PPF GROUP GUARANTEE BETWEEN PPF GROUP N.V. as PPF Group Guarantor and CME MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V. and CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD as Beneficiaries DATED 2 MAY 2005 DEWEY BALLANTINE London
Execution
Copy
BETWEEN
PPF
GROUP N.V.
as PPF
Group Guarantor
and
CME
MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V.
and
as
Beneficiaries
DATED 2
MAY 2005
XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
London
THIS
PPF GROUP GUARANTEE (this
"PPF
Group Guarantee") is made
by way of a deed on 2 May 2005,
BETWEEN:
(1) |
PPF
GROUP N.V. a
company established and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, with
its seat at Xxxxxxxxxxx 000 - 000, 0000XX Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Reg.
Number: 33093266 (the "PPF
Group Guarantor"); |
(2) |
CME
MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V., a
company organized under the laws of the Netherlands, and having its seat
at Xxxxxxxxxx 00, 0000 XX Soest, the Netherlands ("CME
ME");
and |
(3) |
CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD, a
company organized under the laws of Bermuda, and having
its registered office at Clarendon House, Church Street, Xxxxxxxx, XX CX
Bermuda ("CME
Ltd"). |
WHEREAS:
(A) |
PPF
(Cyprus) Ltd is a company organised under the laws of the Republic of
Cyprus with registered number HE 92433 and having its registered office at
Arch. Makariou III, 0-0, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, XX 0000, Xxxxxxx,
Cyprus ("PPF"); |
(B) |
PPF
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PPF Group
Guarantor; |
(C) |
PPF,
CME ME and CME Ltd have entered into a framework agreement on December 13,
2004 pursuant to which CME ME shall purchase from PPF 85% of the TV Nova
Group (the "Framework
Agreement"); |
(D) |
Pursuant
to the Framework Agreement, PPF has agreed to procure the Guarantee by the
Guarantor in favour of CME ME and CME Ltd (the "Beneficiaries")
of the performance of PPF's or any of its affiliates payment obligations
under the Transaction Documents, and PPF has agreed to procure a PPF Group
guarantee by the PPF Group Guarantor in favour of the Beneficiaries of the
performance of the Guarantor's obligations under the
Guarantee. |
(E) |
The
PPF Group Guarantor hereby agrees to provide such a PPF Group
guarantee. |
IT
IS AGREED as
follows:
1 |
Definitions
and Interpretations |
In this
PPF Group Guarantee the words and expressions used shall, unless expressly
defined herein, have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Guarantee and the
Framework Agreement, except that references to Clauses are to clauses of this
PPF Group Guarantee.
2 |
Guarantee |
2.1 |
In
consideration of the Beneficiaries entering into the Framework Agreement
with PPF, the PPF Group Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees to the Beneficiaries the full and prompt
performance, payment and satisfaction of all of the Guarantor’s
obligations under the Guarantee (including without limitation the payment
of or posting of security upon any Demand by the Beneficiaries or payment
to the Beneficiaries pursuant to ancillary demands made under the
Guarantee from time to time)
(the "Guarantor
Obligations"),
provided that the aggregate Demands made under the Guarantee amount to CZK
2,000,000,000 or more, provided, that all Guarantor Obligations shall be
subject to this PPF Group Guarantee after the threshold has been
exceeded. |
2.2 |
Time
for Making Payments |
If the
Guarantor has failed to pay or perform any of the Guarantor Obligations
following a demand by any of the Beneficiaries for such payment or performance,
the PPF Group Guarantor shall without undue delay and under no circumstances
later than 15 days after written demand by the Beneficiaries (a "PG Demand") pay or
perform the relevant Guarantor Obligation pursuant to the PG Demand
2.3 |
Undertaking |
The PPF
Group Guarantor undertakes that it shall at all times while this PPF Group
Guarantee is in effect have sufficient assets available to it to satisfy any
Guarantor Obligations that may arise during such period on the basis provided
herein.
3 |
Waiver
of defences |
The
obligations of the PPF Group Guarantor under this PPF Group Guarantee shall not
be affected by any act, omission or thing which but for this provision would
reduce release or prejudice any of its obligations under this PPF Group
Guarantee including:
(i) |
any
alteration to any provision of the Guarantee or in the extent or nature of
the obligations to be performed pursuant to the
Guarantee; |
(ii) |
the
granting by the Beneficiaries of any time
or other indulgence; |
(iii) |
any
concession or arrangement granted or made by the Beneficiaries to or with
PPF or the Guarantor; |
(iv) |
the
taking by the Beneficiaries of any other security (including any
Substitute Security, except to the extent that such Substitute Security
replaces this PPF Group Guarantee in its entirety), in respect of the
obligations or liabilities of the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee or
any other agreement entered into pursuant thereto or of any such other
security or the release of any such other security and the PPF Group
Guarantors' liability under this PPF Group Guarantee shall not be affected
by any failure, delay or forbearance on the part of the Beneficiaries in
enforcing any such security or any of its rights against the
Guarantor; |
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(v) |
any
present or future law or regulation purporting to reduce or prejudice any
of the obligations or liabilities of PPF pursuant to the Transaction
Documents or of the Guarantor pursuant to the
Guarantee; |
(vi) |
the
taking, variation, compromise, renewal or release of or refusal or neglect
to effect take up or enforce any rights against or security over assets of
PPF or the Guarantor or any other person or any non-presentation or
non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any
instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any
security; |
(vii) |
any
incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or
dissolution or change in the members or status, function, control or
ownership of PPF, the Guarantor or any other person;
or |
(viii) |
any
unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligations of PPF under
the Transaction Documents or any Guarantor Obligations under the Guarantee
to the intent that the PPF Group Guarantor's liability under this PPF
Group Guarantee shall remain in full force and its guarantee be construed
accordingly as if there were no unenforceability, illegality or
invalidity. |
4 |
Principal
obligor |
Without
prejudice to the Beneficiaries' rights against the Guarantor as principal
obligor, the PPF Group Guarantor shall be deemed principal obligor and not
merely as surety in respect of the Guarantor Obligations and accordingly the PPF
Group Guarantor shall not be discharged nor shall its liability hereunder be
affected by any act or thing or means whatsoever by which its said liability
would have been discharged or affected if it had not been principal
obligor.
5 |
Discharge
of PPF Group Guarantee |
5.1 |
Notwithstanding
any composition, release or arrangements effected by the Beneficiaries
with the Guarantor, the PPF Group Guarantor's liability under this PPF
Group Guarantee shall be discharged only by payment and discharge by the
PPF Group Guarantor to the Beneficiaries in full of the Guarantor
Obligations. |
5.2 |
For
the avoidance of doubt the Beneficiaries hereby acknowledge that under no
circumstances shall: |
(i) |
the
PPF Group Guarantor be required to make payment more than once for any
loss under this PPF Group Guarantee; |
(ii) |
any
of the Beneficiaries be entitled to demand recovery of any loss under this
PPF Group Guarantee in respect of which loss the PPF Group Guarantor has
already made payment in full to another Beneficiary pursuant to this PPF
Group Guarantee; or |
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(iii) |
any
of the Beneficiaries be entitled to recover in respect of a loss under
this PPF Group Guarantee, if such party has already recovered for such
loss under any other Transaction Document. |
6 |
Reinstatement |
Each
assurance, security or payment which may be avoided under any enactment relating
to bankruptcy or insolvency or any statutory modification or re-enactment of any
such enactment, remains in force notwithstanding any intermediate settlement of
account or payment or any change in the constitution or control of, or the
insolvency or any bankruptcy, winding-up or analogous proceedings relating to
the Guarantor.
7 |
Continuing
Guarantee |
This PPF
Group Guarantee shall be a continuing guarantee and the provisions of this PPF
Group Guarantee shall remain in force notwithstanding any intermediate
settlement of account or payment or any change in the constitution or control
of, or the appointment of a receiver, administrative receiver or administrator
of any of the Guarantor's assets, insolvency or any bankruptcy, winding-up,
reorganisation, amalgamation, reconstruction or analogous matter or proceedings
relating to the Guarantor.
8 |
Partial
Exercise |
No single
exercise of any right, power or privilege conferred by this PPF Group Guarantee
shall preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or privilege.
9 |
Appropriations |
9.1 |
Until
all of the Guarantor Obligations under or arising pursuant to the
Guarantee have been irrevocably paid and/or discharged in full, the PPF
Group Guarantor shall not: |
(i) |
by
virtue of or in respect of any payment made, security realised or moneys
received for or on account of the PPF Group Guarantor's liability under
this PPF Group Guarantee, be subrogated to, benefit from, succeed to or
share in any rights, security or moneys held or received by the
Beneficiaries or be entitled to any right of contribution or claim any
right of indemnity, or exercise any other rights or legal remedies;
or |
(ii) |
claim
or prove as creditor or otherwise in competition with the Beneficiaries in
respect of any moneys owing to it by the Guarantor in the event of any
bankruptcy, liquidation or other insolvency proceedings relating to the
Guarantor. |
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9.2 |
In
the event the PPF Group Guarantor receives any sums from the Guarantor in
respect of any payment of the PPF Group Guarantor hereunder, the PPF Group
Guarantor shall hold such monies in trust for the Beneficiaries so long as
any sums are payable (contingently or otherwise) under this PPF Group
Guarantee in relation to the Guarantor. |
10 |
Payment
and Performance |
10.1 |
All
payments made by the PPF Group Guarantor under this PPF Group Guarantee
shall be made to the Beneficiary which has requested such
payment. |
10.2 |
All
payments shall be made in US Dollars. If the PG Demand is denominated in
any other currency such amount shall be converted on the date upon which
the PPF Group Guarantor makes such payment or deposits such amounts in the
Escrow Account (as appropriate) into US Dollars applying the relevant
exchange rate set forth in the Framework
Agreement. |
10.3 |
All
sums payable under this PPF Group Guarantee shall be paid in full without
set-off or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction of or
withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties
and/or other charges. |
10.4 |
To
the extent any of the Guarantor’s Obligations to which a PG Demand relate
require performance instead of payment, such performance shall be on the
terms specified in the Guarantee. |
11 |
Amendments |
The PPF
Group Guarantor hereby authorises the Guarantor and the Beneficiaries to make
any addendum
or variation to the Guarantee, the full and due performance and observance of
which addendum or variation shall be likewise guaranteed by the PPF Group
Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this PPF Group Guarantee. The
obligations of the PPF Group Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be affected by
any variation or addendum to the Guarantee.
12 |
Additional
security |
This PPF
Group Guarantee is in addition to and not in substitution for any present and
future guarantee, lien or other security held by the Beneficiaries (including
for the avoidance of doubt the Guarantee and any Substitute Security). The
Beneficiaries' rights hereunder are in addition to and not exclusive of those
provided by law.
13 |
Changes
to the parties |
No party
may assign, transfer or novate or dispose of any of, or any interest in, or its
rights, benefits and/or obligations under this PPF Group Guarantee without
consent of the other parties in writing; provided, however, that the
Beneficiaries may effect such an assignment, transfer, novation or disposal in
order to grant security interests to a non-affiliated financial institution for
purposes of securing financing.
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14 |
Representations
and warranties |
The PPF
Group Guarantor represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that:
(i) |
it
has full power, authority and right to enter into and carry out its
obligations hereunder, |
(ii) |
this
PPF Group Guarantee constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations
of it, |
(iii) |
the
entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by
this PPF Group Guarantee do not and will not conflict
with: |
(a) |
any
law or regulation or judicial or other
order, |
(b) |
its
constitutional documents; or |
(c) |
any
document which is binding on it or on any of its assets;
and |
(iv) |
it
is neither insolvent, unable to pay its debts as they fall due (as such
expression is defined in sub-sections 1(a) to (d) (inclusive) and
sub-section (2) of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986), nor subject to
any insolvency or analogous proceedings in any
jurisdiction. |
15 |
Indemnity |
The PPF
Group Guarantor hereby agrees to indemnify the Beneficiaries upon demand against
all reasonable Losses (and any Taxes or charges thereon) to which the
Beneficiaries may be subject or which the Beneficiaries may incur in connection
with the enforcement of this PPF Group Guarantee.
16 |
Notices |
Any
notice to be given hereunder shall be deemed to be duly given if it is delivered
by hand or sent by registered or recorded delivery to the addressees' registered
office and in the case of any such notices, the same shall, if sent by
registered post or recorded delivery, be deemed to have been received 48 hours
after being posted.
17 |
Governing
Law and Jurisdiction |
17.1 |
This
PPF Group Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of England and Wales. |
17.2 |
Any
disputes, claims or controversy arising out of or related to this
Agreement, including any question as to its formation, validity,
interpretation or termination, that cannot be resolved by negotiations
between the Parties shall be settled by arbitration on an ad
hoc
basis in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, by three
arbitrators appointed by the Parties or otherwise appointed by the London
Court of International Arbitration in accordance with such rules. The
arbitration shall be conducted in London and all documents and proceedings
shall be in the English language. Any of the Parties shall have the right
to initiate the proceedings. |
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17.3 |
The
PPF Group Guarantor shall not seek to contest the validity, quantum or
enforceability of any of the Guarantor Obligations on the basis of
contesting the validity, quantum or enforceability of any underlying
Demand Obligations, to the extent that such validity, quantum or
enforceability of the Demand Obligations has been determined pursuant to a
Final Decision. |
18 |
Counterparts |
This PPF
Group Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which when
executed shall constitute an original of this PPF Group Guarantee and all the
counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
19 |
Severability |
If any
provision of this PPF Group Guarantee is or becomes illegal, invalid or
unenforceable that shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provisions of this PPF Group Guarantee.
20 |
Rights
of Third Parties |
No person
who is not a party to this PPF Group Guarantee, shall have any rights under the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce a term of this PPF Group
Guarantee.
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IN
WITNESS whereof
the PPF Group Guarantor has executed and delivered this PPF Group Guarantee as a
deed the day and year first
before written.
Executed
as a deed by: |
|
PPF
GROUP N.V. |
|
acting
by: |
|
/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Authorised
signatory | |
Executed
as a deed by: |
|
CME
MEDIA ENTERPRISES B.V. |
|
acting
by: |
|
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Authorised
signatory | |
Executed
as a deed by: |
|
acting
by: |
|
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Authorised
signatory |
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