THIS DEED OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE TRANSACTION
DEED OF AMENDMENT
THIS DEED OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE TRANSACTION
AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") dated this 12
th
day of December 2003 has been entered into
between AngloGold Limited, a publicly listed company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South Africa
("AngloGold") and Xxxxxxx Goldfields Company Limited, a publicly listed company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Ghana
("Xxxxxxx").
WHEREAS, AngloGold and Xxxxxxx are parties to a Transaction Agreement,
dated 4 August 2003, as amended by the Deed of Amendment No.1 to the Transaction Agreement between AngloGold and Xxxxxxx, dated 2 September 2003, as amended by the Deed of Amendment No.2 to the Transaction Agreement between AngloGold and Xxxxxxx, dated 23 September 2003, as amended by the Deed of Amendment No.3 to the Transaction Agreement between AngloGold and Xxxxxxx, dated 29 October 2003, and as amended further by the Deed of Amendment No.4 to the Transaction Agreement between AngloGold and Xxxxxxx, dated 13 November 2003 (the
"Transaction Agreement"), whereby AngloGold and Xxxxxxx propose to effect a business combination transaction in which AngloGold will acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Xxxxxxx pursuant to a scheme of arrangement between Xxxxxxx and its shareholders under Section 231 of the Ghana Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179), as amended; and
WHEREAS, AngloGold and Xxxxxxx propose to amend the Transaction
Agreement in the manner provided herein in order to reflect certain matters agreed to between AngloGold and Xxxxxxx subsequent to the date of the Transaction Agreement.
NOW, THIS DEED OF AMENDMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:
1.
For purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Transaction Agreement.
2.
The first sentence of Section 7.08(a) of the Transaction Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
As promptly as practicable after the date of the Initial Hearing (but subject
to the directions, if any, of the High Court and upon satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in paragraph 2.16 of Annex A), the Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with the Companies Code and the Regulations of the Company to convene the Scheme Meeting.
3.
The first sentence of Section 7.09(a) of the Transaction Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
As promptly as practicable after the date of the Initial Hearing (but upon
to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in paragraph 2.16 of Annex A), the Company shall also take all action necessary in accordance with the Companies Code and the Regulations of the Company to convene the Extraordinary General Meeting on the same day as, and immediately after, the Scheme Meeting.
4.
Section 7.25(d) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(d)
AngloGold hereby agrees that, following any director of the Company
ceasing to be a director of the Company, neither AngloGold nor any AngloGold Subsidiary will pursue or attempt to pursue any present or future claims, rights or actions of any kind whatsoever (save in relation to fraud) which it may have against such person, whether or not the subject matter giving rise to such claim, right or action is known or in existence at the date hereof.
5.
Section 7.27(a) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(a)
With effect from the Effective Time, AngloGold hereby agrees that
three Ghanaian citizens shall be validly appointed to the AngloGold Board as additional directors of AngloGold. AngloGold hereby agrees that one such director shall be Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx (who shall also be appointed President of AngloGold) and that the other two directors shall be recommended by the Government and acceptable to the AngloGold Board and to Xxxxxxx, in accordance with the relevant applicable company laws.
6.
Section 9.01(a)(ii) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(ii)
by either AngloGold or the Company if the Effective Time shall
not have occurred on or before 31 May 2004 or such later date as may be agreed in writing by AngloGold and the Company (such date being referred to as the "End Date"); or
7.
Section 9.01(b) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
8.
Section 9.03(b) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
9.
Section 9.03(c) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(b)
The Company agrees to include in any confidentiality agreement entered
into after the date hereof in connection with a possible Acquisition Proposal a commitment, which has third party rights in favour of AngloGold, by the third party making the Acquisition Proposal to pay the Termination Fee upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by its Acquisition Proposal in accordance with Section 9.03(a) unless earlier paid from the Escrow Account. If a confidentiality agreement has been entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or if a confidentiality agreement is not executed, the Company shall, prior to and as a condition of entering into a definitive transaction agreement or submitting an application for a scheme of arrangement, in either case with respect to a Superior Proposal as contemplated by Section 9.03(a), obtain a written commitment, which has third party rights in favour of AngloGold, from the third
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party making such Superior Proposal to pay the Termination Fee to AngloGold immediately upon consummation of the Superior Proposal if not earlier paid from the Escrow Account.
10.
Section 9.03(d) of the Transaction Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(c)
On the payment of the amount by the third party to AngloGold, the
balance of the Termination Fee (and any interest thereon) in the Escrow Account shall be immediately released to the Company.
11.
The second paragraph of Annex A to the Transaction Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The Scheme will become effective upon the delivery of the Scheme Order to the Registrar of Companies for registration and publication in the Gazette. Unless the Scheme becomes effective by not later than 31 May 2004 or such later date as AngloGold and the Company may agree and the High Court may permit, the Scheme will not become effective and the Transaction will not proceed.
12.
Paragraph 2.16 of Annex A to the Transaction Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
2.16
(i) the receipt of the approval of the Parliament of Ghana to the
form of the stability agreement attached as Exhibit 4.01 to the Government Support Deed (the
"Stability Agreement") as it relates to Sections 2.01 through 2.06 of the Stability Agreement, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Stability Agreement by the Government to AngloGold and (iii) the receipt of all approvals, consents, derogations, waivers, confirmations and undertakings in the form requested prior to 4 August 2003 by AngloGold and Xxxxxxx from the Government and Governmental Authorities in Ghana in connection with the Transaction (save whereby any such matters are addressed by the Government Support Deed entered into by the Government and AngloGold on the date hereof and the Exhibits thereto).
13.
Paragraph 1 of Exhibit 1 to Annex A of the Transaction Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
1.
Receipt of all authorisations, orders, grants, consents, clearances, certificates, licences, permissions, waivers and approvals of Governmental Authorities (other than antitrust or merger control authorities) and third parties required to be obtained in Guinea, Tanzania and Zimbabwe to implement the Transaction (collectively, the
"Mining Approvals") that are identified and with respect to which applications are filed, or requests made, by AngloGold on or before 10 February 2004, it being understood by the parties that, if any Mining Approval is not identified, and an application or request made, on or before such date, the receipt of
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such Mining Approval shall be deemed to be waived by AngloGold.
14.
Paragraph 2 of Exhibit 1 to Annex A of the Transaction Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
2.
Receipt of all authorisations, orders, grants, consents, clearances, certificates, licences, permissions, waivers and approvals of Governmental Authorities (other than antitrust or merger control authorities and other than Mining Approvals) or third parties required to be obtained to implement the Transaction (collectively, the
"General Approvals") that are identified and with respect to which applications are filed, or requests made, by AngloGold on or before 10 February 2004, it being understood by the parties that, if any General Approval is not identified, and an application or request made, on or before such date, the receipt of such General Approval shall be deemed to be waived by AngloGold for the purpose of these conditions.
15.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the Transaction Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
16.
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
English law and the parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
17.
This Amendment may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile
transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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