LOAN AGREEMENT between CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. and EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated July 21, 2006
(Operation
Number 36371)
between
and
EUROPEAN
BANK
FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Dated
July 21, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I - DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.02.
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Interpretation
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11
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ARTICLE
II - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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12
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Section
2.01.
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Representations
Regarding the Project
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12
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Section
2.02.
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Representations
Regarding the Borrower
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12
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Section
2.03.
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Representations
Regarding the Agreements
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15
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Section
2.04.
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Acknowledgement
and Repetition
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17
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ARTICLE
III - LOAN
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17
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Section
3.01.
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Amount
and Currency
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17
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Section
3.02.
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Disbursements
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17
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Section
3.03.
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Suspension
and Cancellation
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18
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Section
3.04.
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Charges,
Commissions and Fees
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18
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Section
3.05.
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Interest
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20
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Section
3.06.
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Default
Interest
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20
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Section
3.07.
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Repayment
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21
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Section
3.08.
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Prepayment
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21
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Section
3.09.
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Payments
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22
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Section
3.10.
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Insufficient
Payments
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23
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Section
3.11.
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Taxes
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23
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Section
3.12.
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Unwinding
Costs
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24
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Section
3.13.
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Increased
Costs
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25
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Section
3.14.
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Illegality
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25
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Section
3.15
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Loan
Account
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26
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ARTICLE
IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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27
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Section
4.01.
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First
Disbursement
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27
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Section
4.02.
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All
Disbursements
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29
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Section
4.03.
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Participations
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30
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ARTICLE
V - AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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30
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Section
5.01.
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Corporate
Existence, Continuity of Business
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30
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Section
5.02.
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Project
Implementation and Use of Proceeds
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30
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Section
5.03.
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Business
Plan and Budget
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31
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Section
5.04.
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Environmental
and Social Compliance
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31
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Section
5.05.
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Insurance
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32
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Section
5.06.
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Accounting
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32
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Section
5.07.
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Continuing
Governmental and Other Authorisations
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32
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Section
5.08.
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Security
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32
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Section
5.09.
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Compliance
with Other Obligations
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33
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Section
5.10.
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Taxes
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33
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Section
5.11.
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Operational
Documents
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33
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Section
5.12.
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Further
Documents
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33
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Section
5.13.
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Costs
and Expenses
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34
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Section
5.14.
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Reports;
Furnishing of Information
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30
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ARTICLE
VI - NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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36
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Section
6.01.
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Limitation
on Indebtedness
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36
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Section
6.02.
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Limitation
on Restricted Payments; Investments
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36
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Section
6.03.
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Limitation
on Liens
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36
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Section
6.04.
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Waiver
of Stay; Extension or Usury Laws
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36
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Section
6.05.
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Limitation
on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted
Subsdiairies
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36
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Section
6.06.
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Limitation
on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock
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36
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Section
6.07.
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Limitation
on Affiliate Transactions; Arm's Length Transactions
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36
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Section
6.08.
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Limitation
on Lines of Business
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36
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Section
6.09.
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Merger,
Amalgamation and Consolidation
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36
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Section
6.10.
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Limitation
on Sale of Stock of Restricted Subsdiairies
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36
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Section
6.11.
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Limitation
on Guarantees of the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantor
Indebtedness
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36
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Section
6.12.
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Impairment
of Security Interest
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36
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Section
6.13.
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Repayment
of Indebtedness
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36
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Section
6.14.
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Changes
to Project and Charter
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39
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ARTICLE
VII - EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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39
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Section
7.01.
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Events
of Default
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39
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Section
7.02.
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Consequences
of Default
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41
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ARTICLE
VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
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41
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Section
8.01.
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Term
of Agreement
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41
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Section
8.02.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment and Waiver
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42
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Section
8.03.
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Notices
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42
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Section
8.04.
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English
Language
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43
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Section
8.05.
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Financial
Calculations
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43
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Section
8.06.
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Rights,
Remedies and Waivers
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43
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Section
8.07.
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Indemnification
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44
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Section
8.08.
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Governing
Law
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45
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Section
8.09.
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Arbitration
and Jurisdiction
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45
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Section
8.10.
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Privileges
and Immunities of EBRD
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46
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Section
8.11.
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Waiver
of Sovereign Immunity
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46
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Section
8.12.
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Successors
and Assigns; Third Party Rights
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46
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Section
8.13.
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Disclosure
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47
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Section
8.14.
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Counterparts
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47
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SCHEDULE
1
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COMMITMENT
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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FORM
OF DISBURSEMENT APPLICATION
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EXHIBIT
B
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FORM
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCUMBENCY AND
AUTHORITY
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EXHIBIT
C
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FORM
OF LETTER TO AUDITORS
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EXHIBIT
D
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LIST
OF SUBSIDIARIES
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EXHIBIT
E
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PROJECT
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EXHIBIT
F
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LICENCES
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EXHIBIT
G
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REPORT
ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND SOCIAL
MATTERS
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iii
LOAN
AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) dated
July 21, 2006 between CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
a
company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda (the "Borrower"),
and the EUROPEAN
BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, an
international organisation formed by treaty ("EBRD").
Definitions
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Wherever
used in this Agreement (including the Exhibits and any Schedules), unless the
context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following
meanings:
means
the maximum principal amount of the loan provided for in Section
3.01(1)
or, as the context may require, the principal amount thereof from
time to
time outstanding.
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"Auditors"
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means
such firm of independent accountants as the Borrower may from time
to time
appoint as its auditors in accordance with Section
5.06.
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"Authorisation"
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any
consent, registration, filing, agreement, notarisation, certificate,
licence, approval, permit, authority or exemption from, by or with
any
Governmental Authority, whether given or with-held by express action
or
deemed given or withheld by failure to act within any specified time
period and all corporate, creditors' and shareholders' approvals
or
consents.
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"Available
Amount"
|
means,
as of any date, an amount determined by EBRD to
be:
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(a) the
Commitment as of such date; less
(b) the
aggregate principal amount of all Disbursements scheduled to be outstanding
on
such date (other than a Disbursement proposed to be made on such date and
other
than an existing Disbursement which is scheduled, in accordance with Section
3.07(a), to be repaid on such date to the extent that the proceeds of a
Disbursement proposed to be made on such date will be applied to repay such
existing Disbursement in accordance with Section 3.07(b)).
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"B
Loan"
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means
the maximum principal amount of the loan provided for in Section
3.01(2)
or, as the context may require, the principal amount thereof from
time to
time outstanding.
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"Budget"
|
means,
in relation to any Financial Year, the forecast consolidated results
for
the Group (including balance sheets, profit and loss, cash flows,
Segment
Net Revenues and Segment EBITDA), together with the summary economic,
market and financial assumptions and financial results, including
expenditures on the Project, in respect
thereof.
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"Business
Day"
|
means
a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks
are open
for the transaction of general business (including dealings in foreign
exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London, England and which
is a
TARGET Day.
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"Business
Plan"
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means
the Borrower's business plan, in the form of a computer model with
formulae sent to EBRD by electronic mail on 11 January 2006,
comprising (1) summary economic, market and financial assumptions
and
financial results, including expenditures on the Project, segmented
by
each of the current Countries of Operation, and (2) consolidated
financial
results for the Group, in each case showing actual results for 2004
consistent with the Borrower's audited financial statements and 10-K
Forms
required to be filed with the Commission, together with forecasts
for each
of the following Financial Years up to 2011, as updated or amended
in
accordance with Section 5.03.
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“Change
of Control”
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shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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“Change
of Control
Triggering
Event”
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shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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"Charter"
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means,
in respect of any company, corporation, partnership, enterprise or
other
entity, its charter, founding act, articles or certificate of
incorporation and byelaws, memorandum and/or articles of association,
statutes or similar instrument, as applicable, as may be amended
from time
to time.
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shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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"Commitment"
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means,
for each period set forth in Schedule 1, the amount set forth in
Schedule
1 opposite such period, which amount is the maximum principal amount
of
the Loan during such period hereunder, to the extent that such amount
has
not been cancelled pursuant to Section
3.03.
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"Commitment
Period"
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means
the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and terminating
on the
earlier of the Final Maturity Date and the date the obligation of
EBRD to
make Disbursements hereunder terminates in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement.
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"Contract
Assignment"
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means
the security assignment pursuant to which the Borrower and CME Media
Enterprises B.V. grant to EBRD a security interest in all of their
rights,
interests and benefits under the Framework Agreement and any performance
bonds, warranties, guarantees and undertakings issued thereunder
in favour
of the Borrower or CME Media Enterprises B.V., together with the
notices
and acknowledgements and consents in the forms attached thereto,
which
instrument shall be in the Agreed
Form.
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"Country
of Operation"
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means
each of Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic, Ukraine
and
Slovenia, together with any of Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria
and
Russia in which any member of the Group shall have any business operations
from time to time (together, the “Countries of
Operation”).
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“Czech
Loans”
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means
the Loan Agreement No. 2644/05/LCD dated 27 October,
2005, entered into by and between Česká spořitelna, a.s., as lender and
CET 21 spol. s r.o., as borrower and the Loan Agreement No. 2645/05/LCD
dated 27 October, 2005, entered into by and between Česká spořitelna,
a.s., as lender and CET 21 spol. s r.o., and Česká produkčnί
2000, a.s., as joint borrowers, as each such agreement may be amended
from
time to time and any renewals or refinancings
thereof.
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"Default"
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means
any Event of Default or any event which, with the giving of notice,
the
passage of time or the making of any determination, or any combination
thereof, would become an Event of
Default.
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"Default
Interest Period"
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means,
with respect to any amount overdue under this Agreement, a period
commencing on the day on which such payment becomes due or, as the
case
may be, on the last day of the previous Default Interest Period with
respect to such overdue amount, and ending on a Business Day selected
by
EBRD.
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means
the disbursement of any portion of the Loan from time to time pursuant
to
Section 3.02 or, as the context may require, the principal amount
thereof
from time to time outstanding.
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"Dollars"
, "USD" or "$"
|
means
the lawful currency of the United States of
America.
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means:
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(a) the
pollution or protection of the environment;
(b) harm
to
or the protection of human health;
(c) health
and safety of the workplace; or
(d) any
emission or substance capable of causing harm to any living organism or the
environment.
"Euro",
"EUR" or "€"
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means
the lawful currency of the member states of the European Union that
adopt
the single currency in accordance with the Treaty Establishing the
European Community, as amended by the Treaty on European Union and
the
Treaty of Amsterdam.
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"Event
of Default"
|
means
any one of the events or occurrences specified in Section
7.01.
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“Final
Maturity Date”
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means
10 May 2011.
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means
the consolidated financial statements (including balance sheet, income
statement, statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement and
notes,
comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory notes) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared
in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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means
the period commencing each year on 1 January and ending on the following
31 December, or such other period as the Borrower may from time to
time
designate as the accounting year of the
Borrower.
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means:
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(a) this
Agreement,
(b) the
Participation Agreement,
(c) the
Subsidiary Guarantees,
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(d) the
Share
Pledges,
(e) the
Contract Assignment,
(f)
the
Intercreditor Agreement,
(g) the
Disbursement applications referred to in Section 3.02, and
(h) any
other
agreements entered into between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and
EBRD
and notices, certificates and applications issued by the Borrower or any
of its
Subsidiaries to EBRD in each case in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Framework
Agreement”
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means
the agreement dated 13 December 2004 between the Borrower, CME Media
Enterprises B.V. and PPF (Cyprus) Ltd. (as
amended).
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Accounting
Principles"
|
means
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America
as in effect from time to time and consistently
applied.
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means
the government of any country, or of any political subdivision thereof,
whether state, regional or local, and any agency, authority, branch,
department, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government
or any
subdivision thereof (including any supra-national bodies), and all
officials, agents and
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representatives
of each of the foregoing.
“Group”
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means
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
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“Incur”
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shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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“Indebtedness”
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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“Indenture”
|
means
the indenture dated 5 May 2005, between the Borrower, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (as Trustee,
Transfer
Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Security Trustee) and X.X. Xxxxxx
Bank
Luxembourg S.A. (as Registrar and Luxembourg Transfer and Paying
Agent)
providing for the creation and issuance of the
Notes.
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"Interbank
Rate"
|
means,
for each Interest Period, the offered rate per annum for deposits
in the
Loan Currency which appears on the Reference Page as of 11:00 a.m.,
Brussels time, on the relevant Interest Determination Date for the
period
which is closest to the duration of such Interest Period (or, if
two
periods are equally close to the duration of such Interest Period,
the
average of the two relevant rates); provided
that:
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(a) if,
for
any reason, the Interbank Rate cannot be determined at such time by reference
to
the Reference Page, the Interbank Rate for such Interest Period shall be the
rate per annum which EBRD determines to be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward,
if necessary, to the nearest 1/16%) of the offered rates per annum for deposits
in the Loan Currency in an amount comparable to the portion of the Loan
scheduled to be outstanding during such Interest Period for a period equal
to
such Interest Period which are advised to EBRD by three major banks active
in
the Euro-zone interbank market selected by EBRD; and
(b) if
EBRD
determines that deposits in the Loan Currency are not being offered in the
Euro-zone interbank market in such amounts or for such period, the Interbank
Rate for such Interest Period shall be the cost to EBRD (expressed as a rate
per
annum) of funding the portion of the Loan scheduled to be outstanding during
such Interest Period from whatever sources it selects.
"Intercreditor
Agreement"
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means
the intercreditor agreement to be entered into between EBRD, the
Security
Trustee, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors providing for,
inter
alia,
sharing of the Security and any other security interest created
in favour
of EBRD and the Security Trustee to secure any amounts owing by
the
Borrower, which agreement shall be in the Agreed
Form.
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"Interest
Determination
Date"
|
means,
for any Interest Period, the date two Business Days prior to the
first day
of such Interest Period.
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means
any day which is 10 February, 10 May, 10 August or 10 November in
any
year; provided, however, that, if any Interest Payment Date would
otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest
Payment
Date shall be changed to the next succeeding Business
Day.
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means,
for any Disbursement, the period commencing on the date of such
Disbursement and ending on the next Interest Payment Date and each
period
of three months thereafter commencing on an Interest Payment Date
and
ending on the next Interest Payment Date; provided that, if such
Disbursement is made less than 15 Business Days prior to the next
Interest
Payment Date, the first Interest Period for such Disbursement shall
commence on the date of such Disbursement and end on the Interest
Payment
Date following the next Interest Payment Date except where such Interest
Period would thereupon end after the last day of one of the periods
set
forth in Schedule 1 whereupon it shall nevertheless end on the last
day of
such period.
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shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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"Licences"
|
means
the licences listed in Exhibit F, as may be renewed, extended or
superseded from time to time.
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"Lien"
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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means
collectively, the A Loan and the B Loan or, as the context may require,
the principal amount thereof from time to time
outstanding.
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"Loan
Currency"
|
means
the currency in which the Loan is denominated as set forth in Section
3.01.
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means,
as of any date, any Indebtedness of the Borrower all or part of which,
or
the final payment of which, is due after the Final Maturity Date
but
which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes Indebtedness which constitutes
a refinancing of any or all of the
Notes.
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"Margin"
|
means
2.75% per annum.
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"Material
Adverse Effect"
|
means
a material adverse effect on:
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(a) the
ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to perform or comply with
any of their respective obligations under any Financing Agreement or Charter
(as
the case may be) or of any relevant member of the Group to comply with any
obligations under any Licence;
(b) the
rights and remedies of EBRD in respect of any Security;
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(c) the
legality, validity, enforceability and binding nature of any Financing
Agreement, Licence or (in the case of the Borrower and the Subsidiary
Guarantors) Charter or the legal rights, remedies and priorities of EBRD under
any of the Financing Agreements; or
(d) the
business, operations, financial condition or prospects of the Borrower, any
Subsidiary Guarantor or the Group as a whole.
means
the €245,000,000 fixed rate notes and the €125,000,000 floating rate notes
created and issued by the Borrower under the Indenture, together
with any
additional notes created and issued
thereunder.
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means:
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(a) the
Licences;
(b) the
Charters of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors; and
(c) the
Framework Agreement.
"Participant"
|
means
a participation in the Loan or, as the context may require, in a
Disbursement.
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“Participation
Agreement”
|
means
the agreement to be entered into between EBRD and each Participant
in
relation to each Participation.
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"Permitted
Liens"
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
|
means,
collectively, the proposed projects and operations of any member
of the
Group as more specifically set out in Exhibit E and shall also mean
any
individual project as set out in Exhibit E where the context so
requires.
|
means
the display of Euro-zone interbank offered rates for deposits in
the Loan
Currency designated as page EURIBOR01 on Reuters Services (or such
other
page as may replace page EURIBOR01 on Reuters Services for the purpose
of
displaying Euro-zone interbank offered rates for deposits in the
Loan
Currency).
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“Regulation
S”
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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"Renewal
Disbursement"
|
means
a Disbursement which is used exclusively for the purpose of repaying
all
or part of one or more outstanding Disbursements and, after application
of
the proceeds thereof, results in no net increase in the aggregate
principal amount of Disbursements then
outstanding.
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“Restricted
Subsidiary”
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
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"Security"
|
means
the security created, expressed to be created or agreed to be created
pursuant to any of the Security Documents to secure all amounts owing
to
EBRD under the
Financing Agreements.
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"Security
Documents"
|
means:
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(a) the
Share
Pledges,
(b) the
Contract Assignment, and
(c) any
other
instrument or document entered or to be entered into as security for all amounts
owing to EBRD under the Financing Agreements.
“Security
Trustee”
|
means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch as Security Trustee under
the
Indenture.
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means,
in relation to each of the Countries of Operation from time to time,
net
income (loss), before interest, taxes, depreciation, other income
and
foreign exchange gains or losses and amortisation of intangible assets,
as
determined for the purposes of the Borrower's Form 10-K filed annually
with the Commission.
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"Segment
Net Revenue"
|
means,
in relation to each of the Countries of Operation from time to time,
the
net sales revenue as determined under Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
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"Share
Pledge"
|
means
each pledge in favour of EBRD over the shares of Central European
Media
Enterprises N.V. and CME Media Enterprises B.V. respectively, in
the
Agreed Form (together the “Share
Pledges”).
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"Significant
Subsidiary"
|
shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Indenture.
|
"Social
Matter"
|
means:
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(a) labour
standards and employment conditions as regulated by applicable law;
(b) the
impact on persons of resettlement or land acquisition;
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(c) the
impact on indigenous peoples and other vulnerable groups;
(d) the
impact on objects of cultural heritage including archaeological artefacts and
sites; or
(e) public
consultation and disclosure, including grievances from members of the public
notified to the Borrower.
means,
with respect to any entity, any other entity over 50% of whose capital
is
owned, directly or indirectly, by such entity or which is otherwise
effectively controlled by such
entity.
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“Subsidiary
Guarantee”
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means
a guarantee of all amounts owing to EBRD by the Borrower under the
Financing Agreements, as applicable, each such guarantee to be entered
into by a Subsidiary Guarantor in favour of EBRD in the Agreed Form
(together, the “Subsidiary
Guarantees”).
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“Subsidiary
Guarantor”
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means
each of Central European Media Enterprises N.V. and CME Media Enterprises
B.V. (together, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).
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"Successor
Guarantor"
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means
the resulting, surviving or transferee Person so referenced in Section
4.18(d)(1) of the Indenture.
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"TARGET
Day"
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means
any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement
Payment System (TARGET) is open for the settlement of payments in
Euro.
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"Tax"
or "Taxes"
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means
any tax, royalty, stamp or other duty, assessment, levy, charge,
value
added tax, or impost of any nature whatsoever (including any related
penalty or interest) imposed under any law.
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“Trustee”
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means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch as Trustee under the Indenture
or
any successor appointed in accordance with the terms
thereof.
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“TV
Nova
Group
Agreement”
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means
the agreement dated 2 May 2005 between the Borrower, CME Media Enterprises
B.V., PPF (Cyprus) Ltd., CME Media Services s.r.o. (f/k/a PGT Corporation
s.r.o.) and CME Media Investments s.r.o.
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“TV
Nova Licence”
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means
the licence no. 001/93 granted to CET 21, s.r.o. by the Council for
Radio
and Television Broadcasting of the Czech
Republic.
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Section
1.02.
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Interpretation
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(a) In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa.
(b) In
this
Agreement, a reference to a specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit
shall be construed as a reference to that specified Article or Section of,
or
Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement.
(c) In
this
Agreement, a reference (i) to an amendment or to an agreement being amended
includes a supplement, variation, assignment, novation, restatement or
re-enactment, and (ii) to an agreement shall be construed as a reference to
such
agreement as it may be amended from time to time.
(d) In
this
Agreement, the headings and the Table of Contents are inserted for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
(e) In
this
Agreement, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
"controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any
person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether
through the ownership of voting shares, by contract or otherwise.
(f)
In
this
Agreement, a Default is outstanding or continuing until it has been remedied
or
waived by EBRD in writing.
(g) In
this
Agreement, a reference to a document being "in the Agreed Form" means that
the
form of such document has been agreed by the parties hereto and that a copy
thereof has been initialled for the purpose of identification by EBRD and the
Borrower.
(h) In
this
Agreement, any reference to "law" means any law (including, any common or
customary law) and any treaty, constitution, statute, legislation, decree,
normative act, rule, regulation, judgement, order, writ, injunction,
determination, award or other legislative or administrative measure or judicial
or arbitral decision in any jurisdiction which has the force of law or the
compliance with which is in accordance with general practice in such
jurisdiction.
(i)
In
this
Agreement, any reference to a provision of law, is a reference to that provision
as from time to time amended or re-enacted.
(j)
In
this
Agreement, a reference to a "person" includes any person, natural or juridical
entity, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state
or
any association, trust or partnership (whether or not having separate legal
personality) or two or more of the foregoing and references to a "person"
include its successors in title, permitted transferees and permitted assigns.
(k) In
this
Agreement, "Euro-zone" is a reference to the region comprised of the member
states of the European Union that adopt the single currency in accordance with
the Treaty Establishing the European Community, as amended by the Treaty on
European Union and the Treaty of Amsterdam.
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(l)
In
this
Agreement, "including" and "include" shall be deemed to be followed by "without
limitation" where not so followed.
Section
2.01.
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Representations
Regarding the Project
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The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Project
Description.
(1) The
Project conforms in all material respects with Exhibit E as furnished by the
Borrower to EBRD (subject to any modifications to which EBRD may agree in
writing).
(2) As
of the
date of this Agreement, to the extent that any information contained in the
Business Plan relates to financial forecasts or projections of future events,
such forecasts and projections have been prepared in good faith, giving due
and
careful consideration to all relevant factors and based on assumptions that
were
reasonable at the time that such forecasts and projections were prepared, and
there has been nothing since the date such forecasts and projections were
prepared to the date of this Agreement that would make them unreasonable, save
for the revised forecasts relating to Croatia delivered to EBRD on July 20,
2006.
(b) Estimated
Project Costs.
As of
the date of this Agreement, the total estimated cost of the Project is
approximately as set out in Exhibit E.
Section
2.02.
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Representations
Regarding the Borrower
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The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Incorporation.
The
Borrower is a company duly incorporated, validly existing, and, if applicable,
in good standing under the laws of Bermuda and registered, to the extent
required in accordance with applicable law, with all relevant registration
bodies in any jurisdiction in which it carries on business or owns assets and
has full power to own the properties which it owns or will have full power
to
own the properties it will own for the purposes of the Project and to carry
out
the businesses which it carries out or will carry out for the purposes of the
Project.
(b) Corporate
Structure.
The
information in the list of Subsidiaries contained in Exhibit D is true, complete
and correct as at the date of this Agreement, and the Borrower has no
Subsidiaries other than as specified therein as at the date hereof.
(c) Subsidiaries.
Each
of
the Significant Subsidiaries and each other Subsidiary to which the Project
relates is duly organised, validly existing, and, if applicable, in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organised and
registered, to the extent required in accordance with applicable law, with
all
relevant registration bodies in any jurisdiction in which it carries on business
or owns assets and has full power to own the properties which it owns or will
have full power to own the properties it will own for the purposes of the
Project and to carry out the businesses which it carries out or will carry
out
for the purposes of the Project.
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(d) Directors
and Officers.
As of
the date of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower is
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Borrower is
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx and the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower is Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx.
(e) Restricted
Subsidiaries.
As at
the date of this Agreement all Subsidiaries of the Borrower are Restricted
Subsidiaries.
(f) Financial
Statements.
The
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at 31
December, 2005 (as set out in Form 10-K filed by the Borrower with the
Commission on 2 March, 2006, as amended by the Form 10-K/A filed by the Borrower
with the Commission on 15 March, 2006) and the related consolidated income
statement, statement of changes in equity, cash flow statement and notes,
comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
notes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the Financial Year ending on
that
date, certified by the Auditors, present fairly the consolidated financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of the date of such balance sheet and for the period covered
by
such income statement, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement
and were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The Borrower had, as of the date of such balance sheet, no material contingent
obligations, liabilities for Taxes or unusual forward or long term commitments
not disclosed by, or reserved against in, such balance sheet or the notes
thereto. Since 4 May, 2006 (being the date of filing of the most recent Form
10-Q by the Borrower with the Commission) and up until the date of this
Agreement, the Borrower has not suffered any Material Adverse Effect, incurred
any substantial or unusual loss or liability or undertaken or agreed to
undertake any substantial or unusual obligation.
(g) Title
to Assets.
The
Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns and has good and
marketable title to all of the assets with a book value in excess of the
equivalent of €1,000,000 each, the ownership of which is reflected in its most
recent balance sheet referred to in Section 2.02(f) or which are necessary
for
the implementation of the Project or which are referred to in the Security
Documents, except for those assets (if any) which are held under lease or for
which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has permanent or exclusive
use
rights. Such assets are free from any restrictions or covenants which would
be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Such assets are not subject
to any Lien, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
is
subject to any contract, arrangement or law, whether conditional or
unconditional, pursuant to which any Lien on its assets may be created, except
for Permitted Liens or otherwise as permitted under this
Agreement.
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(h) Material
Contracts.
As of
the date of this Agreement, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries is a party to, or committed to enter into, any agreement, other
than such agreements as have been disclosed by the Borrower in a report filed
with the Commission, that would be reasonably likely to affect the judgement
of
a prospective lender considering whether to enter into this Agreement and lend
to the Borrower.
(i)
Compliance
with Law.
The
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with all laws applicable to it and presently in effect. To the Borrower's
knowledge, no law is in effect which may reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. All tax returns and reports of the Borrower and each
of
the Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant Subsidiaries required by law to be
filed have been duly filed and all Taxes upon the Borrower and each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant Subsidiaries, their respective properties
and income, which are due and payable, have been paid, other than those
currently payable without penalty or interest or those being contested in good
faith and by proper proceedings and/or as to which adequate reserves have been
set aside for the payment thereof. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
are
in compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering. Neither
the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers,
directors or authorised employees, agents or representatives has:
(1) paid,
promised to pay or offered to pay, or authorised the payment of, any commission,
bribe, pay-off or kickback related to the Project that violates any applicable
law or entered into any agreement pursuant to which any such commission, bribe,
pay-off or kickback may or will at any time be paid; or
(2) offered
or given any thing of value to influence the action of a public official, or
threatened injury to person, property or reputation, in connection with the
Project in order to obtain or retain business or other improper advantage in
the
conduct of business.
(j)
No
Default. None
of
the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Significant Subsidiaries are
in
default under any material agreement or instrument which is binding on it (other
than intra-Group agreements) or by which it or any of its properties or assets
is bound and there exists no Default.
(k) Environmental
and Social Compliance.
The
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses,
operations, assets, equipment, property, leaseholds and other facilities are
in
material compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws relating to
Environmental Matters and Social Matters. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries has been issued all required Authorisations relating to, and has
received no complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice from any
Governmental Authority or other person with respect to, air emissions,
discharges to surface water or ground water, noise emissions, solid or liquid
waste disposal, the use, generation, storage, transportation or disposal of
toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, health and safety, employment
conditions, the protection of indigenous peoples, cultural property,
resettlement of persons or any other Environmental Matter or Social
Matter.
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(l)
Litigation.
Other
than as disclosed in the Borrower’s most recent report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q
(as applicable) filed with the Commission, neither the Borrower nor any of
its
Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged in, or, to the best of its knowledge,
threatened by, any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding, the
outcome of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
2.03.
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Representations
Regarding the Agreements
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The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Corporate
Power.
Each of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has the corporate power to enter into (or,
in
the case of the Licences, be granted), and perform its obligations under, each
Financing Agreement and Operational Document to which it is a party (or, in
the
case of the Licences, which has been granted).
(b) Due
Authorisation; Enforceability; No Conflict.
The
Financing Agreements to which the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor is
respectively a party have been duly authorised by each such party. This
Agreement has been duly executed by the Borrower and this Agreement constitutes,
and the other Financing Agreements when executed and delivered by the Borrower
and each Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, will constitute, valid and legally
binding obligations of each such party, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms. The entering into of the Financing Agreements and the
compliance with the terms thereof by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor,
as applicable:
(1) will
not
result in violation of such party’s Charter, the Licences or any provision
contained in any law applicable to such party;
(2) will
not
conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of, or require any
consent under, or result in the imposition of any Lien under, any agreement
or
instrument to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or
by
which the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective assets
is bound; and
(3) will
not
constitute a default or an event which, with the giving of notice, the passage
of time or the making of any determination (or any combination thereof), would
constitute a default under any such agreement or instrument.
(c) Governmental
Authorisations.
No
Authorisations from any Governmental Authority are required for the due
execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors
of any Financing Agreement, or the validity or enforceability thereof, or
(except for the Licences and other Authorisations required for broadcasting
by
the relevant Subsidiaries and for other Authorisations already obtained prior
to
the date hereof) for the carrying on of the business of the Borrower, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Significant Subsidiaries as it is carried on
or is
contemplated to be carried on.
(d) Pari
Passu Ranking.
The
Borrower’s payment obligations under the Financing Agreements rank at least pari
passu with claims of all of its other creditors, except for claims mandatorily
preferred by laws applicable to companies generally.
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(e) Security.
Subject
to (i) registration at Companies Registry of Bermuda of the Share Pledge over
the shares of Central European Media Enterprises N.V. and the Contract
Assignment, (ii) registration at Companies House UK of the Contract Assignment,
and (iii) service of a notice of assignment in respect of the Contract
Assignment (substantially in the form of Schedule 1 thereto), each Security
Document will, when executed and delivered, constitute a valid and perfected
(or
have the analogous effect to being perfected under applicable law) security
interest in the collateral covered by such Security Document, securing payment
of all principal, interest and other amounts payable to EBRD under the Financing
Agreements. Except for the security interests granted to the Security Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, there is no other security agreement
or
instrument creating or purporting to create a Lien on the collateral secured
by
the Security Documents. The Security is not subject to avoidance on liquidation
of the Borrower or Central European Media Enterprises N.V. or in bankruptcy,
composition or other insolvency proceedings relating to the Borrower or Central
European Media Enterprises N.V.
(f)
Operational
Documents.
(1)
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As
at the date of this Agreement, the Operational Documents are in full
force
and effect without modification from the forms provided to EBRD under
Section 4.01(b).
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(2)
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The
Group has all broadcasting licences necessary to operate its business
as
currently conducted and, as at the date of this Agreement, the Licences
constitute all of the material broadcasting licences held by members
of
the Group.
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(3)
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All
of the Licences are in full force and effect and the grantee of each
Licence is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions
thereof.
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(4)
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None
of the Licences are the subject of any actual, pending or threatened,
challenge or revocation.
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(5)
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There
has occurred no breach, and no event which with the giving of notice,
the
passage of time or the making of any determination, or any combination
thereof, would constitute a breach, of the Framework
Agreement.
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(g) Indenture.
As at
the date of this Agreement, the Indenture is in full force and effect without
modification from the form provided to EBRD pursuant to Section 4.01(d).
(h) TV
Nova Group Agreement.
As at
the date of this Agreement, the TV Nova Group Agreement is no longer in effect
and there are no outstanding rights and/or obligations of any party thereunder
remaining to be performed.
(i)
Taxes.
There is
no Tax of any Governmental Authority to be imposed on or by virtue of the
execution, delivery or performance of any Financing Agreement or necessary
to
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence
thereof in Bermuda, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and England.
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Section
2.04.
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Acknowledgement
and Repetition
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(a) The
Borrower acknowledges that it has made the representations and warranties
contained in Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 2.03 with the intention of inducing EBRD
to
enter into this Agreement and that EBRD has entered into this Agreement on
the
basis of, and in full reliance on, each of such representations and warranties.
The Borrower warrants, as of the date of this Agreement, that it has no
knowledge of any additional facts or matters the omission of which makes any
of
such representations and warranties misleading or which would or might
reasonably be expected to affect the judgement of a prospective lender regarding
lending to the Borrower.
(b) Any
representation or warranty given hereunder which specifies that such
representation and warranty is provided hereunder "as of the date of this
Agreement" shall only be given on the date of this Agreement and shall not
be
deemed to be repeated hereafter in connection with any Disbursement made
pursuant to this Agreement. In respect of all other representations and
warranties provided in this Article II, such representations and warranties
shall be deemed to be repeated on submission of each Disbursement request,
on
each Disbursement date and on each Interest Payment Date.
Amount
and Currency
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On
and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, EBRD agrees to lend
to
the Borrower, on a revolving basis during the Commitment Period, a maximum
aggregate principal amount not to exceed €100,000,000 consisting
of:
(1) the
A
Loan in an amount not to exceed €50,000,000; and
(2) the
B
Loan in an amount not to exceed €50,000,000.
Section
3.02.
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Disbursements
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(a) Subject
to Section 3.03 and Article IV, the Borrower may borrow and reborrow the
Commitment which shall be disbursed by EBRD from time to time on any Business
Day during the Commitment Period in one or more Disbursements upon request
of
the Borrower; provided that not more than 10 Disbursements (excluding Renewal
Disbursements) may be made in any calendar year. The Borrower may request a
Disbursement by submitting to EBRD a facsimile transmission followed by an
original application for such Disbursement, in the form of Exhibit A and in
substance satisfactory to EBRD, at least 10 Business Days prior to the proposed
date of such Disbursement. Such application shall, unless EBRD otherwise agrees,
be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
(b) Each
Disbursement (other than a Disbursement of the entire undisbursed amount of
the
Loan) shall be made (i) in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount as
at
the date of such Disbursement, and (ii) in an amount of not less than €5,000,000
and in integral multiples of €1,000,000.
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(a) From
time
to time, EBRD may, by notice to the Borrower, suspend or cancel the right of
the
Borrower to all or any portion of any further Disbursements:
(1) if
an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; or
(2) if
the
Board of Governors of EBRD has decided in accordance with Article 8, paragraph
3, of the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development that access by any Country of Operation to EBRD resources should
be
suspended or otherwise modified; provided that in the event of a decision
pursuant to this Section 3.03(a)(2), only further Disbursements to be applied
to
a Project in such Country of Operation shall be affected.
Upon
the
issuance of such notice by EBRD, the right of the Borrower to further
Disbursements shall be suspended or cancelled as indicated in the notice. The
exercise by EBRD of the right of suspension shall not preclude EBRD from
exercising its right of cancellation as provided in this Section 3.03, either
for the same or another reason, and shall not limit any other rights of EBRD
under the Financing Agreements.
(b) The
Borrower shall have the right at any time, on not less than 10 Business Days'
notice to EBRD, to cancel in whole or in part the then unutilised portion of
the
Commitment; provided that:
(1) the
Borrower shall pay to EBRD on the date of cancellation all accrued commitment
charges on the cancelled portion of the Commitment and all other amounts due
and
payable hereunder and a cancellation fee of 0.25% of the cancelled amount of
the
Commitment; and
(2) in
the
case of a partial cancellation of the Commitment, such cancellation shall be
in
an amount of not less than €5,000,000 and in an integral multiple of €1,000,000
and the Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of such cancellation during
each of the remaining periods set forth in Schedule 1.
Any
such
notice of cancellation shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. No
portion of the Commitment which is cancelled by the Borrower may be
reinstated.
(c) Any
undisbursed amount of the Loan shall automatically be cancelled at the end
of
the Commitment Period.
Charges,
Commissions and Fees
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(1) (i)
from
the date hereof until 10 May 2007, at the rate of 0.5% per annum on so much
of
the A Loan as has not, from time to time, been disbursed to the Borrower or
cancelled, and (ii) in the case of an amount of the B Loan in respect of which
EBRD receives a formal commitment from a Participant to acquire a Participation,
from the date of such commitment as notified by EBRD to the Borrower until
10
May 2007, at the rate of 0.5% per annum on so much of the B Loan as has not,
from time to time, been disbursed to the Borrower or cancelled;
(2) from
11
May 2007 until 10 May 2008, at the rate of 0.75% per annum on so much of the
A
Loan as had not, from time to time, been disbursed to the Borrower or cancelled
and 0.75% per annum on so much of the B Loan as has not, from time to time,
been
disbursed to the Borrower or cancelled; and
(3) from
11
May 2008 until the Final Maturity Date, at the rate of 1% per annum on so much
of the A Loan as has not, from time to time, been disbursed to the Borrower
or
cancelled and 1% per annum on so much of the B Loan as has not, from time to
time, been disbursed to the Borrower or cancelled.
The
commitment charge shall accrue from day to day and be calculated on the basis
of
the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant period and a 360-day year
and
shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date (even though
no interest may be payable on such date).
(b) The
Borrower shall pay to EBRD a front-end commission of (i) 1.75% of the A Loan,
provided that this amount shall be inclusive of the appraisal fee duly paid
in
accordance with Section 3.04(c) below, and (ii) 1.75% of the B Loan. Such
front-end commission on the A Loan shall be due and payable not later than
the
first Disbursement or seven Business Days after the date of this Agreement,
whichever is earlier, and on the B Loan shall be due and payable not later
than
the first Disbursement or seven Business Days after the date EBRD receives
a
formal commitment from a Participant to acquire a Participation, whichever
is
earlier .
(c) It
is
acknowledged that the Borrower has paid to EBRD an appraisal fee in the amount
of €100,000 prior to the date of this Agreement.
(d) The
Borrower shall pay to EBRD during the term of this Agreement an annual loan
administration fee in the amount of €10,000 per annum. Such loan administration
fee shall be due and payable in advance, for the initial year, not later than
the first Disbursement or seven Business Days after the date of this Agreement,
whichever is earlier and, for each subsequent year, on the first Interest
Payment Date following each anniversary of the date hereof. In the event that
a
Participant hereafter acquires a Participation, the Borrower shall pay to EBRD
during the term of this Agreement an additional annual loan administration
fee
in the amount of €5,000 per annum for each such Participant. Such additional
loan administration fee shall be due and payable in advance, for the initial
year, within 30 days after receipt by the Borrower of notice from EBRD that
such
Participant has acquired such Participation and, for each subsequent year,
on
the first Interest Payment Date following each anniversary of the date on which
such Participant acquired such Participation.
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(e) Subject
to Section 3.11(a), the charges, commissions and fees referred to in this
Section 3.04 are exclusive of any Tax which might be chargeable in connection
with such charges, commissions or fees. If any such Tax becomes chargeable,
the
Borrower shall pay such Tax to EBRD at the same time that the relevant charge,
commission or fee becomes due and payable.
Section
3.05.
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Interest
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(a) Except
as
provided in Section 3.06, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal
amount of each Disbursement from time to time outstanding during each Interest
Period for such Disbursement at a rate equal to the sum of the Margin and the
Interbank Rate for such Interest Period.
(b) Interest
shall:
(1) accrue
from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the
last
day of such Interest Period;
(2) be
calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day
year;
and
(3) be
due
and payable on the Interest Payment Date which is the last day of the relevant
Interest Period.
(c) On
each
Interest Determination Date, EBRD shall determine the interest rate applicable
during the relevant Interest Period and promptly give notice thereof to the
Borrower. Each determination by EBRD of the interest rate applicable to any
portion of the Loan shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Borrower
unless shown by the Borrower to the satisfaction of EBRD that any such
determination has involved manifest error.
Default
Interest
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(a) If
the
Borrower fails to pay when due any amount payable by it under this Agreement,
the overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate equal to the sum
of:
(1) 2.0%
per
annum;
(2) the
Margin; and
(3) the
interest rate per annum offered in the Euro-zone interbank market on the date
two Business Days prior to the first day of the relevant Default Interest Period
(or, at EBRD's option, on the first day of such Default Interest Period) for
a
deposit in the Loan Currency of an amount comparable to the overdue amount
for a
period equal to the relevant Default Interest Period or, if EBRD determines
that
deposits in the Loan Currency are not being offered in the Euro-zone interbank
market in such amounts or for such period, the cost to EBRD (expressed as a
rate
per annum) of funding the overdue amount from whatever sources it
selects.
(b) Default
interest shall:
(1) accrue
from day to day from the due date to the date of actual payment, after as well
as before judgement, if any;
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(2) be
calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day
year;
(3) be
compounded at the end of each Default Interest Period; and
(4) be
due
and payable forthwith upon demand.
(c) Each
determination by EBRD of the interest rates applicable to overdue amounts and
of
Default Interest Periods shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the
Borrower unless shown by the Borrower to the satisfaction of EBRD that any
such
determination has involved manifest error.
Section
3.07.
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Repayment
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The
Borrower shall repay each Disbursement on the last day of the Interest Period
for such Disbursement and, provided that the Borrower submits an application
for
Disbursement in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02(a), the Borrower
may refinance any maturing Disbursement with a Renewal Disbursement. Subject
to
the terms of this Agreement, amounts repaid during the Commitment Period may
be
reborrowed hereunder.
Prepayment
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(a) The
Borrower shall have the right at any time, on not less than 10 Business Days'
prior notice to EBRD, to prepay all or any part of the principal amount of
the
Loan then outstanding; provided that:
(1) the
Borrower shall pay to EBRD at the same time all accrued interest and other
amounts payable on the principal amount of the Loan to be prepaid (including,
in
the case of any amount of the Loan prepaid other than on the last day of an
Interest Period, all amounts payable in accordance with Section 3.12(a)) and
all
other amounts due and payable hereunder; and
(2) in
the
case of a partial prepayment, such prepayment shall be in an amount of not
less
than €5,000,000 and in an integral multiple of €1,000,000, shall be applied pro
rata between the A Loan and the B Loan in proportion to the respective principal
amounts thereof then outstanding.
Any
such
notice of prepayment by the Borrower shall be irrevocable and binding on the
Borrower and, upon delivery of such notice, the Borrower shall be obligated
to
prepay the Loan in accordance with the terms thereof. Subject to the terms
of
this Agreement, amounts of the Loan prepaid by the Borrower under this Section
3.08(a) may be reborrowed.
(b) If
a
Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, EBRD will have the right to require
the Borrower to prepay all or any part (equal to €50,000 and any integral
multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof) of the principal amount of the Loan then
outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable to the
date of repayment.
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Within
30
days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Borrower will provide
notice to EBRD stating:
(1)
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that
a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that EBRD has
the
right to require the Borrower to prepay all or any of the principal
amount
of the Loan then outstanding in accordance with this Section 3.08(b)
plus
accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable to the date
of
repayment;
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(2)
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the
prepayment date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later
than 60
days from the date such notice is served (the “Change of Control Payment
Date”); and
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(3)
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the
circumstances and relevant facts regarding the Change of Control.
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If,
not
less than 10 days prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, EBRD shall have
given notice to the Borrower that it requires a prepayment and the corresponding
principal amount thereof, each in accordance with this Section 3.08(b) (a
“Change of Control Prepayment Notice”) , the Borrower shall pay to EBRD on the
Change of Control Payment Date such principal amount plus accrued interest
and
other amounts payable in connection therewith as notified by EBRD to the
Borrower. No amounts repaid pursuant to this Section 3.08(b) may be reborrowed
and all undisbursed amounts of the Commitment shall forthwith automatically
be
cancelled on and from the date of the Change of Control Prepayment
Notice.
(c) The
provisions of Sections 6.06(b) and (c) shall govern any prepayment required
to
be made hereunder following an Asset Disposition (as defined in the
Indenture).
(d) If
the
Borrower shall (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) make any prepayment,
repurchase or early redemption of any Long-term Debt borrowed or raised after
the date of this Agreement (referred to in this Section 3.08(d) as “New
Long-term Debt”) or make any repayment of any New Long-term Debt pursuant to any
provision of any agreement or note which provides directly or indirectly for
acceleration of repayment in time or amount, then in any such case, if EBRD
so
requires by notice to the Borrower, there shall be a contemporaneous
cancellation of a proportionate amount thereto of the Commitment. To the extent
that such proportionate amount exceeds the Available Amount, the Borrower shall
prepay such principal amount then outstanding of the Loan as is equal to such
excess. No portion of the Commitment which is cancelled pursuant to this Section
3.08(d) may be reinstated and no amounts repaid pursuant to this Section 3.08(d)
may be reborrowed.
Payments
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(a) All
payments of principal, interest, charges, commissions, fees, expenses and any
other amounts due to EBRD under this Agreement shall be made, without set-off
or
counterclaim, in the Loan Currency (or, in the case of costs and expenses of
EBRD, in the currency in which such costs and expenses were incurred), for
value
on the due date, to such account as EBRD may from time to time designate by
notice to the Borrower.
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(b) The
sums
to be disbursed by EBRD to the Borrower hereunder shall be payable in the Loan
Currency for value, unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and EBRD, on the
value date requested by the Borrower in its Disbursement application and to
such
correspondent account as the Borrower may designate in its Disbursement
application (with instructions to transfer such sums, at the Borrower's risk
and
expense, to such account as the Borrower may designate in its Disbursement
application).
(d) EBRD
shall have the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off any
amount owed by EBRD to the Borrower, whether or not matured, against any amount
then due and payable by the Borrower under any Financing Agreement, whether
or
not EBRD has demanded payment by the Borrower of such amount and regardless
of
the currency or place of payment of either such amount. EBRD shall have the
right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to deduct from the proceeds
of
any Disbursement any charges, commissions, fees, expenses and other amounts
then
due and payable by the Borrower to EBRD under any Financing
Agreement.
Section
3.10.
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Insufficient
Payments
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(a) If
EBRD
at any time receives less than the full amount then due and payable to it under
this Agreement, EBRD shall have the right to allocate and apply the amount
received in any way or manner and for such purpose or purposes under this
Agreement as EBRD in its sole discretion determines, notwithstanding any
instruction that the Borrower may give to the contrary.
Section
3.11.
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Taxes
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(a) The
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid, or reimburse EBRD on demand for, all
present and future Taxes, now or at any time hereafter levied or imposed by
any
Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction out of which or through which
payments hereunder are made, on or in connection with the payment of any amounts
due to EBRD under this Agreement, whether in respect of the A Loan or the B
Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.11(a), together with Sections
3.04(e) and 8.07(a), shall not apply with respect to any Tax assessed on the
Lender by reference to the net income received or receivable (but not any sum
deemed to be received or receivable) by the Lender.
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(b) All
payments of principal, interest and other amounts due to EBRD under this
Agreement, whether in respect of the A Loan or the B Loan, shall be made free
and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any
Taxes; provided, however, that, in the event that the Borrower is prevented
by
operation of law or otherwise from making such payments free and clear of such
deductions or withholdings, the principal, interest or other amount (as the
case
may be) due under this Agreement shall be increased to such amount as may be
necessary to remit to EBRD the full amount it would have received had such
payment been made without such deductions or withholdings.
Unwinding
Costs
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(a) If,
for
any reason (including, without limitation, an acceleration pursuant to Section
7.02), any portion of the Loan is repaid or prepaid, or becomes due and payable
on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period, the Borrower shall
pay
to EBRD on demand the amount, if any, by which:
(1) the
interest which would have accrued on such portion of the Loan from the date
on
which such portion of the Loan has become due and payable to the last day of
the
then current Interest Period at a rate equal to the Interbank Rate for such
Interest Period;
exceeds:
(2) the
interest which EBRD would be able to obtain if it were to place an amount equal
to such portion of the Loan on deposit with a leading bank in the Euro-zone
interbank market for the period commencing on the date on which such portion
of
the Loan has become due and payable and ending on the last day of the then
current Interest Period.
(b) If
any
overdue amount is paid on a date other than the last day of a Default Interest
Period, the Borrower shall pay to EBRD on demand the amount, if any, by
which:
(1) the
interest which would have accrued on such overdue amount from the date of
receipt of such overdue amount to the last day of the then current Default
Interest Period at a rate equal to the rate specified in Section 3.06(a)(3)
for
such Default Interest Period;
exceeds:
(2) the
interest which EBRD would be able to obtain if it were to place an amount equal
to such overdue amount on deposit with a leading bank in the Euro-zone interbank
market for the period commencing on the Business Day immediately following
the
date of receipt of such overdue amount and ending on the last day of the then
current Default Interest Period.
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(c) The
Borrower shall forthwith upon notice from EBRD reimburse EBRD for any costs,
expenses and losses incurred by EBRD or any Participant, and not otherwise
recovered by EBRD under Sections 3.12(a) and (b), as a result of the occurrence
of an Event of Default, prepayment of any portion of the Loan on a date other
than the last day of an Interest Period, failure by the Borrower to pay any
amount when due hereunder, failure by the Borrower to borrow in accordance
with
a Disbursement application submitted pursuant to Section 3.02 or failure by
the
Borrower to make any prepayment in accordance with a notice of prepayment
delivered pursuant to Section 3.08.
(d) A
certificate of EBRD as to any amount payable under this Section 3.12 shall
be
final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower unless shown by the Borrower
to
the satisfaction of EBRD to contain manifest error.
Section
3.13.
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Increased
Costs
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(1) the
introduction of, or any change in, any applicable law or any applicable
guideline or policy (whether or not having the force of law), or any change
in
the interpretation or application thereof by any governmental or regulatory
authority charged with the administration thereof; and/or
(2) any
compliance with any request from, or requirement of, any central bank or other
monetary or other authority;
which,
subsequent to the date of this Agreement:
(A) imposes,
modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement
against assets held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or loans by,
EBRD or such Participant;
(B) imposes
a
cost on EBRD or such Participant as a result of it having made the Loan or
acquired its Participation, as the case may be, or reduces the rate of return
on
the overall capital of EBRD or such Participant which it would otherwise have
been able to achieve;
(C) changes
the basis of Tax on payments received by EBRD or such Participant in respect
of
the Loan or its Participation, as the case may be, other than by a change in
taxation of the overall net income of EBRD or such Participant; or
(D) imposes
on EBRD or such Participant any other condition regarding the making or
maintaining of the Loan or the acquisition or maintaining of its Participation,
as the case may be.
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(b) EBRD
shall furnish to the Borrower with any such demand a certificate of EBRD or
the
relevant Participant certifying:
(1) that
such
net incremental costs have been incurred;
(2) the
circumstances giving rise to such net incremental costs;
(3) that,
in
the opinion of EBRD or such Participant, it has exercised reasonable efforts
to
minimise or eliminate such net incremental costs; and
(4) the
amount of such net incremental costs.
The
certificate of EBRD or any Participant as to the amount of such net incremental
costs shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower unless shown by
the
Borrower to the satisfaction of EBRD to contain manifest error.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything in Section 3.08, the Borrower shall have the right, on not less than
30
days' notice to EBRD (which notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the
Borrower), to prepay on any Interest Payment Date that portion of the Loan
on
which EBRD informs the Borrower that such net incremental costs are then being
charged, provided that the Borrower shall pay to EBRD at the same time all
accrued interest and other amounts (including, any such net incremental costs)
payable on that portion of the principal amount of the Loan to be prepaid and
all other amounts due hereunder.
Illegality
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement, if it is or becomes unlawful in any jurisdiction
for
EBRD to make, maintain or fund the Loan or for any Participant to maintain
or
fund its Participation, then:
(1) upon
request by EBRD, the Borrower shall, on the next Interest Payment Date or such
earlier date as EBRD may specify, prepay that portion of the principal amount
of
the Loan which EBRD notifies to the Borrower as being affected by such change,
together with all accrued interest and other amounts payable thereon;
and
(2) upon
notice from EBRD, any portion of the Loan which EBRD notifies to the Borrower
as
being affected by such change and which has not theretofore been disbursed
shall
be cancelled immediately.
Section
3.15.
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Loan
Account
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EBRD
shall open and maintain on its books an account in the Borrower's name showing
the Disbursements and repayments thereof and the computation and payment of
interest, charges, commissions, fees and other amounts due and sums paid
hereunder. Such account shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower
as to the amount at any time due from the Borrower hereunder, absent manifest
error.
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ARTICLE
IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
First
Disbursement
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The
obligation of EBRD to make the first Disbursement shall be subject to the prior
fulfilment, in form and substance satisfactory to EBRD, or at the sole
discretion of EBRD the waiver, whether in whole or part and whether subject
to
conditions or unconditional, of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Financing
Agreements.
EBRD
shall have received duly executed originals of the following
agreements:
(1) the
Subsidiary Guarantees;
(2) the
Intercreditor Agreement; and
(3) the
Security Documents referred to in Section 4.01(c).
(b) Operational
Documents.
EBRD
shall have received certified copies of the following documents:
(1) the
Licences; and
(2) the
Framework Agreement.
(c) Security.
The
Security shall have been validly created and perfected (or have an analogous
effect to being perfected under applicable law) in a manner satisfactory to
EBRD
and EBRD shall have received duly executed originals of the following Security
Documents, together with any document, recording, filing, notification,
registration, notarisation or other evidence required, in the opinion of EBRD,
for the creation, validity, perfection (or having an analogous effect to
perfection under applicable law) or priority of the Security of EBRD in or
under
such Security Documents:
(1) the
Share
Pledges; and
(2) the
Contract Assignment.
(d) Indenture.
EBRD
shall have received a certified copy of the Indenture.
(e) Charters.
EBRD
shall have received certified copies of the Charters (and, if relevant,
certificates of registration (or evidence of filing thereof) and certificates
of
compliance or good standing dated not more than five Business Days prior to
the
date of the application for the first Disbursement) of the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Guarantors, each as amended to date.
(f) Corporate
Authorisations. EBRD
shall have received certified copies of all corporate (including, if required,
shareholder) Authorisations necessary for the due execution, delivery and
performance of the Financing Agreements, and any other documents in
implementation thereof, by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as
applicable, and for the transactions contemplated thereby, including the
authorisations (whether by law, Charter, resolution or otherwise) of the persons
signing the Financing Agreements to sign such documents and to bind the
respective parties thereby.
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(g) Specimen
Signatures.
EBRD
shall have received:
(1) a
certificate of incumbency and authority of the Borrower substantially in the
form of Exhibit B; and
(2) a
certificate of an appropriate officer of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors
certifying the specimen signature of each person authorised to sign, on behalf
of such party, the Financing Agreements to be entered into and performed by
such
party.
(h) Governmental
and Other Authorisations.
EBRD
shall have received originals or certified copies of all Authorisations,
including creditors' consents, necessary for the execution, delivery and
performance of the Financing Agreements by the Borrower and the Subsidiary
Guarantors and for the transactions contemplated thereby,
including:
(1) the
borrowing by the Borrower under this Agreement;
(2) obligations
of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guarantees;
(3) the
creation of the Security; and
(4) the
remittance to EBRD of all monies payable in respect of the Financing
Agreements,
other
than any Authorisation of a routine or minor nature which is not necessary
at
the time of the proposed Disbursement or which may only be obtained as the
Project progresses and in each case which is customarily granted in due course
after timely application, and in respect of which the Borrower or the relevant
Subsidiary Guarantor is not aware of any reason for it being unable to obtain
in
due course such Authorisation.
(i)
Auditors
Letter.
EBRD
shall have received a copy of a letter to the Auditors from the Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
(j)
Participations.
EBRD
shall have received from Participants, upon terms satisfactory to EBRD, formal
commitments by such Participants, through the execution of one or more
Participation Agreements for the acquisition of Participations in the B Loan
in
an aggregate amount equal to the full amount of the B Loan.
(k) Process
Agent Appointments.
EBRD
shall have received written confirmation from the agents for service of process
appointed by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to the
Financing Agreements of their acceptances of such appointments.
(l)
Legal
Opinions.
EBRD
shall have received the following legal opinions regarding such matters incident
to the transactions contemplated by the Financing Agreements and Operational
Documents as EBRD reasonably requests:
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(1) the
opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, special Bermuda counsel to the Borrower;
(2) the
opinion of Houthoff Buruma, special Netherlands counsel to EBRD;
(3) the
opinion of Xxxxxx van Doorne, special Netherlands Antilles counsel to
EBRD;
(4) the
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, special English counsel to EBRD; and
(5) the
opinion of Kotrlik Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, special counsel to the Borrower in
the
Czech Republic.
All
Disbursements
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The
obligation of EBRD to make any Disbursement, including (except as otherwise
provided) each Renewal Disbursement, shall also be subject to the fulfilment,
in
form and substance satisfactory to EBRD, or at the sole discretion of EBRD
the
waiver, whether in whole or part and whether subject to conditions or
unconditional, of the conditions that, on the date of the Borrower's application
for such Disbursement (other than in the case of a Renewal Disbursement) and
on
the date of such Disbursement:
(a) Continuing
Validity of Documents.
All
agreements, documents and instruments delivered to EBRD pursuant to Section
4.01
(other than Section 4.01(d) in the event that the Notes have been repaid) shall
be in full force and effect and unconditional (except for this Agreement having
become unconditional, if that is a condition of any such
agreement).
(b) Representations
and Warranties.
Subject
to Section 2.04(b), the representations and warranties made or confirmed by
the
Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor in the Financing Agreements shall be
true
on and as of such dates with the same effect as though such representations
and
warranties had been made on and as of such dates.
(c) No
Default.
No
Default (or, in the case of a Renewal Disbursement, no Event of
Default) shall
have occurred and be continuing and the Borrower shall not, as a result of
such
Disbursement, be in violation of its Charter, any provision contained in any
agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party (including this
Agreement) or by which the Borrower is bound or any law applicable to the
Borrower.
(d) No
Material Adverse Change.
Nothing
shall have occurred which, in the reasonable opinion of EBRD, is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Use
of Proceeds.
The
proceeds of such Disbursement (other than Renewal Disbursements) shall be needed
for the following purposes:
(1) until
the
aggregate principal amount of Disbursements (other than Renewal Disbursements)
reaches €100,000,000, the proceeds of each such Disbursement shall be needed for
the purposes of the Project; and
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(2) thereafter,
the proceeds of each Disbursement (other than Renewal Disbursements) shall
be
needed in connection with the business operations (including the Project) of
the
Borrower’s Subsidiaries in the Countries of Operation or the treasury operations
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
and
EBRD
shall have received such evidence as to the proposed utilisation of the proceeds
of such Disbursement and the utilisation of the proceeds of any such prior
Disbursement as EBRD reasonably requests.
(f)
Fees
and Expenses. EBRD
shall have received payment of all amounts due and owing to it under the
Financing Agreements, including all fees and expenses described in Section
3.04
and Section 5.13.
(g) Disbursement
Application.
Other
than in the case of a Renewal Disbursement, EBRD shall have received an original
of the Borrower's timely application for such Disbursement substantially in
the
form of Exhibit A.
(h) Other.
EBRD
shall have received such other documents and legal opinions as EBRD may
reasonably request.
Participations
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligation of EBRD to make
any
Disbursement shall also be subject to the conditions that:
(1) immediately
after such Disbursement, the ratio of the aggregate amount of the A Loan to
the
aggregate amount of the B Loan shall be one to one; and
(2) EBRD
shall not in any event be obligated to make any Disbursement of the B Loan
except to the extent that corresponding funds in an aggregate amount equal
to
the amount of such Disbursement of the B Loan are provided to EBRD by
Participants pursuant to Participations.
ARTICLE
V - AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section
5.01.
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Corporate
Existence; Continuity of
Business
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(a) The
provisions of Section 4.5 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis as
if set
out herein in full.
(b) The
Borrower shall, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries shall, conduct their
businesses with due diligence and efficiency, in accordance with sound financial
and business practices and in compliance with all applicable laws, including
all
money laundering laws. The Borrower shall use procurement methods which ensure
a
sound selection of goods and services at fair market value and that the Borrower
is making its capital investments in a cost effective manner.
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Section
5.02.
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Project
Implementation
and Use of Proceeds
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Business
Plan and Budget
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(a) The
Borrower shall ensure that the Business Plan is updated on an annual basis
as at
the last day of each Financial Year, and shall provide a copy of each such
updated Business Plan to EBRD promptly (and in any event within 10 Business
Days) after the adoption thereof by the Board of Directors of the Borrower.
(b) Without
prejudice to Section 5.03(a), the Borrower shall notify EBRD of any amendment
from time to time to the Business Plan, where such amendment results in a
reduction of at least 20% against the prevailing consolidated Segment EBITDA
for
the then current Financial Year and the next succeeding Financial Year, as
reported to EBRD in the then most recent Business Plan. Notification by the
Borrower under this Section 5.03(b) shall be made promptly (and in any event
within 10 Business Days) after the adoption of any such amendment by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower.
(c) The
Borrower shall adopt a Budget in respect of each Financial Year, and shall
provide a copy of such Budget to EBRD within 90 days after the last day of
the
previous Financial Year or, if earlier, promptly (and in any event within 10
Business Days) after the adoption thereof by the Board of Directors of the
Borrower.
Section
5.04
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Environmental
and Social Compliance
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(b) The
Borrower shall and shall procure that its Subsidiaries shall observe all
applicable laws and standards on employment, including those relating to the
employment of children and young people, discrimination at work, and forced
labour. Such applicable laws and standards shall include (i) the International
Labour Organisation’s fundamental conventions concerning the abolition of child
labour, the elimination of discrimination at the workplace and the elimination
of forced and compulsory labour and (ii) national law.
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Section
5.05.
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Insurance
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The
Borrower shall and shall procure that the Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant
Subsidiaries shall maintain insurance against loss, damage and liability in
relation to their business and assets of a type and in an amount as is usual
for
companies carrying on a business such as that carried on by them in their
respective geographic markets and will on demand by EBRD provide to EBRD copies
of the policies relating thereto.
Accounting
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(a) The
Borrower shall maintain books of account and other records adequate to present
fairly the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash
flows
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the results of its operations
(including the progress of the Project) in conformity with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles.
(b) The
Borrower shall maintain as auditors of the Borrower a firm of independent
accountants of international standing.
(c) The
Borrower shall authorise, by a letter substantially in the form of Exhibit
C,
the Auditors to communicate directly with EBRD at any time regarding the
Borrower's accounts and operations.
Continuing
Governmental and Other Authorisations
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The
Borrower shall procure that all Authorisations (i) required for the purposes
described in Sections 4.01(f) and 4.01(h) and for ensuring the legality,
validity and enforceability of the Financing Agreements, and (ii) required
from
time to time for the carrying out of the Project, are obtained, complied with
and maintained in force (or, where appropriate, renewed). The Borrower shall
procure that all the conditions and restrictions contained in, or imposed by,
such Authorisations are performed and observed.
Security
|
(a) The
Borrower shall and, in respect of the Share Pledge over the shares of CME Media
Enterprises B.V., shall procure that Central European Media Enterprises N.V.
shall create, perfect, maintain and, as appropriate, renew the Security in
a
manner satisfactory to EBRD.
(b) The
Borrower shall procure that EBRD shall be entitled to share, on a pari passu
basis with the Security Trustee (as trustee for the holders of the Notes),
any
security interest to which the Security Trustee becomes entitled pursuant to
the
terms of the Indenture so long as any amount is or may become outstanding under
the Financing Agreements.
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Compliance
with Other Obligations
|
The
Borrower shall and shall procure that each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and
Significant Subsidiaries shall comply in all material respects with all material
agreements (other than intra-Group agreements) to which the Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its properties or
assets is bound.
Section
5.10.
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Taxes
|
(a) The
Borrower shall and shall procure that each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and
Significant Subsidiaries shall pay when due all of their Taxes, including any
Taxes against any of their properties, other than Taxes which are being
contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and/or as to which adequate
reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof. The Borrower shall and
shall procure that each of the Subsidiary Guarantors and Significant
Subsidiaries shall make timely filings of all Tax returns and governmental
reports required to be filed or submitted under any applicable law.
(b) The
Borrower shall and shall procure that each of its relevant Subsidiaries shall
pay all Taxes payable on, or in connection with, the execution, issue, delivery,
registration or notarisation of any Financing Agreement or any other document
related to this Agreement. Upon notice from EBRD, the Borrower shall pay to
EBRD, or reimburse EBRD for, an amount equal to any such Taxes levied on or
paid
by EBRD.
Section
5.11.
|
Operational
Documents
|
(a) The
Borrower shall and shall procure that each of its relevant Subsidiaries shall
obtain and maintain in full force and effect (or, where any such Licence is
to
expire during the term of this Agreement, renew) each of the Licences and shall
procure that each of its relevant Subsidiaries shall comply at all times in
all
material respects with all provisions thereof.
(b) The
Borrower shall and shall procure that CME Media Enterprises B.V. shall maintain
the Framework Agreement in full force and effect and perform its obligations
under, and not commit any breach of or default under, such
agreement.
Further
Documents
|
The
Borrower shall execute all such other documents and instruments and do all
such
other acts and things as EBRD may determine are necessary or desirable to give
effect to the provisions of the Financing Agreements (or to procure the giving
effect to such provisions) and to cause the Financing Agreements to be duly
registered, notarised and stamped in any applicable jurisdiction. The Borrower
hereby irrevocably appoints and constitutes EBRD as the Borrower's true and
lawful attorney with right of substitution (in the name of the Borrower or
otherwise) to execute such documents and instruments and to do such acts and
things in the name of and on behalf of the Borrower in order to carry out the
provisions hereof .
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Section
5.13.
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Costs
and Expenses
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(a) The
Borrower shall, whether or not any Disbursement is made, pay to EBRD or as
EBRD
may direct, within 30 days of EBRD furnishing to the Borrower the invoice
therefor (but, in any event, on or prior to the first Disbursement in the case
of costs and expenses incurred and invoiced to the Borrower prior to the date
of
the first Disbursement), all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, reasonable travel expenses and the reasonable fees and expenses
of
outside counsel to EBRD and all other reasonable financial, accounting,
environmental and other consulting fees and expenses) incurred by EBRD in
connection with:
(1) the
assessment, preparation, negotiation and arrangement of the Loan by
EBRD;
(2) the
preparation, review, negotiation, execution and, where appropriate, stamping,
registration and notarisation of the Financing Agreements, the Operational
Documents and the Security and any other documents related thereto;
(3) the
giving of any legal opinions hereunder; and
(4) the
administration of the Financing Agreements, including visits by environmental
staff (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding amounts representing any
salaries of employees of EBRD),
provided
that amounts payable in respect of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall
be
governed by the terms of the mandate letter dated 11 January, 2006 between
(inter
alia)
the
Borrower and EBRD.
(b) The
Borrower shall pay to EBRD or as EBRD may direct, on demand, all fees, costs
and
expenses (including, legal fees and expenses) incurred by EBRD:
(1) in
the
determination of whether there has occurred a Default;
(2) in
respect of the preservation or enforcement of any of its rights under any
Financing Agreement and the collection of any amount owing to EBRD;
and
(3) in
connection with the assessment, preparation, review, negotiation, execution
and,
where appropriate, registration and notarisation of any amendment to or waiver
of any Financing Agreement or any other document related thereto.
Section
5.14.
|
Reports;
Furnishing of Information
|
(a) (1) The
provisions of Section 4.12 (excluding Section 4.12(3) and the final paragraph
of
Section 4.12) of the Indenture (together with the definitions set out in the
Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated herein
mutatis
mutandis as
if set
out herein in full, provided that the requirement to provide to or make
information available to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes shall not
be
incorporated mutatis
mutandis herein.
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(2) Insofar
as the annual and quarterly information required under Section 5.14(a)(1)
is not
filed with the Commission and/or is not publicly available by reference to
the
internet website of the Borrower within the time required thereunder (by
reference to Section 4.12 of the Indenture) the Borrower shall, promptly
upon
becoming aware thereof, provide paper copies thereof to EBRD in the form
required under Regulation S-X.
(b) Within
45
days after the end of each quarter of each Financial Year, the Borrower shall
notify EBRD of the Leverage Ratio for the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as at the date of each Incurrence of Indebtedness by the Borrower
or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors during such quarter.
(c) Within
60
days after the end of each Financial Year, the Borrower shall furnish to EBRD
a
statement of the principal repayments scheduled to be made in each succeeding
Financial Year up to and including the Financial Year ending on 31 December
2011
(and any subsequent Financial Year to the extent that any amounts may remain
outstanding hereunder by the Borrower in such Financial Year) in respect of
all
of its Indebtedness other than amounts required for a mandatory reduction
referred to in the exception to Section 6.13.
(d) As
soon
as available but, in any event, within 60 days after the end of each Financial
Year, the Borrower shall furnish to EBRD information on the identity and
nationality of the contractor and the value of the contract in respect of any
contract awarded by the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Project
(A)
which is in respect of construction or works and has a value in excess of
€5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in other currencies at then current rates
of exchange), or (B) which is in respect of the purchase of goods or the
provision of consultancy services with a value in excess of €1,000,000 (or the
equivalent thereof in other currencies at then current rates of
exchange).
(e) As
soon
as available but, in any event, within 60 days after the end of each Financial
Year, the Borrower shall furnish to EBRD a report, in form and scope
satisfactory to EBRD, on Environmental Matters and Social Matters arising in
relation to the Borrower or the Project during such Financial Year, such report
to be in the form set out in Exhibit G hereto.
(f)
The
Borrower shall promptly notify EBRD of any amendments and/or supplements to
the
Indenture and shall provide certified copies to EBRD promptly upon execution
thereof.
(1) any
proposed material change in the nature or scope of the Project or the business
or operations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) any
event
or condition (including, any pending or threatened litigation, arbitration
or
administrative proceeding and any damage to or destruction of Project
facilities) which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h) Immediately
upon the occurrence of any Default, the Borrower shall give EBRD notice thereof
specifying the nature of such Default and any steps the Borrower is taking
to
remedy the same.
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Unless
EBRD otherwise agrees in writing:
Limitation
on Indebtedness
|
The
provisions of Section 4.3 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, provided
that, for the purposes of the definition of "Refinancing Indebtedness", if
the
Indebtedness being refinanced is Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary
Guarantor then such Refinancing Indebtedness should also be Indebtedness of
the
Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor (as the case may be) that Incurred the initial
Indebtedness.
Section
6.02.
|
Limitation
on Restricted Payments;
Investments
|
The
provisions of Section 4.4 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, and references to “Default” and “Event of Default” shall
be defined in accordance with Section 1.01 hereof.
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Section
6.03.
|
Limitation
on Liens
|
The
provisions of Section 4.6 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
Section
6.04.
|
Waiver
of Stay; Extension or Usury
Laws
|
The
provisions of Section 4.7 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
Section
6.05.
|
Limitation
on Restrictions on Distributions from Restricted
Subsidiaries
|
The
provisions of Section 4.8 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
Section
6.06.
|
Limitation
on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary
Stock
|
(a) The
provisions of Section 4.9 of the Indenture (together with the definitions set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, save that the provisions of Section 6.06(b) and (c)
below shall apply hereunder in connection with any Asset Disposition Offer
under, and shall supplement, Section 4.9 of the Indenture.
(b) The
parties hereto agree and acknowledge that, for the purposes of Section 4.9
of
the Indenture, the Indebtedness arising under this Agreement constitutes Pari
Passu Indebtedness and/or Pari Passu Notes, as the context requires. For the
avoidance of doubt, in the event that an Asset Disposition Offer is made under
Section 4.9 of the Indenture, the Borrower will be required to make such Asset
Disposition Offer to EBRD in accordance with the procedures and under the terms
and conditions outlined in Section 4.9 of the Indenture. Amounts of the Loan
prepaid by the Borrower under this Section 6.06(b) may not be reborrowed and
the
Commitment shall reduce accordingly.
(c) For
the
purposes of this Section 6.06, capitalised terms not otherwise defined in this
Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Indenture.
Section
6.07.
|
Limitation
on Affiliate Transactions; Arm’s Length
Transactions
|
The
provisions of Section 4.10 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
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Section
6.08.
|
Limitation
on Lines of Business
|
The
provisions of Section 4.13 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
Section
6.09.
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Merger,
Amalgamation and
Consolidation
|
The
provisions of Section 4.18 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, and all obligations therein by the Issuer or a
Subsidiary Guarantor (or a Successor Company or Successor Guarantor) to the
Trustee in respect of the Notes, the Indenture or the Subsidiary Guarantees
thereunder shall be read and construed as the Borrower’s or Subsidiary
Guarantor’s (or a Successor Company’s or Successor Guarantor’s) obligations to
EBRD in respect of the Loan, this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guarantees
hereunder, and all references to “Default” and “Event of Default” shall be
defined in accordance with Section 1.01 hereof.
Section
6.10.
|
Limitation
on Sale of Stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries
|
The
provisions of Section 4.20 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full.
Section
6.11.
|
Limitation
on Guarantees of the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantor
Indebtedness
|
The
provisions of Section 4.21 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, and the reference therein to the “Notes” shall be read
and construed as a reference to the “Loan” hereunder.
Section
6.12.
|
Impairment
of Security Interest
|
The
provisions of Section 4.22 of the Indenture (together with the definitions
set
out in the Indenture insofar as they relate thereto) are hereby incorporated
herein mutatis
mutandis
as if
set out herein in full, and references therein to the “Collateral” shall be read
and construed as references to the “Security” hereunder and the reference
therein to the “Security Documents” shall be read and construed as a reference
to the Security Documents hereunder.
Section
6.13.
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Repayment
of Indebtedness
|
The
Borrower shall not enter into or permit to subsist any financial debt of the
Borrower to any third party and/or any amounts payable by the Borrower on
capital leases or similar financial instruments in respect of which, in any
such
case, scheduled principal repayments exceed US$20,000,000 in any calendar year
while any amounts are outstanding or may become due by the Borrower hereunder
(except for any amounts required for the mandatory reduction of the revolving
facility dated 29 July 2005 between ING Bank N.V. and Produkcija Plus storitveno
podjetje d.o.o. and the Czech Loans).
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Section
6.14.
|
Changes
to Project and Charter
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(a) The
Borrower shall not change, or permit changes to be made to, the nature or scope
of the Project in any material way.
(b) The
Borrower shall not make changes to its Charter in any manner which would be
inconsistent with the provisions of any Financing Agreement.
Section
7.01.
|
Events
of Default
|
Each
of
the following events and occurrences shall constitute an Event of Default under
this Agreement:
(a) Payments.
The
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to pay when due any amount payable
pursuant to any Financing Agreement at the place and in the currency in which
it
is expressed to be payable.
(b) Covenants.
The
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to perform in a timely manner any
of
its obligations under any Financing Agreement or any other agreement between
the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor and EBRD, the failure to perform such
obligation is not referred to elsewhere in this Section 7.01 and, if capable
of
remedy, such failure to perform has continued for a period of 30 days after
notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by EBRD.
(c) Framework
Agreement.
The
Borrower fails to perform in a timely manner any of its obligations under the
Framework Agreement, the failure to perform such obligation is not referred
to
elsewhere in this Section 7.01 and, if capable of remedy, such failure to
perform has continued for a period of 30 days after notice thereof has been
given to the Borrower by EBRD.
(d) Czech
Licence.
(i) The
TV Nova Licence is
(whether in whole or in part) terminated, suspended, withdrawn, revoked,
materially modified or varied (in such a way that such modification or variation
is reasonable likely to have a Material Adverse Effect) or cancelled (including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, declared illegal or
unenforceable or nullified) or otherwise expires and is not renewed prior to
its
expiration or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect; or (ii)
any
event occurs which is reasonably likely to give rise to such termination,
suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation, expiry or cessation in
circumstances where the Borrower is unable to demonstrate to the reasonable
satisfaction of the EBRD within 30 (thirty) days of such event occurring that
such termination, suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation, expiry
or
cessation will not occur or that it is taking steps agreed with EBRD to mitigate
the risk of such termination, suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation,
expiry or cessation.
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(e) Other
Licences.
(i)
Any
of
the Licences other than the TV
Nova
Licence
is
(whether in whole or in part) terminated, suspended, withdrawn, revoked,
materially modified or varied or cancelled (including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, declared illegal or unenforceable or nullified)
or
otherwise expires and is not renewed prior to its expiration or otherwise ceases
to be in full force and effect (in such a way as to be reasonably likely to
have
a Material Adverse Effect); or (ii)
any
event occurs which is reasonably likely to give rise to such termination,
suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation, expiry or cessation in
circumstances where the Borrower is unable to demonstrate to the reasonable
satisfaction of the EBRD within 30 (thirty) days of such event occurring that
such termination, suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation, expiry
or
cessation will not occur or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, or that it is taking steps agreed with EBRD to mitigate the risk of
such
termination, suspension, withdrawal, revocation, cancellation, expiry or
cessation.
(f) Representations.
Any
representation or warranty made or confirmed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor in any Financing Agreement was false or misleading in any material
respect when made or repeated.
(g) Nationalisation.
Any
Governmental Authority condemns, nationalises, seizes or otherwise expropriates
all or any substantial part of the property or other assets of the Borrower,
any
Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or of its share capital,
or
assumes custody or control of such property or other assets or of the business
or operations of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant
Subsidiary or of its share capital, or acquires majority ownership of the
Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or takes any
action for the dissolution or disestablishment of the Borrower, any Subsidiary
Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or any action that would prevent the
Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or its officers
from carrying on its business or operations or a substantial part
thereof.
(h) Bankruptcy.
A decree
or order by a court is entered adjudging the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor
or any Significant Subsidiary bankrupt or insolvent or ordering the winding
up
or liquidation of its affairs; or a petition is filed seeking reorganisation,
administration, arrangement, adjustment, composition or liquidation of or in
respect of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary
under any applicable law; or a receiver, administrator, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, sequestrator, secured creditor or other similar official is appointed
over or in respect of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant
Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property or assets; or the Borrower,
any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary institutes proceedings
to
be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consents to the institution of
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or files a petition or answer
or consent seeking reorganisation, administration, relief or liquidation under
any applicable law, or consents to the filing of any such petition or to the
appointment of a receiver, administrator, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
sequestrator, secured creditor or other similar official of the Borrower, any
Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial part
of
its property, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits
in
writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or any
other event occurs which under any applicable law would have an effect analogous
to any of the events listed in this Section.
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(i)
Indebtedness.
Any
Indebtedness of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Significant
Subsidiary (other than the Loan or Indebtedness owed to the Borrower, any
Subsidiary Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary) in excess of US$25,000,000
(or the equivalent thereof in other currencies) is not paid when due nor within
any applicable period of grace; or a default of any nature occurs under any
agreement pursuant to which there is outstanding any such Indebtedness and
such
default continues beyond any applicable period of grace; or any such
Indebtedness becomes prematurely due and payable or is placed on demand as
a
result of a default (however described under the terms of such
Indebtedness).
(j)
Material
Adverse Effect.
Any
circumstance or event occurs which, in the reasonable opinion of EBRD, is likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
7.02.
|
Consequences
of Default
|
If
an
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then EBRD may at its option, by
notice to the Borrower, declare all or any portion of the principal of, and
accrued interest on, the Loan (together with any other amounts accrued or
payable under this Agreement) to be, and the same shall thereupon become
(anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding),
either:
(1) due
and
payable on demand; or
(2) immediately
due and payable without any further notice and without any presentment, demand
or protest of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower.
Section
8.01.
|
Term
of Agreement
|
This
Agreement shall continue in force until the date that the obligation of EBRD
to
make Disbursements hereunder has terminated in accordance with the terms hereof
or, if later, until all moneys payable hereunder have been fully paid in
accordance with the provisions hereof; provided that the indemnities and
warranties of the Borrower and the provisions of Section 8.03, Section 8.08,
Section 8.09 and Section 8.10 shall survive repayment of the Loan and
termination of this Agreement.
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Section
8.02.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment and
Waiver
|
This
Agreement and the documents referred to herein constitute the entire obligation
of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall
supersede any prior expressions of intent or understandings with respect to
this
transaction. Any amendment to, waiver by EBRD of any of the terms or conditions
of, or consent given by EBRD under, this Agreement (including, this Section
8.02) shall be in writing, signed by EBRD and, in the case of an amendment,
by
the Borrower. The parties to this Agreement may by agreement rescind or vary
this Agreement without the consent of any person that is not a party to this
Agreement. In the event that EBRD waives a condition to any Disbursement, the
Borrower shall, by receiving the proceeds of such Disbursement, be deemed to
have agreed to all of the terms and conditions of such waiver.
Section
8.03.
|
Notices
|
Any
notice, application or other communication to be given or made under this
Agreement to EBRD or to the Borrower shall be in writing. Except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement, such notice, application or other communication
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when it is delivered by hand,
courier or facsimile transmission to the party to which it is required or
permitted to be given or made at such party's address specified below or at
such
other address as such party designates by notice to the party giving or making
such notice, application or other communication.
For the Borrower:
c/o
CME
Development Corp.
Aldwych
House
00
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
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General
Counsel
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Fax:
|
x00-00-0000-0000
|
For EBRD:
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Attention:
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Operation
Administration Unit
|
Fax:
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x00-00-0000-0000
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Section
8.04.
|
English
Language
|
All
documents to be furnished or communications to be given or made under this
Agreement shall be in the English language or, if in another language, shall
be
accompanied by a translation into English certified by the party providing
such
document, which translation shall be the governing version between the Borrower
and EBRD.
Section
8.05.
|
Financial
Calculations
|
All
financial calculations to be made under, or for the purposes of, this Agreement
shall be made in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and,
except as otherwise required to conform to the provisions of this Agreement,
shall be made using the then most recently issued quarterly Financial Statements
which the Borrower is required to furnish to EBRD from time to time under
Section 5.14(a); provided, however, that:
(1) if
the
relevant quarterly Financial Statements should be in respect of the last quarter
of a Financial Year then such calculations shall instead be made from the
audited Financial Statements for the relevant Financial Year; and
(2) if
there
should occur any material adverse change in the financial condition of the
Borrower after the end of the period covered by the relevant Financial
Statements, then such material adverse change shall also be taken into account
in calculating the relevant figures.
Section
8.06.
|
Rights,
Remedies and Waivers
|
(a) The
rights and remedies of EBRD in relation to any misrepresentations or breach
of
warranty on the part of the Borrower shall not be prejudiced by any
investigation by or on behalf of EBRD into the affairs of the Borrower, by
the
execution or the performance of this Agreement or by any other act or thing
which may be done by or on behalf of EBRD in connection with this Agreement
and
which might, apart from this Section, prejudice such rights or
remedies.
(b) No
course
of dealing or waiver by EBRD in connection with any condition of Disbursement
under this Agreement shall impair any right, power or remedy of EBRD with
respect to any other condition of Disbursement or be construed to be a waiver
thereof.
(c) No
action
of EBRD in respect of any Disbursement shall affect or impair any right, power
or remedy of EBRD in respect of any other Disbursement. Without limiting the
foregoing, the right of EBRD to require compliance with any condition under
this
Agreement which may be waived by EBRD in respect of any Disbursement is, unless
otherwise notified to the Borrower by EBRD, expressly preserved for the purposes
of any subsequent Xxxxxxxxxxxx.
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(x) No
course
of dealing and no delay in exercising, or omission to exercise, any right,
power
or remedy accruing to EBRD upon any default under this Agreement or any other
agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be
a
waiver thereof or an acquiescence therein. No single or partial exercise of
any
such right, power or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. No action of EBRD in
respect of any such default, or acquiescence by it therein, shall affect or
impair any right, power or remedy of EBRD in respect of any other
default.
(e) The
rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies,
whether provided by applicable law or otherwise.
Section
8.07.
|
Indemnification
|
(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower assumes full liability for,
and agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless EBRD and its officers,
directors, employees, agents and servants against and from, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages (compensatory, punitive or otherwise),
penalties, claims, actions, Taxes, suits, costs and expenses (including,
reasonable legal counsel's fees and expenses and costs of investigation) of
whatsoever kind and nature, including, without prejudice to the generality
of
the foregoing, those arising in contract or tort (including, negligence) or
by
strict liability or otherwise, which are imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against EBRD or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or servants
(whether or not also indemnified by any other person under any other document)
and which in any way relate to or arise out of, whether directly or
indirectly:
(1) any
of
the transactions contemplated by any Financing Agreement or the execution,
delivery or performance thereof;
(2) the
operation or maintenance of the facilities of any member of the Group or the
ownership, control or possession thereof by any member of the Group;
or
(3) the
exercise by EBRD of any of its rights and remedies under any of the Financing
Agreements;
provided
that EBRD shall not have any right to be indemnified hereunder for its own
gross
negligence or wilful misconduct.
(b) The
Borrower acknowledges that EBRD is entering into this Agreement, and has acted,
solely as a lender, and not as an advisor, to the Borrower. The Borrower
represents and warrants that, in entering into the Financing Agreements, it
has
engaged, and relied upon advice given to it by, its own legal, financial and
other professional advisors and it has not relied on and will not hereafter
rely
on any advice given to it by EBRD.
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Section
8.08.
|
Governing
Law
|
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English
law.
Section
8.09.
|
Arbitration
and Jurisdiction
|
(a) Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,
or
the breach, termination or invalidity hereof, shall be settled by arbitration
in
accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as at present in force. There
shall be one arbitrator and the appointing authority shall be LCIA. The seat
and
place of arbitration shall be London, England and the English language shall
be
used throughout the arbitral proceedings. The parties hereby waive any rights
under the Arbitration Xxx 0000 or otherwise to appeal any arbitration award
to,
or to seek determination of a preliminary point of law by, the courts of
England. The arbitral tribunal shall not be authorised to take or provide,
and
the Borrower agrees that it shall not seek from any judicial authority, any
interim measures of protection or pre-award relief against EBRD, any provisions
of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules notwithstanding. The arbitral tribunal shall
have authority to consider and include in any proceeding, decision or award
any
further dispute properly brought before it by EBRD (but no other party) insofar
as such dispute arises out of any Financing Agreement, but, subject to the
foregoing, no other parties or other disputes shall be included in, or
consolidated with, the arbitral proceedings. In any arbitral proceeding, the
certificate of EBRD as to any amount due to EBRD under any Financing Agreement
shall be prima
facie
evidence
of such amount unless the findings in such certificate involve manifest
error.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 8.09(a), this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, and any
rights of EBRD arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other
Financing Agreement, may, at the option of EBRD, be enforced by EBRD in the
courts of Bermuda or England or in any other courts having jurisdiction. For
the
benefit of EBRD, the Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of England with respect to any dispute, controversy
or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Financing
Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity hereof or thereof. The
Borrower hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers CME Development
Corp. at its registered office (being, on the date hereof, at Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
00
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, Xxxxxxx) to act as its authorised agent to receive
service of process and any other legal summons in England for purposes of any
legal action or proceeding brought by EBRD in respect of any Financing
Agreement. The Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process
or
any other legal summons out of such courts by mailing copies thereof by
registered airmail postage prepaid to its address specified herein. The Borrower
covenants and agrees that, so long as it has any obligations under this
Agreement, it shall maintain a duly appointed agent to receive service of
process and any other legal summons in England for purposes of any legal action
or proceeding brought by EBRD in respect of any Financing Agreement and shall
keep EBRD advised of the identity and location of such agent. Nothing herein
shall affect the right of EBRD to commence legal actions or proceedings against
the Borrower in any manner authorised by the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.
The commencement by EBRD of legal actions or proceedings in one or more
jurisdictions shall not preclude EBRD from commencing legal actions or
proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not. The Borrower
irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have on any grounds
whatsoever to the laying of venue of any legal action or proceeding and any
claim it may now or hereafter have that any such legal action or proceeding
has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.
45
(c) The
Borrower agrees to the provisions of this Section 8.09 solely because the
counterparty to this Agreement as at the date hereof is EBRD.
Section
8.10.
|
Privileges
and Immunities of EBRD
|
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver, renunciation or other
modification of any immunities, privileges or exemptions of EBRD accorded under
the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
international convention or any applicable law.
Section
8.11.
|
Waiver
of Sovereign Immunity
|
The
Borrower represents and warrants that this Agreement and the incurring by the
Borrower of the Loan are commercial rather than public or governmental acts
and
that the Borrower is not entitled to claim immunity from legal proceedings
with
respect to itself or any of its assets on the grounds of sovereignty or
otherwise under any law or in any jurisdiction where an action may be brought
for the enforcement of any of the obligations arising under or relating to
this
Agreement. To the extent that the Borrower or any of its assets has or hereafter
may acquire any right to immunity from set-off, legal proceedings, attachment
prior to judgement, other attachment or execution of judgement on the grounds
of
sovereignty or otherwise, the Borrower hereby irrevocably waives such rights
to
immunity in respect of its obligations arising under or relating to this
Agreement.
Section
8.12.
|
Successors
and Assigns;
Third Party Rights
|
(a) This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and
assigns of the parties hereto, except that the Borrower may not assign or
otherwise transfer all or any part of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of EBRD.
(b) EBRD
may
sell, transfer, assign, novate or otherwise dispose of all or part of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements
(including, by granting of Participations or otherwise).
(c) Except
as
provided in Section 8.12(a) or 8.12(b), none of the terms of this Agreement
are
intended to be enforceable by any third party.
46
Section
8.13.
|
Disclosure
|
EBRD
may
disclose such documents, information and records regarding the Borrower and
this
transaction (including, copies of any Financing Agreements and Operational
Documents) as EBRD deems appropriate in connection with any dispute involving
the Borrower or any other party to a Financing Agreement, for the purpose of
preserving or enforcing any of EBRD's rights under any Financing Agreement
or
collecting any amount owing to EBRD or in connection with any Participation
or
any other proposed sale, transfer, assignment, novation or other disposal
contemplated by Section 8.12; provided, however, that (save for such disclosure
made at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the
recipient to whom any such information is disclosed provides a confidentiality
undertaking in respect thereof.
Section
8.14.
|
Counterparts
|
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
47
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto, acting through their duly authorised representatives, have
caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names as of the date
first above written.
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Name:
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
||
Title:
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
48
EUROPEAN
BANK
FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
||
Name:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
||
Title:
|
Acting
Director - Telecoms, Informatics and
Media
|
49
SCHEDULE
1 - COMMITMENT
Period
|
Commitment
|
Facility
Agreement date to 10 May 2008
|
€100,000,000
|
11
May 2008 to 10 November 2008
|
€92,500,000
|
11
November 2008 to 10 May 2009
|
€85,000,000
|
11
May 2009 to 10 November 2009
|
€77,500,000
|
11
November 2009 to 10 May 2010
|
€70,000,000
|
11
May 2010 to 10 November 2010
|
€55,000,000
|
11
November 2010 to 10 May 2011
|
€40,000,000
|
1
Exhibit
A - Form of Disbursement Application
[To
Be
Typed on Letterhead of the Borrower]
[Date]
European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
|
Operation
Administration Unit
|
Subject:
|
Operation
No. 36371
|
Disbursement
Application No. _____
Dear
Sir/Madam:
1.
Please
refer to the loan agreement dated [__________] (the "Loan Agreement") between
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (the "Borrower") and European Bank
for
Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD").
2.
Expressions
defined in the Loan Agreement shall bear the same meanings herein.
3.
We
hereby
request the following Disbursement in accordance with the provisions of the
Loan
Agreement:
Currency
required:
|
EURO
|
Amount
(in figures and words):
|
|
Value
Date:
|
[As
soon as possible, on a date selected by EBRD in its discretion, but
not
later than]
|
Payment
Instructions (Borrower's Banking Details):
Borrower's
Account Name:
|
|
Borrower's
Account Number:
|
|
Borrower's
Bank Name:
|
|
Borrower's
Bank Address:
|
|
A
-
1
Borrower's
Bank Correspondent Details:
Correspondent's
Name:
|
|
Correspondent's
Address:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrower's
Bank's Account Name:
|
|
Borrower's
Bank's Account Number:
|
|
Reference:
|
4.
For
the
purposes of Section 4.02 of the Loan Agreement, we hereby represent and warrant
that:
(a) all
agreements, documents and instruments delivered to EBRD pursuant to Section
4.01
[(other than Section 4.01(d))]* Insert
if
the Notes have been repaid.
of the
Loan Agreement are in full force and effect and unconditional (except for the
Loan Agreement having become unconditional, if that is a condition of any such
agreement);
(b) subject
to Section 2.04(b) of the Loan Agreement, the representations and warranties
made by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors in the Financing Agreements
are true on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date
hereof;
(c) no
Default (or, in the case of a Renewal Disbursement, no Event of Default) has
occurred and is continuing;
(d) the
Borrower will not, as a result of such Disbursement, be in violation of its
Charter, any provision contained in any agreement or instrument to which the
Borrower is a party (including the Loan Agreement) or by which the Borrower
is
bound or any law applicable to the Borrower;
(e) nothing
has occurred which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(f)
the
proceeds of such Disbursement are needed by the Borrower for the purposes of
the
Project.
A
-
2
5.
The
representations and warranties made in paragraph 4 above will continue to be
true on and as of the date of such Disbursement with the same effect as though
such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of
such
Disbursement. If any such representation or warranty is no longer true on or
prior to or as of the date of such Disbursement, we shall immediately notify
EBRD and shall, upon demand by EBRD, repay any amount which has been or is
disbursed by EBRD in respect of such Disbursement.
Yours
faithfully,
By:
|
||
Authorised
Representative
|
A
-
3
Exhibit
B - Form of Certificate of Incumbency and Authority
[To
Be
Typed on Letterhead of the Borrower]
[Date]
European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
|
Operation
Administration Unit
|
Subject:
|
Operation
No. 36371
|
Certificate
of Incumbency and Authority
Dear
Sir/Madam:
With
reference to the loan agreement dated [__________] (the "Loan Agreement")
between Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (the "Borrower") and European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD") and the other Financing
Agreements (as defined therein) I, the undersigned President of the Borrower
duly authorised by its Board of Directors, hereby certify that the following
are
the names, offices and true specimen signatures of the persons, any one of
whom
is and will continue to be (until EBRD has received actual written notice from
the Borrower that they or any of them no longer continue to be) authorised,
on
behalf of the Borrower, individually:
(1)
|
to
sign the Loan Agreement and any other agreements to which EBRD and
the
Borrower may be party in connection therewith;
|
(2)
|
to
sign any Disbursement applications, certifications, letters or other
documents to be provided under the Loan Agreement and under any other
agreements to which EBRD and the Borrower may be party in connection
therewith; and
|
(3)
|
to
take any other action required or permitted to be taken by the Borrower
under the Loan Agreement or any other agreement to which EBRD and
the
Borrower may be party in connection therewith:
|
NAME
|
OFFICE
|
SPECIMEN
SIGNATURE
|
||
B
-
1
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed my name on the date first above
written.
Yours
faithfully,
By:
|
|||
Name:
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
||
Title:
|
President
|
B
-
2
Exhibit
C - Form of Letter to Auditors
[To
Be
Typed on Letterhead of the Borrower]
[Date]
[Name
of Auditors]
[Address]
Dear
Sir/Madam:
We
hereby
authorise and request you to give to European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development ("EBRD") all such information as it may reasonably request with
regard to the Financial Statements, both audited and unaudited, which we have
agreed to furnish to EBRD under the terms of the loan agreement dated
[__________] (the "Loan Agreement") between ourselves and EBRD. For your
information, we enclose a copy of the Loan Agreement.
We
authorise you, if so requested by EBRD, to send our audited accounts to EBRD
to
enable us to satisfy the reporting requirements set forth in Section 5.14 of
the
Loan Agreement. When submitting such audited accounts to EBRD, you are also
requested to send, at the same time, a copy of your full report on such
accounts.
For
our
records, please ensure that you send to us a copy of every letter which you
receive from EBRD immediately upon receipt and a copy of each reply made by
you
immediately upon the issue thereof.
Yours
faithfully,
By:
|
||
Authorised
Representative
|
Enclosure:
Loan Agreement
cc:
|
European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
|
Operation
Administration Unit
|
Subject:
|
Operation
No. 36371
|
C
-
1
EXHIBIT
D - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF
THE BORROWER
Company
Name
|
Voting
Interest
|
Jurisdiction
of Organization
|
||
CME
Media Investments s.r.o.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
Vilja
a.s.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
CET
21, s.r.o.
|
96.5%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
CME
Media Services s.r.o.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
XXXXX
a.s.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
Media
Capitol, a.s.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
NOVA
- V.I.P., a.s.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic*
|
||
HARTIC,
a.s.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
Galaxie
Sport s.r.o.
|
100%
|
Czech
Republic
|
||
Media
Pro International S.A.
|
90%
|
Romania
|
||
Media
Vision S.R.L.
|
75%
|
Romania
|
||
MPI
Romania B.V
|
90%
|
Netherlands
|
||
Pro
TV S.A.
|
90%
|
Romania
|
||
International
Media Services Ltd.
|
60%
|
Bermuda
|
||
Innova
Film GmbH
|
60%
|
Germany
|
||
Enterprise
"Inter-Media"
|
60%
|
Ukraine
|
||
TV
Media Planet Ltd
|
60%
|
Cyprus
|
||
Broadcasting
Company "Studio 1+1 LLC"
|
18%
|
Ukraine
|
||
Ukrainian
Media Services LLC
|
99%
|
Ukraine
|
||
Ukrpromtorg
2003 LLC
|
65.5%
|
Ukraine
|
||
Gravis
LLC
|
60.4%
|
Ukraine
|
||
Delta
ZAO
|
60.4%
|
Ukraine
|
||
Nart
LLC
|
65.5%
|
Xxxxxxx
|
X
-
0
X.X.X.
x.x.
|
000%
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
||
Slovenska
Televizna Spolocnost s.r.o.
|
89.8%
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
||
Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx
x.x.x.
|
00%
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
||
Gamatex
s.r.o.
|
89.8%
|
Slovak
Republic
|
||
XXXX
a.s.
|
89.8%
|
Slovak
Republic
|
||
MM
TV 1 d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Slovenia
|
||
Produkcija
Plus d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Slovenia
|
||
POP
TV d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Slovenia
|
||
Kanal
A d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Slovenia
|
||
Superplus
Holding d.d.
|
100%
|
Slovenia*
|
||
MTC
Holding d.o.o.
|
24%
|
Slovenia*
|
||
Nova
TV d.d.
|
100%
|
Croatia
|
||
Operativna
Kompanija d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Croatia
|
||
Media
House d.o.o.
|
100%
|
Croatia
|
||
CME
Media Enterprises B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Czech Republic B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Czech Republic II B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Germany B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Xxxxxxx X.X.
|
000%
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
||
CME
Poland B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Romania B.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
|
||
CME
Ukraine Holding GmbH
|
100%
|
Austria
|
||
CME
Cyprus Holding Ltd
|
100%
|
Cyprus
|
||
CME
Germany GmbH
|
100%
|
Germany
|
||
CME
Development Corporation
|
100%
|
USA
|
D
-
2
Central
European Media Enterprises N.V.
|
100%
|
Netherlands
Antilles
|
||
Central
European Media Enterprises II BV
|
100%
|
Netherlands
Antilles
|
*
In
liquidation
X
-
0
Xxxxxxx
X - XXXXXXX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx :
Acquisition
: Cost - USD 27 million
Refinancing
of acquisition (including final payment therefor) of a majority interest in
Markíza - Slovakia, spol. s.r.o. and Slovenská
televízna spolocnost, s.r.o.,
taking
CME’s legal and economic intererest to 80%.
Romania
:
Building:
Expected Cost - USD 25 million
Strengthening
of Pro TV’s current building in Bucharest to full earthquake standards and the
building and equipping of the first full digital news-room in Romania. Purchase
of land adjacent to Pro TV’s current building for additional studio
capacity.
Ukraine
:
Building:
Expected Cost - USD20 million
Development
of a new site to house a state-of-the-art TV operation in Kiev for Studio 1
+ 1.
Acquisition
: Initial Cost - USD 7 million; Expected Development Cost : USD 20
million
Acquisition
of a 65.5% participation interest in LLC Ukrpromtorg 2003, and development
of
its TV stations Gravis and Channel 35 Kiev, along with a nationwide satellite
licence allowing this group of stations to link into regional Ukrainian cable
networks. Development to include the purchase of new equipment, transmitters
and
programming.
Acquisition
: Expected Cost - USD 90 to 100 million
Acquisition
of national/regional broadcaster/broadcasting assets.
E
-
1
Croatia:
Construction
: Expected Cost - USD 25 million
Investment
by Nova TV in a full digital newsroom, extending transmitter coverage and studio
equipment. Acquisition of current Nova TV / Operativna Kompanija
studio.
Czech
Republic :
Construction
: Expected Cost - USD 25 million
Purchase
and equipping of building on the Barrandov studios site near Prague for TV
Nova
to bring management and TV operations together in one place.
Regional
:
Acquisition
: Estimated Cost up to USD 200 million
Purchase
of other minority interests as the opportunities arise in the Group’s TV
stations in the Slovak Republic, Romania and the Ukraine.
Acquisition/
Development :
Up
to USD
50 million internet-portal related projects, and up to USD 50 million in
companies directly involved in the production of TV programming or TV
broadcasting (including the acquisition of a minority interest in Media Pro
S.A., a TV and film production, publishing, distribution and entertainment
company), in all cases for use in the Group’s current Countries of Operation.
Acquisition/
Development :
Acquisitions
and capital expenditures associated with potential expansion into Poland,
Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Russia.
E
-
2
EXHIBIT
F - LICENCES
Romania
(Bucharest Licences)
Compania
de Radio Pro SRL
·
|
Pro
FM (terrestrial Bucharest)
|
·
|
Pro
FM (satellite)
|
·
|
Info
Pro (terrestrial national)
|
·
|
Info
Pro (satellite)
|
Pro
TV
SA
·
|
Acasa
TV (satellite)
|
·
|
Pro
TV (terrestrial)
|
·
|
Pro
TV (satellite)
|
·
|
Pro
TV (digital)
|
·
|
Pro
Cinema (satellite)
|
·
|
Pro
TV International (satellite)
|
Slovakia
·
|
TV
Markiza
|
Slovenia
(Ljubljana and Maribor Licences)
Kanal
A
·
|
Ljubljana:
|
Krvavec
(Euro 3 TV)
|
Krim
·
|
Maribor:
|
Boč
|
Pop
TV
·
|
Ljubljana:
|
Krvavec
|
Krim
·
|
Maribor:
|
Pohorje
|
Ukraine
·
|
Studio
1+1 Licence Number 1771
|
·
|
Studio
1+1 Licence Number 0550
|
·
|
Gravis
Licence Number 2241
|
·
|
Gravis
Licence Number 2331
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Czech
Republic
CET
21
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Resolutions
of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting granting the
broadcasting licence to CET 21
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Galaxie
Sport
Resolutions
of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting granting the broadcasting
licence to Galaxie Sport
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Exhibit
G - REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND SOCIAL MATTERS
[To
be Typed on Letterhead of the Borrower]
1.
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Introduction:
Give
date and identify who made the report.
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2.
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Environmental
Management: Identify
person responsible for overall environmental management and for worker
health and safety. Give contact
information.
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3.
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Permit
Status:
Summarise changes, if any, in applicable environmental, safety, or
health
regulations and summarise the status of permits, licences or other
approvals required for the Project and the Group’s operations as
applicable to environmental, safety and/or health regulations; in
particular, identify any such new permits or permits that will expire
in
less than a year.
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4.
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Compliance:
Summarise incidents of significant non-compliance by the Group with
the
applicable national and EU environmental or worker health and safety
laws
and regulations, (including fines imposed on the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary), and the steps taken or proposed by the Borrower or relevant
Subsidiary to address any problems in these
areas
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5.
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Worker
health protection and safety:
Summarise health and safety record, including accident rate and any
initiatives implemented or planned during the reporting period, including
training programmes.
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6.
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Public
interaction: Summarise
public complaints, if any, relating to the Project, and steps taken
by the
Borrower or relevant Subsidiary to address
these.
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