PROJECT FACILITY AGREEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5
CONFORMED COPY
DATED 27 JUNE 0000
XXXX XXXXXXX (MACAU) S.A.
as Company
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASIA LIMITED
as Project Facility Agent
and
CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
as Project Facility Lenders
SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
CONTENTS
Clause | Page | |||
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION | 1 | ||
2. | AMENDMENT | 1 | ||
3. | CONTINUITY AND FURTHER ASSURANCE | 2 | ||
4. | MISCELLANEOUS | 2 | ||
5. | GOVERNING LAW | 2 | ||
SIGNATURES | 3 | |||
SCHEDULE Amended Project Facility Agreement | 6 |
THIS AGREEMENT is dated 27th June 2007 and made between:
(1) | XXXX RESORTS (MACAU) S.A. (the “Company”); |
(2) | SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASIA LIMITED (the “Project Facility Agent”); and |
(3) | THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS named on the signing pages as Project Facility Lenders and Additional Lenders. |
RECITALS:
(A) | The Company proposes to further expand the Projects. |
(B) | The Secured Parties have agreed to amend certain Senior Finance Documents and enter into additional Senior Finance Documents and the Lenders have agreed to increase the total size of the Facilities originally provided thereunder in connection with the Diamond Expansion and for the general corporate purposes of the Group (including investment in Excluded Subsidiaries, Excluded Projects or Resort Management Agreements). |
(C) | It has been agreed to amend the Project Facility Agreement and the Additional Lender Facility Agreement as set out below. |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Incorporation of defined terms |
(a) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a term defined in or by reference in the Schedule has the same meaning in this Agreement. |
(b) | The principles of construction and rules of interpretation referred to set out or referred to in the Schedule shall have effect as if set out in this Agreement. |
1.2 | Clauses |
In this Agreement any reference to a “Clause” or a “Schedule” is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Clause or a Schedule to this Agreement.
2. | AMENDMENT |
With effect from the Effective Date, the Project Facility Agreement and the Additional Lender Facility Agreement shall be amended so that they are read and construed for all purposes as one agreement as set out in the Schedule (Amended Project Facility Agreement) and the Additional Lender Facility Agreement shall, for all purposes, be replaced as a separate agreement accordingly.
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3. | CONTINUITY AND FURTHER ASSURANCE |
3.1 | Continuing obligations |
The provisions of the Project Facility Agreement and the Additional Lender Facility Agreement shall, save as amended by this Agreement, continue in full force and effect.
3.2 | Further assurance |
The Company shall, upon the written request of the Project Facility Agent and at its own expense, do all such acts and things reasonably necessary to give effect to the amendments effected or to be effected pursuant to this Agreement.
4. | MISCELLANEOUS |
4.1 | Incorporation of terms |
The provisions of clause 1.3 (Third Party Rights), clause 1.4 (Non-recourse Liability) and clause 18 (Jurisdiction) of the Schedule shall be incorporated into this Agreement as if set out in full in this Agreement and as if references in those clauses to this Agreement are references to this Agreement and cross-references to specified clauses thereof are references to the equivalent clauses set out or incorporated herein.
4.2 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.
5. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement is governed by English law.
This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.
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SIGNATURES
The Company | ||
WYNN RESORTS (MACAU) S.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXX | |
Address: |
335-341 Alameda Xx. Xxxxxx x’Xxxxxxxxx | |
0xx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx | ||
Telephone: |
(000) 0000 0000 | |
Fax: |
(000) 0000 0000 | |
Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Copy to: | ||
Wynn Resorts, Limited | ||
Address: |
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 | ||
XXX | ||
Tel: |
(0) 000 000 0000 | |
Fax: |
(0) 000 000 0000 | |
Attention: |
General Counsel |
The Project Facility Agent | ||
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASIA LIMITED | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXX XXX XXX XXXX | |
/s/ XXXXXXX XXXX | ||
Address: |
Xxxxx 00, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
0 Xxxxx’s Road East | ||
Hong Kong | ||
Tel: |
(000) 0000 0000 / (000) 0000 0000 | |
Fax: |
(000) 0000 0000 | |
Attention: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxx / Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |
Copy to: | ||
Société Générale Asia Limited | ||
Address: |
Xxxxx 00, 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
1 Queen’s Road East | ||
Hong Kong | ||
Tel: |
(000) 0000 0000/(000) 0000 0000 | |
Fax: |
(000) 0000 0000 | |
Attention: |
Xxxxx Xxxx/Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Commercial Back Office - Loans |
The Project Facility Lender and the Additional Lender | ||
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH | ||
By: |
/s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXX | |
Address: |
1221 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | |
Xxx Xxxx | ||
XX 00000 | ||
Tel: |
(0) 000 000 0000 | |
Fax: |
(0) 000 000 0000 | |
Attention: |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
SCHEDULE
AMENDED PROJECT FACILITY AGREEMENT
DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2004
XXXX RESORTS (MACAU) S.A.
as Company
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASIA LIMITED
as Project Facility Agent
and
THE PROJECT FACILITY LENDERS
referred to herein
(As amended by the Project Facility Agreement Amendment
Agreement dated 14 September 2005 and the Project Facility
Second Amendment Agreement dated June 27, 2007)
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CONTENTS
Clause | Page | |||
1. | Definitions And Interpretation | 8 | ||
2. | Common Terms Agreement | 15 | ||
3. | The Project Facility | 15 | ||
4. | Purpose | 15 | ||
5. | Conditions Precedent | 15 | ||
6. | Availability Of The Project Facility | 15 | ||
7. | Repayment | 16 | ||
8. | Prepayment And Cancellation | 17 | ||
9. | Interest | 17 | ||
10. | Interest Periods | 17 | ||
11. | Notification | 17 | ||
12. | [Not Used] | 18 | ||
13. | Changes To The Parties | 18 | ||
14. | Payments | 19 | ||
15. | Decision Making Amongst Project Facility Lenders | 20 | ||
16. | Counterparts | 21 | ||
17. | Governing Law | 21 | ||
18. | Jurisdiction | 21 | ||
Schedule 1 The Project Facility Lenders | 23 | |||
Schedule 2 Repayment Schedule | 24 |
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on the 14 September 2004
BETWEEN:
(1) | XXXX RESORTS (MACAU) S.A. (the “Company”); |
(2) | SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASIA LIMITED (the “Project Facility Agent”); and |
(3) | THE PROJECT FACILITY LENDERS (as defined below). |
WHEREAS:
The Project Facility Lenders have agreed to make certain loan facilities available to the Company in connection with the further expansion of the Projects upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement and the Common Terms Agreement.
IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Definitions |
In this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined or referred to in the Common Terms Agreement shall have the same meaning herein and in addition:
“Available Commitment” means, in relation to a Project Facility Lender at any time and save as otherwise provided herein, the aggregate US dollar equivalent amount of Available Tranche A Commitment, Available Tranche B Commitment and Available Tranche C Commitment of such Project Facility Lender.
“Available Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate US dollar equivalent amount of the Available Tranche A Facility, the Available Tranche B Facility and the Available Tranche C Facility.
“Available Tranche A Commitment” means, in relation to a Project Facility Lender at any time, the amount set out opposite its name under the column entitled “Tranche A Commitment” in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) less:
(a) | its Existing Participation in respect of the Tranche A Facility; |
(b) | any amounts of the Available Tranche A Commitment of such Project Facility Lender cancelled pursuant to Clause 8 (Repayments, Prepayments and Cancellation) of the Common Terms Agreement or otherwise reduced pursuant to the terms hereof and/or the Common Terms Agreement; |
(c) | the aggregate amount of Tranche A Advances which have been made by such Project Facility Lender at such time on or after the Effective Date; and |
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(d) | in relation to any Advance Request, the amount of any Tranche A Advance due to be made on or before the proposed Advance Date. |
“Available Tranche B Commitment” means, in relation to a Project Facility Lender at any time, the amount set out opposite its name under the column entitled “Tranche B Commitment” in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) less:
(a) | its Existing Participation in respect of the Tranche B Facility; |
(b) | any amounts of the Available Tranche B Commitment of such Project Facility Lender cancelled pursuant to Clause 8 (Repayments, Prepayments and Cancellation) of the Common Terms Agreement or otherwise reduced pursuant to the terms hereof and/or the Common Terms Agreement; |
(c) | the aggregate amount of Tranche B Advances which have been made by such Project Facility Lender at such time on or after the Effective Date; and |
(d) | in relation to any Advance Request, the amount of any Tranche B Advance due to be made on or before the proposed Advance Date. |
“Available Tranche C Commitment” means, in relation to a Project Facility Lender at any time, the amount set out opposite its name under the column entitled “Tranche C Commitment” in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) less:
(a) | its Existing Participation in respect of the Tranche C Facility; |
(b) | any amounts of the Available Tranche C Commitment of such Project Facility Lender cancelled pursuant to Clause 8 (Repayments, Prepayments and Cancellation) of the Common Terms Agreement or otherwise reduced pursuant to the terms hereof and/or the Common Terms Agreement; |
(c) | the aggregate amount of Tranche C Advances which have been made by such Project Facility Lender at such time on or after the Effective Date; and |
(d) | in relation to any Advance Request, the amount of any Tranche C Advance due to be made on or before the proposed Advance Date. |
“Available Tranche A Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Available Tranche A Commitments of all the Project Facility Lenders at such time.
“Available Tranche B Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Available Tranche B Commitments of all the Project Facility Lenders at such time.
“Available Tranche C Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Available Tranche C Commitments of all the Project Facility Lenders at such time.
“Common Terms Agreement” means the common terms agreement dated 14 September 2004 and made between, among others, the Company, the financial institutions defined therein as Hotel Facility Lenders, Project Facility Lenders and Revolving Credit Facility Lenders, the Hotel Facility Agent, the Project Facility
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Agent, the Intercreditor Agent and the Security Agent, as amended and restated by the Common Terms Agreement Amendment Agreement and the Common Terms Agreement Second Amendment Agreement.
“Existing Participation” means, in relation to each Project Facility Lender in respect of any Project Facility as at the Effective Date, the product of the commitment amount set out opposite its name in the column for that Project Facility in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) and the Participation Proportion.
“HIBOR” means, in relation to any Tranche B Advance:
(a) | the applicable Screen Rate; or |
(b) | (if no Screen Rate is available for HK dollars or for the Interest Period for that Project Facility Advance) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) as supplied to the Project Facility Agent at its request quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the Hong Kong interbank market, |
at or about 11.00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in HK dollars for a period comparable to the Interest Period for that Project Facility Advance.
“LIBOR” means, in relation to any Tranche A Advance or Tranche C Advance:
(a) | the applicable Screen Rate; or |
(b) | (if no Screen Rate is available for US dollars or for the Interest Period for that Project Facility Advance) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) as supplied to the Project Facility Agent at its request quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market, |
at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Day for the offering of deposits in US dollars and for a period comparable to the Interest Period for that Project Facility Advance.
“Majority Project Facility Lenders” means a Project Facility Lender or Project Facility Lenders whose US dollar equivalent participations in the Project Facility Advances then outstanding and undrawn Available Commitments amount in aggregate to more than 50% of the US dollar equivalent of the sum of all Project Facility Advances then outstanding and undrawn Available Commitments.
“Margin” means in relation to any Project Facility Advance hereunder, 1.75% per annum but, in relation to any Project Facility Advance under the Tranche A Facility or the Tranche B Facility, if the Quarterly Date falling on the last day of the first full Fiscal Quarter of the Company following the Diamond Opening Date has occurred, the Leverage Ratio as at the most recent Quarterly Date is within the range set out below and the Intercreditor Agent has received, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of
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Part A of Schedule 5 (Covenants) of the Common Terms Agreement, the Company’s financial statements for the period ending on such Quarterly Date together with the Compliance Certificate required thereunder then, provided (in the case of any decrease in the Margin) no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Margin for such Tranche A Advances and Tranche B Advances will be the percentage per annum specified for that range:
Leverage Ratio |
Margin | ||
Less than 3.0 |
1.25 | % | |
Greater than or equal to 3.0 but less than 4.0 |
1.50 | % | |
Greater than or equal to 4.0 but less than 4.5 |
1.75 | % | |
4.5 or above |
2.00 | % |
Any increase or decrease in the Margin shall take effect from the Business Day following the satisfaction of the conditions specified above (or, where such Business Day falls less than five Business Days before the end of the then current Interest Period, from the commencement of the next Interest Period).
“Party” means a party to this Agreement.
“Participation Proportion” means, in relation to the Existing Participation of any Project Lender,
1 — |
X - Y | |
X |
where: |
X is the sum of USD143,500,000 and the US dollar equivalent, as at the Effective Date, of HKD2,451,150,000 | |
Y is the US dollar equivalent, as at the Effective Date, of the sum of the principal amounts outstanding under the Hotel Facility Agreement, the Project Facility Agreement and the Additional Lender Facility Agreement immediately prior to the Effective Date, |
and “US dollar equivalent” means, for these purposes, in respect of any HK dollar amount, that amount converted into US dollars at such Project Lender’s spot rate of exchange for the purchase of HK dollars with US dollars in the New York foreign exchange market at or about 11.00 am two Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
“Project Facility” means the Tranche A Facility, the Tranche B Facility and the Tranche C Facility.
“Project Facility Advance” means, as the context may require, a Tranche A Advance, a Tranche B Advance or a Tranche C Advance and “Project Facility Advances” shall mean each Tranche A Advance, Tranche B Advance and Tranche C Advance or any of them.
“Project Facility Lender” means a Tranche A Facility Lender, a Tranche B Facility Lender or a Tranche C Facility Lender.
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“Project Finance Documents” means:
(a) | this Agreement; |
(b) | the Common Terms Agreement; |
(c) | any other Senior Finance Document to which a Project Facility Lender is a party in its capacity as a Project Facility Lender; and |
(d) | any other document designated as such by the Project Facility Agent and the Company. |
“Project Finance Parties” means the Project Facility Agent and the Project Facility Lenders.
“Project Loan” means the aggregate principal amount for the time being outstanding hereunder.
“Reference Banks” means, in relation to:
(a) | LIBOR, the principal London offices of Deutsche Bank AG, Société Générale and Citibank, N.A.; and |
(b) | HIBOR, the principal Hong Kong offices of Deutsche Bank AG, Société Générale and Citibank, N.A., |
or such other bank or banks designated from time to time by the Project Facility Agent provided that the consent of the Company shall be required if such designation is made prior to an occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing.
“Screen Rate” means, in relation to:
(a) | LIBOR, the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rate for US dollars for the relevant period, displayed on the appropriate page (being currently “LIBOR01”) of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service screen; and |
(b) | HIBOR, the rate designated as “FIXING@11:00” (or any other designation which may from time to time replace that designation or, if no such designation appears, the arithmetic average (rounded upwards, to four decimal places) of the displayed rates for the relevant period) appearing under the heading “HONG KONG INTERBANK OFFERED RATES (HK DOLLAR)” on the Reuters Screen HIBOR1=R Page. |
If the agreed page is replaced or service ceases to be available, the Project Facility Agent may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with the Company and the Project Facility Lenders.
“Tranche A Advance” means an advance (as from time to time reduced by repayment in accordance with the terms hereof or the Common Terms Agreement) made or to be made by the Tranche A Facility Lenders under the Tranche A Facility.
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“Tranche A Facility” means the US dollar term loan facility granted to the Company under Clause 3.1.1 (Grant of the Project Facilities).
“Tranche A Facility Lender” means any commercial bank, financial institution or other entity which:
(a) | is named in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) as a Tranche A Facility Lender; or |
(b) | has become party hereto as a Tranche A Facility Lender in accordance with Clause 13 (Changes to the Parties), |
and which has not ceased to be a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Tranche B Advance” means an advance (as from time to time reduced by repayment in accordance with the terms hereof or the Common Terms Agreement) made or to be made by the Tranche B Facility Lenders under the Tranche B Facility.
“Tranche B Facility” means the HK dollar term loan facility granted to the Company under Clause 3.1.2 (Grant of the Project Facilities).
“Tranche B Facility Lender” means any commercial bank, financial institution or other entity which:
(a) | is named in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) as a Tranche B Facility Lender; or |
(b) | has become party hereto as a Tranche B Facility Lender in accordance with Clause 13 (Changes to the Parties), |
and which has not ceased to be a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Tranche C Advance” means an advance (as from time to time reduced by repayment in accordance with the terms hereof or the Common Terms Agreement) made or to be made by the Tranche C Facility Lenders under the Tranche C Facility.
“Tranche C Facility” means the US dollar term loan facility granted to the Company under Clause 3.1.3 (Grant of the Project Facilities).
“Tranche C Facility Lender” means any commercial bank, financial institution or other entity which:
(a) | is named in Schedule 1 (The Project Facility Lenders) as a Tranche C Facility Lender; or |
(b) | has become party hereto as a Tranche C Facility Lender in accordance with Clause 13 (Changes to the Parties), |
and which has not ceased to be a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof.
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1.2 | Interpretation |
In this Agreement:
1.2.1 | the principles of construction contained in Clause 1.2 (Principles of Construction) of the Common Terms Agreement and the rules of interpretation contained in Clause 1.3 (Rules of Interpretation) of the Common Terms Agreement shall apply to the construction and interpretation of this Agreement; |
1.2.2 | any reference to the “Project Facility Agent” or “Project Facility Lender” shall be construed so as to include its or their (and any subsequent) successors and any permitted transferees in accordance with their respective interests; and |
1.2.3 | references in this Agreement to any Clause or Schedule shall be to a clause or schedule contained in this Agreement. |
1.3 | Third Party Rights |
1.3.1 | The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 applies to Clause 1.4 (Non-Recourse Liability) but only for the benefit of the Operatives and subject always to the terms of Clause 17 (Governing Law) and Clause 18 (Jurisdiction). |
1.3.2 | Except as provided in sub-clause 1.3.1 above, a Person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement. |
1.3.3 | Save as provided by the Common Terms Agreement, the consent of any Person who is not a party to this Agreement is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement. |
1.4 | Non-recourse Liability |
Notwithstanding any provision in the Senior Finance Documents to the contrary, no Operative shall be personally liable for payments due hereunder or under any of the Senior Finance Documents or for the performance of any obligation hereunder or thereunder, save, in relation to any Operative, pursuant to any Senior Finance Document to which such Operative is party. The sole recourse of the Project Finance Parties for satisfaction of any of the obligations of any of the Obligors hereunder and under the other Senior Finance Documents shall be against the Obligors, and not against any assets or property of any Operative save to the extent such Operative is party to a Senior Finance Document and is expressed to be liable for such obligation thereunder. In the case of Xx Xxxx Xxx Xxxx, his liability shall be limited to his shares in the Company.
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2. | COMMON TERMS AGREEMENT |
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Common Terms Agreement which shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement. In the case of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Common Terms Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
3. | THE PROJECT FACILITY |
3.1 | Grant of the Project Facilities |
3.1.1 | Tranche A Facility |
The Tranche A Facility Lenders grant to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, a US dollar term loan facility in an aggregate amount of USD18,500,000.
3.1.2 | Tranche B Facility |
The Tranche B Facility Lenders grant to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, a HK dollar term loan facility in an aggregate amount of HKD2,451,150,000.
3.1.3 | Tranche C Facility |
The Tranche C Facility Lenders grant to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, a US dollar term loan facility in an aggregate amount of USD125,000,000.
4. | PURPOSE |
The Company shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Project Facility to finance Project Costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the Projects and for the general corporate purposes of the Group (including investment in Excluded Subsidiaries, Excluded Projects or Resort Management Agreements).
5. | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
The provisions of Clause 2 (Conditions Precedent) of the Common Terms Agreement are incorporated by reference herein as if the same were set out in full herein.
6. | AVAILABILITY OF THE PROJECT FACILITY |
6.1 | Drawdown of Advances |
The provisions of Clause 3 (Drawdown of Advances) and Clause 4.2 (Project Facility Availability Period) of the Common Terms Agreement are incorporated by reference herein as if the same were set out in full herein.
6.2 | Each Project Facility Lender’s Participation |
6.2.1 | It is acknowledged and agreed that, as at the Effective Date, the amounts of each Tranche A Advance, each Tranche B Advance and each Tranche C Advance made and outstanding hereunder and the participation of each Project |
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Facility Lender therein are equal to, respectively, the Existing Participation of that Project Lender in respect of the Tranche A Facility, the Tranche B Facility and the Tranche C Facility and the terms of this Agreement and each other Senior Finance Document shall apply as between the parties hereto and thereto accordingly. |
6.2.2 | Each Tranche A Facility Lender will participate through its Facility Office in each Tranche A Advance made pursuant to Clause 6.1 (Drawdown of Advances) in the proportion borne by its Available Tranche A Commitment to the Available Tranche A Facility immediately prior to the making of that Tranche A Advance. |
6.2.3 | Each Tranche B Facility Lender will participate through its Facility Office in each Tranche B Advance made pursuant to Clause 6.1 (Drawdown of Advances) in the proportion borne by its Available Tranche B Commitment to the Available Tranche B Facility immediately prior to the making of that Tranche B Advance. |
6.2.4 | Each Tranche C Facility Lender will participate through its Facility Office in each Tranche C Advance made pursuant to Clause 6.1 (Drawdown of Advances) in the proportion borne by its Available Tranche C Commitment to the Available Tranche C Facility immediately prior to the making of that Tranche C Advance. |
6.3 | Reduction of Available Commitment |
If a Project Facility Lender’s Available Tranche A Commitment or, as the case may be, Available Tranche B Commitment or Available Tranche C Commitment is reduced in accordance with the terms hereof or the Common Terms Agreement after the Intercreditor Agent or the Project Facility Agent has received an Advance Request for a Tranche A Advance or, as the case may be, a Tranche B Advance or a Tranche C Advance and such reduction was not taken into account in the Available Tranche A Facility or, as the case may be, the Available Tranche B Facility or the Available Tranche C Facility, then the amount of that Tranche A Advance or, as the case may be, Tranche B Advance or Tranche C Advance shall be reduced accordingly.
7. | REPAYMENT |
7.1 | Repayment |
Subject to Clause 7.2 (Final Maturity), the Company shall repay the Project Loans in quarterly instalments by repaying on each Repayment Date amounts equal to the relevant percentage set out next to the relevant Repayment Date in Schedule 2 (Repayment Schedule) of the aggregate:
(i) | Tranche A Advances; |
(ii) | Tranche B Advances; and |
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(iii) | Tranche C Advances, |
outstanding as at the end of the last day of the Project Facility Availability Period.
7.2 | Final maturity |
The Company shall repay on the Final Repayment Date all amounts outstanding or due and payable under the Project Facility on that day.
7.3 | No re-borrowing |
The Company may not re-borrow any part of the Project Facility which is repaid.
8. | PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION |
All prepayments of Project Facility Advances and cancellation of Available Commitments shall be made in accordance with Clause 8 (Repayments, Prepayments and Cancellation) of the Common Terms Agreement.
9. | INTEREST |
9.1 | Calculation of Interest |
The rate of interest on each Project Facility Advance for each Interest Period is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of:
9.1.1 | the applicable Margin; and |
9.1.2 | LIBOR (in the case of a Tranche A Advance or a Tranche C Advance) or HIBOR (in the case of a Tranche B Advance). |
9.2 | Payment of interest |
Accrued interest on each Project Facility Advance is payable by the Company on the last day of each Interest Period relating to that Project Facility Advance.
9.3 | Default Interest |
Default interest shall be calculated and paid in accordance with Clause 9.4 (Default Interest) of the Common Terms Agreement.
10. | INTEREST PERIODS |
The duration of each Interest Period shall be determined in accordance with Clause 9.3 (Interest Periods) of the Common Terms Agreement.
11. | NOTIFICATION |
11.1 | Advances |
Promptly, and in any event, not less than 4 Business Days before the proposed Advance Date for each Project Facility Advance, the Project Facility Agent shall notify each Project Facility Lender of the proposed amount of the relevant Project
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Facility Advance and the aggregate principal amount of the relevant Project Facility Advance allocated to such Project Facility Lender pursuant to Clause 6.2 (Each Project Facility Lender’s Participation) and each Project Facility Lender shall, on such Advance Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, make available to the Project Facility Agent for the account of the Company its said portion of such Project Facility Advance.
11.2 | Interest rate determination |
The Project Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Project Facility Lenders of each determination of LIBOR and HIBOR under this Agreement.
11.3 | Changes to interest rates |
The Project Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Project Facility Lenders of any change to any interest rate occasioned by the operation of Clause 10 (Changes to the calculation of interest) of the Common Terms Agreement.
11.4 | Interest payment and repayment instalments |
Without prejudice to the Company’s obligation to make any interest payment or to pay any repayment instalment on the due date, the Project Facility Agent shall provide to the Company and each Project Facility Lender (with a copy to the Intercreditor Agent) a notice setting out the relevant scheduled payment of interest and scheduled repayment of principal under this Agreement at least 15 Business Days before such amounts fall due for payment by the Company.
12. | [NOT USED] |
13. | CHANGES TO THE PARTIES |
13.1 | Transfers by the Project Facility Agent |
The Project Facility Agent may resign in accordance with the Common Terms Agreement and may assign and transfer all of its rights and obligations under the Project Finance Documents to a replacement Project Facility Agent appointed in accordance with the terms of the Common Terms Agreement.
13.2 | Transfers by the Company |
The Company may not assign, transfer, novate or dispose of any of its rights or obligations under the Project Finance Documents.
13.3 | Transfers by the Project Facility Lenders |
A Project Facility Lender may assign, transfer or novate any of its rights and/or obligations under the Project Finance Documents in accordance with Clause 21.4 (Assignment and Transfer by Lenders), Clause 21.5 (Assignments by Lenders) and Clause 21.6 (Transfers by Lenders) of the Common Terms Agreement.
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13.4 | Assignment and Transfer Fees |
On the date upon which an assignment takes effect pursuant to Clause 21.5 (Assignments by Lenders) of the Common Terms Agreement or a transfer takes effect pursuant to Clause 21.6 (Transfers by Lenders) of the Common Terms Agreements, the relevant assignee or Transferee shall pay to the Intercreditor Agent for its own account a fee in accordance with Clause 21.7 of the Common Terms Agreement.
14. | PAYMENTS |
14.1 | Payments |
14.1.1 | All payments under this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Clause 26 (Payment Mechanics) of the Common Terms Agreement. |
14.1.2 | Subject to Clause 26 (Payment Mechanics) of the Common Terms Agreement, on each date on which this Agreement requires an amount to be paid by the Company or a Project Facility Lender, the Company or, as the case may be, such Project Facility Lender shall make the same available to the Project Facility Agent for value on such due date and at such time and in such funds and to such account with such bank as the Project Facility Agent shall specify from time to time. |
14.2 | Partial Payments |
14.2.1 | If the Project Facility Agent receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by the Company to the Project Facility Lenders under the Project Finance Documents, the Project Facility Agent shall apply that payment towards the obligations of the Company under the Project Finance Documents in the following order: |
(a) | first, in or towards payment pro rata of all amounts paid by the Project Facility Lenders under Clause 23.15 (Indemnity to Intercreditor Agent) of the Common Terms Agreement but which have not been reimbursed by the Company; |
(b) | secondly, in or towards payment pro rata of all amounts paid by the Project Facility Lenders under Clause 15.3 (Indemnity to Project Facility Agent) but which have not been reimbursed by the Company; |
(c) | thirdly, in or towards payment pro rata of all costs and expenses incurred by the Project Facility Lenders which the Company is obliged to reimburse; |
(d) | fourthly, in or towards payment pro rata of all accrued but unpaid fees and commissions due to the Project Facility Lenders under the Project Finance Documents; |
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(e) | fifthly, in or towards payment pro rata of all accrued but unpaid interest (including default interest) due to the Project Facility Lenders under the Project Finance Documents; |
(f) | sixthly, in or towards payment pro rata of any principal due to the Project Facility Lenders under the Project Finance Documents but unpaid; and |
(g) | seventhly, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due to the Project Facility Lenders under the Project Finance Documents but unpaid. |
14.2.2 | The Project Facility Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Project Facility Lenders, vary the order set out in sub-clause 14.2.1 above. |
14.2.3 | Sub-clause 14.2.1 above will override any appropriation made by the Company. |
15. | DECISION MAKING AMONGST PROJECT FACILITY LENDERS |
15.1 | Decisions |
Save as otherwise set out herein and subject to the Common Terms Agreement, the required Senior Secured Creditors for the purpose of any decision within the scope of Clause 34.2 (Amendment and waiver of Facility Agreements) of the Common Terms Agreement) relating to this Agreement shall be the Project Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Project Facility Lenders.
15.2 | Failure to Give Instructions |
If the Project Facility Agent gives notice to the Project Facility Lenders requesting their specific instructions on any matter referred to in Clause 15.1 (Decisions) and it specifies in such notice that the Project Facility Lenders are to give such instructions by a certain date and time specified in such notice, any Project Facility Lender which fails to respond by the date and time so specified shall have its portion of the Project Facility Advances and its Available Commitment disregarded for all purposes of determining whether instructions have been given to the Project Facility Agent by the Majority Project Facility Lenders (and, for the purposes of determining the Available Facility or the amount of all Project Facility Advances outstanding, the Available Commitments and portion of Project Facility Advances of such Project Facility Lender shall be deducted).
15.3 | Indemnity to Project Facility Agent |
15.3.1 | Each Project Facility Lender shall, rateably in accordance with the proportion that the US dollar equivalent of the sum of its Available Commitments and its participations in any outstanding Project Facility Advances bear to the US dollar equivalent of the aggregate of the Available Commitments and such participations of all the Project Facility Lenders (or, if all such amounts have |
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been reduced to zero, such proportion determined immediately prior to such reduction) for the time being, indemnify the Project Facility Agent, within fifteen days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Project Facility Agent (other than by reason of the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Project Facility Agent) in acting as Project Facility Agent under any of the Senior Finance Documents (unless the Project Facility Agent has been reimbursed by the Company pursuant to a Senior Finance Document). |
15.3.2 | Provided that the Company is required to reimburse or indemnify the Project Facility Agent for such cost, loss or liability in accordance with the terms of the Senior Finance Documents, the Company shall, within fifteen days of demand in writing by any Project Facility Lender, indemnify such Project Facility Lender in relation to any payment actually made by such Project Facility Lender pursuant to Clause 15.3.1 above. |
16. | COUNTERPARTS |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
17. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement shall be governed by English law.
18. | JURISDICTION |
18.1 | Jurisdiction of English courts |
18.1.1 | The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or the consequences of its nullity) (a “Dispute”). |
18.1.2 | The Parties agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly they will not argue to the contrary. |
18.1.3 | This Clause 18.1 (Jurisdiction of English Courts) is for the benefit of the Project Finance Parties only. As a result, no Project Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law and the Senior Finance Documents, the Project Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. |
18.2 | Service of process |
Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Company:
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18.2.1 | irrevocably appoints Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with this Agreement; and |
18.2.2 | agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the Company of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. |
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SCHEDULE 1
THE PROJECT FACILITY LENDERS
Project Facility Lender |
Tranche A Commitment (USD) |
Tranche B Commitment (HKD) |
Tranche C Commitment (USD) | |||
Société Générale, New York Branch |
18,500,000 | 2,451,150,000 | 125,000,000 | |||
Total |
18,500,000 | 2,451,150,000 | 125,000,000 |
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SCHEDULE 2
REPAYMENT SCHEDULE
Repayment Date |
Percentage (%) of Tranche A Facility and Tranche B Facility to be repaid |
Percentage (%) of Tranche C Facility to be repaid | ||
First Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1 1/4 | ||
Second Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1 1/4 | ||
Third Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1 1/4 | ||
Fourth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1 1/4 | ||
Fifth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Sixth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Seventh Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Eighth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Ninth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Tenth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Eleventh Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 1/4 | ||
Twelfth Repayment Date |
8 1/3 | 93 1/4 |
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