein" means
Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, a public company with limited
liability duly incorporated in accordance with the company laws of the
Republic of South Africa with registration number 1910/003326/06), formerly
known as Government Gold Mining Areas (Modderfontein) Limited, having
its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx;
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"Consolidated Modderfontein 1979"
means Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited, a public company
with limited liability duly incorporated in accordance with the company
laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 1979/005529/06,
formerly Government Gold Mining Areas (Modderfontein) (1979) Limited,
having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx; |
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"Constitutional Documents" means
the articles of incorporation, amendment, amalgamation or association
and the memorandum of association and by-laws, as appropriate, of each
Obligor, together with any similar documents relating to the organisation,
Control or management of such Obligor; |
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"Continuation Request" means a notice requesting the continuation of the Tranche A Advance in the form set out in Schedule 4, Part B; |
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"Control", "Controls" and "Controlled"
when used with respect to any person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership
of Voting Capital Stock, by agreement or otherwise; |
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"Core Mining Rights" means the rights embodied in those documents listed in Item 8a of Schedule 3, Part A; |
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"Derivative" means any transaction of the
nature described in the definition of "Specified Transaction" contained
in the ISDA 1992 Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) entered
into or agreed upon between the Tranche B Borrower and SBL as Hedging
Provider; |
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"Distribution" means any payment, repayment,
redemption, discharge by way of set-off, counterclaim or otherwise or
other distribution, whether in cash or in kind, made by or on behalf of
any Obligor or the like in respect of dividends or return of capital or
in respect of Subordinated Debt (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
the payment of interest, principal and/or any other costs) howsoever the
same may arise and whether pursuant to the terms of an agreement or otherwise
or by way of gift or in respect of any class of the Capital Stock of such
Obligor or its indebtedness (including the Subordinated Debt); |
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"DME" means the Department of Minerals &
Energy (South Africa); |
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"Dollar" or "$" means the lawful currency of the United States of America; |
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"Environment" means any and all living organisms
(including man), ecosystems, gases, air, vapours, liquids, water, land,
surface and sub-surface soils, rock and all other natural resources or
part of such resources, including artificial or man-made buildings, structures
or enclosures; |
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"Environmental Approval"
means the consents listed in Item 7(c) of Schedule 3, Part A and any other
consent required under or in relation to Environmental Laws; |
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"Environmental Laws"
means all Applicable Law concerning or relating to the Environment or
health and safety which are in existence now or in the future and are
binding at any time on any Obligor and include all World Bank policies
and guidelines; |
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"Facilities" means, collectively, the Tranche A Facility and the Tranche B Facility; |
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"Finance Parties" means the Arranger, the Account Bank, each Agent, each Lender and each Hedging Provider; |
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"Finance Principal"
means amounts representing principal amount(s) payable or repayable to
the Lenders or any of them under any of the Senior Finance Documents from
time to time; |
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"Financial Indebtedness"
means any indebtedness in respect of or arising under or in connection
with moneys borrowed or raised by whatever means (including overdrafts)
and whether by loan or the issuance of notes, loan stock or other similar
instruments or for the deferred purchase price of assets or services or
any other transaction having the commercial effect of a borrowing. For
the avoidance of doubt, Financial Indebtedness includes any obligations
arising under Financial Leases and Hedging Documents; |
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"Financial Lease"
means at any time any lease of property, real or personal, moveable or
immovable (whether or not such lease is intended as security), the present
value of the minimum rental commitment of which would, in accordance with
sound accounting practice, be capitalised on a balance sheet of the lessee;
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"Financial Quarter" means any three consecutive calendar months ending on any 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December; |
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"Financial Statements"
means the Original Audited Accounts and the audited and unaudited accounts,
management accounts, balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, budgets
and forecasts and other financial statements and information referred
to in or from time to time delivered to the Facility Agent pursuant to
clause 16.4 (Financial Statements, Projections, etc.) including the notes
(if any) thereto; |
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"Financial Year" means the period of 12 months ending on 30 June in each year; |
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"GAAP" means, as the context may require, Canadian GAAP, South African GAAP or Cayman GAAP; |
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"Gold" means gold bullion measured in fine ounces xxxx weight; |
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"Gold Trading Agreements"
means collectively, the Committed Gold Hedging Agreements and other agreements
entered into with any Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) in its capacity
as provider of hedging relating to the sale or purchase of Gold; |
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"Good Industry Practice"
means the exercise of that degree of skill, diligence, prudence, foresight
and operating practice which would reasonably and ordinarily be expected
from a skilled and experienced person engaged in the same type of undertaking
as any relevant Obligor under the same or similar circumstances; |
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"Governmental Body"
means any international tribunal, agency, body, commission or other authority
(including that of any union of nations), any government, executive, parliament,
legislature or local |
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authority, or any governmental body, ministry, department
or agency or regulatory authority, court, tribunal, commission or board
of or within Canada, the Republic of South Africa, the Cayman Islands,
the United Kingdom, the European Union or any other jurisdiction, or any
political subdivision of any thereof or any authority having jurisdiction
therein; |
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"Grootvlei" means The Grootvlei Proprietary
Mines Limited, a public company with limited liability duly incorporated
in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1904/002088/06, having its registered office at 00
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx; |
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"Hedging Provider" means a Lender (or an Affiliate
of a Lender) in its capacity as provider of currency and/or interest rate
and/or gold hedging under any Hedging Documents; |
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"Holding Company" of any body corporate means
another body corporate that owns beneficially and of record 100% of the
Capital Stock of such first mentioned body corporate; |
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"Insurance Adviser" means Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
or such replacement insurance adviser as may be appointed under this agreement
at the request of the Administrative Agents with the consent of the Borrowers;
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"Insurance Obligors" means the Parent, the Tranche A Borrower and the Tranche B Borrower; |
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"Intellectual Property" means the Intellectual
Property Rights owned or used by the relevant Obligor throughout the world
or the interests of such Obligor in any of those Intellectual Property
Rights, together with the benefit of all agreements entered into or the
benefit of which is enjoyed by such Obligor relating to the use or exploitation
of any of those Intellectual Property Rights; |
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"Intellectual Property Rights" means all patents
and patent applications, trade and service marks and trade and service
xxxx applications (and all goodwill associated with any such registrations
and applications), all brand and trade names, all copyrights and rights
in the nature of copyright, all design rights, all registered designs
and applications for registered designs, all inventions, all trade secrets,
all know-how, all ideas, all formulae, all algorithms, all concepts, all
expressions or uses of such rights and all other intellectual property
rights throughout the world, whether arising under contract or Applicable
Law or otherwise; |
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"JIC Mining
Contracting Agreement" means the agreement (as subsequently amended)
dated 4 January 1999 between Nigel Gold, Grootvlei and Consolidated Modderfontein
1979 and J.I.C. Mining (Proprietary) Limited, pursuant to which, among
other things, J.I.C. Mining (Proprietary) Limited undertook to act as
independent contractor to provide the services of underground stoping,
development, opening up, vamping, engineering, administration and work
in connection with the extraction of gold; |
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"LBMA" means The London Bullion Market Association; |
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"Lenders" means, collectively, the Tranche A Lenders, and the Tranche B Lenders; |
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"Lending Office"
means the office through which a Lender is acting for the purposes of
this agreement, which, subject to clause 3.2 (Lending Office), will be
the office set opposite the name of that Lender in Schedule 1 (or in any
relevant Transfer Certificate); |
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"London Gold Price" means on any
day the price per Ounce as fixed by members of the LBMA during the afternoon
of such day (including an amount, if any, equal to the premium and any
other additional amounts that would be payable in the London bullion market
in connection with a purchase of Gold). If the London Gold Price is not
available by reference to the price fixed as aforesaid, then the "London
Gold Price" shall be any of the following alternatives, with each
later mentioned alternative to be used if the previous alternative is
not available: |
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if such day is a Business Day (as described in clause
(c) of the definition of such term), the price per Ounce as fixed by members
of the LBMA during the morning of such day (including the premium and
additional amounts described above); |
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if such day is a Business Day as aforesaid, the publicly
quoted price in Dollars per Ounce on such other accessible international
bullion market as may be agreed between the Facility Agent and the relevant
Borrower; or |
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if such day is not a Business Day as aforesaid, the
price per Ounce as fixed by members of the LBMA during the afternoon of
the previous Business Day; |
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"Measurement Period"
means the period of three calendar months commencing on each 1 January,
1 April, 1 July and 1 October of each calendar year; provided for any
computation of a financial ratio where a Measurement Period commences
on a Utilisation Date under any Facility, "Measurement Period" means the
period commencing on the occurrence (or scheduled occurrence) of such
Utilisation Date; |
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"Mine Output" means all mineral products extracted and processed from the Mines, including ore, doré and Gold; |
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"Mineral and Petroleum
Act" means the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28
of 2002 signed by the President of the RSA on 5 October 2002 and which
Act will become effective on a date yet to be published; |
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"Minerals Act" means the Minerals Act number 50 of 1991 (South Africa); |
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"Mines" means collectively: |
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Grootvlei’s Nos 1, 4, 6, 8 and
3 mineshafts and metallurgical plant; |
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(b) |
Nigel Gold’s Marievale No 2 and
Springs Daggafontein No 1 mineshafts, NRS metallurgical plant and Skukuza
opencast pit; and |
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(c) |
Consolidated Modderfontein 1979’s
Nos 9 and 14 mineshafts; |
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all located on the East Rand
in the Gauteng province of the Republic of South Africa, and all associated
properties, infrastructure and facilities; |
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"Mining Authorisation"
means any mining consent granted to Grootvlei, Consolidated Modderfontein
1979 and/or Nigel Gold, as issued by the DME pursuant to the provisions
of section 9 of the Minerals Act; |
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"Mining Rights" means
such rights as are defined in section 1 of the Minerals Act and for the
purposes of this agreement shall be any right or share therein acquired
pursuant to the provisions of section 47(1) or section 47(5) of the Minerals
Act and shall include the Core Mining Rights and any other mining or mineral
rights as well as common law mineral rights held by the Petrex Companies;
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"Modderfontein 74"
means Modderfontein Seventy-Four (Proprietary) Limited, a private company
with limited liability duly incorporated in accordance with the company
laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 1977/002535/07,
having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx; |
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"Nigel Gold" means
Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, a private company with
limited liability duly incorporated in accordance with the company laws
of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 1979/004720/07,
formerly Hunters Mining Engineering (Proprietary) Limited, having its
registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx;
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"Order" means any order, directive, direction or request of any Governmental Body or arbitrator; |
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"Original Audited Accounts" means the audited
financial statements (including the notes thereto) of (a) the Parent,
(b) Chimera, (c) the Tranche A Borrower, and (d) the Tranche B Borrower
(which statements include the Petrex Companies), in each case for the
year ended 30 June 2002; |
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"Ounces" means fine xxxx ounces of Gold in a form readily tradable with members of the LBMA from time to time; |
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"Payment Currency" is defined in clause 31.2(a) (Currency Indemnity); |
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"Petrex" means Petrex (Proprietary) Limited,
a private company with limited liability duly incorporated in accordance
with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration
number 1989/006124/07, formerly Petra Mining, Exploration and Granite
(Proprietary) Limited, previously Petra Granite (Proprietary) Limited,
having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx; |
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"Petrex Companies" means, collectively, Petrex,
Nigel Gold, Grootvlei, Consolidated Modderfontein, Consolidated Modderfontein
1979, Modderfontein 74, Pretklerk Gold, Pretklerk Marievale and Pretklerk
Springs; |
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"Pretklerk Gold" means Pretklerk Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, a private company with limited liability
duly incorporated in accordance with the company laws of the Republic
of South Africa with registration number 1993/000154/07, formerly Protea
Security Asset Managers (Proprietary) Limited, previously Pretklerk Gold
Mining (Proprietary) Limited, having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx; |
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"Pretklerk Marievale"
means Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, a
private company with limited liability duly incorporated in accordance
with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration
number 1996/001723/07, having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx; |
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"Pretklerk Springs"
means Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining Company (Proprietary)
Limited, a private company with limited liability duly incorporated in
accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1993/000044/07, formerly Petra Vaste Xxxxx (Proprietary)
Limited having its registered office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000,
Xxxxx Xxxxxx; |
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"Principal Amount" means the principal amount of any Advance under any Facility; |
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"Principal Outstandings"
means at any time the aggregate Principal Amounts of all outstanding Advances
under the relevant Facility or the Facilities at such time and any relevant
calculation of "Principal Outstandings" requiring the conversion
of Rand into Dollars (or vice versa), the Spot Rate or any forward rate
reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent shall be used; |
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"Project" means, collectively, the operation and maintenance of the Mines and the other Project Assets; |
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"Project Accounts"
means, collectively, the Proceeds Accounts, the Insurance Proceeds Account
and the Senior Debt Service Reserve Account; |
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"Project Approvals"
means the consents listed in Item 7(a) of Schedule 3, Part A and any official
consent required under or in relation to the Project; |
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"Project Assets"
means all assets, whether now or hereafter owned, used, leased or operated
or included for use in connection with or forming part of the operation
and maintenance of the Mines, including the Mining Rights, Mining Authorisations
and all assets or other rights in connection therewith acquired by any
relevant Obligor; |
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"Project Documents"
means the JIC Mining Contracting Agreement, the agreement dated 13 March
2002 between Nigel Gold and Rand Refinery Limited and any and each other
document relating to the Project that is designated as a Project Document
by the Borrowers and the Facility Agent after the date hereof; |
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"Projected Cashflow" means, for any Measurement Period: |
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(a) |
the amount expressed in Dollars as the
equivalent of the number of Ounces projected to be produced at the Project
during such period; less |
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(b) |
without duplication, the sum of the
following: |
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all Operating Expenditures projected
to be paid in respect of the Project during such period; |
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(ii)
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all Taxes projected to be paid in respect
of the Project during such period; |
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(iii)
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all royalty and licence fees projected
to be paid in respect of the Project during such period; and |
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(iv)
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all Capital Expenditures projected
to be paid in respect of the Project during such period; |
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For purposes of item (a) above:
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(x) |
any Ounces subject of Committed Gold
Hedging Agreements then in effect shall be valued using the actual or
(as the case may be) minimum delivery price specified in such Committed
Gold Hedging Agreements; and |
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(y) |
any other Ounces projected to be produced
shall be valued at the average Spot Gold Price at such Calculation Date
for the six-month period preceding any relevant Calculation Date; |
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"Proved and Probable Reserves"
means, at any date, reserves of Gold at the Mines as determined and calculated
(a) in the case of all calculations of Proved and Probable Reserves (other
than any such calculation relating to Proved and Probable Reserves for
purposes of clause 16.9(d)), in accordance with the reporting requirements
for proved and probable reserves as set out in the SAMREC Code, and (b)
in the case of any calculations relating to Proved and Probable Reserves
for the purposes of clause 16.9(d) , as set forth in the Development Plan;
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"Purchase Money Security
Interests" means, any Security Interest on specific real or personal
property acquired which is created, issued or assumed by any Obligor solely
to secure Financial Indebtedness assumed by such Obligor as part of or
issued or incurred to provide funds to pay the purchase price (including
installation cost) of, such specific real or personal property that is
limited to the property so acquired and is created, issued or assumed
substantially concurrently with the acquisition of such property (or in
connection with the refinancing of an existing Purchase Money Security
Interest, if the aggregate amount secured has not increased and the Security
Interest continues to be limited to such property; |
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"Rand" or "ZAR" means the lawful currency of the Republic of South Africa; |
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"Rate Fixing Day" means in relation to: |
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(a) |
any Advance, the date two
Business Days before the relevant Utilisation Date; and |
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(b) |
in relation to any Interest
Period, the date two Business Days before that Interest Period; |
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"Recovering Lender" is defined in clause 23.1 (Recoveries); |
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"Relevant Company"
means: |
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(a) |
the Obligors; and |
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all counterparties to the Project Documents;
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"Representative" of
any person means any director, officer, employee, agent, solicitor, accountant,
financial advisor, expert, manager, consultant or other representative
appointed, engaged or employed by such person; |
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"RSA Industry Practice"
means the exercise of that degree of skill, diligence, prudence, foresight
and operating practice which would reasonably and ordinarily be expected
from a skilled and experienced person engaged in the same type of undertaking
as any relevant Obligor under the same or similar circumstances in the
Republic of South Africa; |
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"Sale Claims" means
all of the claims on shareholder’s loan account of Petra Mining
Limited against Petrex to be acquired by the Tranche A Borrower pursuant
to the Acquisition Agreement; |
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"Sale Shares" means
the total issued share capital in Petrex to be acquired by the Tranche
A Borrower pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement; |
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"SAMREC Code" means
the South African Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral
Reserves as prepared by the South African Resource Committee under the
auspices of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, which
code became effective on 1 March 2000; |
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"Security Interest"
means any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation,
right of set-off, netting or novation arrangement, trust, assignment by
way of security, reservation of title, hire purchase agreement, conditional
sale agreement, capital lease, discount, factoring, securitization arrangement,
preference, priority, adverse claim, levy, execution, seizure, attachment,
garnishment or any other security interest whatsoever, howsoever created
or arising or any other agreement or arrangement (including a sale and
repurchase arrangement) having the commercial effect of conferring security,
and any agreement to enter into, create or establish any of the foregoing;
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"Senior Finance Obligations" means the totality
of all obligations of the Obligors to the Finance Parties arising under
the Senior Finance Documents; |
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"Solvent" means, when used with respect to
a person, that (i) the fair saleable value of the assets of such person
is in excess of the total amount of the present value of its liabilities
(including for purposes of this definition all liabilities (including
loss reserves), whether or not reflected on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP and whether direct or indirect, fixed or contingent,
secured or unsecured, disputed or undisputed), (ii) such person is able
to pay its debts or obligations in the ordinary course as they mature
and (iii) such person does not have unreasonably small capital to carry
out its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted. "Solvency"
shall have a correlative meaning; |
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"South African GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in South Africa; |
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"South African Obligors" means, collectively, the Tranche A Borrower and the Petrex Companies; |
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"Spot Gold Price" means at any date the London Gold Price in effect two Business Days prior to such date; |
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"Spot Rate" means the spot rate of exchange
of the Facility Agent (as determined by the Facility Agent) for the purchase
of Dollars or Rand (or any other currency) with the appropriate amount
of a currency in the London foreign exchange market in the ordinary course
of business at or about 10.00 am on the day in question for delivery two
Business Days later; |
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"Subsidiary" of any person (the "relevant
party") means another person (i) that is Controlled by the relevant
party or (ii) a majority of whose Voting Capital Stock, on a fully diluted
basis, is owned beneficially or Controlled by the relevant party. A person
shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of another person if it is a Subsidiary
of a person that is that other's Subsidiary; |
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"Taxes" means all
present and future taxes and other charges of any kind or nature whatsoever,
imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Body,
and includes all income taxes (whether based on or measured by income
or profit of any nature or kind or otherwise), capital taxes, realty taxes,
and withholding, franchise, consumption, real property, personal property,
payroll, excise, use, anti-dumping, countervail, sales, transfer, turnover,
value added, stamp and other taxes, all levies, assessments, imposts,
deductions, duties, royalties, rates, fees, compulsory loans and withholdings,
all charges in the nature of taxation, and all interest, penalties, fines,
additions to tax and other payments on or in respect thereof; |
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"Technical Adviser"
means Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx (South Africa) (Pty) Limited or such
replacement technical adviser as may be appointed in connection this agreement
at the request of the Administrative Agents with the consent of the Borrowers;
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* |
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"Total Tranche A Commitments" means, at any date, the aggregate of the Tranche A Commitments at that date; |
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"Total Tranche B Commitments"
means, at any date, the aggregate of the Tranche B Commitments at that
date; |
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"Tranche A Advance"
means the principal amount of the advance, denominated in either Dollars
or Rand, made or to be made under the Tranche A Facility, as reduced from
time to time by repayment or prepayment; |
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* |
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"Tranche A Commitment"
means: |
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(a) |
in relation to a Tranche A Lender identified
in Schedule 1, Part A, the amount set opposite its name under the heading
"Tranche A Commitment" in Schedule 1, Part A and the amount of
any other Tranche A Commitment transferred to it under this agreement;
or |
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(b) |
in relation to any other Tranche A Lender,
the amount of any Tranche A Commitment transferred to it under this agreement;
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to the extent not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this agreement; |
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* |
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"Tranche A Lenders"
means: |
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(a) |
the parties identified in Schedule 1,
Part A as participating in the Tranche A Facility for the purpose of making
the Tranche A Advance; and |
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(b) |
each Transferee which has become a party
to this agreement in relation to the Tranche A Facility for the purpose
of making the Tranche A Advance in accordance with clause 29 (Changes
to parties), |
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in each case until its entire
participation in the Tranche A Facility has been assigned or transferred
to a Transferee in accordance with clause 29 (Changes to parties) and
all amounts owing to it under the Senior Finance Documents in relation
to the Tranche A Facility have been paid in full; |
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"Tranche B Borrower"
means Petrex; |
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* |
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"Tranche B Commitment" means: |
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(a) |
in relation to a Tranche B Lender identified
in Schedule 1, Part B, the amount set opposite its name under the heading
"Tranche B Commitment" in Schedule 1, Part B and the amount of any other
Tranche B Commitment transferred to it under this agreement; or |
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(b) |
in relation to any other Tranche B Lender,
the amount of any Tranche B Commitment transferred to it under this agreement;
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to the extent not cancelled,
reduced or transferred by it under this agreement; |
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* |
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"Tranche B Lenders" means: |
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(a) |
the parties identified in Schedule 1,
Part B as participating in the Tranche B Facility; and |
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(b) |
each Transferee which has become a party
to this agreement in relation to the Tranche B Facility for the purposes
of making Tranche B Advances in accordance with clause 29(Changes to parties);
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in each case until its entire
participation in the Tranche B Facility has been assigned or transferred
to a Transferee in accordance with clause 29 (Changes to parties) and
all amounts owing to it under the Senior Finance Documents in relation
to the Tranche B Facility have been paid in full; |
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* |
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"Transfer Certificate"
means a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 5; |
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"Transferee" has
the meaning given to it in clause 29.2(a) (Assignments and Transfers by
Lenders); |
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"Transferor" has
the meaning given to it in clause 29.2(a) (Assignments and Transfers by
Lenders); |
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"Utilisation Date"
means, in relation to any Advance, the date for making such Advance as
specified by the relevant Borrower in the relevant Advance Request; |
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"Vendor" means Petra
Mining Limited, a public company with limited liability duly incorporated
in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1972/001062/06, having its registered office at 5th
Floor, Guarantee House, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx;
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"Voting Capital Stock"
means Capital Stock of a person which carries voting rights or the right
to Control such person under any circumstances, provided that Capital
Stock which carries the right to vote or Control conditionally upon the
happening of an event shall not be considered Voting Capital Stock until
the occurrence of such event and then only during the continuance of such
event; and |
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"Warrant Agreement"
means the agreement dated on or about the date of this agreement between
the Parent and the Arranger providing for the issue to the Arranger of
warrants of the Parent having a term of 5 |
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years and entitling the Arranger to acquire
up to 1.5 million common shares in the Capital Stock of the Parent. |
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1.2 | Construction |
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In this agreement and in each other Senior
Finance Document, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to:
|
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(a)
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a document being "in the agreed form" means
in a form agreed between the relevant Obligor and the Facility Agent and
initialled by them or on their behalf for identification; |
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(b) |
an "agreement" includes any legally binding
arrangement, agreement, concession, contract, deed, franchise, speciality,
xxxx, xxxx of exchange, indenture, instrument or undertaking (in each
case whether oral or written); |
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(c) |
an "amendment" includes any amendment, supplement,
variation, novation, modification, replacement or restatement; |
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(d) |
a report being in the "approved form" means
a report the scope and content of which has been approved by the Arranger,
which is addressed to (and can be relied on by) the Finance Parties from
time to time and which has been duly signed by its author; |
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(e) |
"assets" includes property, business, undertaking
and rights of every kind, present, future and contingent (including uncalled
Capital Stock) and every kind of interest in an asset; |
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(f) |
"consent" means any authorisation, approval,
consent, exemption, licence, permit, permission, Order, franchise, waiver
or no-action letter from any person, including any Governmental Body having
jurisdiction, with respect to any specified person, property, transaction
or event, or with respect to any of such person's business (which includes
its assets, liabilities, financial condition, prospects and results of
operations); |
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(g) |
"dispose” shall be construed as lease,
sell, transfer, license or otherwise dispose of any property, or the commercial
benefits of use or ownership of any property, whether in a single transaction
or in a series of related transactions, (other than the payment of money),
and “disposed”, “disposition” and
“disposal” shall be construed in like manner; |
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(h) |
a "filing" includes any filing, registration,
recording or notice; |
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(i) |
a "guarantee" shall be construed as any guarantee,
suretyship, indemnity, letter of comfort or other assurance made in respect
of any indebtedness, other obligation or financial condition of another,
including (i) any purchase or repurchase agreement, (ii) any obligation
to supply funds or invest in such other, or (iii) any keep-well, take-or-pay,
through-put or other arrangement having the effect of assuring or holding
harmless another against financial loss, or maintaining another’s
solvency or financial viability; but excluding endorsements on notes,
bills and cheques presented to financial institutions for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business, and “guaranteed”
and “guarantees” shall be construed in like manner;
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(j) |
"include", "includes", "including"
shall be construed to be followed by the statement "without limitation"
and none of such terms shall be construed to limit any word or statement
which it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it; |
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(k) |
"indebtedness" includes any debt or obligation
(whether incurred as principal, guarantor or as surety) for the payment
or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;
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(l) |
"litigation" means any grievance, investigation,
claim, litigation, legal action, lawsuit or other proceeding (whether
civil, administrative, quasi-criminal or criminal), mediation or alternative
dispute resolution by or before any Governmental Body, arbitrator, mediator
or other decision making authority; |
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(m) | "loss" includes
any loss, action, cause of action, damage, claim, proceeding, cost, demand,
expense (including fees) and liability, including any applicable court
costs and legal fees on a full indemnity basis; |
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(n) | a "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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(i) | if any such period would otherwise end on a day
which is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next Business Day in
the same calendar month or, if none, on the preceding Business Day; and
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(ii) | if a period starts on the last Business Day in a
calendar month, or if there is no numerically corresponding day in the
month in which that period ends, that period shall end on the last Business
Day in that later month; |
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(o) | an "obligation"
shall be construed as indebtedness, obligations, promises, covenants,
responsibilities, undertakings, duties and liabilities (actual or contingent,
direct or indirect, matured or not, now existing or arising hereafter),
whether arising by contract or statute, at law, in equity or otherwise,
and "obligations" "obliged", "obligation" and "obligated"
shall be construed in like manner; |
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(p) | a "person" includes
any person, individual, firm, company, corporation, estate, partnership,
trust, joint venture, Governmental Body or any other undertaking, legal
entity, or other association (whether or not having separate legal personality)
or any two or more of the foregoing; |
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(q) | a "regulation" includes
any regulation, rule, official directive or request (whether or not having
the force of law) of any Governmental Body, agency, department or regulatory,
self-regulatory or other authority or organisation; |
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(r) | "rights" shall be
construed as rights, titles, benefits, interests, powers, authorities,
discretions, privileges, immunities and remedies (actual or contingent,
direct or indirect, matured or not, now existing or arising hereafter),
whether arising by contract or statute, at law, in equity or otherwise,
and "right" shall be construed in like manner; |
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(s) | "set-off" means
any right or obligation of set-off, offset, combination of accounts, netting,
retention, withholding, reduction, deduction or any similar right or obligation,
or (as the context requires) any exercise of any such right or performance
of such obligation; |
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(t) | "successor" of a
person (the "relevant party") shall be construed (except for the
purposes of clause 20.9) so as to include (i) any amalgamated or other
body corporate of which the relevant party or any of its successors is
one of the amalgamating or merging body corporates, (ii) any body corporate
resulting from any court approved arrangement of which the relevant party
or any of its successors is party, (iii) any person to whom all or substantially
all the assets of the relevant party is transferred, (iv) any body corporate
resulting from the continuance of the relevant party or any successor
of it under the laws of another jurisdiction of incorporation and (iv)
any successor (determined as aforesaid or in any similar or comparable
procedure under the laws of any other jurisdiction) of any body corporate
referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above; |
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(u) | the "winding-up"
of any person includes its dissolution and/or termination and/or any equivalent
or analogous proceedings under Applicable Law, including any proceedings
under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and the Companies’
Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada); and |
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(v) | reference to any Project
Account means any successor account thereto as permitted to be opened
pursuant to this agreement and the Accounts Agreement. |
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1.3 | Other References
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In this agreement and in
each other Senior Finance Document, unless a contrary intention appears:
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(a)
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a reference to any person is, where relevant, deemed
to be a reference to or to include, as appropriate, that person's successors
and permitted assignees or transferees; |
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(b) |
references to clauses and schedules are references
to, respectively, clauses of and schedules to this agreement and references
to this agreement or such other Senior Finance Document include its schedules;
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(c) |
a reference to (or to any specified provision of)
any agreement or document (including the Senior Finance Documents) is
to be construed as a reference to that agreement or document (or that
provision)(including any attached schedules) as it may be amended, supplemented,
amended and restated, novated or otherwise modified from time to time,
but excluding for this purpose any amendment which is contrary to any
provision of any Senior Finance Document; |
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(d) |
a reference to a code, statute, regulation, official
interpretation, directive, statutory instrument, or other legislative
enactment or accounting standard or any provision thereof is to be construed
as a reference to that code, statute, regulation, official interpretation,
directive, statutory instrument, or other legislative enactment or accounting
standard or such provision thereof, as it may be amended, reissued, replaced
or re-enacted from time to time; |
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(e) |
a time of day is a reference to London time; |
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(f) |
the index to and the headings in this agreement
or such other Senior Finance Documents are inserted for convenience only
and are to be ignored in construing this agreement; |
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(g) |
words importing the plural shall include the singular
and vice versa; |
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(h) |
reference to any gender includes any other gender;
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(i) |
relation to the determination of any period of time
"from" means "from (and including)"and "to" means
"to (but excluding)"; |
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(j) |
when an expression is defined all related words
and expressions shall be construed accordingly; and |
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(k) |
"hereunder", "hereof", "hereto",
"herein" and words of similar import shall be deemed references
to this agreement or to a particular Senior Finance Document, as the context
may require, as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof or
thereof. |
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1.4 | Accounting References |
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Reference to accounting terms used in
this agreement or in any other Senior Finance Document but not defined
herein or therein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applicable
to the relevant Obligor. |
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1.5 | Obligors’ Financial Year
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If, after the date hereof, there shall
be any change to any Obligor's financial year or in the relevant GAAP
(or the application or interpretation thereof) as used in the preparation
of the Original Audited Accounts which change results in a change in the
method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms applicable
to such Obligor found in this agreement or any other Senior Finance Document,
the parties to this agreement agree promptly to enter into negotiations
in order to amend such financial covenants, standards or terms so as to
reflect equitably such changes with the desired result that the evaluations
of such Obligor's financial condition shall be the same after such changes
as if such changes had not been made; provided that until all the Lenders
have agreed to such proposed amendments, such Obligor's financial condition
shall, for the purposes of this agreement and each other Senior Finance
Document, continue to be evaluated on the same principles as those used
in the preparation of the Original Audited Accounts for such Obligor.
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1.6 | Equivalent Currency |
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Except where the context specifically
requires otherwise, the equivalent of one currency in another shall be
determined by reference to the Spot Rate in effect at the relevant date.
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2. | THE FACILITIES |
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2.1 | Facilities |
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2.2 | Purpose |
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2.3 | Accession |
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As soon as practicable following the completion
of the Acquisition Transaction, the Tranche A Borrower will procure that,
without prejudice to the terms of this agreement or any other Senior Finance
Document or the obligations or rights of any party thereunder, the Petrex
Companies will execute and deliver to the Facility Agent (for itself and
on behalf of the other Finance Parties) the Accession Deed, whereupon
each Petrex Company shall be bound by all the terms and conditions of
this agreement as if it had originally been party thereto, having all
the rights and obligations of a party thereto. The Tranche A Borrower
shall in addition provide, or cause the Petrex Companies to provide the
Agents with whatever documents (including opinions of counsel and Security
Documents) it may reasonably require in connection with such accession.
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2.4 | References to Borrower |
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The parties agree that as and from the
Accession Date all references in this agreement and each other Senior
Finance Document to the Borrowers shall be taken to be a reference to
each of the Tranche A Borrower and the Tranche B Borrower. |
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2.5 | Parent as Obligors' Agent |
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Each Obligor irrevocably appoints the
Parent as its agent for the purpose of executing and delivering Advance
Requests and the Accession Deed and on its behalf and generally agreeing
and executing any and all notices, documents, consents, deeds and amendments
(however fundamental and notwithstanding any increase in obligations of
or other effect on any Obligor) entered into in connection with the Senior
Finance |
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Documents (including confirmation of continuation
of guarantee and indemnity obligations in connection with any modification,
waiver or amendment in relation to the Facilities). |
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3. | PARTICIPATION OF LENDERS |
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3.1 | Basis of Participation |
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3.2 | Lending Office: |
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(a) |
Each Lender will participate in each relevant
Advance through its Lending Office. |
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(b) |
If any Lender changes its Lending Office,
that Lender will notify the relevant Administrative Agent and each relevant
Borrower promptly of such change and, until it does so, the relevant Administrative
Agent and each relevant Borrower will be entitled to assume that no such
change has taken place. |
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3.3 | Rights and Obligations of Finance Parties:
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(a) |
The rights and obligations of each of
the Lenders and other Finance Parties under the Senior Finance Documents
are several. The failure of any Lender or other Finance Party to observe
and perform its respective obligations under any Senior Finance Document
shall neither: |
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(i)
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result in any other Finance Party incurring any
liability whatsoever; nor |
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(ii) |
relieve any Borrower, any other Obligor or any other
Finance Party from their respective obligations under the Senior Finance
Documents. |
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(b) |
Notwithstanding any other provision of
any Senior Finance Document, the interests of each Finance Party are several
and the total amounts outstanding at any time under the Senior Finance
Documents and due to each Finance Party constitute separate and independent
debts. Accordingly, as regards each Lender and its participation in any
Advance the amount of principal advanced by that Lender will constitute
a separate and independent debt owed to it. Nothing in this clause is
intended to permit a Finance Party to exercise its rights under any of
the Senior Finance Documents other than in accordance with the Senior
Finance Documents. |
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3.4 | Enforcement of Rights |
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Each Finance Party, subject to this agreement
and the other Senior Finance Documents, has the right to protect and enforce
its rights arising out of the Senior Finance Documents and it will not
be necessary for any other Finance Party to be joined as an additional
party in any proceedings brought for the purpose of protecting or enforcing
such rights. |
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4. | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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4.1 | Initial conditions precedent: |
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4.2 | Notification |
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When the Facility Agent is satisfied that
the conditions precedent to making each Advance have been fulfilled (subject
to clause 4.1(d)), the Facility Agent will give notice to that effect
to each of the relevant Administrative Agent, the relevant Borrower and
each of the relevant Lenders. |
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4.3 | Failure to satisfy conditions precedent
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Except as the Facility Agent (acting on
the instructions of all the Lenders) agrees otherwise, if the conditions
referred to in clause 4.1(a), (b) or (c) (Initial conditions precedent)
have not been fulfilled or waived in writing on or before the last day
of the Availability Period for the relevant Facility: |
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(a) |
all the Commitments under such Facility will automatically
be cancelled; and |
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(b) |
the Lenders will cease to have any obligation to
make any Advance under such Facility available. |
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4.4 | Additional conditions precedent
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4.5 | Rollover Advances |
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* |
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* |
the proceeds of the new Tranche B Advance are applied
in repaying the existing Tranche B Advance, |
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5. | DRAWDOWN PROCEDURES |
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5.1 | Delivery of Advance Requests |
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To borrow an Advance, the relevant Borrower
must deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Facility
Agent) a duly completed and executed Advance Request not later than 10.00
a.m. (in the case of the Tranche A Advance) or 10.00 a.m. Johannesburg
time (in the case of a Tranche B Advance) three Business Days, or such
later time as is acceptable to all the relevant Lenders, before the proposed
Utilisation Date. |
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5.2 | * |
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5.3 | Requests Irrevocable |
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Each Advance Request once given shall
be irrevocable and may not be withdrawn. |
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5.4 | Notice to the Lenders of the proposed
Advances |
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The relevant Administrative Agent will
promptly give each Lender details of receipt of each Advance Request and
of the amount of each such Lender's participation therein. |
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5.5 | Making of the Advances |
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Subject to the provisions of this agreement,
each Lender will make available to the relevant Administrative Agent its
participation in each requested Advance on or prior to 11.00 a.m. (in
the case of the Tranche A Advance) or 11.00 a.m. Johannesburg time (in
the case of the Tranche B Advances) on the relevant Utilisation Date.
The Dollars required for each Lender to participate in the Tranche A Advance
shall be remitted to a specified Dollar account in New York at the Offshore
Administrative Agent's Lending Office. The Rand required for each Lender
to participate in a Tranche B Advance shall be remitted to a specified
Rand account in Johannesburg at the Onshore Administrative Agent's Lending
Office. |
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5.7 | Limit on Frequency of Advances
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(a) |
The Borrower may not request more than
one Tranche A Advance in aggregate. |
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(b) |
No more than one Tranche B Advance may
be requested in any period of five consecutive Business Days and no more
than five Tranche B Advances may be outstanding at any one time. |
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(c) |
No Tranche B Advances may be borrowed
unless the Tranche A Advance has been, or is being, advanced in full on
or before the proposed Utilisation Date of the relevant Tranche B Advance.
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5.8 | Expiry |
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No Tranche B Advance will be permitted
which gives rise to an actual or contingent liability of the relevant
Borrowers to any Tranche B Lender which may mature after or otherwise
extend beyond the Final Maturity Date. |
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6. | INTEREST |
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6.3 |
Payment |
The Tranche A Borrower will pay accrued interest
on the Tranche A Advance to the Offshore Administrative Agent (for the
account of the Tranche A Lenders) and the Tranche B Borrower will pay
accrued interest on the Tranche B Advances to the Onshore Administrative
Agent (for the account of the Tranche B Lenders) in arrears on the last
day of each Interest Period applicable to such Advance, provided that
where such Interest Period is of a duration of longer than six months,
accrued interest in respect of each Advance will be paid every six months
during such Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period.
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6.6 |
Notification |
Each Administrative Agent will promptly notify the
relevant Borrower and the Tranche A Lenders, or, as the case may be, the
Tranche B Lenders, of each determination of an interest rate (including
the Default Rate) and each selection of a Default Interest Period. |
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6.7 |
Reference Lenders |
If LIBOR or, as the case may be, JIBAR is being
determined by reference to paragraph (b) of the definition of "LIBOR"
or, as the case may be, "JIBAR" and if any Reference Bank does
not for any reason notify the Offshore Administrative Agent or, as the
case may be, the Onshore Administrative Agent of any rate referred to
in such definition at or about 11.00 a.m. or 11.00 a.m. Johannesburg time,
as the case may be, on the appropriate Rate Fixing Day, then "LIBOR"
or, as the case may be, "JIBAR" for the relevant Interest Period
of the Advance concerned will be determined by reference to the rates
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relevant Reference Banks. If none or only
one of the relevant Reference Banks notifies a rate by the appropriate
time specified above, then the rate of interest for the relevant Interest
Period of the Advance concerned will be determined in accordance with
the provisions of clause 8 (Market Disruption). |
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6.9 | Interest Act (Canada) |
For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada),
any interest made payable under the terms of any Senior Finance Document
at a rate or percentage (the “Contract Rate”) for any
period that is less than a consecutive 12 month period, such as on a 360
or 365 day basis (the “Contract Rate Basis”), is equivalent
to the yearly rate or percentage of interest that is equal to the rate
or percentage determined by multiplying the Contract Rate by a fraction
the numerator of which is the number of days in the consecutive 12 month
period commencing on the date such equivalent rate or percentage is being
determined and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Contract
Rate Basis. |
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6.10 | No Deemed Reinvestment |
The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest
shall not apply to any interest calculation under this agreement. |
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6.11 | Rates are Nominal Rates |
The rates of interest stipulated in this agreement
are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields. |
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7. | SELECTION OF INTEREST PERIODS; DELIVERY OF CONTINUATION
REQUESTS |
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7.3 | Non-Business Days |
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If any Interest Period would, but for
this clause or clause 5.2 end on a day which is not a Business Day, that
Interest Period shall be extended (and the Tranche B Maturity Date in
the case of Tranche B Advance shall be) the next succeeding Business Day
unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period
(or Tranche B Maturity Date) into another calendar month, in which event
such Interest Period shall end on (and that Tranche B Maturity Date shall
be) the last preceding Business Day. |
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7.4 | Expiry |
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No Interest Period shall expire after
the Final Maturity Date. |
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7.5 | Requests Irrevocable |
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A Continuation Request
once given shall be irrevocable and may not be withdrawn. |
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8. | MARKET DISRUPTION; UNAVAILABILITY OF
DOLLARS OR RAND |
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8.2 | Substitute Basis |
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During the 30 days following the giving
of a Market Disruption Notice, each relevant Administrative Agent and
relevant Borrower will negotiate in good faith in order to arrive at a
mutually acceptable substitute basis for calculating the interest payable
on each Advance. If a substitute basis is agreed within that period then
it shall apply in accordance with its terms (and may be retrospective
to the beginning of the relevant Interest Period). |
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8.3 | Cost of Funds |
Unless and until a substitute basis is agreed under
clause 8.2, the interest payable on each relevant Lender's participation
in each relevant Advance for the relevant Interest Period will be the
rate certified by that Lender to be its cost of funds (from such sources
as it may reasonably select) plus the relevant Margin. |
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8.4 | Approval of Lenders |
Neither Administrative Agent will agree a substitute
basis under clause 8.2 without first obtaining the approval of all of
the Lenders in the relevant Facility. |
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8.5 | Unavailability of Dollars or Rand |
If the relevant Administrative Agent is notified
by the Majority Lenders under any Facility that deposits in Dollars or
Rand, as the case may be, will not be readily available to them in the
London Interbank Market or the Johannesburg Interbank Market, as the case
may be, in order to enable them to fund their respective participations
in any Advance the relevant Lenders will not be obliged to participate
in the proposed making of such Advance and any Advance Request which has
been delivered by the relevant Borrower will be deemed withdrawn. |
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9. | REPAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT |
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9.7 | General: |
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No prepayment may be made except
at the times and in the manner expressly provided by this agreement. |
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10. | PAYMENTS | |
10.1 | Payments to the Administrative Agents: | |
(a) | All payments to be made by the Tranche A Borrower under the Senior Finance Documents as relate to the Tranche A Facility are to be made to the Offshore Administrative Agent in Dollars (to the exclusion of any other currency) in immediately available funds for value not later than 3 p.m. on the date in question to such New York account (at the Offshore Administrative Agent's Lending Office) as the Offshore Administrative Agent specifies for this purpose. | |
(b) | All payments to be made by the Tranche B Borrower under the Senior Finance Documents as relate to the Tranche B Facility are to be made to the Onshore Administrative Agent in Rand (to the exclusion of any other currency) in immediately available funds for value not later than 11.00 a.m. Johannesburg time on the date in question to such Johannesburg account (at the Onshore Administrative Agent's Lending Office) as the Onshore Administrative Agent specifies for this purpose. | |
10.2 | Payments by the Administrative Agents: | |
(a) | Subject to clause 10.4 (Assumed Receipt), each payment received by the Offshore Administrative Agent for the account of another person will be made available by the Offshore Administrative Agent to that person in immediately available funds transfer to such New York account at such Tranche A Lender's Lending Office (in the case of the Tranche A Lenders) or to such other account (in the case of any other Finance Party) as such Finance Party has previously notified to the Offshore Administrative Agent by not less than three Business Days' prior notice in writing. | |
(b) | Subject to clause 10.4 (Assumed Receipt), each payment received by the Onshore Administrative Agent for the account of another person will be made available by the Onshore Administrative Agent to that person in immediately available funds transfer to such Johannesburg account at such Tranche B Lender's Lending Office (in the case of the Tranche B Lenders) or to such other account (in the case of any other Finance Party) as such Finance Party has previously notified to the Onshore Administrative Agent by not less than three Business Days' prior notice in writing. | |
10.3 | Netting of Payments | |
If on any Utilisation Date with respect to the Tranche B Facility: | ||
(a) | the Tranche B Lenders are required to make a Tranche B Advance; and | |
(b) | a payment is due to be made by the Tranche B Borrower to the Onshore Administrative Agent for the account of the Tranche B Lenders; |
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the Onshore Administrative Agent may,
without prejudice to the obligation of the Tranche B Borrower to make
that payment, apply any amount payable by the Tranche B Lenders to the
Tranche B Borrower on such Utilisation Date in relation to the relevant
Tranche B Advance in or toward satisfaction of the amounts payable by
the Tranche B Borrower to the Tranche B Lenders on that Utilisation Date.
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10.4 | Assumed Receipt |
Where a sum is to be paid under any Senior Finance
Document for the account of another person, neither Administrative Agent
will be obliged to make any such sum available to that person until it
has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received
such sum, but if it does so and it proves to be the case that it had not
actually received the sum it paid out, then such person will on request
ensure that the amount so made available is refunded to such Administrative
Agent and such person will be liable first to pay to such Administrative
Agent interest on the amount in question at the rate determined by such
Administrative Agent (acting reasonably) to be equal to the cost to such
Administrative Agent of funding such amount for the period from payment
out by such Administrative Agent until refund to such Administrative Agent
thereof and second to indemnify such Administrative Agent against any
additional loss it may have suffered or incurred by reason of it having
paid out such sum prior to it having received the same. |
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10.5 | No Set-off or Deductions |
All payments made by each Borrower under the Senior
Finance Documents (whether of principal, interest, fees or otherwise)
must be paid in full without set-off or counterclaim and not subject to
any condition and free and clear of and without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Taxes (except as provided in clause 11 (Taxes)).
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10.6 | Business Days |
Subject to clause 7.3 (Non-Business Days) if any
sum would otherwise become due for payment pursuant to any of the Senior
Finance Documents on a day which is not a Business Day, such sum shall
become due on the next succeeding Business Day and all sums payable under
any of the Senior Finance Documents calculated by reference to any period
of time shall be recalculated on the basis of such extension in time.
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10.7 | Bank Records |
Each Lender will maintain an account or accounts
recording the amounts from time to time lent by, owing to and paid to
such Lender pursuant to this agreement or any other Senior Finance Document.
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10.8 | Memorandum Account |
The Facility Agent will maintain a memorandum account
showing the principal amount of the Advances for the time being outstanding
hereunder and all payments with respect thereto made by the relevant Borrower
from time to time pursuant to this agreement or any other Senior Finance
Document. In case of any conflict between each Lender's accounts and the
Facility Agent's memorandum account, the Facility Agent's memorandum account
shall prevail, in the absence of demonstrated error. |
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11. | TAXES |
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11.1 | Gross Up |
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If, with respect to any Facility, any
deduction or withholding for or on account of Taxes or any other deduction
from any payments made or to be made by any relevant Borrower or by either
Administrative Agent to any other Finance Party under any of the Senior
Finance Documents is required by Applicable Law, then the relevant Borrower
will: |
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promptly notify each Administrative Agent of such
requirement; |
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(b) |
ensure that the deduction or withholding is in accordance
with the amount legally required to be deducted or withheld; |
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(c) |
pay to the relevant Governmental Body within the
required time period, such amount as is required to be paid in consequence
of the deduction or withholding (including the full amount of any deduction
or withholding from any additional amount paid pursuant to this clause
11.1); |
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(d) |
promptly forward after available to the Administrative
Agents an official receipt (or a certified copy) or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to the Finance Party concerned, evidencing such
payment to such Governmental Body; |
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(e) |
simultaneously on the day the payment is due under
the relevant Senior Finance Document, pay to the Finance Party concerned
an additional amount on an after-Tax basis being the amount required to
procure that the aggregate net amount received by such Finance Party (free
and clear of any deduction or withholding) will equal the full amount
which would have been received by it had no such deduction or withholding
been required; |
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(f) |
on demand indemnify each Finance Party on an after-Tax
basis against any Taxes (including interest and penalties), losses and
expenses incurred by it by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the
relevant Borrower to make any deduction or withholding or to remit such
amount to the relevant Governmental Body when due, (ii) any additional
amount payable hereunder not being paid on the due date for payment thereof,
or (iii) any failure on the part of the Borrower to provide the documentation
referred to in clause 11.1(d) in a timely manner; and |
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also indemnify each Finance Party, on an after-Tax
basis, for any additional Taxes on net income that each such Finance Party
may be obliged to pay as a result of the payment or receipt of additional
amounts under this clause 11.1. |
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11.2 | Refunds of Tax |
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If any relevant Borrower pays to any Lender
any additional amount under clause 11.1 (Gross up) by reason of a deduction
or withholding for or on account of Taxes and that Lender actually obtains
a refund of Tax, or credit against Tax, by reason of the payment of that
additional amount and that Lender is able to identify such refund or credit
as being attributable to that payment, then the Lender obtaining such
refund or credit (the "Recipient Lender") will reimburse to such
Borrower such amount as the Recipient Lender determines to be the proportion
of the credit or refund in question as will leave the Recipient Lender
(after that reimbursement) in no better or worse position than that in
which it would have been had the payment of the additional amount concerned
not been required, but the Recipient Lender need not make any reimbursement
if it believes the making of the reimbursement will cause it to lose the
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or refund or any other relief or allowance
which may be available to it. Each Lender will have an absolute discretion
as to whether to claim any credit for or refund of Taxes and, if it does
claim, the extent, order and manner in which it does so. No Lender will
be obliged to disclose any information regarding its Tax affairs or computations
to any relevant Borrower. |
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12. | CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES |
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12.1 | Increased Costs: |
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(a) |
If the effect of any change in or introduction
or making after the date of this agreement of any Applicable Law relevant
to any Lender (an "Affected Lender") (whether or not having the
force of law but, if not, being of a type with which that Lender is accustomed,
expected or required to comply) or any change in the interpretation or
application thereof or compliance by that Lender with the same (including
those relating to Taxes, reserve asset, special deposit, cash ratio, liquidity
or capital adequacy requirements or any other form of banking or monetary
controls) is to: |
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(i) |
impose an additional cost
on the Affected Lender as a result of it having entered into any of the
Senior Finance Documents or making or maintaining its participation in
the Advances or of it performing its obligations under the Senior Finance
Documents; |
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(ii) |
reduce any amount payable
to the Affected Lender hereunder or reduce the effective return on its
capital or any class thereof; or |
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(iii) |
result in the Affected Lender
making any payment or foregoing any interest or other return on or calculated
by reference to any amount received or receivable by the Affected Lender
from any other party under any of the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(each such increased cost, reduction,
payment, foregone interest or other return being hereafter referred to
in this clause as an "increased cost"), then: |
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(A) |
the Affected Lender will notify each relevant Borrower
and the relevant Administrative Agent of such event promptly upon its
becoming aware of the same; and |
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(B) |
upon demand from time to time by the Affected Lender,
each relevant Borrower will pay to the relevant Administrative Agent for
the account of the Affected Lender such amount as the Affected Lender
shall (acting in good faith) determine to be necessary to compensate the
Affected Lender for such increased cost (or the portion of such increased
cost as is in the opinion of the Affected Lender attributable to its entering
into the Senior Finance Documents or of making or maintaining its participation
in any Advance or of maintaining its Commitment). |
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(b) |
The certificate of an Affected Lender
specifying the amount of compensation payable under clause 12.1(b) should
contain reasonable detail as to how such amount was calculated and will,
in the absence of demonstrated error, be conclusive but the Affected Lender
will not be required to disclose in such calculation any information which
is, in its opinion, confidential or price- sensitive. |
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(c) |
No Borrower will be obliged to compensate
any Affected Lender pursuant to clause 12.1(b) in respect of any increased
cost: |
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(i) |
attributable to a change
in the rate of Tax on the overall net income of the Affected Lender imposed
in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which its principal
office or Lending Office for the time being is located; or |
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compensated for by payment
of the Additional Costs Rate or, as the case may be, Bank Costs; or |
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(iii) |
compensated for by the operation of clause 11 (Taxes)
or would have been so compensated for but for the operation of clause
11.2 (Refunds of Tax). |
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12.2 | Illegality |
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If it is or becomes contrary to any Applicable
Law relevant to any Lender (a "Restricted Lender") (whether or
not having the force of law but, if not, being of a type with which that
Lender is accustomed, expected or required to comply) in any jurisdiction
applicable to such Restricted Lender for it to make available the relevant
Facility or to maintain its participation in any Advance or maintain its
Commitment, then the Restricted Lender may give written notice to that
effect to the relevant Administrative Agent and the relevant Borrower
whereupon: |
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(a) |
the relevant Borrower will
forthwith prepay the Restricted Lender's participation in the Advance
then outstanding together with all interest accrued thereon and all other
amounts due to the Restricted Lender under this agreement (including pursuant
to clause 31.1 (General Indemnity and Breakage Costs); and |
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(b) |
the Restricted Lender's undrawn
Commitment (if any) will be cancelled forthwith and the Restricted Lender
will have no further obligation to lend hereunder. |
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12.3 | Mitigation |
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If circumstances arise in relation to
a particular Lender which would, or may, result in: |
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(a) |
any Advance in which it participates
becomes an Affected Advance under clause 8 (Market Disruption); |
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(b) |
an obligation to pay an additional
amount under clause 11.1 (Gross-up); |
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(c) |
a demand for compensation
pursuant to clause 12.1 (Increased Costs); or |
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(d) |
an obligation to repay under
clause 12.2 (Illegality); |
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then, without in any way limiting, reducing
or otherwise qualifying the obligations of the relevant Borrower under
any of the clauses referred to above, such Lender will promptly notify
the relevant Administrative Agent and the relevant Borrower thereof and,
in consultation with the relevant Administrative Agent and the relevant
Borrower, take such reasonable steps as may be reasonably open to it to
mitigate the effects of such circumstances including: |
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(i) |
changing its Lending Office for the purposes of this
agreement; or |
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(ii) |
transferring its rights and obligations hereunder
pursuant to clause 29.2 (Assignments and Transfers by the Lenders) or
29.3 (Substitution Provisions); |
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but the Lender concerned will not be
obliged to take any action if to do so would or might (in its reasonable
opinion) have an adverse effect upon its business, operations or financial
condition or cause it to incur obligations (including Taxes) which (in
its reasonable opinion) are material or would reduce its return in relation
to its participation in each relevant Facility. |
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13. | FEES, EXPENSES AND STAMP DUTIES
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13.4 | VAT |
All fees payable under the Senior Finance Documents
are exclusive of any value added tax or other similar Tax chargeable upon
or in connection with such fees. If any value added tax or other similar
tax is or becomes so chargeable, such tax will be added to the fee concerned
at the appropriate rate and will be paid by the relevant Borrowers at
the same time as the relevant fee itself is paid. |
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13.6 | Enforcement Expenses |
The Borrowers will on demand pay and reimburse to
each Finance Party, on the basis of a full indemnity, all costs and expenses
(including legal fees, fees and expenses of advisers and other out of
pocket expenses and any value added tax or other similar tax thereon)
incurred by such Finance Party in connection with the |
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preservation, enforcement or the attempted preservation
or enforcement of any of such Finance Party's rights under any of the
Senior Finance Documents (and documents referred to therein). |
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13.7 | Stamp Duties, etc. |
The Borrowers will pay and on demand indemnify each
Finance Party from and against any liability for any stamp duty, documentary,
registration, notarisation, filing and other duties and Taxes which are
or may hereafter become payable in connection with the entry into, performance,
execution or enforcement of any of the Senior Finance Documents or to
which any of the Senior Finance Documents may otherwise be or become subject
or give rise. |
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13.8 | Delay in Payment |
The Borrowers will on demand indemnify each of the
Finance Parties from and against any losses which they may incur as a
result of any delay or omission by the Borrowers to pay any such duties
or Taxes described in clause 13.7. |
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13.9 | Fees paid in Dollars |
Save with regard to the fees arising under clauses
13.2 and 13.3 with respect to the Tranche B Facility, which shall be payable
in Rand (to the exclusion of any other currency), all of the fees described
in this clause shall be payable in Dollars (to the exclusion of any other
currency). |
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14. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
14.1 | Reliance |
Each Obligor acknowledges that each Finance Party
has entered into this agreement and/or the other Senior Finance Documents,
and each Finance Party has agreed to provide the relevant Facility, in
full reliance on representations in the terms set out in the following
provisions of this clause and each Obligor represents and warrants to
each such Finance Party in those terms. The representations and warranties
set out in the following provisions of this clause shall survive the execution
and delivery of this agreement and the making of each Advance Request
and each Utilisation Date notwithstanding any investigations or examinations
which may be made by any Finance Party or Finance Party's counsel. |
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14.3 | Organisation |
Each Obligor is a company duly and validly incorporated,
duly organised, validly existing with limited liability, registered and
in good standing (where any such concept is applicable) under the laws
of its jurisdiction of organisation and has the right, power and capacity
to enter into, and perform and comply with its obligations under, each
Operative Document to which it is a party, to own its property and assets
(including the Project and the Project Assets) and to carry on its business
as it is being conducted or proposes to be conducted. Each Obligor is
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where ownership of its property
or assets or the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary
except if the failure to be so qualified does not or is not reasonably
likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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14.4 | Power and Authority; Legal Validity;
Effective Security |
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Each Obligor has taken all necessary action
(corporate or otherwise) to authorise the execution and delivery of each
Operative Document to which it is a party, the creation and performance
of its obligations thereunder, the creation of the security contemplated
thereby and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
Each Obligor has executed and delivered each Operative Document to which
it is party. Each Operative Document constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms. Upon the taking of the various actions described in clause
14.5 with respect to the Security Documents then executed and all other
actions that are necessary or advisable with respect thereto, the Security
Interests created by such Security Documents shall be effective and have
the priority intended to be conferred by each relevant Security Document.
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14.5 | Authorisations and Consents |
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All Project Approvals, Financing Approvals
and other consents required by any Obligor in connection with the entry
into, performance, validity, enforceability and admissibility in evidence
of each of the Operative Documents to which it is a party, the transactions
contemplated thereby and the business of such Obligor as now carried on
or proposed to be carried on, have been obtained or effected and are in
full force and effect, and all such Project Approvals have been complied
with in all material respects and all such Financing Approvals, and other
such consents required by any Obligor have been complied with. |
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14.6 | No Contravention |
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None of the corporate authorisation, execution
and delivery by any Obligor of any of the Operative Documents to which
it is a party, the performance of any of the transactions contemplated
therein or of its obligations thereunder or the creation of the security
thereby constituted do now or will: |
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conflict with its Constitutional Documents or any
resolutions of its directors or shareholders, including any unanimous
shareholder declaration or agreement; |
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(b) |
contravene or constitute a default under or otherwise
conflict with any provision contained in any agreement (other than any
Senior Finance Document, Project Document or Acquisition Document), Applicable
Law or any consent (other than a Financing Approval or a Project Approval)
by which such Obligor or any of its assets is bound or affected unless
such contravention or default does not or is not reasonably likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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(c) |
contravene or constitute a default under or otherwise
conflict with any provision contained in any Senior Finance Document,
Project Document, Acquisition Document, Financing Approval or a Project
Approval; |
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(d) |
require such Obligor to create any Security Interest
over any of its assets other than pursuant to any Security Document or
other Senior Finance Document; or |
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(e) |
cause any borrowing, negative pledge or other limitation
on such Obligor or the powers of the directors or other officers of such
Obligor to be exceeded, whether such limitation is imposed by or contained
in any of its Constitutional Documents or in any Applicable Law to which
such person is subject or any agreement or instrument by which such person
or any of the assets of such person is bound or affected or allow a person
to accelerate or cancel an obligation with respect to indebtedness. |
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14.7 | Pari Passu |
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Each Obligor's payment obligations under
each of the Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party rank at least
pari passu in right and priority of payment with all of its other unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness except indebtedness preferred solely by
operation of law. |
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14.8 | No Defaults |
No Default has occurred and is continuing or would
occur as a result of the drawing of any Facility and no event has occurred
(which has not been remedied or waived) which constitutes a default under
or in respect of any agreement, instrument, deed or document to which
any Obligor is a party or by which any of them or any of their assets
may be bound or affected being a default which will or is reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no event has occurred (which has
not been remedied or waived) which, with the giving of notice and/or the
passage of time and/or giving of any certificate or statement and/or making
of any determination and/or fulfilment of any other condition, might constitute
any such default. |
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14.9 | Litigation |
No litigation which will or is reasonably likely
to, by itself or together with any other such proceedings or claims is
reasonably likely to result in an adverse decision in excess of $100,000
(or its equivalent in any other currency) or except as set forth in Schedule
6, Part G, have a Material Adverse Effect , is current or pending or,
to the best of the knowledge, information or belief of the relevant Obligor,
threatened against such Obligor or any of its assets. To the best of the
knowledge, information or belief of the relevant Obligor, no event has
occurred, and no state or condition exists, which would likely give rise
to any such litigation. |
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14.10 | No Financial Indebtedness |
No Group Company is party to any Financial Indebtedness
other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness and no Group Company is a
party to, nor is it or any of its assets bound or affected by, any consent,
agreement or instrument under which any such person is, or in certain
events (including the entry into of any of the Senior Finance Documents
and/or performance by such Obligor of its obligations thereunder) may
be required to create, assume or permit to arise any Financial Indebtedness
other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness. |
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14.11 | Good Title; No Security Interests |
Each Group Company has good and marketable title
to all its assets (including, in the case of the Petrex Companies, its
respective interest in the Mines and the Project Assets it purports to
own) and none of the assets of any Group Company is affected by any Security
Interest other than a Permitted Security Interest and no such person is
a party to, nor is it or any of its assets bound or affected by, any consent,
agreement or instrument under which such person is, or in certain events
(including the entry into of any of the Senior Finance Documents and/or
performance by any Obligor of its obligations thereunder) may be, required
to create, assume or permit to arise any Security Interest other than
a Permitted Security Interest. |
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14.12 | No Guarantees |
No Group Company has given or entered into any guarantee
other than a Permitted Guarantee and no such person is a party to, nor
is it or any of its assets bound or affected by, any consent, agreement
or instrument under which such person is, or in certain events (including
the entry into of any of the Senior Finance Documents and/or performance
by such Obligor of its obligations thereunder) may be, required to give
or enter into any guarantee other than a Permitted Guarantee. |
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14.13 | Material Disclosures |
Each Obligor has fully disclosed in writing to the
Finance Parties all facts relating to such Obligor which such Obligor
knows or should reasonably know after due enquiry (including information
with respect to the Petrex Companies which the Tranche A Borrower, the
Parent and Chimera know or should reasonably know after making due enquiry
in the course of the Acquisition Transaction) and which are material for
disclosure to the Finance Parties in the context of the Senior Finance
Documents and the Facilities. |
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14.14 | Information |
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To the knowledge of any Obligor after
due enquiry (in case of any information concerning the Petrex Companies
prior to the Acquisition Agreement Closing Date) the written information
furnished by any Obligor to the Finance Parties in connection with the
Facilities does not contain any factual statements which are materially
incorrect or omit to state any fact the omission of which makes the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
misleading in any material respect. |
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14.15 | Insurance |
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The Group Companies have in place insurances
complying with the requirements of clause 15.7 (Insurance) and no act,
omission, event or default has occurred which has rendered or is reasonably
likely to render any policies of insurance taken out by them void or voidable.
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14.16 | Original Audited Accounts |
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(a)
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The Original Audited Accounts were prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied and give a true and fair view of the results
of the operations of the relevant Obligor for the period to which they
relate and the state of the affairs of the relevant Obligor at the end
of such period and, in particular, disclose or reserve against and provide
for all liabilities (actual or contingent) of any of the foregoing. |
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(b) |
Since publication of the Original Audited Accounts,
there has been no event which is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect and there has been no event which has resulted in, or is
reasonably likely to require, the restatement of the Original Audited
Accounts. |
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14.17 | Mining Rights, Technology, etc.
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(a) |
Each Obligor has obtained all Mining Rights as may
be necessary or advisable for the Project and all of such Mining Rights
are in full force and effect. All such Mining Rights are sufficient in
scope and substance for the development, operation and maintenance of
the Project in accordance with sound international mining and business
practice and the Development Plan. The Petrex Companies are the holders
of all rights (legal and beneficial) in the Core Mining Rights. |
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(b) |
Neither any Mine nor any Obligor's interest therein
is subject to any royalty or similar obligation except the royalty agreements
listed in Schedule 6, Part E. |
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(c) |
(i) Each Obligor owns or has the right to use all
Intellectual Property and other technologies and processes required for
the Project and (ii) there are no material licence agreements granting
any Obligor or any other person rights in any patented process or the
right to use identical or secret knowledge that are required for the Project.
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14.18 | Approvals, Project Documents, etc.
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(a) |
To the knowledge of any Obligor after due enquiry
(in case of any information concerning the Petrex Companies prior to the
Acquisition Agreement Closing Date) each Project Document has been validly
entered into by each other party thereto and creates binding obligations
on such other party enforceable in accordance with such Project Document's
terms subject to laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, enforceability
of creditors' rights generally and equitable principles to the extent
they apply. |
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(b) |
Each Obligor, and to the best of such Obligor's
knowledge, each other party to any Project Document, has fully performed
and is in compliance with any relevant terms and obligations binding on
it pursuant to any Project Document and to the best of each Obligor's
knowledge no default (however described) has occurred or is continuing
thereunder. |
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(c)
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No Obligor is party to, or committed to enter into
any contract relating to the Project other than the Project Documents
and copies of all such Project Documents have been furnished to the Facility
Agent. |
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14.19 | Environmental Matters |
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(a) |
Other than as set forth in Schedule 6, Part H, each
Obligor is, and has at all times been, in compliance with, or has fully
remedied any non-compliance so as to be in compliance with, all Environmental
Laws in all material respects and all Environmental Approvals necessary
in connection with the ownership and operation of its business (including
the Project) are in full force and effect. In planning the Project each
Obligor has caused detailed environmental investigations of the environmental
impact of the Project to be carried out. There are no acts, omissions,
events, state of facts or circumstances which may reasonably be likely
to prevent or interfere with such Obligor being in full compliance with
any Environmental Laws including obtaining or being in full compliance
with any Environmental Approvals in the future and no material investment
is necessary to obtain or renew any Environmental Approval. |
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(b) |
There are no past or present acts, omissions, events,
state of facts or circumstances which have resulted in (or are reasonably
likely to result in) any third party (including any regulatory authority)
taking any action or making any material claim against any Obligor under
any Environmental Laws including remedial action (in particular in relation
to contaminated land) or the revocation, suspension, variation or non-renewal
of any Environmental Approval and no Obligor has notice of any complaints,
demands, civil claims, enforcement proceedings or of any action required
by any regulatory authority and to the knowledge of each Obligor (after
making due inquiries) there are no investigations pending or threatened
in relation to the failure of any such person to obtain or comply with
any Environmental Laws. |
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(c) |
Each Obligor has disclosed details to the Technical
Adviser and/or the Facility Agent of all material inspections, investigations,
studies, audits, tests, reviews and other analyses (other than those effected
by the Technical Adviser) carried out by it or on its behalf specifically
in respect of the Project in relation to any environmental matters or
pursuant to any Environmental Law in respect of the Environment at the
Mines or any other property over which any of the Mines enjoys any amenities
or rights. |
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(d) |
The Technical Adviser has been provided with sufficient
information in relation to the Environment at the Mines to enable it to
compile its report on the Project. |
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14.20 | Deductions |
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Under Applicable Laws, no Obligor will
be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may
make hereunder or any other Senior Finance Document. |
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14.21 | Filings |
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Under Applicable Laws of each Obligor,
it is not necessary that this agreement or any other Operative Document
be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority or that
any stamp, registration or similar Tax be paid on or in relation to this
agreement or such other Operative Document except as set forth in Item
4(c) of Schedule 3, Part A and in Item 7 of Schedule 3, Part B. |
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14.22 | Immunity from Suit |
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No Obligor is entitled in any jurisdiction
to claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment
or other legal process whatsoever or wheresoever nor in any jurisdiction
may any such immunity be attributed to any such person or any of their
respective assets whether or not claimed. |
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14.23 | Commercial Purpose |
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The execution by each Obligor of this
agreement and each other Senior Finance Document to which it is a party
constitutes, and its exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations
hereunder will constitute, private and commercial acts done and performed
for private and commercial purposes. |
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14.24 | Law |
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No Obligor has breached any Applicable
Law or consent (including any Project Approval, Financing Approval or
Environmental Approval) binding on it where such breach is likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect. |
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14.27 | Taxes |
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Each Obligor has: |
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(a)
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delivered or caused to be delivered all returns
for Taxes which are now due to the appropriate Governmental Body; |
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(b) |
paid and discharged all Taxes payable by it when
due; |
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(c) |
made provision for appropriate amounts in respect
of any Taxes likely to be exigible in accordance with GAAP; |
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(d) |
withheld and collected all Taxes required to be
withheld and collected by it and remitted such Taxes to the appropriate
Governmental Body; and |
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(e) | paid and discharged all obligations incidental to
or secured by any statutory lien or deemed trust imposed upon it by Applicable
Law which constitutes a Security Interest, or if unpaid is reasonably
likely to become a Security Interest, on any of its assets; |
and no assessment or appeal is, to its knowledge,
being asserted or processed with respect to such returns, Taxes or obligations,
except for assessments or appeals respecting an aggregate Tax liability
for the entire Group not exceeding $100,000. |
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14.28 | Solvency |
Each Obligor is Solvent both before and after the
entering into of and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Operative Documents. |
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14.29 | Employee Relations |
There are no strikes, work stoppages or controversies
pending or, to its knowledge, threatened between any Group Member and
any of its employees (including unions representing employees), other
than employee grievances arising in the ordinary course of business which
would not reasonably be likely to result in material work stoppages, and
other than those disclosed in writing to the Facility Agent. |
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14.30 | Acquisition Documents |
The Acquisition Documents as furnished to the Facility
Agent under this agreement comprise all the material terms of the Acquisition
Transaction. |
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14.31 | Pension and Other Benefit Plans |
Other than as set forth in Schedule 6, Part I, no
Obligor has any unfunded liabilities arising out of any employee pension
plan or any other employee benefit plan to which it is a party or by which
it is bound which in the aggregate exceed $100,000 (or the equivalent
in other currency) for the entire Group. All requisite employer contributions
required under any such plan have been made to date. There is no Award
outstanding and no pending or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened
litigation against any such plan, any fiduciary thereof, or any Obligor
with respect thereto which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each employee pension plan or any other employee benefit plan
to which any Obligor is a party or by which it is bound complies in all
material respects with all Applicable Laws. No Obligor has withdrawn from
any such plan or initiated steps to do so, and no steps have been taken
to reorganise or terminate any such plan, the terms of each such plan
are in accordance with Good Industry Practice and the Development Plan.
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15. | GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS |
15.1 | Duration of Undertakings |
Each Obligor undertakes as to itself to each of
the Finance Parties in the terms of the following provisions of this clause,
such undertakings to commence on the date of this agreement (in the case
of all Obligors other than the Petrex Companies) or the Accession Date
(in the case of the Petrex Companies) and to continue until all Senior
Finance Obligations have been discharged and no Lender has any further
obligation hereunder. |
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15.5 | Maintenance of Status and Authorisation
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(a)
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Each Obligor will do all such things as
are necessary to maintain its respective corporate existence and good
standing and ensure that it has the right and is duly qualified to conduct
its business as conducted in all applicable jurisdictions. |
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(b) |
Each South African Obligor will do all
such things as are reasonably necessary to rectify any corporate irregularities
relating to it, including irregularities regarding unclaimed dividends,
corporate records, share certificates and the amount of Capital Stock
outstanding. |
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15.8 | Taxes |
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Each Obligor will pay promptly all Taxes
imposed upon it or any of its assets, income or profits or any transactions
undertaken or entered into by it except in relation to any bona fide tax
dispute for which proper provision has been made in its accounts. All
Taxes currently payable by or in respect of the Project are described
in Item F of Schedule 6. |
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15.12 | No Guarantees |
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No Obligor will (and the Parent will not
permit any other Group Company to) give or enter into or permit to subsist
or agree to give or enter into any guarantee except for: |
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(a) |
guarantees contemplated by the Senior Finance Documents;
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(b) |
guarantees in favour of carriers, warehousemen or
trade suppliers incurred in the ordinary course of business; or |
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(c) |
guarantees listed in Part C of Schedule 6 where
the aggregate principal amount covered by each such guarantee is not increased
after the date of this agreement above the respective amounts mentioned
in Part C of that Schedule. |
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15.14 | Conduct of the Project; Senior Finance
Documents; Project Documents |
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(a) |
The Obligors will equip, repair, operate
and maintain the Mines substantially in accordance with the Original Financial
Model, the Development Plan, Good Industry Practice and all Applicable
Laws; |
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(b) |
No Obligor shall abandon, and no Obligor
shall permit, recommend or agree to the abandonment of, the Mines in whole
or any material part; |
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(c) |
No Obligor shall permanently cease, and
no Obligor shall permit, recommend or agree to the permanent ceasing of,
the operations of Nigel Gold's NRS metallurgical plant; |
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(d) |
Each Obligor will comply with the terms
of each of the Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party and no
Obligor will terminate, materially modify or grant any release or compromise
performance under any Project Document to which it is a party (or consent
to any of the foregoing) except to the extent that such non-compliance,
termination, modification, release or performance compromise is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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(e) |
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(f) |
Each Obligor will maintain, preserve,
protect and keep: |
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(i)
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all of its ownership, lease, use, licence and other
interests in the relevant Project Assets (including all Mining Rights)
as are necessary or advisable for such Obligor to be able to operate and
maintain the Project substantially in accordance with the Development
Plan and Good Industry Practice; and |
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(ii) |
all Project Assets in good repair, working order
and condition, and make necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements
so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly
conducted at all times, unless the continued maintenance of any of such
Project Assets is no longer necessary or economically desirable for the
operation of the Mines, such operation to be substantially in accordance
with the Development Plan and Good Industry Practice. |
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15.15 | Acquisition Documents and Project Documents
Undertakings |
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(a) |
Changes to Acquisition Documents |
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No Obligor will: |
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(i) |
agree to any amendment or waiver of any term of
any Acquisition Document; or |
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(ii) |
exercise any discretion or give any consent under
any Acquisition Document. |
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(b) |
Claims under Acquisition Documents |
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Each Obligor will: |
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(i)
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take all action to enforce any claim it has in relation
to the warranties given under any Acquisition Document and to enforce
all other material rights it may have under any Acquisition Document;
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(ii) |
notify the Facility Agent promptly of any claim
made by it under an Acquisition Document; |
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(iii) |
provide the Facility Agent with reasonable details
of that claim and its progress; and |
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(iv) |
notify the Facility Agent promptly upon that claim
being resolved. |
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(c) |
Changes to Project Documents |
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No Obligor will: |
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(i) |
agree to any material amendment or waiver of any
term of any Project Document; or |
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(ii) |
exercise any discretion or give any consent under
any Project Document that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. |
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15.16 |
Restriction on Distributions |
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(a) |
None of the Obligors except for the Parent
(and in the case of sub-clause (iv), none of the Obligors) will: |
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(i) |
issue any additional Capital Stock to any person
other than its Holding Company. No Obligor (other than the Parent) will
issue any additional Capital Stock to its Holding Company unless the Capital
Stock of such Obligor is subject to a Security Document in favour of the
relevant Security Agent creating a first ranking Security Interest in
its Capital Stock in favour of the relevant Security Agent and such additional
Capital Stock will become subject to such first ranking Security Interest.
For the purposes of this clause 15.16(a)(i), (A) the Tranche B Borrower
shall be deemed to be the Holding Company of each of Grootvlei and Consolidated
Modderfontein provided that the Tranche B Borrower continues to be the
beneficial owner of all of the Capital Stock of each of Grootvlei and
Consolidated Modderfontein and the Capital Stock for which the Tranche
B Borrower is not the recorded holder are held by nominee shareholders
pursuant to declarations of trust confirming that such nominees hold such
Capital Stock on behalf of the Tranche B Borrower; and (B) Consolidated
Modderfontein shall be deemed to be the Holding Company of Consolidated
Modderfontein 1979 provided that Consolidated Modderfontein continues
to be the beneficial owner of all of the Capital Stock of Consolidated
Modderfontein 1979 and the Capital Stock for which Consolidated Modderfontein
is not the recorded holder are held by nominee shareholders pursuant to
declarations of trust confirming that such nominees hold such Capital
Stock on behalf of Consolidated Modderfontein; |
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(ii) |
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its
Capital Stock; |
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(iii) |
except in accordance with clause (b), pay any cash
dividend or make any other Distribution on any class of its Capital Stock;
or |
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(iv) |
except in accordance with clause (b), make any payment
of any Subordinated Debt. |
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(b) | Notwithstanding clause (a), the Tranche
A Borrower may make a cash dividend to Chimera and Chimera may make a
cash dividend to the Parent (including in respect of Subordinated Debt),
in each case on a Calculation Date or within five Business Days after
a Calculation Date if: |
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(i)
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the first Repayment Date has occurred and the payment
due on such date has been made in full; |
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(ii) |
the balance of the Senior Debt Service Reserve Accounts
shall be at least equal to the sum of the DSRA Required Balance as at
such Calculation Date; |
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(iii) |
no Default has occurred and is continuing (or is
reasonably likely to result therefrom); |
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(iv) |
the Facility Agent has received the Forecast and
the Compliance Certificate then due under this agreement and each of such
Forecast and Compliance Certificate demonstrates that the Borrowers are,
and will be during the applicable Forecast Period, in compliance with
the financial ratios set forth in clause 16.9, 16.10 and 16.11 as at all
relevant dates set forth in such clause for which such compliance would
be required; |
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(v) |
there are no Finance Costs or Finance Principal
due but unpaid; |
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(vi) |
the payment is made in accordance with, and subject
to, clause 17.2(a); and |
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(vii) |
the Completion Test Effective Date has occurred.
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(c) | For the avoidance of doubt, a maximum
of four cash dividends may be made in accordance with clause (b) in any
single calendar year. |
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15.17 | Environmental Protection | ||
Each of the Obligors will: | |||
(a) | comply in all material respects with the
terms and conditions of all Environmental Approvals and all Environmental
Laws applicable to it and its assets (including the Mines and the Project
Assets) and for this purpose will implement procedures to monitor compliance
and contain liability under any Environmental Laws (including establishing
and maintaining appropriate mine rehabilitation trust funds); |
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(b) | promptly upon receipt of the same notify
the Facility Agent of any claim, notice or other communication served
on it in respect of, or if it becomes aware of: |
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(i) |
any suspension, revocation or material variation
of any Environmental Approval applicable to it; |
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(ii) |
any breach of any Environmental Laws which is or
may be material; |
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(iii) |
any material investment by any such person required
to maintain, acquire or renew any Environmental Approval; or |
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(iv) |
the issue of any enforcement or prohibition or similar
notice by a regulatory authority or receipt by such person of any complaint,
demand, civil claim or enforcement proceeding; and |
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(c) | prevent any acts, omissions, events, state
of facts or circumstances relating to the Environment occurring or being
exacerbated which is reasonably likely to result in any third party taking
any action or making any claim against such person under any Environmental
Laws which such action or claim is reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect. |
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15.18 | Access |
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Each of the Obligors will permit the Agents
and/or the Technical Adviser and/or their Representatives, upon reasonable
notice and at reasonable times, to examine and make copies of any abstracts
from the books and records of such Obligor (including all those relating
to the Project, the Project Assets and the performance of the Mines),
to discuss any of the affairs of any Obligor with its directors, senior
officers and with any of its auditors, and to inspect the Mines. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Obligors will permit the Agents and the Technical
Adviser to inspect the Mines at any time (a) upon reasonable notice and
at reasonable time (for so long as no Default shall have occurred and
be continuing) provided that the Borrowers shall only be obligated to
pay the expenses contemplated in clause 13.5 (Initial Expenses) incurred
in connection with such visits once every 12 months, and (b) without any
restrictions whatsoever (if any Default shall have occurred and is continuing).
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15.20 | Security |
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(a) |
(i) |
Each Obligor will maintain at all times in full
force and effect (or where appropriate, promptly renew in a timely manner)
all Security Interests created pursuant to the Security Documents to which
it is a party and from time to time execute, acknowledge and deliver or
cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered such further instruments
as may be reasonably requested by either Security Agent or the Facility
Agent for perfecting or maintaining in full force and effect the Security
Interests granted under the Security Documents (including with respect
to any assets forming part of or relating to the Project acquired or entered
into after the date hereof, whether pursuant to the Acquisition Transaction
or otherwise) upon the request of the relevant Agent. |
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(ii) |
In addition, without limiting the foregoing, each
Obligor will, upon the request of either Security Agent or the Facility
Agent, effect, at its own cost and expense, all relevant notarisations,
registrations and filings, and take all other actions as may be necessary
or advisable, to ensure that a valid and first-priority, registered Security
Interest in any such asset (including any such asset which is not of a
type encumbered pursuant to any Security Document as at any Utilisation
Date) is granted in favour of the relevant Finance Parties. |
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(b) |
No Obligor will dispose of the equity
of redemption in respect of all or any part of its assets or revenues
or any interest therein or the right to receive or to be paid the same,
present or future, which is charged, mortgaged, pledged or secured in
any other manner by such Obligor in favour of either Security Agent or
the Finance Parties pursuant to any Security Document to which it is a
party (except as may be expressly permitted in any such Security Documents
or this agreement). |
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15.21 | Capital Expenditures |
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The Obligors will not incur Capital Expenditures
(other than those set forth in the Development Plan and the Forecasts
and those required for replacements, repairs and maintenance of satisfactory
health, safety and operating conditions essential to the Mines) in an
amount more than * (or its equivalent in any other currency)
in the aggregate for the entire Group in any Financial Year. |
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15.22 | Transactions with Affiliates |
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None of the Obligors will enter into,
or make, cause, suffer or permit to exist: |
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(a)
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any arrangement or contract with any Affiliate of
a nature customarily entered into by persons which are Affiliates of each
other (including management or similar contracts (including contracts
for the provision of services) or arrangements relating to the allocation
of revenues, taxes and expenses or otherwise) requiring any payments to
be made by such Obligor to any Affiliate unless such arrangement is fair
and equitable to such Obligor provided that the aggregate amount of any
such arrangement or contracts shall not exceed * (or its equivalent
in any other currency) for the entire Group in any Financial Year; or
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(b) |
any other transaction, arrangement or contract with
any of its other Affiliates which would not be entered into by a prudent
person in the position of any such Obligor with, or which is on commercial
terms which are less favourable to such Obligor than are obtainable from
any person which is not one of its Affiliates. |
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15.23 | Royalty Agreements |
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None of the Obligors will enter into any
agreement relating to the granting of royalties or net profits in connection
with the Project other than in the royalty agreements listed in Schedule
6, Part E. |
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15.24 | Intellectual Property |
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Each Obligor will: |
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(a) |
ensure that it beneficially owns or has all necessary
consents to use all the Intellectual Property Rights that it requires
in order to conduct its business; |
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(b) |
observe and comply with all its obligations and
Applicable Law in relation to such Intellectual Property; and |
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(c) |
maintain and protect such Intellectual Property;
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in each case where the failure to take such action
is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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15.25 | Pension and Other Benefit Plans
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Each Obligor will comply with the terms
of each employee pension plan or any other employee benefit plan to which
it is a party or by which it is bound except to the extent that such non-compliance
is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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15.26 | Development Plan |
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(a) |
The Borrowers shall: |
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(i) |
as soon as reasonably possible give notice to the
Facility Agent of any change in any fact, event or circumstance which
renders the Development Plan as then currently in effect materially inaccurate;
and |
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(ii) |
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In each case, the Borrowers shall work
in consultation with the Facility Agent and the Technical Adviser in determining
what modifications might be necessary to be made to the Development Plan
so as to render the same accurate. The Borrowers shall, no later than
15 Business Days after the occurrence of any change referred to in clause
15.26(a)(i) or by 1 December of each year in the case of clause 15.26(a)(ii)
(a “Proposed Modification Delivery Date”) deliver to
the Facility Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender and the Technical
Advisor) a copy of the Development Plan as proposed to be modified following
the effectiveness of such proposed modification (the “Modification
Notice”). Unless the circumstances described in clause 15.26(b)
apply, the Development Plan shall be deemed amended by such modification
with immediate effect from the receipt of the Modification Notice. |
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(b) | In the event that, within 30 Business
Days of the receipt of the Modification Notice, the Facility Agent reasonably
determines that such proposed modification: |
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is not responsive to the change for which notice
was given pursuant to clause 15.26(a)(i) or the change that is determined
pursuant to clause 15.26(a)(ii); or |
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(ii) |
would, or is reasonably likely to, affect adversely
(x) any of the financial condition, assets, revenues, affairs, liabilities,
prospects or results of operations, of any Obligor (including, in respect
the Project), or the Group; or (y) the ability of any Obligor to perform
in a timely manner all or any of its obligations (including its payment
obligations) under any of the Senior Finance Documents to which it is
a party, |
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no such modification shall be effective
and the Development Plan shall continue to apply without such proposed
modification. |
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(c) | As a condition precedent to the effectiveness
of any modification to the Development Plan, the Borrowers shall deliver
to the Facility Agent (with sufficient copies for each Lender and the
Technical Adviser) a Compliance Certificate calculated as of the effective
date of such modification indicating that no Default would, or would be
likely to, occur at any time as a result of such modification, together
with such information concerning the calculations and assumptions used
by the Borrowers in preparing such Compliance Certificate as the Facility
Agent shall have requested. |
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15.27 | Mineral and Petroleum Act | ||
(a) | Each Obligor acknowledges that it is anticipated
that pursuant to the promulgation of the Mineral and Petroleum Act as
effective legislation: |
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(i) |
the Core Mining Rights, which rights are referred
to as old order rights in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Act ("old
order rights") will cease to exist from the date of such promulgation
("the promulgation date") and will be substituted and replaced
by new order rights which will be based upon mining authorisations in
force as at the promulgation date ("new order rights"); |
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(ii) |
the Mineral and Petroleum Act will provide for administrative
procedures to convert the existing mining authorisations to new order
rights; |
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the new order rights will be capable of registration
in the office of the Registrar of Mining Titles; and |
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(iv) |
any form of security such as mortgage bonds registered
over old order rights, will be capable of re-registration in the office
of the Registrar of Mining Titles. |
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(b) |
Each Obligor undertakes in favour of the
Finance Parties that it shall, with effect from the promulgation date,
take all such steps, do all such things and sign all such documentation
as may be necessary to: |
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(i) |
convert the Core Mining Rights to new order rights;
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(ii) |
register such new order rights in the office of
the Registrar of Mining Titles or any other similar public registry as
may be provided for in the Mineral and Petroleum Act; and |
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(iii) |
to assist the Onshore Security Agent to procure
the original registration of a mortgage bond over the old order rights
or new order rights or, if applicable, the re-registration of such security
over the new order rights as contemplated in clause (a). |
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(c) |
Each Obligor undertakes to do all things
necessary and further to sign all such documents as may be required to
procure the requisite consent of the Minister of Minerals and Energy as
contemplated in section 11(3)(b) read with section 11(1) of the Mineral
and Petroleum Act, prior to any foreclosure of any Security Interests
created or intended to be created pursuant to any Security Document. |
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16. | INFORMATION, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
UNDERTAKINGS |
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16.1 | Duration of Undertakings |
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Each Obligor undertakes to each of the
Finance Parties (including the Security Agent) in the terms of the following
provisions of this clause, such undertakings to commence on the date of
this agreement (in the case of each Obligor other than the Petrex Companies)
and the Accession Date (in the case of the Petrex Companies) and to continue
until all Senior Finance Obligations have been discharged and no Lender
has any further obligation to lend hereunder. |
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16.2 | Defaults |
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Each relevant Obligor will notify the
Facility Agent forthwith upon becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default
and will from time to time on request supply the Facility Agent with a
certificate signed by any two of its directors or officers certifying
that no Default has occurred and is continuing or, if such is not the
case, specifying the Default which has occurred and the action taken or
proposed to be taken to remedy it. |
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16.3 | Books of Account and Auditors |
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Each Obligor will keep or cause to be
kept proper books of account relating to its business and maintain as
its auditors such firm of accountants as the Facility Agent shall approve,
acting reasonably. |
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16.5 | Other Information |
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16.7 | Preparation of Financial Statements
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Each Obligor will ensure that all audited
Financial Statements delivered under clause 16.4: |
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(a)
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are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied, and in compliance with all Applicable Laws; |
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(b) |
give a true and fair view of the financial condition
and results of the operations of the relevant Obligor for the period for
which and on the date at which such financial statements are prepared
and made up; and |
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(c) |
subject to the requirements of sub-clauses (a) and
(b), are prepared in a manner which is consistent with the Original Audited
Accounts. |
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16.8 | Financial Year |
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No Obligor will change its Financial Year
from the twelve-month period ending 30 June in any year. |
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17. | PROJECT ACCOUNTS |
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17.1 | The Account Bank |
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The Project Accounts shall be held at
such branch of the Account Bank in Johannesburg as the Account Bank may
reasonably require. Initially such branch shall be at Johannesburg. |
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17.2 | The Project Accounts |
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(a) |
Subject to the other provisions of this
clause, the Borrowers shall open and maintain the following accounts in
Dollars or Rand, as the case may be, with the Account Bank: |
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(b) |
Each Project Account shall be a separate
account at the Account Bank. |
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(c) |
No Borrower may open or maintain any bank
account other than the Project Accounts without the prior written consent
of the Facility Agent. |
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(d) |
None of the restrictions contained in
this clause on the withdrawal of funds from the Project Accounts shall
affect the obligations of the Borrowers to make all payments required
to be made to the Finance Parties on the relevant due dates in accordance
with the Senior Finance Documents. |
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(e) |
Notwithstanding any other provision of
any Senior Finance Document, no withdrawal may be made from any Project
Account if such Project Account would then have a negative balance. |
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(f) |
The Account Bank shall not be obliged
to make available to any Borrower or, as the case may be, the Finance
Parties any sum which it is expecting to receive for the account of such
Borrower or, as the case may be, the Finance Parties until it has been
able to establish that it has received that sum. |
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(g) |
All signatories in respect of the Project
Accounts must be persons duly and properly authorised by the directors
of the Borrowers or, as the case may be, the Finance Parties, except as
otherwise agreed by the Majority Lenders. |
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(h) |
No sum may be transferred or withdrawn
from any Project Account except as expressly permitted or required by
this Clause 17. |
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17.3 | Proceeds Accounts |
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(a) |
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17.5 | Insurance Proceeds Account |
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(a) |
Subject to clauses (b) and (c), each relevant
Borrower shall procure that all amounts received by it or to its order
with respect to Compensation or Insurance proceeds are paid into the Insurance
Proceeds Account immediately on receipt by it or on its behalf. |
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(b) |
The Borrowers shall procure that Compensation
or Insurance proceeds which the Facility Agent has directed shall be used
to prepay the Advances pursuant to clause 15.7(b)(i) or (ii), as the case
may be, are paid immediately into the Tranche A Borrower Proceeds Account
(Rand), Tranche B |
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Borrower Proceeds Account (Rand), or Proceeds
Account (Dollars), as directed by the Facility Agent, immediately on receipt
by it or on its behalf. |
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(c) |
The Borrowers may direct any amount of
Insurance proceeds payable to its order to be paid direct to a third party
on account of whose claim those Insurance proceeds are payable. |
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(d) |
Subject to clause (e), the Tranche A Borrower
may make withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account: |
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(i) |
where such Insurance proceeds arise under business
interruption or similar insurances, to pay Finance Costs or Finance Principal;
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(ii) |
where such Insurance proceeds arise under any form
of third party liability insurances, to meet the relevant liability; and
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(iii) |
where such Insurance proceeds arise under any form
of physical damages insurances, to repair, reinstate or otherwise replace
the assets which were the subject of the insurance claim giving rise to
such Insurance proceeds. |
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(e) |
The Tranche A Borrower may transfer to
the Proceeds Account (Dollars) any amount standing to the credit of the
Insurance Proceeds Account following any withdrawals made in accordance
with clause (d) if at such time such amount is no longer required by the
Tranche A Borrower to meet any liabilities or obligations of the type
referred to in clause 17.5(d)(i), (ii) or (iii). |
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17.6 | Withdrawal Procedures |
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All requests for withdrawals from a Project
Account shall be made in accordance with the Accounts Agreement. |
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17.7 | No Withdrawals in Certain Circumstances
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this clause 17, so long as a Default has occurred and is continuing,
no Borrower may withdraw any moneys from any Project Account (including
any such withdrawal for the purposes of making Authorised Investments)
except for any transfer to another Project Account, without the consent
of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders).
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17.8 | Access to Books and Records/Audit Rights
of Project Accounts |
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(a) |
Each Borrower irrevocably grants the Facility
Agent and any of its Representatives access, on reasonable prior notice,
to review the books and records of the Project Accounts. Each Borrower
authorises, and shall authorise, the Account Bank to give each Finance
Party unrestricted access, on reasonable prior notice, to review such
books and records held by the Account Bank. |
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(b) |
Nothing in this clause 17.8 shall require
the Account Bank to disclose to any person any books, records or other
information which the Account Bank would not be required to disclose to
any Borrower. |
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17.9 | Saving of Security Documents |
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Nothing in this clause 17 shall prejudice
the rights, powers and discretions of either Security Agent or any other
Finance Party under the Security Documents. |
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18. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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18.1 | List of Events |
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Each of the events set out in this clause
constitutes an Event of Default whether or not the occurrence of the event
concerned is outside the control of any Borrower or any other Obligor:
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(a) |
Payment Default: |
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Any Borrower or any other Obligor fails
to pay on the due date any amount payable by it under any of the Senior
Finance Documents at the place and in the currency at or in which it is
expressed to be payable unless the non-payment: |
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(i) |
is caused by technical or administrative error in
the transmission of funds by banks; and |
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(ii) |
is remedied within three Business Days of the due
date. |
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Breach of Other Obligations: |
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(c) |
Misrepresentation: Any representation,
warranty or statement which is made by any Obligor in any of the Senior
Finance Documents or is contained in any certificate, statement or notice
provided under or pursuant to any of the Senior Finance Documents proves
to be incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed to be made
or repeated) unless the circumstances giving rise to that default are
remedied within * of a senior officer of the relevant Obligor becoming
aware of the same. |
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(d) |
Invalidity and Unlawfulness: |
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(i) |
Any provision of any Senior Finance Document or
the Acquisition Agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable for any
reason or is repudiated or the validity or enforceability of any provision
of any Senior Finance Document or the Acquisition Agreement to which it
is a party is at any time contested by any party thereto or other person
(other than a Finance Party) or any party thereto (other than a Finance
Parties) denies the existence of any liability or obligation on its part
thereunder; |
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(ii) |
Any material provision of any Project Document is
or becomes invalid or unenforceable for any reason or is repudiated or
the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Project Document
is at any time contested by any person (other than a Finance Party) or
any party to a Project Document denies the existence of any liability
or obligation on its part under any Project Document which, in any such
case, in the opinion of the Majority Lenders has or is reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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(iii) |
At any time it is or becomes unlawful under Applicable
Law for any Obligor to perform any of its obligations under any of the
Senior Finance Documents to which it is a party; |
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(iv) |
At any time it is or becomes unlawful under Applicable
Law for any Relevant Company to perform any of its obligations under any
Project Document which, in the opinion of the Majority Lenders, has or
is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or |
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(v) |
At any time any act, condition or thing required
to be done, fulfilled or performed in order to (i) enable any Relevant
Company lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under or perform the
obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any of the Operative Documents
or the Acquisition Agreement to which it is a party, (ii) ensure that
the obligations expressed to be assumed by any Relevant Company in any
such Operative Document or the Acquisition Agreement are legal, valid
and binding, (iii) make each such Operative Document or the Acquisition
Agreement admissible in evidence in the Ontario, Canada, South African
or Cayman Islands courts (or without duplication the courts of the jurisdiction
of organisation of such Relevant Company or where any collateral security
subject of any Security Document is located or deemed located), or (iv)
create the security constituted by the Security Document to which any
Obligor is a party is not done, fulfilled or performed and, in the case
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the same, in the opinion of the Majority
Lenders, has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) | Insolvency, Receivership and Administration:
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(i)
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A resolution shall have been passed or there shall
have been entered against any Obligor an Award adjudicating it a bankrupt
or insolvent or for the liquidation, winding-up or administration or judicial
management of such person, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking
reorganisation, arrangement, adjustment, compromise, protection or relief
or composition of or in respect to such person under any Applicable Law,
or appointing a receiver, liquidator, administrator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator, manager, administrative receiver, receiver and manager (or
other similar official) of such person or of any part of its property
or other assets, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs;
or any proceedings are taken or any petition is filed by any party seeking,
or resolution is proposed for, any of the above and, in the case of a
petition, is not dismissed within 30 days; |
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(ii) |
Any Obligor does not generally pay its debts as
they become due or is unable to pay its debts or admits in writing its
inability to pay its debts generally or that it is insolvent under any
Applicable Law or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors
or commits an act of insolvency or bankruptcy (including within the meaning
of the |
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Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the
Companies Act (Republic of South Africa) and the Insolvency
Act (Republic of South Africa)), or shall have requested a moratorium,
compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, composition or
suspension of payment of debts from any court, or shall have ceased or
shall have threatened to cease to carry on its business or any substantial
part thereof, or instituted proceedings or taken action to be liquidated
or adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent or placed in judicial arrangement,
administration, or consented to (or not contested) the institution of
liquidation, winding-up, administration, bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings
against it, or filed a petition or answer or consent seeking a restructuring
or other form of arrangement, compromise, adjustment, protection, relief
or composition with its creditors or reorganisation or relief under any
Applicable Law, or consented to the filing of any such petition or to
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, administrator, judicial manager,
assignee, trustee, sequestrator, manager, administrative receiver, receiver
and manager, custodian (or other similar official) of such Borrower (or
other Obligor) or of any material part of its property or other assets,
or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or, without limiting
the generality of paragraph 18.1(e)(i), any Obligor takes corporate action
to authorise any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph 18.1(e)(ii);
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(iii) |
An attachment or analogous process shall have been
levied or enforced upon or issued against any of the assets of any one
or more Obligor having an aggregate value exceeding $10,000 and is
not discharged within a period of ten days; |
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(iv) |
Any event shall have occurred which under any Applicable
Law has an effect analogous to any of those events listed in paragraphs
(i) to (iii); or |
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(v) |
Any event shall have occurred with respect to any
Relevant Company (other than any Obligor) which under any Applicable Law
would have an effect analogous to any of those events listed in paragraphs
(i) to (iii) and such event shall, in the opinion of the Majority Lenders,
is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(f) | Cessation of business: |
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(i) |
An Obligor ceases or suspends, or threatens or proposes
to cease to suspend, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business;
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(ii)
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A Relevant Company, other than an Obligor,
ceases or suspends, or threatens or proposes to cease or suspend, to carry
on all or a substantial part of its business other than on terms consented
to by the Lenders, acting reasonably. |
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(g) |
Compulsory Acquisition: All or
any part of the material assets (including the Mines and the Project Assets
in the case of any Petrex Company) of any Obligor is seized, nationalised,
expropriated or compulsorily acquired by a Governmental Body, or by an
Award. |
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(i) |
Litigation: Any litigation is commenced
by or against any Obligor including in respect of the Acquisition Transaction
which, if resolved against the relevant Obligor: |
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(i) |
is reasonably likely to give rise to a liability
against any Obligor in excess of the Relevant Company Default Threshold
(or the equivalent thereof in any other currency); or |
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(ii) |
is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect. |
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(j) |
Change of Control: |
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(i) |
Any person, or more than one person acting in concert
or with a common purpose, acquires or agrees with the Parent to acquire
Control of the Parent; |
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(ii) |
The Parent shall fail to own, beneficially and of
record, all of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of Chimera, free
and clear of all Security Interests, other than the Security Interests
granted under the Security Documents; |
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(iii) |
Except as expressly required to comply with (but
not exceed) the minimum ownership requirements for black economic empowerment
participation under Applicable Law in the Republic of South Africa, Chimera
shall fail to own, beneficially and of record, all of the issued Capital
Stock of the Tranche A Borrower, free and clear of all Security Interests,
other than the Security Interests granted under the Security Documents;
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(iv) |
Except as expressly required to comply with (but
not exceed) the minimum ownership requirements for black economic empowerment
participation under Applicable Law in the Republic of South Africa, the
Tranche A Borrower shall fail to own, beneficially and of record, all
of the issued Capital Stock of the Tranche B Borrower, free and clear
of all Security Interests, other than the Security Interests granted under
the Security Documents; |
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(v)
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Except as expressly required to comply with (but
not exceed) the minimum ownership requirements for black economic empowerment
participation under Applicable Law in the Republic of South Africa, the
Tranche B Borrower shall fail to own, beneficially and of record, all
of the issued Capital Stock of each of Nigel Gold, Grootvlei, Consolidated
Modderfontein, Pretklerk Gold, Pretklerk Marievale and Pretklerk Springs,
free and clear of all Security Interests, other than the Security Interests
granted under the Security Documents; provided that for the purposes of
this clause (v), the Tranche B Borrower shall be deemed to be the owner
of record of each of Grootvlei and Consolidated Modderfontein provided
that the Tranche B Borrower continues to be the beneficial owner of all
of the Capital Stock of each of Grootvlei and Consolidated Modderfontein
and the Capital Stock for which the Tranche B Borrower is not the recorded
holder are held by nominee shareholders pursuant to declarations of trust
confirming that such nominees hold such Capital Stock on behalf of the
Tranche B Borrower; or |
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(vi) |
Except as expressly required to comply with (but
not exceed) the minimum ownership requirements for black economic empowerment
participation under Applicable Law in the Republic of South Africa, Consolidated
Modderfontein shall fail to own, beneficially and of record, all of the
issued Capital Stock of each of Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 and Modderfontein
74, free and clear of all Security Interests, other than the Security
Interests granted under the Security Documents; provided that for the
purposes of this clause (vi) Consolidated Modderfontein shall be deemed
to be the owner of record of Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 provided
that Consolidated Modderfontein continues to be the beneficial owner of
all of the Capital Stock of Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 and the Capital
Stock for which Consolidated Modderfontein is not the recorded holder
are held by nominee shareholders pursuant to declarations of trust confirming
that such nominees hold such Capital Stock on behalf of Consolidated Modderfontein.
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(k) |
Material Adverse Effect: At any
time there occurs any event or default not mentioned in any of the other
provisions of this clause which, in the opinion of the Facility Agent
made in good faith (after consultation with the Majority Lenders), is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(l) |
Environmental: |
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(i) |
Any material liability relating to the Environment
is imposed on any of the Finance Parties which liability results from
any change in applicable Environmental Laws; |
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(ii) |
Any change in applicable Environmental Laws results
in the rights of any person against any Obligor or any other Member of
the Group ranking ahead of the rights of any Finance Party in a manner
which is materially prejudicial to the interests of any Finance Party;
or |
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(iii) |
Any discovery or finding that a property or any
part thereof, occupied or owned by any Obligor or any other Group Member
is, or is likely to be, in such a condition in relation to the Environment
as would result in a decrease in the value or saleability of the property
in question or part thereof, or which imposes an actual or contingent
liability on any such person and which is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect. |
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(n) |
Effectiveness of Security: Any
Security Interest granted or purported to be granted pursuant to any Security
Document shall cease to be effective or have the priority intended to
be conferred by such Security Document. |
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(o) |
Project Document Defaults: Any
Project Document shall terminate or for any reason cease to be in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms or any Relevant Company
party to any Project Document shall fail to perform any of its material
obligations under such Project Document and if such failure is capable
of remedy, such failure is not remedied * following notice
thereof from the Facility Agent to the Borrowers, provided that in the
event of any such termination or default no Event of Default shall arise
if the relevant Borrower shall have appointed a substitute counterparty
reasonably acceptable to the Facility Agent on terms substantially identical
to the relevant Project Document * of the occurrence of such
failure to perform and/or termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Event of Default shall arise if the Facility Agent is satisfied that
the Project Document to which the foregoing events relate is no longer
required or any of the foregoing events would not be reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(p) |
Abandonment; Mining Rights: |
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(i) |
Any Obligor shall abandon all or a material part
of any Mine or the Project Assets, put any Mine on a care and maintenance
basis or surrender, cancel or release, or suffer any termination or cancellation
of any of its material rights in any Mine or the Project Assets; or |
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(ii) |
Any person other than any Obligor shall acquire Mining
Rights in respect of all or any portion of any of the Mines or Project
Assets. |
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(q) |
Failure of Consents, etc.: Any
consent (including any Financing Approval, Project Approval or Environmental
Approval) material to the Acquisition Transaction or the operation or
maintenance of any Mine or any Mining Right material to the extraction
or processing of Mine Output shall be denied, withdrawn, cancelled or
materially altered by the Governmental Body granting such consent. |
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18.2 | Cancellation and Repayment; Exercise
of Rights |
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At any time after the occurrence of an
Event of Default the Facility Agent may, and will if so directed by the
Majority Lenders, by written notice to the Borrowers do all or any of
the following in addition and without prejudice to any other rights which
it or any other Finance Party may have under this agreement or any of
the other Senior Finance Documents: |
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(a) |
cancel all of the Commitments (if any)
whereupon the same shall be cancelled forthwith and reduced to zero and
the Lenders will have no further obligations hereunder; |
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(b) |
declare the Advances to be immediately
due and payable, whereupon the same shall become immediately due and payable
by the Borrowers, together with interest accrued thereon and all other
sums due, owing or payable under each of the Senior Finance Documents
(including such amount (if any) as any Lender may certify pursuant to
clause 31.1 (General Indemnity and Breakage Costs)) or declare the same
to be due and payable on demand in which case the Borrowers shall make
payment thereof on demand by the Facility Agent made at any time thereafter
(the taking of the actions referred to in sub-clause (a) and this sub-clause
referred to as an "Enforcement Event"); and/or |
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take any other action, exercise any other
right or pursue any other remedy conferred upon any Finance Party by any
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Enforcement Event, those conferred on the Facility Agent or either Security Agent pursuant to any Security Document) or by any Applicable Law or otherwise as a consequence of such Event of Default. | ||
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event
of Default referred to in clause 18.1(e) occurs, unless the Majority Lenders
otherwise agree, all of the Commitments (if any) shall be cancelled and
the Advances (together with interest accrued thereon and all other sums
due, owing or payable under each of the Senior Finance Documents (including
such amount (if any) as any Lender may certify pursuant to clause 31.1
(General Indemnity and Breakage Costs))) shall be accelerated and become
immediately due and payable automatically without any action on the part
of any Agent or Lender being required. |
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19. | FORECASTS |
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19.3 | Value of Economic Assumptions |
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The value to be attributed to each Economic
Assumption to be used in the preparation of each Forecast shall be determined
on the basis set out in Schedule 11, Part A (Assumptions). |
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19.4 | Value of Technical Assumptions
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The value to be attributed to each Technical
Assumption shall be determined on the basis set out in Schedule 11, Part
B (Assumptions). |
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20. | THE AGENTS AND THE OTHER FINANCE PARTIES | ||
20.1 | Appointment and Duties of the Agents: | ||
(a) | (i) |
Each Lender hereby appoints (x) SBL to act as Facility
Agent and (y) SBL to act as Offshore Security Agent and SCMB to act as
Onshore Security Agent in connection with the Security Documents to which
each such Agent is a party, and to execute the same on their behalf; |
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Each Tranche A Lender hereby appoints SBL to act
as Offshore Administrative Agent; |
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(iii) |
Each Tranche B Lender hereby appoints SCMB to act
as Onshore Administrative Agent; |
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(iv) |
Each Tranche B Lender hereby appoints SCMB to act
as Onshore Security Agent in connection with the Security Documents to
which it is a party; and |
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(v) |
Each Lender irrevocably authorises each Agent for
and on its behalf to exercise such rights as are specifically delegated
to it by the terms of the relevant Senior Finance Documents together with
all such rights as are incidental thereto and (in the case of the Security
Agents) to give a good discharge for any moneys payable under such Senior
Finance Documents. |
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(b) | Each Agent will act solely as agent for the relevant Lenders in carrying out its functions as such Agent under the Senior Finance Documents and will exercise the same care as it would in dealing with a credit for its own account. |
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(c)
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The relationship between the Lenders and each Agent
is that of principal and agent only. No Agent shall have, nor be deemed
to have, assumed any obligations to, or trust or fiduciary relationship
with, the other Finance Parties or any Obligor other than those for which
specific provision is made by the Senior Finance Documents. |
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(d) |
Neither Security Agent shall have or be deemed to
have, assumed any obligations to, or trust or fiduciary relationship with,
any party to this agreement, other than those for which specific provision
is made by the Security Documents entered into by it and this agreement.
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(e) |
Neither Security Agent shall be or deemed to be
agent or trustee for any party to this agreement other than the Finance
Parties. |
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20.2 | Agents' Duties |
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Each Agent shall: |
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(a) |
promptly send to each Lender details of each communication
received by it from any Obligor under any of the Senior Finance Documents,
except in respect of details of any communication relating to a particular
Lender which shall be sent to that Lender only; |
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(b) |
promptly send to each Lender a copy of any legal
opinion delivered under this agreement or any of the other Senior Finance
Documents and of any document or information received by it pursuant to
clause 16 (Information, Accounting and Financial Undertakings) or (if
requested by the relevant Lender) pursuant to clause 4.1 (Initial Conditions
Precedent); |
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(c) |
subject to those provisions of this agreement which
require the consent of all the Lenders under any Facility or all Facilities,
to act in accordance with any instructions from the Majority Lenders with
respect to the Tranche A Facility or, as the case may be, the Tranche
B Facility or the Majority Lenders with respect to all Facilities or,
if so instructed by the relevant Majority Lenders, refrain from exercising
a right, vested in it under any of the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(d) |
have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities
expressly specified in the Senior Finance Documents; and |
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(e) |
without prejudice to clause 20.6(c) (Communications
and Information) promptly notify each Lender if it becomes aware of the
occurrence of any Default. |
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20.3 | Agents' Rights |
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Each Agent may: |
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(a) |
perform any of its duties, obligations and responsibilities
under the Senior Finance Documents by or through its personnel, delegates
or agents (on the basis that such Agent may extend the benefit of any
indemnity received by it hereunder to its personnel, delegates or agents);
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(b) |
except as expressly provided to the contrary in
any Senior Finance Document, refrain from exercising any right, vested
in it under the Senior Finance Documents until it has received instructions
from the relevant Majority Lenders or, where relevant, all the Lenders;
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(c) |
unless it has received notice in writing to the
contrary treat (i) the Lender which makes available any portion of an
Advance as the person entitled to repayment of that portion and (ii) the
office referred to under a Lender's name in Schedule 1 (or, in the case
of a Transferee, at the end of the Transfer Certificate to which it is
a party as Transferee) as its Lending Office; |
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(d) |
refrain from doing anything which would or might
in its opinion be contrary to any Applicable Law or Award or otherwise
render it liable to any person and may do anything which is in its opinion
necessary to comply with any such Applicable Law or Award; |
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(e)
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assume that no Default has occurred unless an officer
of such Agent while active on the account of the Facilities acquires actual
knowledge to the contrary; |
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(f) |
refrain from taking any step (or further step) to
protect or enforce the rights of any Lender under this agreement or any
of the other Senior Finance Documents until it has been indemnified and/or
secured to its satisfaction against any and all losses (including legal
fees and expenses) which it would or might sustain or incur as a result;
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(g) |
rely on any communication or document believed by
it to be genuine and correct and to have been communicated or signed by
the person from whom it purports to be communicated and signed; |
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(h) |
rely as to any matter of fact which might reasonably
be expected to be within the knowledge of any Obligor on a statement by
or on behalf of such Obligor; |
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(i) |
obtain and pay for such legal or other expert advice
or services as may seem necessary to it or desirable and rely on any such
advice; |
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(j) |
accept without enquiry any title which an Obligor
may have to any asset intended to be the subject of the security created
by the Security Documents; and |
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(k) |
hold or deposit any title deeds, Security Documents
or any other documents in connection with any of the assets charged by
the Security Documents with any banker or banking company or any company
whose business includes undertaking the safe custody of deeds or documents
or with any lawyer or firm of lawyers and it shall not be responsible
for or be required to insure against any loss incurred in connection with
any such holding or deposit and it may pay all amounts required to be
paid on account or in relation to any such deposit. |
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20.4 | Exoneration of the Arranger and the
Agents |
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None of the Arranger, the Agents or any
of their respective personnel or agents shall be: |
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(a) |
responsible to the Lenders for the adequacy, accuracy,
completeness of any representation, warranty, statement or information
delivered under any of the Senior Finance Documents or any notice or other
document delivered under the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(b) |
responsible for the execution, delivery, validity,
legality, adequacy, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any
of the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(c) |
obliged to enquire as to the occurrence or continuation
of a Default or as to the accuracy or completeness of any representation
or warranty made by any Obligor hereunder; |
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(d) |
responsible for any failure of any Obligor, or any
of the Lenders, duly and punctually to observe and perform their respective
obligations under the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(e) |
responsible for the consequences of relying on the
advice of any professional advisers selected by any of them in connection
with the Senior Finance Documents; |
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(f) |
liable for acting (or refraining from acting) in
what it believes to be in the best interests of the Lenders in circumstances
where it has been unable, or it is not practicable, to obtain the instructions
of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, under any Facility or all the
Facilities (as the case may be); or |
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(g) |
liable for anything done or not done by it (including
errors and omissions made in good faith) under or in connection with the
Senior Finance Documents save in the case of its own gross negligence
or wilful misconduct. |
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20.5 | The Arranger and the Agents individually
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(a) |
If it is a Lender, each Agent shall have
the same rights under the Senior Finance Documents as any other Lender
and may exercise those rights as if it were not also acting in its capacity
as the Arranger or such Agent. |
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(b) |
Each of the Arranger and the Agents may:
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(i)
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retain for its own benefit and without liability
to account for any fee or other sum receivable by it for its own account;
and |
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(ii) |
accept deposits from, lend money to, provide any
advisory, trust or other services to or engage in any kind of banking
or other business with any party to this agreement, or any Subsidiary
of any party (and, in each case, may do so without liability to account).
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20.6 | Communications and Information
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(a) |
All communications to any Obligor in connection
with the Senior Finance Documents are to be made in writing by or through
the Facility Agent. Each Finance Party will notify the Facility Agent
of, and provide the Facility Agent with a copy of, any communication between
such Finance Party, and any other of the Finance Parties on any matter
concerning the Facilities or the Senior Finance Documents. |
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(b) |
No Agent will be obliged to transmit to
the other Finance Parties any information in any way relating to any of
the parties to the Senior Finance Documents which such Agent may have
acquired otherwise than in connection with the Facilities or the Senior
Finance Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed
or implied herein, no Agent shall as between itself and the other Finance
Parties be bound to disclose to any other Finance Party or other person
any information, disclosure of which might in the opinion of such Agent
result in a breach of any Applicable Law or be otherwise actionable at
the suit of any person, or any information supplied by any Obligor or
any other Member of the Group to such Agent in its capacity as agent for
the Lenders which is identified by such at the time of supply as being
unpublished, confidential or price sensitive information relating to a
proposed transaction by such member and supplied solely for the purpose
of evaluating in consultation with such Agent whether such transaction
might require a waiver or amendment to any of the provisions of the Senior
Finance Documents. |
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(c) |
In acting in its capacity as the relevant
Agent under this agreement and each other Senior Finance Document, each
Agent's banking divisions will be treated as a separate entity from any
other of its divisions (or similar unit of such Agent in any subsequent
re-organisation) or subsidiaries (the "Other Divisions") and, in
the event that such Agent should act for any Obligor or any other Group
Company in a corporate finance or other advisory capacity ("Advisory
Capacity"), any information given by such person to one of the Other
Divisions is to be treated as confidential and will not be available to
the Finance Parties without the consent of such person provided that:
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(i) |
the consent of such Obligor or such other Group
Company will not be required in relation to any information which such
Agent in its discretion determines relates to a Default or in respect
of which the Lenders have given a confidentiality undertaking in a form
satisfactory to such Agent and the relevant Group Company acting reasonably;
and |
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(ii) |
if Representatives of such Agent receive information
in relation to an Obligor or whilst acting in an Advisory Capacity they
will not be obliged to disclose such information to Representatives of
such Agent in its capacity as agent bank hereunder or to any of the Lenders
if to do so would breach any Applicable Law or fiduciary duty imposed
upon such persons. |
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20.7 | Non-Reliance on the Agents |
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Each Lender confirms that it is (and will
at all times continue to be) solely responsible for making its own independent
investigation and appraisal of the business, operations, financial condition,
creditworthiness, status and affairs of each Obligor and each other Group
Company and has not relied, and will not at any time rely on any Agent:
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(a) |
to provide it with any information relating
to the business, operations, financial condition, creditworthiness, status
and affairs of each Obligor and each other Group Company, whether coming
into its possession before or after the making of any Advance except as
otherwise specifically provided herein; |
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(b) |
to check or enquire into the adequacy,
accuracy or completeness of any information provided by any Obligor under
or in connection with any of the Senior Finance Documents (whether or
not such information has been or is at any time circulated to it by any
Agent); or |
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(c) |
to assess or keep under review the business,
operations, financial condition, creditworthiness, status or affairs of
any Obligor or any other Group Company. |
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20.8 | Indemnity to Agents |
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(a) |
Each Lender shall on demand indemnify
each Agent and its Representatives (each an “Agent Indemnified
Party”) (in proportion to its participation in the relevant
Advance (or to its Commitments if there is no Advance outstanding) at
the relevant time) against any loss sustained or incurred by an Agent
Indemnified Party in complying with any instructions from the Lenders
or the Majority Lenders, under any Facility or all the Facilities (as
the case may be) or otherwise sustained or incurred with the Senior Finance
Documents or its duties, obligations and responsibilities under the Senior
Finance Documents. The rights of indemnity set out in this clause 20.8
shall not enure to the benefit of an Agent Indemnified Party in respect
of a loss to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a judgement
that has become non-appealable shall finally determine that such loss
was directly and solely caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct
of the Agent Indemnified Party. Each Agent shall be constituted as the
agent and bare trustee of each Agent Indemnified Party who is its own
Representative and shall hold and enforce each such Agent Indemnified
Party’s rights under this clause for such party’s benefit.
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(b) |
The provisions of clause (a) are without
prejudice to the obligations of the Obligors to indemnify each Agent under
the provisions of the relevant Senior Finance Documents. |
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20.9 | Termination and Resignation of Agency:
Appointment of Successor |
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(a) |
Each Agent (a "Retiring Agent")
may resign its appointment at any time by giving written notice to the
Lenders, the other Agents and the Borrowers. |
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(b) |
Any successor Agent (a "Successor Agent")
shall be selected: |
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(i)
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by such Retiring Agent nominating one of its Affiliates
as successor Agent in its notice of resignation; |
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(ii) |
if such Retiring Agent makes no such nomination,
by the Majority Lenders under the relevant Facility or under all the Facilities
nominating one of the Lenders acting through an office in the United Kingdom
or South Africa as appropriate, as successor Agent; and |
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(iii) |
if the Majority Lenders under the relevant Facility
or under all the Facilities have failed to nominate a successor Agent
within 30 days of the date of such retiring Agent's notice of resignation,
by such Retiring Agent nominating a financial institution of good standing
to be such Successor Agent (who shall be satisfactory to the Borrowers
acting reasonably). |
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(c) |
The Majority Lenders under any Facility
or all the Facilities, as the case may be, may at any time with the prior
written consent of the Borrowers, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, by 30 days' prior written notice to the relevant
Agent and the Borrowers, terminate the appointment of such Agent and appoint
a Successor Agent. |
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(d) |
The resignation of any Retiring Agent
and the appointment of its Successor Agent will become effective only
upon such Successor Agent accepting its appointment as Agent (and, in
the case of either Security Agent's resignation, upon the execution of
all deeds and documents necessary to substitute its successor as holder
of the security comprised in the relevant Security Documents) in writing
at which time: |
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(i)
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such Successor Agent will become bound by all the
obligations of the Retiring Agent and become entitled to all the rights,
of such Agent under the relevant Senior Finance Documents; |
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(ii) |
the agency of such Retiring Agent will terminate
but without prejudice to any liabilities which the Retiring Agent may
have incurred prior to the termination of its agency; and |
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(iii) |
such Retiring Agent will be discharged from any
further liability or obligation under or in connection with the Senior
Finance Documents (save that the Retiring Agent shall pay to the Successor
Agent a pro rata proportion of the agency fee paid under clause 13.2 for
the 12-month period in relation to which that agency fee was most recently
paid). |
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(e) |
Each Retiring Agent will co-operate with
its Successor Agent in order to ensure that its functions are transferred
to such Successor Agent without disruption to the service provided to
the Obligors and the Lenders and will promptly make available to such
Successor Agent such documents and records as have been maintained in
connection with this agreement in order that such Successor Agent is able
to discharge its functions. |
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(f) |
The provisions of this agreement will
continue in effect for the benefit of any Retiring Agent in respect of
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it or any event occurring
before the termination of its agency. |
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20.10 | Payments to Finance Parties |
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(a) |
Each Agent will account to the other Finance
Parties for their respective due proportions of all sums received by such
Agent for such Finance Parties, whether by way of repayment of principal
or payment of interest, commitment fees, other fees or otherwise. |
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(b) |
Each Agent may retain for its own use
and benefit, and will not be liable to account to the other Finance Parties
for all or any part of, any sums received by it by way of agency or arrangement
fee or similar fee or by way of reimbursement of expenses incurred by
it. |
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20.11 | Change of Office of the Agents
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Each Agent may at any time and from time
to time except as may be specifically agreed with such Agent in its sole
discretion by written notice to the Borrowers and each of the other Finance
Parties, designate a different office from which, in accordance with the
requirements of Applicable Laws, its respective duties as such Agent will
thereafter be performed. |
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20.12 | Role of the Security Agents |
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Each Security Agent shall hold the benefit
of the Security Documents to which it is party as agent and trustee for
itself and the Beneficiaries to apply all payments and other benefits
received by it by reason thereof, or otherwise realised thereunder, in
accordance with this agreement. |
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20.13 | Replacement Lender |
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If at any time: |
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(a)
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a Borrower becomes obligated to pay additional amounts
pursuant to clause 11.1 (Gross up) to any Lender; |
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(b) |
any Lender demands from a Borrower increased costs
pursuant to clause 12.1 (Increased Costs); or |
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(c) |
if any Lender becomes entitled to give written notice
in accordance with clause 12.2 (Illegality) as a result of the conditions
described in clause 12.2 (Illegality), |
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(in any such case, a "Relevant Lender"),
then the Borrower may, on 10 Business Days' prior written notice |
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to the Facility Agent and the Relevant
Lender, replace the Relevant Lender by causing the Relevant Lender to
(and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign or transfer pursuant to
and in accordance with the provisions of clause 29.2 (Assignment and Transfers
by Lenders) and either clause 29.3 (Assignments by Lenders) or 29.4 (Transfers
by Lenders) (as determined by the Relevant Lender) all of its rights and
obligations under this agreement to a Lender or other bank or financial
institution selected by the Borrower that is acceptable to the Facility
Agent for a purchase price equal to the Relevant Lender's participation
in the Advances then outstanding together with all interest accrued thereon
and all fees and other amounts due to the Relevant Lender under, by reason
of or otherwise in respect of this agreement (including pursuant to clause
31.1 (General Indemnity and breakage costs)) and any other Senior Finance
Document; provided that (i) neither the Facility Agent nor any Lender
shall have any obligation to any Borrower to find a replacement Lender
or other such bank or financial institution; (ii) such replacement must
take place no later than 30 days after the earlier of (A) the date upon
which any of the events referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c) occur,
or (B) the date the Relevant Lender shall have notified the relevant Borrower
and the Facility Agent of the occurrence of any of the events referred
to in clauses (a), (b) or (c); (iii) no Default shall have occurred and
be continuing; and (iv) in no event shall the Relevant Lender hereby replaced
be required to pay or surrender to such replacement Lender or other bank
or financial institution any of the principal, interest, fees or other
amounts received by the Relevant Lender hereby replaced pursuant to this
agreement. |
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21. | CERTIFICATES CONCLUSIVE |
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A certificate, determination, notification
or opinion of any Finance Party or the Majority Lenders under any Facility
or all Facilities stipulated for in any Senior Finance Document or as
to any rate of interest or any other amount payable or outstanding under
any Senior Finance Document will be conclusive and binding on the relevant
Obligor except in the case of demonstrated error. |
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22. | APPLICATION OF MONEYS |
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Without prejudice to the provisions of
the *, if any sum paid or recovered in respect of the liabilities of any
Obligor under any of the Senior Finance Documents is less than the amount
then due, the Facility Agent will apply or will cause to be applied that
sum against amounts outstanding under the Senior Finance Documents in
the following order: |
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23. | PRO RATA PAYMENTS |
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23.1 | Recoveries |
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If, without prejudice to the provisions
of the *, any amount owing by any Obligor under any Senior Finance Document
to a Lender (the "Recovering Lender") is discharged by payment,
set-off or any other manner other than through the Administrative Agents
in accordance with clause 10 (Payments) (such amount being referred to
in this clause as a "Recovery") then: |
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(a)
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within two Business Days of receipt of the Recovery,
the Recovering Lender shall pay to the relevant Administrative Agent an
amount equal (or equivalent) to such Recovery; |
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(b) |
the relevant Administrative Agent shall treat such
payment as if it were part of the payment to be made by such Obligor to
the Lenders rateably in accordance with their respective Commitments in
both Facilities; and |
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(c) |
(save for any receipt by the Recovering Lender as
a result of the operation of sub-clause (b)) as between such Obligor and
the Recovering Lender the Recovery shall be treated and deemed as not
having been paid. |
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23.2 | Notification of Recovery |
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Each Lender will notify the Facility Agent
promptly of any such Recovery by that Lender other than by payment through
the Facility Agent. If any Recovery subsequently has to be wholly or partly
refunded by the Recovering Lender which paid an amount equal thereto to
the relevant Administrative Agent under clause 23.1(a), each Lender to
which any part of that amount was distributed will, on request from the
Recovering Lender, repay to the Recovering Lender such Lender's pro rata
share of the amount which has to be refunded by the Recovering Lender.
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23.3 | Information |
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Each Lender will on request supply to
the Administrative Agents and to the Facility Agent such information as
such Agent may from time to time request for the purpose of this clause.
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23.4 | Exceptions to Sharing of Recoveries
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this clause, no Recovering Lender will be obliged to share any Recovery
which it receives pursuant to legal proceedings taken to recover any sums
owing to it under the Senior Finance Documents with any other party which
has a legal right to, but does not, either join in such proceedings or
commence and diligently pursue separate proceedings to enforce its rights
in the same or another court (unless the proceedings instituted by the
Recovering Lender are instituted by it without prior notice having been
given to such party through the Administrative Agent or the Facility Agent).
Nothing in this clause is intended to derogate from the requirements that
the Finance Parties exercise their rights against the Obligors in accordance
with the Senior Finance Documents. |
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23.5 | Several Obligations |
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Failure by any Recovering Lender to comply
with any of the provisions of this clause will not release any other Recovering
Lender from any of its obligations or liabilities under this clause. |
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23.6 | Obtaining Consents |
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Each party to this agreement agrees to
take all steps required of it pursuant to clause 23.1 (Recoveries) and
to use its reasonable endeavours to obtain any consents which may at any
relevant time be required in respect of any payment to be made by it pursuant
to this clause. |
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23.7 | No Security |
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The provisions of this clause shall not,
and shall not be construed so as to, constitute a charge by any Lender
over all or any part of any sum received or recovered by it under any
of the circumstances mentioned in this clause. |
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23.8 | Hedging Providers |
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This clause 23 shall not apply to any
Recovery by a Lender in its capacity as a Hedging Provider. |
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24. | SET-OFF |
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24.1 | Set-off Rights |
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Subject to clauses 22 and 23, any Finance
Party may, at any time (without notice to the relevant Obligor): |
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(a)
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set-off or otherwise apply sums standing to the
credit of such Obligor's accounts with such Finance Party (irrespective
of the terms applicable to such accounts and whether or not such sums
are then due for repayment to such Obligor); and |
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(b) |
set-off any other obligations (whether or not then
due for performance) owed by such Finance Party to such Obligor; |
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against any liability of such Obligor
due and payable such Finance Party under the Senior Finance Documents.
If any Finance Party exercises any right of set-off pursuant to this clause
24.1 it will endeavour to provide notice to the relevant Obligor of such
set-off, provided that such Finance Party shall not incur any obligation
or liability of any nature or kind to the relevant Obligor by reason of
its failure to give any such notice. |
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24.2 | Different Currencies |
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A Finance Party may exercise rights under
clause 24.1 notwithstanding that the amounts concerned may be expressed
in different currencies and each Finance Party is authorised to effect
any necessary conversions at a market rate of exchange reasonably selected
by it. |
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24.3 | Unliquidated Claims |
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If the relevant obligation or liability
is unliquidated or unascertained, such Finance Party may at any time after
an Event of Default (and for so long as the same is continuing) set-off
the amount it estimates (in good faith) will be the final amount of such
obligation or liability once it becomes liquidated or ascertained. |
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25. | NOTICES; LANGUAGE |
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25.1 | Mode of Service |
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Save as specifically otherwise provided
in this agreement or any other Senior Finance Document any notice, demand
or other communication (a "Notice") to be served under this agreement
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Finance Document will be in writing and
will be served only by air courier or by personally delivering the same
or sending the same by facsimile transmission to the party to be served
at its address or facsimile number shown immediately after its name on
the signature page of this agreement or set out under its name in Schedule
1 (in the case of parties to this agreement) or given in the relevant
Senior Finance Document (in the case of other parties) or at its registered
office or at such other address or number as it may from time to time
notify in writing to the other parties hereto. Any Notice to be served
on any party hereto will be effective only if the same is expressly marked
for the attention of the department or officer (if any) specified on the
signature page of this agreement, or in Schedule 1 or in the relevant
Senior Finance Document (or such other department or officer as such party
may from time to time specify for this purpose). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
each Agent may in its discretion act upon verbal Notice from any person
reasonably believed by the Agent to be a person authorised by an Obligor
to give instructions under or in connection with this agreement. The Finance
Parties shall not be responsible for any error or omission in such instructions
or in the performance thereof except in the case of gross negligence or
wilful misconduct by the relevant Agent. Any notice given by any Obligor
in respect of itself or any other Obligor shall bind each such Obligor.
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25.2 | Deemed service |
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(a) |
Subject to clauses 25.2(b) and (c), a
Notice will be deemed to be given as follows: |
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(i)
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if by air courier or personal delivery or on actual
receipt; and |
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(ii) |
if by facsimile, when delivered. |
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(b) |
A Notice given in accordance with clause
25.2(a) but received on a non-working day or after business hours in the
place of receipt will only be deemed to be given on the next Business
Day in that place. |
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(c) |
A Notice to any Agent or Finance Party
will only be effective on actual receipt by it. |
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25.3 | Proof of Service |
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In proving service of any Notice it will
be sufficient to prove, in the case of air courier, that such air courier
was affixed with the proper label and air waybill, addressed and delivered
to the air courier company (or its agent) or, in the case of personal
delivery, when left at the correct address and, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, that such facsimile was duly transmitted to the facsimile
number of the addressee referred to in clause 25.1. |
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25.4 | Language |
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(a) |
Any Notice must be in English. |
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(b) |
All other documents provided under or
in connection with any Senior Finance Document must be: |
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(i) |
in English; or |
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(ii) |
if not in English, accompanied by a certified English
translation in which case, the English translation will prevail unless
the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.
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26. | NO IMPLIED WAIVERS |
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26.1 | Failure to Exercise Rights |
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No failure or delay by any Finance Party
in exercising any right under any of the Senior Finance Documents will
operate as a waiver thereof nor will any single or partial exercise of
any right by such Finance Party preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right which it may have. |
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26.2 | Cumulative Rights |
The rights provided in the Senior Finance Documents
are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights provided by Applicable
Law and all such rights howsoever arising will, save where expressly provided
to the contrary therein, be available to the Finance Parties severally
and any Finance Party shall be entitled to commence proceedings in connection
therewith in its own name. |
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26.3 | Grant of Waivers |
A waiver given or consent granted
by any Finance Party under this agreement or any other Senior Finance
Document will be effective only if given in writing and then only in the
instance and for the purpose for which it is given. |
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27. | INVALIDITY OF ANY PROVISION |
If any provision of any Senior Finance Document
is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction
from which no further appeal lies or is taken, that provision shall be
deemed to be severed therefrom, and the remaining provisions of such Senior
Finance Document shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid
and enforceable. |
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28. | CONFIDENTIALITY |
Subject to clause 29.8 (Disclosure of Information),
the parties will keep the Senior Finance Documents and the subject matter
(including all details relating to the structure and financing of the
Project) thereof confidential save to the extent that they are required
by Applicable Law to disclose the same. The parties hereto agree to hold
confidential all information which it acquires under or in connection
with the Senior Finance Documents save to the extent any party hereto
is required by Applicable Law or Award to disclose the same or the same
comes into the public domain (otherwise than as a result of a breach of
this clause). Any party hereto may, however, disclose such information
to its or to its Affiliate's auditors, legal advisers or other professional
advisers (the "Professionals") for purposes connected with the
Senior Finance Documents and otherwise in connection with its rights and
obligations under the Senior Finance Documents subject to the relevant
Professional being notified of the terms of the confidentiality obligations
in this clause and the Professional acknowledging the same. |
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29. | CHANGES TO PARTIES |
29.1 | Assignment by the Obligors |
No Obligor may assign or transfer all or any part
of its rights or obligations under this agreement or any of the other
Senior Finance Documents. |
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29.2 | Assignments and Transfers by Lenders |
(a) | A Lender (in this capacity
the "Transferor") may at any time assign any of its rights under
any Senior Finance Document or transfer any of its rights and obligations
under any Senior Finance Document to a bank or financial institution (a
"Transferee"), provided that: |
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(i) |
in the case of an assignment, it is made in accordance
with clause 29.3 (Assignments by Lenders); and |
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(ii) |
in the case of a transfer, it is made in accordance
with clause 29.4 (Transfers by Lenders). |
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(b) | The Parent (for itself and
as agent for the other Obligors) will execute or procure that there are
executed such documents and agreements as are necessary to effect a transfer
of rights or obligations to a Transferee under this agreement. |
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(c) | Nothing in this agreement
will restrict the ability of a Lender to sub-participate or sub-contract
any of its obligations under any Senior Finance Document if that Lender
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Senior Finance Document in relation to
those obligations. A Lender shall notify the Borrowers of any such sub-participation
or sub-contracting by it. |
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29.3 | Assignments by Lenders |
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(a) |
If any Lender wishes to assign all or
any of its rights under the Senior Finance Documents, the relevant Transferee
shall deliver a notice to the Facility Agent and the Parent confirming
to the Facility Agent (on behalf of the other parties to the Senior Finance
Documents (other than the Transferor and the Transferee)) that it shall
be under the same obligations towards each of them as it would have been
under if it had been an original party to the Senior Finance Documents
as a Lender. |
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(b) |
Upon delivery of a notice under clause
29.3(a), the relevant Transferee shall (subject to clause 29.2 (Assignments
and transfers by Lenders) become a party to the Senior Finance Documents
as a Lender. |
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29.4 | Transfers by Lenders |
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(a) |
A Transferor may, subject to clause 29.2
(Assignments and Transfers by Lenders), transfer all or any of its rights
and obligations under the Senior Finance Documents to a Transferee by
means of a novation effected by the Facility Agent executing a Transfer
Certificate which has been duly completed and signed by both the Transferee
and the Transferor. |
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(b) |
On the later of (x) the date specified
in the Transfer Certificate as being the date on or as from which the
transfer under this clause 29.4 is to take effect and (y) the date on
which the Facility Agent executes the Transfer Certificate, to the extent
that, in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor seeks to transfer its
right and obligations under the Senior Finance Documents: |
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(i) |
the Transferor and the other parties to the relevant
Senior Finance Documents (the "Existing Parties") will be released
from their obligations to each other under those Senior Finance Documents
(the "Discharged Obligations"); |
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(ii) |
the Transferee and the Existing Parties will assume
obligations towards each other which differ from the Discharged Obligations
only insofar as they are owed to or assumed by the Transferee instead
of the Transferor; |
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(iii) |
the rights of the Transferor and the Existing Parties
against each other under those Senior Finance Documents (the "Discharged
Rights") will be cancelled; |
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(iv) |
the Transferee and the Existing Parties will acquire
rights against each other which differ from the Discharged Rights only
insofar as they are exercisable by or against the Transferee instead of
the Transferor; and |
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(v) |
the Transferee will become a party to this agreement
as a Lender in relation to the relevant Facility. |
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(c) |
Each of the parties to this agreement
(other than the relevant Transferor and the relevant Transferee) irrevocably
authorises the Facility Agent to execute on its behalf any Transfer Certificate
which has been duly completed in accordance with this clause 29.4 and
executed by each of the Transferor and the Transferee. |
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(d) |
The Facility Agent will notify the other
parties to this agreement of the receipt and execution by it on their
behalf of any Transfer Certificate as soon as reasonably practicable following
execution. |
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29.5 | Fee |
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29.6 | No continuing liability |
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Nothing in any Senior Finance Document
will oblige a Transferor to, or cause a Transferor to be liable to: |
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(a)
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accept a re-assignment or re-transfer
from a Transferee of any of the rights or obligations assigned, transferred
or novated under this clause 29; or |
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(b) |
support any losses incurred by a Transferee
by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under
any Senior Finance Document. |
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29.7 | Benefit of agreement |
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This agreement will be binding on, and
enure for the benefit of, each party to it and its or any subsequent successors
or assigns. |
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29.8 | Disclosure of information |
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Each Lender may disclose to a proposed
assignee or transferee or any sub-participant, risk participant or other
participant proposing to enter or having entered into a contract with
that Lender regarding the Senior Finance Documents any information in
the possession of that Lender relating to any Obligor. |
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30. | LENDERS' DECISIONS |
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30.3 | Express provisions |
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Any consent or other matter which, by
the express terms of any Senior Finance Document, is to be given by all
the Lenders will not be effective unless all the Lenders have agreed to
it but, subject to the agreement of all the Lenders having been obtained,
may be given by the Facility Agent on behalf of all the Lenders. |
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31. | INDEMNITIES |
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31.1 | General indemnity and breakage costs
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Each Borrower shall forthwith on demand
fully indemnify, defend and save each of the Agents, the Finance Parties
and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, solicitors,
accountants, financial advisors, other experts and other Representatives
(each, an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from and against
any loss (including loss of profit, interest and, to the extent permitted
by Applicable Law, penalties, fines and monetary sanctions) which an Indemnified
Party suffers or incurs as a result of or otherwise in respect of : |
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(a) |
the occurrence of any Default; |
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(b) |
any failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due
under a Senior Finance Document on its due date; |
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(c) |
any failure to borrow (or otherwise utilise the
Facilities) when obliged to do so in accordance with this agreement; |
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(d) |
any Advance not being made for any reason (other
than as a result of a default or error by a Finance Party) on the Utilisation
Date specified in the relevant Advance Request; |
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(e) |
any Advance or overdue amount under a Senior Finance
Document being repaid or prepaid otherwise than on the last day of an
Interest Period relating to that Advance or overdue amount; |
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(f) |
the direct or indirect use or proposed use of the
proceeds of any Advance; |
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(g) |
any litigation commenced against any Indemnified
Party arising out of the execution, delivery or performance of, or the
enforcement of any right under any Senior Finance Document; |
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(h) |
any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental
Laws resulting from or in connection with the Project or the assets of
the Obligors and/or any transaction financed or to be financed with the
proceeds of the Advances; |
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(i) |
any litigation commenced in connection with (i)
any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Laws resulting from
or in connection with the Project or the assets of the Obligors; |
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or (ii) any accident, fire, explosion, or other event
of any type involving an emission or substance which is capable of causing
harm to the Environment; |
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(j) |
the Acquisition Transaction or the funding of the
Acquisition Transaction (including those incurred in connection with any
litigation concerning the Acquisition Transaction); |
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(k) |
investigating any event which the Facility Agent
reasonably believes to be a Default; or |
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(l) |
acting or relying on any notice from an Obligor
which the Facility Agent reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and
appropriately authorised. |
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Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing indemnity, such indemnity: |
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(i) |
extends to any interest, fees or other sums whatsoever
paid or payable on account of any funds borrowed in order to carry any
amount which an Obligor fails to pay in breach of this agreement and to
any loss, premium or penalty which may be incurred in liquidating or employing
deposits from third parties acquired to make, maintain or fund outstanding
Advances or any other amount due or to become due under this agreement;
and |
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(ii) |
will entitle the relevant Finance Party to recover
breakage costs from the relevant Borrower in the event of an Advance or
other sum being repaid or pre-paid prior to the last day of an Interest
Period even though the relevant Finance Party has financed such Advance
or other sum from its own resources, the costs it thereby incurs being
calculated on the assumption it had borrowed an amount equal to the Advance
or other sum in question in the London Interbank Market for the duration
of the relevant Interest Period. |
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Each Finance Party shall be constituted
as the agent and bare trustee of each Indemnified Party who is its own
director, officer, employee, agent, solicitor, accountant, financial advisor,
other expert or other Representative and shall hold and enforce each such
Indemnified Party’s rights under this clause for such party’s
benefit. |
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The rights of indemnity set out in this
clause 31.1 shall not enure to the benefit of an Indemnified Party in
respect of a loss to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction
in a judgement that has become non- appealable shall finally determine
that such loss was directly and solely caused by the gross negligence
or wilful misconduct of the Indemnified Party. |
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31.2 | Currency indemnity |
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Without prejudice to clause 31.1 (General
indemnity and breakage costs), if: |
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(a) |
any amount payable by any Obligor under or in connection
with any Senior Finance Document is received by any Finance Party (or
by an Agent on behalf of any Finance Party) in a currency (the "Payment
Currency") other than that agreed in the relevant Senior Finance Document
(the "Agreed Currency"), whether as a result of any Award, the
enforcement of any Award, the liquidation of the relevant Obligor or otherwise,
and the amount produced by converting the Payment Currency so received
into the Agreed Currency is less than the relevant amount of the Agreed
Currency; or |
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(b) |
any amount payable by any Obligor under or in connection
with any Senior Finance Document has to be converted from the Agreed Currency
into another currency for the purpose of (i) making or filing a claim
or proof against any Obligor, (ii) obtaining an Award or (iii) enforcing
any Award given or made in relation to any Senior Finance Document; |
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then that Obligor will, as an independent
obligation, on demand indemnify the relevant Finance Party for the deficiency
and any loss sustained as a result. Any conversion required will be made
at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date and in the market reasonably
determined by the relevant Finance Party as being most appropriate for
the conversion. That Obligor will also pay the costs of the conversion.
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31.3 | Tranche B Borrower |
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Nothing contained in clauses 31.1 and
31.2 shall be construed as requiring the Tranche B Borrower to make any
payments that relate to that portion of the Tranche A Advance which was
apportioned to the purchase of the Sale Shares. |
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31.4 | Waiver |
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Each Obligor waives any right it may have
in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under any Senior Finance Document
in a currency other than that in which it is expressed to be payable in
that Senior Finance Document. |
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32. | GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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32.1 | Governing Law |
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This agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws * applicable therein
(excluding any conflict of laws rule or principle which might refer such
construction to the laws of another jurisdiction). Such choice of law
shall, however, be without prejudice to or limitation of any other rights
available to the Finance Parties under the laws of any jurisdiction where
any Group Member or its property may be located. |
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32.2 | Submission to Jurisdiction |
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For the exclusive benefit of each of the
Finance Parties, each Obligor irrevocably submits to the non- exclusive
jurisdiction of * for the purpose of hearing and determining
any dispute arising out of this agreement and for the purpose of enforcement
of any judgement against its assets. |
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32.3 | Freedom of Choice |
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(a)
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The submission to the jurisdiction of the courts
referred to in clause 32.2 shall not (and shall not be construed so as
to) limit the right of any Finance Party to take proceedings against any
Obligor in the courts of any country in which such Obligor has assets
or in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor shall the taking of
proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings
in any other jurisdiction (whether concurrently or not) if and to the
extent permitted by Applicable Law. |
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(b) |
Notwithstanding clauses 32.1 and 32.2, any Finance
Party may commence legal proceedings independently in the appropriate
court of competent jurisdiction (including in * to realise
or enforce any Security Interest (or subject assets) created or purported
to be created pursuant to this agreement or any Security Document. Without
limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision of this agreement
or any other Senior Finance Document, the parties expressly agree that
upon an Event of Default, the Finance Parties (acting through the Facility
Agent or either Security Agent) shall, subject to the applicable terms
of this agreement and each Security Document, thereinafter have the right
to exercise all or any of the remedies available to them (whether arising
under the Senior Finance Documents or at Applicable Law) in all appropriate
jurisdictions (including where any collateral security may be located
or deemed located), including any remedies of sale, possession or foreclosure
(whether arising under the Senior Finance Documents or at Applicable Law)
to recover all outstanding Senior Finance Obligations. |
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32.4 | Service of Process |
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(a) |
Each Obligor irrevocably consents to the service
of process out of the courts described in clause 32.2 in accordance with
the local rules of civil procedure or by mailing a copy thereof, by registered
mail, postage prepaid to such Obligor at the address of such Obligor,
or by sending a |
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copy thereof by facsimile to such Obligor at the
facsimile number of such Obligor determined under clause 25. |
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(b) |
Each Obligor irrevocably designates and appoints
the Parent (at its registered address in Ontario, Canada) as its agent
to accept and acknowledge on its behalf any and all process which may
be served in connection with any suit, action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to any Senior Finance Document brought in any of the courts
referred to in clause 32.2, such service, to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, being hereby conclusively acknowledged by such Obligor to be effective
and binding service on it in every respect whether or not it is carrying
on, or has at any time carried on, business in the jurisdiction of such
courts. |
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(c) |
The Parent confirms to the Finance Parties that
it has accepted its appointment to act as process agent on behalf of each
other Group Member contained in any Senior Finance Document to which each
such other Group Member is party which may be served in connection with
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any such
Senior Finance Document brought in any of the courts referred to in clause
32.2. So long as any Senior Finance Obligations remain payable or any
Borrower may be or become entitled to any Advances, each Obligor covenants
and agrees to maintain each such appointment as such process agent. |
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32.5 | Waiver of Immunity |
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To the extent that any Obligor may be
entitled in any jurisdiction to claim for itself or its assets immunity
from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before
judgement or otherwise) or other legal process whatsoever or wheresoever
or to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed
to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed), it hereby
irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity
to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction. |
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33. | SURVIVAL OF INDEMNITIES |
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The Senior Finance Obligations under or
pursuant to clauses 9.5, 10.4, 11.1, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 20.8, 31.1and
31.2 (the “Indemnity Obligations”) shall survive the payment
in full of all other Senior Finance Obligations and the termination of
the Senior Finance Documents and shall continue in full force and effect,
unamended, until such Indemnity Obligations are permanently and irrevocably
paid in full. |
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34. | TIME OF THE ESSENCE |
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Time is of the essence of each provision
of each Senior Finance Document. |
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35. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
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There are no representations, warranties,
conditions, other agreements or acknowledgements, whether direct or collateral,
express or implied, that form part of or affect this agreement or any
other Senior Finance Document other than as expressed herein or in such
other Senior Finance Document. The execution of each Senior Finance Document
has not been induced by, nor does any Obligor rely upon or regard as material,
any representations, warranties, conditions, other agreements or acknowledgements
not expressly made in any Senior Finance Document. |
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36. | THIS AGREEMENT TO GOVERN |
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If there is any inconsistency between
the provisions of this agreement and the provisions of any other Senior
Finance Document, the provisions hereof shall govern and apply to the
extent of the inconsistency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this clause
shall not apply to limit, restrict, prejudice or otherwise affect or impair
in any way the rights of the Lenders under the terms of any Security Documents
after the Security Interest created by any Security Documents has become
enforceable. |
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37. | COUNTERPARTS |
This agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this agreement
to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. Delivery of
an executed signature page of this agreement (including any amendment
and Transfer Certificate) by facsimile transmission shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. |
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be duly executed on the date first written above.
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SCHEDULE 1 – Part A
The Lenders – Tranche A Facility
Lender | Address | Commitment |
Standard Bank London Limited | Xxxxxx Bridge House, | * |
25 Dowgate Hill, | ||
London | ||
EC4R 2SB | ||
Facsimile: | * | |
Attention: | * | |
Lending Office: | Xxxxxx Bridge House, | |
25 Dowgate Hill, | ||
London | ||
EC4R 2SB |
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SCHEDULE 1 – Part B
The Lenders – Tranche B Facility
Lender | Address | Commitment |
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited | 6th Floor | * |
3 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | ||
PO Xxx 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Facsimile: | * | |
Attention: | * | |
Lending Office: | 6tx Xxxxx | |
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | ||
PO Xxx 00000 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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SCHEDULE 2 – Part A
Guarantee Documents – Parent and Chimera
1. | Parent |
* | |
2. | Chimera |
* |
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SCHEDULE 2 – Part B
Security Documents – Parent and Chimera
1. | Parent |
* |
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2. | Chimera |
* |
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SCHEDULE 2 – Part C
Guarantee Documents – South African Obligors
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SCHEDULE 2 – Part D
Security Documents – South African Obligors
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SCHEDULE 3 – Part A
Conditions Precedent (Tranche A Facility)
1. |
Formalities Certificates: a certificate
in respect of each of the Parent, Chimera and the Tranche A Borrower in
the form set out in Part C which certificate: |
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(a)
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shall have been duly completed in all
respects; |
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(b) |
shall be signed by a director or the secretary of
the Parent, Chimera or the Tranche A Borrower, as the case may be; and
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(c) |
shall have attached to it (duly initialled by the
signatories to the certificate) the documents referred to in the certificate
including the requisite Constitutional Documents, the board and other
resolutions approving the Finance Documents, Project Documents and Acquisition
Documents to which the Parent, Chimera or the Tranche A Borrower, as the
case may be, is a party and in the case of the Parent, the corporate structure
diagram for the Group. |
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* |
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3. |
Financial Information |
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4. |
Security notices, releases and consents
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(a) |
The original notices of assignment or
charge set out below to be given under the Security Documents duly signed
on behalf of each relevant Obligor: |
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(i)
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notices to banks operating accounts; and |
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(ii) |
notices in respect of assigned agreements; |
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(b) |
All third party consents which either
Security Agent requires to the creation of any Security Interest contained
in any Security Document; and |
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(c) |
Payment of Stamp duty (if any). |
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5. |
Share certificates and stock transfers
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Share certificates duly endorsed in blank
for transfer in relation to all relevant Obligors together with a certified
extract of the register of members of each such Obligor. |
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6. |
Company searches |
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To the extent possible, a search of each
relevant Obligor's register of mortgages and charges and company file
at the Companies Office and the Deeds Office (in the case of the South
African Obligors) or any similar office showing, amongst other things
and to the extent practical, no Security Interests over any of its assets
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and no appointment of (or presentation
of any petition in relation to any appointment of) a receiver, liquidator
or administrator or similar official. |
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7. |
Approvals |
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Evidence that all consents, filings and
notarisations necessary for any of the transactions contemplated by the
Senior Finance Documents and their validity and/or enforceability have
been obtained and are in full force and effect, together with copies,
certified copies if required by the Facilities Agent, of the following:
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(a) |
Project Approvals: |
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(i)
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Mining licence issued to Nigel Gold under Sections
9(1) and 9(3) of the Minerals Act (No ML 04/2000), issued 4 September
2000 at Johannesburg; |
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(ii) |
Mining licence issued to Consolidated Modderfontein
1979 under Sections 9(1) and 9(3) of the Minerals Act (No ML 17/96), issued
11 July 1996 at Johannesburg; and |
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(iii) |
Mining licence issued to Grootvlei under Sections
9(1) and 9(3) of the Minerals Act (No ML 2/99), issued 15 September 1999
at Johannesburg; |
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with reference to the Mining Rights set out in item
8 below. |
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(b) |
Financing Approval: |
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Exchange Control Department of the South
African Reserve Bank consent (including consent for the Facilities, the
Security Interests to be created pursuant to the Security Documents and
the Agreed Hedging Programme). |
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(c) |
Environmental Approvals: |
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(i) |
The water use licence (ie the water discharge permit)
issued by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry in terms of the
National Water Act No.36 of 1998, in favour of Grootvlei; |
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(ii) |
Approved Environmental Management Programme for
each of Consolidated Modderfontein 1979, Grootvlei and Nigel Gold; |
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(iii) |
Licence document issued by Council for Nuclear Safety
– LD-1074; and |
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(iv) |
Continuous transport Permits to obtain and transport
explosives. |
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8. |
Core Mining Rights |
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(a) |
Copies of all documents evidencing the
Mining Leases, Precious Metal Claims, Mynpachten, tributing agreements,
surface rights permits, dump re-treatment permits and Mining Authorisations
for: |
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(i) |
Grootvlei; |
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(ii) |
Nigel Gold; and |
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(iii) |
Consolidated Modderfontein 1979; and |
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(b) |
Clarification of the status/implications
of the dispute between Grootvlei and New Kleinfontein Gold Claims (Proprietary)
Limited regarding their tributing agreement. |
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9. |
Insurances |
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(a)
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Evidence that the Insurances required to be taken
out in accordance with clause 15.7 (Insurance) have been taken out and
are in full force and effect (which may be) in the form of a confirmation
from the relevant brokers (including as to the contents of the relevant
policies); and |
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(b) |
Evidence that the Security Interests of the Finance
Parties in those Insurances have been or will be duly noted on the relevant
policies and acknowledged by the relevant insurers and, if the copy policies
are available at the initial Utilisation Date and the Facility Agent so
requires, copies of the relevant policies. |
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10. |
Fees |
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Evidence satisfactory to the Facility
Agent that, upon drawdown of the first Advance, all fees payable in accordance
with the Fees Letters and otherwise payable to the Finance Parties will
be paid and all stamp duty and other fees (whether in relation to filings,
property transfers, security or otherwise) will be paid. |
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11. |
Powers of Attorney |
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Certified copies of any powers of attorney
being relied upon by any person signing a Senior Finance Document on behalf
of a Relevant Company, if any. |
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* |
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13. |
Process Agent |
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Written confirmation from the Parent that
it has been appointed by each Obligor organised in a jurisdiction outside
of Ontario, Canada pursuant to clause 32.4 as its agent (and by each other
Obligor pursuant to each other Senior Finance Document) for the acceptance
of process to the effect that the Parent accepts such appointment, if
required by the Facilities Agent. |
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14. |
Consents |
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[None required.] |
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15. |
Compliance Certificate |
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A Compliance Certificate signed by a director
of each of the Tranche A Borrower, the Tranche B Borrower and the Parent,
prepared as at the initial Utilisation Date. |
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16. |
Acquisition Documents, etc. |
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(a) |
A copy of the Acquisition Agreement in the agreed
form duly executed by all parties hereto; |
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(b) |
A certificate of the Tranche A Borrower, Chimera
and the Parent confirming that no term or condition of the Acquisition
Agreement has been waived or amended without the prior written consent
of the Facility Agent; |
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(c) |
Evidence of fulfilment of each condition
precedent listed in clause 4.2 of the Acquisition Agreement. |
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* |
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17. |
Project Documents |
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(a) |
Copies of the following documents in the
agreed form duly executed by all parties thereto: |
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(i)
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the J.I.C. Mining Contracting Agreement; |
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(ii) |
the agreement between Nigel Gold and Rand Refinery
Limited; |
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(iii) |
Agreement between the Tranche B Borrower and SCMB
mandating SCMB with respect to black economic empowerment matters; and
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(iv) |
Development Plan; and |
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(b) |
Confirmation the Technical Adviser has
conducted full technical due diligence of the Development Plan. |
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18. |
Equity Financing |
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Evidence that the Parent has raised fresh
equity in an amount satisfactory to the Lenders. |
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19. |
* |
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SCHEDULE 3 – Part B
Conditions Precedent (Tranche B Facility)
1. | A certificate in respect of each Petrex
Company in the form set out in Part C which certificate: |
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(a)
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shall have been duly completed in all respects;
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(b) |
shall be signed by a director or the secretary of
the relevant Petrex Company; and |
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(c) |
shall have attached to it (duly initialled by the
signatories to the certificate) the documents referred to in the certificate
including the requisite Constitutional Documents, the board and other
resolutions approving the Senior Finance Documents and Project Documents
to which such Petrex Company is a party. |
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2. | The Accession Deed in the agreed form,
duly executed and delivered by all parties thereto. |
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3. | The Guarantee Documents referred to in
Part C of Schedule 2 in the agreed form, duly executed and delivered by
all parties thereto unconditionally to the Facility Agent. |
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4. | The Security Documents referred to in
Part D of Schedule 2 in the agreed form, duly executed and delivered by
all parties thereto unconditionally to the Facility Agent. |
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5. | The Subordination Agreement in the agreed
form, duly executed by each Petrex Company and delivered unconditionally
to the Facility Agent. |
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6. | The Accounts Agreement in the agreed form,
duly executed by the Tranche B Borrower and delivered unconditionally
to the Facility Agent. |
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7. | Security filings, etc. and payment of
stamp duty. |
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8. | The Original Hedging Agreement duly executed
and delivered by Petrex and SBL as Hedging Provider. |
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9. | The Original Gold Trading Agreement duly
executed and delivered by Petrex and SBL as Hedging Provider. |
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10. | Hedging Documents Assignment Agreement
duly executed and delivered by Petrex and the Onshore Security Agent.
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11. | Assignment acknowledgement with respect
to the Original Hedging Document duly executed and delivered by Petrex
, the Onshore Security Agent and SBL as Hedging Provider. |
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12. | Assignment acknowledgement with respect
to the Original Gold Trading Agreement duly executed and delivered by
Petrex , the Onshore Security Agent and SBL as Hedging Provider. |
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13. | Project Documents Assignment Agreement
duly executed and delivered by Petrex and the Onshore Security Agent.
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14. | Project Documents Assignment Agreement
duly executed and delivered by Nigel Gold and the Onshore Security Agent.
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15. | Project Documents Assignment Agreement
duly executed and delivered by Grootvlei and the Onshore Security Agent.
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16. | Project Documents Assignment Agreement
duly executed and delivered by Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 and the
Onshore Security Agent. |
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17. | Assignment acknowledgement under the Project
Documents Assignment Agreement entered into by each of Nigel Gold, Grootvlei
and Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 with respect to the JIC Mining Contracting
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Agreement duly executed and delivered by J.I.C.
Mining (Proprietary) Limited, Nigel Gold, Grootvlei, Consolidated Modderfontein
1979 and the Onshore Security Agent. |
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18. | Assignment acknowledgement under the Project Documents
Assignment Agreement entered into by Nigel Gold and the Onshore Security
Agent with respect to the agreement between Rand Refinery Limited and
Nigel Gold duly executed and delivered by Rand Refinery Limited, Nigel
Gold and the Onshore Security Agent. |
19. | Any other Senior Finance Document, in the agreed
form, duly executed by each Petrex Company and delivered unconditionally
to the Facility Agent. |
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SCHEDULE 3 – Part C
Form of formalities certificate to be inserted
(the "Company")
To: | Standard Bank London Limited ("SBL"
or the "Facility Agent") |
(in relation to a facilities agreement
dated 24 October 2002 between inter alia (1) EAGC Ventures Corp., Maxx
Xxxxxx 00 (Proprietary) Limited and Chimera Mines And Minerals Corporation,
(2) SBL, as Facility Agent, Offshore Security Agent and Offshore Administrative
Agent, (3) Standard Bank of South Africa Limited ("SBSA") acting
through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank as Onshore
Security Agent and Onshore Administrative Agent, (4) SBSA as Account Bank
and (5) the Lenders named therein (the "Facilities Agreement"). |
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The undersigned, being a director of
the Company and being duly authorised by the Company to give this certificate
HEREBY CERTIFIES that: |
1. | Constitutional documents |
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Attached to this certificate marked "A"
are true, complete and up-to-date copies of: |
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[list Constitutional Documents] |
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2. | Board resolutions |
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Attached to this certificate marked "B",
is an extract from a meeting of the board of directors of the Company
which was duly convened and held, such extract recording resolutions passed
at such meeting: |
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(a)
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approving the transactions and matters contemplated
by the Facilities Agreement, the other Senior Finance Documents, the Acquisition
Documents and the Project Documents to which (in each case) the Company
is to be a party; |
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(b) |
authorising the execution, delivery and performance
by the Company of the Facilities Agreement, the other Senior Finance Documents,
the Acquisition Documents and the Project Documents to which it is a party;
and |
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(c) |
authorising the persons specified below whose specimen
signatures also appear below (the "Signatories") to sign, execute
and deliver on behalf of the Company the Facilities Agreement, the other
Senior Finance Documents, the Acquisition Documents and the Project Documents
to which (in each case) the Company is to be a party and all other documents,
notices or certificates required in connection therewith (the "Documents")
and to complete any transactions contemplated by the Documents on behalf
of the Company. |
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Such resolutions are in full force and
effect and have not been rescinded or varied. |
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3. | Authorised signatories |
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The following signatures are the specimen
signatures of the signatories: |
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4. | Shareholders' resolutions |
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Attached to this certificate marked "C"
is a true, complete and up-to-date copy of the shareholder resolution
approving the transactions and matters contemplated by the Senior Finance
Documents, the Acquisition Documents and the Project Documents to which
the Company is to be a party. |
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5. | Borrowing powers1 |
The borrowing by the Company of all sums capable
of being drawn down under the Facilities Agreement (when aggregated with
all other borrowings of the Company) will not cause any borrowing limit
contained in its Constitutional Documents or any other agreement or instrument
to which the Company is a party to be exceeded. |
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6. | Representation and Warranties |
All representations and warranties set out in clause
14 of the Facilities Agreement are true and accurate as of the date hereof.
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7. | Group Structure Chart2
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Attached to this certificate marked "D" is a chart
of the Group, after giving effect to the Acquisition Transaction. |
Words and expressions defined in the Facilities Agreement shall bear the same meaning when used in this certificate.
Signed:
Name:
Position: Director
_______________________________
1 | For the Borrowers only. |
2 | For the Parent only. |
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SCHEDULE 4 – Part A Form of Advance Request
To: | Standard Bank London Limited as Facility Agent |
[Standard Bank London Limited/Standard
Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its division of Standard
Corporate and Merchant Bank as [Offshore/Onshore] Administrative Agent] |
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Attention: | |
From: | |
Date: | <*> |
Dear Sirs,
Re: Facilities Agreement dated 24 October 2002 (the "Facilities Agreement")
We request drawdown of the Advance as follows:
Tranche Type: | [Tranche A / Tranche B]* |
Amount: | [$<*>] [ZAR<*>]; |
Utilisation Date: | <*> |
Interest Period/Maturity Date: | <*> |
Payment should be made to: | [Proceeds Account (Dollars)][Proceeds Account (Rand)] |
We confirm that:
(i) | the representations and warranties made by us in
clause 14 of the Facilities Agreement and by each Obligor in each other
Senior Finance Document to which we are party are true and accurate on
the date hereof as if made with respect to the facts and circumstances
existing on such date; |
(ii) | we are in full compliance with the undertakings
contained in clauses 15 and 16 of the Facilities Agreement and each other
Senior Finance Document to which we are a party and each other Obligor
is in compliance with the undertakings contained in each other Senior
Finance Document to which it is a party; |
(iii) | no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result from the proposed Advance; and |
(iv) | the proceeds of the Advance will be used as follows:
[describe use] |
* delete whichever is not applicable
Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this request.
_______________________________
[Authorised Signatory]
For and on behalf of
[NAME OF BORROWER]
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SCHEDULE 4 – Part B
Form of Continuation Request
To: | Standard Bank London Limited, as Facility
Agent and Offshore Administrative Agent/Standard Bank of South Africa
Limited acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant
Bank as Onshore Administrative Agent |
Attention: | [Relevant Borrower] |
From: | |
Date: | <*> |
Dear Sirs,
Re: Facilities Agreement dated 24 October 2002 (the "Facilities Agreement")
We request continuation of the Tranche A Advance which is currently outstanding in the amount of [$*] with an Interest Period ending on * to be continued with an Interest Period of *.
We confirm that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the proposed continuation.
Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Request.
_______________________________
[Authorised Signatory]
For and on behalf of
[NAME OF BORROWER]
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SCHEDULE 5
Transfer Certificate
[(referred to in clause 29.4 (Transfers by Lenders)]
To: | Standard Bank London Limited ("SBL")
as Facility Agent for and on behalf of the Obligors and the Finance
Parties (each as defined in the Facilities Agreement referred to
below). |
This transfer certificate (this "Certificate") relates to a facilities agreement (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated, novated or otherwise modified or in effect from time to time) dated 24 October 2002 between inter alia (1) EAGC Ventures Corp., Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Proprietary) Limited and Chimera Mines And Minerals Corporation, (2) SBL, as Facility Agent, Offshore Security Agent and Offshore Administrative Agent, (3) Standard Bank of South Africa Limited ("SBSA"), acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, as Onshore Security Agent and Onshore Administrative Agent, (4) SBSA, as Account Bank, and (5) the Lenders named therein (the "Facilities Agreement"). Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined in this Certificate, have the same meanings when used in this Certificate.
1. | Transferor confirmation and request
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[name of Transferor]
(the "Transferor") by its execution of this Certificate: |
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(a)
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requests [name of Transferee] (the "Transferee")
to accept and procure, in accordance with clause 29.4 (Transfers by Lenders),
the transfer to the Transferee of the portion of the Transferor's participation
in the relevant Facility (and in the Advances made by it) as specified
in schedule 1 to this Certificate (the "Transfer Rights") by counter-signing
this Certificate and delivering it to the Facility Agent at its address
for notices under the Facilities Agreement, so as to take effect on the
date specified in schedule 2 to this Certificate (the "Transfer Date");
and |
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(b) |
confirms that the details which appear in schedule
1 to this Certificate accurately record, the amount of the Transferor's
Commitments and the principal amount of the Transfer Rights at the date
of this Certificate. |
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2. | Transferee request |
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The Transferee, by its execution of this
Certificate, requests each Obligor and each Finance Party to accept this
Certificate as being delivered under and for the purposes of clause 29.4
(Transfers by Lenders), so as to take effect in accordance with the terms
of that clause on the Transfer Date. |
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* | * |
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* |
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4. | Transferee representations |
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The Transferee: |
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(a) |
confirms that it has received from the Transferor
a copy of the Facilities Agreement, together with all other documents
and information which it has requested in connection with the Facilities
Agreement; |
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(b) |
confirms that it has not relied, and will not after
the date of this Certificate rely, on the Transferor or any other Finance
Party to check or enquire on its behalf into the legality, validity, effectiveness,
adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any of those documents or that information;
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(c)
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agrees that it has not relied, and will not after
the date of this Certificate rely, on the Transferor or any other Finance
Party to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition,
creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of the Borrowers
or any other party to the Facilities Agreement; |
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(d) |
represents and warrants to the Transferor and each
other Finance Party that it has the power to become a party to the Facilities
Agreement as a Lender on the terms set out in the Facilities Agreement
and this Certificate and has taken all necessary steps to authorise execution
and delivery of this Certificate; |
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(e) |
acknowledges the limitations on the Transferor's
obligations set out in clause 29.6 (No continuing liability); and |
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(f) |
agrees that if any Transfer Rights are rescheduled
or renegotiated, the Transferee and not the Transferor will be subject
to the rescheduled or renegotiated terms. |
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5. | Transferee covenants |
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The Transferee undertakes with the Transferor
and each other party to the Facilities Agreement that it will perform
in accordance with its terms all those obligations which, by the terms
of the Facilities Agreement, will be assumed by it following delivery
of this Certificate to the Facility Agent. |
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6. | Exclusion of Transferor's liabilities
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Neither the Transferor nor any other Finance
Party makes any representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility
in relation to the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability
of the Senior Finance Documents and assumes no responsibility for the
financial condition of the Borrowers or any other party to the Senior
Finance Documents or for the performance and observance by the Borrowers
or any other Obligor of any of its obligations under the Senior Finance
Documents and all of those conditions and warranties, whether express
or implied by Applicable Law or otherwise, are hereby excluded. |
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7. | Novation |
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On execution of this Certificate by the
Facility Agent (on behalf of each of the parties to this agreement other
than the Transferor and the Transferee), the Transferee will become a
party to the Facilities Agreement on and with effect from the Transfer
Date in substitution for the Transferor in relation to those rights and
obligations which, by the terms of the Facilities Agreement and this Certificate,
are assumed by the Transferee. |
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8. | Law |
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This Certificate (and any dispute, controversy,
proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating
to this Certificate) shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws in force in the Province of Ontario, including the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein. |
IN WITNESS of which the parties to this Certificate have duly executed this Certificate on the date which appears at the end of this Certificate.
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SCHEDULE 1 to Transfer Certificate3
Transferor's existing Tranche A Commitment: | $<*> |
Transferor's existing Tranche B Commitment: | ZAR<*> |
Portion of Transferor's existing Tranche A Commitment/participation in Tranche A Advance] to be transferred: | $<*> |
Portion of Transferor's existing Tranche B Commitment/participation in Tranche B Advances] to be transferred:4 | ZAR<*> |
3 | Make appropriate deletions. |
4 | Add details on Interest Periods, or as the case may be, Maturity Dates. |
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SCHEDULE 2 to Transfer Certificate
Particulars relating to the Transferee
Transfer Date:
Lending Office:
Contact Name:
Account for Payments:
Address for Notices:
Telephone: Facsimile:
Signatories to Transfer Certificate
[Transferor] | [Transferee] |
By: | By: |
Date: <*> | Date: <*> |
[Facility Agent] | |
By: | |
Date: <*> |
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SCHEDULE 6
Part A – Existing Financial Indebtedness
The existing financial indebtedness of the Petrex Companies is as follows:
1. | Financing Agreement between Petrex and Grootvlei
dated 1 March 2000. |
2. | Financing Agreement between Petrex and Consolidated
Modderfontein 1979 dated 1 March 2000. |
3. | Financing Agreement between Petrex and Nigel Gold
dated 1 March 2000. |
4. | Master Rental Agreement between Nigel Gold and Siemens
Financial Services (Proprietary) Limited (“Siemens”)
dated 6 March 2001. |
Part B – Existing Security Interests
Indemnity of Aurigena Leases (Proprietary) Limited dated 9 April 1997 granted by Nigel Gold in respect of any liability from land rehabilitation obligations in respect of certain portions of Nigel Gold’s mining operations.
Part C – Existing Guarantees
1. | Suretyship granted by Petrex in favour of SBSA,
dated 14 December 1998 regarding indebtedness of Nigel Gold to SBSA. |
2. | Suretyship granted by the Vendor and Petrex in favour
of Siemens, dated 8 March 2001 re: indebtedness of Nigel Gold to Siemens.
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3. | Suretyship granted by Nigel Gold for an unlimited
amount in favour of SBSA, dated 9 September 1998 re: obligations of Petrex.
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Part D – Interests in Project or Project Assets
1. | An endorsement from the Registrar of Mining Titles
is required to show that the licensee, Hunter Mining Engineering (proprietary)
Limited changed its name to Nigel Gold in connection with the precious
metal claim nos. 3072,3073 and 3058. |
2. | An issue exists with respect to 281 claims held
under diagram number RMT 35/81 not being included in the mining authorisation
held by Consolidated Modderfontein 1979. |
3. | Mining Lease number 7/85 should be amended from
"RMT 7/85" to "RMT M76/82". |
4. | An amendment of hectarage is required for the precious
metal claims held on Geduld 123 IR under diagram RMT M110/87 from 1582,8000
hectares to 1403,2000 hectares. In addition, an issue exists as to whether
311claims held under RMT M2/95 are being mined, and if so by which company,
etc. |
5. | Approximately 6,705 precious metal claims held under
licence 3076 (Diagram M2/1984) on Vlakfontein 130 IR should be transferred
from Springs Dagga Gold Mines Ltd. to Consolidated Modderfontein 1979,
and the 369 claims held under licence number 2731 (Diagram M19/1985) on
Modderfontein 76 IR should be transferred from Modderfontein 74 to Consolidated
Modderfontein 1979, and such claims should be included within the mining
authorisation for Consolidated Modderfontein 1979. |
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6. | Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 may require a river
diversion on a tributary stream of the Blesbokspruit, costs unknown. |
Part E – Royalty Agreements, etc.
Nil.
Part F – Taxes, Fees, etc.
Nil
Part G – Litigation
Claim license number 2737 issued in respect of the farm Geduld 123 I.R. (representing 895 claims) is mined by Grootvlei under a notarial tributing agreement granted by New Kleinfontein Gold Claims (Proprietary) Limited (the successor in title to Gencor SA Limited). There is a dispute regarding a purported cancellation of the tributing agreement. Should it transpire that the tributing agreement was validly cancelled, then Grootvlei would have no right to mine the are covered by the tributing agreement.
Part H – Environment Matters
Grootvlei has been issued a water use license number 20018320 by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry dated 30 September 2002, the conditions of which licence may require capital investments.
Part I – Pension and Other Benefits
Nigel Gold has, in certain respects, not complied with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 and, as a result, is at risk of incurring fines of between R 500,000 and R 900,000 per contravention.
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SCHEDULE 7
Compliance Certificate
To: | Standard Bank London Limited ("SBL"), as Facility Agent under |
the Facilities Agreement referred to below |
*
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(h) | * | ||
[NAME OF BORROWER] | [NAME OF BORROWER] | ||
Director | Director | ||
EAGC VENTURES CORP. | |||
Director |
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ANNEXURE A5
to Compliance Certificate
*
_______________________________
5 | Compute Loan Life Cover Ratios on similar annexures
for all Calculation Dates and Forecast Periods following the Relevant
Calculation Date. |
6 | Compute the Dollar equivalent of any (i) Ounces
subject of Committed Gold Hedging Agreements in effect by using the actual
[or minimum] delivery price [(as the case may be)] specified in such Committed
Gold Hedging Agreements, and (ii) any other Ounces then projected to be
produced at the average Spot Gold Price at the Relevant Calculation Date
for the six month period preceding the Relevant Calculation Date. |
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ANNEXURE B7
to Compliance Certificate
*
_______________________________
7 | Compute Project Life Cover Ratios on similar annexures
for all Calculation Dates and Forecast Periods following the Relevant
Calculation Date. |
8 | Compute the Dollar equivalent of any (i) Ounces
subject of Committed Gold Hedging Agreements in effect by using the actual
[or minimum] delivery price [(as the case may be)] specified in such Committed
Gold Hedging Agreements, and (ii) any other Ounces then projected to be
produced at the average Spot Gold Price at the Relevant Calculation Date
for the six month period preceding the Relevant Calculation Date. |
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ANNEXURE C to Compliance Certificate
*
_______________________________
9 | Compute the Dollar equivalent of any (i) Ounces
subject of Committed Gold Hedging Agreements in effect by using the actual
[or minimum] delivery price [(as the case may be)] specified in such Committed
Gold Hedging Agreements, and (ii) any other Ounces then projected to be
produced at the average Spot Gold Price at the Relevant Calculation Date
for the six month period preceding the Compliance Date. |
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ANNEXURE D
to Compliance Certificate
*
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SCHEDULE 8 – Part A
Additional Costs Rate
1. | The Additional Costs Rate applicable to the Tranche
A Advance during an Interest Period shall be the rate determined by the
Offshore Administrative Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary, to four
decimal places) as the rate resulting from the application of the following
formula: |
* |
where, in each case, on
the day of application of that formula by the Offshore Administrative
Agent: |
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E |
is the charge payable by the Offshore Administrative
Agent to the Financial Services Authority under the fees rules (but, for
this purpose, ignoring any minimum fee required under the fees rules)
and expressed in pounds per £1 million of the tariff base of the
Offshore Administrative Agent. |
2. | For the purposes of this Schedule 8, Part A: | |
(i)
|
“eligible liabilities” and “special
deposit” have the meanings given to them at the time of application
of the formula by the Bank of England; |
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(ii) |
“tariff base” has the meaning
given to it in the fees rules; and |
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(iii) |
“fees rules” means the then current
rules on periodic fees in the Supervision Manual of the FSA Handbook.
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3. |
The Offshore Administrative Agent has
no liability to any party to this agreement if its calculation over or
under compensates any Lender. |
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4. |
The Offshore Administrative Agent may,
acting reasonably and after consultation with the Borrowers and the Lenders,
notify all parties to this agreement of any amendment to this Schedule
8, Part A which is required to reflect: |
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(a) |
any change in Applicable Law; or |
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(b) |
any requirement imposed by the Bank of England,
the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in
any case, any successor authority). |
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Any notification will be, in the absence
of manifest error, conclusive and binding on all the parties to this agreement.
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5. |
The Additional Costs Rate applicable to
the Tranche A Advance for an Interest Period shall be calculated at or
about 11.00 am on the first day of that Interest Period and shall be payable
on the date on which interest is payable in relation to that Advance under
this agreement. |
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SCHEDULE 8 – Part B
Bank Costs
Bank Costs shall be determined by the Onshore Administrative Agent at the commencement of each Interest Period with respect to the Tranche B Facility in accordance with the formula detailed below in this definition:
* |
If there is any change in circumstances which result in the Onshore Administrative Agent determining that the above formula is, or will become, inappropriate, the Onshore Administrative Agent shall (after consultation with the Tranche B Lenders) notify such Borrowers of the revised basis upon which Bank Costs will subsequently be calculated and such revised basis shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to this agreement.
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SCHEDULE 9
Accession Deed
THIS DEED is made on <*> 2002
AMONG:
(1) | EAGC VENTURES CORP., a company
organised under the laws of Ontario, Canada, (the "Parent");
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(2) | XXXX XXXXXX 00 (PROPRIETARY)
LIMITED, a private company duly incorporated in accordance with the company
laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 2002/013039/07
(the "Tranche A Borrower"); |
(3) | CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS
CORPORATION, a company organised under the laws of the Cayman Islands
("Chimera"); |
(4) | PETREX (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED,
a private company duly incorporated in accordance with the company laws
of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 1989/006124/07;
NIGEL GOLD MINING COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a private company duly
incorporated in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South
Africa with registration number 1979/004720/07; THE GROOTVLEI PROPRIETARY
MINES LIMITED, a public company duly incorporated in accordance with the
company laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number
1904/002088/06; CONSOLIDATED MODDERFONTEIN MINES LIMITED, a public company
duly incorporated in accordance with the company laws of the Republic
of South Africa with registration number 1910/003326/06); CONSOLIDATED
MODDERFONTEIN MINES 1979 LIMITED, a public company duly incorporated in
accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1979/005529/06; MODDERFONTEIN SEVENTY-FOUR (PROPRIETARY)
LIMITED, a private company duly incorporated in accordance with the company
laws of the Republic of South Africa with registration number 1977/002535/07;
PRETKLERK GOLD MINING COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a private company
duly incorporated under the company laws of the Republic of South Africa
with registration number 1993/000154/07; PRETKLERK MARIEVALE GOLD MINING
COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a private company with duly incorporated
in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1996/001723/07; and PRETKLERK SPRINGS DAGGAFONTEIN
GOLD MINING COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED, a private company duly incorporated
in accordance with the company laws of the Republic of South Africa with
registration number 1993/000044/07 (collectively, the "Petrex Companies");
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(5) | STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED
("SBL"), a bank organised under the laws of England and Wales (the
"Tranche A Lender"); |
(6) | STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
LIMITED ("SBSA"), a bank organised under the laws of the Republic
of South Africa (the "Tranche B Lender"); |
(7) | SBL as Arranger (the "Arranger"),
as Offshore Security Agent (the "Offshore Security Agent"), Offshore
Administrative Agent (the "Offshore Administrative Agent") and
Facility Agent (the "Facility Agent"); |
(8) | SBSA, acting through its
division of STANDARD CORPORATE AND MERCHANT BANK ("SCMB"), as Onshore
Security Agent (the "Onshore Security Agent") and Onshore Administrative
Agent (the "Onshore Administrative Agent"); |
(9) | SBSA, as Account Bank (the
"Account Bank"); and |
(10) | SBL as Hedging Provider
(the "Hedging Provider"). |
RECITALS: |
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(A) | This Deed is supplemental
to the Facilities Agreement. |
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(B) | The Deed has been entered into to record the accession
of the Petrex Companies under the Facilities Agreement pursuant to the
provisions of clauses 2.3 and 2.4 of the Facilities Agreement. |
NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES as follows:
1. | Definitions |
"Facilities Agreement" means the facilities
agreement (as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, amended and
restated, novated or otherwise modified or in effect from time to time)
dated 24 October 2002 between (1) the Parent, Chimera and the Tranche
A Borrower, as Obligors, (2) SBL as Arranger, Offshore Security Agent,
Offshore Administrative Agent and Facility Agent, (3) SCMB as Onshore
Security Agent and Onshore Administrative Agent, (4) SBSA, as Account
Bank and (5) the Tranche A Lender and the Tranche B Lender party thereto.
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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Facilities Agreement shall have the same meaning when used in this
Deed. |
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2. | Accession of the Petrex Companies |
With effect from the date hereof, the parties hereto
agree that the Petrex Companies shall be a party to the Facilities Agreement
having all the rights and obligations as thereunder (including in the
case of the Tranche B Borrower, as Borrower with respect to the Tranche
B Facility) as if they had originally been party to the Facilities Agreement
and each Petrex Company hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms
of the Facilities Agreement as if it had originally been party thereto.
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Nothing contained in this Deed shall be construed
as requiring the Petrex Companies to make any payments that relate to
that portion of the Tranche A Advance which was apportioned to the purchase
of the Sale Shares. |
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3. | Notices |
Each Petrex Company confirms that its address details
for notices in relation to clause 25 of the Facilities Agreement are as
follows: |
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Address: |
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00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Facsimile: |
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Attention of: President |
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4. | Agreement of Other Parties |
By its signature below, each party to this Deed
(other than the Petrex Companies), confirms the acceptance of the Petrex
Companies as Obligors (including Petrex as Borrower) for all purposes
under the Facilities Agreement to which it is a party in accordance with
clauses 2.3 and 2.4 of the Facilities Agreement. |
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6. | Counterparts This Deed may be executed by facsimile in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
TO WITNESS this Deed each party hereto has caused it to be duly signed and sealed as a speciality obligation.
SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCESSION DEED
THE OBLIGORS | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
EAGC VENTURES CORP. | (seal) | |
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
XXXX XXXXXX 00 (XXXXXXXXXXX) XXXXXXX | (xxxx) | |
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS CORPORATION | (seal) | |
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer |
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THE ACCEDING COMPANIES | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
PETREX (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | (seal) | |
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
NIGEL GOLD MINING COMPANY | (seal) | |
(PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
GROOTVLEI PROPRIETARY | (seal) | |
(MINES) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
CONSOLIDATED MODDERFONTEIN | (seal) | |
(MINES) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
CONSOLIDATED MODDERFONTEIN | (seal) | |
MINES 1979 LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer |
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Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
MODDERFONTEIN SEVENTY-FOUR | (seal) | |
(PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
PRETLKERK GOLD MINING COMPANY | (seal) | |
(PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
PRETKLERK MARIEVALE GOLD MINING | (seal) | |
COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by | ||
PRETKLERK SPRINGS DAGGAFONTEIN GOLD | (seal) | |
MINING COMPANY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer |
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STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by
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By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by |
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By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer |
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XXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX Executed as a deed/speciality obligation by |
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By: | ||
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | ||
Authorized signing officer |
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SCHEDULE 10
Insurances
1. | INTERPRETATION |
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References in this Schedule to: |
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(a) |
Appendices are to Appendices to this Schedule;
and |
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(b) |
paragraphs are, unless the context otherwise
requires, to paragraphs of this Schedule. |
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2. | INSURANCE COVER |
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2.1 | Operational Phase |
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(a) |
Scope and Duration: Each Insurance
Obligor (save to the extent that the Facility Agent otherwise agrees in
writing) procures that insurance against the risks and liabilities specified
in Appendix 1 are in full force with effect from the dates as at which
any risk or liability specified in Appendix 1 is capable of becoming outstanding
under the Senior Finance Documents. |
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(b) |
Undertakings: Each Insurance Obligor
shall procure that the said insurances: |
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(i)
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are effected against the risks and liabilities specified
in Appendix 1 as varied from time to time as required under paragraph
2 or paragraph 6 or maintained in the amounts from time to time as required
under paragraph 2 or paragraph 6; |
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(ii) |
include only such provisions for self-insurance,
whether by deductible or otherwise, as are specified in Appendix 1 (as
varied from time to time as required under paragraph 2 or paragraph 6);
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(iii) |
cover the Mines and the Project Assets to their
replacement value, increased from time to time as necessary to maintain
such full replacement value; and |
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(iv) |
are increased from time to time to such amounts
and with such deductibles as the Facility Agent may reasonably require
taking into account, inter alia, market availability in respect of risks,
liabilities and amounts of insurances and the Facility Agent's interests
under the Senior Finance Documents. |
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2.2 | Additional Coverages |
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(a) |
Insurances Required by Law: Without
prejudice to the other provisions of this Schedule, each Insurance Obligor
shall, during the periods referred to in paragraph 2.1: |
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(i) |
effect and maintain in full force those insurances
which it is required to have by any Applicable Law or by the terms of
the Senior Finance Documents; and |
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(ii) |
use all reasonable efforts to effect and maintain
in full force those insurances which it is required to have by the terms
of any other contract to which it is at any time a party. |
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2.3 | Additional Insurances |
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(a) |
The Facility Agent may in respect of the
Mines and the Project Assets by notice to an Insurance Obligor require
that Insurance Obligor to procure such insurance coverage in respect of
any risks or liabilities other than those specified in Appendix 1 in such
amounts and with such deductibles as the Facility Agent may reasonably
require taking into account, inter alia, market availability in |
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respect of risks, liabilities and amounts of insurance
and the Facility Agent's interests under the Senior Finance Documents;
and |
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(b)
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An Insurance Obligor shall, following receipt of
notices from the Facility Agent under paragraph 2.3(a), insure, with effect
from the date of such notice (or as soon as reasonably practicable in
the light of prevailing market conditions) against the risks and liabilities,
in the amounts and with the deductibles, specified in such notice. |
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2.4 | Insurance Obligors' Insurances
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For the avoidance of doubt, and subject
to paragraphs 3.1 and 3.4 below, each Insurance Obligor shall at any time
be entitled to effect such other insurances in addition to or supplementing
those referred to elsewhere in this Schedule as it thinks fit and shall
notify the Facility Agent if any such insurance is effected. |
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3. | PROVISIONS COMMON TO ALL INSURANCES
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3.1 | Policies |
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Each Insurance Obligor shall procure that
each policy taken out pursuant to paragraph 2.1 shall: |
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(a) |
be placed and maintained through reputable brokers
and/or with reputable insurers or underwriters approved from time to time
by the Facility Agent, acting reasonably; |
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(b) |
be in such form and substance, consistent with the
obligations of the Insurance Obligors under this Schedule, as may be approved
in writing by the Facility Agent, acting reasonably; |
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(c) |
to the extent practicable, contain a provision (in
form and substance acceptable to the Facility Agent) whereby the insurers
agree that they shall waive, to the extent practicable, all rights of
subrogation howsoever arising which they may have against the Insurance
Obligors and the relevant Security Agent; |
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(d) |
to the extent practicable, be the subject of a Notice
of Assignment duly given in the form set out in Appendix 2 and will have
attached thereto a loss payable clause in the appropriate form set out
or referred to in Appendix 3 (or if such clause is included in the relevant
policy, the proceeds of such policy be paid direct to the Onshore Security
Agent); |
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(e) |
provide that all the provisions of any such policy
(except those relating to limits of liability) shall operate as if there
were a separate policy covering each insured; and |
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(f) |
to the extent practicable, contain an agreement
by the insurer that, notwithstanding the lapse of any such policy (except
by reason of expiry in accordance with its terms) or any cancellation
by the insurer or by the Insurance Obligors, whether voluntary or involuntary,
it shall continue in force for the benefit of the relevant Security Agent
on behalf of the Finance Parties for at least 30 days (or such lesser
period as may be specified from time to time in respect of war and kindred
perils) after written notice of such cancellation has been given to the
relevant Security Agent and that no reduction in limits or coverage shall
be made in any such policy or any part thereof. |
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3.2 | Premiums |
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Each Insurance Obligor shall procure the
prompt payment (in accordance with the terms of the relevant policy) of
all premiums payable under each policy taken out pursuant to this Schedule
and shall, upon request by the Facility Agent produce to the Facility
Agent evidence of such payment. Upon the renewal of any such policy an
Insurance Obligor shall produce to the Facility Agent, on or before its
expiry date, evidence of such renewal. |
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3.3 | Brokers' Undertakings |
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Each Insurance Obligor shall procure that
each broker or agent who effects any insurance policy required to be effected
under Appendix 1 delivers to the Facility Agent a letter substantially
in the form set out in Appendix 4 or in such form as the Facility Agent
agrees. |
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3.4 | Non-avoidance of Coverage |
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The Obligors shall not at any time do
(or omit to do) anything whereby any insurance taken out or procured in
respect of the Mines or Project Assets may be rendered void or voidable
or suspended, impaired or defeated in whole or in part. |
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3.5 | The Facility Agent and the Onshore/Offshore
Security Agent |
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Each Insurance Obligor shall (save to
the extent that the Facility Agent agrees otherwise in writing) procure
that: |
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(a)
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the interest of the relevant Security Agent shall
be noted in each policy taken out pursuant to this Schedule; and |
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(b) |
the relevant Security Agent shall in no circumstances
assume any liability in respect of premiums or any other obligations to
insurers in respect of any such policy. |
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4. | INFORMATION |
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4.1 | Information |
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Each Insurance Obligor shall give to the
Facility Agent and to the Insurance Adviser such information as to the
insurances taken out pursuant to this Schedule (or as to any matter which
may be relevant to such insurances) as the Facility Agent or the Insurance
Adviser may, from time to time, reasonably request. |
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5. | OMISSION TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS
OF INSURANCES |
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If at any time and for any reason any
insurance required to be maintained under this Schedule shall not be in
full force and effect, then, without prejudice to any rights of any Finance
Party under any of the Senior Finance Documents, the Facility Agent shall
thereupon, or at any time whilst the same is continuing, be entitled to
procure such insurance at the expense of any Insurance Obligor and (without
prejudice to any other obligations of the Insurance Obligors under any
of the Senior Finance Documents) require any Insurance Obligor to take
all such steps to minimise hazard as the Facility Agent may consider expedient
or necessary. |
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6. | CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES |
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6.1 | Increases in Amounts |
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Without prejudice to the provisions of
paragraph 2.1, if the Facility Agent considers that as a result of any
change in circumstances the amounts and/or deductibles referred to in
the said paragraph to be inadequate or inappropriate, as the case may
be, and the interests of the Facility Agent under the Senior Finance Documents
would be materially prejudiced thereby, it may, by written notice to an
Insurance Obligor, require that insurances be effected in the amounts,
and with the deductibles specified in such notice with effect from the
date of receipt of such notice by that Insurance Obligors (or so soon
thereafter as practicable in the light of prevailing market conditions).
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6.2 | The Insurance Obligors to Effect Increased
Insurances |
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Each Insurance Obligors shall, as soon
as practicable following receipt of such notice from the Facility Agent,
insure (from the date of receipt of such notice) in the amounts and with
the deductibles specified in such notice. |
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7. | REVIEWS OF AMOUNTS AND SCOPE OF INSURANCES
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7.1 | Promptly following receipt of any insurance
policy, or any certificate of insurance, or broker's letter of undertaking,
as the case may be, in respect of any insurance effected pursuant to this
Schedule an Insurance Obligor shall deliver a copy thereof to the Facility
Agent. In the case of any insurance required by this Schedule to be in
force on the date hereof, copies of all such policies shall be delivered
to the Facility Agent not later than 60 days following the date hereof.
Each Insurance Obligor shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of: |
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(a)
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any material dispute with any insurer; |
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(b) |
the cancellation of any insurances prior to its
stated term; |
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(c) |
the non payment of any premium when due in accordance
with the terms of the relevant insurance; |
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(d) |
failure by any Insurance Obligor, for any reason,
to maintain in full force and effect the insurances required by this Schedule;
and |
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(e) |
any other information relating to the insurance
of the Mines and the Project Assets that may be requested by the Facility
Agent or the Insurance Adviser. |
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7.2 | Within 30 days of each annual anniversary
of the date hereof, each Insurance Obligor shall deliver to the Facility
Agent a report from the Insurance Obligors’ brokers or insurers,
as the case may be, that: |
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(a) |
identifies in reasonable detail (which shall include,
but not be limited to, the scope and amount of coverage and deductibles
and exclusions under each such policy) insurance then in effect; |
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(b) |
reconciles such coverage to the requirements of
this Schedule; and |
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(c) |
states that all such insurance is then in full force
and effect and a certificate of the Insurance Obligors stating that the
insurance identified in the report delivered as aforesaid as being in
full force and effect satisfies the Insurance Obligors obligations under
this Schedule. |
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8. | MARKET AVAILABILITY |
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8.1 | The Insurance Obligors’ Obligations
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Insurance
Obligors shall not be in breach of its obligations hereunder to the extent
that: |
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(a) |
insurances required to be taken out or maintained
hereunder are not available owing to lack of capacity in the insurance
market; or |
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(b) |
the premiums in respect of any such insurances are
unreasonable in the opinion of the Facility Agent, taking into account
a report of the Insurance Adviser having regard to the risk being covered
and the Finance Parties' interests under the Senior Finance Documents;
or |
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(c) |
the Facility Agent agrees to waive the benefit of
such obligations. |
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APPENDIX 1
OPERATIONAL PHASE INSURANCES
(i) | MATERIAL DAMAGE, MACHINERY BREAKDOWN AND BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION INSURANCE |
Insured: | The Principal: | EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited, Petrex (Proprietary) Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, The Grootvlei Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, Pretklerk Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein Seventy- Four (Proprietary) Limited, and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited. | |
Additional Insured: | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting | ||
through its division of Standard Corporate and | |||
Merchant Bank as Onshore Security Agent and | |||
Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore | |||
Security Agent. |
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Principal | 1. | War Risks | |
Exclusions: | |||
2. | Radiation |
(ii) | PRIMARY THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE | ||
Insured: | The Principal: | EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and
Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited, Petrex (Proprietary)
Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, The Grootvlei
Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, Pretklerk
Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein Seventy- Four (Proprietary)
Limited, and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited. |
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Additional Insured: | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited,
acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank as
Onshore Security Agent and Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore Security
Agent. |
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(iii) | EXCESS THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE | ||
Insured: | The Principal: | EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and
Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited, Petrex (Proprietary)
Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, The Grootvlei
Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, Pretklerk
Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein Seventy- Four (Proprietary)
Limited, and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited. |
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Additional Insured: | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited,
acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank as
Onshore Security Agent and Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore Security
Agent. |
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(iv) | AVIATION INSURANCE | ||
Insured: | The Principal: | EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and
Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited, Petrex (Proprietary)
Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, The Grootvlei
Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, Pretklerk
Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining
Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein Seventy- Four (Proprietary)
Limited, and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited. |
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Limited,
acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank as
Onshore Security Agent and Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore Security
Agent. |
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(v) | BULLION AND FIDELITY INSURANCE | ||
Insured: | The Principal: | EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and
Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited,
Petrex (Proprietary) Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary)
Limited, The Grootvlei Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein
Mines Limited, Pretklerk Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk
Marievale Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs
Daggafontein Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein
Seventy- Four (Proprietary) Limited, and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines
1979 Limited |
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Additional Insured: | Standard Bank of South Africa Limited,
acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank as
Onshore Security Agent and Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore Security
Agent. |
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APPENDIX 2
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE
By various Security Documents, dated on or about 24 October 2002 made between, among others, Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, acting through its division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank (the "Onshore Security Agent") or Standard Bank London Limited (the "Offshore Security Agent"), each of EAGC Ventures Corp., Chimera Mines and Minerals Corporation, Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited, Petrex (Proprietary) Limited, Nigel Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, The Grootvlei Proprietary Mines Limited, Consolidated Modderfontein Mines Limited, Pretklerk Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Marievale Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Pretklerk Springs Daggafontein Gold Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited, Modderfontein Seventy-Four (Proprietary) Limited and Consolidated Modderfontein Mines 1979 Limited, assigned in favour of the Onshore Security Agent or the Offshore Security Agent all its right, title and benefit under this insurance and all benefits thereof (including all claims of whatsoever nature thereunder and returns of premiums in respect thereof).
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APPENDIX 3
LOSS PAYABLE AND NOTICE OF CANCELLATION CLAUSES
Part 1
Insurance otherwise than in respect of
Third Party Liabilities
Customary introductory paragraph
(A) | All recoveries hereunder shall, unless the Facility
Agent otherwise agrees in writing, be paid in full to the Facility Agent
without any set-off or deduction of any kind for any reason. |
(B) | The Facility Agent shall be advised if the insurer
cancels or gives notice of cancellation of this insurance at least 30
days (or such lesser period as may be specified from time to time in the
case of war risks and kindred perils) before such cancellation is to take
effect. |
Part 2
Insurance in respect of Third Party Liabilities
Customary introductory paragraph
(A) | Until the Facility Agent shall otherwise have notified
the insurers, all claims made hereunder shall be paid to the party or
parties entitled thereto except in cases where (i) Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary)
Limited or Petrex (Proprietary) Limited has properly discharged its liability,
when such claim shall be paid to Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Prorprietary) Limited
or Petrex (Proprietary) Limited, as the case may be, or (ii) the insurers
intend to pay the third parties in respect of whom any such claim was
made direct, when such share shall be so paid; and |
(B) | The Facility Agent shall be advised if any insurer
cancels or gives notice of cancellation of this insurance at least 30
days (or such lesser period as may be specified from time to time in the
case of war risks and kindred perils) before such cancellation is to take
effect. |
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APPENDIX 4
BROKER'S LETTER OF UNDERTAKING
To: | Standard Bank London Limited as Offshore Security Agent/ |
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, | |
acting through its division of Standard | |
Corporate and Merchant Bank | |
as Onshore Security Agent | |
For the attention of: <*> | |
[Date] |
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We confirm we have effected the insurances listed in Appendix A hereto in respect of [describe insurances] for the account of EAGC Ventures Corp., Xxxx Xxxxxx 00 (Proprietary) Limited and Petrex (Proprietary) Limited (the "Insurance Obligors").
In consideration of your approving our appointment as brokers in connection with the insurances covered by this letter and for other valuable consideration (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged), we hereby undertake, to:
1. | hold the insurance slips or contracts, the policies
when issued, and any renewals of such policies or new policies or any
policies substituted (with your consent) therefore and the benefit of
the insurance thereunder to your order in accordance with the terms of
the Loss Payable Clause[s] attached hereto; |
2. | subject to market availability, arrange for the
said Loss Payable Clause[s] and Notice of Cancellation Clause[s] in the
form[s] of those attached hereto as Appendix B and Appendix C to be included
in the policies issued; |
3. | have endorsed on each and every policy as and when
the same is issued a Notice of Assignment in the form of that attached
hereto as Appendix D dated and assigned by each Insurance Obligor and
acknowledged by insurers in accordance with market practice; |
4. | subject to market availability, arrange for such
insurances to contain a provision (in form and substance acceptable to
the Facility Agent) whereby the insurers agree that they shall waive all
rights of subrogation howsoever arising which they may have against any
Insurance Obligor and the Onshore Security Agent; |
5. | arrange for such insurances to provide that all
the provisions of any such insurance (except those relating to limits
of liability) shall operate as if there were a separate policy covering
each insured; |
6. | subject to market availability, arrange for such
insurances to contain an agreement by the insurer that no reduction in
limits or coverage shall be made in any policy or any part thereof; and
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7. | advise you immediately if we cease to be the brokers
for the insurance[s] listed in Appendix A or in the event of any changes
which we consider material which may be made to the terms of the insurances
or of any circumstances or event notified to us by the Insureds [or any
of them] whereby the said insurances may become invalid, voidable or otherwise
unenforceable. |
Our above undertakings are given subject to our lien, if any, on the policies for premiums. However, we hereby undertake to notify you promptly upon our becoming aware of the Insurance Obligors not paying any premiums payable in respect of the policies referred to in (1) above by the relevant due date and not to exercise any rights of cancellation which we might be entitled to exercise on behalf of the relevant insurers as a result of such non-
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payment if, within ten days of receipt of such notice by you, you have (after having been afforded by the opportunity to do so) paid to us the amount of such non-payment.
In the case of War Risks the terms of any Automatic Termination of Cover Clause contained in War Risks Policies shall override any undertakings given by us as brokers.
Finally, it is understood that all claims shall be collected through us, as brokers.
This letter is subject to the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
Yours faithfully
_______________________________
For and on behalf of
<*>
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SCHEDULE 11
Assumptions
Part A - Economic Assumptions
1. | "Economic Assumptions" means assumptions as to the following matters used in the preparation of a Forecast: |
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2. | Sources of Economic Assumptions |
2.1 | Items 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.5 |
The assumptions in Items 1.1 through 1.5 above shall
be derived by the Facility Agent. Not later than ten Business Days prior
to any relevant Calculation Date, the Facility Agent shall notify the
Borrowers of the assumptions in respect of items 1.1 through 1.5 above
for that Calculation Date. |
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2.2 | Items 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10 |
The assumptions in Items 1.6 through 1.10 inclusive
shall be as determined and notified by the Borrowers' auditors or by such
other documentation to the reasonable satisfaction of the Facility Agent.
Not later than ten Business Days prior to any relevant Calculation Date
(or, in the case of a Supplemental Forecast, five Business Days after
the Facility Agent's request therefor), the Borrowers shall notify the
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the assumptions in respect of items 1.6
through 1.10 inclusive above for such Calculation Date (or, in the case
of a Supplemental Forecast, the immediately preceding Calculation Date).
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2.3 | Following receipt of the assumptions in
items 1.6 through 1.10 inclusive, the Facility Agent may adjust these
assumptions by written notice to the Borrowers within five Business Days
of such receipt. |
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2.4 | If the Borrowers believe that the assumptions
in items 1.1 to 1.5 inclusive do not reflect what is reasonably expected
to occur in the relevant Forecast Period, or does not accept the Facility
Agent's adjustment of the assumption in items 1.6 through 1.10 inclusive
they may provide the Facility Agent not later than five Business Days
after being notified of the assumptions with a request to adjust the Economic
Assumptions together with reasonably detailed explanations thereof. If
the Borrowers and the Facility Agent do not agree to any further adjustment
to the Economic Assumptions to reflect the Borrowers' request then within
five Business Days of such request the matter shall be referred to an
independent person having the appropriate degree of expertise to determine
the matter (the "Independent Expert") appointed by the Facility Agent
(acting reasonably) following consultation with the Borrowers, on terms
that: |
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(a)
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the Independent Expert shall act as an expert and
not as an arbitrator; |
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(b) |
the Independent Expert shall take into account the
fact that the matter referred to for determination is in the context of
a projection by lending banks of the financial position of a company financed
on a limited recourse basis, and |
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(c) |
the Independent Expert shall be required to make
a determination of the basis of the value to be attributed to such Economic
Assumptions within ten Business Days of the same being referred to him
or such longer period as the Facility Agent and the Borrowers may agree
is necessary and, without prejudice to paragraph (a) to state in reasonable
detail the grounds for such determination. |
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3. | Replacement of Source of Economic Assumptions
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If a source referred to in paragraph 2
ceases, for whatever reason, to be available as such or ceases to be appropriate
for the purposes, then such source shall be replaced by such person as
may be agreed as between the Borrowers and the Facility Agent (acting
on the instruction of the Majority Lenders). If the Borrowers and the
Facility Agent are, within 5 Business Days of notification by the Facility
Agent to the Borrowers of the requirement to replace such source, unable
to agree such a replacement source, then the replacement source shall
be the person selected for such purpose by the Majority Lenders, acting
reasonably. |
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Part B - Technical Assumptions
1. | "Technical Assumptions" means assumptions
as to the following matters used in the preparation of a Forecast:- |
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1.1 | Forecast Operating Expenditures for each
Measurement Period to the Final Maturity Date; |
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1.2 | Forecast Capital Expenditures for each
Measurement Period to the Final Maturity Date; and |
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1.3 | Forecast insurance premia for each Measurement
Period to the Final Maturity Date; |
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1.4 | others as necessary. |
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2. | Procedures for determining the Technical
Assumptions |
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2.1 | Not later than ten Business Days prior
to any relevant Calculation Date (or, in the case of a Supplemental Forecast,
five Business Days after the Facility Agent's request therefor), the Borrowers
shall notify the Facility Agent of its proposals for the Technical Assumptions
(if different from the previous Calculation Date) for that Calculation
Date. |
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2.2 | Upon receipt of the Technical Assumptions,
the Facility Agent may (acting on the advice of the Technical Adviser)
adjust the Technical Assumptions by written notice to the Borrowers within
five (5) Business Days of such receipt. |
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2.3 | If the Borrowers believes that the Technical
Assumptions, as adjusted pursuant to paragraph 2.2, do not reflect what
is reasonably expected to occur in the relevant Calculation Period, it
shall provide the Facility Agent (and the Technical Adviser) with reasonably
detailed explanations therefor within five Business Days of receipt of
notice pursuant to paragraph 2.2. If the Borrowers and the Facility Agent
(acting on the advice of the Technical Adviser) do not agree to any further
adjustment to the Technical Assumptions to reflect the Borrowers' requests
then within five Business Days of the Facility Agent's receipt of the
detailed explanations, the matter shall be referred to an independent
person having the appropriate degree of expertise to determine the matter
(the "Independent Expert") appointed by the Facility Agent, following
consultation with the Borrowers, on terms that: |
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(a)
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the Independent Expert shall act as an expert and
not as an arbitrator; |
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(b) |
the Independent Expert shall take into account the
fact that the matter referred to it for determination is in the context
of a projection by lending banks of the financial position of a company
financed on a limited recourse basis; and |
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(c) |
the Independent Expert shall be required to make
a determination of the basis for determination of the value to be attributed
to such Technical Assumption within ten Business Days of the same being
referred to him or such longer period as the Facility Agent and the Borrowers
may agree is necessary and without prejudice to paragraph (a), to state
in reasonable detail the grounds for such determination. |
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2.4 | If by the last date on which the Forecast
in question shall be prepared by the Borrowers no agreement has been reached
and/or the Independent Expert has not made his determination (as required),
the relevant Forecast shall be prepared utilising the Technical Assumptions
proposed on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to paragraph 2.2 of Part B
of this schedule. |
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SCHEDULE 12
Completion Test
Part A
Section I. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA DURING COMPLETION PERIOD
During any continuous three month period (the “Completion Period”) ending before December 31, 2003 selected by the Tranche B Borrower commencing on a date notified by the Tranche B Borrower to the Technical Advisor which is no sooner than one month after the date such notice is given, the following performance criteria (demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Technical Advisor), have been met:
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During such 14 continuous plant operating day period
the material fed to the carbon circuits shall have the same size distribution
as is standard for the operation as shown during the previous six months
for the A Circuit, B Circuit and G Circuit and will be in accordance with
the Development Plan to be sufficient for the xxxxx circuits to achieve
the recovery of gold into solution in accordance with the Development
Plan. |
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7. | The ore reserve depleted during the Completion Period
is substantially in accordance with that that should have been depleted
according to the ore reserve model on which the Development Plan is based.
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Section II. PERFORMANCE CRITERIA – PRIOR TO 31 DECEMBER 2003
Prior to December 31, 2003 the following performance criteria (demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Technical Advisor) shall have been met and shall thereafter continue to be met:
1. |
The Project is being operated according
to RSA Industry Practice and according to the environmental management
plan comprised in the Development Plan. |
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2. |
There are sufficient equipment and spares
and sufficient management and workforce to enable the Project to be operated
according to the Development Plan. |
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3. |
The Project is being developed substantially
in accordance with the Development Plan and RSA Industry Practice. |
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4. |
The following actions shall be performed
and conditions and criteria satisfied: |
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(a)
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Additional details shall be included in the Development
Plan consistent with operating mines which encompass all material aspects,
including mineral resource and mineral reserve estimation to SAMREC Code,
mining layouts and schedules, metallurgical processing schedules and tailings
deposition schedules; |
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(b) |
clear and unambiguous reporting of operating statistics
in accordance with RSA Industry Practice; |
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(c) |
assessment of the capital requirement (underground
development and shaft infrastructure) to an appropriate level of detail
including final agreed unit costs supported by substantiated evidence
to support the Development Plan; |
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(d) |
development of a formal tailings deposition plan
to identify the appropriate site selection criteria, engineering designs,
capital estimates and construction schedules consistent with the technical
and regulatory requirements of RSA Industry Practices with respect to
tailings management; |
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(e) |
standardization of mineral resource estimation process
to the extent that an auditable trail is established for both open pit
and underground operations; |
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(f) |
development of water treatment and pumping strategy
consistent with a justifiable and supportable legal, technical and economic
case for current operations in accordance with the requirements of the
water license number 20018320 (reference number 16/2/7/C212/C16) in terms
of Chapter 4 of the National Water Act, 1998 issued by the Department
of Water Affairs and Forestry to Grootvlei on 30 September 2002; |
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(g) |
all environmental documentation approved by the
DME and any material outstanding aspects are identified and addressed;
and |
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(h) |
address all material health and safety issues, specifically
the AQI and radiation levels due to low ventilating air volumes, including
a detailed ventilation plan meeting the production requirements of the
Development Plan. |
Section III. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The following actions shall be performed and conditions and criteria satisfied on or prior to 31 December 2003 by the Borrowers to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agents acting reasonably:
1. | Consolidated Modderfontein 1979 shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to obtain a continuous transport permit in respect
of explosives used in its mining activities and to clarify the identity
of the licensee with respect to permit number CTP 23983 and CTP 33979.
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2. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken all reasonable
efforts to procure the amplification of the mining |
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authorisation for Grootvlei by the DME
so that it clearly indicates the underlying mining rights on which it
is based. |
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3. | An independent surveyor appointed by one
or both of the Administrative Agents shall satisfy him/herself that: |
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(a)
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The broad mining area diagrams for each of the Tranche
B Borrower's three operations as held by the Tranche B Borrower's survey
department (the “mining area diagrams”) are a faithful representation
of the individual mining right diagrams underlying the mining area diagrams.
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(b) |
The Tranche B Borrower's current and future mining
operations occur within the area described by the mining area diagrams.
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(c) |
The sketch-plans attached to the Tranche B Borrower
mining authorisations correlate with the mining area diagrams. |
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4. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to procure the endorsement by the Registrar of
Mining Titles of the precious metal claims numbers 3072, 3073 and 3058
to the effect that the licensee, Hunter Mining Engineering (Proprietary)
Limited, has changed its name to Nigel. |
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5. | The Tranche B Borrower must satisfactorily
explain why the remaining 281 claims held under diagram number RMT 35/81
are not included in Consolidated Modderfontein 1979's mining authorisation.
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6. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to procure the amendment by the DME of the diagram
associated with mining lease number 7/85 from "RMT 7/85" to "RMT M76/82".
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7. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to procure the amendment by the DME of the hectarage
for the precious metal claims held on Geduld 123 IR under diagram RMT
M110/87 from 1582,8000 hectares to 1 403,2000 hectares. The Tranche B
Borrower must satisfactorily explain whether the 311 claims held under
RMT M2/95 are being mined, if so by which Tranche B Borrower subsidiary
and whether the claims are included in the mining authorisation for that
subsidiary. |
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8. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to procure the transfer of the 6 705 precious metal
claims held under licence 3076 (Diagram RMT M2/1984) on Vlakfontein 000
XX xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Ltd to Consolidated Modderfontein 1979,
and the 369 claims held under licence number 2731 (Diagram M19/1985) on
Modderfontein 76 IR from Modderfontein 74 to Consolidated Modderfontein
1979 and the inclusion of these claims within the mining authorisation
for Consolidated Modderfontein 1979. |
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9. | The South African Obligors shall at all
times do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed,
acknowledged and delivered all such acts, deeds, transfers, pledges, charges,
security agreements, assignments, other agreements and assurances as the
Onshore Security Agent may reasonably require in order to give effect
to the provisions of the Security Documents and for the better securing,
perfecting and registration of the Security Interests and the priority
accorded to the Security Interests intended under the Senior Finance Documents
and to give effect to any transactions relating to or transfers of surface
right permits and/or precious metal claims, or other such similar rights
which any of the Petrex Companies may have, and shall obtain or make available
the originals or copies (as the case may be) of any such agreements and
documentation as may be required from the Mining Titles Office or from
the Petrex Companies' records and furnish any information that is reasonably
required by the Onshore Security Agent. |
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10. | The Tranche B Borrower shall have taken
all reasonable efforts to obtain such Registration Certificates under
Section 9 of the South African Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965
as may be required for the Project. |
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11. | The Borrowers shall have taken all reasonable
efforts to ensure that the relevant contractor to Nigel Gold shall have
complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Employment
Equity Act No. 55 of 1998. |
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Part B
Financial Covenants and Ratios relating to the Completion Test
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Signatories to Facilities Agreement
The Obligors
EAGC VENTURES CORP.
(seal) | ||
By: | (Signed) XXXXXX XXXXX | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
Notice Details | ||
Address: | 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
XX Xxx 00000 | ||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
X0X 0X0 | ||
Xxxxxx | ||
Facsimile: | 001 604 685 4554 | |
Attention: | Xx. Xxxxxx Keep | |
MAIN STREET 83 (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED | ||
(seal) | ||
By: | (Signed) XXXXXX XXXXX | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
Notice Details | ||
Address: | 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxx, 0000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Facsimile: | 0027 12 324 4367 | |
Attention: | Xx. Xxxxxx Keep | |
CHIMERA MINES AND MINERALS CORPORATION | ||
(seal) | ||
By: | (Signed) XXXX XXXXXXXXXX | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
Notice Details | ||
Address: | Huntlaw Building | |
75 Fort Street | ||
Xxxxxx Town, Grand Cayman | ||
Cayman Islands | ||
Facsimile: | 000.000.000.0000 | |
Attention: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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The Arranger STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX | |
Facsimile: | * |
The Offshore Security Agent STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX | |
* |
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The Offshore Administrative Agent STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX | |
* |
The Onshore Security Agent THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | 0xx Xxxxx |
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
XX Xxx 00000 | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
* |
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The Onshore Administrative Agent THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | 0xx Xxxxx |
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
XX Xxx 00000 | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
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The Account Bank
THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | 0xx Xxxxx |
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
XX Xxx 00000 | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
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The Facility Agent STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX | |
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The Tranche A Lender STANDARD BANK LONDON LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer | ||
By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX | |
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The Tranche B Lender
THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED |
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By: | * | |
Authorized signing officer |
Notice Details
Address: | 0xx Xxxxx |
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
XX Xxx 00000 | |
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0000 | |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
* |
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