James Hardie Industries N.V. James Hardie 117 Pty Ltd (formerly known as LGTDD Pty Limited) The State of New South Wales Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Limited in its capacity as trustee of the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund AMENDED &...
trustee of the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund
AGREEMENT
funding for compensation arrangements for
certain victims of Asbestos-related diseases
in Australia
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION | 10 | ||||
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 33 | ||||
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STRUCTURE | 44 | ||||
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THE COMPENSATION FUNDS | 45 | ||||
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GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT OF THE COMPENSATION FUNDS | 50 | ||||
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FUNDING OBLIGATIONS OF JHINV AND THE PERFORMING SUBSIDIARY | 57 | ||||
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RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIFIED DEALINGS | 66 | ||||
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SCOPE OF OBLIGATIONS | 91 | ||||
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FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS | 92 | ||||
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JHINV GUARANTEE AND WIND UP AND RECONSTRUCTION EVENTS | 101 | ||||
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EFFICIENCIES | 107 | ||||
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RELEASES | 109 | ||||
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NO ADVERSE OR DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY ACTION AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS | 111 | ||||
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ACTUARIAL ISSUES | 120 | ||||
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FINANCIAL COVENANTS | 126 | ||||
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DEFAULT | 128 | ||||
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INTERIM FUNDING | 135 | ||||
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BORROWING BY THE TRUSTEE | 136 | ||||
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EDUCATION PROGRAMME | 136 | ||||
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MEDICAL RESEARCH | 137 | ||||
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BANS AND BOYCOTTS | 139 |
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OPINIONS | 139 | ||||
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CONFIDENTIALITY | 139 | ||||
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AGREED SUMMARY | 141 | ||||
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COSTS AND STAMP DUTY | 141 | ||||
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTlON | 142 | ||||
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COUNTERPARTS | 142 | ||||
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION | 142 | ||||
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AMENDMENT OF THIS DEED | 143 | ||||
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NOTICES | 144 | ||||
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GENERAL | 145 | ||||
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CUMULATIVE RIGHTS | 146 | ||||
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ATTORNEYS | 146 | ||||
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ASSIGNMENT, NOVATION AND OTHER DEALINGS | 146 |
SCHEDULE 1 - RELATED AGREEMENTS |
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SCHEDULE 2 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SCHEDULE 2 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (CONTINUED) |
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SCHEDULE 3 - PERCENTAGE OF FREE CASH FLOW |
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SCHEDULE 4 - OPINION — ATANASKOVIC HARTNELL |
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SCHEDULE 5 - OPINION — DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK |
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SCHEDULE 6 - OPINION — ATANASKOVIC HARTNELL |
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SCHEDULE 7 - OPINION — DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK |
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SCHEDULE 8 - OPINION — XXXXXX XXXX AND XXXXXXXX LLP |
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SCHEDULE 9 - DEED OF NOVATION |
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SCHEDULE 10 - TRUSTEE CONSTITUTION (AS AMENDED) |
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SIGNING PAGE |
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ANNEXURE 1 - DEED OF ACCESSION |
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ANNEXURE 2 -
SUMMARY OF FINAL FUNDING AGREEMENT AND RELATED AGREEMENTS |
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ANNEXURE 3 - TRUST DEED |
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ANNEXURE 4 - FORM OF UNIONS’ DEED OF RELEASE |
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XXXXXXXX 0 - XXXXX XXXXXXXXX |
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XXXXXXXX 0 - XXX GOVERNMENT DEED OF RELEASE |
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ANNEXURE 7A - INTERCREDITOR DEED (JHINV) |
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ANNEXURE 7B - INTERCREDITOR DEED (PERFORMING SUBSIDIARY) |
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ANNEXURE 8 - KPMG WAIVER OF CONFLICT LETTER |
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ANNEXURE 9 - IRREVOCABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY |
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ANNEXURE 10 - SECOND IRREVOCABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY |
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1. | Xxxxx Xxxxxx Industries N.V. ARBN 000 000 000, a limited liability company incorporated in the Netherlands and having its registered office at Atrium, 0xx xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0000, 0000XX Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, (with its Australian registered office at Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx in the State of New South Wales) (JHINV) | |
2. | Xxxxx Xxxxxx 117 Pty Limited (formerly known as LGTDD Pty Limited) ABN 30 116 110 948, of Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx in the State of New South Wales (the Performing Subsidiary) | |
3. | Xxx Xxxxx xx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx (XXX Government) | |
4. | Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Limited in its capacity as trustee of the trust established under a trust deed dated 7 April 2006 between it as trustee and JHINV as settlor of Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx in the State of New South Wales (the Trustee) |
A. | This deed (which amends and restates the Final Funding Agreement dated 1 December 2005 entered into by JHINV, the NSW Government and the Performing Subsidiary on that date and subsequently by the AICF (the “Original FFA”)) is entered into by the Parties hereto in the following context (some of the expressions used in these recitals being defined in clause 1 of this deed): |
(a) | in February 2004, the NSW Government established the Xxxxxxx Inquiry; | ||
(b) | in September 2004, the Xxxxxxx Inquiry found that the MRCF was, and is, underfunded in the sense that Amaca and Amaba, being two former subsidiaries of JHIL which are now owned by MRCF, will not over time have sufficient funds and other assets to meet their anticipated future liabilities: |
(i) | to sufferers of Asbestos disease as a result of exposure to Asbestos dust and fibre in Australia whilst in their employ or from products manufactured by Amaca or Amaba or otherwise from their Asbestos activities; and | ||
(ii) | to the relatives or estates of such sufferers, | ||
and associated costs and expense; |
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(c) | in July 2004, JHINV had proposed to the Xxxxxxx Inquiry that, on certain conditions, its directors would recommend that shareholders approve the provision of additional funding to provide for the present and future liabilities of Amaca and Amaba to such sufferers of Asbestos related disease; | ||
(d) | the ABN 60 Foundation is the holding company of ABN 60, the former parent company of the Xxxxx Xxxxxx group, which may be alleged to have Asbestos-related personal injury liabilities arising from its own activities and from the activities of Amaca and Amaba, and has (or had) payment obligations to Amaca and Amaba under a deed of covenant and indemnity between them dated 16 February 2001; | ||
(e) | the Xxxxxxx Inquiry found, inter alia, that: |
(i) | ABN 60 (then, as JHIL, the parent company of the Xxxxx Xxxxxx group) did not have a legal obligation to provide funds to Amaca and Amaba to add to the assets of those companies on or prior to implementing the arrangements which resulted in those former subsidiaries becoming owned by the MRCF; | ||
(ii) | some of the suggested causes of action of Amaca, Amaba or the MRCF arising out of the conduct of members of the Xxxxx Xxxxxx Group, their officers, their actuaries and various firms of solicitors were “speculative”, and that other causes of action were “perhaps not [speculative]”, but that all such causes of action were “unlikely to result in any significant increase in the funds of Amaca, Amaba or the Foundation”; | ||
(iii) | there was “no doubt management and the Board [of what was then JHIL] were entitled to seek to achieve, if they could, separation of [JHIL] from Amaca and Amaba and thus from the shadow thought to be cast from those companies’ emerging asbestos liabilities”; |
(f) | the Xxxxxxx Inquiry also found, however, that: |
(i) | ABN 60 was “very aware that if it were perceived as not having made adequate provision for the future asbestos liabilities of Amaca and Amaba, there would be a wave of adverse public opinion which might well result in action being taken by the Australian or State governments to legislate to make other companies in the Xxxxx Xxxxxx group liable, in addition to Amaca or Amaba” for such future asbestos liabilities; | ||
(ii) | ABN 60’s representations at the time of establishment of the MRCF that the MRCF was “fully-funded” were misleading; |
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(iii) | “it was not possible, in money terms, to say that separation of Amaca and Amaba from ABN 60 or other members of the Xxxxx Xxxxxx Group directly resulted in or contributed to a possible insufficiency of assets to meet the future asbestos related liabilities of Amaca and Amaba”, but that, in practical terms, the separation was “likely to have an effect of that kind”; and | ||
(iv) | “proposals to remove Amaca and Amaba from the Group leaving them with nothing more than their net assets had no practical prospect of success unless it was apparent that the funds left to Amaca and Amaba were sufficient to satisfy the asbestos liabilities”, and that while “JHIL was perfectly entitled to seek a means whereby it could pursue its aims without it being perceived, rightly or wrongly, as associated with ongoing asbestos liabilities”, “to do so as a practical matter required that it make provision for the separated Amaca and Amaba to have access to the funds necessary to meet the ongoing asbestos liabilities, ie to provide the right amount, not the legal minimum of such funding”. |
(g) | the Parties have recorded the findings of the Xxxxxxx Inquiry Report described in recitals (e) and (f) above, without conceding that such findings are correct in fact or law, or would necessarily be upheld if the relevant underlying facts were the subject of a final binding judgement; | ||
(h) | following the release of the Xxxxxxx Inquiry Report, the NSW Government requested the ACTU, Unions NSW and Banton to conduct negotiations with JHINV in order to resolve the underfunding of the MRCF, and subsequently the NSW Government also took part in those negotiations; | ||
(i) | in those negotiations, the principal objective of the Initial Negotiating Parties, for different reasons, was to achieve a binding agreement intended to ensure that, after taking into account the existing assets of the Liable Entities, sufficient funding is made available by the JHINV Group to fully compensate, on an agreed basis, all proven current and future Australian Asbestos personal injury and death Claimants against the Liable Entities; | ||
(j) | on 21 December 2004, the Initial Negotiating Parties entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement which set out the agreed position of the Initial Negotiating Parties in relation to the principles on which the binding agreement would be based and the key standing considerations relevant to implementing those principles to be reflected in that binding agreement; | ||
(k) | in the Heads of Agreement, the Initial Negotiating Parties acknowledged that the funding arrangement must be affordable and bankable for the |
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(l) | the JHINV Group has asserted that it has suffered damage to business operations and sales from boycotts and other actions in relation to the distribution and sale of its products in Australia and in other places throughout the world and is or was subject to a number of threats relating to future action (including those described in Recital (m)) and sought to establish that its business operations and sales would no longer be affected by those boycotts and other actions or the threat of them; | ||
(m) | JHINV asserts that a principal purpose of the JHINV Group in entering into this deed is to avert threats from the NSW Government, the federal government and other state and territorial governments (and perhaps governments of other countries in which the JHINV Group is, or the ABN 60 group was, active), that it or they would act, or support the NSW Government acting, to legislatively impose liability upon one or more members of the JHINV Group in relation to Asbestos-related personal injury liabilities of the Liable Entities in excess of the available assets of the Liable Entities unless Xxxxx Xxxxxx reached a voluntary settlement in relation to such liabilities, which threats were evidenced inter alia by: |
(i) | the announcement on 28 October, 2004 by the then Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, that the NSW Government would seek the agreement of the Ministerial Council, comprised of Ministers of the Commonwealth and the Australian States and Territories, to allow the NSW Government to pass legislation to “wind back Xxxxx Xxxxxx’x corporate restructure and rescind the cancellation of the A$1.9 billion in partly paid shares”, which partly paid shares JHINV had previously held in ABN 60; | ||
(ii) | the announcement on 5 November, 2004 by the Federal Attorney General and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Treasurer that the Ministerial Council for Corporations (“MINCO”) had unanimously agreed to “support a negotiated settlement that will ensure that victims of asbestos-related diseases receive full |
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(iii) | the announcement on 21 November 2005 by the Premier of New South Wales, the Xxx. Xxxxxx lemma, that the NSW Government would, in the week following the week of that announcement, introduce legislation to the Parliament of New South Wales to “secure compensation for the victims of Xxxxx Xxxxxx’x asbestos products” if JHINV did not settle the terms of a binding funding agreement with the NSW Government forthwith, |
(n) | the JHINV Group seeks, on a continuing basis, meaningful cost savings in the legal and administrative arrangements existing throughout Australia for making, handling and finalising claims by Asbestos disease sufferers against Amaca and Amaba, including the processes associated with third party recovery and the apportionment of damages; | ||
(o) | on 18 November 2004, the NSW Government established the Review of Legal and Administrative Costs in Dust Diseases Compensation Claims to consider the issue of improving the efficiency with which Dust Diseases Compensation Claims are resolved. The Costs Review Inquiry Report was released on 8 March 2005 and recommended a number of key steps in the reform of the compensation system applicable for asbestos compensation claims in New South Wales. Following the release of that Report, the Cost Review Inquiry Legislation commenced on 1 July 2005. The JHINV Group considers these steps to be a material advance in achieving for the State of New South Wales what the JHINV Group seeks to achieve as referred to in recital (n), although the legislation introduced to date does not constitute complete satisfaction of those objectives, either outside or on a continuing basis within New South Wales. The NSW Government also adopted the recommendation of the Costs Review Inquiry Report to undertake a review of the reforms after data in relation to the reforms’ first 12 months of operation are available. It is important to the JHINV Group that this form of review occur (and periodically reoccur) so as to ensure that meaningful cost savings as described in the previous recital continue to be derived with respect to the making, handling and finalising of claims by Claimants against Amaca and Amaba; |
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(p) | on 15 April 2005, JHINV announced that, subject to the qualifications and conditions set out in the relevant announcement, it would extend the coverage of the funding arrangements contemplated in the Heads of Agreement to permit members of the Baryulgil community (former asbestos mine workers and residents) to receive compensation funding from the fund to be established, for Proven Claims against the former ABN 60 subsidiary, Marlew Mining Pty Ltd (formerly Asbestos Mines Pty Ltd). JHINV has agreed to implement that announcement on and subject to the terms of this deed; and | ||
(q) | the special purpose fund contemplated under the Heads of Agreement is to be established under the laws of New South Wales as required under clause 4.1 of the Heads of Agreement and it is a Condition that the Trustee becomes a Party to this deed prior to the Commencement Date. |
B. | On 1 December 2005, JHINV, the NSW Government and the Performing Subsidiary entered into the Original FFA with the common intention of making funding available by JHINV and/or its subsidiaries to pay, on the basis set out in the Original FFA, Proven Claims against the Liable Entities. | |
C. | In accordance with the Original FFA, on 7 April 2006 JHlNV settled a trust which was intended to be established as a charitable trust and to constitute the special purpose fund contemplated in the Heads of Agreement (the Original Trust Deed), and on 8 June 2006 the AICF in its capacity of trustee of the trust acceded to the terms of the Original FFA. | |
D. | Following a ruling from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in which the ATO expressed its view that the trust established by the Original Trust Deed was not a charitable trust, the parties to the Original FFA considered (without conceding or considering the ATO’s conclusion was or is correct at law) that the relevant condition precedent set out in the Original FFA was not satisfied. In order to achieve the purposes set out in the Original FFA, JHINV proposed an alternative arrangement be pursued, entailing the establishment of separate trusts in respect of the corpus and income arising from the JHINV Contributions or income derived thereon, with the Trustee acting as common trustee of both trusts. | |
E. | The Parties enter into this amended and restated deed: |
(a) | to reflect their formal and legally binding agreement to implement the principles set out in the Heads of Agreement and the Modified Objectives; | ||
(b) | in particular, to record the financial obligations of JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary set out in clauses 6 and 9 below; and |
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(c) | to reflect certain amendments agreed between the parties to ensure that the Trustee may at its discretion apply income of the Compensation Funds for the benefit of one or more of the Liable Entities by paying Proven Claims or such other Payable Liabilities of those entities, in accordance with the Trust Deed and the Transaction Legislation, but without creating any entitlement of the Liable Entities to receive such amounts or to give any directions to the Trustee with respect to such payments. |
F. | The parties hereto acknowledge that since the Trustee had acceded to the Original FFA in its capacity as trustee of the trust established by the Original Trust Deed, it is a party thereto. | |
G. | The parties have agreed to use their best endeavours to procure that the Trustee enter into an amended and restated trust deed (the “Trust Deed”) in the form of Annexure 3 and that the Trustee in its capacity as trustee of the Discretionary Fund then execute a Deed of Accession. |
1.1 | Definitions |
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(a) | has been appointed in accordance with clause 5.15 and which nominates a principal who is an approved actuary under the Insurance Xxx 0000 or who has qualifications under equivalent legislation of another relevant jurisdiction; | |
(b) | has relevant and substantive experience and expertise in Asbestos-related liability provisioning appropriate to undertake the determination referred to in clause 14.4; | |
(c) | has no interest or duty which conflicts or may conflict with its functions as contemplated under this deed as the Approved Actuary; and | |
(d) | is not affiliated with the accounting firm performing the role of Approved Auditor during the term of the Approved Actuary’s appointment, |
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(a) | where that Person is Listed at the time the relevant audit report is signed, the generally accepted accounting principles used in that Person’s published financial reports; or | |
(b) | where that Person is not Listed at that time and paragraph (c) does not apply, US GAAP or such other GAAP as is commonly applied by multinational companies at that time in respect of their financial statements; or | |
(c) | where that Person is not Listed at that time and it and its subsidiaries operate wholly or predominantly in one jurisdiction, the generally accepted accounting principles of that jurisdiction. |
(a) | in relation to a Director, all Documents circulated by the Trustee to him or her acting in that capacity. | |
(b) | all Documents tabled at a meeting of the Directors or otherwise made or physically available to Directors at such meetings, including, without limitation, periodic board papers, submissions, minutes, letters, board committee and sub-committee papers. |
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(a) | a change to the Taxation law of Australia or of a state or territory; |
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(b) | any Cessation of a Ruling; or | |
(c) | any announcement by a responsible Minister of the Commonwealth or of a state or territory, or the introduction of a xxxx into the parliament of the Commonwealth, to effect a change of Taxation law. |
(a) | the Charitable Fund; and | |
(b) | the Discretionary Fund. |
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(a) | for contribution by a Concurrent Wrongdoer against a Liable Entity or a member of the JHINV Group in relation to facts or circumstances which give rise to a right of a Person to make a Personal Asbestos Claim or a Marlew Claim; or | |
(b) | by another Person who is entitled under common law (including by way of contract) to be subrogated to such a first mentioned cross-ciaim or other claim, |
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(a) | the deed of that name dated 16 February 2001 between JHIL, Amaba and Amaca and any amendments thereto (including without limitation pursuant to the amending deed dated 10 September 2001); and | |
(b) | the Deed of Covenant Indemnity and Access between JHINV and ABN 60 dated 31 March 2003 and any amendments thereto. |
(a) | anything on which there is writing; | |
(b) | anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; | |
(c) | anything from which sounds, images or writing can be reproduced with or without the aid of anything else; and | |
(d) | a map, plan, drawing or photograph. |
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(a) | covered by the indemnities granted by the Minister of Mineral Resources under the deed between the Minister, Xxxxxx Earthmoving Pty Limited and Xxxxx Xxxxxx Industries Limited dated 11 March 1996; or | |
(b) | by a current or former employee of Marlew in relation to an exposure to Asbestos in the course of such employment to the extent: |
(i) | the loss is recoverable under a Worker’s Compensation Scheme or Policy; or | ||
(ii) | the Claimant is not unable to recover damages from a Marlew Joint Tortfeasor in accordance with the Marlew Legislation; |
(c) | by an individual who was or is an employee of a person other than Marlew arising from exposure to Asbestos in the course of such employment by that other person where such loss is recoverable from that person or under a Worker’s Compensation Scheme or Policy; or | |
(d) | in which another defendant (or its insurer) is a Marlew Joint Tortfeasor from whom the plaintiff is entitled to recover compensation in proceedings in the Dust Diseases Tribunal, and the Claimant is not unable to recover damages from that Marlew Joint Tortfeasor in accordance with the Marlew Legislation. |
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(a) | for the avoidance of doubt, after deducting: |
(i) | interest paid, increases in net operating assets and liabilities, and Taxes paid; | ||
(ii) | any Asbestos-related payments paid by any member of the JHINV Group in that Financial Year, whether by way of any Funding Payments paid to the Trustee, or any other payments in connection with Asbestos paid by any member of the JHINV Group to any other Person in that Financial Year; and |
(b) | after deducting the income statement charge in relation to minority interests’ share of profits, | |
(c) | for the avoidance of doubt, after adding: |
(i) | interest received, decreases in net operating assets and liabilities, and receipts of Taxes; | ||
(ii) | any Asbestos-related payments received by any member of the JHINV Group in that Financial Year, whether by way of any Funding Payments refunded to the Performing Subsidiary by the Trustee, or any other amounts in connection with Asbestos received by any member of the JHINV Group from any other Person in that Financial Year; and |
(d) | after adding the income statement credit in relation to minority interests’ share of losses, | |
as certified in accordance with clause 5.16. |
(a) | the Initial Funding payable under clause 9.2 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the Additional Payment); | |
(b) | the Annual Payments payable under clause 9.3; and | |
(c) | any Final Payment payable under clause 9.9. |
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(a) | admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due (otherwise than as contemplated in clause 16.6); |
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(b) | was established under Dutch law and files a petition with any court in the Netherlands in relation to its bankruptcy (faillissement) or seeking an order for a suspension of payments (surseance van betaling); | |
(c) | files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or insolvent reorganisation or insolvent arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, insolvent reorganisation, insolvent moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a filing by the Person under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code), provided that where the filing is a filing under Chapter 11 of that Code, the Person: |
(i) | is at the time of filing unable to pay its debts generally as and when they become due; or | ||
(ii) | in the case of JHINV, after it makes such a filing, fails to pay a JHINV Contribution or other amount under the JHINV Guarantee when such payment would (but for the moratorium granted as a result of that filing) have been due for 30 days after that due date, |
(d) | makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors generally; | |
(e) | consents to the appointment of a custodian (not being a nominee for the person), receiver, receiver and manager, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to a substantial part of its property; | |
(f) | consents to the appointment of an insolvency administrator or such an insolvency administrator is appointed and that appointment is not terminated within 28 days; | |
(g) | is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, in each case, by a court of competent jurisdiction; or | |
(h) | is subject to a Wind-Up Event. |
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(a) | the rate determined as the arithmetic mean (rounded up, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) of the bid rates displayed at or about 10.30am (Sydney time) on the first day of that period on the Reuters screen BBSW page for a term equivalent to the period after eliminating one of the highest and one of the lowest of those rates; or | |
(b) | if: |
(i) | for any reason there are no rates displayed for a term equivalent to that period; or | ||
(ii) | the basis on which those rates are displayed is changed, |
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Lenders means:
(a) | the Initial Lenders; and | |
(b) | all other Persons to whom liabilities are owed where such liabilities are or are required to be included in the JHINV Group’s financial statements or notes thereto as debt or borrowings, but excluding any person who is an “Excluded Lender” defined in the Intercreditor Deeds. |
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(a) | any present or future personal injury or death claim by an individual or the legal personal representative of an individual, for damages under common law or other law (disregarding any law which comes into force in breach of clause 13 and which breach has been Notified to the NSW Government under clause 16.5) which: |
(i) | arose or arises from exposure to Asbestos in the Baryulgil region from Asbestos Mining Activities at Baryulgil conducted by Marlew, provided that: |
(A) | the individual’s exposure to Asbestos occurred wholly within Australia; or | ||
(B) | where the individual has been exposed to Asbestos both within and outside Australia, the amount of damages included in the Marlew Claim shall be limited to the amount attributable to the proportion of the exposure which caused or contributed to the loss or damage giving rise to the Marlew Claim which occurred in Australia; |
(ii) | is commenced in New South Wales in the Dust Diseases Tribunal; and | ||
(iii) | is or could have been made against Marlew had Marlew not been in external administration or wound up, or could be made against Marlew on the assumption (other than as contemplated under the Marlew legislation) that Marlew will not be in the future in external administration; |
(b) | any claim made under compensation to relatives legislation by a relative of a deceased individual (or personal representative of such a relative) or (where permitted by law) the legal personal representative of a deceased individual in each case where the individual, but for such individual’s death, would have been entitled to bring a claim of the kind described in paragraph (a); or | |
(c) | a Contribution Claim relating to a claim described in paragraphs (a) or (b). |
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(a) | nominates a principal who is an approved actuary under the Insurance Xxx 0000 (Cth) or has equivalent qualifications under equivalent legislation of another relevant jurisdiction; | |
(b) | is not and has not for a period of at least five (5) years been a service provider to the Trustee or any member of the JHINV Group; | |
(c) | is not affiliated with the accounting firm performing the Approved Auditor role; and | |
(d) | is not affiliated with the firm performing the role of the Approved Actuary, |
(a) | any Proven Claim (whether arising before or after the date of this deed); | |
(b) | Operating Expenses; | |
(c) | Claims Legal Costs; | |
(d) | any liability of a Liable Entity to the Trustee, however arising, in respect of any amounts paid by the Trustee in respect of any liability or otherwise on behalf of the Liable Entity; | |
(e) | any pre-commencement claim (as defined in the Transaction Legislation) against a Liable Entity; | |
(f) | if regulations are made pursuant to section 30 of the Transaction Legislation and if and to the extent the Trustee and JHINV have Notified the NSW Government that any such liability is to be included in the scope of Payable Liability, any liability of a Liable Entity to pay amounts received by it from an insurer in respect of a liability to a third party incurred by it for which it is or was insured under a contract of insurance entered into before the date on which the Transaction Legislation receives the Royal Assent; and | |
(g) | Recoveries within the meaning and subject to the limits set out in clause 13.7, |
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(a) | any present or future personal injury or death claim by an individual or the legal personal representative of an individual, for damages under common law or under other law (disregarding any law which comes into force in breach of clause 13 and which breach has been Notified to the NSW Government under clause 16.5) which: |
(i) | arises from exposure to Asbestos occurring in Australia, provided that: |
(A) | the individual’s exposure to Asbestos occurred wholly within Australia; or | ||
(B) | where the individual has been exposed to Asbestos both within and outside Australia, damages included in the Personal Asbestos Claim shall be limited to the amount attributable to the proportion of the exposure which caused or contributed to the loss or damage giving rise to the Personal Asbestos Claim which occurred in Australia; |
(ii) | is made in proceedings in an Australian court or tribunal; and |
(b) | any claim made under compensation to relatives legislation by a relative of a deceased individual (or personal representative of such a relative) or (where permitted by law) the legal personal representative of a deceased individual in each case where the individual, but for such individual’s death, would have been entitled to bring a claim of the kind described in paragraph (a); or | |
(c) | a Contribution Claim made in relation to a claim described in paragraph (a) or (b), |
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(a) | the summoning of a meeting of creditors or the obtaining of an order of a court to do so for the purpose of considering any scheme or plan of arrangement for reconstruction or compromise with creditors; | |
(b) | a voluntary case is commenced, or a final order for relief is entered, under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code; | |
(c) | a filing by JHINV for a suspension of payments under Dutch law, provided that the Court grants the (provisional) suspension of payments to JHINV; | |
(d) | any comparable action under the laws of any other jurisdiction occurs having substantially the same effect as the orders described in paragraphs (b) and (c), |
(a) | the establishment and underfunding or funding of the MRCF, and the February 2001 ABN 60 group corporate reorganisation (including, without limitation, the |
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transfer of the Liable Entities out of the JHIL Group, representations made to incoming directors of the Liable Entities and other third parties regarding the Liable Entities and their assets and liabilities, the media releases of ABN 60 of 16 February 2001 and of JHINV of 29 and 30 October 2003 and any statements made in relation to any of the foregoing matters); | ||
(b) | the Deeds of Covenant and Indemnity; | |
(c) | the transfers of assets, and the dividends and management fees paid, by the Liable Entities, as described in the report of the Xxxxxxx Commission; | |
(d) | the August to October 2001 ABN 60 group corporate reorganisation, including without limitation the scheme of arrangement in relation to ABN 60 of August to October 2001, the contemporaneous reduction of capital of (and cancellation of fully paid ordinary shares in) ABN 60 and subscription by JHINV for partly paid shares in ABN 60, the subsequent cancellation of those partly paid shares in ABN 60 in March 2003 and representations to third parties and the court and any statements made in relation to any of the foregoing matters; and | |
(e) | the transfer of assets from ABN 60 to JHINV, the establishment of the ABN 60 Foundation Limited and ABN 60 Foundation Trust, and the allotment of fully paid shares in ABN 60 to ABN 60 Foundation Limited. |
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(a) | ordinary shares in JHINV; and | |
(b) | for so long as they are Quoted, the Quoted CHESS Depository Interests over the ordinary shares in JHINV, to the exclusion of the relevant underlying ordinary shares in JHINV. |
(a) | only those liabilities described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e) and (g) of the definition of Payable Liability and excludes the liabilities described in paragraph (d) or (f) of the definition of “Payable Liability”; and | |
(b) | a claim or category of claim which JHINV and the NSW Government agree in writing is a “SPF Funded Liability” or a category of “SPF Funded Liability”. |
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(a) | a final court order is entered that it be wound up or declared bankrupt; |
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(b) | a liquidator (excluding a provisional liquidator) is appointed to it and the appointment is not subsequently terminated; | |
(c) | a court declaration of bankruptcy is made in relation to it and is not subsequently withdrawn, struck out, dismissed, vacated or reversed; | |
(d) | the dissolution of such Person under Dutch law (ontbinding) or the law of any other jurisdiction; | |
(e) | the declaration of its bankruptcy under Dutch law (faillissement); | |
(f) | the Liquidation of that Person; | |
(g) | a final order for relief occurs or is deemed to occur in relation to it under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code which, when implemented, will result in the Liquidation of that Person; and | |
(h) | any comparable action occurs under the law of any competent jurisdiction which has a substantially the same effect to paragraphs (a) to (g) of this definition, |
(a) | any worker’s compensation scheme established by any law of the Commonwealth of Australia or of any State or Territory of Australia; | |
(b) | any fund established to cover liabilities under insurance policies upon the actual or prospective insolvency of the insurer (including without limitation the Insurer Guarantee Fund established under the Worker’s Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)); and | |
(c) | any policy of insurance issued under or pursuant to such a scheme. |
(a) | The singular includes the plural, and the converse also applies. | |
(b) | A gender includes all genders. | |
(c) | If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms if capitalised have a corresponding meaning. |
(d) | A reference to a clause, Schedule or Annexure is a reference to a clause of, or schedule or annexure to, this deed. | |
(e) | A reference to an agreement or document (including a reference to this deed) is to the agreement or document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced, except to the extent prohibited by this deed or that other agreement or document, and includes the recitals and schedules and annexures to that agreement or document. | |
(f) | A reference to writing includes any method of representing or reproducing words, figures, drawings or symbols in a visible and tangible form. | |
(g) | A reference to a party to this deed or another agreement or document includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns (and, where applicable, the party’s legal personal representatives). | |
(h) | A reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it. | |
(i) | A reference to conduct includes an omission, statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. | |
(j) | A reference to an agreement includes any undertaking, deed, agreement and legally enforceable arrangement, whether or not in writing, and a reference to a document includes an agreement (as so defined) in writing and any certificate, notice, instrument and document of any kind. | |
(k) | A reference to dollars and $ is to Australian currency. | |
(l) | A reference to a particular Government Authority or Stock Exchange includes a reference to any other Government Authority or Stock Exchange which succeeds the former or which performs substantially the same functions and duties as the former. | |
(m) | A reference to a person’s consent is to that person’s consent given in writing. | |
(n) | For the avoidance of doubt, clause 6.1 does not and is not intended to give rise to any greater obligation on the part of the JHINV Group than is contemplated by clause 9 or its implementation in this deed. | |
(o) | A reference to the Trustee is a reference to the Trustee having the assets, benefits and liabilities under this deed, the Trust Deed, the other Related Agreements and any Cross Guarantee or other agreement or instrument binding upon it. |
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1.3 | Agreement Legally Binding | |
(a) | This deed is and is intended to be legally binding on all Parties hereto and to be enforceable at law and equity. | |
(b) | Notwithstanding clause 29 of the Original FFA, each party to the Original FFA agrees to be bound by the terms of this deed from the time that the parties to the Original FFA have executed this deed. | |
(c) | This deed binds the Crown in right of New South Wales and to the maximum extent permitted by law the State Crown hereby waives all Crown immunity with respect to this deed and the Related Agreements. | |
1.4 | Execution of Trust Deed and Accession by any new Trustee | |
(a) | The Parties other than the Trustee irrevocably consent to the amendment and restatement of the Original Trust Deed in the terms set out in Annexure 3. | |
(b) | Immediately after the Amending Xxxx receives royal assent, JHINV agrees to execute and deliver to the Trustee the Trust Deed in the form set out in Annexure 3 and to deliver a copy of the same to the NSW Government. | |
(c) | Immediately following its receipt of the Trust Deed executed by JHINV, the Trustee agrees to execute and deliver the Trust Deed to JHINV and to deliver a copy of the same to the NSW Government. | |
1.5 | Accession by Trustee | |
(a) | On execution of the Trust Deed in accordance with clause 1.4, the Parties must: |
(i) | use their respective best endeavours to procure the Trustee in its capacity as trustee of the Discretionary Fund, to agree to become party to this deed; and | ||
(ii) | promptly following the Trustee agreeing to do so, execute and deliver to the other Parties, and use their respective best endeavours to procure the Trustee in its capacity as trustee of the Discretionary Fund to execute and deliver to the parties, a Deed of Accession. |
(b) | Where the Trustee and the Parties deliver a Deed of Accession in accordance with clause 1.5(a) or a novation deed in accordance with clause 1.5(c), the Trustee shall be, and shall be taken to be, a Party to this deed both in its capacity as trustee of the Charitable Fund and trustee of the Discretionary Fund effective from the time of delivery of such deed and shall have the benefit of each right expressed to be that of the Trustee and be entitled to enforce each such right against the other Parties. |
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(c) | Upon the appointment of a new Trustee in accordance with the Trust Deed, the Parties shall execute a novation deed which has been executed by the new Trustee, under which, among other things, all liabilities incurred by or on behalf of the outgoing Trustee under this deed are assumed by the new Trustee. | |
1.6 | Business Days |
2.1 | Conditions precedent |
(a) | the JHINV Boards and the board of directors of the Performing Subsidiary are satisfied, acting reasonably that with effect on or before payment of the Initial Funding (and by force of retrospective legislation where necessary), that for the purposes of the Tax laws of Australia: |
(i) | payments of the JHINV Contributions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Funding) to the Trustee will be deductible to the JHINV Group Taxpayer on the basis of Black Hole Deductibility for the purpose of determining the taxable income of the JHINV Group Taxpayer; | ||
(ii) | the JHINV Contributions received by the Trustee of the Charitable Fund from the Performing Subsidiary will comprise corpus of a trust and so will not form part of the assessable income of the Trustee of the Charitable Fund as either ordinary or statutory income; | ||
(iii) | if the Trustee of the Discretionary Fund exercises its discretion during a tax year to pay or apply Annual Income for the benefit of a Liable Entity, that: |
A. | the Liable Entity will be deemed to be presently entitled to such Annual Income; | ||
B. | such Annual Income will not form part of the assessable income of the Trustee of the Discretionary Fund for that year; | ||
C. | the Trustee of the Discretionary Fund will not be subject to tax under sections 99 or 99A of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 in respect of such Annual Income; |
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(iv) | section 100A of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 will not apply to deem the Trustee of the Discretionary Fund to be taxed on any income paid or applied by the Trustee of the Discretionary Fund for the benefit of the Liable Entities in the manner described in clause 2.1(a)(iii); | ||
(v) | Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 will not apply with respect to any or all payments or transactions contemplated in this deed or the Trust Deed; | ||
(vi) | Proven Claims: |
A. | will be allowable deductions to Amaca and Amaba during the Term when incurred; | ||
B. | are incurred for the purpose of the Income Tax Assessment Acts 1936 and 1997 on the date of making, in respect of a specific claim, an order for final judgement or on the date of a deed of settlement, as the case may be in relation to such specific claim; |
(vii) | the assessable income of Amaca and Amaba in respect of a year of income: |
A. | will include amounts of the Discretionary Fund paid or applied by the Trustee for the benefit of Amaca or Amaba, as the case may be; | ||
B. | will be offset to reduce the taxable income of Amaca or Amaba, as the case may be, by allowable deductions of Amaca or Amaba, as the case may be, arising from the amounts referred to in clause 2.1(a)(vi)(A); |
(viii) | the amount of payments made by the Trustee of the Charitable Fund to Claimants to meet Proven Claims against any Liable Entity will not form part of the assessable income of the Liable Entity; | ||
(ix) | and in particular for the purposes of A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Xxx 0000: |
A. | the Funding Payments to be made by the Performing Subsidiary to the Trustee do not represent or comprise consideration for a taxable supply made by the Trustee; | ||
B. | the payment of Proven Claims by the Trustee will not represent or comprise consideration for a taxable supply; | ||
C. | the application of any part of the Discretionary Fund by the Trustee for the benefit of a Liable Entity will not represent or comprise consideration for a taxable supply; |
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D. | compensation payments made to a Proven Claimant by a Liable Entity do not represent or comprise consideration for a taxable supply; | ||
E. | if the Liable Entities and the Trustee are members of the same GST Group, the following activities of the Trustee will not comprise taxable supplies: |
I. | management of the Trustee or Liable Entities and the winding up of the Liable Entities; | ||
II. | management of legal and administrative costs in respect of Claims and the negotiation of settlements of those Claims; | ||
III. | investment of the assets contributed to or received by the Trustee; | ||
IV. | management of the insurance claims the Liable Entities may make in relation to losses resulting from Claims or recovery of Insurance and Other Recoveries; |
F. | the Trustee, as a representative member of the GST Group of which it is a member from time to time, will be entitled to input tax credits for GST incurred on: |
I. | acquisitions associated with the receipt of Funding Payments by the Trustee from the Performing Subsidiary | ||
II. | acquisitions made in connection with payments of Proven Claims; | ||
III. | investment management services (but only to the extent of a reduced input tax credit); and | ||
IV. | acquisitions made in connection with the carrying out of other activities closely connected to the making of compensation payments to claimants of Proven Claims; |
(b) | the JHINV Boards and the board of directors of the Performing Subsidiary receive an independent expert’s report from the Independent Expert that subject to satisfaction of the Conditions under clause 2.1(a) if those Conditions have not been satisfied by the date of finalisation of the report, the implementation of this deed and the JHINV Guarantee by JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary is in the best interests of JHINV and its enterprise as a whole; | |
(c) | the JHINV Boards resolve, being satisfied in their discretion they should do so having regard to their duties as directors, to recommend that the Shareholders |
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vote in favour of approval of this deed and its implementation by the JHINV Group (which resolution may, at JHINV’s discretion, be sought so as to be conditional upon satisfaction of the Conditions under clause 2.1(a) if those Conditions have not been satisfied by the date of such resolution, such resolution not to be otherwise conditional upon anything not required to be done under this deed on or before the Commencement Date); | ||
(d) | the Shareholders in a general meeting duly convened under the JHINV Articles approve this deed and the JHINV Guarantee and their implementation by the JHINV Group (which approval may, at the discretion of JHINV, be sought so as to be conditional upon satisfaction of the Conditions under clause 2.1(a) if those Conditions have not been satisfied by the date at which the Shareholders vote on that resolution, such resolution not to be otherwise conditional upon anything not required to be done under this deed on or before the Commencement Date); | |
(e) | the Initial Lenders approve the JHINV Group implementing this deed on terms acceptable to JHINV acting reasonably (such approvals to be evidenced in the usual form of such approvals provided by such Initial Lenders); | |
(f) | the Transaction Xxxx is enacted by the NSW Parliament and has come into force: |
(i) | in the form initialled by authorised representatives of JHINV and the NSW Government on or prior to the Original Execution Date for the purposes of identification; or | ||
(ii) | otherwise on terms stated in writing by JHINV to be acceptable to it; |
(g) | the Release Bills are enacted by the NSW Parliament and come into force: |
(i) | in the form initialled by authorised representatives of JHINV and the NSW Government on or prior to the Original Execution Date for the purpose of identification; or | ||
(ii) | otherwise on terms stated in writing by JHINV to be acceptable to it, | ||
(such legislation, the “Release Legislation”); |
(h) | execution of each of the Related Agreements by each of the parties thereto; | |
(hh) | execution of the Trust Deed; | |
(i) | the following are satisfied (or waived by agreement in writing by the Parties) on the date at which all Conditions set out in this clause 2.1 (other than this clause 2.1(i) and clause 2.1(n)) have been satisfied: |
(A) | JHINV confirms in writing to the NSW Government (without qualification) that the terms of clause 7 of this deed would not have been breached; and | ||
(B) | the NSW Government confirms in writing to JHINV (without qualification) that no adverse or discriminatory legislative action within the meaning of clause 13.2 or 13.3 has been taken nor has clause 13.4 had any application; |
(C) | to the extent shares in the Liable Entities have not been transferred to the Trustee on or prior to the Commencement Date, the Minister empowered to do so under section 16(1) of the Transaction Legislation (when in force) serves an order under that section upon each of the shareholders of each of the Liable Entities and the directors of each of the Liable Entities to transfer all of the shares held by such shareholders in the Liable Entities to the Trustee, on a day on or prior to the Commencement Date, and such transfers occur so as to vest legal and beneficial title in the Liable Entities in the Trustee; and | ||
(D) | the NSW Government has not breached clauses 2.3(b) and (c) between the date of signing this deed and the date at which all other Conditions set out in this clause 2.1 (other than clause 2.1(n)) have been satisfied or waived by the Parties; |
(j) | the receipt by JHINV and the NSW Government of each of the opinions required under clause 22 of the Original FFA; | |
(jj) | the receipt by the relevant parties (as identified in each of the opinions) of each of the opinions required under clause 22 of this deed; | |
(k) | the Trustee appoints the Approved Actuary on terms consistent with this deed and JHINV irrevocably waives in writing (in the form of Annexure 8), any right to object to KPMG Actuaries being appointed as and performing the role of the initial Approved Actuary of the Trustee, notwithstanding that KPMG Actuaries has provided or may provide before the Commencement Date any services to any member of the JHINV Group; | |
(i) | the execution and delivery of a deed of accession by the Trustee as trustee of the trust established under the Original Trust Deed by the Parties thereto, including the Trustee; |
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(II) | the execution and delivery of a Deed of Accession by the Trustee by the parties thereto including the Trustee in its capacity as trustee of the Discretionary Fund; | |
(III) | the adoption by the Trustee of the amended constitution of the Trustee in the form set out in Schedule 10; | |
(m) | the Amending Xxxx is enacted by the NSW Parliament and comes into force: |
(i) | in the form initialled by authorised representatives of JHINV and the NSW Government on or prior to the date of this deed for the purposes of identification; or | ||
(ii) | otherwise on terms stated by JHINV to be acceptable to it, |
(n) | the Performing Subsidiary deposits the Initial Funding into the Compensation Funds Account, |
(a)
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(i) | The Conditions contained in clauses 2.1(b), (c), (k) and (m) (other than those elements of the Transaction Legislation described in clause 2.2(a)(ii)) must be satisfied or waived by 31 December 2006 or such later date as JHINV and the NSW Government may agree in writing. | ||
(ii) | Subject to clause 2.2(a)(iii) the Conditions described in clauses 2.1(d), (e), (hh), (i), (jj), (II), (III) and (n) and those parts of the Conditions under clauses 2.1(f) and (h) which remain unsatisfied and that part of the Condition under clause 2.1(m) which relates to the amendment of the uncommenced provisions of the Transaction Legislation must be satisfied or waived within 12 weeks of the satisfaction of the other Conditions. | |||
(iii) | In relation to clause 2.2(a)(ii): |
A. | that part of the Condition under clause 2.1(m) which relates to the amendment of the uncommenced provisions of the Transaction Legislation and the balance of the Condition described at clause 2.1(f) that remains unsatisfied, must only be satisfied once all other Conditions, other than the Conditions set out at clauses 2.1(i) and 2.1(n) have been satisfied or waived; and |
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B. | the Condition described in clause 2.1(n) must only be satisfied once all other Conditions have been satisfied or waived. |
(b) | Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that as at the date of this deed: |
(i) | the Conditions set out in clause 2.1(a) have been satisfied for the purposes of clause 2.1 by the issue of the private binding rulings issued to the Trustee and others on 8 November 2006; | ||
(ii) | the Tax Requirements have been satisfied for the purposes of clause 6.4(a)(i) by the issue of the private binding rulings issued to the Trustee and others on 8 November 2006; | ||
(iii) | regarding the Condition set out in clause 2.1(f), the Transaction Xxxx has been enacted and Part 1, Part 2, Divisions 1, 4 and 6 of Part 3, Part 1 of Schedule 1 and clause 3 of Schedule 1 and Sections 61-69 and 71 of Part 5 have come into force; | ||
(iv) | the Condition set out at clause 2.1(g) has been satisfied; | ||
(v) | the Condition set out in clause 2.1(h) has been satisfied except in relation to the Intercreditor Deeds, the JHINV Guarantee, the Second Irrevocable Power of Attorney and the Trust Deed; | ||
(vi) | the Condition set out at clause 2.1(j) has been satisfied or to the extent of the opinions described in clause 22.2 of the Original FFA, is waived; and | ||
(vii) | the Condition set out at clause 2.1(l) has been satisfied. |
(a) | Each Party shall use its best endeavours promptly to satisfy each Condition for which it is responsible including, without limitation, taking the steps set out in the timetable initialled for identification by the Parties for which they are responsible, to the extent possible, by the relevant date set out in that timetable. Each Party must give the Party responsible for the satisfaction of a Condition any reasonable assistance that such responsible party may request to satisfy that Condition. Each Party must promptly give a Notice to the other Parties that a Condition for which it is responsible has been satisfied upon becoming aware of that satisfaction. |
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(b) | Prior to the Commencement Date, without prejudice to any right or remedy of the NSW Government, the releases and extinguishments of liabilities set out in the Release Legislation in respect of Persons who are not natural persons may only be suspended by the NSW Government if: |
(i) | JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary is and remains in breach of its obligations under clauses 2.3(a) or 2.4; or | ||
(ii) | this deed is terminated under clause 2.6, on or after the conclusion of the negotiations (if any) under clause 2.6(d), |
(c) | The NSW Government must revoke the suspension of any release of liability suspended as a result of a breach of a kind described in clause 2.3(b) immediately upon JHINV remedying that breach and Notifying the NSW Government demonstrating that such a breach has been remedied. |
In relation to this | this party is | |||
Condition | responsible | and must take this action: | ||
Clause 2.1(a)
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JHINV and the Trustee | Seek relevant taxation opinions or rulings (where applicable). | ||
Participate in discussions with Federal Government regarding the income tax position of the Trustee and tax deducibility of payments to the Trustee. | ||||
Clause 2.1(b)
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JHINV | Retain and instruct Independent Expert. | ||
Clause 2.1(c)
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JHINV | Request JHINV Boards to consider this resolution. | ||
Provide JHINV Boards with the material information relevant to their decision whether to pass this resolution. | ||||
Clause 2.1(d)
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JHINV | Comply with clause 2.5. | ||
Clause 2.1(e)
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JHINV | Provide the Initial Lenders with the material information relevant to their decision whether to give their approval. | ||
Seek the approval of the Initial Lenders for the entry into and implementation of this deed. |
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In relation to this | this party is | |||
Condition | responsible | and must take this action: | ||
Clause 2.1(f)
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NSW Government | On a timely basis, introduce the Transaction Xxxx into Parliament, cause it to be debated and considered by Parliament and, if passed, seek royal assent in relation thereto and the timely commencement of the operation of such legislation. | ||
Clause 2.1(g)
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NSW Government | On a timely basis, introduce the Release Bills into Parliament, cause them to be debated and considered by Parliament and, if passed, seek royal assent. | ||
Clause 2.1(h)
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Each Party | Execute those Related Agreements to which it is a party. | ||
Clause 2.1(hh)
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The Settlor and the Trustee | Execute the Trust Deed. | ||
Clause 2.1(i)
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JHINV | Provide the confirmation set out in clause 2.1(i)(A). | ||
NSW Government | Provide the confirmation set out in clause 2.1(i)(B). If the shares described therein are not transferred within the date described therein, issue the order described in clause 2.1(i)(C). | |||
Clause 2.1(j)
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JHINV | Procure the delivery of the legal opinions referred to in that clause. | ||
Clause 2.1(jj)
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JHINV | Procure the delivery of the legal opinions referred to in that clause. | ||
Clause 2.1(k)
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Trustee | Retain and instruct the Approved Actuary. |
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In relation to this | this party is | |||
Condition | responsible | and must take this action: | ||
JHINV | Provide waiver of conflict letter. | |||
Clause 2.1(I)
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All Parties | Execute deed of accession. | ||
Clause
2.1(II)
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All Parties | Execution of Deed of Accession | ||
Clause
2.1(III)
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JHINV | Amendment of Trustee Constitution | ||
Clause 2.1(m)
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NSW Government | On a timely basis introduce the Amending Xxxx into Parliament, cause it to be debated and considered by Parliament and, if passed, seek royal assent thereto and the timely commencement of operation of such legislation. | ||
Clause 2.1(n)
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Performing Subsidiary | Once ail other Conditions have been satisfied in full or waived by agreement in writing by the Parties, deposit the Initial Funding into the Compensation Funds Account |
(a) | provide permitted recipients under the terms of a confidentiality deed duly executed by inter alia the NSW Government and JHINV on or by the date of this deed with access (and subject at all times to the NSW Government and the other permitted recipients adhering to the confidentiality requirements set out in that deed) to enable them to review (but not take a copy of) a verification draft of the Shareholder Documentation at least 10 days before the proposed date of despatch to the Shareholders; | |
(b) | consider in good faith any comments of the NSW Government on the draft Shareholder Documentation; | |
(c) | ensure that the Shareholder Documentation complies in all material respects with all disclosure requirements under applicable Dutch laws and regulations and, to the extent applicable, under the Australian and US laws, regulations and ASX Listing Rules and equivalent US requirements; |
(d) | promptly convene a meeting of Shareholders and despatch the Shareholder Documentation following the date on which such actions are resolved to be taken by the JHINV Boards; and |
(e) | ensure that if it or any other member of the JHINV Group becomes aware that clause 2.5(c) has not been complied with, it makes timely and adequate disclosure of such further matters required to be disclosed under the relevant law, regulation or listing rule, in each case, using best endeavours to achieve those steps. | |
2.6 | Failure to satisfy Conditions |
(a) | any Party may, by Notice to the others, terminate this deed and each of the Related Agreements; | |
(b) | where that termination occurs: |
(i) | each Party is relieved of any further obligation under this deed other than under this clause 2.6, clauses 23, 25 to 27 and 29 to 34 inclusive, which will survive termination; | ||
(ii) | any amount received by the Trustee from JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary pursuant to this deed or a Related Agreement before that time must be refunded in full to JHINV, excluding: |
(A) | any monies paid under clause 17.1 on terms that such funding is not required to be repaid (either generally or in specified circumstances, where those circumstances have arisen); and | ||
(B) | any amounts which, as at the date of termination, the Trustee or Liable Entities: |
I. | have paid out in settlement of SPF Funded Liabilities; | ||
II. | have incurred a liability to pay SPF Funded Liabilities; or | ||
III. | reasonably expect will be required to be paid to meet Proven Claims arising from Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims which were notified by Claimants to the Trustee or the Liable Entities prior to the date of termination; and |
(iii) | each of the Parties undertakes that it will not take any steps to prevent or impede the repayment of any monies required to be repaid to the Performing Subsidiary or JHINV in accordance with this clause; and |
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(iv) | such monies shall only be taken to be repaid for the purposes of this clause 2.6 when received by JHINV in cleared funds in an account nominated by JHINV (and for this purpose the Performing Subsidiary authorises and directs that any amounts due to be refunded to it pursuant to this clause 2.6 must be paid directly to JHINV); |
(c) | the termination does not affect accrued rights arising from any breach of this deed occurring before such termination; and |
(d) | following termination, where practicable the Parties must negotiate in good faith for a period of up to one month, to seek, on a bona fide basis, to agree to alternative arrangements in relation to any Condition or Conditions which have not been satisfied as will enable such Condition(s) to be: |
(i) | satisfied in an alternative manner; or | ||
(ii) | where agreed in writing between the Parties, disregarded or no longer required. |
2.7 | Commencement Date |
2.8 | Representations and Warranties | |
(a) | JHINV represents and warrants that the statements set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 are true and accurate as at the date of this deed. | |
(b) | On the date of this deed, JHINV has provided to the NSW Government, and the NSW Government acknowledges receipt, of an officer’s certificate signed by the chief financial officer of JHINV in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2. |
3.1 | Agreed Structure |
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3.2 | Selection of Agreed Structure |
3.3 | No recourse | |
(a) | The Parties agree that, without prejudice to the NSW Government’s ability to undertake adverse legislative or regulatory action against the JHINV Group in the manner permitted under clause 13 during any period where the circumstances set out in clauses 13.2(d) or 13.3(d) apply, neither JHINV nor any other member of the JHINV Group shall have any obligations, and there shall be no (and the Parties shall not seek) recourse to any of them, with respect to any liabilities of the Liable Entities, other than and then only to the extent set out in: |
(i) | this deed and the Related Agreements; and | ||
(ii) | the Transaction Legislation and the Release Legislation, each as in force in the form accepted by JHINV as satisfying the Conditions set out in clauses 2.1(f) and (g) respectively, or as may be amended by NSW Government (in relation to amendments which would not adversely affect JHINV, the Performing Subsidiary or the Compensation Funds) or following agreement in writing with JHINV (in relation to any amendments which would adversely affect any of those parties). |
(b) | The Parties agree that Claimants have no rights arising under this deed or any Related Agreement against any of the Parties to this deed or any Related Agreement. |
4.1 | Governing law and principal place of business of the Trustee |
(a) | that the Compensation Funds remain governed by the laws of New South Wales; and |
(b) | that the Trustee maintains its principal place of business in New South Wales. |
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4.2 | Role of the Trustee |
(a) | hold in the Charitable Fund the benefit of the Funding Obligations and the obligation of the Performing Subsidiary (if applicable) to pay the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount in accordance with clause 10, the JHINV Guarantee and of JHINV’s covenants and obligations under this deed and the Related Agreements to ensure the payment by the JHINV Group of the JHINV Contributions under this deed and any Cross Guarantee given pursuant to clause 15.7, and enforce the same as may be required from time to time; |
(b) | in its capacity as trustee of the Charitable Fund be the creditor of the Performing Subsidiary and JHINV for payments (whether actually or contingently) due and payable to the Trustee under this deed and receive and give a proper receipt for such amounts; |
(c) | manage itself or through one or more of the Liable Entities or otherwise cause to be managed, the response to all Payable Liabilities for itself or for or on behalf of the Liable Entities (and in respect of Payable Liabilities which are not SPF Funded Liabilities, on the basis that the Liable Entities must bear the full cost and all liabilities associated with such claims); |
(d) | subject to it having the necessary funds to do so and clause 9.15, pay (in accordance with and subject to clause 4.7 and the provisions of the Transaction Legislation) SPF Funded Liabilities itself or through one or more of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, one or more of, the Liable Entities (including without limitation by applying the Discretionary Fund Property for the benefit of one or more Liable Entities or otherwise as permitted under the Trust Deed), and in each case for itself, or through, or for the benefit of or on behalf of, one or more of the Liable Entities as the Trustee may in its discretion determine. In any case where an amount is paid through, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, a Liable Entity, then unless expressly notified by the Trustee to the Liable Entity, the Liable Entity shall have no rights to direct the Trustee as to the payment or manner or timing of any payment of such amounts, nor to have any rights to itself receive such amounts; |
(e) | use its best endeavours to achieve all available legal and administrative cost savings in relation to: |
(i) | the process for handling the response to Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims; | ||
(ii) | court proceedings dealing with apportionment of damages in relation to Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims; and |
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(iii) | exercising rights of recovery; |
(f) | review and implement legal and administrative cost savings in the claims management process on a continuing basis both in relation to the process for settling Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims and the process generally applicable in relation to Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims, including reducing Claims Legal Costs; | |
(g) | invest the assets contributed to or received by the Trustee; | |
(h) | use its best endeavours to: |
(i) | recover; | ||
(ii) | procure that each Liable Entity recover; and | ||
(iii) | exercise or procure the exercise of rights subrogated from any Claimant to recover, |
amounts paid or liabilities incurred with respect to any Personal Asbestos Claims, Marlew Claims or any other Payable Liabilities from insurers, reinsurers and other parties who may have contributed to the loss relating to such claims; | ||
(i) | generally do all things necessary and convenient for the purposes of handling and finalising Payable Liabilities for itself, or through, for the benefit of, or for or on behalf of, one or more of the Liable Entities (provided that nothing in this deed shall require the Trustee to incur any liability or pay any amount with respect to a liability which is not a SPF Funded Liability. The condition set out in clause 4.2(d) shall apply equally with respect to any payment made under this clause 4.2(i)); | |
(j) | as provided by the Transaction Legislation or to the extent otherwise entitled to do so, be subrogated to the rights of the Claimants against the Liable Entities and Marlew or any other persons in relation to any Payable Liability settled or met by the Trustee out of the Charitable Fund Property; and | |
(k) | be authorised and permitted to negotiate with Claimants and at its discretion procure that the relevant Liable Entity enter into binding settlements in relation to (including without limitation compromises of) Payable Liabilities. | |
4.3 | Association of the Trustee with JHINV | |
(a) | If at any time the Trustee is proposed to become part of, or an associate of, the JHINV Group other than as contemplated under clauses 4 or 5 (excluding this clause 4.3), the Trustee and JHINV must give the NSW Government at least 90 days’ prior Notice with such Notice containing all relevant details of the proposal (Relevant Proposal). Such association may only occur if the NSW Government gives Notice that it is satisfied, acting reasonably and diligently: |
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(i) | with the adequacy of the protections afforded with respect to the Trustee; | ||
(ii) | that any Insolvency within the JHINV Group will not result in the Trustee also becoming insolvent, save to the extent that the group Insolvency may impact on the payment of the JHINV Contributions; and | ||
(iii) | that creditors of the JHINV Group will not have access to any funds or assets of the Trustee or the Liable Entities for payment of liabilities owing to them in their capacity as creditors of the JHINV Group. |
(b) | The NSW Government shall be taken to be satisfied with a Relevant Proposal and to have given Notice to that effect if, by the end of the 90 day Notice period or such longer period as extended under clause 4.3(c), it has not given any Notice to JHINV of its decision in relation to such Relevant Proposal. | |
(c) | Before the end of the 90 day Notice period, the NSW Government may extend by Notice the period within which it must make a decision on the Relevant Proposal by an additional 60 days commencing immediately after the last day of the first 90 day period. | |
(d) | If the NSW Government is not satisfied as to the matters in clause 4.3(a), it must give Notice of its decision (including reasons) within the 90 day Notice period or such longer period as extended under clause 4.3(c). | |
(e) | Without limiting any other rights or remedies available to JHINV or the Trustee, either or both of those Parties may seek a declaratory relief from a Court in relation to an adverse decision of the NSW Government under clause 4.3(d), but JHINV and the Trustee agree not to implement any step of the proposal unless and until such declaration of the Court has been made. | |
(f) | Where a Relevant Proposal will or may reasonably be expected to result in clause 6.4(a) having any operation, the NSW Government shall be entitled to reject that Relevant Proposal. | |
(g) | Nothing in this clause 4.3 derogates from, or reduces or increases the rights or obligations of JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary under any other provision of this deed. | |
4.4 | Trustee Covenants | |
(a) | The Trustee covenants in favour of each other Party to fully comply with the terms of the Trust Deed and with its obligations under this deed. | |
(b) | Subject to clause 9.15, the Trustee covenants that it will ensure that each Liable Entity will continue to trade notwithstanding the occurrence of an Insolvency Event of that Liable Entity so long as the Transaction Legislation permits the Liable Entity to do so and no other law prohibits the Liable Entity from doing so. |
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(c) | The Trustee covenants in favour of the other Parties that it will comply with all Accepted Tax Conditions in respect of Taxation of the Trustee in relation to the Compensation Funds (including the Taxation of the income of the Compensation Funds). | |
4.5 | Inconsistency | |
In the event, and to the extent, of any inconsistency between the provisions of this deed and the terms of the instrument establishing or governing the Trustee or any Related Agreement, this deed shall prevail except in the event that the relevant instrument is the Transaction Legislation or the Release Legislation. | ||
4.6 | Alternative payment mechanism if Trustee insolvent etc . | |
(a) | In the event that the Trustee is unable by operation of law or incapacity to carry out its functions under clause 4.2(a) and (c), for whatever reason including Insolvency, each Party agrees to use all reasonable endeavours to overcome that difficulty, including by replacing the Trustee where the new Trustee, while governed in the same way as the outgoing Trustee, would not suffer the same inability. | |
(b) | If after 6 months the Trustee or any replacement Trustee remains unable to carry out its functions for the reasons set out in clause 4.6(a), then unless that inability has arisen by reason of any breach of this deed by the NSW Government (whether by an act or an omission by the NSW Government) or an act of the NSW Government, the NSW Government may, subject to the remainder of this clause 4.6, establish an alternative payment mechanism by giving Notice to JHINV of the Person to whom the Funding Payments (and, to the extent payable, any Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount) shall be made for the benefit of Claimants having Proven Claims (the “New Person”) and the Performing Subsidiary shall thereafter make such payments to the New Person in substitution for the Trustee. | |
(c) | Nothing in this clause 4.6 will, and no alternative funding arrangements established under this clause may: |
(i) | negate or reduce or increase the continuing obligations of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary under this deed; or | ||
(ii) | entitle the NSW Government or any Government Authority (whether directly or indirectly) to the benefit of any amounts paid or which are or may become payable to the Trustee by JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary under this deed or any Related Agreement. |
(d) | Any nomination by the NSW Government of a Person as the New Person shall not be effective unless and until that Person irrevocably agrees in favour of the Parties to perform the obligations of the Trustee under this deed and the Related Agreements to which the Trustee is a party, and the Parties agree promptly to comply with clause 1.5 by executing a novation deed. |
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(e) | The NSW Government must ensure that the New Person nominated by it pursuant to clause 4.6(b) is reasonably capable of properly and diligently performing and discharging the obligations described in clause 4.6(d). |
(f) | The NSW Government must not nominate a New Person to be appointed under this clause 4.6 which is not incorporated in Australia without the prior written consent of JHINV. |
4.7 | Indemnity by Liable Entities |
5.1 | The Trustee Board |
(a) | The management of the Compensation Funds shall vest in the Trustee. |
(b) | The Trustee Board shall consist of a minimum of three Directors and a maximum of five Directors as determined by the Directors. |
(c) | Initially there shall be five Directors. JHINV must appoint three of those initial Directors and the NSW Government must appoint two of those initial Directors. |
5.2 | Power to appoint directors |
(a) | Subject to clause 16.3(b): |
(i) | JHINV shall be entitled to appoint a majority of the Directors from time to time to the Trustee Board and to designate one of those Directors to be Chairman; | ||
(ii) | JHINV may, by Notice to the other Parties, nominate a subsidiary for so long as it remains a subsidiary of JHINV, to exercise its rights under this clause 5.2(a); and | ||
(iii) | JHINV shall, or shall procure that the nominated subsidiary shall, promptly give Notice to the Trustee and the NSW Government of any appointment made pursuant to this clause 5.2(a). |
(b) | The NSW Government shall be entitled to appoint the remaining Directors. |
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(c) | If the NSW Government appoints officers of the NSW Government as Directors, the Trustee shall and JHINV shall procure that the Directors nominated by it vote in favour of any resolutions of the Trustee Board necessary to ensure that to the extent permitted by applicable law the Trustee waives any potential conflicts of interest arising because the officer is both a Director and has duties to the NSW Government as a public servant. | |
(d) | A Party shall promptly remove a Director appointed by that Party from office if that Director has committed, or is suspected on reasonable grounds by one or more Parties, of having committed a material breach or successive breaches of confidentiality in relation to the affairs of the Trustee or any of the Parties in connection with this deed or who otherwise engages in conduct which renders him or her unsuitable to be a Director. |
(a) | subject to clause 5.4(b), if a quorum is not present at a meeting, the meeting shall be reconvened by Notice to a date no less than 24 hours after the date of the original meeting (or such time as is reasonable in cases of emergency) and the quorum for such a reconvened meeting of which all Directors have been given notice in writing shall be at least two Directors; and | |
(b) | if clause 16.3(b) applies, the quorum shall be determined in accordance with clause 16.3(b)(i). |
(a) | Except as otherwise specified in this deed, at any meeting of the Directors, each Director has one vote. |
(b) | If a Director representative of a Party and his or her alternate Director is absent, the remaining Director representatives of that Party shall be entitled to jointly exercise the absent Director’s vote. |
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(a) | Subject always to a Director’s obligations under the Trust Deed, the Trustee Constitution, statute or otherwise at law, a Director may take into account the views of that Director’s Appointor and may act on the wishes of that Appointor in performing any of his or her duties or exercising any power, right or discretion as a Director in relation to the Trustee. | |
(b) | A Director may provide that Director’s Appointor with copies of all documents, Board Papers and other material which come into the possession of the Director in that capacity and may disclose to and discuss with the Appointor all information to which the Director becomes privy in that capacity. |
(a) | if clause 5.4(a) applies, the time specified in that clause; and | |
(b) | in any other case the same time and place seven days after the meeting or to another day, time and place determined by those Directors present. |
(a) | The Trustee shall, with the consent of each of the NSW Government and JHINV, appoint and continue to retain an Approved Auditor to be the auditor of the Trustee. |
(b) | The Trustee shall, before purporting to appoint an Approved Auditor, give Notice to the NSW Government and JHINV setting out: |
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(i) | the name and address of the proposed appointee; | ||
(ii) | the qualifications and experience of the proposed appointee; and | ||
(iii) | all information that it has concerning the independence (or potential conflicts of duty affecting or that may affect) the proposed appointee (including any information concerning the matters set out in clause 5.12(d)(iii)). |
(c) | The consent of each of the NSW Government and of JHINV to the appointment of any Approved Auditor shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the Trustee gives Notice in accordance with clause 5.12(b) and the NSW Government or JHINV (as the case may be) either gives consent or does not give Notice to the Trustee Board refusing consent (with reasons) within one month of the Trustee Board’s Notice to it, the Trustee Board may appoint the Person specified in its Notice. | |
(d) | The Approved Auditor must at all times: |
(i) | be a registered company auditor; | ||
(ii) | have appropriate qualifications and experience to be able to perform the audit expected to be performed as at the time of the appointment; and | ||
(iii) | not be associated with the current Approved Actuary of the Trustee or the NSW Government Reviewing Actuary and not associated with any firm who has held either of those roles within the last 5 years. |
(e) | If after having made reasonable enquiries and assessment the Trustee has not been able to identify an auditor who meets all of the requirements set out in clause 5.12(d) above, or the NSW Government or JHINV has given Notice refusing consent in accordance with clause 5.12(c), the Trustee shall notify the other Parties of that fact and, failing agreement between the Parties within 21 days as to an auditor acceptable to all of the Parties, the Trustee shall promptly refer the matter and relevant correspondence between the Parties (including reasons for refusal to a particular auditor being appointed)) to the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia, who shall have the sole power to determine an available auditor who best meets those requirements. Upon being given Notice of such auditor, the Trustee must promptly offer to engage the selected auditor to audit the Trustee on usual commercial terms. Any refusal by JHINV or NSW Government to consent to the appointment of a Person as an Approved Auditor does not prevent the said President from appointing that Person as the Approved Auditor. |
(f) | The reports of the Approved Auditor to the Trustee shall be provided to the Trustee with copies to JHINV and the NSW Government. | |
(g) | The Trustee must: |
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(i) | prepare a set of consolidated financial statements for the Trustee and the Liable Entities in respect of each Financial Year during the Term, in accordance with requirements applicable under the Corporations Act and in accordance with Australian generally accepted accounting principles (or on such other basis as may be agreed between the Parties); and | ||
(ii) | engage the Approved Auditor to audit those financial statements on a timely basis in respect of each Financial Year and to provide a copy of the relevant audit reports to the other Parties to this deed. |
(a) | The NSW Government may by Notice to the Trustee and JHINV, at its own cost, appoint an auditor (NSW Government Auditor) to conduct a general or more limited audit of the activities, affairs and financial position of the Trustee. The NSW Government Auditor must also satisfy the requirements described in clause 5.12(d). | |
(b) | The Notice appointing a NSW Government Auditor must specify the scope of the proposed audit. |
(c) | The NSW Government Auditor may not commence the proposed audit until 10 Business Days after the Notice under clause 5.13(a) has been received by the Trustee and JHINV. | |
(d) | The Trustee must give the NSW Government Auditor: |
(i) | full and free access to the books and records of the Trustee at its premises; | ||
(ii) | all reasonable assistance and explanations of information that the NSW Government Auditor may request; and | ||
(iii) | to the extent the Trustee is entitled to do so without being in breach of any confidentiality obligation to which it is subject, access to the working papers of all Approved Auditors. |
(e) | The NSW Government Auditor must give its report (which must include all of its material findings and recommendations) to the NSW Government with copies to the Trustee and JHINV. Otherwise it must keep its report and all the information made available to it during its audit by the Trustee confidential. |
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(a) | The Trustee must ensure that at all times during the Term an Approved Actuary is retained by the Trustee on terms consistent with the terms of this deed. | |
(b) | The Trustee shall appoint KPMG Actuaries as the initial Approved Actuary and may: |
(i) | terminate the appointment of any Approved Actuary; and | ||
(ii) | appoint another person as the Approved Actuary with the prior consent of the NSW Government and JHINV, |
(A) | meet the requirements set out in paragraph (a) of the definition of “Approved Actuary” and that if that principal changes the Approved Actuary must notify the Parties to this deed of the new principal’s qualifications and experience details; and | ||
(B) | ensure that at all times such a principal is so nominated. |
(c) | The Trustee shall, before purporting to appoint an Approved Actuary other than KPMG Actuaries Pty Limited (which is to be appointed as the initial Approved Actuary in accordance with clause 5.15(b)), give Notice to the NSW Government and JHINV setting out: |
(i) | the name and address of the proposed appointee; | ||
(ii) | all information that it has concerning the proposed appointee relating to their satisfying the definition of “Approved Actuary” in clause 1.1. |
(d) | Where the NSW Government’s or JHINV’s consent to the appointment of any Approved Actuary is required, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be taken to be given if the NSW Government or JHINV (as the case may be) does not give Notice to the Trustee and to the other of them refusing consent (with reasons) to that Person being appointed within 1 month of the Trustee’s Notice to it. |
(e) | In the event that the Approved Actuary ceases at any time to satisfy the requirements set out in the definition of “Approved Actuary”, or to continue to have the qualifications and attributes which resulted in the engagement of that Person as the Approved Actuary, then the Trustee shall appoint another Person, with the consent of the NSW Government and JHINV, to be sought in |
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accordance with clause 5.15(c) and given in accordance with clause 5.15(d) or, if such consent is refused, under clause 5.15(f). | ||
(f) | If after having made reasonable enquiries and assessment the Trustee has not been able to identify an actuary who meets all of the requirements set out in the definition of “Approved Actuary” in clause 1.1, or the NSW Government or JHINV has given Notice in accordance with clause 5.15(d) refusing consent, the Trustee shall notify the other Parties of that fact and, failing agreement between the Parties within 21 days as to an actuary acceptable to all of the Parties, the Trustee shall promptly refer the matter (including relevant correspondence between the Parties (including reasons for refusing that a particular actuary be appointed)) to the President of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, who shall have the sole power to determine an available actuary who best meets those requirements. Upon being given Notice of such actuary, the Trustee must promptly offer to engage the selected actuary as Approved Actuary on usual commercial terms. Neither the NSW Government’s nor JHINV’s refusal to consent to the appointment of a Person as an Approved Actuary shall prevent the said President from appointing that Person as an Approved Actuary. |
(g) | If a replacement Approved Actuary is to be appointed, the Trustee must use its reasonable endeavours to procure that until such appointment, the current Approved Actuary continues in its role as such, and the Approved Actuary shall be permitted to do so despite any event described in clause 5.15(a) while a replacement is found. |
(a) | by using its best endeavours to procure that the JHINV Auditor confirms the calculation of the amount of that Free Cash Flow in a certificate signed by it addressed to JHINV, the NSW Government and the Trustee; |
(b) | if the JHINV Auditor is unavailable or unwilling to provide such a certificate, by disclosing to the other Parties the reasons known to JHINV for such unavailability or unwillingness and by using its best endeavours to procure that another suitably qualified auditor of similar standard and reputation provides such a certificate; and | |
(c) | by providing that certificate to each of the Trustee and the NSW Government. |
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(a) | JHINV: |
(i) | may, subject to there being no Funding Obligations or other amounts due and payable by the Performing Subsidiary under this deed which remain outstanding, by Notice to the Trustee (with a copy to the NSW Government) from time to time; | ||
(ii) | must, on request from the NSW Government to do so after the occurrence of an Insolvency Event in respect of the Performing Subsidiary which has not been cured before the earlier of the next date on which the Performing Subsidiary is due to make a payment to the Trustee under this deed and the date falling 3 months after that Insolvency Event; and | ||
(iii) | must, if required under clause 6.3, in accordance with clause 6.2(b), |
replace the Performing Subsidiary with another subsidiary of JHINV as the person primarily liable for the payment to the Trustee of the JHINV Contributions and the performance of all other obligations and liabilities of the Performing Subsidiary under this deed and the Related Agreements. | ||
(b) | A substitution under clause 6.2(a) will not occur unless and until: |
(i) | the incoming party is not subject to an Insolvency Event; | ||
(ii) | the incoming party duly executes and delivers a novation deed to and in favour of the Parties in the form set out in Schedule 9 under which, among other things, all obligations of the outgoing Performing Subsidiary under this deed are assumed by the incoming party; | ||
(iii) | where the incoming party is not a wholly owned subsidiary of JHINV, or if the NSW Government so requests, JHINV duly executes and delivers to the Trustee and the NSW Government a guarantee in respect of the obligations of the incoming party which is mutatis mutandis on the same terms as the current JHINV Guarantee; and | ||
(iv) | if the incoming party is not incorporated in or within Australia, JHINV procures the delivery of an opinion of generally recognised independent legal counsel qualified to practice in the relevant jurisdiction to the effect |
that all deeds of accession or novation, agreements or other instruments effecting such assumption are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the requirements set out in this deed and the Related Agreements in relation to such deeds or instruments (assuming, for the purposes of such opinion, the validity of all terms of this deed and all Related Agreements); and | |||
(v) | where the outgoing Performing Subsidiary has been subject to an Insolvency Event, JHINV executes and delivers to the Trustee and the NSW Government a deed poll in favour of them acknowledging that despite any compromise or extinguishment of the Funding Obligations under that Insolvency Event, the nature and the value of obligations of the incoming Performing Subsidiary and JHINV under this deed and the JHINV Guarantee (including in relation to the Funding Obligations and (where payable) the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount) have not been reduced or compromised by that compromise or extinguishment and procures that the incoming party provides a corresponding acknowledgement in respect of its obligations under this deed and the Related Agreements save that this clause 6.2(b)(v) does not apply where at the time of substitution under clause 6.2(a), both the Insolvency Event has been discharged or cured, and such discharge or cure did not involve any such compromise or extinguishment of the abovementioned rights which would affect the obligations of the incoming Performing Subsidiary. |
(c) | If JHINV nominates a new Performing Subsidiary pursuant to this clause 6.2 which is not an Australian Tax resident for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Acx 0000 (Cth) or which is a resident of a country other than Australia for taxation purposes, then: |
(i) | the new Performing Subsidiary shall be liable to make the Funding Payments free and clear of any Tax due or payable in any country other than Australia; | ||
(ii) | if that Performing Subsidiary is or becomes subject to a law of any jurisdiction outside Australia which requires deductions or withholdings of amounts from the Funding Payments, then that Performing Subsidiary shall make such deduction or withholding but shall pay an additional amount in respect of each affected Funding Payment as shall be required so that such aggregate amount in respect of the Funding Payment as is received by the Trustee will not be less than the amount of such Funding Payment assuming no deduction or withholding was required; and | ||
(iii) | clause 6.4(a) shall have no operation in respect of that new Performing Subsidiary. |
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6.3 | Cessation of Subsidiary Status |
6.4 | Tax conditionality of payments | |
(a) | Subject to the remainder of this clause 6.4, any obligations of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary to make payments under this deed or any Related Agreement other than the Initial Funding shall be conditional upon, and neither JHINV nor the Performing Subsidiary shall have any obligation to make such payments unless: |
(i) | binding legislation or Rulings which satisfy the Tax Requirements have come into and remain in full force; and | ||
(ii) | if the applicable legislation or any Ruling (as the case may be), when enacted, made or amended as the case may be, imposes any additional conditions or qualifications to the Tax Requirements being or remaining satisfied, those conditions are acceptable to JHINV acting reasonably; and | ||
(iii) | there is no Change of Tax Law which results in, or which will if implemented result in, one or more of the Tax Requirements ceasing to be satisfied, and there has been no Cessation of Ruling (unless, if there has been such a Cessation of Ruling, the relevant taxpayer has obtained a final judgement that (or to the effect that) the Tax consequences set out in that Ruling continue to apply in respect of that taxpayer). |
(b) | Clause 6.4(a) will have no operation if all of the following conditions are satisfied: |
(i) | the JHINV Group Taxpayer, the Trustee or any Liable Entity (each a Relevant Entity) incur Tax in a year of income that exceeds the amount of Tax that would have been incurred by those Relevant Entities in that year of income had the requirements of clause 6.4(a) remained satisfied (Additional Tax) (and all amounts of Additional Tax incurred in that year of income as a result of those requirements not being satisfied shall be aggregated for the purposes of applying this clause 6.4(b) and are referred to in paragraph (ii) as the “Total Additional Tax”); | ||
(ii) | the Total Additional Tax is not more than a de minimis amount of the average JHINV Contributions for the three Financial Years prior to the |
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Financial Year in which the Change of Tax Law or event occurred which triggered (or which would but for this clause 6.4(b) trigger) the operation of clause 6.4(a). For this purpose, the JHINV Contributions for each of the three Financial Years ending 31 March 2005, 31 March 2006 and 31 March 2007 shall be deemed to be the amount of the Initial Funding divided by 2.5. |
(c) | [Deliberately left blank.] | |
(d) | Clause 6.4(a) shall have no operation: |
(i) | in relation to a year or years of Taxation, where JHINV makes an irrevocable election by Notice in writing to the other parties to this deed that clause 6.4(a) shall not operate in relation to that year or years of Taxation or in relation to particular forms or levels of Taxation; | ||
(ii) | where any of the Tax Requirements ceases to be satisfied by reason of any Accepted Tax Condition ceasing to be satisfied by reason of any deliberate or reckless act or omission of any member of the JHINV Group; or | ||
(iii) | where any of the Tax Requirements ceases to be satisfied by reason of any Accepted Tax Condition ceasing to be satisfied by reason of any inadvertent or negligent act or omission of any member of the JHINV Group, unless: |
(A) | JHINV has: |
I. | given Notice to the Trustee and the NSW Government of the relevant circumstances; and | ||
II. | paid or agreed to pay any applicable penalty or interest reasonably imposed by assessment of the Australian Taxation Office and has taken such other reasonable steps as necessary to remedy the non-compliance with the Accepted Tax Condition; and |
(B) | either: |
I. | the Australian Taxation Office has then revoked or withdrawn the Black Hole Deductibility of the JHINV Contributions or has not otherwise confirmed to JHINV within 12 months of the date of Notice under paragraph (A) that the Tax Requirements will thereafter be satisfied; or |
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II. | where the Tax Requirements were satisfied under the legislation in force, that legislation is amended or repealed so as to result in the Tax Requirements ceasing to be satisfied and alternate legislation resulting in the Tax Requirements being again satisfied does not come into force within 12 months of the date of amendment or repeal of the earlier legislation. |
(e) | If the Performing Subsidiary is replaced with another JHINV subsidiary that is an Australian tax resident for the purposes of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth), clause 6.4(a) shall not be triggered where any of the Tax Requirements ceases to be satisfied by reason of that replacement resulting (whether immediately or subsequently) in any Accepted Tax Condition not being satisfied, including as a result of a Change of Tax Law which, at the time of replacing the Performing Subsidiary, was in force or which could not, on reasonable grounds have been anticipated at that time to come into force and which would not have applied to the initial Performing Subsidiary as a Change of Tax resulting in a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied. | |
(f) | Clause 6.4(a) shall have no operation in respect of an obligation to pay the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount where a Tax Requirement ceases to apply solely by reason of the Wind-Up Event or Reconstruction Event to which the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount relates. | |
(g) | For the avoidance of doubt, this clause 6.4 may operate as a result of the Tax Requirements ceasing to be satisfied as a result of or following the substitution of the Trustee (after appropriate consultation) with an alternative payee pursuant to clause 4.6. | |
(h) | if clause 6.4(a) has any operation and subsequently legislation, a Ruling or a final judgement resulting in the Tax Requirements being satisfied comes into force or is delivered within 12 months of the start of that operation of clause 6.4(a), then: |
(i) | the Performing Subsidiary must, within 20 Business Days, pay any JHINV Contributions or other payments which have not been paid but would have been due and payable under this deed or any Related Agreement but which were not due and payable by reason of the operation of this clause 6.4, together with Interest on each such payment at the Interest Rate for the period from the date that payment would have been due and payable but for clause 6.4 until the date the payment was made; and | ||
(ii) | JHINV’s obligations under this deed and the JHINV Guarantee with respect to the payment of the JHINV Contributions described in clause 6.4(h)(i) shall apply from the date of coming into force of such legislation or ruling, or the date of delivery of such final judgement as the case may be. |
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(i) | If clause 6.4(a) has any operation and legislation, a Ruling or a final judgement satisfying the Tax Requirements does not come into force or is not delivered within 12 months of the start of that operation of clause 6.4(a) or such later date as the Parties may agree in writing, then: |
(i) | clause 6.6 shall apply where the Tax Requirement which has ceased to be satisfied (or if more than one Tax Requirement has ceased to be satisfied, each such Tax Requirement) is a Tax Requirement described in clause 2.1(a)(iii) to (ix) other than clause 2.1(a)(ix)(A) (each a “Relevant Tax Requirement”); and | ||
(ii) | in all other circumstances, clause 2.6 shall apply as if JHINV had validly served a Notice of termination pursuant to clause 2.6(a) on the last day of that period or such later specified date, as the case may be. |
(j) | If JHINV considers that a Change of Tax Law results or is likely to result in the operation of clause 6.4(a) it shall give a Notice to the NSW Government containing material particulars of that Change of Tax Law. |
(k) | If: |
(i) | clause 6.4(a) has any operation; | ||
(ii) | the event which triggered the operation of clause 6.4(a) has not resulted in one or more of the Conditions in clause 2.1(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(ix)(A) ceasing to be satisfied; and | ||
(iii) | the Trustee, acting in good faith and consistently with its duties as Trustee, determines and Notifies the other Parties that if that Annual Payment is not made, the Trustee would not have sufficient funds to pay all SPF Funded Liabilities which would become due and payable during the Financial Year in which the Annual Payment would (but for the suspension of payments) be made, |
then clause 6.4(a) shall not apply and clause 6.6 shall apply. For the purpose of making its determination under clause 6.4(k), the Trustee shall estimate the SPF Funded Liabilities and funds available and likely to become available to it or the Liable Entities within the 12 months referred to in clause 6.4(i) by reference to the then most recent Actuarial Report, consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with clause 5.12(g), expected earnings of the Compensation Funds for that Financial Year, and such other information as the Trustee, acting reasonably, considers appropriate. |
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6.5 | Further obligations on a Change of Tax Law | |
(a) | If clause 6.4(a) has any operation, then each Party agrees that for a period of 12 months from the time that clause commences operation, or any longer period as may be agreed by the Parties in writing (Interim Period), it will: |
(i) | subject to clause 6.5(b), use its best endeavours to secure the satisfaction within the Interim Period of each Tax Requirement which has ceased to be satisfied, including without limitation by taking one or more of the following steps, in each case in a timely manner: |
(A) | any Party bearing Tax as a result of a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied must object against any assessment to such Tax issued to it, within the statutory timeframe for validly objecting against such an assessment and must pursue vigorously all avenues of internal review or reconsideration available in relation to such an assessment; | ||
(B) | if a Liable Entity bears Tax as a result of a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied, the Trustee must procure (to the extent that the Liable Entity remains under the control of the Trustee) that the Liable Entity objects against any assessment to such Tax issued to it, within the statutory time frame for validly objecting against such an assessment and that the Liable Entity pursues such avenues of internal review or reconsideration available in relation to such an assessment; | ||
(C) | any Party bearing Tax as a result of a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied must apply (and where a Liable Entity bears Tax as a result of a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied, the Trustee must, to the extent that the Liable Entity remains under the control of the Trustee, procure that the Liable Entity apply) to the Australian Taxation Office for a further ruling or rulings, the issue of which will result in the Tax Requirement again being satisfied; | ||
(D) | any Party bearing Tax as a result of a Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied (and any other appropriate Party) must commence and prosecute proceedings to seek review of, appeal against and/or dispute the ruling or other decision which has resulted in the Tax Requirement ceasing to be satisfied unless a Senior Counsel approved by JHINV and the NSW Government has advised that such proceedings do not have reasonable prospects of success; and | ||
(E) | negotiate with the other Parties in good faith to make such modifications to the terms of this deed and the Related Agreements (and the NSW Government agrees to use its best endeavours to amend the Transaction Legislation and if applicable the Release Legislation) as are reasonably necessary to result in the Tax Requirements again becoming satisfied, save that no Party shall have any obligation to agree to any provision which increases its financial |
(ii) | keep the other Parties informed as to the progress of steps taken pursuant to this clause 6.5, consult with such Parties in relation to material steps taken pursuant to this clause 6.5 and provide all reasonable assistance and information to any Party in connection with the taking of any steps pursuant to this clause 6.5. |
(b) | For the avoidance of doubt: |
(i) | in order to satisfy the obligations imposed on the Parties by clause 6.5(a)(i), it may be necessary for a Party to take one or more of the steps referred to in clauses 6.5(a)(i)(A) to (E) at the same time, where it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances in order to secure satisfaction of the Tax Requirements within the Interim Period; | ||
(ii) | the obligation to commence and prosecute proceedings referred to in clause 6.5(a)(i)(D) extends to and includes the making of any urgent application which is reasonable in the circumstances and the exercise of any rights of appeal and/or leave to appeal from the judgment of any relevant Court or tribunal; and | ||
(iii) | to the extent that a Liable Entity remains under the control of the Trustee, and the Liable Entity is a necessary or appropriate party to proceedings of the kind referred to in clause 6.5(a)(i)(D), the Trustee must procure that the Liable Entity commences and prosecutes such proceedings. |
(c) | The costs of a Party taking any action of the kind referred to in clause 6.5(a) or (b) (including any costs of a third party or parties ordered to be paid by a Party in proceedings of the kind referred to in clause 6.5(a)(i)(D)) shall be borne solely by that Party. | |
6.6 | Sharing of impact of Tax becoming payable |
(a) | subject to any adjustments required to be made under clauses 6.6(b) or (c), the Performing Subsidiary shall remain obliged to make JHINV Contributions which are due on or after the date of operation of this clause 6.6, being: |
(i) | where this clause operates in the circumstances set out in clause 6.4(i), the day following the 12 month period referred to in clause 6.4(i)(i); and |
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(ii) | where this clause operates in the circumstances set out in clause 6.4(k), the date on which the Trustee provides the Notice under clause 6.4(k), |
(b) | If by reason of any event or circumstance any member of the JHINV Group incurs Tax (or incurs an increased liability to Tax) in a year of income that exceeds the amount of Tax it would have incurred in that year of income had the Relevant Tax Requirements remained satisfied at all times (regardless of whether that amount of Tax was incurred in the same year of income in which a Relevant Tax Requirement ceased to be satisfied) (such Tax, the “Incremental JHINV Tax”), an amount equal to 50% of the amount of the Incremental JHINV Tax (such proportionate amount, the Fund’s Share of JHINV Tax) shall, when the Incremental JHINV Tax is incurred, for the purposes of the calculation of net assets relevant to determining Annual Payments or relevant to determining the Valuation Ratio under clause 7.2(m), be deemed to: |
(i) | increase and on a continuing basis form part of the net assets of the Trustee; | ||
(ii) | earn tax exempt income for each Financial Year ended on or after the date the Incremental JHINV Tax is incurred at the discount rate published by the Approved Actuary in the Annual Actuarial Report in relation to the relevant Financial Year and such income shall be carried forward and capitalised on a compound basis. |
(i) | increase and on a continuing basis form part of the net assets of the relevant Liable Entity or the Trustee (as applicable); and | ||
(ii) | earn tax exempt income for the Liable Entity or the Trustee (as applicable) for each Financial Year ended on or after the date the Incremental Tax is incurred, at the discount rate published by the Approved Actuary in the Annual Actuarial Report in relation to the |
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(d) | the Performing Subsidiary must, within 20 Business Days of the date of operation of this clause 6.6, pay any JHINV Contributions or other payments which have not been paid but would have been due and payable under this deed or any Related Agreement during any period in which clause 6.4(a) had operation, save that any such payments shall be adjusted in accordance with clauses 6.6(b) or (c) where the circumstances described therein apply. | |
6.7 | Consequences of Fund bearing Tax on Rationing arrangements |
(a) | introducing an appropriate rationing scheme as contemplated by clause 9.15 as a result of the actual and expected impact of the operation of clause 6.6, so as to ensure that there is no discrimination between Claimants (or the proportion of their Proven Claim which may be expected to be paid) on the basis of the time at which they lodge their Claim with the relevant Liable Entity; and | |
(b) | deferring payment of claims as contemplated in clause 9.15. |
7.1 | Clause 7 Definitions |
(a) | Unless otherwise indicated elsewhere in this deed by an express capitalised reference to a defined term herein, the following definitions apply in and solely for the purposes of this clause 7: | |
Capital Management Transaction means any capital reduction, return of capital, share buyback, dividend characterised by JHINV as a special dividend or other capital management transaction having a similar effect in relation to Equity Securities of JHINV, but excludes any Distribution. | ||
Close Group means, at any time, JHINV and each member of the JHINV Group that is a wholly owned subsidiary (whether directly or indirectly through one or more interposed wholly owned entities) of JHINV. | ||
Distribution means any distribution to the Equity Securityholders in JHINV or a class of such Equity Securityholders (other than a dividend characterised by JHINV as a special dividend), in their capacity as such, whether by JHINV or |
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(a) | any Distribution; and | |
(b) | any amount of money paid (or agreed or declared to be paid) and/or valuable consideration provided (or agreed or declared to be provided) to Equity Securityholders in respect of any Capital Management Transaction. |
(a) | a security in that Person which permits or entitles a holder of that security to participate in: |
(i) | the profits available for distribution to holders of equity of that Person; or | ||
(ii) | the surplus available for distribution to holders of equity on a Wind Up Event of that Person, |
(b) | a CHESS Depository Interest, American Depository Receipt or other Stock Exchange traded interest (created by or at the instance of that Person) in a security which is within paragraph (a) of this definition, |
(a) | a Parent Entity of JHINV pursuant to a transaction or related transactions where the following requirements are satisfied: |
(i) | the value of Equity Securities in the Parent Entity issued or transferred (or to be issued or transferred) to the JHINV Equity Securityholders in their capacity as such in connection with the transaction or transactions by which the Person becomes a Parent Entity of JHINV is less than 80% of the aggregate value of all Equity Securities of the Parent Entity which will be on issue immediately after fully implementing such transaction(s); and |
(ii) | the proportion of voting shares in the Parent Entity issued or transferred or to be issued or transferred to JHINV Equity Securityholders in their capacity as such, as a result of the transaction or transactions by which the Person becomes a Parent Entity of JHINV, is less than 80% of all voting shares in the Parent Entity which will be on issue immediately after fully implementing such transaction(s); and | ||
(iii) | the transaction or transactions by which the Person becomes the Parent Entity of JHINV are not wholly or predominantly financed (directly or indirectly) by or on the credit of any member of the JHINV Group; or |
(b) | a Sibling Entity of JHINV pursuant to a transaction or related transactions where the following requirements are satisfied: |
(i) | the aggregate value of Equity Securities in the Sibling Entity held (or to be held) by members of the JHINV Group or issued or transferred (or to be issued or transferred) to the JHINV Equity Securityholders in their capacity as such in connection with the transaction or transactions by which the Person becomes a Sibling Entity of JHINV is less than 80% of the aggregate value of all Equity Securities of the Sibling Entity which will be on issue immediately after fully implementing such transaction(s); | ||
(ii) | the proportion of the aggregate voting shares in the Sibling Entity held (or to be held) by members of the JHINV Group or issued or transferred or to be issued or transferred to JHINV Equity Securityholders in their capacity as such, as a result of the transaction or transactions by which the Sibling Entity becomes a Sibling Entity of JHINV, is less than 80% of all voting shares in the Sibling Entity which will be on issue immediately after fully implementing such transaction(s); and | ||
(iii) | the transaction or transactions by which the Person becomes the Sibling Entity of JHINV are not wholly or predominantly financed (directly or indirectly) by or on the credit of any member of the JHINV Group, |
(a) | one or more securities in a member of the JHINV Group that fall within paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Equity Securities; | |
(b) | if the JHINV Group issuer is not a body with share capital, other ownership interests conferring voting power at a general meeting of members of the JHINV Group issuer; or | |
(c) | a multiple or a fraction of any of the foregoing securities. |
(a) | JHINV, unless or until JHINV no longer has obligations under this deed or under the JHINV Guarantee; | |
(b) | if any Person becomes and remains liable (whether in addition to or in substitution for JHINV) to perform JHINV’s obligations under this deed or the JHINV Guarantee, that Person; and | |
(c) | the Performing Subsidiary from time to time. |
(a) | the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula for each class of Equity Securities in that Person which is Quoted: |
(i) | in the circumstances set out in clause 7.2(g), the 12 months immediately preceding that date; and | ||
(ii) | otherwise, the 5 trading days immediately preceding that date; |
(b) | in respect of each class of Equity Securities in that Person which is not Quoted, the market value of those securities as at that date, as determined by: |
(i) | JHINV acting reasonably; or | ||
(ii) | if required by JHINV, the Independent Valuation Expert; or | ||
(iii) | the Independent Valuation Expert, if a Party, by Notice in writing to the other Parties, requires such a determination to be made; and |
(c) | in respect of each class of Hybrids of that Person, the total value attributable to the equity component of all Hybrids, as determined on the same basis as the determination described in paragraph (b) above, |
(d) | where a security is a Quoted depository interest in respect of another security of that Person which is not Quoted, only the Quoted depositary interest will be counted in assessing the Market Capitalisation; | |
(e) | where a security is a Quoted depository interest in respect of another Quoted security, depository interest or Hybrid of that Person, only the second-mentioned Quoted security, depository interest or Hybrid will be counted in assessing the Market Capitalisation; | |
(f) | where a security is Quoted on more than one Stock Exchange, only the price of those securities as Quoted on the primary Stock Exchange will be counted in assessing the Market Capitalisation; and |
(a) | for the avoidance of doubt, deduct any Tax expense incurred or add any Tax credit arising in that Financial Year; | |
(b) | deduct any increase or add back any reduction in non-cash provisions (including Asbestos provisions) required under the GAAP in respect of which the Audited Financial Statements are prepared with respect to the Funding Payments; and |
(c) | after deducting the income statement charge in relation to minority interests’ share of profits or adding the income statement credit in relation to minority interests’ share of losses. |
(a) | between that member of the JHINV Group and any Person which is not part of the Close Group; and | |
(b) | which is not on arm’s-length terms; and | |
(c) | where that member of the JHINV Group incurs or will incur a detriment (other than a de minimus detriment) because the terms are not arm’s-length terms. |
(a) | any: |
(i) | increase or decrease in; | ||
(ii) | variation of any rights attaching to all or any part of; or | ||
(iii) | reorganisation or scheme of arrangement with respect to, |
the share capital of any Controlled Entity of JHINV, howsoever effected that has the effect or consequence of creating rights in respect of such share capital in favour of any Person outside the Close Group or transferring such rights from a member of the JHINV Group to a Person outside the Close Group; | ||
(b) | any: |
(i) | decrease in; | ||
(ii) | variation of any rights attaching to all or any part of; or | ||
(iii) | reorganisation or scheme of arrangement with respect to, |
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the share capital of JHINV, howsoever effected that has the effect or consequence of adversely affecting the rights of the Trustee relative to JHINV Equity Securityholders; |
(c) | any Capital Management Transaction in relation to Equity Securities of JHINV, excluding any Capital Management Transaction (or the part thereof) the only counterparties to which are members of the Close Group; |
(d) | any transfer by JHINV or any other member of the JHINV Group of any Equity Securities (or if the member is not a body with a share capital, other ownership interests conferring voting power at a general meeting of members) in any Controlled Entity of JHINV to one or more Persons outside the Close Group; | |
(e) | any issue of Equity Securities (or if the member is not a body with a share capital, other ownership interests conferring voting power at a general meeting of members) in any Controlled Entity of JHINV to one or more Persons outside the Close Group; | |
(f) | any issue, or transfer by JHINV or any other member of the JHINV Group, of Hybrids in any member of the JHINV Group to one or more Persons outside the Close Group; or | |
(g) | any Person becoming a Parent Entity or a Sibling Entity, other than an Excluded Related Entity. |
(a) | the relevant Equity Securityholders continue to hold Equity Securities in JHINV (whether or not a lesser or greater number than they held before such issue or transfer); or | |
(b) | the relevant Equity Securityholders cease to hold Equity Securities in JHINV and that Person does not immediately become a Parent Entity. |
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(b) | If an Independent Valuation Expert is required to determine a matter under this clause 7, JHINV shall use its best endeavours to procure that: |
(i) | the Person appointed: |
A. | is a reputable independent valuer of shares or businesses who has the requisite financial expertise having regard to the nature of the transaction or asset being considered; | ||
B. | has declared it has no interest or duty which conflicts with its functions as an Independent Valuation Expert under this deed; | ||
C. | is not an associate (as defined in the Corporations Act) of any member of the JHINV Group; and | ||
D. | has not provided any material services to any member of the JHINV Group within the previous 12 months other than as an Independent Valuation Expert; and |
(ii) | it appoints that Person on usual commercial terms, including that: |
A. | the terms state the purpose of appointing that Person; | ||
B. | the Independent Valuation Expert must: |
I. | prepare a written report setting out the terms of reference and its assessment with a statement of its detailed reasoning for its assessment; | ||
II. | address that report to JHINV, the Trustee and the NSW Government such that each of those persons is severally entitled to rely on such report; and | ||
III. | contemporaneously provide a copy of that report to JHINV, the Trustee and the NSW Government, provided that no such obligation will apply to a Person unless such Person has agreed to keep such information confidential on the same basis as that applying under clause 23; |
C. | subject to clause 7.1(g), JHINV is responsible for the payment of the Independent Valuation Expert’s costs and fees; | ||
D. | the Independent Valuation Expert acts as an expert and not an arbitrator; |
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E. | JHINV must allow the Independent Valuation Expert full and free access to the relevant financial and other relevant information of the JHINV Group and give the Independent Valuation Expert any assistance that the Independent Valuation Expert may reasonably request; and | ||
F. | any limitations on the liability of the Independent Valuation Expert with respect to the engagement are consistent with usual practice for independent valuation experts. |
(c) | JHINV must by Notice inform the NSW Government and the Trustee of any appointment of the Independent Valuation Expert at the same time such appointment is publicly announced. | |
(d) | A written report of an Independent Valuation Expert prepared and provided pursuant to clause 7.1(b) shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on the Parties. | |
(e) | Where a Distribution or Capital Management Transaction includes a distribution in specie or other non-cash distribution, then for the purposes of this clause 7 the amount of that part of the distribution shall equal the market value of such property less any consideration payable by the Equity Securityholder to the relevant member of the JHINV Group in respect of that distribution. If there is any dispute concerning the valuation of any such distribution for the purposes of this clause 7, a Party may require that JHINV refer the matter to an Independent Valuation Expert or, if the Independent Valuation Expert does not so determine within 3 months of the distribution being made, or if no Independent Valuation Expert accepts such an appointment within that 3 month period shall be determined by an Independent Valuation Expert appointed by the NSW Government on the same basis that JHINV is required to appoint such an expert under clauses 7.1(b), (c) and (d) and provided that the NSW Government shall notify JHINV immediately of any appointment by it of an Independent Valuation Expert pursuant to this clause. | |
(f) | In this clause 7, in the case of an offer of securities for issue or transfer (and performance of any contract arising from that offer), in determining whether the terms of that transaction are on arm’s-length terms, but without limiting the circumstances in which terms may be regarded as being on an arm’s-length basis: |
(i) | in relation to pricing terms, any normal market discount associated with a transaction of that kind (taking account of the nature and the terms of the securities offered, the terms of the offer and the size of the offer) shall be disregarded; | ||
(ii) | in relation to pricing terms, if the pricing of the securities offered, the amount of any discount or both results from an open market bookbuild |
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A. | the pricing of the securities offered shall be taken to be arm’s-length pricing terms; and | ||
B. | the amount of any discount shall be taken to be a normal market discount. |
(iii) | regard shall be had to all other relevant circumstances. |
(g) | Where a Party exercises a right under this deed to require that a determination or estimation is referred to an Independent Valuation Expert and the matter to be determined or estimated is reasonably capable of being determined or reasonably estimated without such a referral, and JHINV has made that determination or estimation and provided reasons with supporting information in relation to that determination or estimation to the referring Party, then JHINV shall bear the reasonable costs and expenses of the Independent Valuation Expert’s review of that determination or estimation, unless the Independent Valuation Expert finds that JHINV’s determination or estimation was substantively correct, in which case such costs will be borne by the referring Party. |
(a) | any transaction or dealing (including, without limitation, any purchase or sale of a business or assets, or any sale, purchase or issue of shares or securities, or a transaction or dealing under which a liability is assumed or a Security Interest is granted) by a JHINV Group member on arm’s-length terms; | |
(b) | any transaction (excluding any transaction with JHINV Equity Securityholders acting in their capacity as such) of a revenue or capital nature entered into in the ordinary course of the business of the JHINV Group taken as a whole, to be assessed having regard to the JHINV Group’s historical operations and activities over the period of 3 years prior to the relevant transaction; | |
(c) | any transaction or dealing the only parties to which (other than parties whose consent is required in order to effect such transaction or dealing and whose involvement is on arm’s length terms) are Close Group members before and after the transaction or dealing, and where no value or consideration is provided or made available to any Person outside the Close Group other than (i) with respect to Taxes or other amounts payable to any Government Authorities in connection with the transaction or dealing; (ii) to advisers in respect of their fees and disbursements, and (iii) to other Persons whose |
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consent is required in order to effect such transaction or dealing or who are otherwise involved in implementing the transaction or dealing, again provided their involvement is on arm’s-length terms; | ||
(d) | a member of the JHINV Group making a takeover bid for shares, or other securities in, or all or substantially all of the assets of a company or enterprise to the extent that the consideration offered and given for the takeover bid is: |
(i) | Equity Securities in JHINV; or | ||
(ii) | on arm’s-length terms (regardless of the nature and source of funding or consideration for the takeover bid); |
(e) | JHINV becoming a Controlled Entity of an Excluded Related Entity; | |
(f) | payments by JHINV of ordinary dividends or provisions in relation thereto, provided that the total dividends paid or provided for by JHINV in any period of two consecutive Financial Years (the “Dividend Period”) (and ignoring payments to the extent previously provided for) is not more than 75% of the aggregate Net Income in respect of the two Financial Years ending at the end of the first Financial Year of the Dividend Period (and after deducting from the dividends included in that calculation any dividends to the extent such dividends are reinvested in any member of the JHINV Group or are replaced pursuant to an underwritten dividend reinvestment plan or equivalent program); | |
(g) | if, at the time of implementation of the transaction Shares are Listed, any Capital Management Transaction in relation to Equity Securities in JHINV where the sum of money paid and valuable consideration provided by members of the JHINV Group to Equity Securityholders in JHINV in respect of the Capital Management Transaction and all other transactions falling within this clause 7.2(g) which occurred or were announced within the period of 36 months prior to the date on which the transaction is first announced does not exceed 15% of the Market Capitalisation of JHINV determined as at the date such transaction is first announced (and where a Capital Management Transaction (such as a buyback scheme) is announced but is not fully given effect to at the time a further Capital Management Transaction is announced, only the Capital Management Transactions implemented under that scheme to that date shall be taken into account, but any further utilisation of that scheme shall be treated as a new Capital Management Transaction which will be deemed to be announced on the date of its implementation); | |
(h) | any issue of Equity Securities in JHINV (whether to JHINV Equity Securityholders or to other persons); | |
(i) | any issue of bonds, notes or other unsecured debentures, excluding Hybrids, made by any member of the JHINV Group on arm’s-length terms; |
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(j) | while Shares are Quoted, any issue by a JHINV Group member of Hybrids on arm’s-length terms; | |
(k) | any Capital Management Transaction (which, for the avoidance of any doubt, does not include any ordinary dividend) in relation to Equity Securities in JHINV to the extent the sum of money to be paid and the value of other consideration to be provided to Equity Securityholders as part of that Capital Management Transaction and other previous transactions under this clause 7.2(k) does not exceed the amount of capital raised as a result of issuing Equity Securities in JHINV after the date of this deed to Persons outside the JHINV Group less: |
(i) | where such capital has been raised and in respect of which JHINV has given a Notice of Capital Election under clause 7.8(b) or which has been included in “SRC” or has been deducted from “ED” for the purposes of determining “QCR” under clause 7.8(f), the amount of that capital; and | ||
(ii) | where such capital has been raised and in respect of which JHINV has not given a Notice of Capital Election under clause 7.8(b) the total Equity Distributions made under clause 7.2(m) after the date of this deed; |
(l) | a transaction (or, if relevant, that part of a transaction) that consists of: |
(i) | a Person becoming a Parent Entity or a Sibling Entity where the Person is an Excluded Related Entity or where each of JHINV and the Parent Entity or the Sibling Entity, as the case may be, have complied with clause 7.7 but nothing in this clause 7.2(l)(i) exempts any Distribution or Capital Management Transaction which would not otherwise be exempt under another provision of clause 7.2; or | ||
(ii) | a transaction or dealing between JHINV and any Sibling Entity (or their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries), where each of JHINV and the Sibling Entity have complied with clause 7.7 and the Sibling Entity has acceded to this deed and the relevant Related Agreements; |
(m) | any transaction or dealing where the number determined by the following formula (the “Valuation Ratio”) is equal to or greater than 2.75, on: |
(i) | where the transaction or dealing is publicly announced, the trading day prior to the date it is first publicly announced; or | ||
(ii) | otherwise, the trading day prior to the day on which JHINV approves the entry into a legally binding commitment to undertake the transaction: |
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A. | in the case of a cash Equity Distribution, the amount declared or payable; | |
B. | in the case of a non-cash Equity Distribution, the market value of the Equity Distribution effected or to be effected under the transaction or dealing, less any consideration payable to the JHINV Group in return for the Equity Distribution; and | |
C. | in all other cases, the consideration payable by the JHINV Group with respect to the transaction less the consideration receivable by the JHINV Group with respect to the transaction, |
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(n) | any transaction which occurs pursuant to a composition or compromise plan which has been duly approved by creditors of JHINV in accordance with applicable law in connection with a Reconstruction Event to which clause 10 applies and any transaction following a Wind-Up Event which transaction has been duly approved by the liquidator of JHINV; or | |
(o) | the making of a Capital Election or the related Capital Raising. |
(a) | materially adversely affect the priority (whether under statute, security or otherwise) as between the Trustee and Equity Securityholders to a surplus of the Liable Group after payments to the Lenders and other creditors having a right of priority of payment over the Trustee (whether under statute, security or otherwise) as if such surplus were to be notionally allocated between those entitled thereto but without assuming that a Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount is then payable; or | |
(b) | materially impair the legal or financial capacity of the Liable Group (assessed by reference to the whole Liable Group and not merely one or some Liable Group members), |
(a) | Specified Dealings to which clause 7.5 applies are to be aggregated in accordance with clause 7.5 before applying clause 7.3 in respect of the most recent Specified Dealing (and without affecting the application of this clause 7 in relation to any earlier Specified Dealing). | |
(b) | Where a Specified Dealing: |
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(i) | is not exempt under clause 7.2 from the operation of clause 7.3; and | ||
(ii) | impairs the legal or financial capacity of the Liable Group to perform the Relevant Obligations but that impairment is not itself material, |
then in applying clause 7.3 to that Specified Dealing, regard shall be had to the cumulative effect of all other Specified Dealings which attracted the operation of this clause 7.4(b) within the period of 24 months prior to the date on which that Specified Dealing was publicly announced or (if earlier) on which it was first implemented, and where part of a Specified Dealing would be exempt under clause 7.2 from the operation of clause 7.3, that part of the Specified Dealing is to be ignored in applying this clause 7.4. | ||
(c) | Where an assessment under clause 7.3 requires consideration of the likely level of Annual Contribution Amounts or likely future Free Cash Flow after the relevant Specified Dealing takes effect, that assessment is to be made by reference to: |
(i) | the Annual Actuarial Report most recently received prior to the date of the assessment, and not to further actuarial assessments of the liabilities of the Liable Entities; and | ||
(ii) | the likely effect of the Specified Dealing on the likely future Free Cash Flow of JHINV, comparing the position that would be or is expected to arise if the Specified Dealing had, or had not, occurred, and to the extent that assumptions are required to be made in assessing that likely effect, having regard only to assumptions that are reasonable. |
(a) | are entered into by any one or more members of the JHINV Group with the same party or with parties associated with or acting in concert with one another; or | |
(b) | together lead to one or more material parts of the JHINV Group’s activities or business (taken as a whole) ceasing to be owned or controlled by a member of the JHINV Group; or | |
(c) | are proposed to the JHINV Equity Securityholders as related Specified Dealings or for consideration at one or more general meetings to be held within a period of 90 days. |
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(a) | A Specified Dealing will not be regarded as being undertaken, made, permitted or caused to occur contrary to clause 7.3 if: |
(i) | prior to it occurring, JHINV gives a Notice to the NSW Government setting out that JHINV is seeking to apply this clause 7.6 and containing: |
A. | reasonable details of the relevant Specified Dealing in writing together with a written report of an Independent Valuation Expert stating that in the opinion of that expert clause 7.3 would not be contravened by that Specified Dealing occurring and setting out a reasoned statement by the expert as to why the expert holds that opinion; and | ||
B. | the information, calculations and documents, which were provided by or on behalf of members of the JHINV Group to the Independent Valuation Expert; and | ||
C. | a statement that the JHINV Boards consider that the Specified Dealing will not contravene clause 7.3; and (ii) the NSW Government does not within the period of 30 days after JHINV has complied with clause 7.6(b) (or if clause 7.6(d) applies, the further period described in that clause) (the “Review Period”), give Notice to JHINV stating that in its opinion it is satisfied that clause 7.3 would be contravened by the Specified Dealing occurring and giving its reasons for holding that opinion. |
(b) | From the time a Notice of the kind described in clause 7.6(a)(i) is given by JHINV, JHINV shall make available to the NSW Government and its advisers the Independent Valuation Expert on reasonable notice during normal working hours to answer questions regarding the opinion and underlying reasons of the Independent Valuation Expert. The NSW Government shall undertake, and shall procure that any advisers appointed by it for the purposes of this clause 7.6 undertake, to keep all of such information confidential on the basis that clause 23 of this deed applies in respect of such information. | |
(c) | Where the NSW Government acting with reasonable diligence identifies that the information provided to it under clause 7.6(b) does not provide a sufficient basis for an informed opinion as to whether a Specified Dealing breaches clause 7.3, the NSW Government may, by Notice to JHINV, request such further information from JHINV or the Independent Valuation Expert as is reasonably necessary to form such an opinion and the Review Period will |
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automatically be extended by a reasonable period (not exceeding 30 days) after receipt by the NSW Government of such information. | ||
(d) | Where the NSW Government acting reasonably determines that the Review Period is insufficient to review the information provided to it under clause 7.6(b) or 7.6(c) in order to form an opinion as to whether a Specified Dealing breaches clause 7.3, the NSW Government may, by Notice to JHINV, extend the Review Period by such further period as is reasonably required to review such information (but in any event such further period shall not exceed a period of 60 days). Without limiting the foregoing, it shall be reasonable for the Review Period to be extended under this clause 7.6(d) if the Review Period is insufficient for the NSW Government to engage as expeditiously as possible (but having regard to required due process) any external advisers from which it considers it necessary or appropriate to obtain advice with respect to its opinion and the proposed Specified Dealing. | |
(e) | Any opinion given by the NSW Government under this clause 7.6 shall not result in clause 7.3 being rendered inapplicable to a Specified Dealing if the information provided or made available to the Independent Valuation Expert or the NSW Government under this clause 7.6, contained any material misstatement of fact or any material omission. | |
(f) | Without prejudice to JHINV’s obligations under clause 7.6(b), JHINV must pay the reasonable costs of the NSW Government (including the reasonable cost of advisers) of any review by the NSW Government of a proposed Specified Dealing under this clause 7.6. |
(a) | The remaining provisions of this clause 7.7 have no application in relation to: |
(i) | an Excluded Related Entity; | ||
(ii) | a Person becoming a Sibling Entity where: |
A. | clause 7.3 is not breached by its creation; | ||
B. | both the Sibling Entity and JHINV are Listed following its creation; and | ||
C. | none of the securities of the Sibling Entity are stapled to any securities of JHINV at or around the time the Person becomes a Sibling Entity; or |
(iii) | a Person becoming a Sibling Entity where the Valuation Ratio (as applied to JHINV but excluding the Sibling Entity) immediately after that Person becoming a Sibling Entity is not less than 2.75. |
Further, nothing in this clause 7.7 requires JHINV or its directors to do anything the authorising of which would require or entail the JHINV Boards taking or refraining from taking or authorising JHINV taking or refraining to take any action which is contrary to law. | ||
(b) | JHINV agrees that to the extent within its power or control, it will procure that each Person who becomes or who will upon implementation of a transaction become a Parent Entity promptly enters into a deed of accession under which it becomes bound to observe all of the obligations of JHINV under this deed and the JHINV Guarantee (in each case as if all references to “JHINV” were a reference to the Parent Entity). Subject to clause 7.7(f) and 7.7(g) JHINV shall remain bound by its obligations under this deed and the JHINV Guarantee. | |
(c) | JHINV agrees that to the extent within its power or control, it will procure that a Person who becomes or who will upon implementation of a transaction become a Sibling Entity enters into a deed on terms equivalent (other than differences of the kind contemplated in and agreed between JHINV and the NSW Government pursuant to clause 7.7(d)), to those in this deed under which it agrees to be bound by obligations equivalent to those of JHINV under this deed, the JHINV Guarantee and each other Related Agreement to which JHINV is a party, but applied on the basis that a reference to “JHINV” is a reference to that Person and on the basis that a reference to the Performing Subsidiary is to a subsidiary of that Person which also enters into that deed and agrees to the same obligations as apply to the Performing Subsidiary under this deed and JHINV shall remain bound by its obligations under this deed and the Related Agreements. | |
(d) | Where a Person is to become a Sibling Entity and clause 7.7(c) applies, JHINV and the NSW Government shall negotiate in good faith such changes to this deed and the Related Agreements as are necessary to reflect the division of obligations under this deed between two separate and distinct groups and such that the Trustee is not worse off (other than de minimis detriments) as a consequence of that Person becoming a Sibling Entity. | |
(e) | Where a Person described in clauses 7.7(b) or (c) executes an accession deed or other deed under those clauses, JHINV must procure the delivery of an opinion of a recognised expert independent legal counsel practising in the place of incorporation of the Parent Entity or the Sibling Entity, or other independent legal counsel reasonably satisfactory to the NSW Government, to the effect that all deeds of accession for if applicable any other agreements or other instruments effecting such accession) are enforceable in accordance with their terms to no material extent less than this deed would have been enforceable against JHINV. | |
(f) | If an accession deed has been delivered by the Parent Entity referred to in clause 7.7(b) and the financial position of the Liable Group after substituting the Parent Entity for JHINV would be substantially the same or better than the position of the Liable Group prior to that substitution and all material consents |
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and conditions referred to in the legal opinion given under clause 7.7(e) have been given or satisfied, then the Parties must, on request by Notice from JHINV, execute a deed of release in favour of JHINV releasing it from all obligations under this deed and the Related Agreements to which it is a party, within 15 Business Days of receipt of such Notice from JHINV. | ||
(g) | If the Parent Entity executes a deed of accession referred to in clause 7.7(b), then: |
(i) | this deed shall apply as if references to JHINV were to the Parent Entity; | ||
(ii) | if the Parent Entity is not the immediate holding company of JHINV, it shall procure the immediate holding company to enter into a deed of guarantee on terms equivalent to the JHINV Guarantee; | ||
(iii) | subject to clause 7.7(f), JHINV shall be jointly and severally liable with the Parent Entity to perform the obligations of the Parent Entity under this deed; | ||
(iv) | for the purposes of clause 7.8, the Parent Entity shall be deemed to have completed a Capital Raising at the time of the Parent Entity’s accession to this deed and may make a Capital Election in relation to that Capital Raising. In such a case the definitions in clause 7.8 shall be applied as follows: |
QCR means the Qualifying Capital Ratio to apply to the Parent Entity. | |||
MV means the Market Capitalisation of JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity. | |||
ED means the amount of ED which would have applied in a calculation of QCR for JHINV after taking into account the sum of all Equity Distributions paid or payable to the Equity Securityholders of JHINV in connection with the transaction or transactions under which the relevant Person becomes a Parent Entity (other than such Equity Distributions which occurred prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity). | |||
SRC means the sum of the Market Capitalisation of the Parent Entity immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity (less the sum of the amount (if any) which is double counted in the Market Capitalisation of the Parent Entity and MV and the amount of all Equity Distributions made or declared by the Parent Entity between the time of the announcement of the transaction by which |
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the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity and the time of accession) and any new capital raised in connection with the transactions under which the Person becomes the Parent Entity (other than such capital which was raised prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity). | |||
PQCR means the QCR which applied to JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity. |
(v) | any discharge of any obligation (whether under this deed or under a guarantee or other Related Agreement) by any of the Parent Entity, the immediate holding company of JHINV or JHINV shall comprise full performance and discharge by the other persons just described of that (or their equivalent) obligation); and | ||
(vi) | for so long as JHINV remains a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Entity, the Close Group of JHINV shall include members of the Close Group of the Parent Entity. |
(h) | Without prejudice to the obligations of JHINV under clause 7.7(b) if a Person becomes a Parent Entity which is the ultimate holding company of JHINV and clause 7.7(b) applies in respect of that Parent Entity but it does not enter into an accession deed under that clause, on and from the time at which that Person becomes a Parent Entity: |
(i) | the definition of JHINV’s Free Cash Flow shall be the Free Cash Flow of the Parent Entity; and | ||
(ii) | for the purposes of clause 7.8, JHINV shall be deemed to have completed a Capital Raising at the time that the Parent Entity became the Parent Entity and may make a Capital Election in relation to that Capital Raising. In such a case the definitions in clause 7.8 shall be applied as follows: |
QCR means the Qualifying Capital Ratio to apply to JHINV. | |||
MV means the Market Capitalisation of JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity. | |||
ED means the amount of ED which would have applied in a calculation of QCR for JHINV after taking into account the sum of all Equity Distributions paid or payable to the Equity Securityholders of JHINV in connection with the transaction or transactions under which the relevant Person becomes a Parent Entity (other than such Equity Distributions |
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which occurred prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity). | |||
SRC means the sum of the Market Capitalisation of the Parent Entity immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity (less the sum of the amount (if any) which is double counted in the Market Capitalisation of the Parent Entity and MV and the amount of all Equity Distributions made or declared by the Parent Entity between the time of the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity and the time at which the Parent Entity becomes the Parent Entity) and any new capital raised in connection with the transactions under which the Person becomes the Parent Entity (other than such capital which was raised prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity). | |||
PQCR means the QCR which applied to JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Parent Entity is to become the Parent Entity. |
(i) | Without prejudice to the obligations of JHINV under clause 7.7(c), if a Person becomes a Sibling Entity and clause 7.7(c) applies in respect of that Sibling Entity but it does not enter into an accession deed under that clause, on and from the time at which that Person becomes a Sibling Entity: |
(i) | the definition of JHINV’s Free Cash Flow shall comprise the sum of (A) the Free Cash Flow of JHINV (excluding any Free Cash Flow arising from JHINV’s ownership of the Sibling Entity) and (B) the Free Cash Flow of the Sibling Entity multiplied by the proportion of the higher of the Equity Securities and voting shares in the Sibling Entity held in aggregate by JHINV Equity Securityholders and members of the JHINV Group as at the time at which that Person became a Sibling Entity; and | ||
(ii) | for the purposes of clause 7.8, JHINV shall be deemed to have completed a Capital Raising at the time the Sibling Entity became a Sibling Entity and may make a Capital Election in relation to that Capital Raising. In such a case the definitions in clause 7.8 shall be applied as follows: | ||
QCR means the Qualifying Capital Ratio to apply to JHINV. | |||
MV means the Market Capitalisation of JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity. | |||
ED means the amount of ED which would have applied in a calculation of QCR for JHINV after taking into account the sum of all Equity Distributions paid or payable to the Equity Securityholders of JHINV in |
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connection with the transaction or transactions under which the Sibling Entity becomes a Sibling Entity (other than Equity Distributions that occurred prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity). | |||
SRC means the sum of (A) the sum of the Market Capitalisation of the Sibling Entity (less the sum of the amount ( if any) which is double counted in the Market Capitalisation of the Sibling Entity and MV and the amount of all Equity Distributions made or declared by the Sibling Entity between the time of the announcement of the transaction by which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity and the time at which the Sibling Entity becomes a Sibling Entity) and new capital raised by the Sibling Entity in connection with the transactions under which the Person becomes a Sibling Entity (other than such capital which was raised prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity), such sum multiplied by the proportion of the higher of the Equity Securities and voting shares in the Sibling Entity held in aggregate by JHINV Equity Securityholders and members of the JHINV Group as at the time at which that Person becomes a Sibling Entity and (B) new capital raised by JHINV (other than such capital which was raised prior to the announcement of the transaction by which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity). | |||
PQCR means the QCR which applied to JHINV immediately prior to the announcement of the transaction under which the Sibling Entity is to become a Sibling Entity. |
7.8 | Capital Election | |
(a) | The following definitions apply in and solely for the purposes of this clause 7.8 and clauses 7.2(k), (m) and (o), and for the purpose of defining the Qualifying Capital Ratio (as referred to in clause 9.3): | |
Capital Election has the meaning given to it in clause 7.8(b). | ||
Capital Raising means the issue of Equity Securities in JHINV: |
(i) | in a single transaction (whether underwritten or not) where the payment of subscription moneys for those Equity Securities is made within 12 months of the commencement of the transaction (and if such payment occurs after a period of 12 months, the capital raised after that time shall be deemed for the purposes of this clause 7.8 to comprise a separate Capital Raising commencing on the first day after that 12-month period); or | ||
(ii) | as all or part of the consideration for an acquisition by a member of the JHINV Group of an asset, business or entity or a merger of JHINV with a Person other than a member of the JHINV Group. |
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Capital Raising Announcement means, in respect of a Capital Raising, the first public announcement of that Capital Raising (whether prospectively or otherwise) on the principal Stock Exchange on which Shares are Listed. | ||
Capital Raising Completion Date means, in respect of a Capital Raising: |
(i) | under paragraph (i) of the definition of Capital Raising, the earlier of the date on which the Capital Raising is completed and 12 months after the Capital Raising Announcement; and | ||
(ii) | under paragraph (ii) of the definition of Capital Raising, the last date on which the relevant JHINV Group member may issue Equity Securities as consideration for the relevant acquisition or merger. |
Capital Ratio Period means, subject to clause 7.8(g), in respect of a Capital Raising for which a Capital Election has been made, the period: |
(i) | commencing on the first day of the first Financial Year commencing after the Capital Raising Completion Date of that Capital Raising (“First Year”); and | ||
(ii) | ending on the last day of the Financial Year in which the Capital Raising Completion Date for the next Capital Raising for which a Capital Election has been made occurs. |
Qualifying Capital Ratio means the ratio determined in accordance with clause 7.8(e), (f), (g), (h) and (i). | ||
(b) | If, while the Shares are Quoted, JHINV proposes to raise capital under a Capital Raising of an amount greater than 5% of the Market Capitalisation of JHINV as at the trading day immediately prior to the Capital Raising Announcement, JHINV may elect to apply the provisions of this clause 7.8 in respect of all but not some of that capital by giving a Notice in accordance with clause 7.8(c) (“Capital Election”). | |
(c) | A Notice by JHINV of a Capital Election: |
(i) | must be given to the Trustee and the NSW Government within 15 Business Days after the Capital Raising Announcement; | ||
(ii) | applies in relation to all and not some of the capital to be raised under the Capital Raising; | ||
(iii) | shall annex a copy of the Capital Raising Announcement and specify the material terms of the proposed Capital Raising, including the amount to be raised and where applicable, the minimum and/or maximum amounts to be raised (provided that any failure to satisfy this subparagraph (iii) shall not invalidate the Capital Election); and |
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(iv) | may not be withdrawn or revoked once given unless the Capital Raising is not completed, in which case the Capital Election shall be automatically deemed for all purposes not to have been made. |
(d) | If JHINV has given a Notice under clause 7.8(c) in respect of a Capital Election and the relevant Capital Raising has been completed, JHINV must give a Notice to the Trustee and the NSW Government within 15 Business Days after the Capital Raising Completion Date to which that Capital Election relates, specifying the total amount of capital raised under that Capital Raising. | |
(e) | if no Capital Raising has ever occurred for which a Capital Election has been made, the Qualifying Capital Ratio shall be 1. | |
(f) | Subject to clauses 7.8(e), (g), (h) and (i), the Qualifying Capital Ratio to apply during a Capital Ratio Period will be calculated in accordance with the formula: | |
where: | ||
QCR means the Qualifying Capital Ratio; | ||
MV means the Market Capitalisation of JHINV as at the trading day immediately prior to the Capital Raising Announcement; | ||
ED equals: |
(a) | nil, where the Valuation Ratio (assessed by reference to the trading day described in “MV”) as adjusted by clause 9.14(c) is equal to or greater than 2.75; or | ||
(b) | in any other case, the greater of zero and the sum of the following Distributions and Capital Management Transactions, provided each occurred while the Valuation Ratio was below 2.75: |
(i) | that part of each Distribution made during the Previous Period which when made exceeded the limit described in clause 7.2(f) and which did not fall within clause 7.2(k); and | ||
(ii) | that part of each Capital Management Transaction during the Previous Period which did not fall within clause 7.2(k), |
less the sum of all other Capital Raisings completed during the Previous Period in respect of which an election under clause 7.8(i) was not made; |
SRC means the sum of: |
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(a) | the capital raised under the Capital Raising for which the Capital Election was made; and | ||
(b) | the total amount of capital raised under Capital Raisings since the first day of the Previous Period for which Capital Elections were not made (where JHINV elects by Notice under clause 7.8(i) that such amounts should be included in the calculation of “SRC”) less capital which has been returned or cancelled since the first day of the Previous Period; |
PQCR is the Qualifying Capital Ratio which applied in respect of the Previous Period (and, for the first Capital Raising for which a Capital Election has been made, equals 1); | ||
Previous Period means, in respect of: |
(a) | the first Capital Raising occurring after the date of this deed for which a Capital Election has been made, the period commencing on 1 April 2005 and ending on the last day of the Financial Year in which the Capital Raising Completion Date in respect of that Capital Raising falls; and | ||
(b) | for each subsequent Capital Raising for which a Capital Election has been made, the period: |
(i) | commencing immediately after the last applicable Previous Period; and | ||
(ii) | ending on the last day of the Financial Year in which the Capital Raising Completion Date in respect of that Capital Raising falls. |
(g) | If there is more than one Capital Raising which is subject to a Capital Election and is completed in any Financial Year (“Relevant FY”), there will be only one Capital Ratio Period for all of those Capital Raisings and the Qualifying Capital Ratio for that Capital Ratio Period will be as calculated in respect of the last such Capital Raising Completion Date on the basis of the following amended definitions for clause 7.8(f): |
(i) | MV means the Market Capitalisation of JHINV as at the trading day immediately prior to the first Capital Raising Announcement in the Relevant FY; and | ||
(ii) | SRC means the sum of the total amount of capital raised in respect of each Capital Raising for which a Capital Election has been made completed in the Relevant FY and the total amount of capital raised since the first day of the Previous Period in respect of which a Capital Election has not been made but excluding all such capital which has been returned or cancelled. |
(h) | Notwithstanding clause 7.8(f), the Qualifying Capital Ratio to be applied to the Free Cash Flow Amount for the purposes of determining the Annual Payment pursuant to clause 9.3 cannot increase as a result of the making of a Capital Election in respect of a Capital Raising. If such a result would otherwise arise from the making of a Capital Election under clause 7.8(b), the Qualifying Capital Ratio shall remain unchanged for all purposes and the Capital Election shall be automatically deemed for all purposes not to have been made. | |
(i) | In calculating ED and SRC under clause 7.8(f) where paragraph (a) of the definition of ED does not apply, all Capital Raisings completed during the Previous Period will be deducted from the amount of ED under paragraph (b) of the definition of ED unless and to the extent that JHINV has irrevocably elected by Notice to the NSW Government that some or all of such capital is to be included in the definition of SRC. |
8.1 | Application of funds |
(a) | the monies and other assets provided to the Trustee (including the JHINV Contributions) may only be applied in the payment of SPF Funded Liabilities; and | |
(b) | such monies and other assets are not to be applied to satisfy any other creditors of the Trustee or of the Liable Entities or of the JHINV Group. |
8.2 | Excluded Claims |
(a) | this deed and the Transaction Legislation seek to address, within the limits set out in this deed (including but without limitation the limits set out in clause 9) the funding for payment of SPF Funded Liabilities and the handling of Payable Liabilities; and | |
(b) | nothing in this deed requires or shall require JHINV, the Performing Subsidiary or any other member of the JHINV Group to provide any funding for payment of any of the following liabilities of the Liable Entities (together, the Excluded Claims): |
(i) | personal injury or death claims arising from exposure to Asbestos outside Australia; | ||
(ii) | personal injury or death claims arising from exposure to Asbestos made outside Australia; | ||
(iii) | claims for economic loss (other than any economic loss forming part of the calculation of an award of damages for personal injury or death) or loss of property, including those relating to land remediation and/or Asbestos or Asbestos products removal, arising out of or in connection with Asbestos or Asbestos products manufactured, sold, distributed or used by or on behalf of the Liable Entities; | ||
(iv) | any Excluded Marlew Claim; | ||
(v) | any liabilities of the Liable Entities other than SPF Funded Liabilities. |
9.1 | Funding Agreement |
9.2 | Initial funding (including Additional Payment) |
(a) | $211.0 million, being the sum of the following amounts: |
(i) | the Period Actuarial Estimate for the six months ending 31 March 2007, being $37.0 million; | ||
(ii) | plus the Period Actuarial Estimate for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2008, being $75.0 million; | ||
(iii) | plus the Period Actuarial Estimate for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2009, being $88.0 million; | ||
(iv) | plus an amount equal to the estimated reasonable Operating Expenses of the Trustee and the Liable Entities for the six months to 31 March 2007, being $3.3 million; |
(v) | plus a prepayment (the “Additional Payment”) equal to $7.7 million; and |
(b) | minus the value of the net assets of the Liable Entities as at 30 September 2006 determined in accordance with clause 9.10 and by any amounts (other than by way of loan) received by the Trustee or a Liable Entity from any member of the JHINV Group between 30 September 2006 and the Commencement Date (whether under clause 17 or otherwise). | |
9.3 | Annual payment | |
(a) | Subject to clause 9.3(b) and clauses 9.7 and 9.11, on each Payment Date, the Performing Subsidiary must pay to the Trustee an amount equal to the lesser of: |
(i) | the Annual Contribution Amount for that Payment Date plus, for the Payment Date falling on 1 July 2007, $7.7 million; and | ||
(ii) | whichever is the greater of: |
(A) | the amount equal to the Free Cash Flow Amount for that Payment Date multiplied by the Qualifying Capital Ratio applicable at that time; and | ||
(B) | zero, |
less, in respect of the Payment Date falling on 1 July 2007, $7.7 million. |
(b) | If the amount calculated under clause 9.3(a) in respect of a Payment Date (as adjusted by clause 9.14(b)) is a negative amount and JHINV Notifies the Trustee that this clause 9.3(b) should apply, on that Payment Date the Trustee must pay the absolute value of that negative amount to the Performing Subsidiary or to such other entity nominated by the Performing Subsidiary. | |
9.4 | Annual Contribution Amount and adjustments thereto | |
(a) | The Annual Contribution Amount in respect of a Payment Date shall be the amount equal to: |
(i) | the Period Actuarial Estimate, as set out in the Annual Actuarial Report for the period commencing immediately after the end of the Financial Year preceding the Payment Date (the “Prior Financial Year”) (that is, while each Financial Year ends on 31 March, this period will commence on the 1st of April preceding the relevant Payment Date) and ending at the end of the third Financial Year following the Prior Financial Year (or, if the end of the Term has been determined not to be extended under clause 9.9(b) and the remainder of the Term is less than 3 years, to the end of the Term); |
(ii) | plus an amount equal to the estimated reasonable Operating Expenses of the Trustee and the Liable Entities for the first year of that period as reasonably determined by the Trustee; and | ||
(iii) | minus the value of the net assets held by the Trustee and the Liable Entities at the end of the Prior Financial Year as determined by the Approved Auditor, in accordance with clause 9.10 but subject to clauses 9.14(a) and 13.4. |
(b) | If, for any reason, the Annual Contribution Amount, or the Free Cash Flow Amount required to be calculated under clause 9.5 or certified under clause 5.16 in respect of any Payment Date cannot be determined at least 5 Business Days before the Payment Date then: |
(i) | if the Annual Contribution Amount is unknown, the Trustee must use its best endeavours to procure the Approved Actuary to determine, prior to the Payment Date, a reasonable estimate of the Annual Contribution Amount with respect to that Payment Date (failing which, such estimate shall be calculated by reference to the previously published Actuarial Report and the most recently published financial statements of JHINV or the Liable Entities or Trustee as applicable); | ||
(ii) | if the Free Cash Flow Amount is unknown, JHINV must use its best endeavours to procure the JHINV Auditor to determine, prior to the Payment Date, a reasonable estimate of the Free Cash Flow Amount with respect to that Payment Date, having regard to the most recent Audited Financial Statements; | ||
(iii) | the estimate of the relevant Annual Payment payable under clause 9.3 shall be determined having regard to the estimate or estimates, as the case may be, referred to in clauses 9.4(b)(i) and (ii), and shall be paid by the Performing Subsidiary on the relevant Payment Date; | ||
(iv) | if the amount determined under clause 9.4(b)(iii) is a negative amount, the Trustee must pay an amount equal to the absolute value of that amount (that is, disregarding the fact that it is a negative amount) to the Performing Subsidiary or to such other entity nominated by the Performing Subsidiary on the relevant Payment Date; | ||
(v) | the Trustee shall (if applicable) as soon as reasonably possible, use best endeavours to procure that the Annual Actuarial Report is finalised and that JHINV and the NSW Government are provided with a copy of the relevant Annual Actuarial Report and are notified of the Annual Contribution Amount within 30 days after the relevant Payment Date; | ||
(vi) | JHINV shall (if applicable) as soon as reasonably possible, use best endeavours to procure that the certification of the Free Cash Flow Amount in accordance with clause 5.16 is finalised and that the Trustee |
and the NSW Government are provided with a certificate within 30 days after the relevant Payment Date; | |||
(vii) | if applicable, but subject to clauses 9.5 and 9.6, the Performing Subsidiary or the Trustee (as the case requires) shall make a payment or an adjusting payment (as the case requires) so as to ensure that the Trustee has obtained (and has obtained no more or less than) the full amount due under clause 9.3. Any payment or adjusting payment made under this clause 9.4(b)(vii) shall be paid together with interest from the Payment Date until the date the payment or the adjusting payment is made, at the Interest Rate, such payment or adjusting payment to be made in any event within 10 Business Days of the finalised Annual Actuarial Report, the Annual Contribution Amount and the Free Cash Flow Amount being Notified to the Trustee and JHINV; and | ||
(viii) | if the JHINV Auditor or Approved Actuary (as the case may be) is unable or unwilling to provide the estimate referred to in paragraphs (i) or (ii), JHINV or the Trustee (as applicable) shall fully disclose to the other Parties the reasons known to them for such inability or unwillingness and clause 5.16 shall apply in relation to any failure to obtain an audit certificate. |
9.5 | Free Cash Flow Amount | |
(a) | Subject to clauses 9.5(b) and (c), the Free Cash Flow Amount in respect of any Payment Date shall be an amount equal to the percentage (determined in accordance with clause 9.6) of the Free Cash Flow in the immediately preceding Financial Year as certified by the JHINV Auditor. JHINV shall use its best endeavours to provide a copy of that certificate to the Trustee and the NSW Government by no later than 5 Business Days prior to the Payment Date. | |
(b) | In calculating the Free Cash Flow Amount in respect of the Payment Date falling on 1 July 2007, the Free Cash Flow for the Financial Year ending on 31 March 2007 shall be an amount equal to the Free Cash Flow for that Financial Year plus each of the amounts referred to in clauses 9.2(a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(v) and less the amount set out in clause 9.2(b). | |
(c) | In calculating the Free Cash Flow Amount in respect of the Payment Date falling on 1 July 2008, the Free Cash Flow for the Financial Year ending on 31 March 2008 shall be an amount equal to the Free Cash Flow for that Financial Year less $7.7 million. | |
(d) | The Free Cash Flow Amount shall be converted to Australian dollars by reference to: |
(i) | where that amount is reported in US dollars, it shall be translated at the spot Australian dollar / US dollar exchange rate (for purchasing AUD) shown on the Bloomberg AUD/USD currency Bid-Quote page as at |
10am (Sydney time) on the date falling 5 Business Days prior to the relevant Payment Date; | |||
(ii) | where that amount is reported in another currency other than US dollars, it shall be translated at the spot Australian dollar/relevant foreign currency exchange rate (for purchasing AUD) shown on the equivalent Bloomberg AUD/foreign currency Bid-Quote page at the same time and date as described in paragraph (i) above; and | ||
(iii) | if Bloomberg does not quote such exchange rates, by reference to the rate described above shown on an online bid quotation system equivalent to Bloomberg at the time and the day described in paragraph (i) above. |
9.6 | Percentage of Free Cash Flow |
9.7 | Payment Options | |
(a) | Where the Performing Subsidiary gives Notice to the Trustee (with a copy to the NSW Government) not less than 10 Business Days before a Payment Date that it wishes to do so, it may: |
(i) | make Annual Payments in relation to one or more specified Financial Years of (or for) the remainder of the Term by equal instalments at intervals of either 3 or 6 months (as specified in that Notice) commencing on that Payment Date, provided that all instalments in respect of a Financial Year must, however, become payable by the last Business Day of that Financial Year; and | ||
(ii) | prepay an amount at any time, whether or not a Funding Payment amount has at that time been calculated. Where a prepayment is made pursuant to this clause 9.7, clause 9.14 shall apply. |
For the avoidance of doubt, the prepayment under clause 9.2(a)(v) does not constitute a prepayment under this clause 9.7. | ||
(b) | If the Performing Subsidiary gives Notice under clause 9.7(a)(i), it must compensate the Trustee for the interest forgone by the Trustee arising from the later receipt of such Annual Payment by instalments, at the Interest Rate for the period during which a payment is deferred as a result of the operation of clause 9.7(a). Such interest shall accrue from day to day and shall be paid together with the payment of the relevant instalment. | |
(c) | The Performing Subsidiary may by Notice to the Trustee (with a copy to the NSW Government) given not less than 10 Business Days before the commencement of a Financial Year, revoke or vary a Notice given under |
clause 9.7(a) but that Notice may only affect payments in Financial Years commencing after the date that the Notice is given. | ||
(d) | For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Funding may not be paid in instalments. | |
9.8 | Notification of payments |
(a) | the amount of the payment; | |
(b) | details of calculations of the amount; | |
(c) | the provision of this deed under which it is to be made; | |
(d) | the date on which it is to be made; and | |
(e) | provided it is available, a copy of the certificate of the JHINV Auditor procured under clause 9.5. | |
9.9 | End of Term | |
(a) | JHINV may (but is not obliged) by Notice to the remaining Parties at least 18 months prior to the end of the Term, elect to procure that a Final Payment calculation is made as follows: |
(i) | the Approved Actuary must provide an actuarial report (the “End of Term Actuarial Report”) setting out its estimate of the final payment which would be required to be made by the Performing Subsidiary having regard to the principles set out in this clause 9.9 (the “Final Payment”); | ||
(ii) | the Final Payment will be determined having regard inter alia to the following factors: |
(A) | that it represents a final payment to be made by the Performing Subsidiary with respect to SPF Funded Liabilities; | ||
(B) | that it is a lump sum payment; | ||
(C) | that the value of the assets of the Trustee and the Liable Entities (including Insurance and Other Recoveries and any other amounts expected to be recoverable after the Final Payment) must reduce the amount of the Final Payment; and | ||
(D) | to the extent applicable, the method of calculating the Discounted Central Estimate is in accordance with clause 14.4; and |
(iii) | the Approved Actuary will employ the generally accepted best practice methodologies and assumptions relevant at that time to the determination of that valuation and having regard to the purpose of calculating a Final Payment to be made to the Trustee; and |
(b) | If the Parties (in their absolute discretion) by the end of the Term have not agreed on the Final Payment and the terms on which a Final Payment would be made at the end of the Term or if JHINV has not given Notice under clause 9.9(a), then the Term will be automatically extended by a period of 10 years. This clause 9.9 shall have further applications at the end of the Term as extended pursuant to any prior application of this clause 9.9. | |
9.10 | Assets and Liabilities of Liable Entities |
(a) | for the purposes of clause 9.2(b), an amount equal to the sum of: |
(i) | $26.7 million; and | ||
(ii) | any amounts (other than by way of loan) received by the Trustee or a Liable Entity from any member of the JHINV Group between 30 September 2006 and the Commencement Date (whether under clause 17 or otherwise). |
(b) | for the purposes of clause 9.4(a)(iii) for each Financial Year: |
(i) | the total assets of the Trustee and the Liable Entities as at the end of that Financial Year (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts by way of Insurance and Other Recoveries determined in accordance with clause 9.13(a) and properly recognised in the accounts as assets in accordance with relevant accounting standards); less | ||
(ii) | the liabilities of the Trustee and the Liable Entities as at the end of that Financial Year, |
9.11 | Commutation |
(a) | another Person undertakes or Persons enter into a deed undertaking those obligations or other obligations satisfactory to the NSW Government in its absolute discretion; or | |
(b) | the Performing Subsidiary or other member of the JHINV Group makes or procures the making of a lump sum payment or payments to the Trustee, subject to the Parties (in their absolute discretion) reaching agreement on satisfactory arrangements designed to provide a reasonably high degree of assurance that Personal Asbestos Claims and Marlew Claims would continue to be dealt with and Proven Claims would continue to be paid. |
(a) | Subject to clause 9.13(b), for the purposes of calculation of the Initial Funding and each Annual Contribution Amount under this deed, the amount calculated as “Insurance and Other Recoveries” shall include only such recoveries as the Approved Auditor considers on reasonable grounds are, according to law, payable to the Liable Entities during the period of 12 months following the end of the Prior Financial Year (as defined in clause 9.4(a)(i) in relation to that Annual Contribution Amount) or, in the case of the Initial Funding, during the 6 month period ending on 31 March 2007. For the avoidance of doubt, this restriction shall not affect the calculation of Insurance and Other Recoveries when calculating the Term Central Estimate or the Discounted Central Estimate (as applicable) which shall be calculated by reference to the period to which the relevant definition relates. | |
(b) | For the purposes of this deed, where the Approved Actuary considers on reasonable grounds that an amount calculated as “Insurance and Other Recoveries” under this deed would otherwise be overstated due to a present or expected liability of a Liable Entity to make all or part of that amount available to non-Australian claimants or claimants for contribution against the Liable Entity, and such amounts would be recoverable by those claimants, the Approved Actuary shall be required to adjust the relevant Insurance and Other Recoveries calculation so as to take into account the likely effect of such liabilities. |
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(a) | the amount of the prepayment shall be excluded from the net assets of the Trustee for the purposes of calculating an Annual Contribution Amount, unless the Valuation Ratio as at the last day of the Financial Year preceding the relevant Payment Date exceeded 2.75; | |
(b) | amounts prepaid are not refundable and cannot cause the amount calculated under clause 9.3(a) to be negative; | |
(c) | for all purposes (including Schedule 3) the Free Cash Flow in the year of prepayment and in each subsequent year shall be deemed to be the Free Cash Flow that would have applied if the prepayment or prepayments had not been made and payments were made when due in the absence of any prepayment or prepayments; | |
(d) | for the purposes of Schedule 3, each Annual Contribution Amount for the year of prepayment and in each subsequent year shall be deemed to be the Annual Contribution Amount that would have applied if the prepayment or prepayments had not been made and payments were made when due in the absence of any prepayment or prepayments; and | |
(e) | in calculating the Valuation Ratio referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of ED in clause 7.8(f), no prepayment or prepayments can render ED equal to nil. |
(a) | the available assets of the Trustee, including as a result of payments made under this deed and earnings on the Compensation Funds’ assets from time to time, may or may not be sufficient to meet in full all Operating Expenses, Proven Claims, Claims Legal Costs and other SPF Funded Liabilities as and when they fall due for payment; | |
(b) | if the Trustee considers that it is reasonably likely that it does not or will not have sufficient funds to pay the amounts described in clause 9.15(a) as and when they fall due for payment, it may become necessary, in accordance with Division 5 of Part 4 of the Transaction Legislation, for the Trustee to ration the timing or amount of payments made with respect to Proven Claims or Payable Liabilities in order to achieve the foregoing; | |
(c) | if it is reasonably foreseeable that the available assets of the Trustee and the Liable Entities from time to time (including without limitation the JHINV Contributions and earnings of the Compensation Funds from time to time) are |
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likely to be insufficient to fund the payment of all reasonably foreseeable SPF Funded Liabilities: |
(i) | the Trustee may Notify the NSW Government and JHINV that the circumstances described in this clause 9.15(c) are reasonably foreseeable and provide reasonable details of such circumstances and the prospective shortfall, and following the giving of such a Notice, the Parties agree that for so long as the Trustee: |
(A) | is seeking and thereafter engaging in or is ready, willing and able to enter into and pursue bona fide discussions with the NSW Government and JHINV in relation to a proposed scheme under section 35 of the Transaction Legislation (“Rationing Scheme”); or | ||
(B) | is proceeding with reasonable expedition to design, prepare, seek approval of the Minister for an application to the Court, approval of the Court of and implement the Rationing Scheme, |
from the time such a Notice is given until such time as the Supreme Court of New South Wales has made final orders in respect of the Rationing Scheme, the Trustee may defer payment of Proven Claims in whole or in part if and to the extent the Trustee has determined this to be reasonably immediately necessary (and prior to the Rationing Scheme being approved by the Court) to avoid Persons with earlier Proven Claims receiving greater proportionate payments than Persons with expected later Proven Claims, provided that any such deferral shall accord with principles set out in section 35(4) of the Transaction Legislation and provided further that the rights of such Persons to payment of their Proven Claims shall not be prejudiced except to the extent of such deferral and by the Rationing Scheme following approval by the Court; and | |||
(ii) | no member of the JHINV Group has or shall have any liability for such a shortfall other than as expressly provided in this deed and none of the Parties shall impose any liability on any member of the JHINV Group in respect of that shortfall but nothing in this clause 9.15(c)(ii) shall relieve JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary from any of their obligations under the Transaction Documentation. |
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(a) | If a Wind-Up Event of JHINV occurs, each of the Funding Obligations of the Performing Subsidiary and the obligations of JHINV under the JHINV Guarantee will automatically accelerate and crystallise on the following basis: |
(i) | the Funding Obligations will become immediately due and payable by the Performing Subsidiary and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be an amount equal to the Wind Up or Reconstruction Amount determined in accordance with clause 10.4(a), and comprise a specialty debt due immediately prior to the filing of the order that resulted in the Wind-Up Event, occurring; | ||
(ii) | the Guaranteed Obligations under the JHINV Guarantee will become immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of the JHINV Guarantee; |
(b) | The Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount may be proved in any proceedings following or in connection with any Wind-Up Event in relation to JHINV and voted in relation to such proceedings. | |
(c) | By Notice to JHINV, the NSW Government may at any time: |
(i) | cause the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount to cease to be payable, and the Funding Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations to cease to be subject to an acceleration and crystallisation under clause 10.3(a) in respect of one or more Wind-Up Events; or | ||
(ii) | direct that the acceleration and crystallisation provided for in clause 10.3(a) to be deemed not to have occurred in respect of one or more Wind-Up Events. |
(d) | The Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount will cease to be payable, and the Funding Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations will cease to be subject to an acceleration and crystallisation under this clause 10 in respect of the relevant Wind Up Event if an order of the kind described in the definition of “Wind Up Event” is made and is subsequently struck out, dismissed, reversed or withdrawn and the time period for commencing any proceedings to review such an order has expired (or any timely commenced proceedings for review of such an order, have been concluded). |
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(e) | If a Reconstruction Event of JHINV occurs, each of the Funding Obligations of the Performing Subsidiary and the obligations of JHINV under the JHINV Guarantee will automatically accelerate and crystallise on the following basis, but subject to clauses 10.3(g) and (i): |
(i) | the Funding Obligations will become immediately due and payable by the Performing Subsidiary and shall be an amount equal to the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount determined in accordance with clause 10.4(b), and comprise a specialty debt due immediately prior to the Reconstruction Event; | ||
(ii) | the Guaranteed Obligations under the JHINV Guarantee will become immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of the JHINV Guarantee. |
(f) | The Wind Up or Reconstruction Amount may be voted and proved for the purposes of (or at) any meeting or vote of creditors or similar proceedings relating to creditors following and in relation to any Reconstruction Event in relation to JHINV, subject to clause 10.5. | |
(g) | The Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount will immediately cease to be payable, and the Funding Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations will immediately cease to be subject to an acceleration and crystallisation, and may no longer be voted or proved under this clause 10 in respect of the relevant Reconstruction Event if: |
(i) | the order constituting the “Reconstruction Event” is entered or made (or deemed to have been entered or made) and is subsequently struck out, dismissed, reversed, withdrawn or otherwise comes to an end, provided that, if the Reconstruction Event is an event as described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Reconstruction Event” and the order was entered under Dutch taw, JHINV emerges from the Reconstruction Event without a Plan (as defined in clause 10.5) having been accepted by the creditors and approved by the court and without being declared bankrupt; | ||
(ii) | the meeting of creditors of the kind described in paragraph (a) or (d) that constitutes the “Reconstruction Event” is convened and the meeting is held or is cancelled or is otherwise vacated; or | ||
(iii) | any vote of creditors due to occur following that Reconstruction Event (other than a Reconstruction Event as described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Reconstruction Event” and the order was entered under Dutch law or occurring as a result of a voluntary case being commenced, or a final order for relief being entered, under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code) to determine any compromise, plan or distribution occurs, is cancelled or is otherwise permanently vacated or rendered invalid. |
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(h) | By Notice to JHINV, the NSW Government may at any time: |
(i) | cause the Funding Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations to cease to be subject to an acceleration and crystallisation under clause 10.3(a) in respect of one or more Reconstruction Events; or | ||
(ii) | direct that the acceleration and crystallisation provided for in clause 10.3(a) to be deemed not to have occurred in respect of one or more Reconstruction Events. |
(i) | Each of the Trustee and the NSW Government: |
(i) | subject to clause 10.3(j), covenant in favour of JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary in respect of a Reconstruction Event that except for the purposes of asserting a claim against JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary in a bankruptcy proceeding or an insolvency proceeding relating to such Reconstruction Event, neither the Trustee nor or the NSW Government shall commence, institute or continue proceedings in any jurisdiction seeking the enforcement or recovery from JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary of the Wind Up or Reconstruction Amount (whether under this deed or any Related Agreement) relating to such Reconstruction Event or any part thereof, but nothing in this clause 10.3(i)(i) shall prejudice the operation of any provision of this deed which is enlivened by the occurrence of a Wind Up Event; and | ||
(ii) | acknowledge that JHINV has agreed to the terms of this clause 10 in reliance on the covenants described in this clause 10.3(i) and that compliance by both the Trustee and the NSW Government is a fundamental condition to it having any rights under this clause 10 in respect of a Reconstruction Event. |
(j) | Nothing in clause 10.3(i) shall restrict the Trustee or the NSW Government from: |
(i) | voting or proving the Wind Up or Reconstruction Amount in accordance with and subject to clause 10.3(f); or | ||
(ii) | commencing or instituting proceedings in any jurisdiction in relation only to the existence or amount of any Wind Up or Reconstruction Amount or any voting rights attaching thereto, or any matters incidental to determining such amount or voting rights. |
(a) | Upon a Wind-Up Event or Reconstruction Event occurring in relation to JHINV, the Wind Up Amount or Reconstruction Amount will be determined on the following basis: |
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(i) | notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, C shall equal zero: |
(A) | upon and following a Wind-Up Event; or |
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(B) | if: |
I. | JHINV commences a bankruptcy proceeding made under the US Bankruptcy Code which results in the occurrence of a “Reconstruction Event”; and | ||
II. | the determination of the amount of the Trustee’s claim is required in order for the Trustee to prove or vote that claim to permit the Trustee to participate in a vote of creditors; and | ||
III. | JHINV fails to provide the information required under clause 10.4(d) in time to permit such a determination to be made; |
(ii) | in any other circumstance for the purposes of determining a Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount, “C” shall equal the amount by which TCE exceeds the present value of all the Annual Payments that are then due or would become due pursuant to this deed taking into account the operation of the Free Cash Flow cap under clause 9.3, having regard to the following: |
(A) | C shall be calculated on the basis of the projected Free Cash Flow of JHINV taking into account any projected changes in Free Cash Flow as a result of implementing a proposed Plan (as defined in clause 10.5) arising other than from debt to equity conversions by creditors of JHINV or new capital raised by JHINV or any Reorganised Debtor (as defined in clause 10.5), and the Qualifying Capital Ratio, in each case, immediately prior |
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to the Reconstruction Event discounted at a discount rate equal to the sum of: |
(i) | the discount rate used in the calculation of the “TCE” as published in the most recent Annual Actuarial Report, and | ||
(ii) | 5 percentage points (500 basis points); and |
(B) | C shall be calculated recognizing that the Term is automatically extended (unless the Parties in their absolute discretion agree otherwise) under clause 9.9. |
(b) | In determining the value of “VA” and “VL” the Trustee shall procure that the Approved Auditor seeks appropriate expert advice from the Approved Actuary or otherwise as it considers necessary, and the value of each of “VA” and “VL” shall be certified by the Approved Auditor; |
(c) | The certification of the value of “VA” and “VL” by the Approved Auditor shall, if the NSW Government so requires, be subject to review by the NSW Government Auditor in the manner set out in clause 5.13; |
(d) | If a Reconstruction Event occurs, JHINV must provide a Notice to the Approved Auditor (copied to the NSW Government and the Trustee) setting out its projections of its Free Cash Flow and its estimate of C and the basis on which such estimate has been calculated (but without accepting liability for any errors or omissions in relation to the same) during the period for which it is necessary to project the Free Cash Flow in determining the amount of C. The Trustee or the NSW Government may, by election, require that an Independent Valuation Expert determines the amount of “C” on the terms set out in clause 7.1(b), and in such event, such terms shall apply in relation to the determination of such Independent Valuation Expert despite the fact that such determination is not a determination under clause 7 and in such a case C shall be equal to the amount determined by the Independent Valuation Expert or if no such Independent Valuation Expert is appointed within 10 Business Days of receipt of JHINV’s Notice under this clause 10.4(d), the estimate of C in that Notice. |
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(a) | JHINV or any entity (the “Reorganised Debtor”) which, pursuant to and upon the effective date of a restructuring transaction (including a plan of reorganization confirmed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, but not a transaction approved by the court pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) occurring in connection with a Reconstruction Event (i) acquires or undertakes the whole or a substantial part of the business or assets of JHINV or the JHINV Group, or (ii) consolidates, merges, or engages in another similar transaction with JHINV or the JHINV Group as a part of the restructuring transaction occurring in connection with a Reconstruction Event, would not be Insolvent; | |
(b) | the implementation of the Plan would not result in a Liquidation of JHINV or the Reorganised Debtor; | |
(c) | this deed, the JHINV Guarantee and each other Related Agreement would continue to bind all Parties to them (or in the case of a Reorganised Debtor of JHINV, that Reorganised Debtor), save that any termination of the Intercreditor Deeds shall not result in this requirement failing to be satisfied; and | |
(d) | ignoring any effect of the Intercreditor Deeds, the Plan would not operate so as to discriminate between the claims of the Trustee and the claims of the Lenders adversely to the claims of the Trustee. |
(a) | the obligations of JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary and the claims of the Trustee and the NSW Government arising under this deed and the Related Agreements (including without limitation in respect of the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount) shall be dealt with in accordance with the Plan; and |
(b) | the Wind-Up or Reconstruction Amount will immediately cease to be payable, and the Funding Obligations and the Guaranteed Obligations will immediately cease to be subject to an acceleration and crystallisation, and may no longer be voted or proved under this clause 10 in respect of that Reconstruction Event. |
(a) | The Parties acknowledge that the Costs Review Inquiry Legislation commenced on 1 July 2005 and that the conditions precedent contemplated by clauses 3.2(a), 3.3(d) and (in respect of the Costs Review Inquiry) 3.3(e) of the Heads of Agreement have been satisfied. |
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(b) | The NSW Government agrees to: |
(i) | share the results of the Costs Review Inquiry with the Other Governments; and | ||
(ii) | encourage the timely adoption by each Other Government of the results of the Costs Review Inquiry to the extent appropriate in the case of the Courts and tribunals of any Other Government which handles Claims; and | ||
(iii) | undertake the review of the Costs Review Inquiry Legislation anticipated in the Costs Review Inquiry Report within the time contemplated in that report. |
(c) | While the NSW Government is not obliged to perform any of its obligations under clause 11.1(b) until on or after the Commencement Date, it may in its absolute discretion choose to perform some or all of those obligations before the Commencement Date and such performance will, on the occurrence of the Commencement Date, be taken to satisfy the relevant obligations under clause 11.1(b). |
(a) | all Parties desire that the process for the management of Personal Asbestos Claims, Marlew Claims and Claims Legal Costs is as efficient as possible, consistent with preserving Claimants’ rights to compensation, and that they are committed to seeking to maintain an efficient claims management process over time; and |
(b) | an efficient process for the management of Personal Asbestos Claims, Marlew Claims and Claims Legal Costs is important to the funding arrangements covered by this deed. |
(a) | Either or both JHINV and the Trustee may from time to time make submissions to the NSW Government regarding further changes which might be made to the processes of making, processing and settling Personal Asbestos Claims, Marlew Claims and Claims Legal Costs including the apportionment of damages and recovery of contributions and payment of damages from third parties to make the same more economically and otherwise efficient. | |
(b) | The NSW Government agrees and undertakes: |
(i) | to give timely and bona fide consideration to: |
A. | submissions made under clause 11.3(a); and |
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B. | the adoption of the proposals set out in those submissions; and |
(ii) | that in the event the NSW Government adopts any proposals the subject of a submission under clause 11.3(a), the NSW Government shall share its information on those proposals which are so adopted with the Other Governments, and use its reasonable endeavours to encourage their timely adoption by each Other Government to the extent appropriate in the case of the Courts and tribunals of that Other Government which handle Claims. |
(a) | The Parties acknowledge that upon the commencement of the Release Legislation, the NSW Government will have used its best endeavours, subject to any limits on the legislative powers of the State of New South Wales, to bring into force legislation effective under New South Wales law to extinguish any civil liability of: |
(i) | each member of the JHINV Group, each Liable Entity and each of their respective present and past directors, officers, employees, advisors and agents (collectively, the “Released Persons”) in respect of the Relevant Matters; | ||
(ii) | Released Persons in respect of the entry by JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary into this deed and the Related Agreements and their implementation by the JHINV Group, and the circumstances giving rise to the same, but without prejudice to the obligations of members of the JHINV Group to the parties to this deed or the Related Agreements under, or in connection with negotiations leading to the entry by the parties into, this deed or any Related Agreement; and | ||
(iii) | any member of the JHINV Group or any Liable Entity for claims for economic loss (not forming part of a personal injury claim or otherwise resulting from personal injury) or loss of or damage to property, including those relating to land remediation or Asbestos or Asbestos products removal, arising out of Asbestos or Asbestos products manufactured, sold, distributed or used by or on behalf of the Liable Entities, |
and the NSW Government agrees, subject to the remainder of this clause 12, that it will not introduce legislation (whether or not expressed to amend the Release Legislation or the Transaction Legislation) which denies the JHINV Group the benefit of, or derogates from, the releases and extinguishments set out in the Release Legislation. |
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(b) | For the purposes of this clause 12, “civil liability” has its natural and ordinary meaning. | |
(c) | in addition to any rights arising in favour of the Released Persons under the Release Legislation, the NSW Government must execute the NSW Government Deed of Release on or before the Commencement Date. | |
(d) | JHINV agrees promptly to provide to any Released Person who so requested in writing, a photocopy of a counterpart of the NSW Government Deed of Release duly executed by the NSW Government. | |
(e) | Without prejudice to any right or remedy of the NSW Government, the Releases in respect of Persons who are not natural persons may be suspended by the NSW Government whilever: |
(i) | the Performing Subsidiary shall be and remains in breach of any obligation to make a Funding Payment under this deed and such breach shall have remained unremedied for not less than 3 months and remains unremedied; or; | ||
(ii) | JHINV is in breach of clause 7 and that breach has not been rectified within a reasonable period (of not less than 3 months) of JHINV having received a Notice under clause 12.1(f); or | ||
(iii) | JHINV is and remains in breach of clause 7 and JHINV has not given a Notice to the NSW Government under clause 7.9 in respect of that breach, and the NSW Government has given JHINV at least 30 days’ Notice that the suspension applies. |
(f) | The NSW Government may give to JHINV Notice of any matter which JHINV has given it Notice under clause 7.9 which the NSW Government considers, acting reasonably, to constitute a breach by JHINV of clause 7. For the avoidance of doubt, any Notice given by the NSW Government is not proof that JHINV is in breach of clause 7 and if the NSW Government having given notice, purports to suspend then that suspension will not take effect. If a Notice is given in circumstances where JHINV is in breach of clause 7 and the relevant period referred to in clause 12.1(e) has not expired, those Releases will not be suspended until the expiry of that period. | |
(g) | The NSW Government must revoke the suspension of any release of liability suspended as a result of any breach of a kind described in clause 12.1 immediately upon JHINV remedying that breach and Notifying the NSW Government demonstrating that such a breach has been remedied. |
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(a) | the ACTU (and those unions affiliated to the ACTU); | |
(b) | Unions NSW (and those unions affiliated to Unions NSW); | |
(c) | the officers, members and employees of the ACTU (and its affiliated Unions) and Unions NSW (and its affiliated unions); and | |
(d) | Banton, |
(e) | the underfunding of the MRCF; |
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(f) | the Xxxxxxx Inquiry; | |
(g) | all Relevant Matters, |
(a) | For the purposes of clause 13, legislative action means the enactment, amendment or repeal of any legislation, including without limitation the making, amendment or repeal of any instrument, as defined in section 3(1) of the Interpretation Xxx 0000, which includes a statutory rule, as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Xxx 0000 (NSW). | |
(b) | For the purposes of clause 13, regulatory action means: |
(i) | the exercise of statutory functions (being functions, powers, authorities and duties conferred or imposed on any person or body by legislation); and | ||
(ii) | the exercise by the NSW Government of the powers and functions described in section 7 of the Xxxxxxxxx Xxx 0000 (Cth) itself or by |
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(a) | Subject to the remaining provisions of this clause 13, the NSW Government undertakes to and agrees with JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary that it will not undertake any adverse legislative action directed at any member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or any of the Liable Entities in relation to any of the Relevant Matters or in relation to Asbestos Liabilities (except that, for these purposes, “Excluded Claims” within the definition of “Asbestos Liabilities” are limited to Excluded Claims relating to Asbestos). | |
(b) | Without limitation, legislative action shall be taken to be adverse if: |
(i) | it denies to or in relation to any of the Trustee, any member of the JHINV Group or any of the Liable Entities benefits or advantages which are provided or available to others in similar circumstances; or | ||
(ii) | it operates by reference to any of the Trustee, any member of the JHINV Group or any of the Liable Entities, this deed or any of the Related Agreements or an attribute which only one or more of them possesses; | ||
(iii) | it amends or repeals all or part of the Transaction Legislation or Release Legislation in a manner which would adversely affect any member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or the Liable Entities, unless such amendment or repeal has been agreed in advance in writing by JHINV acting reasonably; | ||
(iv) | notwithstanding the fact that the legislative action may not on its face contravene the provisions of this clause 13 (for example because it applies generally), having regard to the nature or circumstances of the legislative action, it would be concluded that the purpose of the legislative action was or a material purpose of the legislative action included having the effect of increasing any of the amounts that but for such action would have been payable under this deed or in respect of payments of the liabilities to be funded hereunder and the legislative action has or will have the result or effect of increasing any of such amounts. |
(c) | Subject to clause 13.2(b)(iii) and also, in the case of clauses 13.2(c)(ii) and (iii), subject to clause 13.2(b)(iv), legislative action: |
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(i) | in respect of the claims handling and determination process, including through the Dust Diseases Tribunal; | ||
(ii) | in respect of the handling, removal or disposal of Asbestos; or | ||
(iii) | considered necessary to deal with the consequences of the manufacture and sale of asbestos products, |
(d) | The obligations and undertakings of the NSW Government set out in clause 13.2(a) shall be suspended whilever: |
(i) | the Performing Subsidiary shall be and remains in breach of any obligation to make a Funding Payment under this deed, and such breach shall have remained for not less than 3 months and remains unremedied; or | ||
(ii) | JHINV is in breach of clause 7 and that breach has not been remedied within a reasonable period (of not less than 3 months) of JHINV having received a Notice under clause 13.2(e) and such breach remains unremedied; or | ||
(iii) | JHINV shall be and remains in breach of clause 7 and JHINV has not given a Notice to the NSW Government under clause 7.9 in respect of that breach and the NSW Government has given JHINV at least 30 days’ Notice that the suspension applies. |
(e) | The NSW Government may notify JHINV of any matter of which JHINV has given it Notice under clause 7.9 which the NSW Government considers, acting reasonably, to constitute a breach by JHINV of clause 7. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice given by the NSW Government is not proof that JHINV is in breach of clause 7. If the NSW Government, having given Notice under this clause 13.2(e), undertakes adverse legislative action in circumstances where JHINV is not in breach of clause 7, then without limiting JHINV’s other rights at common law or under this deed, that adverse legislative action will be in breach of clause 13.2. |
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(f) | Immediately upon any breach described in clause 13.2(d) being rectified and the NSW Government having received Notice of such breach being rectified, the NSW Government shall not take, and shall cease to take, any further adverse legislative action, provided that nothing in this clause 13.2(f) requires the NSW Government to: |
(i) | seek the repeal of legislation in force at the time such breach is rectified (other than any legislation which was, when introduced, in breach of the provisions of this deed); or | ||
(ii) | take any executive or other action in breach of generally applicable protocols of the NSW Government associated with bringing legislation into force. |
(g) | The NSW Government acknowledges and agrees that: |
(i) | damages for dust diseases compensation are determined by common law in New South Wales; | ||
(ii) | the NSW Government will not change the common law basis of assessment of damages for dust diseases compensation; and | ||
(iii) | accordingly, the NSW Government will not legislate to reduce or increase damages for dust diseases. |
(h) | The Parties acknowledge that this clause 13.2 does not prevent the proper exercise by the NSW Parliament of its legislative power, but that this clause 13.2(h) is without prejudice to the right of any other Party or Parties to claim damages from the NSW Government in respect of any breach by the NSW Government of its obligations under this clause 13. | |
(i) | The Parties acknowledge that this clause 13.2 operates and is intended to operate independently of clause 13.3. |
(a) | Subject to the remaining provisions of this clause 13, the NSW Government undertakes to and agrees with JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary that it will not undertake any adverse regulatory action directed at any member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or any of the Liable Entities in relation to any of the Relevant Matters or in relation to Asbestos Liabilities (except that, for these purposes, “Excluded Claims” within the definition of “Asbestos Liabilities” are limited to Excluded Claims relating to Asbestos). | |
(b) | Without limitation, regulatory action shall be taken to be adverse if: |
(i) | it denies to or in relation to any of the Trustee, any member of the JHINV Group or any of the Liable Entities benefits or advantages which are provided or available to others in similar circumstances; |
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(ii) | it operates by reference to any of the Trustee, any member of the JHINV Group or any of the Liable Entities, this deed or any of the Related Agreements or an attribute which only they possess; or | ||
(iii) | notwithstanding the fact that the regulatory action may not on its face contravene the provisions of this clause 13 (for example because it applies generally), having regard to the nature or circumstances of the regulatory action, it would be concluded that the purpose of the regulatory action was or a material purpose of the regulatory action included having the effect of increasing any of the amounts that but for such action would have been payable under this deed or in respect of payments of the liabilities to be funded hereunder and the regulatory action has or will have the result or effect of increasing any such amounts. |
(c) | Subject, in the case of clauses 13.3(c)(ii) and (iii), to clause 13.3(b)(iii), regulatory action: |
(i) | in respect of the claims handling and determination process, including through the Dust Diseases Tribunal; | ||
(ii) | in respect of the handling, removal or disposal of Asbestos; or | ||
(iii) | considered necessary to deal with the consequences of the manufacture and sale of asbestos products, |
(d) | The obligations and undertakings of the NSW Government set out in clause 13.3(a) shall be suspended whilever: |
(i) | the Performing Subsidiary shall be and remains in breach of any obligation to make a Funding Payment under this deed, and such breach shall have remained for not less than 3 months and remains unremedied; or | ||
(ii) | JHINV is in breach of clause 7 and that breach has not been remedied within a reasonable period (not less than 3 months) of JHINV having |
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received a Notice under clause 13.3(e) and such breach remains unremedied; or | |||
(iii) | JHINV shall be and remains in breach of clause 7 and JHINV has not given a Notice to the NSW Government under clause 7.9 in respect of that breach and the NSW Government has given JHINV at least 30 days’ Notice that the suspension applies. |
(e) | The NSW Government may notify JHINV of any matter of which JHINV has given it Notice under clause 7.9 which the NSW Government considers, acting reasonably, to constitute a breach by JHINV of clause 7. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice given by the NSW Government is not proof that JHINV is in breach of clause 7. If the NSW Government having given Notice under this clause 13.3(e), undertakes adverse regulatory action in circumstances where JHINV is not in breach of clause 7, then without limiting JHINV’s other rights at common law or under this deed, that adverse regulatory action will be in breach of clause 13.3. | |
(f) | Immediately upon any breach described in clause 13.3(d) being rectified and the NSW Government having received Notice of such breach being rectified, the NSW Government shall not take, and shall cease to take, any further adverse regulatory action, provided that nothing in this clause 13.3(f) requires the NSW Government to: |
(i) | seek the repeal of legislation or any instrument in force at the time such breach is rectified (other than any legislation or instrument which was, when introduced, in breach of the provisions of this deed); or | ||
(ii) | take any executive or other action in breach of generally applicable protocols of the NSW Government associated with bringing legislation or instruments into force. |
(g) | The Parties acknowledge that this clause 13.3 operates and is intended to operate independently of clause 13.2. |
(a) | Subject to clause 13.7, this clause 13.4 applies if: |
(i) | an Other Government introduces a scheme (the “Scheme”) providing for payment of compensation, or which provides benefits for which the common law would provide compensation, to some or all Claimants (the “Relevant Claimants”) for what would, if brought against a Liable Entity or a member of the JHINV Group, constitute Personal Asbestos Claims (the “Relevant Claims”); and | ||
(ii) | JHINV, another member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or any Liable Entity is required by law to make payments under the Scheme to the |
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Relevant Claimants or to contribute to a Person designated under the Scheme to receive payments on account of liabilities imposed under the Scheme for the purpose of compensating the Relevant Claimants for Relevant Claims (the “Relevant Liabilities”). |
(b) | Subject to clause 13.7, clause 13.4(c)(i) shall also apply if an Other Government takes any legislative or regulatory action which, had it been taken by the NSW Government, would have resulted in the NSW Government breaching clause 13.2 or 13.3 and in such a case, then unless clause 13.4(a) applies in respect of such action, such action shall be deemed to be a Scheme to which clause 13.4(c)(i) applies and the Relevant Liabilities shall be the additional liabilities incurred by members of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or the Liable Entities as a result of such action, provided that such application of clause 13.4(c)(i) shall occur only from the later of 6 months after the date JHINV shall have Notified the NSW Government of such legislative or regulatory action by such other Government or the possibility or proposal that such action (or some generally similar action) might or would be taken by such other Government and the date and the time such application would have occurred but for this proviso. | |
(c) | If this clause 13.4 applies: |
(i) | the payment obligations of the Performing Subsidiary and JHINV under this deed and the Related Agreements shall be adjusted so as to ensure that the JHINV Group’s present and future liabilities with respect to Personal Asbestos Claims are not increased as a result of the Scheme as follows: |
(A) | all payments of Relevant Liabilities made by a member of the JHINV Group under the Scheme shall be treated as though they had been received by the Trustee and had increased the net assets of the Trustee by that amount (and earned income for each Financial Year at the discount rate published by the Approved Actuary in the Annual Actuarial Report in relation to that Financial Year); and | ||
(B) | any Relevant Liabilities incurred but unpaid by the Liable Entities or the Trustee under the Scheme shall be ignored in determining the net assets of the Liable Entities and the Trustee and any payments of Relevant Liabilities shall be added back to the net assets of the relevant Liable Entity or the Trustee (as applicable) (as though the net assets were never reduced by the amount of such payments). |
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(ii) | the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to make such modifications to the terms of this deed and the Related Agreements (and the NSW Government agrees to use its best endeavours to amend the Transaction Legislation and the Release Legislation) as are reasonably necessary to ensure that the liability of the JHINV Group, the Trustee and the Liable Entities in connection with Personal Asbestos Claims (having regard to liabilities arising under the Transaction Documents and the Relevant Liabilities under the Scheme) is not increased as a result of the implementation and operation of the Scheme. |
(d) | Without limiting clause 13.4(c), the Parties agree that: |
(i) | the necessary modification to the Funding Obligations may be reflected in a narrowing of the definition of “Claimants” under this deed or a deferral of payment of Relevant Claims under the Transaction Legislation, which will cause an adjustment to the Period Actuarial Estimate, the Term Central Estimate and the Discounted Central Estimate; and | ||
(ii) | a Relevant Claimant should not, by reason of the Scheme, recover or obtain full compensation more than once for a Relevant Claim. |
(e) | If JHINV, another member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or any Liable Entity is not required by law to make payments under the Scheme, but JHINV wishes to elect to make payments to the Scheme either itself or through another member of the JHINV Group, the Trustee or any Liable Entity, then: |
(i) | the Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to determine what modifications (if any) should be made to the terms of this deed, the Related Agreements, the Transaction Legislation and the Release Legislation in respect of the funding arrangements and the management of Personal Asbestos Claims to give appropriate recognition to the Scheme of the Other Government and to reflect the fact that Relevant Claimants will be compensated for Relevant Claims under the Scheme instead of under the funding arrangements under this deed; and | ||
(ii) | unless the Parties reach agreement on the modifications (if any) and those modifications (including to the Transaction Legislation and the Release Legislation) (if any) are made, no adjustment shall be made to the obligations of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary under this deed or any Related Agreement even if JHINV elects to make payments under the Scheme. |
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(a) | participate with JHINV in discussions with either or both: |
(i) | Other Governments; and | ||
(ii) | the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the ASIC and other regulatory bodies, |
(b) | advocate action by the Other Governments or the regulatory bodies described in clause 13.5(a), consistent with the provisions of the Transaction Documentation. |
(a) | ensure that the referral does not affect the Transaction Documentation; | |
(b) | ensure that the referral does not permit the Commonwealth to legislate in a manner inconsistent with the Transaction Documentation; or | |
(c) | obtain JHINV’s prior written agreement to the referral to the extent that it would not conform to the requirements of clauses 13.6(a) or 13.6(b). |
(a) | For the purposes of this clause 13.7, “Recoveries” means any statutory entitlement of the NSW Government or any Other Government or any governmental agency or authority of any such government (“Relevant Body”) to impose liability on or to recover an amount or amounts from any person in respect of any payments made or to be made or benefits provided by a Relevant Body in respect of Personal Asbestos Claims or Marlew Claims (other than as a defendant or in settlement of any claim, including a cross-claim or claim for contribution). | |
(b) | In consideration of JHINV’s and the Performing Subsidiary’s agreement to include the liabilities described in this paragraph (b) within the scope of the funding arrangements set out in this deed (but only to the limited extent provided for in this clause 13.7), the NSW Government agrees to use its best endeavours to ensure, through the Transaction Legislation, that the Liable Entities (or the Trustee on their behalf) cannot be compelled to pay (whether |
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paid directly to Relevant Bodies or as a component of amounts payable or liabilities incurred in respect of Personal Asbestos Claims or Marlew Claims or to Concurrent Wrongdoers) Recoveries which in aggregate exceed in any Financial Year the lesser of: |
(i) | the amount equal to the liabilities of the Liable Entities to pay Recoveries as calculated under the relevant statute(s) from time to time; | ||
(ii) | for the first Financial Year of operation of the Compensation Funds, an amount equal to $750,000 (Annual Limit) and in respect of each subsequent Financial Year, an amount equal to the prior Financial Year’s Annual Limit, indexed for inflation or deflation by reference to the All Groups Consumer Price Index as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or, if such statistic ceases to be published, the nearest equivalent generally published figure); |
(c) | Without limiting JHINV’s or the Performing Subsidiary’s rights under any other provision of this deed, if any Liable Entity (or the Trustee on its own behalf or on behalf of a Liable Entity) or any member of the JHINV Group is required to pay any amount in respect of Recoveries which exceeds the amounts described in clause 13.7(b), the payment obligations of the Performing Subsidiary and JHINV under this deed and the Related Agreements shall be adjusted by the amount of the excess as though the excess were a payment of a Relevant Liability under a Scheme to which clause 13.4 applies. |
(a) | JHINV engaged KPMG Actuaries to provide in the Initial Report, a calculation of the Discounted Central Estimate of the liabilities of the Liable Entities to Claimants as at 30 June 2005; | |
(b) | a copy of that initial Report has been made available to the Parties; | |
(c) | the Initial Report clearly delineates the methodology and assumptions made for the purposes of that calculation. | |
(d) | if the Commencement Date has not occurred by 30 April 2006, any Party may by Notice before the Commencement Date, request that KPMG Actuaries consider a matter specified in the Notice (being a matter listed in clause |
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(a) | The Parties acknowledge that the calculation of the Initial Funding amount set out in this deed has been based upon the facts, assumptions and results set out in the Initial Report. | |
(b) | JHINV acknowledges that the terms on which it has engaged KPMG Actuaries have included terms that if the Commencement Date has not commenced by 31 March 2006, KPMG Actuaries may, by further report (“Further Actuarial Report”) amend the Initial Report at any time before the Commencement Date by reason of the bona fide consideration by KPMG Actuaries of any of the following: |
(i) | new or additional information which has been provided to KPMG Actuaries and which would cause KPMG Actuaries to update or amend the Initial Report; and | ||
(ii) | actual experience. |
(c) | Where KPMG Actuaries amends the Initial Report under clause 14.2(b), whichever of JHINV or the Trustee has then engaged KPMG Actuaries must use its best endeavours to procure that KPMG Actuaries promptly gives the Further Actuarial Report to the Parties. | |
(d) | Subject to clause 14.2(e), if the Parties are given a Further Actuarial Report in accordance with clause 14.2(c), they must: |
(i) | meet to consider whether the Further Actuarial Report indicates that the Initial Funding or the Additional Payment remain an appropriate basis for the establishment of the Compensation Funds; and | ||
(ii) | negotiate in good faith to agree, if they agree that those payments and matters are no longer appropriate, amendments to clause 9.2 (and, to the extent those amendments affect the amount of the Additional Payment, the amounts to be deducted under clause 9.2) so that the Initial Funding will be appropriate on the basis of the facts, assumptions and results set out in the Further Actuarial Report. |
(e) | If a Further Actuarial report is prepared and the Commencement Date occurs before any agreement is reached under clause 14.2(d), the Parties agree that the Initial Funding shall be calculated by reference to the Initial Report and not the Further Actuarial Report and the parties will negotiate in good faith to determine whether an adjustment payment in respect of the Initial Funding should be made by the Performing Subsidiary or the Trustee and if so the amount of such payment. |
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(a) | provide to the Approved Actuary data and other assistance requested by the Approved Actuary to enable the Approved Actuary to prepare the Annual Actuarial Report for the period ending as at the Financial Year End of each Financial Year within 20 days of the Financial Year End of that year; | |
(b) | provide, if requested to do so, ongoing regular information to, amongst others, the Approved Actuary in relation to the notification, payment and settlement of Claims and Claims Legal Costs, and the assets available to meet Proven Claims, Claims Legal Costs and Operating Expenses and other Payable Liabilities; and | |
(c) | provide access for the Approved Actuary to Persons relevant to the operations of the Trustee and to Persons relevant to the operations of the Liable Entities, including, but not restricted to, employees, executives, claims managers and advisers of the Trustee and the Liable Entities. |
(a) | The Trustee will use its best endeavours to procure that the Approved Actuary prepares and provides to the NSW Government an Annual Actuarial Report by the date which is 20 days prior to each Payment Date. If the Approved Actuary is unavailable or unwilling to provide that report, the Trustee must immediately disclose to the other Parties the reasons known to the Trustee for such unavailability or unwillingness and must use its best endeavours to procure that the report is delivered as soon as possible after that due date (and clause 9.4(b) shall apply where the report has not been finalised at least 5 Business Days before the Payment Date). | |
(b) | Each Annual Actuarial Report must set out: |
(i) | the Discounted Central Estimate as at the end of the Financial Year ending prior to the Payment Date; | ||
(ii) | the Period Actuarial Estimate for the period commencing immediately after the end of the Financial Year preceding the Payment Date (the “Prior Financial Year”) and ending at the end of the third Financial Year following the Prior Financial Year (or, if the end of the Term has been determined not to be extended under clause 9.9(b), and the remainder of the Term is less than 3 years, to the end of the Term); and | ||
(iii) | the Term Central Estimate for the period: |
(A) | from and including the day following the end of the Financial Year preceding that Payment Date; |
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(B) | up to and including the last day of the Term (excluding any automatic or potential extension of the Term pursuant to clause 9.9, unless or until the Term has been extended in accordance with that clause). |
(c) | The Trustee must engage the Approved Actuary on terms that (and use its best endeavours to procure that): |
(i) | the Approved Actuary must undertake the calculations set out in clause 14.4(b) and include these calculations in its Annual Actuarial Report; | ||
(ii) | the Annual Actuarial Reports are prepared adopting methodologies and assumptions which are consistent from year to year, subject to the need and duty to update or vary such methodologies and assumptions where required to reflect generally accepted best practice methodologies and assumptions appropriate at the relevant time, to be clearly delineated consistent with determining a Discounted Central Estimate; and | ||
(iii) | the Annual Actuarial Report complies with PS300 or subsequent applicable Australian actuarial standards. |
(a) | The NSW Government may from time to time appoint a NSW Government Reviewing Actuary to conduct a peer review of the Initial Report or any one or more Annual Actuarial Reports or Further Actuarial Report (not being a report given before the Initial Report and (other than in respect of the Initial Report) not more than 5 years before the date of appointment of the NSW Government Reviewing Actuary). | |
(b) | If after having made reasonable enquiries and assessment the NSW Government has not been able to identify an actuary who meets all of the requirements set out in the definition of “NSW Government Reviewing Actuary” in clause 1.1, the NSW Government shall notify the other Parties of that fact and failing agreement between the Parties within 21 days as to an actuary acceptable to all the Parties, the NSW Government shall promptly refer the matter to the President of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, who shall have the sole power to select an available actuary who best meets those requirements to be the NSW Government Reviewing Actuary. The NSW Government may appoint the actuary so selected or may elect not to appoint a NSW Government Reviewing Actuary at that time. | |
(c) | Where the NSW Government proposes to make an appointment of a NSW Government Reviewing Actuary under this clause 14.5, it must promptly give Notice to JHSNV, the Trustee and the Approved Actuary specifying: |
(i) | the name and address of the proposed appointee; |
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(ii) | the basis on which the proposed appointee fulfils the requirements for such an appointment as set out in the definition of “NSW Government Reviewing Actuary” in clause 1.1. | ||
(iii) | the Initial Report, the Further Actuarial Report or the Annual Actuarial Reports to be reviewed by the proposed appointee; and | ||
(iv) | an outline of the scope and purpose of the independent review. |
(a) | data; | |
(b) | results of modelling; and | |
(c) | all other assistance and information (including providing reasonable access to the working papers of the Approved Actuary), |
(a) | has reasonable grounds to disagree with, and in fact does not agree with, the information, calculations, methodology or assumptions in any Annual Actuarial Report or the Further Actuarial Report; and | |
(b) | considers that the disagreement is material, |
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(a) | to give the matters set out by the NSW Government bona fide consideration and provide a detailed response by Notice to the NSW Government (with copies to the Trustee, JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary); and | |
(b) | where the Approved Actuary considers it is necessary or appropriate to do so, to revise and reissue the most recent report on which the NSW Government Reviewing Actuary conducted its review or recalculate the Discounted Central Estimate, Term Central Estimate or Period Actuarial Estimate (as the case may be) as at the relevant Financial Year End upon the revised assumptions and methodologies. |
(a) | If the Trustee gives an instruction under clause 14.8 and the Approved Actuary issues a revised report, that report shall be in substitution for the relevant report under clause 14.4, and shall form the basis for calculating relevant amounts for the purposes of clauses 9 and 10 for the relevant Financial Year. | |
(b) | Where an error or recalculation disclosed in the revised report of the Approved Actuary has resulted in the Performing Subsidiary making an overpayment or underpayment to the Trustee, the Performing Subsidiary shall promptly pay any amounts underpaid by it to the Trustee, or the Trustee shall promptly reimburse the Performing Subsidiary for any amount overpaid to it (as the case may be). Where the error resulted in no payment having occurred, the Performing Subsidiary shall promptly make the correct payment. |
(a) | there is inherent uncertainty involved in the actuarial assessment of long tail liabilities arising from exposure to Asbestos; and | |
(b) | the primary purpose in obtaining the Annual Actuarial Reports is: |
(i) | to ascertain the Discounted Central Estimate, the Term Discounted Central Estimate and Period Actuarial Estimates as at the end of the relevant Financial Year; and | ||
(ii) | not to determine the current amount that would need to be set aside in a closed fund established at the end of the relevant Financial Year in order to ensure that all Proven Claims would be paid in full without any further financial support to that fund. |
(a) | The Trustee shall procure that the Approved Actuary provides to each of JHINV and the NSW Government an advanced draft of each Annual Actuarial Report at least 10 Business Days prior to that report being required to be finalised under this deed. | |
(b) | No later than 5 Business Days after receipt of a draft report under clause 14.11(a), JHINV or the NSW Government may give Notice to the Trustee and the Approved Actuary with copies to the other Parties, requesting that the Approved Actuary consider specified questions of fact regarding the contents of the draft report. | |
(c) | The Trustee shall procure that the Approved Actuary considers in good faith any questions of fact notified under clause 14.11(b) by JHINV or the NSW Government with respect to the draft report. |
15.1 | Terms of Financial Covenants |
15.2 | Changes to Financial Covenants |
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15.3 | Information undertakings |
15.4 | Auditor’s Certificate |
(a) | the financial statements for that year indicate that JHINV was on the last day of that Financial Year in breach of any of the Financial Covenants; or | |
(b) | in the course of its audit of the accounts of JHINV for that Financial Year, it became aware of any information that showed that JHINV was, on the last day of that Financial Year, in breach of any of the Financial Covenants and if it is aware of any such information, the JHINV Auditor must specify the nature and period of the existence of any breach. | |
15.5 | Consents under the equivalent Financial Covenants | |
Where a Financial Covenant is given to the Trustee and conduct may not be engaged in or allowed without the consent of the Trustee under that Financial Covenant, then any consent or a waiver granted by the Lender under the equivalent Financial Covenant given by that Lender shall be taken to be consent or waiver (as the case may be) by the Trustee, but shall be subject to qualifications equivalent to those set out in the Lender’s consent or waiver. JHINV must promptly deliver to the Trustee a certified copy of the consent or waiver granted by that Lender. | ||
15.6 | Warranty on Absence of Cross Guarantees |
(a) | to obtain relief under ASIC Class Order 98/1418 for wholly owned subsidiaries from preparing audited financial statements (or any class order amending, replacing or superseding such order); and | |
(b) | Australian Tax Office tax consolidation requirements imposed by virtue of Part 3-90 of the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 (Cth). |
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15.7 | Future Cross Guarantees |
(a) | the relevant Controlled Entity gives in favour of the Trustee a cross guarantee subordinated to the Cross Guarantee given to the Lender (but otherwise on equivalent terms); and | |
(b) | that such cross guarantee remains in force for as long as the Lender’s Cross Guarantee remains in force. | |
15.8 | Warranty and Covenant in relation to JHINV liabilities |
(a) | creditors, provisions and indemnities incidental to its activities as a holding company without a material operating business, and | |
(b) | guarantees or indemnities given to Lenders; | |
(c) | liabilities in relation to Taxation; | |
(d) | liabilities to Shareholders in their capacity as such not prohibited under this deed; | |
(e) | those liabilities arising by virtue of the cross guarantees described in clause 15.6; and | |
(f) | liabilities arising under this deed and the Related Agreements to which it is a party, | |
and covenants that, for the term of this deed, it will have no material liabilities other than those of the kind described in clauses 15.8(a) to (f) inclusive. | ||
15.9 | Reporting under Intercreditor Deeds |
16.1 | Notifications of Default | |
(a) | JHINV, the Performing Subsidiary and, to the extent it becomes aware of the following, upon becoming so aware, the Trustee must immediately give Notice |
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(i) | a failure by the Performing Subsidiary to make any Funding Payment at the time required; | ||
(ii) | a failure by JHINV to make any payment required by the JHINV Guarantee at the time required; or | ||
(iii) | any other failure, breach or default by JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary under this deed or any Related Agreement of which they become aware. |
(b) | A Notice under clause 16.1 (a) must specify: |
(i) | the failure, breach or other default of which Notice is given; and | ||
(ii) | material particulars of that failure, breach or other default. |
16.2 | Special Default of JHINV or Performing Subsidiary |
(a) | the Performing Subsidiary fails to make a payment when due under clause 9 and such payment is not made within three months of a Notice of default being given to JHINV by the NSW Government or by the Trustee; or | |
(b) | JHINV breaches its obligations under clause 7 of this deed and JHINV does not remedy the breach within three months after Notice of the default has been given to JHINV by the NSW Government or the Trustee, |
16.3 | Consequences of Special Default of JHINV or Performing Subsidiary | |
(a) | Without prejudice to clause 10, if a Special Default occurs, there is no acceleration of the obligations of any member of the JHINV Group to the Trustee, but, without limiting any other remedy that may be available to the Trustee or the NSW Government during the currency of a Special Default, no member of the JHINV Group shall be entitled to declare or pay any Equity Distributions to Equity Securityholders of JHINV. | |
(b) | If a Special Default occurs, or an Insolvency Event in relation to JHINV occurs, and so long as that Special Default or Insolvency Event remains in existence, and the NSW Government gives to JHINV a Notice that this clause 16.3(b) is to apply: |
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(i) | the quorum for a Trustee Board meeting will be two Directors appointed by the NSW Government; | ||
(ii) | the total number of votes that may be cast at any Trustee Board meeting by the Directors (including the Chairman) appointed by JHINV or one of its subsidiaries present at the meeting shall be one less than the number of votes that may be cast by the number of Directors appointed by the NSW Government present at that meeting; and | ||
(iii) | the Trustee Board shall be constituted so that the majority of Directors shall have been appointed by the NSW Government, and: |
(A) | the NSW Government may appoint further Directors so that the foregoing is achieved, and the Chairman (and remove any such appointees); and | ||
(B) | JHINV shall procure the resignation of the requisite number of Directors appointed by JHINV so that the foregoing is achieved. |
16.4 | Remedy of Special Default of JHINV or Performing Subsidiary |
(a) | the NSW Government must immediately give Notice to the Trustee under clause 5.3 removing, and procure the resignation of, the Directors that it appointed as a result of that Special Default or Insolvency Event; and | |
(b) | JHINV may appoint replacement directors under clause 5.2 such that the majority of Directors are then appointed by JHINV. |
16.5 | Other breaches, including by the NSW Government or the Trustee | |
(a) | If any Party to this deed becomes aware that it has breached any of the terms of this deed (other than breaches which comprise Special Defaults), then that party must immediately give each other Party to this deed a Notice setting out full details of the breach and its expected impact on its future compliance with its obligations arising under this deed. | |
(b) | If a Party to this deed becomes aware that any other Party has breached any of the terms of this deed (other than breaches which comprise Special Defaults), it may give that other Party Notice of the breach. | |
(c) | The Party in breach which gives or receives a Notice under clause 16.5(a) or (b) shall have a reasonable period after the first such Notice to rectify the breach, except where the breach is incapable of remedy and the other Parties shall not take action in relation to such breach until such period has expired. |
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(d) | For the avoidance of doubt, this clause 16.5 does not require the giving of Notice or any other act before clause 10 applies in accordance with its terms. | |
(e) | The absence of express termination rights in this deed shall not derogate from or qualify the common law termination rights of each Party (if any), which are expressly (and are intended to be) preserved in full, save that: |
(i) | JHINV cannot terminate this deed or any Related Agreement for any default or breach committed by the Trustee whilever directors appointed by JHINV to the Trustee Board are entitled to exercise a majority of the votes of that Board; | ||
(ii) | the NSW Government cannot terminate this deed or any Related Agreement for any default or breach committed by the Trustee whilever the quorum and voting arrangements described in clause 16.3(b) apply; and | ||
(vi) | termination by the NSW Government in respect of a default by JHINV (and vice versa) shall operate to terminate this deed as between all of the Parties to it; and | ||
(iv) | the Trustee can only terminate this deed where permitted to do so under the terms of the Trust Deed. |
16.6 | NSW Government’s right and power to enforce | |
(a) | Subject to clause 16.6(c), the NSW Government shall be entitled directly to enforce all promises made by JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary to the Trustee under clauses 6, 9, 10, 15.1 and 15.7 of this deed, under each Related Agreement to which the Trustee is a party and each Cross-Guarantee given in favour of the Trustee by any Controlled Entity of JHINV, in each case, to the full extent permitted by law provided that: |
(i) | in relation to clause 9 and without prejudice to the operation of clause 10, neither the Trustee nor the NSW Government may exercise any such enforcement right (other than urgent interlocutory relief as described in and subject to the provisions of clause 16.6(c)(iv)(B) below) in respect of a default by the Performing Subsidiary in paying the Annual Payment (or any instalment thereof) under clause 9 for a period of 40 days from the date when such Annual Payment (or any instalment thereof) was due if: |
A. | the Performing Subsidiary or JHINV has immediately provided to the NSW Government reasons for the default and such reasons are reasonable in the circumstances (for example and without limitation, that JHINV is experiencing temporary cash flow difficulties and is seeking to rectify the difficulty); |
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B. | JHINV has promptly after that due date entered into and continued to pursue or been ready, willing and able to enter into and pursue discussions with the NSW Government and (if available) the Trustee to remedy that default and provides to the NSW Government and the Trustee material particulars of the default and the proposed remedy or remedies; | ||
C. | JHINV is not and does not become Insolvent at any time during that period; and | ||
D. | subject to clause 10, a Reconstruction Event does not occur at any time during that period. | ||
provided that such period shall automatically expire upon any of the requirements in sub-paragraphs (A) to (D) inclusive (“Moratorium Requirements”) ceasing to be satisfied; and |
(ii) | if all of the Moratorium Requirements remain satisfied at the expiry of the above 40 day period and, in the opinion of the NSW Government (acting reasonably), there is a reasonable prospect of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary paying the outstanding amount within a further period of 50 days, the initial 40 day period shall be extended by a further 50 days, save that such period shall automatically expire upon any of the Moratorium Requirements ceasing to be satisfied. |
(b) | Subject to clause 16.6(c), the NSW Government shall have the power directly to enforce as an attorney of the Trustee under the Irrevocable Power of Attorney and on behalf of the Trustee all promises made by JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary to the Trustee under clauses 6, 9,10,15.1 and 15.7 of this deed, under each Related Agreement to which the Trustee is a party and each Cross-Guarantee given in favour of the Trustee by any Controlled Entity of JHINV, provided that such power may only be exercised or enforced subject to the same requirements applicable to the NSW Government’s direct enforcement entitlements contained in clauses 16.6(a)(i) and (ii). The NSW Government and the Trustee covenant that they will not amend or replace the Irrevocable Power of Attorney without the prior written consent of JHINV, not to be unreasonably withheld. | |
(c) | Prior to taking any action to exercise any of the foregoing powers of enforcement (“Action”): |
(i) | the NSW Government shall Notify the Trustee of the Action the NSW Government would propose to take and the reasons why such Action is required or appropriate; | ||
(ii) | the Trustee may by Notice to the NSW Government within 3 Business Days of receipt by the Trustee of the Notice described in clause 16.6(c)(i) indicate its views on the NSW Government’s proposed Action, |
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including whether the Trustee has any objection to such proposed Action, and shall provide its reasons for such views and any objection by the Trustee to such proposed Action (including without limitation any course of action the Trustee might propose to take in response to the NSW Government’s proposal); | |||
(iii) | the NSW Government must give proper and bona fide consideration to the views and any objection by the Trustee set out in the Trustee’s Notice described in clause 16.6(c)(ii), and subject to the Trustee Board being promptly available for such a meeting, meet with the Trustee Board if requested so to do by that Board and if after so doing the NSW Government nevertheless proposes to take such Action, unless such Notice is waived by the Trustee, the NSW Government shall give at least 2 Business Days’ Notice to the Trustee of its intention so to do; and | ||
(iv) | the NSW Government shall be entitled only to take: |
(A) | the Action so Notified, such other alternative action as may reasonably be considered to be within the general scope of the Action so Notified, or as otherwise agreed by the Trustee, and any of the foregoing actions as shall be reasonably incidental to either the Action so Notified or such alternative or agreed Action; and | ||
(B) | urgent Action in the nature of seeking urgent interlocutory Court relief of which it was not practicable for the procedure in this clause 16.6(c) to be carried out, provided that the NSW Government gives such notice of such urgent action to the Trustee in relation thereto as shall be reasonably practicable in the circumstances. |
(d) | Subject to the foregoing and clause 10.3(i), the NSW Government shall be entitled to claim and recover as damages (in addition to all other amounts which the NSW Government may be entitled to claim and recover on the NSW Government’s own behalf) an amount equal to the damages which the Trustee itself would have suffered as a result of the breach to which the power of enforcement relates, together with any interest to the extent not included in the damages, provided that in relation to any such claims or any exercise by the NSW Government of its enforcement entitlements or its exercise of powers as attorney: |
(i) | the NSW Government may not recover any such amount to the extent that the same amount has previously been recovered by the Trustee; | ||
(ii) | the Trustee may not recover any such amount to the extent that the same amount has previously been recovered by the NSW Government; |
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(iii) | any amount recovered by the NSW Government pursuant to its rights under this clause 16.6 (excluding any amounts required to be disgorged by operation of law and legal and other recovery costs to the extent recovered in relation to the NSW Government in its own capacity and not on behalf of the Trustee) shall reduce any liability or obligation of JHINV and/or the Performing Subsidiary to the Trustee under this deed or a Related Agreement by a corresponding amount; | ||
(iv) | unless clause 4.6 applies, any amounts received by the NSW Government pursuant to its rights under this clause 16.6 or which is due and payable to it (excluding any amounts required to be disgorged by operation of law (disregarding any law which comes into force in breach of clause 13 and which breach has been Notified to the NSW Government) its legal and other recovery costs), must be paid (or, where not yet received, directed by it to be paid) immediately to the Trustee and such amounts shall be held on trust for the Trustee; | ||
(v) | if clause 4.6 applies, any such amount received by or under the direction of the NSW Government (excluding legal and other recovery costs to the extent recovered in relation to the NSW Government in its own capacity and not on behalf of the Trustee) shall be paid in accordance with that clause; | ||
(vi) | if the NSW Government takes any action in exercise of any such enforcement entitlements, it shall be liable to the Trustee for such damage as the Trustee may suffer from any negligence in relation to the timing or manner of such action, unless at the time such action is taken a majority of directors of the Trustee Board were appointed by JHINV and control a majority of the voting rights of that Board and the Trustee has been given reasonable prior Notice of such action by the NSW Government and not objected to such action. |
(e) | If the NSW Government takes any enforcement action under this clause 16.6, it may, by Notice to the Trustee but subject to clause 16.6(d)(iv), require that the Trustee refrain from taking any action which, if taken, would be inconsistent with the Action of the NSW Government under this clause 16.6 or, subject to law, rescind or revoke prior actions undertaken by the Trustee. | |
(f) | The Trustee must not, without the prior written consent of the NSW Government, waive or compromise all or any part of any payment (actually or contingently) due from JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary under this deed or any Related Agreement, and the Parties acknowledge that any such purported waiver or compromise that is not accompanied by such written consent from the NSW Government is invalid, has no effect on the obligations of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary and cannot be relied upon or pleaded by way of estoppel or otherwise. |
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(g) | The NSW Government’s power of enforcement referred to in this clause 16.6 is without prejudice to any of the rights and powers conferred on the NSW Government (whether alone or jointly with others) under, or consequent upon a breach by a Party of its obligations under, this deed or any Related Agreement. | |
(h) | Subject to the foregoing provisions of this clause 16.6, the power of the NSW Government to enforce under this clause 16.6 on behalf of the Trustee shall be without prejudice to and shall not derogate or detract from the rights and powers of the Trustee to enforce the provisions of this deed (and any Related Agreement to which it is a party) given in favour of the Trustee. | |
16.7 | Interest on defaults |
17.1 | Interim Funding to Liable Entities |
17.2 | Conditions to interim funding |
17.3 | Type of assistance |
The extent and manner of assistance to be provided (for example, by way of loan or advance) and the terms and conditions thereof are to be agreed by JHINV and the Liable Entities. |
17.4 | Repayment of Interim Funding |
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18.1 | Power to Borrow |
18.2 | No Credit Support by NSW Government or the JHINV Group |
19.1 | Education campaign |
(a) | the Parties are to seek, on an ongoing basis, the active co-operation and funding support of the Other Governments, insurers and other companies with Asbestos liabilities relevant to the focus of the education campaign described in clause 19.1(f) for the education campaign; | |
(b) | funding shall be administered by a Committee comprised of representatives of the NSW Government, JHINV, the ACTU and any Persons who have committed a minimum of $50,000 per annum to the education campaign (if they so wish); | |
(c) | amounts contributed by JHINV and not spent within a certain year shall be carried over to the next year and amounts left over at the end of the 10 year period shall be allocated at the Committee’s sole discretion to: |
(i) | education programs determined by the Committee; or | ||
(ii) | a medical research funding institution of good repute which conducts medical research into Asbestos, as selected by the Committee following consultation with JHINV; |
(d) | the Committee will consider the style and content of the education campaign and will not endorse that content or style without the approval of a majority of the representatives on the Committee; |
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(e) | the Parties acknowledge the importance of an endorsement by a government of education material and the Committee will use reasonable endeavours to obtain such an endorsement of its education material and the NSW Government agrees to consider in good faith such requests for endorsement; | |
(f) | the education campaign will focus on “home renovators” by: |
(i) | alerting those people to the dangers of Asbestos; | ||
(ii) | alerting those people as to what products may contain Asbestos and where those products may be found in existing household or other environments; and | ||
(iii) | advising those people as to the steps that ought be taken by people planning home renovations or who otherwise identify Asbestos products in their home or other environment; and |
(g) | the education campaign will use such methods as are determined by the Committee in its discretion. | |
19.2 “In kind” assistance |
20.1 | Medical research |
(a) | JHINV will contribute an amount of $500,000 per annum for a period of 10 years (starting on the Commencement Date and payable on or by each anniversary thereof) for the purposes of conducting or funding the conduct of medical research into the diagnosis and treatment of Asbestos diseases on the basis that: |
(i) | JHINV administers its own medical research grants scheme with the assistance of relevant experts to review and make recommendations concerning the expressions of interest and research proposals; and | ||
(ii) | any funds not used in any particular year can be carried over and added to the next year’s funding amount; |
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(b) | JHINV will, within 6 months of the Commencement Date, establish a trust for the purposes of conducting or funding the conduct of medical research into the diagnosis and treatment of Asbestos diseases and ensure that all funds paid to that trust are maintained in one or more bank accounts to be used only for the purposes of the trust; | |
(c) | the trustee of the medical research trust will at all times be a member of the JHINV Group determined by JHINV in its discretion; | |
(d) | the awarding of medical research grants from the proceeds of the trust shall be a matter for the trustee to determine in accordance with the purposes of the trust; and | |
(e) | on and from the time the final payment required under this clause 20.1 is made, or if for any reason the trust determines earlier than on the tenth anniversary of the Commencement Date, JHINV may at its election, by Notice to the NSW Government determine the medical research trust and in any such case any resulting surplus funds and any amounts not then due and payable under clause 20.1 (a) shall be paid to one or more medical research institutions selected by agreement between JHINV and the NSW Government which are of good repute and which conduct medical research into the diagnosis and treatment of Asbestos diseases (and on such terms as JHINV may consider reasonable to ensure that such funds are only expended on such medical research into Asbestos diseases). |
20.2 | Reporting obligations |
(a) | Within 20 Business Days after establishing the trust referred to in clause 20.1 (b), JHINV shall give Notice to the NSW Government confirming that the trust has been established and attaching a copy of the instrument by which the trust was established. | |
(b) | JHINV agrees to promptly provide to the NSW Government copies of the annual reports, financial statements and such other periodic reports as may be produced by the medical research trust from time to time in relation to the granting of medical research grants. | |
(c) | JHINV agrees to procure that the trust deed pursuant to which the trust is established shall oblige the trustee to include within its periodical reporting: |
(i) | the amount of each contribution by JHINV under clause 20.1 (a) and the current balance of the trust funds; and | ||
(ii) | in respect of each medical research grant from proceeds of the trust, the name and address of the recipient of such grant, the amount of such grant and details of the medical research project to which such grant is to be applied. |
22.1 | Acknowledgement of receipt of opinions effective at the date of this deed |
(a) | an opinion from Atanaskovic Hartnell as to the validity, binding nature and enforceabiiity of this deed under Australian law, in the form set out in Schedule 4; and | |
(b) | an opinion from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in relation to Dutch law in the form set out in Schedule 5. |
22.2 | Opinions to be received following execution of this deed |
(a) | an opinion from Atanaskovic Hartnell in the form set out in Schedule 6; | |
(b) | an opinion from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in relation to Dutch law in the form set out in Schedule 7; | |
(c) | a corresponding opinion from Xxxxxx, Xxxx and Xxxxxxxx LLP in relation to applicable U.S. Federal and Californian law and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange in the form set out in Schedule 8, |
23.1 | Confidentiality |
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(a) | the terms of this deed and the Related Agreements until the Shareholder Documentation has been sent to Shareholders; and | |
(b) | all information provided to that Party or its Representatives in relation to, or in connection with this deed or any Related Agreement; and | |
(c) | all matters relating to the Transaction Legislation and the Release Legislation, including without limitation, drafts of the Transaction Xxxx, the Amending Xxxx and the Release Bills. |
23.2 | Exceptions |
(a) | the Party’s related bodies corporate, professional advisors, bankers, financial advisors and financiers, if those persons undertake to keep the information disclosed confidential; | |
(b) | any Person being considered by a Party to be nominated as a Director, provided that such candidate agrees to keep such information confidential pending his or her appointment (after which the Director shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements applicable to other Directors) and failing such appointment being made the candidate must immediately return all such information in written or recorded form and delete all electronic records of such information in its possession or under its control; | |
(c) | comply with any applicable, law or requirement of any regulatory body (including any relevant Stock Exchange) and any corporate governance guidelines adopted by such bodies which are adopted by JHINV; | |
(d) | any of its employees to whom it is necessary to disclose the information, if that employee undertakes to keep the information confidential; | |
(e) | gain necessary approvals for the purpose of entering into or implementing this deed (including by satisfying the Conditions) provided (except in the case of the Condition in clause 2.1(d)) that, except in relation to any disclosures made pursuant to clause 2.5, the recipient is provided with a copy of this clause 23 and agrees to keep such information confidential; | |
(f) | any Person as permitted by the written agreement of all Parties; or | |
(g) | any Person if the content of the Disclosure is or has become generally available to the public otherwise than by breach of this deed or by breach of |
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any confidentiality deed entered into on or before the date of this deed and to which the NSW Government and JHINV (among others) were party in relation to the Transaction Xxxx and the Release Bills (and for the avoidance of doubt, once a version of the Transaction Legislation or the Release Legislation is introduced in the NSW Parliament, only so much of any other version of the Transaction Legislation, the Release Legislation, the Transaction Xxxx or the Release Bills as is reflected in the terms in which it is introduced is then in the public domain). |
23.3 | Disclosure to the parties to the Heads of Agreement |
(a) | those persons must have previously agreed to keep such information strictly confidential until such time as the Shareholder Documentation is sent to Shareholders; | |
(b) | access by such persons to the terms of this deed shall be supervised by the disclosing Party; and | |
(c) | such persons shall not be permitted to photocopy or retain a copy of this deed or any of the Related Agreements to which they are not party, until the Shareholder Documentation has been sent to Shareholders. |
25.1 | Costs |
25.2 | Stamp duty |
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25.3 | Waiver of NSW stamp duty |
26.1 | Governing law |
26.2 | Submission to jurisdiction |
26.3 | Service |
(a) | A document may be served on a Party by delivering it to that Party at its address in clause 30. | |
(b) | This clause 26.3 does not prevent another mode of service. | |
(c) | JHINV irrevocably appoints Xxxxx Xxxxxx Australia Pty Limited (ACN 084 635 558 as its agent to receive service of process in any legal action or proceeding related to this deed or any Related Agreement in the Courts of New South Wales, and must appoint a substitute agent reasonably acceptable to the NSW Government if the then current agent is unable to receive service of process. |
(a) | If at any time there is no Director in office who has been appointed by the NSW Government or if the NSW Government has requested the Trustee in writing to do so, the Trustee must do the following, provided that the NSW Government shall not be entitled to exercise these rights in such a way as to interfere with or impose a material compliance or administrative burden on the Trustee: |
(i) | upon being requested to do so on a Financial Year by Financial Year basis, provide to an officer of the NSW Government notified by the NSW Government to the Trustee and JHINV from time to time as being designated for this purpose (“Designated Officer”) copies of all notices of meeting of the Trustee Board, all agendas and copies of minutes of |
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Trustee Board meetings held during that Financial Year as if the Designated Officer were a Director; | |||
(ii) | promptly, upon being requested to do so in relation to a particular meeting, provide the Designated Officer with a copy of the Board Papers of the Trustee Board as if the Designated Officer were a Director; | ||
(iii) | upon being given reasonable notice, permit the NSW Government to inspect the property of the Trustee during office hours; | ||
(iv) | upon being given reasonable notice, permit the NSW Government to inspect and take copies of the Trustee’s business records, including its accounts; and | ||
(v) | respond to reasonable enquiries relating to the business affairs and finances of the Trustee and permit the Designated Officer and such other senior officers (“Senior Officers”) of the NSW Government as may be reasonably necessary with reasonable access to the officers, employees, and Approved Auditor of the Trustee to enable such matters to be discussed. |
(b) | The NSW Government agrees and undertakes to procure that all information obtained by it or the Designated Officer or any Senior Officer in relation to the Trustee under this clause 28 shall be kept confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of assessing the compliance of JHINV, the Performing Subsidiary and the Trustee with their respective obligations under this deed and the Related Agreements. | |
(c) | JHINV, the Performing Subsidiary and the Trustee acknowledge that the confidentiality obligations of the NSW Government under clause 28(b) are without prejudice to any overriding obligations of any NSW Government Minister to perform his or her Ministerial duties to the NSW Parliament, nor do such obligations xxxxxx the exercise by any such Minister of his or her proper Ministerial functions or powers. | |
(d) | In the event that the NSW Government has requested the Trustee to provide any document described in clause 28(a) and the Trustee has after a reasonable time been unable to locate such document, the Designated Officer may request JHINV and JHINV shall use reasonable endeavours to provide a copy of the named and identified document to the Designated Officer, and JHINV shall provide a copy of any such document within the possession or under the control of JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary. |
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(a) | A notice, approval, consent, nomination or other communication (“Notice”) to a person relating to this deed: |
(i) | must state that it is a notice relating to this deed; | ||
(ii) | shall state the relevant clause in this deed to which the notice relates; | ||
(iii) | must be in legible writing; and | ||
(iv) | must be in English. |
(b) | If the Notice is to either or both of JHINV and/or the Performing Subsidiary then it must be addressed as follows: |
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx Industries NV/ Performing Subsidiary | |||
Attention: | The Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer | |||
Addresses: | Atrium, 0xx xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0000, 0000XX Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XXX 0000 | ||||
Facsimile: | x00 0 0000 0000 |
(c) | If the Notice is to the NSW Government then it must be addressed as follows: |
Name: | The State of New South Wales, c/- The Cabinet Office |
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Attention: | Deputy Director-General (Legal) | |||
Address: | Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XXX 0000 | |||
Facsimile: | + 61 2 9228 3062 |
with copies, if the NSW Government has appointed a Director or any Directors, to each such Director as notified to the Trustee from time to time by such Director; and | ||
(d) | If the Notice is to the Trustee then it must be addressed as follows: |
Name: | Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Limited | |||
Attention: | The Chairman | |||
Address: | Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XXX 0000 |
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Facsimile: | + 61 2 8274 5217 |
(e) | If the Notice is from a corporation then an officer of that corporation must sign the Notice. | |
(f) | Notice is sent by the sender and received by the receiver: |
(i) | if the Notice is hand delivered, upon delivery to the receiving Party; | ||
(ii) | if the Notice is sent by facsimile, upon the successful completion of the relevant transmission; | ||
(iii) | if the Notice is sent by registered mail within Australia, 2 Business Days after the registration of the notice of posting; and | ||
(iv) | if the Notice is sent by ordinary mail within Australia, 3 Business Days from and including the date of postage. |
(g) | For the avoidance of doubt, Notice shall not be sent by electronic email. | |
(h) | In clause 30(f), a reference to a Party receiving a Notice includes a reference to the receiver’s officers, agents or employees. | |
(i) | A Party may vary any of the details relating to it contained in clause 30(b) or 30(c) at any time by Notice to the other Parties. | |
(j) | Where a Notice to a Party must be copied to another Person, each such Notice must be despatched at the same time and using the same method and upon failure to do so, each such Notice will be deemed to be given at the time and by the method of despatch of the last such Notice. |
31.1 | Severability | |
(a) | If a provision of this deed is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then that provision to the extent of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability must be ignored in the interpretation of this deed. | |
(b) | All the other provisions of this deed remain in full force and effect. | |
31.2 | No waiver | |
(a) | A Party’s agreement to waive a right or entitlement under this deed is only effective if that Party gives written Notice of that waiver to the Party seeking the benefit of the waiver. | |
(b) | Waiver by a Party of anything required to be done under this deed is not a waiver of any other thing required to be done under this deed. |
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(c) | Clause 31.2(b) applies even if the act or thing is of a different nature. | |
(d) | A failure or delay in exercising a right arising from a breach of this deed is not a waiver of that right. | |
31.3 | Further assurances |
31.4 | Entire agreement | |
(a) | This deed and the Related Agreements embody the entire agreement between the Parties. | |
(b) | This deed supersedes all previous agreements. | |
(c) | The Heads of Agreement is superseded by this deed. |
(a) | is cumulative; and | |
(b) | does not diminish any other right, power, discretion and remedy of any Party. |
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Title | Parties | Purpose | ||
Trust Deed of the
Compensation Funds (Annexure 3) |
Settlor Trustee |
Establish the Discretionary Fund and set out its purposes powers and governance and make amendments to the terms governing the Charitable Fund | ||
JHINV Guarantee (Annexure 5) |
JHINV, the Trustee and NSW Government | Guarantee by JHINV | ||
Intercreditor Deeds (Annexures 7A and 7B) |
The Trustee JHINV/Performing Subsidiary NSW Government Guarantee Trustee |
Sets out intercreditor arrangements as between the Trustee and the NSW Government, and the Lenders | ||
Unions’ Deed of Release (Annexure 4) |
JHINV, ACTU, Unions NSW, Banton | Release from liability and lifting of boycotts upon signing the Original FFA | ||
NSW Government Deed
of Release (Annexure 6) |
JHINV, NSW Government | Release from liability upon the Commencement Date | ||
Irrevocable Power of
Attorney (Annexure 9) |
Trustee NSW Government |
To appoint the NSW Government as the attorney of the Trustee | ||
Second Irrevocable
Power of Attorney
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Trustee NSW Government |
To appoint the NSW Government as the attorney of the Trustee in |
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Title | Parties | Purpose | ||
its capacity as trustee of the Discretionary Fund |
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(a) | incorporation: |
(i) | JHINV is a company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Netherlands; | ||
(ii) | the Performing Subsidiary is a company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Australia; |
(b) | corporate power: each of: |
(i) | subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses 2.1(c) and 2.1(d), JHINV; and | ||
(ii) | the Performing Subsidiary, |
has the corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under this deed, the JHINV Guarantee and the other Related Agreements to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated by those documents; | ||
(c) | enforceability: subject to the terms of the opinions set out in Schedules 4 and 5, this deed and each Related Agreement to which JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary is a party are valid, binding and enforceable against those parties in accordance with their terms in competent courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales or, in the case of the JHINV Guarantee, in the Netherlands; | |
(d) | no contravention by JHINV: so far as JHINV is aware, the execution by JHINV of this deed, the JHINV Guarantee and the other Related Agreements to which it is a party will not violate in any material respect any provision of: |
(i) | the constituent documents of JHINV; | ||
(ii) | any material agreement or judgment binding upon JHINV or the assets of JHINV; or | ||
(iii) | any law or regulation of any Government Authority or Stock Exchange; |
(e) | no contravention by the Performing Subsidiary: so far as JHINV is aware, the execution by the Performing Subsidiary of this deed and the Related Agreements to which it is a party will not violate in any material respect any provision of: |
(i) | constituent documents of the Performing Subsidiary; |
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(ii) | any material agreement or judgment binding upon the Performing Subsidiary or the assets of the Performing Subsidiary; or | ||
(iii) | any law or regulation of any Government Authority or Stock Exchange; |
(f) | Solvency: JHINV is, immediately after entering into this deed, the JHINV Guarantee and the other Related Agreements, able to pay its debts as and when they fall due; and | |
(g) | Authorisations: All authorisations, consents, approvals, registrations, notices, exemptions and licenses with or from any Governmental Authority or Stock Exchange necessary for the due and valid execution by JHINV and the Performing Subsidiary of, this deed and each of the Related Agreements to which JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary is a party, or which would, if not obtained by JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary, prevent the exercise by the Trustee of its remedies under this deed and each of the Related Agreements to which JHINV or the Performing Subsidiary is a party (assuming such rights were exercised immediately upon execution of this deed), have been effected or obtained and are in full force and effect. |
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1. | Initial Free Cash Flow position and general rule | |
The percentage of Free Cash Flow available for payments under clause 9 for each Financial Year of the Term shall be: |
a. | for each Financial Year before the Financial Year ending on 31 March 2012, 35%; and | ||
b. | for each Financial Year ending on or after 31 March 2012, subject to paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, the same percentage as for the previous Financial Year. |
2. | Step Down | |
Subject to clauses 9.14(c) and 9.14(d), in relation to each Financial Year (Relevant Financial Year) to which paragraph 1(b) applies, if: |
a. | there has been no previous reduction in the percentage of Free Cash Flow under this paragraph 2 or the last reduction in the percentage of Free Cash Flow under this paragraph 2 (ie not being a reduction under paragraph 5) occurred no later than the Financial Year commencing four years before the start date of the Relevant Financial Year; | ||
b. | the percentage of Free Cash Flow applying to payments under clause 9 for the previous Financial Year was 10% or more; and | ||
c. | the formula AFCF x (PP-5 percentage points) > ACA is satisfied | ||
where: |
AFCF = | the arithmetic mean of the amounts of the Free Cash Flow for the previous four Financial Years | |||
PP = | the percentage of Free Cash Flow applying to payments under clause 9 for the previous Financial Year | |||
ACA = | the arithmetic mean of the Annual Contribution Amounts for the previous four Financial Years, |
Example in relation to paragraph 2 | ||
If the Relevant Financial Year was the year ending on 31 March 2015 and in the previous Financial Year PP was 35% then the percentage of Free Cash Flow for the Relevant Financial Year would become 30% if the tests in sub-paragraph (a) and sub-paragraph (c) were satisfied. | ||
3. | Step Up | |
3.1 | Subject to paragraph 3.2 and to clauses 9.14(c) and 9.14(d), in relation to any Financial Year commencing with or which comes after the Financial Year ending 31 March 2013, if: |
a. | there has been a reduction in the percentage of Free Cash Flow under paragraph 2; and | ||
b. | the Annual Contribution Amount for that Financial Year would be greater than that which would be otherwise required by clause 9 for that Financial Year, |
then the percentage of Free Cash Flow available for payments under clause 9 for that Financial Year shall be the percentage which applied in the previous year plus 5 percentage points. | ||
3.2 | if there has been an increase in the percentage of Free Cash Flow under paragraph 3.1, the percentage cannot be stepped up again from that level in any subsequent Financial Year. | |
Example in relation to paragraph 3: | ||
If the percentage of Free Cash Flow in the Financial Year ending 31 March 2016 would have been 25% and then paragraph 3.1 applies to that Financial Year, the new percentage of Free Cash Flow for that Financial Year would be 30% but paragraph 3.2 prevents the Free Cash Flow percentage ever being increased at any stage in the future to above 30%. | ||
4. | No Immediate Reduction if Step Up in 2013 Financial Year | |
Where paragraph 3 has been applied to the Financial Year ending 31 March 2013 to increase the percentage of Free Cash Flow available for payments in that Financial Year back up to 35%, paragraph 2 cannot be applied to the Financial Year ending on 31 March 2014 to reduce the percentage of Free Cash Flow in that Financial Year back down to 30%. | ||
Example in relation to paragraph 4 | ||
If the percentage of Free Cash Flow for the year ending 31 March 2012 was reduced under paragraph 2 to 30% and then was increased for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2013 under paragraph 3 to 35%, the earliest that it |
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could be reduced again under paragraph 2 to 30% would be the year ending 31 March 2015 (because paragraph 2 could not be reapplied until alter 31 March 2014). The earliest that it could then be further reduced under paragraph 2 to 25% would be the year ending 31 March 2019 (because paragraph 2(a) requires a four year gap between the start dates for each step down other than step downs to reverse a step up under paragraph 5). | ||
5. | Step-down After Previous Step-up | |
Subject to paragraph 4, where paragraph 3 has been applied to increase the percentage of Free Cash Flow available for payments in a Financial Year, the application of the test in paragraph 2(a) to determine whether to reduce the percentage of Free Cash Flow, should be ignored when assessing whether JHINV can move down to the next 5 percentage point level. | ||
Example in relation to paragraph 5 | ||
If the percentage was reduced under paragraph 2 from 35% to 30% for the year ending 31 March 2015 and then had to be increased under paragraph 3 to 35% for the year ending 31 March 2016, the percentage could return to 30% for the year ending 31 March 2017(if the test in paragraph 2(c) is satisfied). The earliest that paragraph 2 will allow a reduction to 25% would then be the year ending 31 March 2019 i.e. 4 years after the last reduction under paragraph 2. |
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1. | XXXXX XXXXXX 117 PTY LIMITED ABN [ ], of Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx in the State of New South Wales (the Performing Subsidiary and the Retiring Party) | |
2. | [INSERT] (Substitute Party) |
3. | XXXXX XXXXXX INDUSTRIES N.V. ARBN 097 892 895 incorporated in the Netherlands and having its registered office at Atrium, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0000, 0000XX Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx (with its principal office in Australia at Xxxxx 0, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 2000) (JHINV) | |
4. | XXX XXXXX XX XXX XXXXX XXXXX (XXX Government) | |
5. | ASBESTOS INJURIES COMPENSATION FUND LIMITED, trustee of the Compensation Funds from time to time, in its capacity as trustee of the Charitable Fund and of the Discretionary Fund (the Trustee) |
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(a) | the Substitute Party replaces the Retiring Party under the Final Funding Agreement as if it was an original party to the Final Funding Agreement; and |
(b) | a reference in the Final Funding Agreement to the Retiring Party must be read as a reference to the Substitute Party. |
(a) | the Substitute Party must comply with the Final Funding Agreement; and |
(b) | the Substitute Party obtains the rights and assumes the obligations and liabilities of the Retiring Party under the Final Funding Agreement whether arising before or after the Effective Date; and |
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(c) | each Continuing Party must comply with the Final Funding Agreement on the basis that the Substitute Party has replaced the Retiring Party under it in accordance with this deed. |
(a) | any of the Retiring Party’s obligations or liabilities which arose under the Final Funding Agreement; and |
(b) | any action, claim and demand it has, or but for this clause 2.3 would have had, against the Retiring Party under the Final Funding Agreement. |
(a) | any obligation and liability under the Final Funding Agreement; and |
(b) | any action, claim and demand it has, or but for this clause 2.4 would have had, against the Continuing Party under the Principal Deed. |
(a) | The Substitute Party indemnifies the Retiring Party on demand against any claim, action, damage, loss, liability, cost, expense or payment which the Retiring Party pays, suffers, incurs or is liable for in respect of any act of or omission by the Substitute Party in respect of the Final Funding Agreement, which occurs after the Effective Date. |
(b) | The Substitute Party is liable to each Continuing Party in respect of any claim, action, damage, loss, liability, cost, expense or payment which the Continuing Party pays, suffers, incurs or is liable for in respect of the Final Funding Agreement, which occurred, or which arises out of or is caused by any act or omission which occurred on, before or after the Effective Date. |
(c) | Without limiting the generality of their respective terms, each indemnity in this clause 2.5 in favour of a party extends to all legal costs and expenses incurred by the party on the higher of a solicitor and own client basts and a full indemnity basis. |
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(a) | The Substitute Party represents and warrants to each Continuing Party that the statements with respect to the Performing Subsidiary set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Final Funding Agreement are true and accurate as at the date of this deed, as amended by replacing references to “the Performing Subsidiary” with “the Substitute Party”. |
(b) | On the date of this deed, the Substitute Party has provided to the NSW Government, and the NSW Government acknowledges receipt, of an officer’s certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Substitute Party in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (but only in respect of statements made with respect to the Performing Subsidiary, as described in clause 3.1(b) of this deed). |
signed by Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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signed by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Chairman
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Authorised Officer |